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11-17-2018, 06:44 PM | #1131 |
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These aren't worth a price over $8 each. Sorry, but loud colored/neon repaints of molds that's been around for the last eight years don't warrant a high selling price or being considered collector's items.
Is Hasbro going to just spill the beans sometime over the next year if the G.I. Joe action figure brand is dead or plans to revive it. I'm sorry to sound this way; but, I used to post here regularly and over the past two years there's been nothing to get excited about and these just look like a ripoff to me. |
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11-17-2018, 07:18 PM | #1132 |
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I love math and I hate to see it misused. That 34% increase sounds like a lot and it justifies increasing the prices. Really? So if it costs to manufacture each figure is $5 in China that means that a 34% increase results in a cost per figure of $6.7. There was a huge mark up on these figures before and that mark up just got way higher.
The factory contract moving out only explains part of the price jump. The REAL reason is political and implied by Hasbro's move out of China this year. I can't say the real reason without Xerofall or a Mod editing it out because it's against forum rules which state explicitly no politics. |
11-17-2018, 08:19 PM | #1133 |
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No, the price jump is due to Club greed, nothing more. They have such fat margins on these products they could have easily eaten a $2 manufacturing increase per figure.
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11-17-2018, 08:43 PM | #1134 |
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Cash grab before they close shop, plain and simple.
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11-17-2018, 09:29 PM | #1135 |
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11-17-2018, 09:59 PM | #1136 |
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Yeah so. . . . . . . did everyone miss the news where there's a new +20% price tariff on all goods manufactured in China as of this year?
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11-17-2018, 10:10 PM | #1137 |
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This, plus an excuse (lie) of why it is higher.
If they were really "collectors"( only thing they collect is money) as they claim, they would not have minded eating some of the cost to produce these last figures for the Joe community, and as a thank you for supporting their retirement.
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11-17-2018, 10:38 PM | #1138 |
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Did you subscribe to FSS with installment payments? Probably not or you would understand just how shady this company is.
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11-17-2018, 10:38 PM | #1139 |
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Originally Posted by Brian from email
3. Why are the figures more expensive compared to past exclusives?
We understand your concerns. As all of this winds down to the end of G.I. Joe, factories are less willing to make these low production run projects, so pricing has increased drastically and we totally understand fan reactions to the prices. The carded figure pricing is the same as the last convention carded figure exclusives. We were already starting to see some of the increases then. Small production runs are expensive to make if you can even get the factory to make them. They would like the minimum orders to be 5x-10x what we typically order. The only way we have been able to make these figures at all is because of Hasbro's relationship with the factories. The latest tariff list I can find is here: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files...t-09.17.18.pdf. With an article describing the list and originally providing a link to the list here: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-off...es-tariffs-200. You can search for the code for items here: https://hts.usitc.gov/?query=9503. This seems to be the group for all toys. You will note, nothing under 9503 is on the list of new tariffs. While I am not an expert in tariffs, what I read on official sources, is there isn't going to be an increase in tariffs on toys. Last edited by hushed; 11-17-2018 at 10:43 PM.. |
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This, plus an excuse (lie) of why it is higher.
If they were really "collectors"( only thing they collect is money) as they claim, they would not have minded eating some of the cost to produce these last figures for the Joe community, and as a thank you for supporting their retirement.
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