[ShabbyBlue]

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Originally Posted by Vaportrail

That I don't get. Why don't some people like money?
It's the same thing with the Jaws figures coming out.. no Roy Scheider because his estate backed out.

Well it may have been that Scheider's estate wanted more money than NECA was willing to pay, rather than the estate just flat refusing. For all we know, an initial agreement was reached, which prompted the Brody preorder to go up, but then some lawyer or other person associated with the estate got greedy and came back asking for more money, forcing NECA to back out of the deal. That's just pure speculation on my part though.

But that's also why we can't get Jack Nicholson Joker figures because he wants way too much money for his likeness rights according to everyone who has ever attempted to do it (NECA, etc.) and so far Hot Toys has been the only one willing to pay since they could more easily recoup those costs on $200-300 1/6 scale Joker figures versus NECA/Mezco/etc. trying to sell $25-$40 6" figures.