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Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Hmmm….to borrow words off PerezHilton…”how do I say this delicately?” OK I’ll just borrow some more words off DannyDesign’s post on the Kidrobot thread: “So, do you have to buy the HappyMeal to get one? Or are you able to just purchase the Dunny?” That kind of sums up how I feel. Kidrobot is going in so many directions lately (movies, clothings, jewelry, etc.), it seems like it would make sense for them to finally split their toy division between kids toys and adult collectibles. Happy Meal-looking toys (or K-Mart toys, as another poster wrote) are not inherently the problem. It’s the misconception that these toys are still being designed for adult collectors. And with another price increase, there just continues to be a huge question mark. Who are these toys really for? Kids or collectors?
In any event, word on the street is that the Dunny Endangered series is going to sell out quick. Although no formal donation to an animal group has been mentioned by Kidrobot, apparently Shane Jessup tweeted something to that end. The series drops May 21st and includes Dunnys by: Amanda Visell, Aya Kakeda, Elizabeth Berdann, Chuckboy, Frank Kozik, Jeremyville, Joe Ledbetter, Kronk, Michelle Valigura, Mr. Shane Jessup, Sket One, Tad Carpenter and Triclops Studio. All figures are blind-boxed for $8.95. No one can explain why Touma is not mentioned, though the piece (a new sculpt for Kidrobot, but a familiar item for any Qee collector) on the far left is clearly his. Thoughts?
Jeremy Brautman - who has written 1965 posts on ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected.
Jeremy Brautman joined ToyCyte in 2008 and has been writing about toy culture ever since. You can currently find him contributing to a variety of blogs, artkiving doodles at Doodlesplatter.com and cataloging artistic ephemera at ARTkivers.com.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Damn, what the fuck is up with the pricing on toys now!?!? Also that line about “Who are these toys really for?” brings up a good subject that I’d like to cover!
April 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Perhaps they’re seeing that a significant portion of the toy audience is instead buying customs and one-offs by talented artists instead of their mid-range, overpriced, generic-y stuff.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
If so, then why on earth would they raise prices on production pieces? The reality is, their stuff is still selling really well from what I can tell. Except those bags at Ross…
April 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
I mean I get where your coming from and all Collin about how the majority of the audiences now by customs and I also agree with you J about how there products sell no matter what. It just sucks, like for the kids who really love these things and are not as financially stable as others.
April 16th, 2009 at 2:48 am
(sigh) I like the walrus design but thats about it. Almost a new dunny series every month now and a new 8″ every month. It’s crazy, I will continue to save my money for something more worthy.
April 16th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Yawn…
Let’s talk about those super cool resin toys!
April 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am
agreed with Sjo!
May 24th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I copped 2 today of getting the Lion and the luck of the Irish was with me….I got a Lion and a Purple horsee which I’m not mad at seeing its 1/40. Oh and You want Overpriced???? Kid Robot has the Nerve to be selling a set of 5 Kaws Vinyl figures for 10,000 dollars and yes you have to buy all 5!!! They are dope as hell but come on, who the hell can afford that!?!?