Mondo Real Ghostbusters - Pricing, Reactions, and More!

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  • Опубліковано 10 лис 2024

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  • @JurassicRod
    @JurassicRod 3 місяці тому +4

    This is what I hoped Hasbro would do with their Plasma series, move into figures based on Real and Extreme designs. But $100 per 6 inch figure is madness. Payment plans are silly too. You're paying even more just over a longer period.

  • @NerdAffiliated
    @NerdAffiliated 3 місяці тому +3

    I guess the easier question would be “As content creators, when should we say a company is taking advantage?”. They know how in demand these figures are. Because it’s the only option, it doesn’t have to be $100 per figure.

  • @gbartifacts
    @gbartifacts 3 місяці тому +3

    Especially when you start getting in to the higher-quality end of the collectibles spectrum, It's all about cash flow and timing...and payment plans can help bridge a gap between the two, 100%.

  • @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641
    @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641 3 місяці тому +6

    Had to pause 1:40 in. Someone actually complained about that? Yes they have a platform and influence. But they are telling collectors that there is other options to get the figures you want! They are helping the community. Instead of people crying and complaining they suggest alternative methods to get your toys! Smh….people….Love the video! YHS forever

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +3

      @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641 just seems like people reaching for problems to me. As if payment plans aren't available for just about every single action figure or collectible out there already lol. I think Mondo is doing what Mondo does- really cool looking, unique stuff at an elevated price point. Anyone who expected these to be $25 was dreaming & that's that.

    • @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641
      @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641 3 місяці тому +2

      @@ioncewasmikey perfectly said! I agree

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +1

      @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641 The irony here is I'm not even the target demographic here lol. I've never owned any Mondo items (though the vinyl Playmates style Turtles & the recently announced MOTU 200X lines have me looking) and though I still have all my old RGB's from childhood, I haven't purchased any Ghostbusters merch as an adult whatsoever. But to see all these people upset about something they should have seen coming a mile away is bizarre to me. I guess people just want something to be upset about. I'm out here championing a line I'm not buying for a company I've never purchased from. 😂

    • @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641
      @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ioncewasmikey lol Im in a similar boat. I don’t collect anything except horror. I don’t mess with any of these lines at all. Im a basic GB fan at most. I have never purchased from Mondo either. I am considering the 1/6 M3gan. People just like to complain. The reality is if a collector wants something there is always a way to make it happen. I just can’t believe that someone can’t put a little bit away every paycheck. I have seen people say I can’t even spare $20 a week. And that’s ok BUT if that’s the case you have MUCH bigger issues than collecting.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +1

      @thisismydesign-horrorchann2641 Yeah if you can't spare $20 a week, then a Ghostbusters line at $25 per figure isn't going to help you anyway lol. Doesn't NECA have some huge M3GAN too?

  • @briancarr5520
    @briancarr5520 3 місяці тому +3

    Payment plans are great for when toys are hitting all at once (which is frequently). I love them and use the 6 month payment plan on all of my Mondo MOTU figures. I used the 12 month plan for Battle Cat and Panthor.

    • @yhspodcast
      @yhspodcast  3 місяці тому

      Good thinking! It’s wild being a MOTU fan.

  • @ultimatespike0
    @ultimatespike0 3 місяці тому +1

    The sculpts and figures are incredible. Very impressive and the price doesn’t surprise me. That being said, i respect those that can get them and although i can afford them, theres more i need. I hope someday to gaze upon their glory!

  • @allmusicfan88
    @allmusicfan88 3 місяці тому +2

    I can't wait to get these, the excitement is there, I want them! :)

  • @joehodgson9217
    @joehodgson9217 3 місяці тому +1

    I have a degree in economics, and I can say that payment plans are theoretically better than paying all at once. As long as there isn't extra fees, and a lot of these plans are basically interest free short term loans, the theory of The Time Value of Money says a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow. Feel free to take advantage of payment plans. As long as you can manage them and you're not spending money you don't have and won't have in six months then you should be fine. And have fun - toys are awesome!

    • @powerturtlebusters
      @powerturtlebusters 3 місяці тому

      Shipping and tax will make it more than 202

    • @joehodgson9217
      @joehodgson9217 3 місяці тому

      @@powerturtlebusters Mondo usually has free shipping for all North American customers.

    • @powerturtlebusters
      @powerturtlebusters 3 місяці тому

      ​@joehodgson9217 if that is the case. Can't say that didnt soften the blow a little for me. That would help. But I thought I heard one of them say mondo charge shipping.

  • @printrabbit8117
    @printrabbit8117 3 місяці тому +1

    I just wished they came with more stuff, like head sculpts, if that had to be the price. Like when Bandai included fx pieces with their shf marvel figs to make up for the higher price they had to charge to sell in the US. I love RGB but the value is out of wack for me, with that said, I'll enjoy the photos everyone else takes with them.

  • @literally_action_figs
    @literally_action_figs 3 місяці тому +3

    I personally think they’re priced too high. That being said… I’m probably still going to dip my toes in the water 😆. And I’m super happy that there’s a payment plan option, because that’s the only thing helping me justify them. I’ll probably grab the first set and if the value and quality isn’t there for me, I’ll skip the rest. That’s my plan anyway 😅

  • @VideoPowerGamingEbay
    @VideoPowerGamingEbay 3 місяці тому +1

    Budget for what you want and your priorities. I will get these ghostbusters, but I also had to stop myself from getting other items. I will say I love shows like yes have some and toy anxiety. Because I get to see and enjoy items not in my budget and enjoy them in other peoples videos etc.

  • @MartyMcFly3
    @MartyMcFly3 3 місяці тому +3

    JACOB GOING ALL TATSU

  • @VideoPowerGamingEbay
    @VideoPowerGamingEbay 3 місяці тому +1

    Mondo had to probably deal with: DIC, Sony, and Hasbro for these rights also. At least Mondo and Alex Brewer and the rest of the team are going to make these worth the offering with high quality and great customer service. I’m very happy with all my mondo offerings.

    • @yhspodcast
      @yhspodcast  3 місяці тому

      Great thoughts.

    • @pmgerard
      @pmgerard 3 місяці тому +1

      Couldn't Hasbro have just done Kenner themed Plasma Series figures? The vintage/retro figures they did 1. Didn't need to new toon accurate. 2. Were new sculpts.
      Look, I get that Hasbro having a master license might add a mouth to feed but Diamond Select had to deal with as many parties, practically, except Hasbro, and Hasbro themselves have shown willingness to partner the master license with other companies like MEGO on highly affordable products.
      I don't think you could convince me that you couldn't get Super7 to produce a run of minimalist 7 inchers for Hasbro Pulse at $55 a figure, even with the various hoops. And the only reason Brewer sculpts couldn't be used there (he sculpted a ton of S7 figures) is Mondo's contract with him.
      The real thing is whether you think Mondo is high quality. I don't think they're essentially any higher quality than S7. I think Mondo gets a lot of undeserved hype for mediocre MOTU 12 inchers and actually think their stuff is all S7 quality with S7 levels of service for double the price.
      Both companies occasionally have joint tolerance issues (Mondo is worse IMHO), limited articulation (very similar), and paint (S7 occasionally misses a paint app they intended to have but Mondo does too, slightly less often). Business model and customer service are very similar. They've both used a lot of the same sculptors.
      I think Mondo quality is severely overrated, price aside, and S7 quality negatives are overblown.
      When you factor in price, Mondo is basically charging you 2x as much for a very, very comparable product, so-so execution and equally niche.
      Compare S7's $85 Ultimates (generally 10-11") with Mondo's $200 not-quite 1/6. And I think Mondo $100 6.5 inch figures are going to be indistinguishable from a decent wave of S7 $55 7 inch figures. It's literally just S7 products with the same articulation, sculptors, and probably factories at double price with lot of unjustified hype difference.
      Executive Replicas or ThreeZero or NECA would make meaningfully different figures from hypothetical S7 RGB. Mondo, across the board, is largely just identical to S7 with a higher price. It's just 8 inch vinyls instead of 16 or (not quite) 12 inch figures instead of 10 inch at over double price or 6.5 inch instead of 7 inch at nearly double price.
      The "real" Mondo now is Bottleneck Gallery. The Mondo the YHS crowd is promoting is just a Super7 clone run by Funko at jacked up prices.
      Yea, there are probably several licensors to cover which is why I think the way you'd keep S7's prices low is by making them Hasbro Pulse exclusive, as Hasbro tends to be able to run tighter margins when Pulse is the exclusive retailer on partnered products, like the $35 S7 Power Rangers or $40 MEGO 4 pack.
      I think even with extra licensors that Hasbro could probably keep retail down to $55 each if these were S7 releases that Hasbro committed to Pulsecon exclusive quantity runs on as Pulse exclusives. Probably something like 10k ordered of each figure, Pulse exclusive, a deal to sublet to S7 in exchange for S7 taking a tight margin on them to leave bigger chunks of MSRP at $55 available to the multiple licensees.
      And THAT would help sell the Haslab Ecto-1.

  • @Gregors85
    @Gregors85 3 місяці тому +4

    I think affordability is a big factor when you make any product that the general public is going to buy. And when the Knee-Jerk reaction from most of the Ghostbusters community is " this seems too expensive" You've missed the mark.
    And that's okay. But I do think being vocal about something. If it's the majority population, sometimes calls for changes to be made.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +1

      @Gregors85 I'm not sure I'd call these particular products for the "general public," though. It's a high-end collectibles company producing figures based on a property with a fairly limited customer base to begin with. If Hasbro or Mattel was churning these out to retail shelves at $25, that'd be one thing- but they'd probably also go to clearance & you'd see them at various online retailers after the fact selling them for pennies on the dollar... just like the first batch of Kenner reissues Hasbro made. I don't think Mondo missed the mark here, they're just aiming for a small target.

    • @LosMSR
      @LosMSR 3 місяці тому

      We need to think that Neca could add this to Toony Terror line, but the question is how much will be? Very funny that Hasbro cried a lot when other companies are doing figures on six scale, but was so easy to left Mondo to make GB on that scale. A crazy moment in time we are living.

  • @dustinsamuelson7994
    @dustinsamuelson7994 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm so tempted, but I think they might price me out. Plus that boogey man holds a special place of terror in my heart. He looks absolutely great, and yet I can't help recoiling.
    On the topic of payment plans. Can they be predatory? Yes. Can they be helpful for a person that wants to lock in but doesn't necessarily have free flowing funds? Also yes. The cool part about earning money is you get to decide what you want to do with it. If your other option is to run up a credit card at 15% interest, which is what a bunch of people are bound to do, then having a no-interest payment plan is a nice option. Are there more important things to save for, plan for, invest for? Sure. If you aren't going to regret it, and you aren't going to be homeless with just your Samhain to keep you warm, then have fun.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому

      @dustinsamuelson7994 You can get payment plans for just about every figure out there these days, that's the crazy part of that particular argument. Heck, I try to spend $35 any time I order figures from Target so I can get free shipping & use PayPal's Pay in 4 option so I'm only dropping like $12 every couple weeks.

  • @Blue_splash89793
    @Blue_splash89793 3 місяці тому +2

    They may snap right out of the package knowing mondos QC issues wwwwait it’s (premium )😂

  • @jrod1353
    @jrod1353 3 місяці тому +1

    Good for you and for me!

  • @RiskyPizza
    @RiskyPizza 3 місяці тому

    Is it overpriced? Absolutely. Am I glad that Ghostbusters fans still have the choice to buy them? Absolutely.
    They're great looking sets. I'm not a diehard GB fan so it was an easy pass for me but I'm really excited for the people that are finally getting the quality toys they've been asking for. Even if the price is steep.

  • @doco8627
    @doco8627 3 місяці тому

    YHS selling that good stuff for the supplier. Come on get a taste lol. I’m hooked guys. Can’t wait!!! Doing a fantastic job covering this! Thanks.

  • @Oldlegend714
    @Oldlegend714 3 місяці тому

    I like the price and they are spread out. It’s not like you have to buy them all at once.

  • @prizmatic6632
    @prizmatic6632 3 місяці тому

    Mondo is pricey, but so is Sideshow/Hot toys, and one thing that helps with Mondo, they offer free shipping on many of their items, which helps a lot. I hope its the same here. As for the price of the Ghostbusters specifically, it is pricey, but so is anything that isnt mass market. Since it seems their hands were tied on price, instead I would look into the value, Boogieman for example, his extra head is massive, would removing that head completely, or using a face/hair swap, and adding an extra smaller ghost or item make the value/purchase easier for some?
    I love Ghostbusters and I will be buying these. If you get these, based on quality alone, you most likely wont be needing to be buying any other real ghostbusters if there happened to be some releases from other companies, and if Hasbro does, they will be cheap, but nothing as good as these.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +1

      @@prizmatic6632 I wish they had free shipping on those Playmates style vinyl Toitles! I wanna get Ray Fillet at least.

  • @JasonGrohoske
    @JasonGrohoske 3 місяці тому +2

    Amen to Jacob! To each their own. We all like to know the options available to get the things we like

  • @jonathancarattini2593
    @jonathancarattini2593 3 місяці тому

    At the end of the day, if it makes you happy that’s all that matters.

  • @jaritime1406
    @jaritime1406 3 місяці тому +1

    The 1980s Egon was taller than Peter?

  • @CREA9TURE
    @CREA9TURE Місяць тому

    Also Jacob. Who pays rent in 2024. I'm pretty sure most people should own their own house/apartment these days.

  • @AJDPharmD
    @AJDPharmD 3 місяці тому

    I totally agree with you about just buying the toy or not, Craig. I've been insulted multiple times since SDCC, simply for not disliking the snake lair ENOUGH. It's so fucking ridiculous and childish.

    • @yhspodcast
      @yhspodcast  3 місяці тому +1

      @@AJDPharmD if you like it, you like it! People get caught up in an “us vs. them” mentality and take all of this stuff way too seriously.

    • @AJDPharmD
      @AJDPharmD 3 місяці тому

      @@yhspodcastI'm not even defending the thing, which is why it's so stupid. I'm just pragmatic about it! 😅 There are things that I like on it, but I don't think it really came together. But since I don't have 100% hatred for it, I am apparently too stupid to understand how the fans have been betrayed.

  • @k.l.3847
    @k.l.3847 3 місяці тому

    The excitement is there... but these figures will be way too expensive. I have other hobbies too. The prices are going up and up. And then i have to ask myself "do i go on a trip with my buddies, or buy some plastic" ? Already gave myself an answer... trip with my buddies

  • @justinnicolosi5052
    @justinnicolosi5052 3 місяці тому +4

    Jacob Walsh thank you sir!!!

  • @brianwiley8824
    @brianwiley8824 3 місяці тому

    Look I feel its simple buy them or don't we cant help what hasbro and sony are charging Mondo but mondo have to make some money too. They said they are doing all four and im gonna save and buy these because these are awesome now we just need a proper ecto 1 look at u hasbro

  • @ajquick
    @ajquick 3 місяці тому

    I'm gonna buy them and if I can't afford to eat, I'll put the food on a payment plan.

  • @jaykey1963
    @jaykey1963 3 місяці тому

    Preach, Jake.

  • @ajquick
    @ajquick 3 місяці тому +1

    I think I can only afford 2 or 3 sets.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому

      They're only releasing one every 3 months or so, maybe you can swing it.

    • @ajquick
      @ajquick 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ioncewasmikey alright, I'll buy 3 sets of each

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому

      @ajquick oh is that what you meant? Haha I thought you meant you'd only get 2 or 3 two-packs. 😄

  • @ioncewasmikey
    @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому

    SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Mondo Real Ghostbuster's may cause nostalgic flashbacks to childhood, elevated power bills due to leaving the lights on when you go to bed, and/or fear of missing out.

    • @yhspodcast
      @yhspodcast  3 місяці тому +1

      Important safety tip, thanks Egon.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому

      @@yhspodcast ...and knowing is half the battle! Wait, wrong franchise, d'oh!

    • @SuperMarioBrosIII
      @SuperMarioBrosIII Місяць тому +1

      @@yhspodcast Only Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston will be available separately not the big Ghosts like Sam Haim and Boogie Man LOL! So that's another stresser for collector's. As for me I'm all in on $202 two packs when they go up for pre-order on Mondo's website!👻🚫☃💵

  • @ghostbusterscollector8593
    @ghostbusterscollector8593 3 місяці тому +4

    Rip off.

  • @LosMSR
    @LosMSR 3 місяці тому +1

    Not gonna pay 100 bucks for Ray, simple as that.

  • @powerturtlebusters
    @powerturtlebusters 3 місяці тому +6

    Idc anymore personally. Im out the game. Im happy with kenner. These look like later season designs. I like season 1 and 2 anime style.

    • @sirstoo447
      @sirstoo447 3 місяці тому +2

      But Kenner absolutely weren’t season 1 or 2 anime style 😂

    • @powerturtlebusters
      @powerturtlebusters 3 місяці тому

      @sirstoo447 True. Kenner was it's own thing. Which is why I kept saying I wish it had kenner heads and animated heads. Didn't say kenner was season 1 design. Idk if I worded it to sound that way. So basically saying I'm fine with my kenner ones and for these I'd rather they look like season 1 and 2 over q5 later seasons and included kenner heads

  • @Kevin.Herbert
    @Kevin.Herbert 3 місяці тому

    I wanted the four main characters not the monsters too. They stuffed up

  •  3 місяці тому

    Credit is for cars and homes not toys

  • @LinearRanger
    @LinearRanger 3 місяці тому +1

    💯 agree with everything Jacob said.

  • @sarahlucy-p2p
    @sarahlucy-p2p 2 місяці тому

    Your long form content should get more views

  • @CREA9TURE
    @CREA9TURE Місяць тому

    The design is spot on but Mondo can keep their product with those awful prices. Glad I'm a vintage collector. I rather spend 1000 bucks on vintage stuff.

  • @chrissanford1444
    @chrissanford1444 3 місяці тому

    haha people are DUMB. These will be some of the most expensive collectibles I've ever gotten, sure, but I've waited my whole life for something this GOOD. Keyword being good. It's worth it for me. Don't want em, don't get em. Simple as that.

  • @jacobwright238
    @jacobwright238 3 місяці тому +2

    I like jacob.... new subscriber🤜🤛

  • @Monogatariful
    @Monogatariful 3 місяці тому +1

    "Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next product" - Jay Bauman ua-cam.com/video/-JmVjdYE7qY/v-deo.html

  • @TheMonster83
    @TheMonster83 3 місяці тому

    What was the price for them? I have not heard. I am a guy in a wheelchair and have less income than the average person. So I use payment plans to make it easier for me to afford the things that I want. Just because I am confined to a wheelchair why should I go without? anyone saying that people shouldn't use payment plans to help make things more affordable for them are full of shit.

  • @sirdaveysockrocker
    @sirdaveysockrocker 3 місяці тому +1

    I echo Jakes sentiments 😅

  • @scottroxford5715
    @scottroxford5715 2 місяці тому

    Nah you know that price is dogshit and they're basically taking advantage of you, cause let's be real here, who the hell just wants one Ghostbuster? This isn't something you dip your toe in, $800 for the whole team and some dumb ghosts? That's ridiculous, that makes Mezco multi-packs look down right fair in comparison. Other companies are making similar cartoon styled figures and I don't think any of them are in the 100's range, brother spending 200 dollars for single joints on a 6 inch figure is LUDICROUS. Also if you're doing payment plans or down payments for action figures, you're not financially responsible, at all. Plus if people can't or don't want to pay that price then the line dies and you don't get the whole team, those guys over at Mondo got some big brains on that one.

  • @doco8627
    @doco8627 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for covering this. I am pushing for you all and GDL to have a first review before we buy!

  • @americo01able
    @americo01able 3 місяці тому +4

    RIP Mondo Ghostbusters ( dead at birth)

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +1

      @@americo01able Do you really think Mondo expected this to be their most successful product line or something?

    • @powerturtlebusters
      @powerturtlebusters 3 місяці тому

      With the high price and most noping out people who buy will be sick with one figure set. It wouldn't be the people fault either. That is pretty high. It's gotten ghostbusters fans to curse at other fans. Thought the fandom was supposed to be about comradery and being there for one another. When it comes to f yours I have to take a step back and re evaluate it. Shouldn't be that way in our small geoup.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому +1

      @@powerturtlebusters I believe Mondo has already committed to at least producing all 4 Ghostbusters, and I think that means at least 4 2-packs as well.

    • @powerturtlebusters
      @powerturtlebusters 3 місяці тому

      ​@ioncewasmikey that's what I was concerned about the most. Them doing 1 or 2 figures then dropping the line. A void. They would of been best doing single packs for 70 imo. If some want to say f me, fine. Messed up seeing how we're all supposed to be fans of this small thing. But whatever, but I think they would of sold better without being two packs. He'll even at 90 they would of sold.

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey 3 місяці тому

      @powerturtlebusters I'm not saying "f u" bro, no worries there. But they are doing the single Ghostbusters for $101 & 2packs for $202. Yes it sounds high right off the bat, but they're having to license from Hasbro, Sony & a 3rd production company who holds Real Gbs rights. Mondo 12" stuff is usually around $200, so this is more or less in keeping with that. I think the 2packs are a better deal because you're getting a big 9-10" ghost with massive alternate heads for the same price as a 6.5" Ghostbuster. The 2packs are the way to go if you're interested & can swing it. They're only releasing 1 of these per quarter, so it shouldn't be a huge burden on collectors who really want this stuff. I'm not one of them, but I don't understand the uproar over the pricing. Mondo has never & will never be cheap.