[Iceman]

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Originally Posted by themerch424

And if they had done that, everyone would be bitching that "I already have the WWII movie Cap and now I have to buy it again to get the BAF piece. Effin' Hasblow."

If you look at their recent track record, they don't like packaging re-released figs with a BAF piece. Terrax wave Thor, Hit Monkey wave Archangel and Wolverine. The problem is the case distribution. Everyone and their dog knows it Should have been 2x Cap, 2x WS, 2x BW, 1x A.I.M. Soldier and 1x Hydra Agent.

You are absolutely right. But from a business standpoint I want to sell all the figures if I am Hasbro. That would have made it a lock and that's the proper way to use BAF. Don't put it in with the figure that is short packed and you know will sell. Put a key piece in with something you fear might not sell.

As a collector I would be much happier having to buy a common figure that I might even get at a discount to make a BAF than I would buying the one per case golden unicorn. I don't even want a Black Widow, just the part. I'm sure I'm not alone in that and that drives the price up. Hasbro keeps saying they dont' make figures for the seconardy market and yet they create these situations.

Also it's simple math. You need one of each part to make a baf so why not have enough to go around? In the past it's been largely and even number of parts and that keeps people happiest. Just looking at these numbers would something like this make sense?

Head: 1,000
Right Arm: 2,000
Left Arm: 2,000
Left Leg: 1,000
Right Leg: 1,500
Torso: 500

This is just an idea of what the case pack from wave 1 & 2 creates. Someone would have to give the okay knowing that you couldn't make very many completed figures, which is the whole point of paying extra money for figures that offer a larger BAF.

My guess is that the torso uses more plastic so it costs like 40% more than the other parts so some bean counter just said "make less and put it with the one per case figure to cut costs". Unless there is a revision case with movie Cap, Marvel Now Cap, Black Widow, and Winter Soldier then I'd say that's what happened.