I purchased one yesterday and... ooo... it hurt. My fiance is an avid collector of all things video game though from the Skylanders (yes... all of the Skylanders..$$$$$$) to each and every Assassins Creed figurine (including the sweet Tomahawk- not the cosplay one!) - so much so that we are running out of shelf space in our living room to put things! We do have a special place though for all of the BioShock stuff that he has including the vigor posters, artwork, and the statues.
When I purchased the concept "Columbia" statue for him at over $100 for our anniversary (Hey, the thing is cool but it would be better if it had some angel wings...) he loved it - but I still had a hard time forking over the dough to boost his collection...
and here I am ... doing it again only at a much higher rate.. still can't believe I bought it but I know him... and I know he is going to flip out. It may be the ONLY Christmas present he gets... for the next 10 years (jk..) but he's going to love it.
These are awesome - and I don't mind every once in a while dumping so much money on something he is going to love for the rest of his life (Monetary value aside, he is going to LOVE having this in his collection forever - doesn't matter if in 5 years it's not worth the cardboard it was packed in) but..
always a but...
Every business is in it to make money... wouldn't it be wise to create a slightly smaller version out of more inexpesive materials and make an awesome collectible vigor bottle that is available to everyone? Not just people who have almost $400 (including shipping it was $378...) to waaaay more for a signature (which seems totally silly to me...)?
This would make your cheaper version much more obtainable thus reflecting a much bigger revenue. I'm no business expert but it seems like it makes sense to me...
Now - about the MoC vigor bottle -
Demand for this is still pretty high - Why not put out another version? Make it out of clay, plastic, anything - make it smaller or something but bring this back somehow (please!) I may not be able (you know... wedding and all..) to drop $500 or more on a vigor bottle but this is a highly sought after item. I would love to see some version of this somewhere and not just in keychain form.
I can't tell you in dollars how much we've spent on the game collectibles - and this beauty is going to look amazing on the "Bioshock" wall. ... ... now to see if I can keep this hugly expensive secret until Christmas...
