I'm not sure what all the complaints are about. $16 now was $10 in 1990. Looks like IWM's keeping up with inflation. Given rising material costs, it does mean they're working out waste.
Comparisons to other companies in a niche industry is always a matter of apples and melons. Just because company X can do it doesn't mean it's even sightly reasonable or fair to expect Y to follow suit. You can do that for industries with millions of customers.
Paul
If the quality matched the price I wouldn't care what the price is. A ford pinto isn't worth anymore today than it was when it was new. ;D
I would pay more than we are now for a very well detailed and complex mini with a lot of options than some of the hunks of lead we see today from a lot of different companies. I would love to see a master line where QC, sculpting, and options are the main concern even if is made of plastic or some other material. I would happily pay $20+ a mini for something of that quality, but too pay $16 for something that is poorly sculpted, badly cast, or has no options is not worth it. I don't care if it is a mech or a dragon the beauty of the sculpt and what can be done with it to me is worth a higher price than what we see today for poor casting and sculpting.
Yes I fully understand that it cost money to make those types of minis in plastic or metal, but it takes money to make money and simply seeing a raise in price with no change in quality is a killer for any company no matter who they are.
We will not see a price drop from this and will actually see an increase in the days to come because world demand is not hit one iota by GW getting out. Sadly though if there is no increase in quality I will spend the few dollars I have on other things than something that is just okay or sub-par of the price in my book.
Well enough said off to look for more minis to buy....