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william-james88 wrote:Quantum Surge wrote:These cone head listings disgust me
That is literally no different than saying the price of Gold is disgusting because of how high it is or being disgusted at how high one's 401K is right now. It's a price determined by supply and demand.
If people want to blame anyone, blame Hasbro for not making enough to satisfy the demand. I mean, in this case we literally know who to blame for the poor supply.
AcademyofDrX wrote:william-james88 wrote:Quantum Surge wrote:These cone head listings disgust me
That is literally no different than saying the price of Gold is disgusting because of how high it is or being disgusted at how high one's 401K is right now. It's a price determined by supply and demand.
If people want to blame anyone, blame Hasbro for not making enough to satisfy the demand. I mean, in this case we literally know who to blame for the poor supply.
I get what you're saying, but I think the reality is more complex. In the post-pandemic environment, we're seeing concentrated hoarding more than in the past. Retail arbitrage has become an entire business model. The problem with PS5 and XSX supply and demand isn't just that they can't be manufactured and distributed quickly enough for customers, but that there's an entire middleman ecosystem that has propped up to intercept products before they get to those customers. These purchasers now have institutional power, where they can keep prices high enough to independently slow the supply, which increases the demand enough to satisfy those high prices. It also creates an environment where the arbitrage can be multi-layer: if I buy a PS5 or Earthrise seeker set on eBay or elsewhere, I might not be intending to use it myself, but plan to resell at a profit. Commodity trading is a long-standing financial system, but it's just years old in the mass retail space.
Hasbro could reduce the risk of this happening by producing more of them, but how do you factor in this inorganic middleman demand?
This might all seem silly when talking about kids toys, but this is essentially the same economic problem in the real estate market right now. I can't afford a house because no matter how fast builders get them up, hedge funds are buying up single-family homes en masse to lock down the market and take advantage of high and increasing prices. The only hope is that at some point there's a fundamental market reset where the risk to these institutions is too great for their real estate spending sprees.
I'm perfectly comfortable resenting the capitalist infrastructure that prioritizes the centralization of wealth over affordable access, as well as holding a special hatred for those institutional investors. Same principles apply to the current eBay market.
TL;DR it's perfectly appropriate to hate on eBay resellers right now.
Blaster's coming in Kingdom instead.Mkdlmr wrote:Any confirmations on a blaster figure with cassettes?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Blaster's coming in Kingdom instead.Mkdlmr wrote:Any confirmations on a blaster figure with cassettes?
He's only been mentioned by leakers, so he hasn't even been announced yet.Mkdlmr wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Blaster's coming in Kingdom instead.Mkdlmr wrote:Any confirmations on a blaster figure with cassettes?
Cool, thanks! Any release date?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
AcademyofDrX wrote:I just got my Wreck-Gar, and I haven't done much with him yet, but so far I really like him. I'm very satisfied with the engineering, especially in comparison to the other SS86 figures. I tend to like a more basic transformation over a more complex one, especially when both modes hit the right notes. All of the major features from the G1 toy are there, but with a much better robot likeness than anything we've seen before.
I think the plastic might feel different because of its matte finish? I also have loose abs, but I think that's just how it's made since usually the torso will rest on the hips in robot mode. I don't think any of that bothers me, and I honestly don't know what would improve this. I will buy as many Junkion variations as Hasbro offers.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Beware. An email someone received from Target contained a small pic of what at first looked like what could be SS86 Swoop, but was actually an image of a third party Swoop figure. Do not be fooled should you receive this email.
Deep fried in barbecue sauce.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:I wonder: what will happen with Swoop's wings?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Deep fried in barbecue sauce.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:I wonder: what will happen with Swoop's wings?
Sowndwave76 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Beware. An email someone received from Target contained a small pic of what at first looked like what could be SS86 Swoop, but was actually an image of a third party Swoop figure. Do not be fooled should you receive this email.
With PulseCon happening in roughly 5 weeks, I'd say in 2-3 we'll get some sort of leaked images of the next Dinobot.
If Swoop really is a voyager, I hope he's the biggest voyager figure from any of these recent lines.
I know this is just personal preference, but it's going to be such a huge letdown if he ends up being too small... And being in the SS86 subline, for me it will be even worse the than letdown I remember from the PotP Dinobots, since for the most part these figures have been so good.
Nuclearxpotato wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Beware. An email someone received from Target contained a small pic of what at first looked like what could be SS86 Swoop, but was actually an image of a third party Swoop figure. Do not be fooled should you receive this email.
With PulseCon happening in roughly 5 weeks, I'd say in 2-3 we'll get some sort of leaked images of the next Dinobot.
If Swoop really is a voyager, I hope he's the biggest voyager figure from any of these recent lines.
I know this is just personal preference, but it's going to be such a huge letdown if he ends up being too small... And being in the SS86 subline, for me it will be even worse the than letdown I remember from the PotP Dinobots, since for the most part these figures have been so good.
I swear to god if Hasbro spends another event on SS86 products that won't come out for a year, I'll be incredibly upset.
All of Kingdom Wave 4 has leaked, and so has 90% of Wave 5 (literally only Blaster is missing). GD's announcement is long overdue and we have the Legacy announcement on the horizon.
The Dinobots can wait.
DeathReviews wrote:They've made FINDING either of these figures more trouble than it's worth in many ways...
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