[RamenRider]

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Originally Posted by pikajew

They've never done a second run for a web exclusive unless it's also a sdcc one like nappa.

That's not true.

When I say "second run” I don’t mean a reissue. I mean another batch after the first release. They do this all the time when the initial production limits are exceeded very early, suggesting a high interest. In that case they re-open orders with a later release date.

But humoring your view of what a second run means, they do straight up reissued Web-Exclusives on special occasions, like the Kamen Rider anniversary, and will do so again for the Figuarts brand anniversary this year were people can vote which figure they want to be resold.

They also have been known to bend their rules when it comes to Web-Exclusives reissues ever so slightly by just altering the paintjob or changing accessories.

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Originally Posted by Tony_Bacala

A fig goes up. I order it. It shows up x months later. I have an easy to get, manageable flow of items showing up. Nothing sells out before I can order it. Nothing gets allocated and cancelled. It's roughly one a month, not cases at a time. It's almost like a subscription service, I just have to remember to order each one.

That's also a big plus for me. My local retailers only get a small selection of the Figuarts I'm interested in, so for the ones I want I have to get them from Japan and trying to get pre-orders there is a nightmare. High interest items have begun to be sold via a lottery system at certain stores in Japan; Western buyers outside the US who don’t get local releases are left out entirely.

Web-Exclusives are way easier to secure.