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@BrickDancer, I reckon it was sometime around late October/early November...
Buuuut, the two years before that each had two from DC & Marvel.
Basically, it's a guess at the moment...Simpsons? Scooby Doo? Star Wars (although never had a minifigure at SDCC before)?
We should find out w/i the next week as all of the exclusive news is flowing super fast.
I average around $200 - $250 when buying them. That's what my budget is each SDCC for each exclusive mini-fig.
Deals are there for sure the longer you wait.
2012: Mounted on card, no packaging
2013: Not mounted, in Blister pack
2014: Not mounted, in Blister pack
2015: Not mounted, in Blister pack
Do the SDCC minifigs raise in value similar to end of life sets such as the Town Hall? I'm guessing expensive straight after SDCC then dropping a bit in price a few months down the line as spoken about here but then I assume a steady climb in price? I ask not for resell purposes but to try and get an idea of what to prioritise as far as starting to collect them goes. I started to collect SW promo figs about 6 months ago and bought the cheaper ones first leaving CDV, Gold C3PO and NY Yoda to last. At the time CDV could be had for around £60-£70 but now he seems to be £80-£100!!
There are some fakes that have the packaging, but so far they all are pretty poor in comparison to the real thing. Easy enough to tell apart.
Yes, the SDCC minifigures do rise in price similar to end of life sets. There's typically a dip about 2-3 weeks after their release and then they stay pretty steady for a few months before slowly rising back up in price.
@BrickDancer - My average buy in prices for 2014 were:
Collector- $80
Batman- $140 (I never saw this one drop lower)
Unikitty- $75
Bard- The change I had left over from my purchases above.
As @samiam391 points out, there are lots of deals to be found if you are patient. I am not patient, I get my "precious" right away and then put them away and move onto something else.
Please note that I am quoting in CDN. I do pay higher because of the exchange rate and the ridiculous shipping costs.
Sometimes there are some really cool people that help me out south of the border, his name will remain nameless but he knows who he is.
Off to try and find my first SDCC superhero fig now. If anyone reading this has any they would like to sell drop me a PM :)
2011: ~$500 (not counting NYCC Superman which is anywhere from $500 to $800)
2012: ~$800
2013: ~$2,200
2014: ~$400
All in, you're looking at about $4,000 not including this year's set.
Yikes.
You know, until you just totaled it up there I never realized how expensive these stupid things are.
I think around the $4K mark, you can get the entire Modular series NIB. Or 2 'used' UCS Falcons. Or the Taj, Eiffel and Statue of Liberty all together.
Besides your collection and display are unparalleled in quality. Really can't compete with the excellence of your setup.
And I appreciate the thumbs up from a gentleman of your refined taste ;)
He is the only one missing, but that is buy choice. I only collect the ones that are not available in any other set.
Opps, sorry @BrickDancer
*hugs*
At 125 each, they are only just a smidge more rare than the SDCC Green Arrow which was 150 made. Followed by 2011 NYCC Superman and 2013 SDCC Black-suit Superman were both 200 made. But it's crazy how high the NYTF ones have gone up to when compared to Green Arrow at $600.
Hm... your numbers are a bit off.
200 for Superman 2011, 225 for Green Arrow, 225 for Black Superman.
Also in BIN/BO Green Arrow goes for a bit more.
On 2012 NYTF- They are certainly more difficult to get a hold of these days. I used to be able to acquire a couple sets here and there... but now I only have one waiting in the wings for me.
samiam391 said: Ha ha ha! Not by me - I was happy with my swap.
I was there that Sunday morning and didn't win so ended up having to buy him right there on the floor next to the booth. Imagine waiting all those hours to come up empty handed.
I was wondering if any of you very knowledgeable collectors would mind me sending you a PM as I find figs to buy just to run an experienced eye over the deal before I buy??
As for this year's exclusives, I'd love the Superman set, even though I'm not a huge Superman fan.
I still wonder about the line they put in the description of the Kwik-E-Mart ...
Snake (a.k.a. Jailbird) is exclusive to this set for fall 2015
Which makes it sound like he will appear somewhere (maybe with different print) in winter 2015 or later.
If you are displaying built sets, I cannot understand buying the rare comic con ones as they are just packaging and a common figure. That's why it wouldn't bother me if they did a Simpsons character that way, and repeated him in a set. But then, I don't display boxes, whether retail or promo.
so I thought I had done my research and had figured out that most of the SH exclusive minifigs came from the SDCC with the exception of Captain America and Iron Man from NYCC. But now I see Green Lantern was available from both!!!!