"They are very limited. There are over 6 billion people on the planet. Capcom sells millions of Street Fighter games. So 800 or less statues is extremely limited no matter how you slice it.
The question you are trying to ask is, should we be making them more limited so they increase in value at a quicker pace.
As a business, we need to capitalize on the popularity of the Chun Li's and Sagats as that profit is what allows us to make the less popular characters. If we limited Sagat to 500 total pcs then the next time we have a flop, it would REALLY hurt us. By selling 800 Sagats we have now created a buffer to take a risk on a less popular character.
Also, I firmly believe that its not IF Guile and Bison will increase in value...its WHEN. Ken and Cammy were both available for LESS than retail after they came out...but a couple years later they started to increase in value and today they have close to tripled in value."
Just too bad Zangief was either considered unpopular or made before this policy
But seriously thats the best thing Ive seen said on this forum. Some people seem to think you make these statues to put food on their table and pay their bills.
.. Cult fans would love it but they'd have to know of its existence.. He is indeed an obscure character and I am in no rush for it the way I am say MK and SF, but even years down the road, I would love to see one done
