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Originally Posted by kylactus

how do you figure? remember the 90's kids, and the 2000's kids are coming into there own now.

Yes, but we 70's/80's kids never left. So they're just now joining the party, so to speak. You seem to think we got replaced by 90's/Y2K kids, when they've basically just joined us.

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this speaks to my point that Hasbro needs to take a look at there demographics. I think (as far as action figures) you, and Hasbro are wrong, I think the adult collector makes up more of the market than Hasbro is willing to recognize. if you don't believe me just look at the recent earnings report.

The only way Hasbro can conceivably look at a demographic cross-section of their consumer base is through market research, which is already part of their R&D process.

I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say "earnings reports". Do you mean Hasbro's, working Americans, or what?

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I doubt those numbers...(on the action figure side of things)

Granted, it is a educated guess based on years of experience within the collecting community. We'll never know the exact figures because most retailers don't keep census-level stats on their customers (age, marital status, dependents, etc). Also, manufacturers are not in the habit of releasing their sales or production figures to the general public (unless it's literally years after the fact). So a toy line might have done well, but we won't know how well (and vice versa).

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well, yeah, but I think once the ability to 3D print captivates the pubic (there is a news story about a new 3D printed gun, or something every week or so) this will spurn the big tech companies to be out front in this new field, leading to faster innovations and more consumer product quickly.

That's certainly possible. But you have to ask: how many of those consumers are going to want to make their own toys? Sure it might make the process much easier, but some people just aren't that ambitious.

Also, don't forget about the government, especially since making guns and other potentially harmful objects would be just as easy as toys. What kind of regulations would be set on the type(s) of plastics available to those consumers? Will we be able to get industrial-grade ABS or some other softer, less durable type? Will we have a choice in color?