[Peteparker]

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Originally Posted by g1fanatic

Maybe we could start a thread to save the MU line. In addition, other sites should do the same. Once Hasbro sees the love of the MU line than maybe they will think otherwise to cancel it.

Somehow I feel like the decision has already been made, and any outcry from the fans will only result in helping to shape their future plans, i.e. more comic figures in the movie lines, or a different kind of 3.75" line setup other than going to retail.

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Originally Posted by bmorr

Without MU I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO COLLECT.

Me too. I don't even know what I'll do next. It's not like you can switch over to Legends, they're postponed until September too!

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Originally Posted by StarWarsPaul

...Don't get excited or expect to see/hear a lot at SDCC...

^THIS. Somehow I don't think we'll ever get an official announcement. IF the line is ending, there'll be hints (little to no new product, politician-style answers from Hasbro reps), but I seriously doubt they'll ever say, "Yup, we're doing these ones and then we're done." There's just too many people who would stop buying the line altogether with an announcement like that. Better just to slowly stop putting them out there, and let the people who refuse to believe it continue to buy them all in the meantime.

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Originally Posted by trebleshot

DST can't, because Hasbro holds the master license for that scale. Assuming DST even wanted to get into the 3.75-4" market with Marvel figures, they would have to wait another 5 years for the license to be up for grabs again (assuming it doesn't auto-renew with Hasbro) and then another year or two after DST gets it to release figures.

Why would they continue to hold onto the license and not use it? Wouldn't it benefit them more to sell the license to someone interested in making the toys themselves?



I personally believe the rumors. Too many different people with too much good history as far as releases go have said the same thing: Outlook not so good.

That being said, now's the time I have to start making hard decisions. My entire joy in collecting this line was hunting them down and completing a collection 100%. If the line ends, there's no more to hunt, and once I hit 100%, there's nothing left to do. With the end of the line, the future of my collecting looks just as bleak.

Not to mention the fact that prices will begin to decline (if they haven't already), and everything I have will begin to lose value. Part of the reason I switched from comics to figures was because I felt (at the time) that figures can and often retain their value longer than any comic put out today. But look at even the great 90's toybiz figures, most of those aren't worth what they originally cost. Why? Because no one is continuing to collect the line. It's a niche collection item now, mostly fueled my nostalgia. Even while the older ML figures continue to retain their value, it's difficult to believe MU will. Who will still be looking for these if they can't start their collections at the local retail store?

So if the line turns out to be over, and all we get is what we know is coming, when do I stop? When do I sell? What do I do next? Do I even buy the rest?

I didn't even get a full year of collecting under my belt...