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modern era ending for movie?
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10-13-2008, 08:41 PM
Steevy Maximus
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Deckard
not it cant be bad for sales but i just read that the tf classics line is going on "hiatus" for movie lines yet they will keep pumping out animated toys. .
Keep in mind that Transformers Animated will continue to be shown on Cartoon Network throughout next year (with rumors that season 3 will begin airing next spring or fall). Animated has been a VERY strong performer for Cartoon Network, and for a while, was aired 7 days a week and is still shown every Saturday (and probably a few other days a week).
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If Hasbro pisses us off, and tries to push "Danny Devito Snake Eyes" (Good one, Saboteur) on us, then they stand to lose a lot of money from the collectors.
What I wouldn't give to know the numbers from HTS this past year with regard to the sales of GI Joe 25th.
That online site alone can probably further verify the overall multi-million dollar popularity of the 25th line.
You're talking as if collectors are a market worth catering to. In recent conventions, the Transformers guys have said that collectors amount to about 30% of the line's sales. And the Star Wars guys have said collectors amount to around 40% of their sales. GI Joe probably falls on the high side of collector to kid sales, but 30% of 500K is still a LOT more than, say, 50% of 100K
Basically, collectors are large enough to warrant consideration, but not enough to carry a line at retail.
HTS (and online shops in general) are NOT valid indicators of a line's strength, because they are not accurate depictions of the mass retail environment. Online venues are largely collector based, and collectors' desires and such are vastly different than those you would find at Walmart.
In addition, HTS doesn't get a TENTH of the stock Walmart or Target get. For all intents and purposes, Hasbro doesn't need to sell product to any online venue to make its sales, and has often in the past cut orders due to online retailers in order to get product to mass market retailers (which is why 25th was so hard to get online earlier this year)
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