Darkseid Deluxe Action Figure.... 89.95?

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Ouch. I've seen that price listed everywhere the solicitations have been released though!

Hoping DC just sent out the wrong info.

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The price seems to be about right considering they just released that $50 Mr. Freeze.

Blanka's picture
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Eh. They also listed Titan Joker for 79.95, but places are selling it for 57-58.

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Wow, I guess I had stopped paying attention to the prices on the deluxe figures, didn't realize they were getting up that high.

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According to the DC Collectibles press release on AFI, http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/main/dc-collectibles-to-unveil-stellar-line-up-of-new-toys-and-collector-items-at-san-diego-comic-con#more-49468, he is 13" tall, which seems a tad tall to me. Although, I don't have my Justice League comics in front of me, either . . .

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The insanely high prices have already priced me out of collecting DC Direct.

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seriously. i was pretty excited for the arkham croc... until i saw the price. $60?! damn! and he seems way too big.

Mightybedbug (not verified)

$80 for an Apocalypse figure? No thanks!

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GlobalDominationMachine wrote:
seriously. i was pretty excited for the arkham croc... until i saw the price. $60?! damn! and he seems way too big.

I just got him for $45 at BBTS, so I'm thinking the SRP's for these big guys are inflated.

And is Darkseid really that big in the DCnU?

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Did you mean Thanos? Because he's usually the go to comparison, and I assume you're trying to be snarky.

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Well now at BBTS he's $75. No way I'm paying that for a figure like that. Have these guys seen Marvel Select figures size and price?

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Considering the sheer awesomeness of the Play Arts figures that have been released for Arkham City/Asylum, why would anyone pay these insane prices for non-import figures? It's not like DCD has a long history of high-quality pieces, it's been my experience that while their toys may be great looking they are anything BUT durable. So if the choice is $57 for a bad a$$ Batman, Joker, Harley, Catwoman, and more coming soon or a $60 Mr. Freeze figure that is two POAs away from being a McFarlane statue... good night and good bye DCD.

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I started collecting action figures when I was a stereotypical POOR student back in the 80s (Kenner Super Powers) while "starving my way" through grad school, because:

1) I would have gleefully killed for any little, plastic, super hero "army man" back when I was a kid, and...
2) Action figures were so INEXPENSIVE!
3) Action figures were abundant & ubiquitous, hanging from pegs at every local toy store—even at drug stores, department stores & supermarkets! These were the pre-Internet days, remember...? PlayWorld, Kaybee, Sears, Target, etc?

When I (infrequently, I admit) dust off the hundreds of figures in my collection, perched on shelves throughout my house, I shudder to think how much it would co$t me to "replace" these nowadays with our trainwreck economy, with our increasingly worthle$$ currency (as Washington keeps printing those dollars), and with our utter, fawning dependence on the Red Chinese to prop up our failed welfare & entitlement state—and even to produce all those little American flags you saw fluttering in the breeze a few weeks ago.

And what brick & mortar toystore in its right mind would order more than a single case of ~$20 a pop action figures? That is simply not a realistic price-point for any mass market, lowest-common-denominator retailer.

I can only speak for myself, but I've been priced out of the market.

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I have to agree w/Scotty97. After seeing the latest DCD prices, I feel alot better about the import choices I make. I'd rather spend $30-70 for a much more articulated, durable figure than something that will crumble under my breath.

DCD *almost* had me when I went to go buy the Arkham Killer Croc, but the reports of broken limbs right out of the package scared me off.

I've found the increase price, reduction in size, & decrease in construction has really forced me to be more selective w/my toy purchases this year & my bank account seems much happier for it.