[Sean C]

It's absurd but it points to the absurdity of toy collecting. You wouldn't stash the last bag of Doritos at a story and come back for it later, because the store would just get more in anyway. But since scalpers exist and "collectibles" don't get restocked or reissued with any regularity, things like stashing exist.

But if companies made everything to demand they'd be stuck with too much overstock and "it wouldn't be collecting, just shopping" as at least one person thinks. Or everyone would wait for clearance, which is what happens with a lot of mediocre toys anyway. I don't know.