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Originally Posted by Comedian

I get your thoughts and really agree to a point. But with making toys from movies that are 30 years old,they are directing their product to 30-40 year olds. That logic should be used in the store format. And no they don't move on. That's why masters of the universe was thrown out by Mattel. They lost over half of their customers due to way less than this. Neca can't afford a loss of half its customers.

Motuc had tons of issues, ranging from shipping charges, production delays, and price hikes among a few. It’s apples to oranges, plus Mattel OWNED he-man, so it was really their own fault they couldn’t maximize the brand. They outsourced the brand to super7 which seems to be the better plan.

Neca doesn’t own tmnt. They have to capitulate to the owners, Neca also won’t lose 1/2 of its customers. Most of their customers aren’t even interested in tmnt. They have a diversified portfolio of horror icons, alien, video games, and other lines. A few thousand tmnt is nothing in the grand scheme, and again, most people can rationalize the limitations of a limited edition product.

That’s why I never got into Hot Toys. They look fantastic, but it’s so hard to get at launch because they sell out so quickly. I accept that. I collect what I can. I don’t fault Hot Toys for not making a billion avenger sets.