>>5906233>so vendors don't really carry themI should say vendors not interested in scalping. There are alot of toys that I don't carry because the only way to not lose my shirt is to jack the price of one or two figures to the moon. All that does is make you look like an asshole to people who don't care to know anything about the economics of it and fly into a rage because they don't get what they want. Yeah, count me out, don't need the drama.
Ironically, it just exacerbates the "scalping" situation. If more vendors thought they could make a buck, there'd be so much supply that inflated prices would have to fall. There couldn't be a sustained fall below retail, because that would drive suppliers back out, but $60 for a contemporary $20 toy would be laughed into oblivion.
Years back, I would've suggested to just order a case yourself. But that was back when assortments were much stronger. Now, buying a case just encourages Hasbro to load the assortments with shit.
Think about this. As small as the packaging of figures is these days, why are cases so small? It's so Hasbro can claim no short-packing while continuing to foist tons of unwanted figures as if they were.
Basically, where you used to get, say 7 Darth Vaders and 1 Leia, now you get 1X of Vader, Leia, Zuvio, Chinese hat guy, background Imperial #2, background Rebel #5, Shattered Glass Lando, and Yoda's favorite house plant that appeared for 7 seconds. If you want Leia, you're still buying 7 figures you don't want. But now, to sell 7 Darth Vaders, you have to buy 7 cases (and 42-49 unsellable figures depending on whether or not you think girls really sell) instead of just 1.
I know this is a SW thread, but if any of you are TF collectors, think about how many Scattershots/Betatrons you saw piled up with no Onslaughts.
