[Mordiganne]

Just to chime in on the on-going cost debate, I'm just going to say this and then bow out of the topic.

Hasbro doesn't dictate to the stores what to price items at. The store's corporate command structure does that on their own. That's why Hasbro doesn't have conniption fits when stores discount or clearance an item a week or two after they get it. Hasbro has already been paid what they want from the stores to get the product to them. What the store does with them after that is out of their hands. That's also why they don't care about scalpers or whatever you want to call them. They've made their money long before the item would even reach a scalper. If you think a product costs too much, blame the retailer. That's why Walmart put so many small stores out of business. They could afford to sell the same products at a loss that the small stores couldn't because they'd make up the difference in other areas.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention that. Carry on folks!