viper412
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Post by viper412 on Mar 5, 2022 19:24:01 GMT -5
If you're not price matching with the Target app you're only hurting yourself. Got a new E91 figure today for $19.99, not one shred of hassle. since they’ve went up to 21.99, I just scan them in the back they come up 19.99 and I bring it up to the cashier and they change it No need to look for the listing, usually they just scan it on their device and it comes up 19.99 there too. either way no hassle and you’re back to 19.99 for the time being |
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hbkfan
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Post by hbkfan on Mar 5, 2022 20:20:26 GMT -5
To me, this is not if I can keep buying figures with the increase, but a thing of principles. Yes, principles.
You could say I shoudnt bother because if I paid 23 for the figure I can certainly pay 25, but, the thing is, is this thing giving me my 25 in return as much as it did when it was 23?
What I mean is, these figures, sooner or later will reach a price point where they are not going to cut it anymore.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Mar 5, 2022 23:46:33 GMT -5
Price gets raised and the quality control gets worse
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Mar 5, 2022 23:59:09 GMT -5
I don't like it, but I don't know what I could do to change the situation. I'm still going to buy who I can, when I can, for as long as I can.
There are some figures I have to have one day one, some I can wait for retail, and some I'll wait for a good dead for.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Mar 6, 2022 0:04:41 GMT -5
I don't like it, but I don't know what I could do to change the situation. I'm still going to buy who I can, when I can, for as long as I can. There are some figures I have to have one day one, some I can wait for retail, and some I'll wait for a good dead for. If we all stopped buying and they noticed a significant decrease that may work. But that wouldn’t happen. |
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Post by Chip on Mar 6, 2022 16:22:05 GMT -5
i collect the NECA turtles line....i have most of the movie turtle packs that were released at walmart. i was on the fence about getting the pack with oroko saki & hamato yoshi in their "street gear", from the one scene in the movie. on one hand i like being a completist....but the price of those packs went up $10 to $59 before tax....at that price? im out. its not necessary for me anymore to get stuff like that when these companies are doing what they are doing
more people need to feel this way, and have the self control to NOT give in to the temptation "just because its there"
its because everyone has been able to accept "well its only a couple of bucks" that we are sitting here with everything going up
the only reason the cost of goods is going up is every company needs to continue to beat their own record profits to keep shareholders happy. if they stopped selling as much as they did, there would have to be a shift to get the customer back
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Post by Scott! on Mar 6, 2022 16:43:44 GMT -5
In Canada, Elites launched back in 2010 at $22.99, and currently are $29.99. I expect them to go up a few more dollars this summer. Power Rangers Lightning Collection figures just went up in price recently from $29.99 to $32.99, so maybe that's where Elites will end up here as well. Everyone is being affected by the pandemic and this Russia/Ukraine conflict. Elites started at £12.99 in my store in the UK, and now they're up to £22.99. Crazy! |
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Post by stc13 on Mar 6, 2022 16:49:25 GMT -5
i collect the NECA turtles line....i have most of the movie turtle packs that were released at walmart. i was on the fence about getting the pack with oroko saki & hamato yoshi in their "street gear", from the one scene in the movie. on one hand i like being a completist....but the price of those packs went up $10 to $59 before tax....at that price? im out. its not necessary for me anymore to get stuff like that when these companies are doing what they are doing more people need to feel this way, and have the self control to NOT give in to the temptation "just because its there" its because everyone has been able to accept "well its only a couple of bucks" that we are sitting here with everything going up the only reason the cost of goods is going up is every company needs to continue to beat their own record profits to keep shareholders happy. if they stopped selling as much as they did, there would have to be a shift to get the customer back Totally agree with you. But I do start to wonder if the way we (and I use that generally for this board) collect has become a dinosaur. There are a few toy shows in my area that I've been going to for years. They've always been great for finding figures well under retail, picking up custom fodder, or grabbing some obscure 90's/00s lines like The Tick on the cheap. It's a fun way to spend a Saturday and I'd always leave with a good haul pre-pandemic. Since the shows re-started, they're now in bigger and bigger venues, and are doing record attendance. And I've left empty handed more than once. Pretty much everyone at the show is selling some combination of figures that have been in stores within the past 6-9 months priced for well above retail or the high desire vintage stuff (Hasbros, GI Joe, MOTU, etc) for around ebay prices - stuff I either already have or have no interest in. There was a show last weekend. I drove out and got there about 15 minutes after doors opened. The parking lot, overflow parking, and nearby businesses were all full. Cars were literally just pulling off on the side of the road and parking. I turned around and just headed home. From the toy companies perspective, I get it. Costs have gone up enough where you can justify an increase. And why wouldn't you? If people are regularly buying figures that just came out for $30, 40, 50 dollars on the secondary market, why not try to get a slice of that action for yourself? Even if they price you or I out, there is clearly a market there who will absorb the cost without batting an eye. The question is just a) will those folks stick around longterm and b) are there enough of those collectors to make up for lost sales/revenue. That's where I honestly don't know. My gut says no. The parking lot last weekend says yes. |
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