Quote Originally Posted by Jimmors View Post
I dont think it puts that big of a dent in his sales, since if he makes one later, for one it will be a different figure (different sculpt/pose/era/uniform), so that doesnt preclude collectors from wanting BOTH of them. I mean, lets say i already owned a Lach figure, i would still purchase THIS set because it includes Butkus AND Lach has the throwback uni. Also, collectors like collecting, and most would want an official boxed figure over a repaint (or both). If someone is really into collecting figures, i doubt they would turn down an official figure simply because they already had a repaint similar. Im sure there are some cases where you might be right, but i dont think it would be enough to really dent his sales. lol, also...a new figure creates a new sculpt for people to repaint, so theres still a market for them. ( i can see people repainting this Butkus as Ray Nitschke)
Ray Nitschke...another University of Illinois alumnus.