>>6461279No, he's saying that cardboard is one of the costlier thing about making toys.
You can save quite a bit of money by not making packaging or just a plastic shell or baggy.
So when companies like 4H make figures like this on a card, despite never hitting any retail store nor plans to, it's a pretty big chunk of what you're paying for.
As for Acid Rain, the packaging is required, since they do sell to physical retail stores. It's not something they should skimp on.