Colossal D&D Miniatures News!
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heirodule
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WotC have themselves painted into a corner with prices.
Obviously, the large minis that come in a random box would sell for about $3 or less as maquettes, if they weren't sold as collectibes with a rarity scheme. So as it is they seem "worth" about, oh $9-10. Maybe 6.
When they came out with huges, they added $10 to the box price. But many uncommon huges actually sell for much less. So an uncommon huge has a "retail" value of about $13.
But mcfarlane, etc can sell much bigger action figures that look great for about $11-15.
So when you take the huge mini out of the random package and try to sell it all by itself nonrandomly, WotC would have to feel like they'd price it for MORE than its 'worth' in a random package.
Hence, a colossal At-At sells for way more than its worth as an action figure, because if they sold it for THAT value, it would make the random minis look way overpriced by comparison. (I can get a box of 7 little minis for $13, or I can get a at-at for (say) $18? why are the minis so frikin expensive???)
So wotc has to charge more for the single gargantuans and colossals than comparable action figure products would sell for to keep the price of the boxed random minis look like the're in line. But in this case, wotc knows it looks pretty ridiculous, so what do they do?
They add in 'maps and a scenario' to make it look like there is some added value. But if you think about the action figure price-point comparison, adding a map an a scenario still doens't cut it.
I'll get one anyway, of course.
Obviously, the large minis that come in a random box would sell for about $3 or less as maquettes, if they weren't sold as collectibes with a rarity scheme. So as it is they seem "worth" about, oh $9-10. Maybe 6.
When they came out with huges, they added $10 to the box price. But many uncommon huges actually sell for much less. So an uncommon huge has a "retail" value of about $13.
But mcfarlane, etc can sell much bigger action figures that look great for about $11-15.
So when you take the huge mini out of the random package and try to sell it all by itself nonrandomly, WotC would have to feel like they'd price it for MORE than its 'worth' in a random package.
Hence, a colossal At-At sells for way more than its worth as an action figure, because if they sold it for THAT value, it would make the random minis look way overpriced by comparison. (I can get a box of 7 little minis for $13, or I can get a at-at for (say) $18? why are the minis so frikin expensive???)
So wotc has to charge more for the single gargantuans and colossals than comparable action figure products would sell for to keep the price of the boxed random minis look like the're in line. But in this case, wotc knows it looks pretty ridiculous, so what do they do?
They add in 'maps and a scenario' to make it look like there is some added value. But if you think about the action figure price-point comparison, adding a map an a scenario still doens't cut it.
I'll get one anyway, of course.
Ankh-Morpork Guard
First Post
heirodule said:
It should at least be noted that, for the AT-AT at least, the action figure version way priced around $80 when it first came out about 10 years ago(the one with electronics, lots of moving, etc). Its also nearly impossible to get a hold of outside of EBay for insane prices these days.
So...there aren't really any other options for that one.
Chaos Sword
First Post
I think i'm going to have to get at least one. A gargantuan red dragon would be killer.
Everyone is quoting the At-At price as 50$. Keep in mind that Lucas takes a bit o' that cash, causing the price to go up. Compare Star Wars RPG books with D+D and the price was usually higher for Star Wars. Look at the minis and you get one fewer Star Wars per pack than D+D for the same price. Lucas takes his cut there as well. My point: maybe it wont be as bad as we think for a price point. (I am probably wrong, but I am guessing 39.95).
Ogrork the Mighty
Explorer
I could stomach $39.95 a lot easier than $50 (which will be $65 Canadian!). Sure, they'll sell a lot early on, but I don't see a longterm market for colossals/gargantuans for $50 a pop. Once people get a dragon, a lot will just use that same dragon to represent all super-sized dragons.
They've got to keep a lid on their pricing, IMO.
(one upside might be an increased chance of finding sale prices as such a high cost could result in a reduced ability to sell in some stores)
They've got to keep a lid on their pricing, IMO.
(one upside might be an increased chance of finding sale prices as such a high cost could result in a reduced ability to sell in some stores)
stevelabny
Explorer
The high price is the reason why there will be only two a year.
Here's a $25 gargantuan and a $40 colossal, but we still want you to buy plenty of our 4 sets of regular sized minis. And buy some of our books too.
Plus, once you buy a big dragon or two... do you really need one in every color?
Once you have Tiamat, the Tarrasque, and maybe a Purple Worm, are there any other minis this size people would actually want?
Here's a $25 gargantuan and a $40 colossal, but we still want you to buy plenty of our 4 sets of regular sized minis. And buy some of our books too.
Plus, once you buy a big dragon or two... do you really need one in every color?
Once you have Tiamat, the Tarrasque, and maybe a Purple Worm, are there any other minis this size people would actually want?
