Mkall wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:Everything surrounding Shadow Scyther was bull.
Agreed. And like Counterpunch, I got lucky and got one. The real problem is now I can't find a decently priced 2nd SG Rodimus to wear it. And before someone suggests trying the CHMS one, I tried - I couldn't get any of the pieces to fit it well, so I ended up tossing the CHMS one in the garbage like the POS it was.
Part of me is thinking that these retail oddities is what prompted FP to create their own store, or at least have a dedicated group sell its products.
All FP needs to do is look at the aftermarket prices and existing demand for their previous sets and figures.
Basically everything except the Insecticons are sold out just about everywhere besides ebay, and of course if they are instock (or on ebay), they're vastly overpriced.
If I were a business manager for FP, I'd take that as a sign that it's time to do a second/third/whatever run of those add-ons and figures and flood the online shops (and their own store of course) with them at retail price.
Let the scalpers scalp, if the company that makes the product saturates the market with the product at retail cost, the actual consumers will buy them and FP will make a tidy profit for themselves to fund future endeavors.