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Originally Posted by Synth

I completely agree the figure is not worth the price tag, unfortunately my nostalgia took over as both Thundercats and TMNT were huge for me back in the 80s and I do really like the new aesthetics, so much so that I'm willing to sell some of my vintage collection to fund these...
Looking at other lines like MOTUC, playing the waiting game might have the figure prices double to quadruple. In time the prices will go down I'm sure as demand will drop once we pass the retirement age (looking at the old Marx sets etc).
All these companies riding high over nostalgia of 80s and 90s kids seems like a swansong.
I do believe this is it for action figures as technology such as 3D printing keeps advancing and these prices are not sustainable.
As a parent I will not buy action figures of questionable quality over $20... The younger generation will have less and less attachment to action figures which began with Videogames.

Hey there’s nothing wrong with getting on this line, if I were a rich man I would be all over it, they would still be overpriced, but I guess I wouldn’t care as much then, as it stands I can either get like one of these a month, or 2 or 3 figures from other lines depending on what I’m getting, at the minute my priority in this hobby is growing collections I’ve already started, but like you I loved Thundercats, the nostalgia is tugging on me deep with this line, but I’ve invested that nostalgia into Neca’s TMNT toon figures, I’ve spent a silly amount of money on that line, and will continue to do so.

Whatever the future of action figures are, especially the ones aimed at us, I think this is the golden era, I don’t think it will ever be as good again as it is now, way too much product from too many companies, there are already lines that I really wanted to get on (looking at you G.I Joe Classified), but I had to make the decision that it’s just not viable, at the rate things are going there are going to be more and more I really want to get on but just simply cannot afford, I can’t be the only one in this boat, pretty soon you may have companies with loads of stock they just cannot shift because there isn’t enough money in collectors wallets, that can’t be a good thing for the future of this business.