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Old 08-29-2014, 06:35 AM   #7
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Reprinting press releases doesn't make anyone an expert any more than watching the nightly news qualifies one to negotiate a cease fire in the middle east.
Very true. And presuming to know someone solely on the basis of their hobby of reporting toy news doesn't make them an expert on their life outside of that site. However, working for a toy design studio (which I have done), free lancing for larger and smaller toy companies (which I have also done and still do), and working in rights licensing (which I do now), gives one a more accurate perspective on the costs and trials associated with producing products for mass marketing.

And again, many of the people in the industry are very open about talking about the production of their products; especially the smaller guys. Talk to guys on their FB pages, at SDCC, Botcon, Joecon, local cons and you will be surprised at what they are and aren't willing to talk about. Guys like Boss Fight flat out said what their cost to produce the figures were.

Also, I'm not claiming to have inside knowledge of all costs to a company. Just that I've been fortunate enough to be able to work, at times, in an industry I enjoy and have seen how rising costs and production numbers and manufacturing can effect the final cost of a figure.
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