Well having owned almost all of the JJP games I might as well chime in too..
Yeah the collectible thing was a bummer when RR came out.. but when it meant JJP might survive with it I didn't care about it..
and apparently my WOZECLE is now worth more than I paid for it!
For me since then (with the exception of DI) the wildly overly complex rule set may be "deep" but I HATE IT... it makes TH and POTC no fun... who wants to walk up to a game and pick from 22? different characters and figure what to do with them next and strategize how they affect everyone else and the rest of the game..
Build quality on WOZ, TH, DI, and POTC are all amazing.. especially the ones on TH and WOZ.. they are superior to every game that's come out from Stern in the same time period (though AC/DC P and Pro MET are very nice).. and JJP should charge a $1000 more..
but $11K at TPF was not only a joke but stupid/insulting to all of us home buyers.. I don't see how they survive at those price points?
Very much looking forward to Willy Wonka... hopefull a ruleset more like DI/WOZ and still lots of toys/high build quality.. BUT NOT FOR $11K plus...