megatronus wrote:william-james88 wrote:megatronus wrote:My one and only goal was to get the Marvel Legends box set. Mission accomplished - I'm happy I got my one 'must-have' item. I would have liked to get my hands on the Stormtrooper, or to get the Combiner Hunters set in with my ML order, but I didn't want to risk it.
It's amazing both TF exclusives (+KreO) are still in stock... the after market likely won't be kind to them.
I think it might be that there isnt the same interest as last year for the SDCC stuff, at least with Devy. This stuff is always more for the fans and their collector space and wallet might be limited to only one release for a guy that size and the general agreement is the Takara version is the preferred one.
Counterpoint: SDCC Metroplex sold like hot cakes (similar price point to Devy).
There's definitely a lack of interest compared to past years - most people seem to prefer the retail version of Devy, and the Combiner Hunters is more or less targeted at the IDW sub-niche of collectors. Tough market.
I gladly accept and expected that counter point. Counter Counter: there was debate over the superiority of that Metroplex and Takara's. There is less in terms of their devys. Both Metroplexes were the same mold with slightly different decos (and different extra little minifigs, IIRC) but with Devastator, Takara's has some new molding and can cost even less than the SDCC one.
And yes, the combinre hunters is a tough market. I could have seen the arcee mold do well at retail if sold individually simply because there is a hunger for that mold at retail.