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Marvel Universe future?
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06-26-2012, 02:40 PM
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SH0CKWAVE
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I personally believe the rumors. Too many different people with too much good history as far as releases go have said the same thing: Outlook not so good.
That being said, now's the time I have to start making hard decisions. My entire joy in collecting this line was hunting them down and completing a collection 100%. If the line ends, there's no more to hunt, and once I hit 100%, there's nothing left to do. With the end of the line, the future of my collecting looks just as bleak.
Not to mention the fact that prices will begin to decline (if they haven't already), and everything I have will begin to lose value. Part of the reason I switched from comics to figures was because I felt (at the time) that figures can and often retain their value longer than any comic put out today. But look at even the great 90's toybiz figures, most of those aren't worth what they originally cost. Why? Because no one is continuing to collect the line. It's a niche collection item now, mostly fueled my nostalgia. Even while the older ML figures continue to retain their value, it's difficult to believe MU will. Who will still be looking for these if they can't start their collections at the local retail store?
So if the line turns out to be over, and all we get is what we know is coming, when do I stop? When do I sell? What do I do next? Do I even buy the rest?
I didn't even get a full year of collecting under my belt...
Put the gun down, Pete!
What makes you think MU value will not go UP once this hypothetical change takes place? You said ML holds its value but yet MU won't because collections can't be started at retail? That makes absolutely no sense, Nate. Is ML available at retail? Does that affect its value? No.
If anything, MU value will only go up because of the decrease in retail availability. That makes the line limited in numbers therefore less avail = higher demand for existing product.
There is no way any of us are EVER completing an entire Marvel Universe! Lol. That day might not ever happen so what's the use complaining about an incomplete line? There are plenty of customizers and existing fodder out there that Marvel 3.75" will ALWAYS be around... just not in snazzy packaging for basement toy store completionists like yourself.
Did the lack of availability kill value in lines like TF, GI Joe, and MOTUC? Uh nope.
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