[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Designincase

In order to make any figure, they need money. In most cases the retailers pony up cash which get's production funded. The retailers order product in much larger quantities as well which helps to keep costs down.


Hasbro isn't selling these figures at a loss.

The "Kickstarter" Haslab is a glorified preorder where the production is low(so costs are high) and it's all made to order.

Consumers have always been funding production, just not so directly. We pay the stores that pay Hasbro.

Again until we see a full breakdown of the costs, saying "Greed" just because you don't like the price is ignorant. It's a business, they are out to make a profit and they aren't just going to break even.

That does not mean though you have to like what Hasbro is offering. That's really the heart of the matter is Hasbro for some people isn't delivering a product worth the price of admission.

I've likely commented more than I should about a fig I've no intentions to buy, but I don't agree that the act of pointing out corporate avarice represents 'ignorance' in every utterance/scenario.

Companies, writ large, generally function from a amoral standpoint. Meaning they're not much bothered by the 'right' or 'wrong' of the transactional process; the bottom line is ALWAYS profit. Hasbro is going to push the price point envelope to whatever threshold the market will bear. If that turned out to be $1000, they'd do it in a heartbeat and laugh all the way to the bank and back again.

Based on some of the viewpoints of detractors for this Haslab and ones that I've wholeheartedly supported (Sentinel and Galactus), I can totally appreciate criticisms that they're not worth the money for particular individuals - how we spend our disposable income, if we are fortunate enough to have such, is a personal choice that I won't begrudge anyone.

The difference I take is when people nitpick the design of what is essentially toy-based brilliance and engineering marvel, when the real gripe is that it costs too much. Speak plainly; don't deflect via rationalization/intellectualization. Guide the market and tell Hasbro (or whomever) I'll pay 'this' for 'that' and not a penny more. Pass on the project and be done with it, or support because it meets your needs and expectations.

There are definitely things to complain about here. I, personally speaking, would just call those things for what they are instead of tear at what, IMO, is a solid effort from the perspective of composition.