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There has been a lot of talk here on the boards, and evidence abounds at retail that JL may be in trouble. I know there are a LOT of passionate JL collectors here AND out there. I was not exclusive to JL for long, only in the beginning, I quickly got into HW and more recently GL, now have quit HW for the most part. I wanted to go back in the adult collectible direction and JL/GL was to be my focus. This was my plan a year ago. I am VERY dissapointed that JL at retail dried up right about then. I wonder about the mortality of the brand, I don't want it to die but from where I sit it doesn't look good. I know that there are those that only collect JL, to me it was 1/2 my future plans. I don't know what I'll do if we lose the JL brand, I guess I'll be GL only, I know there are others out there but I am not interested if it's not sold at retail. Not a fan of the JADA or Baddride stuff. It would be a huge loss for me. Where would you be without Johnny? Has anyone else thought about a world without JL?
I have so many JL's still in their original packages and packed away in boxes, that I can go thru them and get the JL high all over again.
I went nuts collecting them starting in 1996 and have thousands, most that I forgot even buying and it's like christmas when I start rumaging thru the boxes.
Somewhere in the back of my mind I was afraid the brand would disappear and squirrled them away for a rainy day, and think it's time to post some pics of the good old days as soon as I get the chance.
I don't collect a particular brand, but instead focus on a type of car. I collect Shelby's and Ford muscle cars in detailed 1/64, and JL is one of the main brands. I hate to think about it dying out, but that may be the reality. Perhaps after a few rough years we will see JL return to what it was... trying to stay optimistic anyways.
It's odd that JL is doing so poorly and Hot Wheels is riding high.
Not really. Hot Wheels markets to children. There aren't many parents out there buying their kids JLs.
Anyway, it woudl hardly affect me at all. If they all lost value instead of gained, I would probably start picking up a lot of older stuff if I found it.
JL's demise would not affect me much because I only buy what I like no matter who makes it. I have not bought that many JLs in the past couple years because they just haven't made much I wanted
If they had just up and died, then it would have had a big effect on me. However, I was sorely disappointed when RC2 bought them, and I expected the worst. I'd say we definitely got what I expected, so at this point I've gone so long without much JL at all, it will be hard to notice if they go away completely. It really is a shame, because I had a blast chasing down every JL I could find for several years, but I guess the good times never last. Fortunately, I too have at least 1,000 unopened Johnnies to play with.
Well, I had been focusing on the 100% Hot Wheels line, when that dried up I went to JL and we know where thats pointing. Any other lines you guys want me to kill before I give up collecting diecast? haha
If it shuts down I'll start tracking down more of the older HTF cars that I want until something else trips my trigger. I really like Greenlights product and now that they are making some drag car style cars I like them even more. I'm trying to resist getting too many so they stick around awhile longer. haha
I was sorely disappointed when RC2 bought them, and I expected the worst. I'd say we definitely got what I expected, so at this point I've gone so long without much JL at all, it will be hard to notice if they go away completely.
Do what I have been doing for the last year or so... putting time and money into my 77 SE Trans Am and helping my brother build his 427 Cobra... not a kit car, but a component vehicle
