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Tiger
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:25 pm Posts: 42 Images: 1
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 A strange idea
I have a strange idea... Rick could make Housepets plushies! Just a thought lol
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:07 pm |
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Frank
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:33 pm Posts: 573 Images: 0 Location: AST
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 Re: A strange idea
 I can see those selling but... where is Rick going to find a plushie manufacturer?
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:50 pm |
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Tiger
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:25 pm Posts: 42 Images: 1
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 Re: A strange idea
oh... never thought of that lol
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:57 pm |
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Sleet
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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16940 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: A strange idea
Plushies have a bigger investment required in order to distribute them, meaning Rick would lose money unless he can be confident he'll sell a great deal of them. I think the popularity of Housepets! is not quite high enough for there to be enough of a market for HP! plushies. The more it grows and spreads, however, the better of a chance there is for plushies.
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:17 pm |
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RandomGeekNamedBrent
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 Re: A strange idea
Housepets plushie kickstarter. We pledge, and if not enough people want them to cover the cost, he doesn't make them.
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:39 pm |
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copper
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Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:18 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Florida
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 Re: A strange idea
He could also do what they did with that Snaketails figurine at Slightly Damned, get people to pledge money to the manufacturer, and when enough pre pays are met, they produce them, and if not, they do not charge those who pre paid.
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:13 pm |
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GameCobra
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 Re: A strange idea
The advantage with Housepets though is it has the power to sell fast. very fast. Doesn't matter who the audience is, Rick's comic has the advantage of being interesting to all ages, male and female. Alot of people I bet wouldn't care if the comic was PG-rated, they buy it just for it's cute factor. It would be like My Little Ponies, but with the advantage that noone would question buying one ~ They are cats and dogs based on real pet breeds in plush form. Extra bonus goes to Grape for being the stand-out =P
I'm not saying go with the idea, but what i am saying is Rick's comic is a powerful seller. Don't know why it's just not doing what I think it's definitely capable of doing.
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:21 pm |
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Duster
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Advertisement/ marketing is a big factor as far as merchandise goes. If Rick was really interested in churning up some more Housepets followers and in turn sell stuff to them he'd have to devise a clever marketing campaign strategy. Although right now I think between this comic, his home life and his other artistic and monetary ventures that Ricks attention is fairly divided as of now. He could do some things here and there to make the fan base grow broader, but that takes more time and effort than you might think. I believe that things involving merchandise will work themselves out in their own due time, perhaps sooner rather than later but who really knows for sure?
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Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:54 pm |
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Sleet
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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16940 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: A strange idea
A Kickstarter could totally work I think. Though getting one together is a lot of work.
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Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:06 am |
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Tiger
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:25 pm Posts: 42 Images: 1
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 Re: A strange idea
I would probally buy all of them! And advertise it on my 3 sites, it could work if I donated some money but figurines sound better ^^ I'm not saying it will happen anyway but it sounds cool
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Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:23 am |
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Foxstar
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Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 am Posts: 1689
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 Re: A strange idea
Plush are rather labor intensive and finding someone to make them is I believe out of Rick's price range. He's looked into this in the past.
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Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:36 pm |
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LionWolfHybrid
Joined: Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:47 am Posts: 38 Location: The Golden State
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 Re: A strange idea
I don't think that's a strange idea at all! I guess plushies would be okay
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:16 pm |
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D-Rock
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Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:25 am Posts: 5119 Location: Texas
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 Re: A strange idea
Wasn't this topic brought up in the past? As good as it sounds, as everyone else has mentioned, it will be difficult to put together.
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:34 pm |
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GarrisonSkunk
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:49 pm Posts: 200 Images: 2
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 Re: A strange idea
What about figurines like the ones the Chaps Brothers sell of the "Homestar Runner" cast?
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Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:19 pm |
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Tatsuo
Joined: Sat May 18, 2013 3:38 am Posts: 401 Images: 0
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You mean like little plastic models or something? That would be lot a cheaper.
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Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:59 pm |
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D-Rock
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Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:25 am Posts: 5119 Location: Texas
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 Re: A strange idea
That would still require a bit of work, but don't know exactly what that entails. Obviously someone needs to make molds of so many different characters (a few could be made at first, though), all of the casting materials, someone to actually sell them. Like the idea, though.
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Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:45 pm |
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Foxstar
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Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 am Posts: 1689
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 Re: A strange idea
Again, Rick has looked into this. The long and short of it is that what Rick is currently doing for merch is as much as he can do guys.
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