Immortal Starscream wrote:But the thing is, because we are humans, and probably have bills to pay, limited shelf space, families to take care of, etc, when something is very expensive, large, but without being the exact thing you've ever wanted, people are going to take it apart. because it is frustrating. But that is the nature of a niche market, and a masterpiece figure is a niche market within a niche market. Like it or not, toy collectors are only a small part of the greater toy market. Which is why I don't get mad at one step changers; those are not made for me. The masterpiece line IS made for people like me though, and has drifted away from when I feel made it great before. Personal opinion that mind you. So I will complain about what I don't like, because I want what I do like.
I agree with this. To add onto your point (And also because you drug Destro into this
)
A good (outside franchise) example of this would be the recent GI Joe Classified Cobra Commander figure.
I just don't like it. I've tried. It's just too modern for me. I really wanted a classic one, With articulation on par with perhaps Marvel Legends. Thats not what they did. And so, I'm just not going to buy it, The one I want will probably come along sooner or later. The point I'm working towards, Is that figure probably wasn't made for me, Or with people like me in mind. Personally, I don't really feel the need to complain about it, It seems like a waste of time and energy to me, But people
absolutely have the right to complain about a product that fails to live up to (possibly impossible) expectations. After all, People
are paying for these things.
With their own money.
I've never understood apologists for companies saying "Oh you can't complain about that, They put a lot of work into it, It cost them money, Ect, Ect." This is a
business arrangement, Between the supplier and the consumer. It is the supplier's purpose to make a product that appeals to as many people as possible, While still being profitable to them, And the consumer's purpose to discern whether or not they want said product, And exchange their money for said product if they do. When said product isn't what they or others wanted, The supplier fails on their first and most important requirement, To make something that appeals to as many people as possible. Therefore, The consumer
absolutely has a right to complain.
After all, If they payed for it, The company already got their money (and really, even if they didn't) And the product still doesn't live up to expectations, The consumers are the ones getting the short end of the stick.
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