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Post by jnavo217 on May 13, 2014 7:27:50 GMT -5
$10 each though. Still seems like a lot for such a small figure. Welcome to 2014 my friend. Even the 6 inch figures are $20-24 dollars now. Hell the Marvel Select are $25-30 bucks in some stores now. For all intents and purposes, figure collecting is a very expensive hobby these days. This... Was gonna say prolly stop collecting if you're upset with 10 bucks since that's the cheapest you're gonna find
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Post by Chief on May 13, 2014 10:45:16 GMT -5
To put this in perspective, most 29 page Marvel comic books are $3.99.
$4 dollars for a comic book!
I'm 27. When I was a kid, comics were like a dollar and action figures were like $5 bucks. Between me being able to scrounge up a little bit of money and my parents buying me things, I was able to have a sizable comic collection and a fantastic action figure collection.
Fast forward to today and I know there's inflation, rising oil prices, yadda yadda BUT god damn decent action figures are expensive. If I was a kid today, no way is my mom spending $4 on one book or $10 for one figure.
I feel like today these markets only appeal to hardcore collectors.
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Post by Mox on May 13, 2014 10:55:42 GMT -5
The LEAST we can do is complain about it.
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Post by bababooey on May 13, 2014 12:17:57 GMT -5
To put this in perspective, most 29 page Marvel comic books are $3.99. $4 dollars for a comic book! I'm 27. When I was a kid, comics were like a dollar and action figures were like $5 bucks. Between me being able to scrounge up a little bit of money and my parents buying me things, I was able to have a sizable comic collection and a fantastic action figure collection. Fast forward to today and I know there's inflation, rising oil prices, yadda yadda BUT god damn decent action figures are expensive. If I was a kid today, no way is my mom spending $4 on one book or $10 for one figure. I feel like today these markets only appeal to hardcore collectors. I remember those good old days. I remember going to Rite Aid and buying GI Joes and WWE Hasbro figures for $3-5. Then I remember the BCA figures were $5 for a while and eventually went up to $8. Now I'm seeing like $12 for a basic figure.
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Post by Chief on May 13, 2014 15:09:04 GMT -5
To put this in perspective, most 29 page Marvel comic books are $3.99. $4 dollars for a comic book! I'm 27. When I was a kid, comics were like a dollar and action figures were like $5 bucks. Between me being able to scrounge up a little bit of money and my parents buying me things, I was able to have a sizable comic collection and a fantastic action figure collection. Fast forward to today and I know there's inflation, rising oil prices, yadda yadda BUT god damn decent action figures are expensive. If I was a kid today, no way is my mom spending $4 on one book or $10 for one figure. I feel like today these markets only appeal to hardcore collectors. I remember those good old days. I remember going to Rite Aid and buying GI Joes and WWE Hasbro figures for $3-5. Then I remember the BCA figures were $5 for a while and eventually went up to $8. Now I'm seeing like $12 for a basic figure. There are plenty of terribly sculpted and articulated figures out there for cheap prices but what's the point of collecting them? Even the Pop Funko vinyls and bobbles go for $10-$15 depending on where you get them. $10 is the new low end standard. It's tough being any sort of collector these days.
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Post by bababooey on May 13, 2014 16:25:35 GMT -5
I remember those good old days. I remember going to Rite Aid and buying GI Joes and WWE Hasbro figures for $3-5. Then I remember the BCA figures were $5 for a while and eventually went up to $8. Now I'm seeing like $12 for a basic figure. There are plenty of terribly sculpted and articulated figures out there for cheap prices but what's the point of collecting them? Even the Pop Funko vinyls and bobbles go for $10-$15 depending on where you get them. $10 is the new low end standard. It's tough being any sort of collector these days. After tax and shipping, I just dropped $32 on that new Ric Flair and didn't even blink. The times have certainly changed.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on May 14, 2014 6:20:49 GMT -5
To put this in perspective, most 29 page Marvel comic books are $3.99. $4 dollars for a comic book! I'm 27. When I was a kid, comics were like a dollar and action figures were like $5 bucks. Between me being able to scrounge up a little bit of money and my parents buying me things, I was able to have a sizable comic collection and a fantastic action figure collection. Fast forward to today and I know there's inflation, rising oil prices, yadda yadda BUT god damn decent action figures are expensive. If I was a kid today, no way is my mom spending $4 on one book or $10 for one figure. I feel like today these markets only appeal to hardcore collectors. At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, I can remember a time when $1 purchased 2 new comics, and buying the Playmates Series 1 ECW figures (I think there was 8 of them) for $50 in 1999. Now $10 buys 2 or 3 comics, and $50 buys 2 6" figures in retail. It's no wonder that we're seeing these new series of figures with terrible sculpts, cheap material, and no articulation. There's no way a kid could afford Legends unless his or her parents' last name is Trump.
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Post by PJ on May 14, 2014 18:50:21 GMT -5
I finally got around to posting pictures The Falcon -
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Post by Mox on May 14, 2014 19:09:53 GMT -5
I finally got around to posting pictures The Falcon -I want that Falcon Masher. I picked up brown Wolverine and Venom yesterday. I really think the Venom Masher is fantastic. I can't wait for Red Hulk, Deadpool, and Ghost Rider. But That Falcon is a must. I really should have bought it.
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Post by y2josh on May 15, 2014 12:28:34 GMT -5
Has anyone purchased the Marvel Select Silver Surfer? How do you feel about it, if so? I'm not much of a Marvel guy, but I do have a soft spot for the former Herald of Galactus...
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 13:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by jnavo217 on May 15, 2014 22:31:36 GMT -5
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Post by Darkhawk on May 16, 2014 0:31:07 GMT -5
Most likely Storm, Stryfe and Cyclops will be difficult.
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Post by PJ on May 16, 2014 10:20:56 GMT -5
Thanks to JokerFC I received a TB ML Thomas Jane Punisher last night.
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Post by HydroX on May 16, 2014 10:49:14 GMT -5
Maybe it's just me being super anal but that Magneto head looks ghetto as hell. I'll still buy it, but daaaamn.
Storm coming with basically the entire Jubilee figure made me 'lol'.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 11:12:53 GMT -5
Thanks to JokerFC I received a TB ML Thomas Jane Punisher last night. Do you like him PJ? It always kinda pissed me off that he only came with ONE of the pistols that his Dad refined. But IMO he is a GREAT figure.
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Post by PJ on May 16, 2014 11:53:05 GMT -5
Yes I thought the likeness was very good. Yes a second pistil would have been cool. Very solid figure. Now it makes me want to get the Affleck DareDevil figure to see if it was as good.
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Post by y2josh on May 16, 2014 12:00:18 GMT -5
PJ, make sure, if you track down the Affleck Daredevil, that you get the one with stubble. The barefaced one looks kinda weak in my opinion.
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Post by poindizzle on May 16, 2014 12:16:13 GMT -5
Yes I thought the likeness was very good. Yes a second pistil would have been cool. Very solid figure. Now it makes me want to get the Affleck DareDevil figure to see if it was as good. Affleck Daredevil has a t-crotch, single pin knees, if I remember correctly, the arms are swivel only. So no, he isn't as good as the Thomas Jane Punosher, which I agree is surprisingly nice and underrated. Even the sculpting on the Affleck Daredevil is weaker.
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Post by PJ on May 16, 2014 12:19:40 GMT -5
Thanks. That's kind of how I remembered it and why I think I passed on it. But I do remember seeing a 12" or 13" Affeck DareDevil with cloth clothes at WalMart that was really nice looking.
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