[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

I'm sorry man but I gotta disagree with you.

First, if people are being priced out at less than $30 per figure, turning this line into a premium collector line with a higher price tag isn't going to help. Even if the value is high and the releases are spread out, people will still eventually come to our current dilemma of "is X amount of money really worth it for X amount of figures".

Second, most collector lines are very niche. They appeal to a smaller number of buyers and have a limited focus. Marvel Legends on the other hand covers everything Marvel from all corners and eras of the comic book universe, the MCU, and even some of the video games. Just tackling the different eras of the comic books is going to be a nightmare for Hasbro to accomplish on a collector's model.

And third, I know this is a massively unpopular opinion on this forum but adult collector's aren't the only age group that collects Marvel Legends. The same goes for other Hasbro lines like Black Series, Lightning Collection and Classified. I know from past discussions that people always point to the cheap figures like Titan Heroes and say "those are the toys that kids play with" but those figures are typically meant for little kids, like 5 years old or younger. But Marvel Legends is the main Marvel toy line. Generally speaking, it's meant for everyone. I've been in Walmarts and Targets and seen parents buying their kids Legends or figures from the other lines that I mentioned. I've even had buyers contact me on eBay a couple of times to ask if I could do better on one of my prices because their kid wanted to spend their birthday money on a figure I was selling. Now granted, those kids and their parents probably aren't completing BAFs and buying convention exclusives. But I just don't see Hasbro making the price so far out of reach that only adults with good paying jobs can afford to buy Marvel Legends.


To be fair, I think you are on to something with the premium model. Applying that to a concept like the Infinity Saga, ML 20th Anniversary, or Spider-Man 60th Anniversary would work far better than what they are doing now. The price hasn't quite matched up with what we are getting in those lines. For something like that Hasbro should go big or go home. Make it a higher price point, one release every single month, a dedicated sculpt, premium paint, and lots of accessories. Do a theme for one year and then change it for the next. No store exclusives for any of the releases.

Safe to assume when someone contacts you on eBay like that, there's no kid and they're just a cheapskate