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Originally Posted by GizmoTron

Do you? Do other companies like DST, NECA, Playmates, Funco, Bandai, McFarlane, and Jakks Pacific not exist? Or does the only thing that matters is who gets to make your 6" Marvel and DC figures?

Also not sure the FTC would ever hold toy makers to the same level of scrutiny as they would communication companies, especially when they've already allowed Hasbro to become the billion dollar big fish that's been eating up the little fish for a long time now.

Many of those are specifically collector-oriented. In terms of general kid-oriented toys (which is where the problem with this merger mainly lies), there's only Playmates, Jakks, and Bandai. Maybe TakaraTomy as well, but after losing the Pokemon license, we're gonna be seeing even less of them over here. In general, none of these companies is anywhere near as big as Hasbro and Mattel, and they're all largely focused on a couple properties, while Hasbro and Mattel both have plenty of licenses and original IPs. Only LEGO is comparable in size, earnings, and properties.