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That's it. I have officially had it.
I couldn't wait to buy a house and finally have my toy room that I'd always dreamed of, but you know, this hobby just isn't fun anymore.
The collector driven market has priced most vintage stuff right out of reach for many collectors, including myself, so that leaves us with new stuff, which has now become equally overpriced and the quality is just absolute CRAP.
I mean...is it me? Are my expectations just too high? I spent $467 BEFORE shipping this month on collectibles, and all four of the items I bought are CRAP.
I bought a sealed Titan Merchandising Christopher Lee Dracula bust for $150 with two painted over factory chips, bristles, dirt and smudges in the paint, and black overspray on his FACE. HOW did this thing leave the factory?
Next there was the ultra rare Pink Cowl Batman Wacky Wobbler...also $150 and sealed. The silver base is COVERED with glue, he's got lumpy, sloppy paint all over and yellow on his boots.
Then there was the Gentle Giant Jumbo Secret Wars Hobgoblin. The thing is only TWO COLORS and they couldn't even get that right. Again, all kinds of dirt stuck in the orange paint.
Last was a Clash of the Titans Calibos Mask that is too horrible for words. I'll let the picture speak for it self.
And the worst part about THAT one is the response. The copy used to sell it had a $200 hair job, and the actual mask has a $50 hair job. I asked, how ethical is that? Isn't that bait and switch?
Bottom line, I'm sick and tired of plunking down my hard earned money for JUNK, especially for the prices these companies are selling this stuff for. We've all heard the horror stories about $300+ Hot Toys figures falling apart, flaking paint, disintegrating rubber, etc.
I had to buy THREE NECA 18" Batmans. The first two broke right out of the package, and these things were $90 EACH!!
I've just had it...it's become painfully obvious if I want it done right I gotta do it myself. The nicest pieces in my collection are the ones I built and painted. I'm sticking to my plastic model kits from now on and that's it. As for the rest...I'm out. I refuse to keep supporting all these various companies and their ever increasing prices, while quality continues to decline.
Check out these pics...bear in mind between those two items alone, that's almost $200 of my money.
I couldn't wait to buy a house and finally have my toy room that I'd always dreamed of, but you know, this hobby just isn't fun anymore.
The collector driven market has priced most vintage stuff right out of reach for many collectors, including myself, so that leaves us with new stuff, which has now become equally overpriced and the quality is just absolute CRAP.
I mean...is it me? Are my expectations just too high? I spent $467 BEFORE shipping this month on collectibles, and all four of the items I bought are CRAP.
I bought a sealed Titan Merchandising Christopher Lee Dracula bust for $150 with two painted over factory chips, bristles, dirt and smudges in the paint, and black overspray on his FACE. HOW did this thing leave the factory?
Next there was the ultra rare Pink Cowl Batman Wacky Wobbler...also $150 and sealed. The silver base is COVERED with glue, he's got lumpy, sloppy paint all over and yellow on his boots.
Then there was the Gentle Giant Jumbo Secret Wars Hobgoblin. The thing is only TWO COLORS and they couldn't even get that right. Again, all kinds of dirt stuck in the orange paint.
Last was a Clash of the Titans Calibos Mask that is too horrible for words. I'll let the picture speak for it self.
And the worst part about THAT one is the response. The copy used to sell it had a $200 hair job, and the actual mask has a $50 hair job. I asked, how ethical is that? Isn't that bait and switch?
Bottom line, I'm sick and tired of plunking down my hard earned money for JUNK, especially for the prices these companies are selling this stuff for. We've all heard the horror stories about $300+ Hot Toys figures falling apart, flaking paint, disintegrating rubber, etc.
I had to buy THREE NECA 18" Batmans. The first two broke right out of the package, and these things were $90 EACH!!
I've just had it...it's become painfully obvious if I want it done right I gotta do it myself. The nicest pieces in my collection are the ones I built and painted. I'm sticking to my plastic model kits from now on and that's it. As for the rest...I'm out. I refuse to keep supporting all these various companies and their ever increasing prices, while quality continues to decline.
Check out these pics...bear in mind between those two items alone, that's almost $200 of my money.
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