[AlanThCollector]

As someone who has had issues with NECA’s price hikes for years now I knew this day was coming. To help out things into perspective it wasn’t long ago when a Predator 2 pack cost you between $30-$40. The same 2 pack now will cost you $55-$65.

Their last Predator series (series 18) could cost you on average $70-$75 when they used to set you back $50-$60.

Before the year is over I’d be surprised if the last Ultimate Lost Tribe members will be over $45-$50 a figure and if you think this price hike is exclusive to their Predator figure just wait until the Sarah/ John Connor 2-pack hits at $60+ or there non ultimate releases start creeping up to the $30-$35 mark. In some cases they already have.

Essentially you’re getting one figure with a few more accessories for the Price of two and soon it will be for the price of three. That’s the metric I go by when I’m buying a figure and the price is getting of hand now. My fear is that it’s related to overall sales and no matter how good these figures look you will sell less of them at a higher price point. These new ultimates don’t include much more than the Ultimate City Hunter and that was $22-27 when that came out and was rereleased.

With that said these figure look phenomenal and I can’t wait to add two of each member to my collection so I can display them in their classic looks and their upgraded looks. I’ll just try to forget that it will set me back about $600-$700 to do that.