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Rumored new comic packs at Joe Sightings
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12-26-2007, 02:43 AM
Deathx360
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Hmm, I'm not so sure I agree with this. The comic 2 packs are larger & wider and take up way more room on toy shelves then devoting two hooks to single pack figures. I think it is more about using figures already released and using some new paint applications and packing them with a new figure forcing us to buy two figures for just the one we really want or need for our collections. Hasbro saves a lot of money by using this tactic and makes more money in the process. On the other hand, Perhaps they just want to get the comics in the hands of younger consumers hoping they help increase their interest. When all said and done, the sales of the single packs seem to be doing just fine and If this list is accurate, I will miss seeing a Falcon, Tripwire & Iron Grenadier packaged with the beautiful painted card art. Heads up to Hasbro, I usually buy 2 of each figure of the single packs. One to open and one to keep in the package but the comic packs give no reason for carded versions. So, there may be missed opportunities there and somehow I don't think I'm the only collector out there that does this.
Let me put it like this. Say there is only two collectors in town and there are eight new figures per wave of singles and each collects only one of each figure released. If a store puts out two cases that's all these two will buy. Now lets say they also have a case of comic packs that have eight per case with four new packs in that wave and the case has two sets of four, one set for each. Now if those same collectors bought those as well they just doubled their sells, assuming singles are $5 and comic packs $10.
What I was trying to get at without specifically saying it is you have more choices. You can just increase the number of singles but at some point supply will meet demand, it alway does, and all you have to choose from are singles. Now throw in comic packs, vehicles, and the rumored 4 packs and you have more choices making it more likely you will sell more product. The singles will probably always sell better because of the price but by adding these other items like the comic packs the consumer has more choices and that can increase the likelihood of selling more item regardless of the size. How many of us would buy vehicles if they had them now?
What you are saying about the comic packs is true and that is why they are releasing them. But they can sell them at the same time they sell the singles were as they would have to include them as part of the singles wave and ultimately produce fewer figures or increase the frequency they are released. Given the bitching about not finding things now I don't think having them come out faster and moving on to the next wave quicker would help any.
That is now I see it.
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