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Re: Prices looking up... & weird!
When you actually research all the parameters of costs involved, the cost of plastic, manufacturing, distributing, research, etc.
There isn't any question about it, they are gouging everyone they can, all TFs are easily double what they should be.
This is in big part to thanks to
1) "everything being collectibles" now
2) they know people will buy regardless
3) Market research using the Unicron that proved that people WILL buy something that is easily 3x the price it should be, and defend their choice, and the company, tooth and nail.
4) bad distribution that creates a vacuum, and easy more price increases
5) cheap repaints/minor retools to suck even more via "exclusivity".
I've said it before and I'll say it again here... once I manage to get the original crew, I'll returning to "It needs to be a very impressive figure" before I get it.
But also, I'm refusing to be full price (unless there's one that I can't miss due to crap distribution of such), I'll be waiting for sales, or getting them via EBgames with my Platinum card that takes to prices down a bit.
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