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OLD Marvel Universe 3.75" figures
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07-06-2010, 07:04 PM
blackman2005
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Hopefully, this line will still be around in 2012. Looking at Hasbro's track record they can shut down production on a toyline based to low consumer purchasing or just for pete's sake in a blink of an eye (Wolverine and the X-men, Transformers Animated,Transformers Universe, Marvel Legends, G.I. Joe Sigma, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, etc.). None of their recent (2005-2010) toylines have a longevity of 4 years + besides Star Wars. To counter-act that from happening why not make each toyline better based on consumer input to see better sales?
And yes, while Hasbro doesn't mandate a price for each retailer to sell their product at, it sets the MSRP for retailers that would like to see it sale at a good rate. Smaller shops like comic book stores sell these figs at $12.50 a pop while novelty/movie stores like FYE and Suncoast sell them at $9.99 each. However places like Walmart, TRU and Target will most likely stick closer to the MSRP since they can order more of it and see it sell better at a lower price.
Now completely stopping MU may be unrealistic but I'm frustrated by the choices made. Why not place the best figures in each wave, ramp up production on each of those figures and continually make better figures but in multiples for people to buy.This would make the best figures easier to find for christ sakes!!!!!!!!!!! For instance, make each wave have 8 figures per case but stock them with figures that will sell quick like Modern Thor, Colussus, Archangel, AIM Soldier, Kitty Pryde and make figures like Luke Cage and Modern Iron Man harder to find.
We only see figures in revision cases for the most part and in each case there's three Iron Man and Spider Man figs taking up space. If they each have their own seperate lines then why bother placing them in future MU waves? If this toy brand needs to have them so desperately just to sell then its reflective on the retailer's confidence on how well the brand does. I truly don't believe retailers give a rats butt about what goes in each case assortment as long as it sells well in general.
I just don't get it. Back in the day when Kenner had Secret Wars and later on when ToyBiz had seperate X-men and Marvel Classic lines things were
never
this sparse or in short supply. Now that Hasbro has Marvel Universe, its either pay scalper/on-line prices or don't bother looking for it stores for the first three months of its release. Whats the point???
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