[Krunomo]

American's out here complaining they can't get figures smdh...

I'm Australian and i have managed to get every con exclusive for every line i collect: TMNT, Alien, Predator and Terminator. NECA at the time didn't even ship outside the US but i would still get what i want without the need to mess with scalpers. Yeah the SDCC 2018 turtles sold out fast and yeah i had to have them shipped to a US address and rerouted but i managed to do it and i did so in the middle of winter in the early hours of night all the way from the other side of the world. Ultimately, the issue is the scalpers. The Casey and Raphael sets are now all over eBay.

As far as NECA making it difficult; they've released the movie Turtles three times now. Unless you're a hardcore must have everything collector one of the three sets will suffice. Splinter and Shredder have been released twice and the footsoldiers three times (SDCC, Single pack and double pack). I guarantee there will be another release of Casey Jones. Looking at social media post Elias Koteas has now said he finally buckled and gave them his likeness rights. Given the first figure has a fixed mask there's bound to be a second with his likeness.

Also;

"The U.S. Small Business Administration counts companies with as much as $35.5 million in sales and 1,500 employees as "small businesses", depending on the industry."

Compared to Mattel and Hasbro NECA is small.