Will Hot Toys ever lose their value?

[thenammagazine]

nothing is guarantee look at the stock market.

 

[Marcus Wright]

nothing is guarantee look at the stock market.

So what?
Means we should make no predictions and just sit?

P.S. Lol at the above picture.

 

[mazda-rx7]

Hot toys will not loss their value because of people like me. I just sold my mark 2 and I regretted. So I bought another one mint for $500. I know people will say why I don't wait for mark 2 unleashed. To me it is a different figure from a different movie. Besides there's nothing like opening a new figure and enjoy it the seconbd time around. That's worth the money in my book.

 

[JAROTO]

Hot toys will not loss their value because of people like me. I just sold my mark 2 and I regretted. So I bought another one mint for $500. I know people will say why I don't wait for mark 2 unleashed. To me it is a different figure from a different movie. Besides there's nothing like opening a new figure and enjoy it the seconbd time around. That's worth the money in my book.

That would surely make HT not to lose their value, but I doubt there are many people like you. no offense.

 

[thenammagazine]

That would surely make HT not to lose their value, but I doubt there are many people like you. no offense.

I wouldn't discredit him too quickly. While albeit a small fraction, I wouldn't be surprised if seller's remorse has a card to play in the high pricing. You're more apt to pay more for something you've owned and want to have back because you miss it.

 

[mazda-rx7]

It's so true , It's like when your girlfriend breaks up with you and you want her back so badly, you will do anything to get her back. Buying the mark 2 again was like that for me, I was going through depression sad all the time and looking at the emptiness where mark 2 used to be. Arguing with friends and family for no reason , I felt so alone nobody understands what these figures meant to me . I could stare a it for hours at a time from the back to the front. I think I'm in love with a hot toy.

 

[thenammagazine]

It's so true , It's like when your girlfriend breaks up with you and you want her back so badly, you will do anything to get her back. Buying the mark 2 again was like that for me, I was going through depression sad all the time and looking at the emptiness where mark 2 used to be. Arguing with friends and family for no reason , I felt so alone nobody understands what these figures meant to me . I could stare a it for hours at a time from the back to the front. I think I'm in love with a hot toy.

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[ebor]

I wouldn't discredit him too quickly. While albeit a small fraction, I wouldn't be surprised if seller's remorse has a card to play in the high pricing. You're more apt to pay more for something you've owned and want to have back because you miss it.

I tend to agree. I remember my mother buying me a 3/4 SW Darth Vader for $2.99 back in 1977. I pestered her for days, and finally she relented and I had the evil Lord in my grubby 7 year old mits.

What I would give to have that feeling back now, these un-opened SW figs sell in the hundreds if not thousands of dollars now.

I imagine the same thing for younger collectors now, say in another 30+ years what will they pay for that feeling of satisfaction?

Nevertheless, I enjoy these figures and I don't see not enjoying them in the future, but who knows. My collecting habits have evolved during my years. From Lead AD&D figures to coins, comics, sports cards, boxing memorabilia, art and 'Toys.'

 

[Skiman]

@ Nam, never gets old.

 

[pchin]

HT collecting is the latest hi-end trend. As times goes by more & more new collectors will join in the bandwagon & the search/hunting cycle for older popular figs will start again & again. Over time, supply in the secondary market will be depleted hence pushing the price higher, that's why we can see some items in ebay fetching as high as $800-$1,000+! e.g. Batmobile, Batpod, Robocop, etc

So as of now most of the HT figs will indeed not lose their value.

 

[6joker9]

I think it depends on the actuel character aswell, look at the ht hicks, i heard he sold 4 alot a while back, but lately he is going for kinda cheaper than he use 2.

 

[EVILFACE]

Hicks was a sub $100 figure for a long time.

 

[6joker9]

Yes, but then he went way way up! And now he came back down, but still selling for more than retail back in the day.

 

[pepez]

Few months have passed. I guess we have the answer now. HT has no value now. The slap on the face was tumbler. Well before, they reissue by repaint the existing figure and I consider that WTF.. But relaunch is exactly the way it was with no improvement at all is too much.
HT will lose its value no question bout that. Thanks

 

[Moonloop]

Realistically, no. As long as the world is functioning and collectors still exist HT will never lose its value. You might lose $50 on a sale, but that's the worst of it....with the majority of the time you'll make more money and always make your money back.

It would really take a catastrophic event before HT items lost their value (e.g. the apocalypse).

Something losing its value is when you cannot sell it for retail anymore. Even with the Tumbler re-release, in a year I am sure you will be able to sell either version for retail, and still probably even make a profit. Maybe not as high of a price as before, but definitely it will hold its value.

 

[EXOTICLEX]

Can you sell an Indiana Jones DX for retail right? How about a Sao Feng?

 

[Predator1221]

Certain ones, sure--the Hot Toys Two Face figure has gone down considerably in value. Most likely figures will either maintain their value or go up.

I actually saw one go for over $200 the other day, so the two face was just a late bloomer I guess.

 

[EXOTICLEX]

Hot toys will not loss their value because of people like me. I just sold my mark 2 and I regretted. So I bought another one mint for $500. I know people will say why I don't wait for mark 2 unleashed. To me it is a different figure from a different movie. Besides there's nothing like opening a new figure and enjoy it the seconbd time around. That's worth the money in my book.

You don't happen to miss a t-1000 do you?

 

[EXOTICLEX]

I actually saw one go for over $200 the other day, so the two face was just a late bloomer I guess.

Whoever that was got ripped off. He's still cheap.

 

[Predator1221]

Whoever that was got ripped off. He's still cheap.

nope. I was watching 6 different two faces and all of them sold in auction with final bids ranging from $180.00-$210.00. He's probably up because of all the batman popularity, and the fact that he is the only one not being re-issued.