[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by kylactus

it's not the cost of plastic! the cost of the base materials (PVC) and the like have been static for the last decade. PLASTIC IS NOT LINKED TO PETROLIUM! the raw material cost is in no way the issue in the rising cost of toys. Its the changing labor market in Asia, namely the emerging middle class in China who are demanding higher wages and improved working conditions at overseas factories. The good news here is soon it will be more cost affective to just bring the production facilities back to the US.

I didn't know Hasbro ever said anything about why prices are rising, I was just spitballing a possible reason.

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

And I'm not buying the whole cost of plastic argument Hasbro gives either...lemme show you an example.



No fancy angles here...these are side by side. I have G.I.Joes and Marvel Unverse taller than Grimlock here. And is Hasbro seriously suggesting that the costs of plastic and paints justifies Grimlock being nearly as expensive as NECA's Godzilla...which is much heavier and sturdier plastic, not to mention a more finely painted one?

NECA has been better than Hasbro for giving more at the $20 price range. They are the very company I was using as reference when I previously mentioned price increases. When I asked on Twitter about the next set of Predators costing $21 a piece instead of the usual $18, Randy from NECA responded saying costs of making them goes up, so price goes up too.
I assume this refers to factory labor or something that would affect other companies as well due to Hasbro's increase in price.