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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

^ IMO a lot of people did stop buying them... it is mostly due to the price hikes though I think... the switch to windowless packaging and the scare availabity at retail are just secondary reasons.

The price hikes have made me much more selective on new purchases, but I will say the windowless packaging is a flat out no for me, I won't buy them at all.

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Originally Posted by jscott991

It's bad logistics and scarce availability that are the limiting factors right now, not price. But I do think they are nearing a point of vastly diminishing returns. I can't imagine the same number of people will pay 27.99 and 29.99 for figures they were getting for 19.99 and 22.99 two years ago.

I agree, supply chain issues continue to be broadly pervasive. Couple that with overall inflation and less spending power for most folks in general, I think the assumption that people are still willing to do pandemic level spending for their hobbies (and by extension be willing to pay those higher prices) might not be sustainable.