The Franklin Mint puts out a lot of movie memorabilia such as this. I think a lot of people buy this stuff in the hopes that it will be valuable in 10, 20, 30 or 100 years from now, but I don't believe that's possible - they make so much of the stuff that it's all easily available.
My own Franklin Mint Wizard of Oz collection is not pristine, I'm afraid. The Good Witch's hand has broken off...and although I had thought I had saved it to be glued on later...I've never found it again.
Neverthleess, I like it - the Witch of the West and the Winkie are my favorite characters, followed by the Tin Man and then Dorothy.
This set appears to have been discontinued in 1988, and Replacements.com has no replacements..
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/CO_FRMMISFWIOM.htm
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2198
Apparently in 2004 Franklin Mint got hit by the recession - they laid off 200 employees, and their museum, in Franklin Center, PA closed. You can read about it in the attached link.
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