[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

While I love Captain America and I'm generally not opposed to getting a new Cap, provided it offers something new, he's getting to the over used point very quickly. And we'll have another Captain America wave next year with the new movie coming out. But on the bright side, there will only be two MCU movies out next year which means there is potential for a broader range of characters.

One point I would like to make is that not everyone has been collecting for years and has multiple Captain Americas, Iron Mans and Spidermans. A younger person who for the first time is earning decent money at work can go to Walmart or wherever and buy one of these figures for a decent price. While we're all showing some fatigue with certain characters, I'm actually happy knowing many new comers won't be forced to use eBay to get older figures that cost too much.

I hear your points and appreciate the different perspective. It's always good to be reminded of the silver lining. While my opinion of the whys/wherefores/shortcomings of multiples of the same character remains the same, I can see the altruism in opening up the field for people starting their collections. However, as it pertains to Cap, the secondary market isn't brutal for the this particular fig. Outside of "face-off Cap", versions of this fig. aren't outlandishly priced (at least as far as the "loose" market is concerned). A fact that is directly attributable to the ubiquitous nature of Cap's presence in the ML's series. If we were talking about Shield Agents/Hand Ninjas/Skrulls/Kree Soldiers (price-wise), I'd agree wholeheartedly.

With Cap specifically, it's hard for me to ignore the exploitative nature of the business strategy. All in on Cap (counting Bucky Cap and US agent; different characters, but still within the Cap vein), there have been 14 Caps...with more to come, as you mentioned. By any standards, that's a shitload of Caps and the shark has been jumped. I definitely feel where you are coming from, but I also don't think it's unreasonable to point out that there are other characters in need of service. Just so you know, I like Cap. He's not a simplistic representation of jingoistic pride, but rather what America has the potential to become...I know, pretty sappy lol. Not trying to be facetious here, just a bit tired of Cap figs and wanting more diversity in representation.