Originally Posted By kennect Has anyone else seen this yet? I can't believe Disney had to go and throw this one at me at a very poor time in my life...Still though I bought it...I hope this doesn't reflect the new trend since I can't afford it...Link below... <a href="http://disneyshopping.go.com/DSSectionPage.process?Merchant_Id=2&Section_Id=14340&Product_Id=195134&CLK=DS_11776_PRVRV3_IMG" target="_blank">http://disneyshopping.go.com/D SSectionPage.process?Merchant_Id=2&Section_Id=14340&Product_Id=195134&CLK=DS_11776_PRVRV3_IMG</a>
Originally Posted By lesmisfan ooooh i like the white witch big fig! wish i could get that and the hatbox big fig.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Has anyone else seen this yet?>> Not until now... he's cute. <<I can't believe Disney had to go and throw this one at me at a very poor time in my life...Still though I bought it...I hope this doesn't reflect the new trend since I can't afford it>> You can't afford it, and yet you bought it?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Ease up, it's limited to only 500...thats pretty significant. I wish I had bought one of the giant hand carved wooden Mickeys a few years ago when they were on. I don't remember the edition size but it was like only 10, and was like 5 feet tall. They cost $10,000 or so though and I didn't have the money. They are all long gone now.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Ease up, it's limited to only 500...thats pretty significant>> I guess. I used to think that way, but I don't anymore. I mean, I don't care if it's limited, and that I might miss out. There will always be things that I will miss out on, because I will never have enough money. So I've learned to enjoy things, without feeling the need to own them.
Originally Posted By kennect Yeah Trek, That is how it goes around here....I look at it as an investment...Hopefully it will pay for itself down the line considering the socalled limited edition of five hundred...Back in 1972 I bought an art print for one hundred and twenty five dollars...Today it lists at a retail of eight thousand dollars...Doubt this Mickey will ever to do that kind of appreciation but still I can hope...Trust me when I say I am on a very limited budget....But I am sitting in a house full of stuff that has some value to it...The only problem is finding people that are willing to pay the actual value of the items....Not to sound smug by any means...I will sell something off to make up for this purchase...I would rather enjoy this Mickey than some silver sitting in a drawer that I will never use...This will probably be the most extravagant thing I purchase this year....
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I look at it as an investment...Hopefully it will pay for itself down the line considering the socalled limited edition of five hundred>> I don't want to sound preachy, but you should not look at any of this stuff as an investment. Get it because you want it, not because you hope it'll pay for itself many times over. The chances are razor slim that that will happen. <<But I am sitting in a house full of stuff that has some value to it...The only problem is finding people that are willing to pay the actual value of the items>> See above. <<I will sell something off>> I bet I have more stuff I need to sell than you do. And I don't mean to sound smug either.
Originally Posted By kennect Trek, I have an Empire Secretary sitting in my dining room that is valued at twenty two thousand dollars...It is worthless to me...Maybe you have antiques also...Sounding smug isn't my style...I just got lucky and somebody died and left me this stuff...But honestly I would rather have the owner here than his things I got...I really am sorry that I said I couldn't afford the item...I guess I should have said it was a real luxury purchase for me...It is...And I do feel as if it is an investment...I will have it for the rest of life my life and then someone after me will enjoy it...Bottom line though is the idea that I did indeed bought it to enjoy myself and I know I will for many years to come...Sadly, if I had my way there would a lot more around here relating to Disney...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I just got lucky and somebody died and left me this stuff...But honestly I would rather have the owner here than his things I got>> I can relate to a loss of a loved one. Last year my mom gave me a bunch of my father's things. <<I really am sorry that I said I couldn't afford the item>> You don't need to be sorry. I was merely relating my own personal experiences with collecting... and debt.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I have to agree on the collecting stuff-- I bought at a fevers pitch for like 20 years -- and have to admit at times I thought some things were an investment ( anyone want to buy every piece from the first 3 years of WDCC classics ? Didn;t think so.) -- Sometimes one gets lucky and that is how I collect today. If i gotta have it, I gotta have it, but I ask myself a few times before plunking down the sheckles. I have sold a lot of stuff on ebay and I still have many items I look at today and say " what was i thinking" Now occasionally you do get something that skyrockets, but then do you really want to sell it. I puchased a production cell, with the 2 accompanying pencil drawings from the movei Snoopy Come Home... was in California and attended a very rare signing by Charles Schulz - who signed both drawings and the cell - personalized the drawings.and original background art..( also signed by Melendez) - - and the three were then custom framed. At the time $1500 seemed off the hook, today...well that is a different story - Most production cells for Charlie Brown early TV shows ( Great Pumpkin and Christmas) - as well as the movies were destroyed in a fire/ water damage etc- a long time ago -- I am not so sure I see the 'life size' Mickey in that realm, I see it more in the realm of my Disney Classics first year....because it this thing sells, they willmake more, and being Disney- lot's more. I see more 'potential value' in items that are rarer than a LE of 500.... just my 2 cents...
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Regardless of the "limited" quantities of these items, I am a little bit skeptical that there will be any real appreciation in value in these sorts of figures. I just can't make the leap of faith that something sculpted in resin has any real long term value. I tend to value art pieces like this in terms of the creative effort instilled by the artist. These figures are sculpted by a computer program and robot, not an artist. They are hand painted, sure, but I'm not sure that is enough to stand the test of time in terms of lasting value. I think they're cute. I've been tempted to buy a couple, but ultimately I usually take a pass. If these were sculpted in wood, bronze, or something more durable I might take the leap and spend some big bucks.
Originally Posted By kennect Pure gold or resin...If people want it they will pay for it...I happen to have the first Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pluto from the big figs...I have seen them resell for much higher than the original retail...I have lost faith in the whole program since they are producing them out the wasoo these days..I do though have my eye on that classic Mickey playing the guitar...That is one I really would like to pick up on....I found an interesting page today on Ebay from a character that must be located near wherever their warehouse is for most of their higher end items sold today....Check out the link below and let me know what you think in regards to prices, etc....The prices are so low it makes one wonder.... <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZactionhourQQhtZ-1" target="_blank">http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsa ssZactionhourQQhtZ-1</a>
Originally Posted By mrichmondj I've never seen an auction on ebay that actually got interesting until the last hour of the sale. What you see the day before doesn't always indicate what you'll see when the auction closes. I actually like some of the big figs, and if I had a good spot to display them, I might buy one or two. I actually like some of the Disney store figurines being sold on Disney Auctions right now. I'm not sure if they're worth the price, or if their condition is all that great, but they seem a little more unique than some of the stuff that is being retailed on disneyshopping.com.
Originally Posted By kennect I am not an Ebay fan for the most part...I typically see people over pay for items they could easily buy locally....I just thought this particular characters page had some very good items with very little interest in them...I don't see a lot of those items getting to crazy prices towards the end of the auction....I might be wrong....But yet is the amount of Disney merchandise on Ebay that comes from that same area...Do the employs get such a great discount on goods that aren't moving or are they ripping Disney off?
Originally Posted By kennect Trek, In response to your last post...I really am not a collector in the pure sense when it comes to Disney...The only real thing I have ever collected is Fiestaware....I got in on that when it was dirt cheap....These days I really can't afford to add to my collection....But the debt bit, that we can talk about....
Originally Posted By kennect Quick follow up....Was told the delivery period was two to four weeks on this item...I got it today somewhere around four to five days after ordering it....I have to say I am thrilled with it...The piece is a little larger than what they say the dimensions are for it...It is huge...Much larger than I thought it would be....The dimensions given for it were for height and width...They never said what the depth dimension was...Very pleased that I went out on a limb and picked this piece up...It isn't going to fit into my original plan of placement but I think I have a second thought in mind...I think Mickey is going to end up as a towel holder in a bath I am redoing....Regardless, a very well done piece by Disney's merchandising people....
Originally Posted By kennect Yes it is Mrich and this item went well beyond anything I did expect....Right now the item is down in the basement...Every time I see it I am still blown away as to how good it is...
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Have you seen the new gold leaf big fig they have up on Disney auctions? Talk about bling! Still nothing but computer sculpted resin underneath, though. :-(
Originally Posted By kennect I saw it thought that was a little sneaky on their part...It is the same figure that I bought but gold leafed...It would be interesting to see what it really looks like in person...
