>>11393946He didn't just dump the statues on them but convinced them they would sell more than they did, and retailers do not like when a product doesn't move. Here's an abbreviated hypothetical of how a conversation might have gone:
Todd: Yeah, these great new Marvel posed figgers are gonna sell a ton for you guys. There's so much paint and detail and the poses are real sassy.
Amazon Buying Manager: Are you sure people will go for these, where we see WB movie maniacs posed figures selling rather poorly and needing to be discounted? What makes these so much more special?
Todd: This is different, these figgers are MARVEL! Some of the sassiest cover art we had access to if I do say so myself, from yours truly and other award winning artists of the great days of comic books! The classic runs in the 70s, 80s and 90s are all here, we're so confident we've got waves and waves of the things lined up! People remember and love this stuff! These posed figgers are totally different, they'll sell like gangbusters I tell ya.
Amazon Buying Manager: Well okay, we'll buy a decent allocation, list them and give them a shot. If they don't sell we're going to have problems buying future stuff from you though.
