[Jmacq1]

Hasbro trying to push a line of nothing but 90's second-string X-Men characters would be a sure-fire way for Hasbro to insure that at best one retailer (Toys R Us) carries the line, resulting in plenty of lost revenue for Hasbro, because retailers are who pays Hasbro, not end-consumers.

Before the product ever ends up in "our" hands, Hasbro has to sell it to their retail partners. If the retail partners don't like the assortment, they'll order less of it or order none at all, and the retailer buyers don't give a hoot about what adult collectors want. They care about trends and "what's hot now" so right now Avengers are "hot." Every so often you get a wave that looks like a miracle in terms of selection, but those waves almost always either end up pegwarming, or end up barely reaching retail shelves at all (why? Because the retailers don't order them!)

The endless cycling of "Core Characters" is not something Hasbro just created for the hell of it. It's something both retailers and Hasbro want.

Great idea for an exclusive multipack or something, though.