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Joe Moore · 08-29-2014, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Galaxy Of Rust

If Jakks Pacific can make 30" figures for $20-$30 & Mezco can make 16" Thundercats figures for $30-$40. Can somebody please explain why Gentle Giant & Mattel need to charge around $80?

These MOTU giants are very "GIANT" at 12". Judging by the example above it looks like the smaller the figure is, the larger the price tag. Can somebody try to make logical sense out of this? Pricing doesn't usually work this way. It's supposed be the larger an item gets the more it costs, not the other way around.

Tooling costs, materials used, factory used, and size of the run will all factor into the costs. With Gentle Giant those are fairly small runs of figures, especially compared to the Jakks stuff.

The Jakks stuff also uses a much lighter plastic to keep costs down so that they're more appealing to retailers, which Mattel and Gentle Giant don't do with their collector figures.

08-29-2014, 04:20 AM	#3
Joe Moore Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 34,369	Quote: Originally Posted by Galaxy Of Rust If Jakks Pacific can make 30" figures for $20-$30 & Mezco can make 16" Thundercats figures for $30-$40. Can somebody please explain why Gentle Giant & Mattel need to charge around $80? These MOTU giants are very "GIANT" at 12". Judging by the example above it looks like the smaller the figure is, the larger the price tag. Can somebody try to make logical sense out of this? Pricing doesn't usually work this way. It's supposed be the larger an item gets the more it costs, not the other way around. Tooling costs, materials used, factory used, and size of the run will all factor into the costs. With Gentle Giant those are fairly small runs of figures, especially compared to the Jakks stuff. The Jakks stuff also uses a much lighter plastic to keep costs down so that they're more appealing to retailers, which Mattel and Gentle Giant don't do with their collector figures. __________________