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Originally Posted by MarvelGuy85

Maybe the point of putting it out there so early is for 2 reasons, 1 to capture the hype of the excitement while the movie is still fresh so people lock in with there non refundable preorder deposits, and to atleast put this out there incase someone is thinking of buying another version? I'm not sure but it does suck to wait forever for these. Infinity War figures are still dropping and that's been out what a Year and a Half?

Also, I am getting the normal version even though its quite pricey because I too, figured why not since it's Tony Starks last ride. Same with Scarlet Jo as Black Widow. BUT, this is the MCU afterall and they are flirting with a multiverse/time travel, etc.

If for some reason the "new" MCU post Steve Rodgers/Tony Stark/Natasha doesn't get off to a great start or people aren't as interested anymore (I know highly doubtful!), I wouldn't be surprised if Disney offered RDJ a ton of money to come back as some alternate reality Iron Man to bring back fans. Again I know highly doubtful and there's so many characters Marvel could use moving forward to sustain their MCU, but just a hypothetical way to keep making more RDJ Iron Man toys lol.

That whole "hype" excuse is fine if you're Hasbro and your product retails for $20 or less a pop. Hot Toys wasn't always a "hype train" company. Sure they've always tried to release figures from current properties but HT's best work was always on older properties from classic pop culture that they could take their time on.

I think it's pretty fair to say that RDJ as Iron Man in engrained in pop culture, so I really don't see how waiting for the film to come out, reviewing the footage (particularly spoiler footage) and taking your time to make one (keyword there) ultimate Endgame Iron Man is going to negatively affect business.

You know what does affect business? Releasing the same f****** figure with more bells and whistles (and, oh yeah, MULTIPLE Infinity Gauntlets) after your loyal customer base just preordered and put a down payment on the first one.