Integration

deecee4 · 06-23-2023, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Raine24

I know I've said this before, but all these "Jokerized" versions being Gold Label means that:

spots aren't being taken from the mainline (these are extras, we're not "missing out" on figures because these exist)
situations like AzBats being a retailer exclusive will be rarer (as retailers are getting their exclusive fills via repaints)
unique tooling being more readily reused means more money for the mainline tooling budget

Retailer exclusives are a huge part of the economics of the toy industry and are almost unavoidable. Being able to provide them with skippable repaints instead of essential characters is a win/win, because both business partners get all the advantages they desired while we're not scrambling to get hold of a desirable figure. I almost literally hate the Joker but can't muster more than a shrug for all these repaints, which is exactly what we want a store exclusive to be, right? A shruggable, ho-hum "who cares" that doesn't have us F5ing a product page in case we miss the one opportunity to get it in our collection. Being yawn-worthy to 90% of the target audience is the ideal, IMO.

Yes, I'm still salty over not having AzBats or any Cobra Vipers, could you tell?

The gold label & store exclusives end up getting carried by various etailers eventually though right? I noticed that with the White Knight variants. Though, I ended up getting those on ebay for less than retail anyway since like you mentioned no one gave a shit about them.
And I'm right there with you on the Cobra Vipers. Being unable to get that cobra island version at anything close to a decent price started my disinterest in the Classified line.

06-23-2023, 09:37 AM	#1041
deecee4 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 2,918	Quote: Originally Posted by Raine24 I know I've said this before, but all these "Jokerized" versions being Gold Label means that: spots aren't being taken from the mainline (these are extras, we're not "missing out" on figures because these exist) situations like AzBats being a retailer exclusive will be rarer (as retailers are getting their exclusive fills via repaints) unique tooling being more readily reused means more money for the mainline tooling budget Retailer exclusives are a huge part of the economics of the toy industry and are almost unavoidable. Being able to provide them with skippable repaints instead of essential characters is a win/win, because both business partners get all the advantages they desired while we're not scrambling to get hold of a desirable figure. I almost literally hate the Joker but can't muster more than a shrug for all these repaints, which is exactly what we want a store exclusive to be, right? A shruggable, ho-hum "who cares" that doesn't have us F5ing a product page in case we miss the one opportunity to get it in our collection. Being yawn-worthy to 90% of the target audience is the ideal, IMO. Yes, I'm still salty over not having AzBats or any Cobra Vipers, could you tell? The gold label & store exclusives end up getting carried by various etailers eventually though right? I noticed that with the White Knight variants. Though, I ended up getting those on ebay for less than retail anyway since like you mentioned no one gave a shit about them. And I'm right there with you on the Cobra Vipers. Being unable to get that cobra island version at anything close to a decent price started my disinterest in the Classified line.