XM Studios Gambit 1/4 Statue

[Bmutha]

Originally Posted by aa909

I agree with you. But I stand by my original point... if XM was selling these pieces through local retailers in licensed regions the shipping costs wouldn't be cost-prohibitive. But XM is making this effort because they're selling a ton of stuff in unauthorized regions through grey market dealers and the buyers are choking on the shipping cost. XM's business model will collapse if they lose the (unlicensed) North American customer.

Not saying you are 100% wrong, but Europe is a big market, and is licensed too. I think retail costs are a high there partly because it still costs the retailers a lot to have the stock brought there. They also have customers that buy from them direct, but live in other countries...and they also have several worldwide licenses. They want to reduce the shipping costs across the board.

[loricstone]

Originally Posted by ComicJesus

The SS PF has that smoking portrait. That is something we may never see again in a licenced product.

Thank God...I hate anything that promotes tobacco use. Thank Frikkin God!!!!!

It's because of that which is why I much preferred the long hair.

[silentwinter92]

Huh, isn’t sideshow directly blocking xm from obtaining licenses in North America? I know their relationship is not on the best of terms.

From a business perspective, why would I even want to engage in a price war with a local monopoly retailer in the first place. I would rather target sectors of the region where it is equally hard/expensive to obtain sideshow pieces.

Yea their business model is going to fail, lol all these American tears.

[fsdre]

Love this XM statue!!!

[aa909]

Originally Posted by loricstone

Thank God...I hate anything that promotes tobacco use. Thank Frikkin God!!!!!

It's because of that which is why I much preferred the long hair.

Come on, we’re all adults. Do you “hate” all movies where a character is smoking? Did you walk out every X-men movie where Logan lights up a cigar?

[built2shred]

Originally Posted by silentwinter92

Huh, isn’t sideshow directly blocking xm from obtaining licenses in North America? I know their relationship is not on the best of terms.

From a business perspective, why would I even want to engage in a price war with a local monopoly retailer in the first place. I would rather target sectors of the region where it is equally hard/expensive to obtain sideshow pieces.

Yea their business model is going to fail, lol all these American tears.

SS just has the exclusives on the big 3 1:4 scale licenses.... DC, Star Wars and Marvel. I think Koto has the exclusive license on 1:6 Marvel...

The only 1:4 scale statues Prime 1 has sold were the DC's New 52, everything else is 1:3 scale to get around SS strangle hold on the 1:4 licenses..

XM can expand their business into North America but will have to do other scales like 1:3 and 1:6.... which looks like the direction they're going in.

[Nebulhym]

This is the kind of statue i need to see in person before making a judgment. But so far, it's looks pretty good!

[Zombiez]

This sideshow monoply has to be broken somebody should send disney a petition.

[Commander0Zero]

Originally Posted by Zombiez

This sideshow monoply has to be broken somebody should send disney a petition.

Disney sold it to them. Disney knows exactly what it's doing and its doing it for money. If Disney wanted it to it could sell the licenses to multiple companies in any territory. But why would they?

[Synzaic]

Originally Posted by Commander0Zero

Disney sold it to them. Disney knows exactly what it's doing and its doing it for money. If Disney wanted it to it could sell the licenses to multiple companies in any territory. But why would they?

For the reason you just said? Money?