Balrog over $ 3000.-! CRAZY!

[Skulpturen]

Original Balrog (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=86935&item=6509839896&rd=1)

[RickDTM]

Ohhhh man....that's insane. Better not let the Eye see this or mine will be out the door and on eBay!!

[Comicboy]

Sonofabeeotch! Man people gots money to burn! It's tax time baby!!

[Skulpturen]

Rick, you have one? Lucky bastard! :)
I should have bought at least 10 of these when they were available... :banghead:

[RickDTM]

Rick, you have one? Lucky bastard! :)



I get that a lot.... :D Who knew that these things were going to go for this kind of mad money!?

[matthew smith]

this is the same guy who is buying the witch king for almost $2000.00, crazy

[RickDTM]

Amazing....

[Zurbaran1]

Yeah, I've been watching these closely lately. It seems there is a group of international (non US) bidders who have been running up some of the prices lately. There's a WiKi out there that is up around $2000, if it hasn't gone over. Crazy.

[RickDTM]

Yeah, I've been watching these closely lately. It seems there is a group of international (non US) bidders who have been running up some of the prices lately. There's a WiKi out there that is up around $2000, if it hasn't gone over. Crazy.

This can't last......can it?

[Zurbaran1]

I sure hope not. I want to make a run at one but these prices are just nuts.

[Skulpturen]

I want them too, but I'll wait 10 years till nobody is interested anymore... ;)

[Collection King 13]

Zurb is a LOTR mad man!!!!

[The General]

I wish I had one. :(

[Sniper]

WOW it is not even a bronze version and commands this much , too bad I was late,

[SWRN]

I, like many others, wish I had gotten into these when they first came out. I decided not to get into collecting them and now I kinda wish I had.
Do you think in 5-10 years these will be at more reasonable prices than they are now or will their value hold up long term?

[RickDTM]

Do you think in 5-10 years these will be at more reasonable prices than they are now or will their value hold up long term?


That's a good question. I think most of the Balrogs are now in the hands of the collectors who won't let them go, especially if they paid big money for them. That leaves less and less for the avg. schmo, and I would bet they hold their value for at least a few years. The furor might die down....at least until the Hobbit is released.

[Gruson]

Well,

It hit around $3800 around this time last year.

[Zurbaran1]

I, like many others, wish I had gotten into these when they first came out. I decided not to get into collecting them and now I kinda wish I had.
Do you think in 5-10 years these will be at more reasonable prices than they are now or will their value hold up long term?

Who knows? These things can be cyclical in nature. Look at the Bowen pieces, especially the Batman on Gargoyle.

But the LOTR generates so much interest and has such a large fan base these very well could maintain their value. The Balrog Flame of Udun release sure hasn't hurt the original Balrog at all.

I would guess those who have been paying the hefty prices would like to see them retain their value and those who want one are hoping they come down. As fewer find their way into the secondary market that could offset any loss in interest and keep the value up.

Time will tell.

[Zurbaran1]

WOW it is not even a bronze version and commands this much , too bad I was late,

That's Sniper. A day late and a dollar short. :laugh:

[Dizneeguy]

Yup, somebody got a deal when we sold our 'refurbished' one for $1800.00...but we've seen one go for $2600.00 at Wizard Texas...
-D

[Sniper]

That's Sniper. A day late and a dollar short. :laugh:
maybe a day late but never a dollar U mod scum!

[Shur-would!]

this is the same guy who is buying the witch king for almost $2000.00, crazy
He's only crazy after he actually sends the money!! :D
anyway
Tick-Tock
Place your bids!! :wink2:

[RickDTM]

Hi Ron! You're right....only if he fesses it up....

[Bullseye]

The wiki for $1800 is crazy money.

[Wayne Industries]

I saw this yesterday too......man I should've picked this up when it was only a $1000....

[OneOne78]

Rick, you have one? Lucky bastard! :)
I should have bought at least 10 of these when they were available... :banghead:
Damn...who knew?

[Ghost]

Oh I'll get one of these, if it's the last thing I do!