If you have seen the store recently, you may notice some big changes. As soon as Hero Hunt closed, it has been re-opened. Only now, the listings will be pulled from somewhere else. Can you guess where? Well, Ebay, of course! If you can’t beat them, you may as well join them.
As for the changes, the first thing you should notice is that Gentle Giant products are being displayed exclusively on the first page. From the side navigation, you can browse the categories listed there which are action figures, comics, Harry Potter collectibles, Lord of the Rings collectibles and science fiction collectibles. You can also search these results from this web site from the search bar located at the top.
I hope that you will still find the site valuable, even though you are no longer buying directly from me. On the plus side, buying from eBay, you should be able to save money on newer products. You might also be able to find older items that you missed the first time around to add to your collection.
You may be asking why would I browse eBay from your site instead of eBay directly. Well, that is up to you to decide. I think it offers a lot of value in that it narrows your searches by excluding a lot of other categories and only showing action figures, comics and collectibles. So why not give it a try and see what you think? Let us know as always. Thanks.
You may have noticed the lack of updates to this site in about six months. There is a reason. Unfortunately, the store part of Hero Hunt is closing ASAP. Now that most of my inventory is gone and all pre-orders have been taken care of, I have no reason to keep the store open. Thus the decision to shut it down. The site will be sticking around though. This blog will also continue. I will be launching something else here soon, so stay tuned. I hope you will like it.
Why I am Closing my Store
I feel I need to talk about closing my store here, and this is the place to do it. I have been wanting to talk about the ins and outs of the business for a long time, but it never felt appropriate, mainly because I didn’t want to bite the hand that feeds, i.e. Diamond Comics. I think the need for a series of blog posts detailing my different business experiences with Hero Hunt is necessary. Probably more to come on that. For now, I’ll stick to why I am closing the store.
The main reason is simply competition. There is too much competition online right now in the collectibles business. There are many established online stores selling the same items I was, and more are cropping up everyday. And the 600 pound gorilla in the room in this business is eBay. It was not profitable for me to operate an online store, therefore it was not worth my time. So about six months ago, I stopped accepting pre-orders through the site. After that I began trying to unload my inventory through various outlets, mostly through eBay, at less than wholesale prices. More on this also later.
There are other reasons besides competition that it was not profitable for me to run an online store. Competition is just the main reason, I feel. One of these other reasons is Diamond Comics, which is also a huge part of the problem of competition. I have very strong feelings for Diamond Comics, most of which are negative. Diamond deserves a whole post in itself, so that is about all I will say right now.
Other contributing problems were e-commerce, as a whole, and the collectible industry in general. I have more to say on all these subjects. So I don’t think I am finished yet. If you want to know more about this, stay tuned. Thanks.
Gentle Giant’s new Star Wars maquette is based on original data from the Lucasfilm Archives. Roron Corobb is the Ithorian Jedi Knight from Cartoon Network’s hit animated Clone Wars cartoon series. Made of poly-resin, the Roron Corobb maquette stands 8″ tall. Limited Edition of 2500.
The mysterious alien bounty hunter Zuckuss was one of the bounty hunters Darth Vader summoned to his Star Destroyer to hunt Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back. The Zuckuss mini-bust stands 7 ½” tall and is made of poly-resin. Limited Edition of 5000.
We just received an updated shipping date for the Lord of the Rings Balrog Bust from Gentle Giant. The Balrog bust is now shipping on 06-20-07.
A demon of flame and shadow, relic from the ancient past, to protect the Fellowship and save the quest, Gandalf gave himself over to fate, and casting the Balrog into the pit, was himself pulled down in the swallowing shadowy chasm. The Balrog mini-bust has a light-up feature, stands 8″ tall and 9″ wide, and is cast from polyresin. Limited edition of 3000.
The Lord of the Rings Animated Saruman Maquette from Gentle Giant is now in stock at Hero Hunt. This is the first maquette in the animated style from the Lord of the Rings line. It features excellent sculpting from Gentle Giant, and is a very limited edition of only 1500 produced. The price is only $63.99 so get yours while they last!
Here is a video I took of the new Lord of the Rings Gandalf bust from Gentle Giant. The bust also features a light up staff, which is really cool but not an essential feature. You turn the light on using a button on the bottom of the bust. Once you turn it on, it stays on until you push the button again to turn it off. I think the light up feature works really well, but I think it will look better on the Balrog, which is hopefully coming soon.
On top of Spider-Man week, it seems like it is also Gentle Giant week here at Hero Hunt. In addition to everything else, the Pirates of the Caribbean Animated Jack Sparrow maquette from Gentle Giant is shipping next week. This item will be put up for sale on our site as soon as it is in stock. Watch this space for up to the minute information on this item.
Jack is the first animated maquette from the Pirates of the Caribbean line by Gentle Giant. This piece is designed in the animated style which has also been used by Disney. It is limited to 1500. The third movie comes out this month, so you know this item will be hot. Be sure to get yours soon!
I am excited to announce that the Lord of the Rings Gandalf the Grey bust from Gentle Giant is shipping next week. This item will be put up for sale on our site as soon as it is in stock. Watch this space for up to the minute information on this item.
Gandalf is the third bust to be offered by Gentle Giant for the Lord of the Rings and is the first to have a light-up feature. This piece is amazingly detailed and looks straight out of the movie. It is limited to 3000. The first 2 busts in this line sold out very fast so get yours soon!
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