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[Jelze Bunnycat]

Can someone tell me what exactly a "solicitation" is? I see that term here all the time but I don't know what it means in the context of toys.

Put simply, it's a form sent to stores by companies, advertising their product (you know the phrase "No Soliciting", right?). They should include pricing as well, so the list in the original News Item is off in that aspect.

Ah, thanks! Would it be correct to assume that solicitation lists ONLY lists products that are definitely being manufactured? Or does the manufacturer use the solicitation list to gauge retailer interest and make production decision based on that?

I believe it's the latter, I'm basing that on the Universe 2003 line. Several pieces were solicited, like Drench vs. Smokescreen and the Halloween Horrorcon sets, but were canceled thanks to retailers backing out. Same thing with the Movie Trilogy.

[El Duque]

Locking this since it's really just rehashing old info.