Ouch. Hey, if you don't want one, that's cool...but yeah, cut me a little slack.
Here's the deal...I'm an independent Android app developer who started my own business last year while in grad school. When I saw the Dyzplastic figurines announced earlier this year, I was pretty excited. I wanted some for myself, and I also got the idea of buying a case and running a promotion where I would give some away as prizes for anyone buying one of my apps within a given time frame. So I went to their site the day the figurines launched, only to find out, like many others, that they'd sold out early that first day. I was bummed.
So then I started looking into what it would take to produce my own. As mentioned above, the time, effort, and cost is not trivial, and it is difficult to find a manufacturer that either won't scam you and will produce something relatively close to what you want in relatively small batches.
I had initially wanted more a more complex design, but it was cost prohibitive. So what I ended up with was a solid form, about 3.5" x 2" x 2", relatively soft vinyl (slightly harder than a rubber duck or a chew toy). The initial mold cost is expensive, but once it's done, subsequent production runs are cheaper. So I thought $10 was a decent price to offset the initial cost and make a little profit (I can drop prices a bit if I order another run), also considering that I believe the Dyzplastic figurines are still out of stock and their going for silly prices (sometimes $30 or more) on Ebay.
I'm not trying to rip anybody off. I'm accurately describing and not misrepresenting any aspect of the product. Those who have bought my figurines so far seem happy with them.
To answer the question about standing, yeah, they stand up just fine. In fact, they're a little more stable than the Dyzplastic figurines because they're slightly larger. Here are a couple more pics: