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Originally Posted by Spyne98

Oh wow, yeah that's not terrible. I was expecting a $5-$7 increase.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

You may say that isn't bad, but that is still a lot if you buy 20+ figures a year.

I still think it's bullshit they are doing this at all.

Considering I remember getting all my popular action figures for under $6.99 ea from Toybiz, Kenner, and Hasbro, I think as long as figures stay under $30, it's fine. Once figures hit the $30+ price, I'm out of toy collecting.

These are luxury items I don't need to survive. It's like MLB baseball. In 1990 I could quote you every player's stats, college, and watched every game on tv. Then the strike happened and I discovered so many other things to do. I never went back to baseball and can't watch a game on tv at all. Can go to a stadium, but rarely make it 9 innings.

Same thing with toys. I fully support Hasbro and the other toy stories to do whatever they believe is best for their companies. It's THEIRS to make money, not placate the 20 or so frequent posters on toyark or reddit.

I totally understand the concept behind the tariffs. It's hard to compete when the market isn't fair. We've had several presidents try kissing butt with no positive effects, this is just another attempt to get some level of balance. This is as far as I'm willing to go with "politics/economics" since it's such a polarizing topic.

Bottom line: It'll affect those of us that preorder product at MSRP, but less so the majority who seem to wait for 20% coupons, sales, or other discounts that bring the product down to near cost or below cost.