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Originally Posted by Iceman

Don't put it in with the figure that is short packed and you know will sell.

Generally a manufacturer will shortpack an item when they think it won't sell as well as the others, not the other way around. The one(s) with the largest case ratio(s) are assumed to be the most popular and assumed to be the highest seller(s) in the case. So giving the shortpacked figure a piece of a BAF ensures that it will sell to someone looking to complete the BAF.

Also, the prevailing "wisdom" in the toy industry seems to still think that female figures in a toy line aimed at boys will not sell as well as other figures in the same line.

Having said that, I still find it very odd that there is not an equal number of BAF parts, regardless of who gets them. This is the main reason I think Hasbro will release a revision case to help even out the numbers.

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

You know , I may not be the biggest fan of "Toy GURU" over at Hasbro for the Mattycollector stuff, but I understand he has to try and make everyone happy, Fans AND Hasbro. I may not like the answers he gives but I at least get the sense he knows what he is talking about and at least we get some form of answers from him. I would not mind if they set up a spokesperson for Marvel (Legends in particular) and Star Wars and maybe even Transformers to be the public face for those lines.

Scott "Toy Guru" Neitlich works for Mattel, not Hasbro.