Limited edition, lucky draw...why use them?
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Limited edition, lucky draw...why use them?
It's been some days since I thought of this. Basically, the idea spring after seeing galleries of ghost starscream and black fire convoy at fantofan.jp.
Why are they producing such things in limited quantities? To my knowledge, lucky draw prizes are given for free. Yet they only make so few of them. Wouldn't it be more profitable for them to release black fire convoy or green unicron [for example] as mass released items?
In other words, what's the profit in releasing such sought-after items in such limited qualities, since on the secondary market [e-bay etc] they'll go for insane prices?
Anybody care to share a few thoughts?
Why are they producing such things in limited quantities? To my knowledge, lucky draw prizes are given for free. Yet they only make so few of them. Wouldn't it be more profitable for them to release black fire convoy or green unicron [for example] as mass released items?
In other words, what's the profit in releasing such sought-after items in such limited qualities, since on the secondary market [e-bay etc] they'll go for insane prices?
Anybody care to share a few thoughts?
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compare it with a contest for sports: only the best get a medal and a price, for TFs its the one who's picked out of a lot that gets a special TF
off course there are people that take advantage of this and sell for big money, but you cant blame the toy companies, as they get nothing from that money
and it wouldn't be a special TF if everyone would get one
off course there are people that take advantage of this and sell for big money, but you cant blame the toy companies, as they get nothing from that money
and it wouldn't be a special TF if everyone would get one
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I agree with your points, but it is still pointless in my opinion. Most of the times those items go to Japanese people [can't blame takara for that] and the only way for americans or europeans to get a hold on them is to pay insane amounts of money.
Same goes for botcon exclusives. Transmetal Tigatron, Shockaract...the list goes on. Those toys are available [mostly] to Americans only. I can't understand the notion. Many europeans would like to own such toys without having to spent 50 $ and more.
Same goes for botcon exclusives. Transmetal Tigatron, Shockaract...the list goes on. Those toys are available [mostly] to Americans only. I can't understand the notion. Many europeans would like to own such toys without having to spent 50 $ and more.
for convention exclusives it is only logical that those are only available at the convention where it is held, and we dont have such things in europe, they tried it once in the UK (european botcon, or was it european OTFCC?)
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Originally posted by Cyclone_X
for convention exclusives it is only logical that those are only available at the convention where it is held, and we dont have such things in europe, they tried it once in the UK (european botcon, or was it european OTFCC?)
Both. They had two cons, actually.
http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/conven ... urope_1999
http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/conven ... urope_2002
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Originally posted by Denyer
What's the point of having "specials" if the effect is simply to piss off a lot of customers and potential customers?
Exactly my point. If there's such a demand for the repaint or remould, why not mass release it?
Furthermore...have you noticed that everybody likes those repaints, yet everybody whines about half the energon line being full of repaints?