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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Agreed. The silly stretch-goal secrecy represents counterintuitive marketing to the extent that it almost smacks as amateurish. As you point out, the whole coy nature of the 'Easter-Egg' approach to reveals and 'oh boy, what's on Ryan's shelf/mind today???' is beyond infantilizing. Without being privy to the numbers, I'd hazzard to guess that the people that love this sort of thing don't buy in 'waves'. Instead, they're likely buying one-offs here and there, which is fine as there's room for all. However, for collectors that still buy nearly everything, speaking for myself only, this shit has long since become tedious. Just tell me what I can expect, leading me around by the nose with glimpses of a foot here and a hand there will only have the opposite effect. The fatigue inspired by this tactic is bleeding through on this thread, if I take the comments I've read at face value. I only visit the Ark for toy news now and no longer frequent other sites like TheFwoosh, but I imagine a similar exhaustion is developing in a more global sense.

YES!

The hints and teases are absurd. I really miss Toyfair and revealing most of the toys for the year all at one time.
Don't they realize people work? How am I supposed to tune in for a random reveal on a random day during work hours? Then I have to be ready to put in a pre-order on a weekday afternoon that usually sells out quickly for anything exclusive.
What good is the extra hour early pre-order time that you get with a Pulse Premium membership if you're working during that hour?

Just show the stuff and make it available to buy. Most collectors are adults with jobs and we don't all have time for nonsense and jumping through hoops.