[Snowflakian]

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Originally Posted by Super Joe

So I saw the prices are back up on Brickseek. There's even a price increase up to $13.39 and a newer picture of AoA Magneto. I guess the things Snowflakian just brought up might explain it? If anyone else at retail can explain more (specifically is MU figures gonna be on pegs again) that would be good to hear.

That's part of the backlogs/clogs and stuff. Some two packs and other hiccups slowed down releases some. Which also slowed retailer support as they had too much inventory that already was moving too slow.

The price increase is another issue. But that's one that nothing can be done about as yet. But hopefully by next year or 2020, it should be back on track entirely. With some changes probably in the works to align it to more like legends has been doing with a mix of comic and cinematic to pump out some stuff quicker too now that the TRU exclusive deal is gone on some of those two packs as individual figures that were off-limits.

There's still 2 waves pending. The AOA Magneto one with Hydra Cap, and the spider-man wave. Once that backlog is caught up, we should start seeing some new stuff again finally.

Between the dock strike awhile back, then movie product interrupting the release cycle, some excess backlogs created by the Enchantress/skurge two pack, some other little things, and some other minor retailer ordering issues, the line got set back a little bit. So the push to make product wasn't there until wider retailer support was back. (Target and Gamestop have been trying to support it though! That's why "Gamerverse" even exists. And it could jump in the ordering system because of it being a new line to bypass the clogs.) The price has been another issue, but not many remedies available for that yet. We're kind of lucky as it is that 6'' legends aren't jumping to 25. But with the increase, we might get some other minor perks from it later.

My worry on that though is that higher prices will limit sales, but there's not many options to get it back under a 10 spot without losing quality and points of articulation. But I'm sure Hasbro will look into that. So we'll see how that goes, or what they manage to do to make it warrant it.

It's been one of those things where it was a whole list of issues out of anyone's control. But keep your fingers crossed it gets back in full swing again.

Kind of feel bad for them though. Watching all the fan hate and derision for things literally out of their control has gotta be pretty jarring and painful. I mean what could they even say? One mis-worded statement or off-handed remark with reactions like that already out of hand, and it'd be a barrage of more hate or remarks at retailers that they want the support of. And what retailer would want people that act with that kind of contempt even in their stores? It'd drive orders down simply because of not wanting to deal with it.