[Torpedo]

I'm not happy about the way Hasbro is choosing to fill out their upcoming cases. 2012 Series 1 case contains:

• Ultimate Spider-Man x2
• Beta Ray Bill x2
• Astonishing Beast x2
• Kraven the Hunter x2
• Hulk (new sculpt) x2
• Ghost Rider (reissue) x1
• Incredible Hulk (reissue) x1

This is all well and good. In a twelve figure case, each of the five new figures get two slots. Retail buyers get a good chance of buying each new figure.

The problem is with 2012 Series 2:

• Shattered Dimension Spider-Man x2
• Punisher (new sculpt) x2
• She-Hulk x2
• Scarlet Witch x1
• Kang the Conqueror x1
• Ghost Rider (reissue) x1
• Falcon (reissue) x1
• Modern Thor (reissue) x1
• Spider-Man (reissue) x1

In this case not all new figures are distributed in equal numbers and this makes Scarlet Witch and Kang the Conqueror chase figures.

BigBadToyStore.com has noticed and adjusted their prices accordingly. Preorder for a Wave 1 case was $109.99 and Wave 2 is a slight increase at $114.99. But the discrepancy is really pronounced if you only wanted the five new figures from each case. The five new Wave 1 figures were $54.99 whereas the five new Wave 2 figures are a whopping $79.99! That's $16 a figure!

I planned on waiting until these waves hit retail anyway because I don't want all of the new figures in each wave, I have all the Spider-Men I'll ever need thank you very much. But I don't like the idea that Scarlet Witch and Kang are going to be super hard to find because of these shenanigans.

I was planning on preordering the five new figures in Wave 3 (Nova, Angel, Hercules, Puck, and Nighthawk) because I want them all. But if Wave 3 suffers from similar shenanigans and mark-ups I won't.

What's the deal Hasbro? Why is it so difficult to give each case doubles of the five new figures?