Comments on: Ask Mattel > 3/13/08 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Mattel Answers Nerd Questions http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-696 Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Mattel Answers Nerd Questions Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:16:16 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-696 [...] next question comes to us courtesy of a fellow named Poe Ghostal on Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation: PGPoA: When building a collector-oriented toy line, I believe it’s a risk to offer unique [...] [...] next question comes to us courtesy of a fellow named Poe Ghostal on Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation: PGPoA: When building a collector-oriented toy line, I believe it’s a risk to offer unique [...]

]]> By: Poe http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-673 Poe Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:51:17 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-673 @Paul--ToyGuru hit the nail on the head with the explanation that exclusives allow them to make figures they couldn't profitably make for retail (I actually realized that and withdrew this question prior to this round, but ToyGuru seems to have used my original set of questions instead of the revised one--no big deal). Anyway, you can still order last year's SDCC exclusive from Wizarduniverse.com, so I'm going to give Mattel the benefit of the doubt on this one for now. @Paul–ToyGuru hit the nail on the head with the explanation that exclusives allow them to make figures they couldn't profitably make for retail (I actually realized that and withdrew this question prior to this round, but ToyGuru seems to have used my original set of questions instead of the revised one–no big deal).

Anyway, you can still order last year's SDCC exclusive from Wizarduniverse.com, so I'm going to give Mattel the benefit of the doubt on this one for now.

]]> By: Paul http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-672 Paul Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:24:02 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-672 "Our New York exclusives will be repaints and our Comic Con San Diego exclusives will be new characters. Best of both worlds!" Uhh that's not the best of both worlds. That's repaints and figures that collectors won't be able to get... It's not like fans will be like... well I'm glad I made it to New York so I can get my repaint, I don't even have to worry about that super rare figure that's appearing in a couple of months down the road on the other side of the U.S.! "Our New York exclusives will be repaints and our Comic Con San Diego exclusives will be new characters. Best of both worlds!"

Uhh that's not the best of both worlds. That's repaints and figures that collectors won't be able to get…

It's not like fans will be like… well I'm glad I made it to New York so I can get my repaint, I don't even have to worry about that super rare figure that's appearing in a couple of months down the road on the other side of the U.S.!

]]> By: Esbat http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-668 Esbat Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:10:47 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-668 I want a Deathstroke even MORE now. I want a Deathstroke even MORE now.

]]> By: Pete http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-661 Pete Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:19:40 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/03/ask-mattel-31308.html#comment-661 He raises an excellent point on that last question. I still want to know about that Black-Suit Superman figure... He raises an excellent point on that last question.

I still want to know about that Black-Suit Superman figure…

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