[LeiaOrgana]

I had zero doubt that this would happen - I'm just glad they are doing it this quickly.

That they did it in the first place was lunacy, as they basically lose a huge portion of their collecting base. That's why I was so surprised at the people who insisted it wasn't a big deal, because clearly it alienated so many groups that they depend on for sales - and if this many people stop buying because of it, they wouldn't be making any at all for anyone.

* Those who collect and display packaged figures
* Those who buy extras of their favorite characters to have both open and packaged (for me, that's anything Leia, for example, I buy a minimum of 3)
* Highly discouraged spontaneous retail sales - I can't tell you how many times I personally had no intention to buy a figure, but then seeing what it looks like in real life was like "okay, that's cool, I have to buy that" - just seeing a generic picture on the outside of the box that I've already seen online doesn't do that

And of course, that doesn't even mention not being able to see QC issues or even if the figure on the outside is the same one on the inside, isn't missing accessories, etc. - the retailers undoubtedly got a mountain of returns on these from all angles (scammers as well as legit buyers).

It was bone-headed to do in the first place, I'm just glad they ate their crow and reversed this silliness as quickly as they have.