Marvelous Spidey Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 I'm pretty sure $4 is the standard price anymore. At least the last two series were that price in the US. Quote
appiah4 Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 I'm pretty sure $4 is the standard price anymore. At least the last two series were that price in the US. I was about to type NO then I had the common sense to check and it's true.. Yet the most I ended up paying for a blindbag of S15 was $3.00 and I even managed to grab some for $2.50.. Quote
Super Goblin Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Guess you guys are missing that he said in Oz which means he is in Australia where everything costs more. Quote
Tech Artist Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Guess you guys are missing that he said in Oz which means he is in Australia where everything costs more. Is there a reason for that? Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Is there a reason for that? Only lightningtiger can say for sure why he's in Australia, but I suspect it has to do with his being Australian. Quote
Marvelous Spidey Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Australia has its own currency. The AUD. Exchange rate probably makes it $5 Quote
Navy Trooper Fenson Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) Becuase of these six letters: D I S N E Y. Your version of the events: Price hike around Series 5 because Lego hates its customers Price hike with Simpsons line because of license Price hike stays with unlicensed figures because why the hell not Another price hike because of Disney even though the license price hike already came A much more realistic interpretation: Price hike around series 5 because of a rise of more complicated figures in the figures line (side printed legs, printed helmets and one-off moulds with all-round printing) Price hike with Simpsons because of new double-color moulding machines and even more parts with complicated printing becoming the norm Price hike stays because these machines are still in use in the normal figure series (even though they cut down their use immensely) No price hike for Disney because there is nothing warranting a hike Licensed themes are only more expensive because of an overabundance of complicated printed parts, figures and one-off moulds. Your idea is only valid if we talk about one-off special cases like the Star Wars episode 7 wave or the 2008 The Clone Wars summer wave, where the prices returned to normal with the very next wave released. A license profit percentage rate probably exists but is too low to have any effect on the price of something as cheap as blind bags. I doubt they can raise the blind bags prices any more now. Another hike and you burgers might as well just buy actionfigures or Mega Bloks. Hasbro Star Wars figures are 5,99$, Mega Bloks blind bags are still 2,99$, I wager other brands are cheaper. Edited March 21, 2016 by Navy Trooper Fenson Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Your version of the events: Price hike around Series 5 because Lego hates its customers Price hike with Simpsons line because of license Price hike stays with unlicensed figures because why the hell not Another price hike because of Disney even though the license price hike already came A much more realistic interpretation: Price hike around series 5 because of a rise of more complicated figures in the figures line (side printed legs, printed helmets and one-off moulds with all-round printing) Price hike with Simpsons because of new double-color moulding machines and even more parts with complicated printing becoming the norm Price hike stays because these machines are still in use in the normal figure series (even though they cut down their use immensely) No price hike for Disney because there is nothing warranting a hike That sounds dead-on to me, save for the timing of what hikes they've had; however, I think it's down to them raising the prices with different waves in different countries. Here in the U.S., for example, they started with Series 1 & 2 back in 2010 at an MSRP of just $1.99 per minifigure, then went to an MSRP of $2.99 starting with Series 3, and stayed there all the way until The Simpsons Series 1 when they went to $3.99, and that's where the pricing still is now, at least for us. As I understand it, though, in different countries they raised the prices at different times. I do agree that I don't see them going any higher right away; I don't think an MSRP above $4 would fly here, at least not yet. Quote
BrickFit26 Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Is there a reason for that? Maybe inflation has something to do with it also. Quote
Forresto Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 That sounds dead-on to me, save for the timing of what hikes they've had; however, I think it's down to them raising the prices with different waves in different countries. Here in the U.S., for example, they started with Series 1 & 2 back in 2010 at an MSRP of just $1.99 per minifigure, then went to an MSRP of $2.99 starting with Series 3, and stayed there all the way until The Simpsons Series 1 when they went to $3.99, and that's where the pricing still is now, at least for us. As I understand it, though, in different countries they raised the prices at different times. I do agree that I don't see them going any higher right away; I don't think an MSRP above $4 would fly here, at least not yet. Above $4 dollars? Oh god no. As it is three figures are worth the same as a SW battle pack which is considerably a better deal. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the collectible mini figure line a lot. Besides Star Wars it's the only theme I regularly buy any more. However the value of the $4 dollar price depends on the figure. There are ones like the Deep Sea Diver and Hazmat Suit Guy which I would pay $10 for. Many of the figures $4 dollars seems a bit much though, video game kid i'm looking at you. I am willing to roll with that though since again 3 for $12 isn't horrible. If they ever hike the price up like 3 for $15 then I may have to back from CM slowly and just brick link the ones I like Quote
Tech Artist Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Above $4 dollars? Oh god no. As it is three figures are worth the same as a SW battle pack which is considerably a better deal. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the collectible mini figure line a lot. Besides Star Wars it's the only theme I regularly buy any more. However the value of the $4 dollar price depends on the figure. There are ones like the Deep Sea Diver and Hazmat Suit Guy which I would pay $10 for. Many of the figures $4 dollars seems a bit much though, video game kid i'm looking at you. I am willing to roll with that though since again 3 for $12 isn't horrible. If they ever hike the price up like 3 for $15 then I may have to back from CM slowly and just brick link the ones I like Yea I'm not sure I'd buy a whole CMF line again at $5 per figure. That's a bit steep. Or I'd have to buy them at a much longer time frame which would essentially mean Bricklinking at one point. Quote
Another Brick In The Wall Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Maybe inflation has something to do with it also. The traditional excuses are a traditionally weaker currency (Australian exports are mostly primary resources as opposed to capital intensive goods), transportation costs for bulkier items, and historical reasons. Edited March 22, 2016 by Another Brick In The Wall Quote
Brickity Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 The last series I bought in Mexico were like 45 pesos which is pretty good. However, I skipped like 6 series and the S15 bags I bought were 70 :( Quote
appiah4 Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Maybe inflation has something to do with it also. There has been literally no inflation to speak of in the world in the last half a decade. There have even been periods of deflation. Moreover, with the level of oil prices as they are, plastic is cheap as dirt. The inflation story has no legs to stand on, I think a lot of the price hikes are not warranted. Edited March 22, 2016 by appiah4 Quote
Darth Wayne Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Well, in Germany, the last CMF series was still 2.99 euro in official Lego stores so... Quote
MAB Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 There wasn't a price hike for S5, not in UK (possibly all Europe). Series 1-4 were obviously very cheap in the US, compared to Europe. £1.99 UK, $1.99 US. I reckon they priced them cheap in the US to get the product selling in your market, then raised them to prices similar to Europe once the market was built in the US. Quote
BrickFit26 Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 There has been literally no inflation to speak of in the world in the last half a decade. There have even been periods of deflation. Moreover, with the level of oil prices as they are, plastic is cheap as dirt. The inflation story has no legs to stand on, I think a lot of the price hikes are not warranted. Well there goes my theory But i agree, that some of the price hikes are not warranted. Quote
Risgrynsgrot Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Price hike is because LEGO is doing too good. Same reason their Black Friday "sale" was a measly 5 % off (the year before that it was 10 % off) Quote
pittpenguin123 Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 wasnt it a rule to not complain about prices? i thought i just read that when i was refreshing my self with the rule list Quote
Captain Nemo Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 wasnt it a rule to not complain about prices? At the least its common courtesy. Everyone, let's not delve into the deep pit that is Lego cost complaining. It appears the final cost of this series is still disputed, so there's no point in arguing about hypotheticals. Let's focus on the figures instead please, not how much Disney wants our wallets--thank you! Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Let's focus on the figures instead please, not how much Disney wants our wallets--thank you! Indeed, since we all know the answer to that question anyway, which is "a whole bunch". Speaking of which, I'm guessing the fact that most of these are specific, unique characters and that there's just one "army builder", the Pizza Planet Alien, is why they're doing 18 figures in this series rather than 16 - though if so, it raises the question of why they didn't also do 18 characters per series for The Simpsons. Perhaps increasing the figure count just hadn't occurred to them yet, or they weren't yet set up for it production-wise? Anyway. I'm happy with what we've seen. I know many others aren't crazy about the Genie, but I think he looks fine. To me, the only "off" / weird-looking one is Captain Hook, but to me his figure doesn't look bad, just different from how we normally see him. It's just a little strange to see him more fully filtered through the traditional LEGO minifigure aesthetic than we usually see most minifigures of cartoon characters, but it's not as though Disney itself doesn't routinely do that with its iconic characters in its own merchandise (the Vinymation figures, for example). I plan to get this whole series. Despite being a Toy Story fan, though, who actually does army-build for that theme, I don't think I'm going to get a huge number of the Pizza Planet Aliens; I already have almost two dozen of them from the 2010 Toy Story sets. Though I totally understand the need for a new version of the figure for this Minifigures series, I do wish that the Pizza Planet Aliens weren't updated at all; it'd be easier to justify using this series to bump up my army a bit more if they all matched perfectly. That said, I am thinking of getting more than one of these new ones, though - perhaps three, to represent "the" three, while sticking with my existing ones for all the others. But I'm still trying to decide. I may get just one of these to complete this series and be done with it. Quote
Coopa182 Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Any thoughts on the quantities of each character per box? If they stick to 60 bags per box, do you think we will still get 3 complete sets per box? This would only leave 6 extra bags per box (18 x 3 = 54), which I would personally feel make me more inclined to buy a box, and there would be less 'rare' characters and most likely no "5 per box" ones if they made the 6 extra bags "4 per box". Quote
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