>>7774625except it isn't justified, because it ignored the costs rising up from China's production methods no longer sourcing next-to-slave-labor to produce goods anymore.
Marvel/Toy Biz saw this, hence selling off their license because it was a risk they couldn't take anymore and shrunk their toy business down to a tiny little thing where it couldn't support even their nichie little line.
2008/2007 was the starting point for the toy market needing to revamp itself (see smaller scales) to keep toys within a certain price range, because of the recession AND Chinese labor.
Toys increasing in price today isn't because toy makers are being greedy, it's costs are going up again. The writing is on the wall with the leading consumer market (US) snubbing China (and not just in the production of goods), and China is not lowering their costs on anything to make up for that. They're steaming full ahead, creating their own toylines, which are very expensive.
So the western and eastern toy makers are being affected by the rising of production costs and world politics.... plus that whole rumored little upcoming recession thingie. Any company that isn't ramping up their prices or preparing for that shit is retardedly blind and incompetent.
So get ready for 2020!
Also, bitching is bitching, whether they're justified or not. The difference is you are also a bitch for taking that massive cock that you complain is in your mouth.
I can't hate a company for acting like a company, but i sure as fuck hate when companies shit out on their budgets for the sake of poorfags who'll bitch about prices increasing and standards decreasing because they want the world to remain 2007 forever.
Fuck the poorfag and increase the prices to maintain the quality they had before.
