[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

The Killmonger/Ross pack isn't gonna be part of the MCU 10th Anniversary line, it's gonna be a normal price $40 2-pack with a piece of the Stan Lee BAF.

I never said it was part of the 10th anniversary line, just that it was a pile of crap that further confirmed that Hasbro is getting a bit greedy with this stuff as someone mentioned. The Killmonger set was just one of the most egregious cases of it, as EVERYONE was griping about not getting the MBJ head with the standard release, and then all of a sudden, with BP product still fresh in store, they announce that the MBJ head is indeed coming...in a two pack with a character that we could honestly give two shits about, instead of one of the more popular ones that would make sense (Like BP, Shuri, or Klaw...)

Now I won't deny that have some interest in some of these 10th anniversary offerings, but some of them are just shady as you know what....

• Vision should have been a standard release, but he was stuck in a two pack (though I can't complain too much, since the new Wanda was a huge upgrade to the Abomination wave version despite being the SAME exact figure with some paint touch ups.)
  
• Crossbones should also have been a standard release.
  
• Mandarin was shown to us YEARS ago, was cancelled for no reason, and now suddenly he's being tossed in a three pack with an extremely situational Pepper (as in barefoot and half dressed) and yet ANOTHER Iron Man.
  
• The new Bucky is being saddled with a barely altered Falcon.
  
• Yellowjacket is being released with that inaccurate MCU Ant Man we got the first time around (only with more Paul Rudd, and no new tiny Ant-Man figures. He's actually missing Ant-tony.)
  
• Thor/Rocket/Teen Groot somehow warranted a 60 dollar price tag.
  
• The Strange/Tony/Thanos pack is a slap to the face of anyone who just spent 120 dollars building the recent Thanos.

And there are still more coming that haven't been shown off or announced. At this point, it just reeks of pure greed.

In many cases, the only differences with these figures are the digitally enhanced heads, or some minor paint deco, meaning their major selling points are merely accessories that could very easily be included with single releases, released on their own for purchase as an online or HTS exclusive, or in the cases of some of the more recent figures, should have been included the first time around. It's not that hard for Hasbro to do it...hell, Red Skull is packaged with 4 interchangeable heads on his own! If Hasbro were to be so kind as to release a collection of just updated headsculpts for purchase on their website as an exclusive, I'd gladly put down the money to purchase those, provided the price is right (especially if they did this for their Black Series releases...)

Thankfully Skull and Ronin, the two I want the most are being released as singles. However, I also want Mandarin, Yellowjacket, and Rumlow as well, so for three figures, I'm going to end up likely spending 130 dollars or more for them, and end up with a bunch of others that I didn't want or need. There's always the secondary market to try and get them on their own, but yikes...that could prove to be even worse.