The minis will offer a way to share our love for lighthouses by allowing us a simple inexpensive way to hook our friends and loved ones. I have done this with some of the Christmas ornaments and have very positive responses. They'll be a good alternative for children on allowances. They'll also compete as the favorite remembrance from a that particular lighthouse's gift shop for a larger population.
I don't think it's meant to be a collectors' product, although I think many of us will dabble.