[Iceman]

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Originally Posted by adcatalano

This should be a wake up call to Neca and spur them into action in reevaluating their online presence. First they need to list their items on their own store and do away with ridiculous shipping charges. Cut out the middle man and being a direct supplier will massively increase their profit margins, plus it can be a loop hole to get products out with trickier licensing by skipping traditional retailers. Second they need their products to be fulfilled by amazon, thus creating a better mass distribution option with higher visibility.

Do they charge a ton of money for shipping? I don’t order their stuff but shipping costs money. The myth created by the Amazons and Walmart’s is that delivering you something is worthless. Smaller companies cannot afford to lose money like that. What may cost Amazon pennies costs others dollars, which add up.

A lot of people order online but the collector can be hard to please. Many prefer retail when possible to scrutinize paint apps or box wear. There is a reason Amazon has started closing accounts of people that return too many things or have too many problems. Heck, a lot of retail stores are ditching price matching and lowering return time limits.

I’m sure there is opportunity if TRU goes under but I’m not sure who exactly stands to benefit the most. The whole market is already suffering and it may just be that the loss of a giant like TRU only ends up balancing things out a bit.