3 on a peg.

[wayne foundation 07]

Look at what CTVT is selling their figures for between 3 to 5 bucks,the way they talk about the quality of the Mattels it sounds comparable,So why the cost difference?

[wayne foundation 07]

Personally i think it's humorous how I was nearly ostracized for my unpopular opinions on these and now I see a whole bunch of folks spouting the same comments.

Rich

It's easy to get upset at the guy that speaks up first I guess.

[wayne foundation 07]

You ain't missing much...believe me.
TRU hasn't been the same since about 15 years ago when they did a whole bunch of rearranging of their store layouts and merchandise selection. I probably average one visit to a TRU every 3 years and even then I rarely walk out of there with anything and it's not like it's out of my way. There's one 5 miles from me that I drive by twice a day.
Rich

I agree I'll stop on the chance hope of seeing someyhing marked down,but that doesn't happen to often.They sure aren't what they use to be.

[spamn]

Look at what CTVT is selling their figures for between 3 to 5 bucks,the way they talk about the quality of the Mattels it sounds comparable,So why the cost difference?

The CTVT inventory on the website is clearance priced as well. When those figures first came out, they were not priced at $5 a figure. They are not making new figures and continually pricing them at $5, they're getting rid of old stock from a business they've gotten out of.

If you want a brand new Mego-styled figure at those prices, that means you want a larger figure, with more articulation, and a cloth outfit - which requires more raw material and labor to produce, to cost LESS than the less-articulated and smaller 3 3/4 " DC Universe line.

I'd be thrilled if I could get the Mattel figures at that price point too. I'd hope they'd cost as much as a Barbie or no more than a 6" DCU or Marvel Legends figure, but I could see how economies of scale could price them higher.

I'd say your expectations/demands are unrealistic.

[wayne foundation 07]

I'd say your expectations/demands are unrealistic.

No I'm just cheap not unrealistic.I realize that they have to pay for the names and trademarks they are using,just can't bring myself to buy them at for price.I guess thats the cheap little kid inside me.

[cactus725]

Well I bought em all!! I wanna support the line, but they are pricey.

[apes3978]

Good point(s)...

And, even if people get these figures for "less" on eBay, a lot of the time after you factor in shipping they'd come out to near retail anyway...

Many people were all excited about seeing these hanging in a store, and buying them over the counter and what not, now there's a bunch of threads about how lame it is seeing them hanging in a store.
Try making an equivalent custom of any of the retro-action figs with packaging for under 20 bucks. Not gonna happen.

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I don't know about that... These days a 3 3/4" SW figure is around $8.00+... I couldn't see any of the major retailers selling these figures for much less than what they're going for now... $15.00 at the lowest (unless on clearance)...

Imagine if these were also in Target, K-Mart & Walmarts, etc.?? They'd be under $10 easily!

[spamn]

No I'm just cheap not unrealistic.I realize that they have to pay for the names and trademarks they are using,just can't bring myself to buy them at for price.I guess thats the cheap little kid inside me.

I feel ya. I'm all for cheap, too. Nothing beat those KB clearance sales.

[spamn]

I wouldn't expect them to sell for $5 either but if emce can sell licensed figures for under $15 and have a limited distribution/production run then why can't a conglomerate like Mattel, with their much bigger production runs AND major store distribution sell them for LESS than emce??
Imagine if these were also in Target, K-Mart & Walmarts, etc.?? They'd be under $10 easily!
Rich

That's definitely one of the reasons I'd like to see them in Walmart - it would drive circulation up, which is good for the line, while it would drive prices down, which is good for my budget.

Hopefully quality wouldn't suffer if Mattel was forced by Wally World to lower the price.

[Meule]

I would truly like to support this line

No, you don't. You've been *****ing about this line from day 1. You use every opportunity to complain about EVERYTHING, it's getting old fast. You don't like the figures, the clothes, the sculpts, the paint job, the price, nothing... Fine, we get it, so don't buy them, which you haven't.
But all this negativity, is that really necessary? Can't you let the people that do like them, which is just about everyone here, enjoy discussing them?