Why make mainly limited editions

[Lyons6]

I am curious as a model enthusiast and not necessarily a collector would it not be better business sense to say make a limited edition model signed by the driver's of the car and then continue to make a certain number of the same car without a special certificate? It would keep the prices at an even level and allow people who missed out on their favourite car to find one without delving into the sometimes murky waters of ebay. I would be interested to hear some peoples opinions on the matter.
Cheers
Lyons

[1370]

The market is too small for that.

If the option was available to buy something at a later time, the chances are people would. The impulse to buy might not be there. Why rush if there is no shortage?

Once upon a time, a lot of the initial sales went to speculators and they pumped up the profit margins of the diecast companies nicely. In reality, 2000 cars for a release is too many and the companies are gonna have a hard time pushing that many into today's market.

[monarocveightz]

The market is too small for that.

If the option was available to buy something at a later time, the chances are people would. The impulse to buy might not be there. Why rush if there is no shortage?

Once upon a time, a lot of the initial sales went to speculators and they pumped up the profit margins of the diecast companies nicely. In reality, 2000 cars for a release is too many and the companies are gonna have a hard time pushing that many into today's market.

Depending on what car it is....... the Brock 28C had 12,000 made and still comands around $500.

The Brock 79 A9X had 11,000 and they sold out instantly.

But yes, some models it certainly would be hard to get 2,000 out the doors

[1370]

Other than the '84 Brock, I can't think of any other Australian touring that that will ever break the 10,000 release barrier.

I mean, you'd really have to get a wide audience and perhaps cars like the B&H or JPS BMWs might do well because of their global appeal, but the remaining Falcs and Commys will probably not find a home readily.

[Holden2003]

Simply a matter of demand and supply. Simple fundamental principle that drives sales of any product in the world. These models sell because they have 'value' attached to them, which tends to be mainly sentimental. If more models are produced, then each model has less value attached to it, which translates into less profits for Biante.