NEW Collectibles?

[xipetotec]

A couple months back, I remember seeing a report on a new type of Disney collectible. In the same vein as Vinylmation ( but NOT vinylmation ) that were figurines representing various Disney attractions.

Anyone remember this? Anyone have a link? Anyone SEEN them yet?

 

[kdevoe]

I believe you are referring to Park Starz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/static/vinylmation/parkstarz.html

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Sorry, but Disney (an any other company) cannot declare an item as a "Collectible". That status is based on the demand for an item. I have seen companies (including Disney) label open stock items, or items "limited" with a production run of over 50,000 as "Collectibles".

A pin set with an edition size of 12, or a picture with an edition size of 15 (both of which I happen to have) would be a collectible. A pin with an edition size of 20,000 is nice to have, but it's value is no more than on the day it was released.

 

[Heva2015]

Sorry, but Disney (an any other company) cannot declare an item as a "Collectible". That status is based on the demand for an item. I have seen companies (including Disney) label open stock items, or items "limited" with a production run of over 50,000 as "Collectibles".

A pin set with an edition size of 12, or a picture with an edition size of 15 (both of which I happen to have) would be a collectible. A pin with an edition size of 20,000 is nice to have, but it's value is no more than on the day it was released.

I thought collectible referred to something that you could 'collect' a number of...I didn't think it was limited by value.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Whether or not something is a "collectible" is determined by the market and not by the manufacturer. If the purchasers want to collect something, then to them it is a collectible. The manufacturer so stating does not make it a collectible (however, by making a (small) limited edition can make it rare or hard to get).

An example of something similar is the difference between D23 and the Disneyana Fan Club. D23 is something the company (Disney) calls a fan club, although it is owned and operated by Disney to make a profit. The Disneyana Fan Club (formerly the National Fantasy Fan Club) has existed for 28 years, is a not-for-profit organization, and is run by the members for the benefits of the members. DFC is a true fan club.

 

[jackirkh]

Regardless of whether the producer labels them as such, collectibles are collectible. Value can be associated with, but does not have to be the sole determinant of collectibility. Vinylmations are collectible because Disney has produced X amount of variations. That is why Disney introduced Vinylmation. They knew people would not buy just one but they would collect them. LE's are relatively more collectible to some people and also hold higher secondary market value.

Not a huge VM fan but the new Park Starz seem kinda lame. I would liked to have seen collectibles that were more representative of Disney Parks attractions.

 

[xipetotec]

Well regardless of what we should call them, the first reply was correct, I was referring to those and did find them while I was down there last week... sort of... I was told at the gift shop that these are "tradies" only... You can't buy them ( yet ).

 

[Tink2Day]

Sorry, but Disney (an any other company) cannot declare an item as a "Collectible". That status is based on the demand for an item. I have seen companies (including Disney) label open stock items, or items "limited" with a production run of over 50,000 as "Collectibles".

A pin set with an edition size of 12, or a picture with an edition size of 15 (both of which I happen to have) would be a collectible. A pin with an edition size of 20,000 is nice to have, but it's value is no more than on the day it was released.

Then someone should tell the Disney Store that. I don't think a $4.99 Vinylmation fits into the "Top Collectibles" as they have it labeled.
As a collector of limited editions, art, antiques and rare items I can tell you that a collectible is an item with value that someone takes the time to collect.

A limited edition collectible is just that, made in limited quantities and collected by someone. The lower the number the more valuable the item.

The most valuable collectibles are older. What makes them valuable to anyone else is age, condition and how rare they are.

As with all collectibles, they are only as valuable as the demand for them.