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But, the gaffes have been glaring and frankly continual--that may be another reason collectors tried to find them less expensively. A $15 figure with production flaws may be more appealing than one at $35. There's a certain irony in the fact that FTC is choosing to alter its marketing but not its production frequency or designs.
And now with them not offering certain figures in the "Buy the Head/Suit Category" ( Kregse Mary, Harley)
AND raising prices on loose figures ( going from $15 to $22), my first thoughts aren't "Wow cool figure let me go buy it" to
"I'll wait a year and see what I can get at MY price".
Look at Harley Quinn....they said she was "retired" but yet their bringing her back as a "GOLD" exclusive....too me that's slapping those who bought her on Kregse
and slapping those who are paying the $40-$50 ebay/amazon price. They have the parts on hand OBVIOUSLY, so why not offer her in the "Buy the Head/Suit Category"?
FTC keeps playing games, they will eventually find that Collectors/Mego Enthusiasts will get hip and they'll start choking on backstock, because like it or not, they face the same issues that
Hasbro, et al, face. When Collectors get hip to the shell games, they stop buying product to send a message.Customizing 1:9: My Videoblog journey of Customizing!
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Harley has a new shiny suit, so it's not the same as the Kresge release.
I like the Head and Outfits option, even if I don't really take advantage of it. But I always thought that was a dubious decision because if I am EE or BBTS, or worse, a smaller retailer like Mike's Comics, I am not only competing against FTC's own website for sales, now I am losing sales to those that know they can wait it out and just get the parts from FTC too.
And to keep this from becoming a FTC thread (there is a whole forum for that!), I just want to say that the Palitoy 1979 Catalog is beautiful! It's just a reminder that no matter how cool the Mego repros are, nothing beats the originals... and how silly the Mego Hulk figure was, LOL!Comment
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WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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OMBC Grok.
I think it might also be possible to use a recast Klingon with the hair sanded off.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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The visible metal rivets in Scooby looks pretty bad. Otherwise he looks okay. Hopefully they use actual plastic joints when the figure comes out.
Velma looks laughably bad. The head sculpt isn't perfect to begin with and that hair is just a joke. Rooted hair rarely works IMO and even when it does it's limited to a couple of styles. Her hair just looks ridiculous.
Sadly the Scooby Gang is pretty much an all-in buy and while I thought Daphne wasn't great, I thought I could get used to it so long as Velma looked good. But her hair ruins it, which basically seals the deal for no buys. Bummer.Comment
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