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Elvria House of Horrors Topper $999.00 ?

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3 years ago


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#167 3 years ago
Quoted from Krupps4:

Would an LCD really justify the price? An LCD screen that size can’t cost very much. I guess I’m thinking in TV terms and they are pretty cheap.

LCD screens are priced according to the number made per size. Regular tv screen sizes are dirt cheap because millions are made - something like this? 200 made? Unless it’s an off the shelf very common size, it’s going to be pricey.

#168 3 years ago
Quoted from jfh:

Your argument is valid but relative doesn’t mean reasonable. With higher prices come higher expectations, a concept that Stern doesn’t seem to get with toppers (see Star Wars and Munsters in particular for different reasons) and their games in general.
The topper will almost certainly sell out. It may add a fun mode to the game and/or exceed expectations. But there is absolutely no way to justify a topper that costs $1k as reasonable.
It’s also a marketing failure. At minimum, Stern should have offered to sell a topper to every purchaser of an LE or SLE. Those buyers have already paid a premium for a special, limited version of the game and deserve the chance to complete the package. And it’s absolutely ridiculous to show a sneak peek of the topper to “Stern Insiders” almost a year before it will be available. Both show a total disregard for customers that will only lead to disappointment as 200 units will probably sell quickly before anyone actually knows what they are paying for.

I agree that they could do More for LE/CE owners, but they don’t need to. Stern is VERY good at being in business, there’s no question. They surely worked out how many toppers they could make which would guaranteed sell out, and priced It accordingly.
Hopefully it is also actually kind of cool - but at 200units? It’s probably already sold out, and we dont even know if it has a screen or what.

Stern knows what they are doing, and like what has been said a hundred times already - we can only vote with our wallets, and for those who would do so, this topper isn’t for them.

#181 3 years ago
Quoted from Krupps4:

Here’s an LCD with excellent resolution that RETAILS for $50. Probably in the ballpark of the size being discussed. I’m still not seeing the price increase being due to an LCD.
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I'm with you - and the panel used there is probably about $8. But thats a very common size. it's being used in a common consumer product. The topper looks to be using a very weird size only for special applications

#205 3 years ago
Quoted from John_I:

I've never been impressed by that topper in the least either. Even still, it comes down to supply and demand. It is a concept as old as commerce itself. Not sure why people have to imply that stupidity (or greed) are involved in these type of transactions. To some people $1000 is a fart in a wind storm, so why drive a hard bargain when trying to relieve someone of their prized topper? People drop well over $1000 on a meal for two with a couple of bottles of wine in fancy restaurants all over the world on a daily basis.

I know it’s got a lot of hate, but I really thought that GB topper was the best of both worlds - A special (sort of) mechanical thing that makes a modern game stand out, while paying tribute to classic toppers like F-14 and HS. M

What kills it and makes it distasteful is the price. Same as this one. But like I said before, they probably calculated how many they would sell due to the game itself being somewhat limited.. and calculated the price accordingly. Yuck.

#207 3 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

Life sized with animation...
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Still cheaper than a pinball topper...
7ft tall...[quoted image]
Still cheaper than a plastic topper with leds

Do they have the 12 foot skeleton at your HD? Thinking about getting that to lord over my games

#324 3 years ago
Quoted from docquest:

Yes. I actually found the topper announcement from stern that mentions it.
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Although he is credited as the producer for the show, his main career has been with special makeup effects. He's worked on tons movies and tv shows and is a genius at that stuff.
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And he may be one of the nicest and coolest humans alive

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