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Originally Posted by K Dubious

I do think MU will still be collectable 15 years from now, but I also assume prices will drop, much like comparable Mass produced Toy-Biz 5 inch figures, where everything is $5 other than what was packed one per case.

For instance I never saw the Toy-biz MODOK when I was a kid, but last year I found it for $3.50 MOC, so he is now repainted and hanging out with a bunch of MU AIM soldiers.

Just a quick question, what is the most you would pay for a "rare" toy-biz figure from the 90's?

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Originally Posted by Nymesys Prime

I think by that time it will be like how it is now. realistically how many 50s-70s figures are in demand right now? hardly any...and if you look at vintage 80s-90s figures people want an arm and a leg for them..so most stay away due to the perceived value and pricing. Then there is that group that thing that the $110 for MP10 was too much and don't want to pay the $200+ he goes for now.

as for the toybiz question...I think it depends on what the figure is and how bad I want it...for reasons of my own I have paid upwards of $200 for certain figures/items that I wanted. As a completionist I couldn't relax until I had the "IT figure I needed...so it will vary person to person

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Originally Posted by Snowflakian

Personally, I think MU/MI will stay popular so long as produced. Probably even long after so long as a new better engineered 1:18th scale figure series for marvel isn't created by then.

A key factor on line popularity over long durations has a lot to do with articulation, detail, and scale. There are other variables to consider, but when you look at old school toybiz, much of what has gone dirt cheap is due to the lack of articulation compared to modern standards. The same happened in the line's heyday itself when they started leaning more towards staction/inaction figures.

When a figure is released of a character that is better articulated than its previous, the newer typically becomes the replacement for the older. When a figure got it right the first time, it typically is the one that'll stay in a collection. If it wasn't done right the first time, then it might be replaced for the more articulated version later.


It really varies from property to property, but there are certain mainstays when the initial ones are done right. MU/MI to me ranks around how Transformers Generations/Classics is a mainstay on resale value. They'll go up in value over time unless a comparable medium is available that outdoes the previous version of the same character. This is due to brand recognition as well as many other variables.


It's not about the newer or older, it's about which figure is the best representation. Amazing Spider-man 1's super articulated spider-man is still my movie-verse spider-man for that scale because it was done right from the start in comparison to the rest that have been made since. That's the one I'd expect that would go up in value unless a comparable updated version is created eventually. Even then, with the slight costume variations, I expect that figure will still hold value.

There are many factors to consider in this though. So it's a balancing act.

Speaking of Toybiz, I sold a bunch of my old ones for basically what I paid for at retail haha which is fine though Great points to all above though for sure^^^ Weren't the newer Toybiz figures just as articulated as the Hasbro legends now? Granted they weren't as attractive as the Hasbro ones for sure, I think that is one of the biggest appeal I realize why I prefer the Hasbro ones over the ToyBiz. Even though Toybiz had a heck a lot more better characters when it came to variety and very little repaints at all.