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Letter I send to Hasbro Pulse Customer service
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10-18-2020, 05:15 PM
TheDarkTabby
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Classified
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Originally Posted by
ThePriest
yeah, I might sound like whiney punk, but it was worth a shot...
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This is just a general commentary on one of your potentially best toy
series in the last decade: GI Joe classified.
And I say potentially, because it is nearly impossible for fans to buy
these figures without resorting to grey market purchasing, thanks to
bots (at Hasbro Pulse) and volume buyers of the exclusives (Amazon and
Target). I don't know if it is manufacturing limits or distribution
channels, but it makes zero business sense to limit availability,
because Hasbro only profits from initial sales at MSRP, not from
grey-market mark-up. The fact that these exclusives are re-selling at
3-4x MSRP is not beneficial to the fans or collectors; it only
benefits the grey-market profiteers. And although scarcity can
amplify apparent demand, do you not see that it hurts the brand and
consumer confidence.
It would have been more effective to make this series DTC, perhaps via
the Hasbro Pulse website or made to order like you do with Haslab,
especially with the exclusives. That way you would profit the most
from this premium figure, with the potential to do figures with lesser
equipment at retail (like you did with the Dollar General exclusives
of the 3.75" line years ago). This seemed to work well with the Snake
Eyes and supreme Cobra Commander...
The other real question is how can a Hasbro pulse pre-order be Out of
Stock? The manufacturing run for this order hasn't happened yet, so
shouldn't the Pulse orders be made-to-order and the cut-off date
dictate how big the first mfg run be? The fact that bots scooped up
the initial run is extremely frustrating, as shouldn't Hasbro Pulse
orders be exclusive and limited quantity to members?
The frustrations I've been experiencing is enough for me to forego
this line, as I would rather PAY HASBRO for every single figure you
produce, and give the grey market NOT A SINGLE CENT, because the more
profits you HASBRO makes, the more likely you will continue to produce
more figures in the line....and I know I am not the only fan who feel
the way I do, if the fans at Hisstank.com are an exemplar sample.
To put it simple: I (as do many fans) want to give you my money, and I
don't know you don't want to take it, and if the classified figures
are more of a service to the loyal fans who want to share in the brand
with our kids, much like the success of the Star Wars Black series,
why are you not following that already successfully tried, tested and
true model? One would think that whomever is your brand manager lacks
some understanding of their product, or just doesn't care.
From a confused, extremely disappointed fan... who is losing love &
confidence with the brand every passing moment,
Perfect, abslolutely perfect letter! Every Joe collector frustrated with any thing about Classified line should send this letter to Hasbro. If enough of us make noise it will improve our chances of changing this ridiculous situation of exclusives and limits. I have been saying dtc and preorder made to order without limits to Hasbro for years. These people really do not get it at all. I really do not know who to address this letter to, but I am going to copy and paste it and send it to every Hasbro address I can find.
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