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Originally Posted by mikey0
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AI said it best, “Because Super7 is a smaller, specialty company rather than a mass-market giant, collectors on Reddit generally agree that their per-unit manufacturing costs and licensing fees result in higher retail prices”.
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I'm with you in that this is likely a factual contributor to the pricing. But I mean... how is that going to change the spending behavior of anyone who thinks before acting?
Most rationale people don't hear that and think: "Oh, well they are a smaller company and charge more therefore I will spend $24.99 for a 3.75" novelty action-figure new at retail!"
See what I mean? "Reasons" don't mean that you just accept it. "Reasons" only means that someone has some kind of justification for it.
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Originally Posted by mikey0
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Seeing these in person might change your mind (especially Donnie).
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Probably not although seeing them might make it more tempting. The G.I. Joe ReAction+ are great, but I quite buying them for the same reasons. I can't imagine any rational person seeing the ReAction+ stuff and thinking "these are truly worth 25 bucks a pop!". That's basically irrationality at it's highest. It would make more sense to think "these are truly cool and really go back to the heyday of the action-figure, but man... 25 bucks each?"
It's ironic man, because I have a huge collection of stuff, but it isn't because of "zombie consumerism". More like because of calculated buying. All just conversation though - I hope the TMNT ReAction+ line does well. And I'd be eager to see them on a true discount somewhere.
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