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Originally Posted by Macas

Value: Here is my main gripe with Hasbro. Hasbro has cannibalizing their product lines. We spend a lot of money on these pieces, not just to look but to hold their value. Hasbro took figures that were exclusives or build a figures, then later rereleased them as regular figures. For example, SDCC Vishanti Dormammu set. Almost all of the figures from that main release where then rereleased as figures with extremely minor paint alterations. They did the same thing with Puck and Ultron and Jubilee (although a different model altogether but it sank the value of the BAF Jubilee), Hulkbuster, Giant Man, Juggernaut, etc. These were all extremely valuable BAFs whose value was between $75 to over $100. You can now buy Ultron and Giant Man for $25. They did the same thing in the Star Wars Black Series by taking their most valuable figures (Anakin, Yoda, Biker Scout, IG-88 etc) and release extremely minor paint alterations in the archive series, and sank the value of a lot collections. I have a running argument with them That is not caring for their collectors and the tremendous amount of money they sink into their products. Those valuable figures are the bedrock of every collection. They are premium pieces. And if you are an adult, they are how you justify spending thousands on a collection to your spouse.

The hell are you talking about? I don't collect figures because they're expensive or so they'll appreciate in value. I collect figures cuz I want cool damn figures. If you're using toys as an investment strategy you need to reevaluate your life. Sure, it might be disappointing to the people who actually particularly care about the value of their toys when Hasbro rereleases a figure that was exclusive or hard to get, but to the rest of us (probably the majority of the those who collect those lines most of the time) it's only a good thing to be able to get toys that we otherwise couldn't, whether it was cuz we missed out on a limited window of time or because we don't wanna pay 5 times the price for it on eBay.