DST Spider-Man Limited Edition Collector Set

[enyawd72]

Hey whiners! Don't buy the set if you don't like it or can't pay for it.

I know I will buy multiple sets and that's what matters to me.

Hey Doc! Thanks for this project and keep other sets coming. You've been here for a while and should already know that there are some members herein that always have something to complaint about on any Mego project. They just want to hear themselves as they really believe they have the monopoly of Mego wisdom. I'm so sorry for them...

That was really unnecessary and is just plain rude. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and many have offered nothing but constructive criticism and suggestions. The only whining I see here is from a little boy wonder who apparently can't handle it when others don't agree with him. NO ONE is criticizing Doc Mego. I've ordered a set because I want to support his efforts. That doesn't mean I'm totally happy with the way the license is being handled. The fact remains people are either going to have to go out and buy additional bodies to display the other outfits, which results in three figures ending up costing the same as four figures from FTC, OR if they don't like the new outfits they're spending $80 on one vintage reproduction figure versus $25 from FTC.

[Boywonder0]

Hey whiners! Don't buy the set if you don't like it or can't pay for it.

I know I will buy multiple sets and that's what matters to me.

Hey Doc! Thanks for this project and keep other sets coming. You've been here for a while and should already know that there are some members herein that always have something to complaint about on any Mego project. They just want to hear themselves as they really believe they have the monopoly of Mego wisdom. I'm so sorry for them...

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

I have to admit, I would have preferred a normal costume Spider-Man, as I don't own one, and the circle suit just looks strange. I may end up buying a normal one on ebay anyway, and just keeping the circle suit version in the repro box it will be coming with. For me the big draw of this set is the excellent Peter Parker head and outfit, as well as the "modern" head and costume.

Save the oversized glasses, the Peter head and outfit is clearly the class of that set. Love the head sculpt, they nailed the comic look.

[melkorjunior]

The circle-suit Spidey does nothing for me cause I had the 'regular' one as a kid. In fact the circle-suit makes me less likely to buy the set for that very reason.

I have to admit, I would have preferred a normal costume Spider-Man, as I don't own one, and the circle suit just looks strange. I may end up buying a normal one on ebay anyway, and just keeping the circle suit version in the repro box it will be coming with. For me the big draw of this set is the excellent Peter Parker head and outfit, as well as the "modern" head and costume.

[Iron Mego]

We can go back and forth on this forever. The point being that the concept of the Marvel "sets" as they are, doesn't work for some of us "collectors." For me it mainly boils down to the extra costumes idea. I simply don't like it. At $20 less per set I still wouldn't like it.

[Iron Mego]

So far a lot of people are swapping out the FTC bodies so figure adding another $28 to an FTC order and your at $128 we know Doc's bodies are superior so your still looking at $30 a figure no matter how you want to justify it

That's an optional thing. You don't HAVE to swap out the FTC bodies.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

That might why DM-DST chose to reproduce the circle-suit Spiderman.

The circle-suit Spidey does nothing for me cause I had the 'regular' one as a kid. In fact the circle-suit makes me less likely to buy the set for that very reason.

I can understand why they went that route, given the market, but it won't make the set more appealing to all of that market, and to some it will actually make it less appealing.

[PNGwynne]

... But for the Spidey set, the math doesn't work as well.

That might be why DM-DST chose to reproduce the circle-suit Spiderman.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

So far a lot of people are swapping out the FTC bodies so figure adding another $28 to an FTC order and your at $128 we know Doc's bodies are superior so your still looking at $30 a figure no matter how you want to justify it

But you don't have to swap out the bodies if you want to display the FTC figures. If you want to display the Spidey set you WILL need 2 more bodies and that IS an additional expense.

You can get a minty original Spidey for $100 bucks even if you get it from benbarb. I just can't see it. Now for Thor or another figure where the original Mego figure costs well north of $100 loose and minty, the $80-$100 for the set of 3 makes more sense. But for the Spidey set, the math doesn't work as well.

[Bronxboykev]

Not to split hairs, but it's gonna be more than that. I always factor in shipping and tax on this stuff. So from Entertainment Earth the total is $85.19 for me. Docs bodies are $7/piece (the muscle bodies are $5, but I don't care for those) and any order from Doc includes $7/shipping, that's another $21. Grand total of $106.19 for three figures. If I went with Type S bodies, it'd be even more. That's nearly as much as a complete set of Batman 66 figures, with shipping.

So far a lot of people are swapping out the FTC bodies so figure adding another $28 to an FTC order and your at $128 we know Doc's bodies are superior so your still looking at $30 a figure no matter how you want to justify it

[melkorjunior]

People don't seem to understand... These sets will be 1 body, 3 heads and 3 costumes. That's it. That's what the deal is all about. No motorcycles, no accessories, no anything else.

Seems to me that we're getting plenty of extra accessories in the Spider-Man set...or don't you count web-shooters, extra hands, a camera, and a newspaper as accessories?

[Iron Mego]

I think I said this before... These are being offered up on sights right now for $69.99 even if you had to pay for 2 extra Doc Mego bodies at another $10 that's $79.99 almost what 3 figures from FTC would run you...

Not to split hairs, but it's gonna be more than that. I always factor in shipping and tax on this stuff. So from Entertainment Earth the total is $85.19 for me. Docs bodies are $7/piece (the muscle bodies are $5, but I don't care for those) and any order from Doc includes $7/shipping, that's another $21. Grand total of $106.19 for three figures. If I went with Type S bodies, it'd be even more. That's nearly as much as a complete set of Batman 66 figures, with shipping.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

People don't seem to understand... These sets will be 1 body, 3 heads and 3 costumes. That's it. That's what the deal is all about. No motorcycles, no accessories, no anything else. If you invest in buying another two Doc Mego (or other) repro bodies then you can assemble the other two heads and suits and get 3 figures.

Again, 1 body, 3 heads and 3 costumes = $80. If you can pay it, you get it, if not look something else. This is for collectors not kids. Dr. Mego and Diamond team up and score a wonderful Mego offering for us, Mego collectors, and here you have people whining and trying to kill the project...

There was much whining about the FTC WGSH figures when they first came out, thankfully that's calmed down a bit, along with the hand-wringing.

With this line, I can more easily see why people are complaining: The price. The pricepoint alone dictates that a lot of people aren't going to be satisfied.

Personally, I can't justify the $80 price point because I don't like the 2nd Spidey costume. IMO it's awful, the head is terribly mis-shaped and the web-slinging mechanism and belt both look hokey as hell.

Having said that, if they nail the Mego versions of Thor and Iron Man, I would probably be in for those.

[wayne foundation 07]

"Whiny haters who want to kill the project"? That's absurd.

It's called market capitalism. Buy what you like & can afford.

DM & DST will produce what they think will appeal to a niche market and within the "confines of the license."

It's work remembering that Mattel RetroAction was imperiled by design & distribution concerns, not niche disinterest.

[PNGwynne]

"Whiny haters who want to kill the project"? That's absurd.

It's called market capitalism. Buy what you like & can afford.

DM & DST will produce what they think will appeal to a niche market and within the "confines of the license."

It's worth remembering that Mattel RetroAction was imperiled by design & distribution concerns, not niche disinterest.