>>10721239still ignores the fact that the more unique mold is still reused, since characters like Spiderman and Batman are evergreen and come up in almost every wave.
And if the sculpted in detail figure is reused, it's going to cost less than the reused plain bodied figure that requires a tampograph. Always, every single time.
They're planning and producing this shit over a year ahead of time, so everything has to be accounted for.
And again, the plain bodies tampograph is the most authentic for a comic character, so I'm not sure why this is itching your butt so much. You should always want the better done figure.