I look forward to reading Andrea's answer, and I guess we all are curious to finally hear why their prices are so high outside of Spain.
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just wanted to remind the newcomers to this thread..
Very true. In fact someone from Michigan bought that Roman Warship...you know...the one that cost $2,500.00
I sell Michael roberts 54mm for 28 euro's. I have now find a new importer which will allow me to drop the price to about 23 euro. i also think it has a lot to do with how much profit the shop wants to get. Pegaso sell there 54mm figures at 25.50 euro. I buy them at an Italian distibutor, and even with postage costs etc... I manage to sell them for 21.10. Why? Because I love my hobby and I'm not using it to get rich fast. I'm a modeller myself, so I know how important it is to be able to buy a figure at a reasonable price. I recently have bought a Durendal figure at 33 euro's. There was some cast groundwork included which made it worth the money for me.
). Now we see figures going for 69 cents per millimeter (as in your case) and even more - in some instances $1 per millimeter (that's why I refuse to purchase Soldiers' new 90mm paratrooper, despite its many inaccuracies). What has the market come to? To be honest, it's come to textbook supply & demand. If we, the consumers, are willing to pay such prices then so much the better for the manufacturer. I wish I had a solution to offer (if I had that sort of foresight, I'd be out buying a lotto ticket right now ), but there is none. In the meantime, as you said, we decide with our wallets. If it's not worth it, then we simply don't buy it. It's as simple as that.
