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Post by FM on Jan 21, 2005 12:45:28 GMT -5
I'm not really too familiar with any sideshow figures besides Buffy but I have to wonder if this line is successful enough to keep going and going.
I think Buffy, Angel and Spike sold extremely well. Faith was a little slow but she ended up doing ok too...considering how ugly she was.
Now I see Vampire Willow and The Master selling on large toy websites for $25 and with similar BIN prices on Ebay...that cant be good...Faith didnt do as well as the first 3 but she never reached that low.
I'm not really sure why these last 2 figures have gotten so cheap, I can only assume they arent selling very well...which has to do with character selection...cause they are very nice looking figures, IMO...especially compared to Faith.
I'm sure Willow, Buffy and Vampire Spike will sell ok but with the recent announcement of Der Kindestod, I cant help but worry that he wont do too well. He looks really cool but so does the Master...and the Master had a much larger presence on the show.
I dont know...I really hope that Willow, Buffy and Vampire Spike sell very well so that the ones that end up at prices like $25 dont kill the line. Like I said, I dont know if its common for sideshow figures to get such a price reduction and have the line live a long, healthy life but if its not then I worry about the Buffy line.
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Post by Afer on Jan 21, 2005 13:39:16 GMT -5
i don't know! because they brought out "hush" dolls then they were never heard ov again lol but then they came back with loads so hopefully the line will keep going....well at least til a dww one ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png)
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Post by Sammie on Jan 21, 2005 13:50:49 GMT -5
Well, i think that if the line wouldn't sell well they wouldn't have decided to make a Der Kinderstod... they would have tried a really popular character like Xander. The fact that they picked a monster probably means that they have faith for it to sell wel, and they wouldn't have that faith if any of the others sold really bad. Or am i not making any sense? ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Post by Raven on Jan 21, 2005 13:56:23 GMT -5
Almost the entire line, save for a recent few, are sold out on the website. I think that bodes very well for the future.
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Post by prophecygirl on Jan 21, 2005 14:46:06 GMT -5
I think they'll keep going for a while. Like Raven said, almost every figure, regular and exclusive, has sold out on Sideshow's site. They have a very large fan base.
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Post by gooball on Jan 21, 2005 16:18:43 GMT -5
There's absolutely no need to be worried. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by The Second Evil on Jan 21, 2005 17:17:15 GMT -5
Yeh, totally agree with Raven and Gooball. The future looks good for sideshow, for at least until the end of the year. Anyway, if sales dip... JUST MAKE SOME 12" BUFFYIES!! LOL
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Post by buffyfannumerouno on Jan 21, 2005 17:34:10 GMT -5
I think that can go an as long as DST figures. They have sold out of so many figures. There figures are amazing. It's also easier for them to make figures as the body sculpts underneath the clothes are basically the same. It's the heads, shoes, hands and clothes that differ. I'm still hoping that a Xander, Giles and Cordelia figure will be announced soon.
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Post by DanMan on Jan 22, 2005 9:25:38 GMT -5
Looking at eBay and other stores that aren't Sideshow gives you a good idea of the demand or perceived value of the figures, but not really how well they're selling initially. Sideshow does something like 80% of their business direct from their own website. So the best way to tell how the line is doing is how quickly they sell out there, because that's where they're making basically all of their money.
They decide on the number of figures to make based on the preorders, so there's no need to worry that they'll massively over-produce any figure. Their goal is to make them very collectible by limiting the edition size.
On a sidenote, I just got the Master for under $18 on eBay! I was on the fence about it, but for that price I went for it. I can't complain about cheap figures!
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Post by Dawn on Jan 22, 2005 9:29:42 GMT -5
I can see the line going for alot longer yet but I don't feel like the line has moved on alot since Faith except for Willow.
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Post by slayathon on Jan 22, 2005 11:13:31 GMT -5
If they can sell out both Doggett figures I think Buffy has it made for a line to keep going
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Post by FM on Jan 22, 2005 17:27:42 GMT -5
Just checked the website and just as I said in my initial posts...certain figures like Buffy, Angel and Spike have all done really well while characters like Vampire Willow and The Master have yet to sell out.
Just an observation...and the fact that both of these figures are available for around half the price elsewhere online, I dont think either one will be selling out anytime soon.
It is good to see both Prophecy Girl buffy's have sold out.
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Post by BigBadSpike333 on Jan 22, 2005 17:34:18 GMT -5
If they can sell out both Doggett figures I think Buffy has it made for a line to keep going Couldnt have said it better myself!!
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Post by FM on Jan 23, 2005 12:28:01 GMT -5
Couldnt have said it better myself!! I dont know much about X-Files but I do know enough to realize that comparing Dogget to someone like Der Kindestod is quite foolish. Didnt Doggest star in at least one season? Why, then, is he being compared to characters who were only in one or two episodes???
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Post by Xanderphile on Jan 23, 2005 13:42:18 GMT -5
Dogget was on the show for longer, yes... but fans absolutely hated him. He was a terribly done character that should never have shown up on any show except the Mr Boring Show starring Mr Boring.
If that can sell out, Buffy's fine.
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Post by FM on Jan 24, 2005 0:06:47 GMT -5
Dogget was on the show for longer, yes... but fans absolutely hated him. He was a terribly done character that should never have shown up on any show except the Mr Boring Show starring Mr Boring. If that can sell out, Buffy's fine. But, you see...Dogget DID sell out...meanwhile Vampire Willow and The Master being sold for clearance prices...doesnt say much for your theory.
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Post by Alyrenee on Jan 24, 2005 1:34:27 GMT -5
That vamp willow costume is ridiculously bad though...i can't bring myself to buy it for full price.
I don't get why the master isn't a sell out. That figure is totally brilliant! I think he and Spike are the best done figures yet!
I like these...but don't really have room for a ton of them. I will only get the ones that i totally love.
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Post by FM on Jan 25, 2005 9:23:03 GMT -5
That vamp willow costume is ridiculously bad though...i can't bring myself to buy it for full price. I don't get why the master isn't a sell out. That figure is totally brilliant! I think he and Spike are the best done figures yet! I like these...but don't really have room for a ton of them. I will only get the ones that i totally love. I definately think it has something to do with the character selection...like you said, the Master is one of the best looking figures in the series...but he apparently isnt selling well at all. You made another good point, people just dont have the room for a massive amount of these 12" figures...especially buffy collectors who have so much other stuff...most people will probably only buy the ones they really want... I'm just worried that choices like Der Kindestod taking priority over Xander or Giles will mean that the line will suffer and we might never see Cordelia, Tara or Anya. Hopefully Der Kindestod is extremely limited in release so he doesnt clog shelves twice as fast as The Master or Vampire Willow ever could.
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Post by Raven on Jan 25, 2005 9:31:40 GMT -5
I am the total opposite with this line. This is the one I plan to collect every release, as opposed to the DST figures. I appreciate the more detailed sculpt of these figures, and just adore them. But they do take up quite a bit of space.
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Post by prophecygirl on Jan 25, 2005 10:06:55 GMT -5
I agree about taking up the space. I keep mine in the boxes, and they do take up a lot. I'm trying to get as many as i can, although I think Faith will be a miss for me, I don't think she looks very good. I really want the Master though, I think he looks one of the best! And i can't wait for PG Buffy & Der Kindestod!
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