is Hot toys dying out? anyone get any good deals on them lately?

[BlackKnight]

It's hard to say what is gonna be an investment .... With any of this nonsense . Honestly , whenever I try to collect for the Idea , I always fail . I love my HT figures . Got a 66 Robin last week at a steal of a price ... Never had him before . I think with stuff like 66 they either made too much , or thought it was gonna be more popular than it was . Some pieces will never really raise in value .... But then look at stuff like rescue cap .... Lingered on the site for over a yr .... Now try and get 1 for 300 ..... U know ?.

HT is really all I collect at this time .
My Winter Soldier comes next week . Can't wait to play with .... Er pose him .

[rlkrefft]

In an interview with OSR. Here's a link: http://collectorsclub.forumfree.it/?...entry564866630

So this interview is new? I think the problems with the Batmobile they are talking about is Mattel. They want to be the only one that can have a rolling wheels Batmobile. This is also why Figures Toy Company can't make one. Mattel is so pathetic.

[torgospizza]

Where was it said HT was making more Batman 1966 figures?

In an interview with OSR. Here's a link: http://collectorsclub.forumfree.it/?...entry564866630

[rlkrefft]

I wouldn't be surprised if we see Cesar Romero, since they said they're going to make more Batman '66 figures (fingers crossed for a Batgirl), but I doubt if we'll ever get a Ferrigno Hulk. HT is really Asia-based in their tastes to the degree we'll probably never see a Conan (this is me guessing based on interviews I've read w/ Howard Chan), unless Arnold makes that rumored King Conan film. I don't think HT gets our culture--they know and love Johnny Depp, so we get a Tonto, but no Lone Ranger. Well, who's buying a stand-alone Tonto?

Where was it said HT was making more Batman 1966 figures? They still haven't even put out the Batmobile. I won't buy the villains unless they make all 4. Batgirl I would for sure buy to complete the trio of heroes.

[Bantha5]

Adam West looked great as Batman, just never liked the show, even as a kid.

[Gorn Captain]

Only Hot Toys figure I have is a 66 Batman, and I don't even like the show ( I know blasphemy).

And I love the show, but don't have the HT figure.
If you want to get rid of the stain of blasphemy...

[Bantha5]

Only Hot Toys figure I have is a 66 Batman, and I don't even like the show ( I know blasphemy). I have no interest in any others, although the Han and Chewie are tempting. But with all the reveals lately, that is a path I do not want to go down. Ryan

[MIB41]

By the way i actually love the 66 Batman...he's perfection to me and still worth every penny ... That's one of the few that I didn't get a super deal on and I don't regret it

Oh yes! I agree! I got the 1966 Batman and Robin Hot Toys figures and I'm just in awe of them. For me its a dream come true on so many levels to have figures so faithfully and realistically reproduced from my childhood. What were the chances of that? For most of our lives, not very good ones.

[toys2cool]

I still want the 66 Batman and Robin but I gotta get a job first. They would be my first HT figures ever.

Get them asap... they're amazing.. if possible sell something you don't care too much about and buy at least the Bats

[ScottA]

I still want the 66 Batman and Robin but I gotta get a job first. They would be my first HT figures ever.

[toys2cool]

yea but your collection looks like a freakin Hot toys museum lol

You make some great points, Tom. My wife had a couple of girlfriends over a few weeks ago, and both were impressed by my Hot Toys collection in the home theater room (displayed in Detolf cases from Ikea). Despite the name, they don't look a bit like the "toys" I grew up playing with!

Here's a link to a video on Sideshow's website, Hot Toys were recently the subject of a CNN feature:

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/blog/hot-...lognews_120514

[toys2cool]

By the way i actually love the 66 Batman...he's perfection to me and still worth every penny ... That's one of the few that I didn't get a super deal on and I don't regret it

[warlock664]

You make some great points, Tom. My wife had a couple of girlfriends over a few weeks ago, and both were impressed by my Hot Toys collection in the home theater room (displayed in Detolf cases from Ikea). Despite the name, they don't look a bit like the "toys" I grew up playing with!

Here's a link to a video on Sideshow's website, Hot Toys were recently the subject of a CNN feature:

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/blog/hot-toys-featured-on-cnn?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Hot+Toys+featured+on+CNN%21&utm_content=Image+-+Hot+Toys+featured+on+CNN%21&utm_campaign=blognews_120514

[toys2cool]

I mean I really hope it stays strong.. I'd still be in for a couple a year if the deal was right. But at these first release prices it's very hard..I like that the older ones are still holding strong. My guess is that they saw what these were selling for a year after they were released and they started to over produce them and not they're stuck with a ton of them.. I hope if they keep similar prices to what they have not that they'd at least produce them in limited quantities of like 500-1000 ...Like that Avengers Tony stark Ironman they had at one time that sold out in like a day....If not then just drop the darn prices to begin with

[MIB41]

Hot Toys and Sideshow have effectively achieved Shock and Awe, but at the expense of sacrificing the Fun of collecting. They are amazing to behold, true. But it is impossible to feel good about yourself after dropping $250 on a doll.

I'm watching them attack the wallets with their Star Wars license, and though it pains me, I'll walk on past and take my seat back in coach, thank you.

I think the cost of this is relative to anything we buy on the market, be it cars, homes, TV's, or things we collect as a hobby. There's a demand that drives that price. Thusly we only have ourselves to blame for a company's prosperity if the cost doesn't meet with our personal assessment, yet we buy it anyway. I think we call it buyers remorse. And with this hobby in particular, there seems to be this desire to dumb down the product description when we lose interest in it or the pricing. I think that will always be subjective instead of literal.

When we had guests over for Thanksgiving, I had some Hot Toys figures on display in my trophy case that became a nice conversation piece. One of my family members thought they were statues. Another didn't have a definition, he was just in awe of them. And if I had to guess, I would say "doll" was not likely a term that fit the reaction these pieces got. Now if they saw my Mego collection, I could see a direct correlation between their appearance and the definition of a doll. Hot Toys? Not likely. That's like someone pulling up in a Jaguar and you stating, "Let's go for a ride in your clunker." Really? So, for me, if I grow tired of something, I just call it for what it is, rather than redefining what it's not.

I've been cleaning out my collection, and adding some new things too. There's an influx, but it's also based on my perception of value. I value space quite a bit right now so that plays a role in what I remove and also what put back in. But I don't feel any need to devalue those things I'm selling. I could very well repurchase them at a later date should space cease to be an issue or my interest in those items become agreeable again. But for me, there's definitely a measure of craft that applies to what I pay for. If I become disillusioned about it, I tend to place that ownership on myself. The Hot Toys collection I have is not huge. I very purposely went after very specific characters I wanted to have in my collection because I understood they would be pieces I would always keep. I have zero buyer's remorse. My hope and desire is for those pieces (above anything else) to be kept in my family after I'm gone because of their craftsmanship and universal enjoyment by most anyone who sees them.