Can you do an explanation of how figures are made from start to finish? And how pinless joints are made at the factory?

@EdgedShadow

Ай бұрын

Yeah I was just think about the pinless joint thing today.

It has come out that most businesses are raising prices independently of inflation if supply chains or wages - if they feel people will buy at a price, they will charge that price.

Inflation in the UK has massively dropped from around 11% to around 2%...yet prices that shot up haven't gone down. Inflation is a con.

@kirgan1000

Ай бұрын

Do you understand what inflation is? If you go from high to low inflation, the the high price will remain, but future price increase will be small. You confuse inflation and deflation, the later is as toxic for the economy as a high inflation

@lepterfirefall

Ай бұрын

@@kirgan1000 except the increases are never small. I'm old enough to see that.

How much did the Justice League Unlimited figures cost back in the day?

Thanks for explaining Scott. Great upload as always. 👍

It sucks that toy prices went up.

Those are at $40 + in My country. And anytime they have a "deluxe" one they Will Charge You $50

I love how Scott delivers the reality of toy manufacturing and price points but 75% of collectors will still cry like the toy companies are out to screw them… price hikes are unfortunate, but no one is forcing us to buy. I’ve been more selective myself lately. Truth be told though it’s been a good thing because space is limited 😂.

@domls1317

Ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken

@goobyhouser

Ай бұрын

Yeah, some people don't personally like him but, he's not here to be "liked". He's here to give actual insight from actual and ongoing experience. Facts aren't always positive but, we need them to be better in our education.

@masonj4779

Ай бұрын

Only your space is limited. I bet you still rent😂😂😂😂

@wsprag28

Ай бұрын

@@masonj4779 I own a 3600 sq ft house. I have a wife and 5 kids and also host an exchange student from Japan. I’m sorry you feel the need to attack people who rent though. Classy guy. Have a nice day 👍🏻. Isn’t the toy community so much fun?

I know you have mentioned it quite a bit. But how much if the price increase is inflation and how much is the rising prices of labor in China? Great video!

If true then I suppose we should consider ourselves lucky that the figures are being sold at the same price point. The logical decision from a business perspective would be to increase the margins on the larger figure so they maintain the perception of a value difference, even if there isn't one on their side of things.

Happy Memorial Day 🎉

Thank you for making this

How far off are we in the future where all action figures are marketed as Bandai's "Gunpla" play features? As in, the consumers end up assembling their own action figures, with "optional" deco? Toy collectors joke, but it seems like something Hasbro would pull to save costs.

@machineman6498

Ай бұрын

Honestly, I’m a little older than most and grew up on Micronauts. It was pretty standard to get a vehicle in kit form with parts on a runner and a bag of screws. Personally I loved it. It added to the play value. But that’s also where parents complaining about having to put their kids toys together comes from. I don’t think you will see too much “Customize your own”. Platform toys like Pops, Dunnys, and even Mighty Mugs didn’t seem to sell a lot of blanks. Best we may see is a “Build a droid”.

I’m a fan of McFarlane more since they’ve raised prices but much less and are still worth it more than how Hasbro and Mattel have been rising prices while giving less. Hasbro had even been farming out their own properties of transformers and gi joe.

Inflation? In a time of record profits it's not inflation, it's price gouging.

I think of those times when collectors got a pretty good value for their dollar(ToyBiz Marvel, LegacyCollection, etc, etc) and I believe the two thing currently missing in that equation are a giant customer base and an expensive Chinese production. Let's fix this Hasbro. Start expediting more work out of China (I know its not that ez and I understand the quality isn't their but let's get the ball rolling) and as fans we should place more pressure on these companies. Toys make money for Hasbro and they are running out of ways to make it. If they lose the collector's market, it's gonna be a point of no return scenario for them.

So, are the "deluxe" figures still coming in closed boxes so that Hasbro can hide just how non-deluxe they are?

is that why transformers figures are so expensive now? so many pieces!

i recently purchased 3 deluxe vintage collections figures. As cool as they are, the small size just isn’t as fun for me. I think it is forest to build dioramas with 3.75 because one can get star wars vehicles from older eras (PoTF) and make some sort of shipping yard or some such. what i am. getting at is at 3.75, a universe is easier to build in a small space, but 1:12 Black a series are superior figures

Another great video. I would still like to know your ongoing thoughts on the MOTU origins line and the new TMNT of Grayskull line and how they unable to keep them stocked because of their popularity?

@user-hr1gw3qr8w

Ай бұрын

@supermutt .....funny I see them on the pegs at every target and some Walmarts......nobodys wants them

@Supermuttt

Ай бұрын

Some of the older Origins have been peg warming but the TMNT of Greyskull is flying off the shelves iny area. I have a lot of resellers I think.​@@user-hr1gw3qr8w

@KingRandor82

Ай бұрын

​@@user-hr1gw3qr8wnope, they get cleared out here too; I'm in NW Ohio

HMMM. Interesting.

Good morning everyone

POTF2 = 6POA 🧐

The toy companies live [ love ] to ( if i say the word i wont to use youtube will $#!+ its self so lets just say it rhymes with Ike ) ....get cheep on the manufacturing cost to over hipe the price at the store. Its USURY at its "best".

@domls1317

Ай бұрын

What?!

@alansmithee1755

Ай бұрын

@@domls1317 im saying thay get CHEEP until its time to price the toys. You must know that much is TRUE.

Because of Joe Biden and inflation.

@gussygoro2469

Ай бұрын

Maybe rank inflation before the name of a guy who doesn’t control the whims of capitalist corporations?

@williamrandall9502

Ай бұрын

@@gussygoro2469 well, waging an all out war on gas doesn't help lower gas prices. Don't forget, gas is used for more than driving, it's also used for heating and cooking.

@machineman6498

Ай бұрын

High cost was in place long before the current president.

@goobyhouser

Ай бұрын

You made a comment 👏👏👏

@masonj4779

Ай бұрын

Hey guys don’t try to argue with Willy boy. He’s not competent enough to comprehend how inflation or how economic policies work. He’s just out here to push his agenda of making things up. The same way scooter keeps making up information.

Greed ...

@user-hr1gw3qr8w

Ай бұрын

@uncardedreviews9... is good 😂😂😂😂😂