[OGTrilogy]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

The premise of being rewarded for buying an entire wave with something extra isn't a bad idea. It's like a loyalty incentive for having the whole set. My problem is that with every wave there are figures with low desirability yet are essential to completing the BAF which is more typically desired. My case in point for reference is the Onslaught wave, I'd like to have an Onslaught toy but want none of the figures needed to build him. My only course is turning to the mercy (or lack thereof) of eBay sellers. Were Hasbro to sell a deluxe Onslaught on his own though I wouldn't have to face down that path. They could keep the whole-set incentive with connecting diorama pieces or something else along those lines but when entire figures are only made available for buying 6+ other figures I didn't want in the first place it irks me.

Edit: I don't like to ramble on but my other issue with BAFs is when I don't want the BAF but do want a figure or two in the wave so I end up with some other guy's head and arm that I can't do anything with.

I feel exactly the same way about Build-a-figures, so you are not alone. However, I don't mind getting B-A-F parts with the figures because I can sell them on ebay to pay myself back for part of the money I spent on the figures. I don't try to gouge people though. I start my auctions out lower than most and let the bidders decide what the parts are worth. I've sold a few parts that have practically paid for my figures, but usually I end up getting about $4 or $5 out of a B-A-F part. It turns a $20 figure into a $15 figure and gives me another point on my feedback.