Darklord Dave said:
They have 1500 Cordelia languishing in the warehouse - I wouldn't count your Angel characters before they're hatched.
Well, not to be a smart ass, but I have a Cordelia sitting on my Buffy shelf, and I have seen picks from at least 10 other collectors proving they own the figure also. So, the most they could have is 1490
But seriously, consider the fact that A.) they opened it up to retailers (I know BigBadToyStore and the one with the Buffy Collector's club received stock), B.) A large number of Buffy collectors, while *****ing, still kept their orders alive to complete the Scoobies, and C.) 1500 isn't that large of a release for worldwide, I would be shocked if they had more than 500 in stock right now. And those will sell through as soon as Giles hits the streets ... because many are waiting on Giles before they buy Cordy to go with their Buffy display. Heck, even though many hate the sculpt, Willow will pick up once these collectors are able to complete the gang (although she will probably be in the back in the shadows
The only mistake that Sideshow made was assuming they could sell 1500 from their site. Release 1500 to the general market from the beginning, open to retailers, and they were be sold out already.
P.S. As someone else mentioned, comparing PF to 12" ers is ridiculous ... and a waste of time. I have every Buffy 12" right now except the old Gentleman set and Der Kinderstad and Dru (who I will be picking up after X-mas). But, despite being a Buffy fanatic, I do plan on ever buying a Buffy PF. Too little space, too little money. I only own 2 PF, Vader and Ben. And I will be trading my Exc. Ben in Jan. for the PF Luke/Yoda. The only other PF I would ever consider would be Boba and a PF Bespin Luke/Jedi Luke with Saber extended. And that would only be to go with Vader. Heck ... I wouldn't even have bought those 2 if not for M. Crawford's toy pimpin' review and the fact I got both of them for 400 dollars combined.. They are the exception for me because I can buy some many great SS 12"ers for the amount of a regular PF.