[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: HP toys

[bumbledor]

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From: "Tonks" <tonks_op at yahoo.com>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 1:30 AM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: HP toys


> First there is a place to get HP things for adults. Robes, hats and
> so on.  Order of Merlin at www.orderofmerlin.com  has custom make
> robes. They have official McGonagall, DD, hats too.  I have a robe
> from there and I love it.
>
> Also the place to get the really cool HP stuff is, I am sorry to
> say, Japan. It seems that the HP market over there is very hot. I
> went to the Japan website a year ago and tried to buy somethings
> just by looking at the pictures because I could not read anything.
> But when I put in my address I got a note that they can not ship to
> the U.S.
>
> Finally I did get one of the items that I wanted for 3x the price on
> e-bay.  There is a guy from Japan that gets the stuff and sells it
> on e-bay.  I have a small Quidditch chest with the beater, bludger,
> snitch, etc. It is really a jewelry box. And very nice. Well made.

I saw the quiddich box.. thought they wanted too much for it..


>
> About a year ago I did call a contact that I had at WB and he told
> me all about the Japanese market. I said "well the adults in the
> U.S. want this stuff too!". They even sell all of these really cool
> things at the theaters when the movies comes out, which they don't
> do here. Part of the contract with the U.S. theaters is they will
> pull the films if they sell anything in the lobbies.  I know some
> places get away with doing that anyway, but they would be in trouble
> with WB if caught.
>
> I was collecting everything that I could, including the action
> figures. I was disappointed that there wasn't any for the last
> movie. There were a lot of companies that made stuff early on, but I
> think the licensing prices got a bit high and a lot of companies let
> their licenses go. Maybe if WB didn't charge so much for the license
> there would be more merchandise.
>
> I think that there might be a big push next year with a movie and
> the last book ocming out. But after that I don't expect much in the
> way of new items. The merchandise is tied to the movie releases, not
> to the books, but even so, I expect it to dry up pretty soon.
>
> Tonks
>
Quite frankly, I think WB totaly screwed up..
I think they got bugs bunny on the brain syndrome.. and don't know how to 
handle a REAL film/story.