Agamemnon wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Agamemnon wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Oh that is some **** MMC.
Not entirely MMC's fault. I'm also wondering if these sorts of factory cost increases are behind the increasing Hasbro figure cost...
Uh, yes it is, this is their production, they need to take responsibility for it. Cynicus is not worth 80 dollars anyway you cut it, BBTS's 90+ with shipping, or PSX 80+ with shipping. He's worth the price of an Azelea Unit, and I hope they, solus and elita, aren't going to the same price, because they damn sure ain't worth it.
Without completely derailing the thread, how do you figure? Do you know what sorts of factory costing structures MMC is dealing with? Can you say for sure that there would have been a cheaper option, still with the high standards of quality MMC has established?
No I don't know, but what I do know, is they made a bad decision when changing factories. they even MSRP is decided based on production costs, and the new factory they used to produce this figure charged a rate 50% higher than the factory used for the Azalea figures.
Agamemnon wrote:I'm not trying to pick a fight. I just have been with a company that had to deal with a very similar situation. Yes, our customers were not happy with price increases (as we were not with out vendors' price increases). But, it is a very large moving target to try to get effective costing as well as value. Indeed, if this pricing drives customers away, MMC will likely need to adjust, or go out of business...
Honestly, if they go out of business, I won't shed a tear. I like MMC, but their restructuring has seriously screwed their prices over, because quality or not, this
is not worth about as much as this
and the future MMC products will cost at least 25% more (Cynicus is closer to 30%) than they should, including the figures that actually are made at the $100+ price point. At this rate, I actively hope Cynicus bombs.