Mad Old Lu
Super Freak
You're right, of course. Sideshow, like any business, has to make a profit. So they have to mark up their product by X percent in order to achieve that, which then means they can have an R&D department which can then develop more cool things like the probe droid.
And I'm sure if Sideshow started cutting corners it would show, and we would all complain about the lower quality.
But the way the prices are going, it's a wonder there's anyone left here on the boards buying stuff! Seriously, I'm amazed at how many NEW people are starting to join in this hobby. I started in 2008 when the prices of a Sideshow figure ran from $65 to $90, and HT's figures were around $130. That was already crazy expensive to me. The only reason I still buy is because I became addicted at that lower price. And once you're hooked, you're hooked! But how can newbies get hooked when the average Sideshow figure is now $150, and the average HT figure is $200?
And I'm sure if Sideshow started cutting corners it would show, and we would all complain about the lower quality.
But the way the prices are going, it's a wonder there's anyone left here on the boards buying stuff! Seriously, I'm amazed at how many NEW people are starting to join in this hobby. I started in 2008 when the prices of a Sideshow figure ran from $65 to $90, and HT's figures were around $130. That was already crazy expensive to me. The only reason I still buy is because I became addicted at that lower price. And once you're hooked, you're hooked! But how can newbies get hooked when the average Sideshow figure is now $150, and the average HT figure is $200?
