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06-19-2020, 10:11 PM
Steevy Maximus
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Retro Marvel figures are not store exclusives. For Hasbro to design an entire new line of figures as a single store's exclusive is extremely unlikely. That's why the exclusive lines use pre-existing sculpts.
All of the Star Wars Retro figures are new molds. Some casted off the originals, some "recreated" from the originals. Same with the Ghostbusters line, Hasbro hasn't been holding on to RGB molds for 30 years through several license expirations and change overs.
It's worth reiterating that Hasbro can, and has, put premium pricing on specialty products like this. Cost of production is likely mitigated by the potential premium they and retailers can get away with.
Retro Star Wars figures cost $9.99 with a 3.75" 5 POA figure and one (or two) accessories. Real Ghostbusters Retro figures cost $14.99 for a 4.5" 5 POA figure and 4 accessory components (on a card back about triple the size of a Star Wars Retro card back). Both are also licensed products, which is an additional cost to consider.
In that scenario, $12.99 is a nice medium between retail shelf size, product complexity and being able to be produced without any licensing overhead. And more importantly, the use of o-ring figures has a LOT of broader nostalgia that a 50th rerelease might not have (not even factoring that ANOTHER release for ME tools we've seen multiple times might not be that stirring outside of the core fandom...who likely already have those figures to begin with).
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