Less than two weeks ago Sideshow's
Green Lantern Premium Format statue (1/4 scale) went up for pre-order for
$449.99. Today, pricing was revealed for their new Ralph McQuarrie Boba Fett Concept Artist series statue (1/5 scale) to be at
$424.99. Apparently Sideshow now believes the difference in price between the two scales should only be
$25.
The other interesting part of this development is that the first statue in the Ralph McQuarrie line (
the Stormtrooper) became available roughly two months ago for
$399.99. Both sport a predominantly white paint application and both have simplistic and small bases. Yet here is the new Fett statue, similar in execution, and it is now
$25 more than it's 2 month old predecessor.
Is this another one of those magical "inflation" price adjustments? Are the factories now demanding higher wages on a weekly basis? Is the value of polystone going up in dramatic fashion? Should I be investing in the stuff?
Obviously there is some sarcasm in those questions (not as much as you might think though), but the real question seems clear. Is Sideshow aiming to launch a flat fee to obtain ANY of their products across the board? That may sound ridiculous, but I never thought we'd see the day where the price difference between a 1/5 and 1/4 was practically non existent. I'd love to hear what else could POSSIBLY be occurring before our very eyes (yes, we can now see inflation in real time).