[jmurray90720]

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Originally Posted by Nymesys Prime

I like that idea..i think a 3 or 5 pack works better than a case release set. 1 per case has too much potential for artificially creating a rare figure. 2 waves of 3 or single wave of a 5 packs eliminates this. Plus with all the swappers out there single cases will have the shelves stocked with swap toy-biz figs.

The reason the 1 per case figures are expensive is because of the overpacking of other figures in the case and what you are "stuck" with when buying a whole one. Emma Frost for example, costs anywhere from 80-100 on the secondary market because of the extra four figures you have to buy to get her from Diamond Distributors. It doesn't help that nobody wants Sabretooth or Wolverine (Cyclops sells though) so even if you intend on keeping a set and sell the extra Cyclops, you have a Sabretooth and two Wolverines (an extra $60 worth of figures) that you can not move. With all of the figures at one per case character availability is truly subject to popularity, and there is no artificial rarity created. BAFs drive up the prices on some figures too, but if you either leave the BAF out or pack the pieces evenly the problem is solved. DC Universe Classics wave 2 (the Grodd series) was the last time I remember a case assortment being perfectly fit for retail, and as a result was impossible to find. You really just had to choose if you wanted Superman Red or Blue but there were 2 of everyone in the case.

I think a 5 pack, and even a 3 pack is too much of a financial commitment for what might be considered a niche market. I can see alot more people pulling the trigger on White Phoenix at $22 than spending $50-100 to get it in a multipack. The same goes for most of the characters i proposed.

The Black Widow i had in mind was the same costume as the ARTFX statue, which is pretty much just the 2 pack version but I'd need a new head and the Moonstone body. Maybe without cleavage like this: