>>8437735>So which is it? Are minifigures available or not?There's far fewer available than there were before, and they're harder to find due to so many shops camouflaging their listings.
>When did the mass delisting of minifigures occur?The lawsuit was decided in Lego's favor in late January. The last time I was able to order minifigs from Bricks Minifigures was the end of March, the next time I browsed their listings all the stuff I'd ordered was gone. Sure it could still be a coincidence, especially with Covid becoming a thing at that same time, but the big thing that keeps sticking out is the hiding of minifigs. If it's a supply and demand issue, why make it even more difficult to get them, would that not lower demand even more?
>I would guess it's COGOThey're not COGO, a quick search clears that up. Found them listed on a couple other stores, again there's no brand attached and I've never seen them before this year. They have quasi-Playmobil legs with separate feet and no waist articulation, just feels like an experiment to come up with something different.
>it's clear there are more brands (foreign and domestic) with their own style of figure than you let onWhen I made the list I was referring specifically to well-known Chinese brands, should've clarified a bit. Banbao is technically correct but their bricks are not compatible with Lego and similar. Xingbao uses the same Lego minifig design, which returns to the point I was making that most Chinese brands stick to the Lego minifig.
Not sure why you're obsessed with being right here, regardless of the reason the bottom line is minifigs became an at-risk species within just a few months. That one store openly listing minifigs has only existed since July and has a 58% rating, which is odd as most of these stores are able to keep their ratings in the mid to high 90s. Anyway I've gone ahead and asked Bricks Minifigures directly why they don't have minifigs anymore, so we'll see what they have to say.
