This is what $60 gets you now in the domestic toy market. How do you feel about this?
at least it'll only be $50 at walmart
>>11648331>This is what $60 gets you now from McFarlaneFTFY. Amazing how Todd started out giving some of the best bang for your buck at $20 once he switched from statues to figures, only to become one of the most overpriced domestic companies in the game, complete with less paint and artificial scarcity.
>>11648353Here's what $58 gets you from Hasbro.
>>11648353And a ton of reuse not to mention the articulation sucks. Cmon over to dc gen if you want to hear more.
>>11648371that's actually insane when Todd owns spawn and there's no license fee.
>>11648331I don’t by nigger action figures burnt or not
>>11648376At this point I'm just waiting for a Chinese company to release a not Spawn, it will be a huge improvement.
>>11648353>>11648376They actually removed some accessories from the early tease as well
>>11648555Guaranteed they will release another one as a variant or something with the missing two heads and the optional gauntlet instead of the wood plank or whatever.
>>11648596Most of his characters likenesses and names are based on people he knew. IT got him in a lot of trouble later on.
>>11648371>no cardPass.
>>11648555Some of those accessories like the big dumb boot aren't even accurate for that look anyway. He didn't even have some of that stuff until the all black suit.>>11648590>>11648596McFarlane is a huge liberal, although Spawn/Al's is practically a non-factor in most of the series. Its more McFarlane's soapbox to rattle the cages against the government, and kind of a commentary about the people who get "lost in the cracks" of society. Besides, half the time he treats Al like a hood thug anyway, since he was an assassin/mercenary who gunned down civilians, and there was that one time he gut-punched his pregnant wife, killing their unborn child.What's more, there was a stretch of about 70 issues where Spawn "died" and Al got replaced with a white guy, and it was considered the worst, most boring run of the entire series.>>11648608That had nothing to do with it. It was characters that he co-created (like Angela, Medieval Spawn, Cogliostro, etc) with other creators that got him into trouble.
>>11648711>That had nothing to do with it.?https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/todd-mcfarlane-settles-with-al-simmons-dc-try-to-get-their-costs-from-toberoff/Al Simmons used to be an assistant for McFarlane. He also wore the Spawn costume at times.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/twist-wins-hefty-lawsuit-against-comic-book-artist-1.253314McFarlane paid waaaaay more money to this hockey player than he did Gaiman. $25 million vs $2 million (how much McFarlane actually paid was probably way less though).there's other characters and likenesses based on real life people in the Spawn comics, but most of those people are just flattered or not embarassed enough to sue.
>>11648371Better deal
>>11648747but still a bad deal
>>11648747>extra hands to fill the blister makes a better deal
>>11648331Id be fine with it if Todd actually knew how to make an action figure. How is he STILL using pins? Dame.
>>11648331Look at what the Japanese are charging for equally-sized toys. Basically collectors fucked the market. That's why prices kept going up even years before tariffs. Now that it's out that adult collectors buy more toys than kids do, toy-makers are feeling no guilt at all with charging adult collector prices.
>>11648784square enix pricing is insane even for import toy standards
>>11648596Black pather
Mods are fags
>>11648784>Look at what the Japanese are charging for equally-sized toys.At least with Japanese toys you're getting a decent product. Also >>11648845
>>11648784The solution is to stop buying toys if you think they are being priced too high. That is the only feedback the customer has.>>11649185Bring Arts aren't exactly that much better than McFarlanes ironically. They're probably like 50% better thawn McFarlanes. So really they are both still overpriced.
>>11649207>So really they are both still overpriced.That's just the Square Enix tax on the Bring Arts. Sucks that they make their own toys. Wish someone else could get the Final Fantasy license
>>11648784>Look at what the Japanese are charging for equally-sized toys.lmao what a disingenuous way to present it
>>11648331$15, back in 2002....
>>11649226Here's your dopamine for a reply for pointing out things were less expensive 23 years ago
>>11649232NTA but if you look at an inflation calculator you'll see it doesn't equal $60 though
Todd has been such a fucking tool since he decided Spawn is a big deal again.
>>11649226Even though it isn't as articulate as that, the MK11 Spawn he put out like 5 years ago was only $20, and it is STILL the best Spawn he has put out since that 10th anniversary one. Since then, all the figures have either looked like shit, or look like Fisher Price toys due to the lack of paint and soft gummy plastic.
>>11648376I actually supported todd's dcm in its early days and it felt like he actually wanted to give you the best bang for your buck. He would always toute in his interviews how he was already rich and didnt need anymore money or had to answer to a board of directors. Its clear now he was always full of shit and is now trying to squeeze every penny out of fans. All his stupid labels are just cheap marketing ploys to overcharge. I honestly cant wait for his dc run to be over
>>11649226was it really $15 in 02? that's pretty expensive for the time.
>>11649306>All his stupid labels are just cheap marketing ploys to overcharge.the msrp is the same for all of them though, dumbass
>>11649320>imagine being this retardedDc collector edition, page punchers, red platinum, and now elite edition all have various price points. Go gargle todds balls you faggot
>>11649320Even if they were all the same price point, that doesn't change the fact that it is a sleazy marketing ploy. He only calls them Gold Label and Platinum Edition so that low IQ subbies think they are getting a premium product.
>>11649337>>11649348you two are fucking retards. collector editions are allegedly supposed to be a different tier of figure to justify their different msrp and a separate line. page punchers are dc direct with a comic included and separate. gold label are just exclusives with the same msrp. platinums are either variants with the same msrp, or totally different figures with separate upcs with the same msrp in the case of red platinums.you are stupid people. kill yourselves.
>>11649348and in your case, you're a double retard. it's your own fault if a shiny sticker makes you think you're getting something special when nobody told you otherwise. why would a sticker make you think you're getting something different when the price is the same?? fucking imbecile. kill yourself
>>11649278Neither does anything else if you plug it in to an inflation calculator. What's your point?
>>11648555Why are the legs so thin and indefinitely? The proportions are just so fucking bad. Todd should fire whoever sculpts this shit.
>>11648331If it was at least domestically made it would be but it's not.This trend is def disturbing but has just pushed me to buy Mafex and Mezco instead.
>>11649360>it's your own fault if a shiny sticker makes you think you're getting something specialI'm immune to Todd's sheeny sorcery, so no, I don't think a shiny sticker makes the figure more special. But most of Todd's fanbase are border jumpers and future astronauts that don't know any better. I frequently see people on other socials with names like Taco Rodriguez asking if this Bronze Patina Gold Label Platinum edition will be able to give them the American dream if they buy all of them to sell on eBay because they are rare.>kill yourselfSure Todd. I will tap out once they find your body mummified in your car in the Sonora Desert like the kid that played Benji Tanner.
>point out black characters don’t sell when they have non masked head sculpts >faggot mod deletes post because that’s doing a racism You’re welcome to look at the data yourself you fucking bitch ass queer
>>11648711>LiberalSince fucking when? He said tight-wing stuff that made other MAGA think he was being too extremist.
>>11649492Like what?
>>11648845>>11649207The problem is people still pay it. The Final Fantasy figure general is one non-stop "MUMBLE GROAN COMPLAIN BITCH IT'S JUST THE SAME SHIT WITH DIFFERENT HAIR AND ACCESSORY AND THE PRICE HAS GONE UP MORE MUMBLE GROAN COMPLAIN BITCH YEAH I BOUGHT IT."
>>11649358>different tiers with the same trash in a bigger box justifys a higher priceAnother mongoloid I see
>>11649561are you incapable of reading the words you're replying to? fucking moron
>>11649725Thats Spectre does look like an alien
>>11649725>still defending mcfartKill yourself
>>11649371If that were true the inflation calculator would be wrong. But it isn't.
>>11649358CEs aren't a different tier of figure though. All the figures are mediocre.
>>11649752im not defending anything you illiterate invalid >>11649764i said "allegedly." some of them do legitimately come with more accessories to make the value kinda there but not really
>>11648376does he own the toy production factory
>>11649358>collector editions are allegedly supposed to be a different tier of figure to justify their different msrp and a separate lineNobody is disputing that tard. Its the fact that its clearly price gauging
>>11650174That one is especially egregious since its mostly a figure from a few years ago with a higher price tag, a new head and a slightly fancier box. And no baf part.>>11649911I wouldn't even say allegedly, I'd just say they're bullshitting using marketing terms and fancied up boxes to try to be able to up the price. Let's not play softball with toy companies that are jacking up prices ridiculously, that only empowers them.
>>11650174how is that bow supposed to shoot those tiny ass arrows on his hips
>>11650182>Blaming McFarlane for the price rise they're all guilty of
Reminder that McFarlane DC figures debuted at $14. Its the only reason anyone even started collecting them in the first place.
>>11650251That's a lie, they were 19.99>>11650250Did you read the post?>Let's not play softball with toy companies>companieSNote the s. I'm not defending other companies raising prices either.
>>11650257No the fuckin werent, they were 13.99 for the entire first year. Idk how I am the only person who remembers this and I dont even collect these shitty figures
>>11650259I'm gonna guess you walked into a store where they were on sale unless you have some kind of announcement from Todd in DC Multiverse year 1 that the figures are 13.99. Because that is way too cheap to be possible for a 7" figure in 2020
>>11648331>Tfw you're the only one that thinks this looks fine
>>11650262They started at 12.97. 13.99 was actually their first price hike. This is the only reason anyone initially bought them and everyone complained they were 7”
>>11649298That's what I have with a custom cape and weapons. It's good enough that I haven't been compelled to replace it with any of the classic Spawn options that have come out since.
>>11650265>everyone complained they were 7”Only whiney marvel legend collectors complained about this , no one cares about this
>>11650270i dont collect legends, but I care.
>>11650259no they weren't you fucking moronhttps://www.toyark.com/2020/01/02/mcfarlane-toys-dc-comics-multiverse-official-images-374959
>>11650286You got him with real information. Congrats, anon.
>>11650286>BBTSIs this your first day collecting toys? Of course the online sites were inflated. That wave and several more that followed it were $12.97 at Walmart.
>>11650333>Anon buys toys on clearance at Walmart>Thinks that is MSRP
>>11648331Yeah no, imma waste my money on japanese figures and chinese bootlegs
>>11650333you fucking retard
>>11648784this is why i buy bootlegs from alipress and feel no guilt
>>11648331If they just copy pasted the kickstarter spawn cape onto this figure it’d actually look good>>11649298Do you prefer it over kickstarter spawn? I thought it was fine not classic enough for me good posing tho
>>11653581I hated the pre-posed features of it like the neck and waist and the cape while it looks good just reinforces that its a statue.
>>11648331What are the extra chains for?
>>11649185>At least with Japanese toys you're getting a decent product.Not for that price jump, in fact some are much more fragile for how small the joints and parts are. Hell some have paint apps that smudge easily. The cost in their case is more with volume made and the market's tolerance of the price.
>>11654150they are fragile and have paint apps that are easier to damage because their quality control assumes adults are collecting them and being careful with them.
>>11653581The biggest disappointment was the downgrade of the board with a nail in it by turning it into something more overdesigned and serious.
>>11648784I agree that prices are fucked for both NA and JP toys but square enix prices are retarded.Sub par products for absurd prices.
>>11648331Looks like High Grade sculpting at least. But this is what destroys their own customer base.
>>11661692Take a look at the gap between the chest and the midsection on the sides. Or the fact that it's smooth like newer DCMVs instead of extremely striated and detailed. MK11 Spawn is still better for the money
