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Hasbro's G.I. JOE Q&A Round Two 2009
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04-29-2009, 04:12 PM
American Joe
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Japan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mandingo Rex
Short packs and chase variants already exist in the Joe line, and they suck if you ask me. If Hasbro's not making them to sell at their own ridiculously higher-marked price, then what good is it to them to do this? Stir up excitement over the line? I get what you're saying, to stir up interest in the collecting, but I'd rather get figures released at regular retail than
asking
for the prices to remain fairly high.
Honestly, my question would be the opposite, or at least:
Hasbro, could you either limit chase variants this time around, or if you do release them, make them easier to get on HTS or ship them later in the shipments? Variant clear Wraith was impossible for me to find in stores due to our area getting things MONTHS after first sightings, and I'm not paying $35+ to get him.
My living in Japan has me way out of the loop in what is/isn't already available. What I see is what my local Japanese American comic book store gets from Diamond distributors :(
I was thinking of having figures that are, simply put, rare. Not variants of existing figures, but figures made for the purpose of the hunt, and no gold, silver or clear figures. Just well-designed figures designed by Hasbro's best!
Yeah, I know it sucks having to pay big bucks online for rare toy X, but theirs a certain excitement one gets when locating a hard to find piece of merchandise.
I'd like to see Hasbro do what Hotwheels does/did, release figures at the same price point of the regular lot, and packaged with the regular assortment just in a much smaller fixed quantity, something like 1,200 or so--make it worth a collector's while.
I think it'd be great to have 6 or 12 Treasure Hunt figures a year (one per month or one every two months). It's a win-win scenario for Hasbro, retailers and fans as well.
If Hasbro isn't already doing this, all Treasure Hunt figures should be shipped at the same time to ensure all areas have a chance at getting one (marking the boxes with identifiable numbers is a mistake, as I recall Hotwheel collectors zeroing in on rare cards with box ID numbers); figures need to be randomly packed!
So you see, the idea I had in mind is a bit different from what already exists, if I understood you correctly.
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