In defense of Mafex and S.H. Figurearts, they do have very impressive sculpt, paint, and articulation. Also they are imports from Japan, so that also factors into the price. Hasbro's figures are 100% overpriced though.
@@Galax4sure it looks good but it has major quality control issues the arm falls off the legs get wobbly and the peg for the sword breaks these are all reoccurring problems with almost every single trunks figure not saying that the price for all s.h products are unreasonable just saying that in the case of certain figures like the trunks it definitely is
Nah man. Injection moulding is expensive. Tooling the moulds are expensive. All painted figures, not just coloured plastic like the budget lines. Excellent engineering. Legends are overpriced considering how large the production runs are, but mezco are more like boutique figures that have low runs, soft goods (cloth clothing), along with mafex they offer multiple hands, heads and other accessories and stands that come with the figures. Also they aren't produced in China with cheap labour like Hasbro and McFarlane use. Mezcos are made in America and mafex are produced in Japan where the labourers are paid a fair wage and the product is made to a far superior quality. The profit margins are high, but your comment is entirely inaccurate.
Still doesn't make any sense. Bandai charges that high because they know people will buy their SHF figures no matter what and then blame it on "They're imports from Japan" or some other lame excuse.
I ain’t even hating. But Mafex brand is wayyy better than the toybiz figures. Articulation is very impressive, accessories are amazing, and overall the suits are really good.
the mafex spiderman fogure justifies its price with good sculpt. Alot of accesories and good articulation. I collect actionfigure myself and i know that these figures are worth the price
Yea me too and I own a bunch of mafex, shf, Marvel legends, McFarlane, etc and from experience they are worth the price and u said they don't have the same articulation as you biz and your right cause their better and have more range without breaking the sculpt
2:36. Ironically, before that they released an updated version of Carnage, which I have. In it, instead of prints, all the veins were made by a sculpture. But they put the old version in the sets, which is cheaper in production, but looks worse.
Do you even have a Mafex figure, My friend has the recent Comic Spidey and the Symbiote Spidey, and he let me play around with them, and they are more articulated than almost every Toybiz figure ever made
And with the Spider-man stuff they just do the bare minimum when it comes to the quality of the actual toy because they know that people will stilll buy it because "It's Spider man".
Oh Jesus so you are admitting that the action figure collecting is aimed at adults, not children yet you guys are saying that these toys are for children when they are not Children are now into electronics like Roblox and video games. They don’t have imaginations anymore, which is why they don’t care for playing with action figures or Barbie’s You was missing the point
@@StarBrickAnimations yeah I agree with that Hasbro and McFarlan toys should step of their game is honestly disappointing they did a good job like a year ago but now they can't even make a new sculpt for one of the best Spiderman game is just awful 😞
@@xviicii Toybiz focused more on articulation rather than sculpt, just look at their female figures, especially ones like Elektra, Black Cat and Rogue, and 99% of the time it doesn't look good Mafex focuses on both sculpt and articulation, and they work really well, just look at all the Spideys they made (except the 2 TASM ones as those are rather outdated and don't look that great nowadays)
not to much though, i mean SH spider man 2099 has a good sculpt and their charging for 300 dollars, bear in my mind, this figure has like less than 10 accessories. i mean there's definitely a few figures that have acceptable prices, but Christ
I just want to say that the main reason why Toy Biz went bankrupt is that the figures cost too low and that they weren’t making enough money because of these prices.
1:23 in all fairness marvel isn’t making the toys. The people who are making the figures also have to pay for the license to make the toys. That’s why marvel legends costs $27 while GI Joe and Transformers give you more for the same price. But besides that yeah everything should be like $8 cheaper taking inflation and licensing into account.
nah man I want cheaper toys too but you gave HORRIBLE arguments. Literally terrible arguments against price hikes. Not even gonna talk about inflation because that has affected every industry. Firstly, I know people who work in retail who have already debunked your first argument of adult collectors buying everything. You're dead wrong. Kids are still the major target audience and consumers in the toy industry. Only high end figures, mainly from import brands are having major adult consumers. Based on what salesmen in retail have told me in the communities I engage in, kids still are the main consumers of these toys so yes companies may have recognized adult audiences to be growing as consumers but they are nowhere near half the amount of consumers as compared to kids. You said Mafex is the same as Toybiz, you have to purposely be trolling to get a reaction out of people to make that statement because they are nowhere close to being the same. Horrible take in every possible angle. Hasbro is an American company and yes they could have increased prices a little but they are overdoing it and people hate on them which I agree because its almost the cost of an import, Lastly, import figures like Mafex have a lot of work done on them from the high quality sculpts to articulation and accessories so very poor comparison there. If you knew even a little about 3d modelling you would know how much work goes into making these things. Whole video seems like a troll and a random rant with no facts. Reason I wrote so much is because it just pisses me off when people spread misinformation and biased information while at it.
Mafex and sh figuarts have always been pretty pricey but its because they are actually very well sculpted and painted. They also have great articulation and tons of accessories plus they are imports
Comparing old Toy Biz figures to Mafex is actually insane. You could've done at least like 10 mins of research instead of just looking at the prices of things and calling it a day. There are many factors to be considered, especially since the figures are all the way from Japan. Even with the pictures shown, it's pretty easy to tell why they cost the way they do. Also, Big Bad Toy Store has shitty prices anyway, you can get Mafex and SHFiguarts for way cheaper with other means. The Hasbro prices are the only good point made.
Big bad toy store has a ton of stock so when for example that Spider-Man which is sold out now everywhere they can blow the price up because serious collectors will pay it I have that fig and it is amazing
it depends on how good the figure is mafex figures or sh figuarts make insanely detailed figures with really good articulation an plenty of accessories to play around with and being able to get mafex figures and sh figuarts figures in beautiful poses unlike a marvel legends figure thats why mafex and sh figuarts figures are so expensive they just make better figures
yeah even then no fig need to need to be priced that high, not trying to be mean but if you buy toys for 80+ dollars then you ether have to be rich or dumb
@@supermanandbatmanishere yes i understand that, but figures like sh figuarts are imports (from Japan i believe) and there are some cheaper sh figuarts that aren't 80+ dollars if you want to buy it cheaper sh figuarts go for 34.99 to 45+ and yes that is still expensive its not 80+ dollars or more, for a sh figuarts and i haven't bought a sh figuarts for over 80 dollars yet thats why i buy the (Somewhat) cheaper ones for 34.99 to 45+ dollars for sh figuarts i believe the figures go cheaper in stores instead of online. and sh figuarts also have better sculpts better paint like mafex as well thats why they are expensive like that.
I kinda agree with you on hasbro but just because the quality of their figures is shit most of the time. $25 isn't a bad price if they just put more effort into their figures. As for mafex and shf, they're collectors items and the price matches up with the quality (besides the qc issues but i haven't had any problems with that)
Kids DO still play with toys. If you give them the option of sitting in front of a screen all day, they’ll choose that option. But kids don’t get to choose what they do all day so that’s on the parents.
Um, cause some of those are for adult collectors and some of them are import figures made from Japan. Also, inflation so they would still cost more whether adults were buying them or not.
They make kids versions but the most you will see our things for adult collectors because there are kids versions of action figures that you can get for like five bucks
I think shf, Mafex, and more are expensive but are really great quality but it has come to me toys are getting to be higher and higher prices so I agree with you man, adults want there childhood back
Toybiz went bankrupt because they priced their things low Also I wouldn't spend more than 30 bucks on a Toybiz as you can get better figures like the SHF Kid Naruto for😊 the same price
Ali-Express bootlegs have been my official action figures plug for a solid 2 year's now, and I'm never going back The quality is insanely good for a $15-30 action figure which Is around $100 cheaper than the originals
As a Lego collector I completely agree. People snatch a shit load of the figures then hike the price up online cause they know people will pay it. It especially sucks cause I’m someone who still loves just to play with my toys and put them up in a shelf to look nice. And I just want toys from my childhood cause they comfort me and make me happy. But these other desperate collector’s have just ruined the value you of the toys. Theirs this one lego Castle set I use to love playing with as a kid and it was only 19.99 which for the set was good value for legos. Now a days it’s over 100 fuckin dollars cause I guess people can’t help but by the fuck out of them so they can make armies to put on their shelf and collect dust forever
I collect mafex. Shf. High end collector stuff. If you know what youre getting into. With the technical engineering going on with overseas products along with build and paint quality.
That mafex Spider-Man man on Bing bad toy store is a bad example they are quite hard to get hold of now hence the price I paid around 70 dollars for mine and it is an incredible figure the best Spider-Man at that scale for sure
In all fairness, MAFEX, SH Figuarts and Figma offer much with about 80-100$ price because they have TONS of accessories, impressive sculpt and insanely articulated, and I want to mention the fact that I saw a shirtless Gojo statue figure (that ISN'T articulated with barely any accessories) for 500$ online. I don't much about Figma (because I'm a Marvel collector), but I'm sure they are cooking with their Demon Slayer figures. About Hasbro; The GI Joe figures are either perfectly priced or underpriced as they are amazingly sculpted with mindblowingly good animal figures for only about 20-30$. I'd say the Black Series Star Wars is kind of overpriced, you are paying about 20$ for decent articulation with a few accessories (looking at you, 50$ Dark Revan with poor *ss articulation with only 2 accessories). Marvel Legends is a little conflicted, they are overpriced with charging a full 20$ for no effort-placed figures such as Darwin (Bonebreaker Wave) & Cannonball (Wendigo Wave?), but they also charge only 20$ for spectacular figures such as Doctor Doom (Super Skrull Wave) or Beast (Retro), so Marvel Legends is kind of in the middle of perfectly priced and overpriced. I swear, the fact bro stated that MAFEX & Toybiz are the same quality is wild 💀 You just provided proof that you are not a figure collector, talking sh*t about figures. Have you touched a MAFEX before? I'm not saying Toybiz has a bad quality, I'm saying that their quality is too outdated to be considered on par with MAFEX.
well its because the screenshot who the creator showed is from "bbts" which is known for being overpriced. The figure he showed can be found in different places for around 50 dollars
I miss when we could have fun as kids, i miss when action figures costed from 10 to 20, now action figures cost 130, like what the hell, i guess action figures are exclusive to adults now, guess we can only have games and legos now, just wow.
they still do... he showed figures that targeted towards adult and teen collectors that are from Japan and are extremely high quality. In Japan that 95 dollar figure he showed is only around 60 or 70 dollars in Japan. You are obviousy referring to figures that most likely had 5 points of articulation and has cheap paint jobs. Those figures still exist
"A small price to pay for Salvation." Nah but fr tho toybiz was spoiling us with their figures nowadays you pay $28 bucks for a re-release of already crap figure but with less accessories HECK some come at that price and like NO ACCESSORIES BRO, I mean that's just Hasbro but still man
I mean SHF Kid Naruto is only 30 bucks yet he has better articulation than every Toybiz figure and comes with tons of accessories Also Toybiz went bankrupt because they priced their figures so low
People in the comments really defending $100 action figures 💀.You can’t use the “high quality” excuse since the quality control for these figures have gotten worse while the prices have gone up.
Hasbro $50 sets never sell they get deep discounts and then sell. The only toys youll find at the store are mostly in the $10-35 range. Mafex and tamashii nations are Japanese brands that people import and then mark up even more. Theyre made specifically for adult collectors. People who have careers and expendable income. When I was going to college I had no interest in these things anyway. They don’t produce beer or women. Long story short be selective and buy directly from Japan idk
Lol no way you think mafex figures have worse articulation than the super articulated toy biz ones. Like yeah, it’s different, *because it’s better*. Mafex is worth the 60-70 bucks it costs to buy. The extra 20 is due to import costs from Japan.
It's crazy how the jada toys Chester cheetah is $25 and mafex and sh figuarts can go up to $115 and even more. You're definitely paying a massive premium like cmon now look at the Chester cheetah and look at mafex riddler.... even considering import costs and stuff like how is Chester cheetah a fourth of the price it's crazy
Jada makes good figures but mafex is worth 2-3x as much (which is what they cost before import costs). The riddler is a bad example because mafex actually keeps prices for their higher quality figures down by also selling figures that come with less stuff for the same price. For instance magneto and gambit cost the same as hush joker despite coming with a lot more stuff. Either way mafex figures are insanely high quality and overall better than jada. You can argue about value for money but the quality is undoubtedly higher.
FAX dont get me wrong the figures are good but at the end of they day THERE TOYs they have no reason for them to be that high. they should only cost 10-75$ MAX no reason for anyone to price a fig for 100+ dollars. yes good plastic but its 1 action fig they takes up less plastic then a lego set with 100 bricks, but cost the same??. not only that the market for action figures is low so not much people even want action figures anymore. if you by a fig for over 80$ just for you to pose the thing for the next 5yrs then your getting scammed
This guy, this non collector just called this super good figures “toys!?” What’s wrong with you these are not toys they are not made for children. Not trying to be rude
In defense of Mafex and S.H. Figurearts, they do have very impressive sculpt, paint, and articulation. Also they are imports from Japan, so that also factors into the price. Hasbro's figures are 100% overpriced though.
Not at all anymore
@@Obistopmotions What?
@@figuremotion2369 did you see the price of Trunks and Captain Marvel and how bad they are?
@@Obistopmotions Trunks is only 60 and still looks good
@@Galax4sure it looks good but it has major quality control issues the arm falls off the legs get wobbly and the peg for the sword breaks these are all reoccurring problems with almost every single trunks figure not saying that the price for all s.h products are unreasonable just saying that in the case of certain figures like the trunks it definitely is
As a person who worked in like merchandising s and stuff. The product should cost only 5% of its selling value. I am serious.
Makes sense since even the budget 20$ figures can go on sale for as low as 5$, made me wonder how much they cost to make
Nah man. Injection moulding is expensive. Tooling the moulds are expensive. All painted figures, not just coloured plastic like the budget lines. Excellent engineering. Legends are overpriced considering how large the production runs are, but mezco are more like boutique figures that have low runs, soft goods (cloth clothing), along with mafex they offer multiple hands, heads and other accessories and stands that come with the figures. Also they aren't produced in China with cheap labour like Hasbro and McFarlane use. Mezcos are made in America and mafex are produced in Japan where the labourers are paid a fair wage and the product is made to a far superior quality. The profit margins are high, but your comment is entirely inaccurate.
There are also licensing fees for stuff like marvel that up can increase the cost
not when it comes to stuff like mafex dude
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You’re missing the part that the 100$ plus figures are IMPORTS FROM JAPAN it’s the us based company’s charging 94.99 with the up charge.
Still doesn't make any sense. Bandai charges that high because they know people will buy their SHF figures no matter what and then blame it on "They're imports from Japan" or some other lame excuse.
True but hasbro sells 2 packs for 50 bucks
I ain’t even hating. But Mafex brand is wayyy better than the toybiz figures. Articulation is very impressive, accessories are amazing, and overall the suits are really good.
the mafex spiderman fogure justifies its price with good sculpt. Alot of accesories and good articulation. I collect actionfigure myself and i know that these figures are worth the price
Yea me too and I own a bunch of mafex, shf, Marvel legends, McFarlane, etc and from experience they are worth the price and u said they don't have the same articulation as you biz and your right cause their better and have more range without breaking the sculpt
The first Mafex Spider-Man came with a bunch of accessories and now it’s rare as hell and I’m happy to own it
No it doesn’t
2:36.
Ironically, before that they released an updated version of Carnage, which I have. In it, instead of prints, all the veins were made by a sculpture. But they put the old version in the sets, which is cheaper in production, but looks worse.
Do you even have a Mafex figure,
My friend has the recent Comic Spidey and the Symbiote Spidey, and he let me play around with them, and they are more articulated than almost every Toybiz figure ever made
And with the Spider-man stuff they just do the bare minimum when it comes to the quality of the actual toy because they know that people will stilll buy it because "It's Spider man".
When high quality stuff costs alot 🤯🤯🤯
Literally
Oh Jesus so you are admitting that the action figure collecting is aimed at adults, not children yet you guys are saying that these toys are for children when they are not
Children are now into electronics like Roblox and video games. They don’t have imaginations anymore, which is why they don’t care for playing with action figures or Barbie’s
You was missing the point
@@Christian_Ada1 I never said that bruh are you seeing shit?💀
@@cruelcraft5559 bros actually tweakin
@@Keolas_multiverse having a schizophrenic breakdown💀
This whole video sounds like my brother not understanding how $44usd for a Figma Gridknight SSSS.Dynazenon ver. new in box is a good deal.
Your saying a toy biz spider man has the same articulation as a mafex sure bro sure you’ve obviously never had a mafex figure
Mf doesn't know about how many goddamn advancements they've made lmao
Still. It doesn't have to cost $90- 94.99 my bad
@@StarBrickAnimations yeah I agree with that Hasbro and McFarlan toys should step of their game is honestly disappointing they did a good job like a year ago but now they can't even make a new sculpt for one of the best Spiderman game is just awful 😞
@@xviicii Toybiz focused more on articulation rather than sculpt, just look at their female figures, especially ones like Elektra, Black Cat and Rogue, and 99% of the time it doesn't look good
Mafex focuses on both sculpt and articulation, and they work really well, just look at all the Spideys they made (except the 2 TASM ones as those are rather outdated and don't look that great nowadays)
@@StarBrickAnimationsThey come from Japan in Japan they are $50
For companies like mayfex they do have really good articulation sculpt and paint and a ton of accessories, which I think makes it justifiable.
not to much though, i mean SH spider man 2099 has a good sculpt and their charging for 300 dollars, bear in my mind, this figure has like less than 10 accessories. i mean there's definitely a few figures that have acceptable prices, but Christ
@@legogeneralgrievous3958I will admit that some times they’re just trying to get more money out of us
@@legogeneralgrievous3958its $130 still high but not 300
it also depends where you live tho because the retail price of the 2099 figure where I live is only 100
@@legogeneralgrievous3958the price is not 300$, unless you live in Canada or Europe or something.
As a kid collector, I believe some of them are worth it.
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I just want to say that the main reason why Toy Biz went bankrupt is that the figures cost too low and that they weren’t making enough money because of these prices.
1:23 in all fairness marvel isn’t making the toys. The people who are making the figures also have to pay for the license to make the toys. That’s why marvel legends costs $27 while GI Joe and Transformers give you more for the same price. But besides that yeah everything should be like $8 cheaper taking inflation and licensing into account.
nah man I want cheaper toys too but you gave HORRIBLE arguments. Literally terrible arguments against price hikes. Not even gonna talk about inflation because that has affected every industry.
Firstly, I know people who work in retail who have already debunked your first argument of adult collectors buying everything. You're dead wrong. Kids are still the major target audience and consumers in the toy industry. Only high end figures, mainly from import brands are having major adult consumers. Based on what salesmen in retail have told me in the communities I engage in, kids still are the main consumers of these toys so yes companies may have recognized adult audiences to be growing as consumers but they are nowhere near half the amount of consumers as compared to kids.
You said Mafex is the same as Toybiz, you have to purposely be trolling to get a reaction out of people to make that statement because they are nowhere close to being the same. Horrible take in every possible angle.
Hasbro is an American company and yes they could have increased prices a little but they are overdoing it and people hate on them which I agree because its almost the cost of an import,
Lastly, import figures like Mafex have a lot of work done on them from the high quality sculpts to articulation and accessories so very poor comparison there. If you knew even a little about 3d modelling you would know how much work goes into making these things.
Whole video seems like a troll and a random rant with no facts. Reason I wrote so much is because it just pisses me off when people spread misinformation and biased information while at it.
You nailed it!
Actually the target audience now is my balls 🤣🤣😂🤓🤓🤓🤓
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@@christianwilliam8609 dude you’re watching a video about action figures costing too much. We’re literally all “🤓”
Perfectly said, especially the last line.
Mafex and sh figuarts have always been pretty pricey but its because they are actually very well sculpted and painted. They also have great articulation and tons of accessories plus they are imports
Comparing old Toy Biz figures to Mafex is actually insane.
You could've done at least like 10 mins of research instead of just looking at the prices of things and calling it a day. There are many factors to be considered, especially since the figures are all the way from Japan. Even with the pictures shown, it's pretty easy to tell why they cost the way they do. Also, Big Bad Toy Store has shitty prices anyway, you can get Mafex and SHFiguarts for way cheaper with other means.
The Hasbro prices are the only good point made.
where else can you get better prices? honest question, i'm kinda new to collecting stuff and everything is so expensive
@@crissthoughts.7811HLJ and plazajapan have great prices
Big bad toy store has a ton of stock so when for example that Spider-Man which is sold out now everywhere they can blow the price up because serious collectors will pay it I have that fig and it is amazing
What kinda fanboy dumb are you?
Because you can do a difference between toy and figures
it depends on how good the figure is mafex figures or sh figuarts make insanely detailed figures with really good articulation an plenty of accessories to play around with and being able to get mafex figures and sh figuarts figures in beautiful poses unlike a marvel legends figure thats why mafex and sh figuarts figures are so expensive they just make better figures
yeah even then no fig need to need to be priced that high, not trying to be mean but if you buy toys for 80+ dollars then you ether have to be rich or dumb
@@supermanandbatmanishere yes i understand that, but figures like sh figuarts are imports (from Japan i believe) and there are some cheaper sh figuarts that aren't 80+ dollars if you want to buy it cheaper sh figuarts go for 34.99 to 45+ and yes that is still expensive its not 80+ dollars or more, for a sh figuarts and i haven't bought a sh figuarts for over 80 dollars yet thats why i buy the (Somewhat) cheaper ones for 34.99 to 45+ dollars for sh figuarts i believe the figures go cheaper in stores instead of online. and sh figuarts also have better sculpts better paint like mafex as well thats why they are expensive like that.
@yrusjr2786 Yeah fr tho if your buying a figuart or mafex in japan then its like $40 to $😊50
also things just cost more money these days especially with imports from japan
@@YRUSJR2 Yeah some mfs still think theese toys are sum you could fond in stores
I kinda agree with you on hasbro but just because the quality of their figures is shit most of the time. $25 isn't a bad price if they just put more effort into their figures. As for mafex and shf, they're collectors items and the price matches up with the quality (besides the qc issues but i haven't had any problems with that)
Yeah, some Hasbros aren't bad for 25 bucks.
Thumnail: mafex (not a toy)
The bio: why are toys so expensive
Thumbnail is an action figure made by "Medicom *Toy"* I call them action figures but they are still a toy.
Kids DO still play with toys. If you give them the option of sitting in front of a screen all day, they’ll choose that option. But kids don’t get to choose what they do all day so that’s on the parents.
Keep your kids off the 120 dollar imports from japan with 50 points of articulation
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I miss Superhero mashers
What being dropped on the floor as a baby does to a man.
toybiz literally went bankrupt because their figures were so cheap like bro what is ur argument
Bro he never said toy biz was better he said toy biz has better articulation then mafex
@@dianejackson1329 hes pretty much saying toys should go back to the prices they were
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Lot’s stuff for a small price was mainly a toy byz thing…………………and that’s why they got bankrupt
Buy mezco toys you at least know and feel these guys put work in their figures
Um, cause some of those are for adult collectors and some of them are import figures made from Japan. Also, inflation so they would still cost more whether adults were buying them or not.
bros fluent in yapanese
They make kids versions but the most you will see our things for adult collectors because there are kids versions of action figures that you can get for like five bucks
I think shf, Mafex, and more are expensive but are really great quality but it has come to me toys are getting to be higher and higher prices so I agree with you man, adults want there childhood back
i loved the seinfield cutaway
Mafex figures are imported and way higher quality than anything Toybiz put out. Hasbro figs are overpriced though, but easy to get on sale.
It’s not kids toys anymore, it’s adult toys😭
That's why i make my own action figures
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This is the truth man! Toybiz had low prices and now its super expensive
Toybiz went bankrupt because they priced their things low
Also I wouldn't spend more than 30 bucks on a Toybiz as you can get better figures like the SHF Kid Naruto for😊 the same price
@@UchihaMadara-e6u bruh idk not into anime figs i just collect marvel and dc figs and i know the boomers were like we aint spendin on deez
There are around 8 billion people on earth, they sell these at that price because enough people buy them anyway.
Ali-Express bootlegs have been my official action figures plug for a solid 2 year's now, and I'm never going back
The quality is insanely good for a $15-30 action figure which Is around $100 cheaper than the originals
As a Lego collector I completely agree. People snatch a shit load of the figures then hike the price up online cause they know people will pay it. It especially sucks cause I’m someone who still loves just to play with my toys and put them up in a shelf to look nice. And I just want toys from my childhood cause they comfort me and make me happy. But these other desperate collector’s have just ruined the value you of the toys. Theirs this one lego Castle set I use to love playing with as a kid and it was only 19.99 which for the set was good value for legos. Now a days it’s over 100 fuckin dollars cause I guess people can’t help but by the fuck out of them so they can make armies to put on their shelf and collect dust forever
Sometimes it depends on where you’re buying them
as a child i still play with toys not just collect i play to
This is why i haunt Mercari.
This was a fire video bro you're pretty underrated. Just subscribed.
The mafex example is wrong because the price you showed is a reseller price, the real one is about 40 usd
fr this guy is clueless
Real shit 🦧
That’s why I love you (no homo)
I collect mafex. Shf. High end collector stuff. If you know what youre getting into. With the technical engineering going on with overseas products along with build and paint quality.
i mean you aint wrong, i will still be spending 50-90€ a figure of S.H.f because theyre neat
100+ dollars for a figure with pieces that fall off when you slightly touch them (cough cough sh monster arts FW goji cough cough) is crazyy
Idk man sounds like POOR
That mafex Spider-Man man on Bing bad toy store is a bad example they are quite hard to get hold of now hence the price I paid around 70 dollars for mine and it is an incredible figure the best Spider-Man at that scale for sure
this guy needs more recognition
He needs to do more research.
Honestly if that price is too much find a bootleg
Yeah my Mafex Spider-Man's leg snapped right out of the box.
They’re so expensive now JEEZ😭
In all fairness, MAFEX, SH Figuarts and Figma offer much with about 80-100$ price because they have TONS of accessories, impressive sculpt and insanely articulated, and I want to mention the fact that I saw a shirtless Gojo statue figure (that ISN'T articulated with barely any accessories) for 500$ online. I don't much about Figma (because I'm a Marvel collector), but I'm sure they are cooking with their Demon Slayer figures.
About Hasbro; The GI Joe figures are either perfectly priced or underpriced as they are amazingly sculpted with mindblowingly good animal figures for only about 20-30$. I'd say the Black Series Star Wars is kind of overpriced, you are paying about 20$ for decent articulation with a few accessories (looking at you, 50$ Dark Revan with poor *ss articulation with only 2 accessories). Marvel Legends is a little conflicted, they are overpriced with charging a full 20$ for no effort-placed figures such as Darwin (Bonebreaker Wave) & Cannonball (Wendigo Wave?), but they also charge only 20$ for spectacular figures such as Doctor Doom (Super Skrull Wave) or Beast (Retro), so Marvel Legends is kind of in the middle of perfectly priced and overpriced.
I swear, the fact bro stated that MAFEX & Toybiz are the same quality is wild 💀 You just provided proof that you are not a figure collector, talking sh*t about figures. Have you touched a MAFEX before? I'm not saying Toybiz has a bad quality, I'm saying that their quality is too outdated to be considered on par with MAFEX.
I just want to play with a cool Spidey figure :(
The reason why toys are cheap now to is because
Toys are made to break so kids beg to get a another one
The figures can have good sculpt and shit but paying 100 f-ing dollars for a plastic ass toy is crazy
Fax
Wonder if you've spent money on pixels when you've played DBL.
@@JBonjubia nop, im a free to play player and i have never ever spent on dbl, unlike other TH-camrs
well its because the screenshot who the creator showed is from "bbts" which is known for being overpriced. The figure he showed can be found in different places for around 50 dollars
1:57 why do you have to call me out like that bro
Resellers, they make it any cheaper, they just buy more. Blame resellers. Eat the resellers.
$10 in 2001 vs $25 in 2024 same shit bro😂
I miss when we could have fun as kids, i miss when action figures costed from 10 to 20, now action figures cost 130, like what the hell, i guess action figures are exclusive to adults now, guess we can only have games and legos now, just wow.
they still do... he showed figures that targeted towards adult and teen collectors that are from Japan and are extremely high quality. In Japan that 95 dollar figure he showed is only around 60 or 70 dollars in Japan. You are obviousy referring to figures that most likely had 5 points of articulation and has cheap paint jobs. Those figures still exist
I mean GXK toys have decent prices
"A small price to pay for Salvation." Nah but fr tho toybiz was spoiling us with their figures nowadays you pay $28 bucks for a re-release of already crap figure but with less accessories HECK some come at that price and like NO ACCESSORIES BRO, I mean that's just Hasbro but still man
I mean SHF Kid Naruto is only 30 bucks yet he has better articulation than every Toybiz figure and comes with tons of accessories
Also Toybiz went bankrupt because they priced their figures so low
because they’re so greedy they don’t even care about the fans at all
Japanese imports are normally a lot
People in the comments really defending $100 action figures 💀.You can’t use the “high quality” excuse since the quality control for these figures have gotten worse while the prices have gone up.
Hasbro $50 sets never sell they get deep discounts and then sell.
The only toys youll find at the store are mostly in the $10-35 range.
Mafex and tamashii nations are Japanese brands that people import and then mark up even more. Theyre made specifically for adult collectors. People who have careers and expendable income. When I was going to college I had no interest in these things anyway. They don’t produce beer or women. Long story short be selective and buy directly from Japan idk
Lol no way you think mafex figures have worse articulation than the super articulated toy biz ones. Like yeah, it’s different, *because it’s better*. Mafex is worth the 60-70 bucks it costs to buy. The extra 20 is due to import costs from Japan.
i might of just paid 95 dollars for the same figure as my pfp but the suit is more blue and has a crappy plastic and made by hasbro
NOT SQUIDWARD VOICING THE NERD😭
It's crazy how the jada toys Chester cheetah is $25 and mafex and sh figuarts can go up to $115 and even more. You're definitely paying a massive premium like cmon now look at the Chester cheetah and look at mafex riddler.... even considering import costs and stuff like how is Chester cheetah a fourth of the price it's crazy
Mafex are cheaper if you get them in Japan. The plastic quality is also better. Jada definitely makes great figures though.
Jada makes good figures but mafex is worth 2-3x as much (which is what they cost before import costs). The riddler is a bad example because mafex actually keeps prices for their higher quality figures down by also selling figures that come with less stuff for the same price. For instance magneto and gambit cost the same as hush joker despite coming with a lot more stuff. Either way mafex figures are insanely high quality and overall better than jada. You can argue about value for money but the quality is undoubtedly higher.
@@yitterskitter5223 Yup. The plastic quality is way better.
SHF Kid Naruto is $30 tho
@@UchihaMadara-e6u Yeah, SHF has entry figures at good prices.
I want wall to go look at jakks pacific sonic 3 figures
Cheap plastic expensive price
Bro shut up it’s just a hobby some people do and that doesn’t make people losers or nerds for liking it
Yeah, why
I just copped mafex Ben Reilly for 200 🎉 (☹️)
True that
What are you talking about the mafex is good
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They are higher quality
FAX dont get me wrong the figures are good but at the end of they day THERE TOYs they have no reason for them to be that high. they should only cost 10-75$ MAX no reason for anyone to price a fig for 100+ dollars. yes good plastic but its 1 action fig they takes up less plastic then a lego set with 100 bricks, but cost the same??. not only that the market for action figures is low so not much people even want action figures anymore. if you by a fig for over 80$ just for you to pose the thing for the next 5yrs then your getting scammed
its because of adults
Bro mafex is superior what???? Toybiz figures are outdated, as they should be.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Do some research next time or do another thing if you just wanted a funny edit.
This guy, this non collector just called this super good figures “toys!?” What’s wrong with you these are not toys they are not made for children. Not trying to be rude
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No
When figures cost a lot to make so they make them cost a lot 💀get a Brain
Your very very out of touch