AMEN. This has long since gone too far.
9 out of 10 exclusives are pure crap, although I'll admit to liking some of them: Holo Yoda, Holo Emperor, and the others that are more than just misbegotten repaints at 2 or more times the normal market price.
Make no mistake, I'm not against exclusives in principle (even repaints if they're good and are reasonably priced), as long as they are:
a) Reasonably widely available, not super-limited
b) Reasonably priced
c) Not just rehash with some moronic paintjob
d) "Collector-oriented" scalper bait like the Lava Vader.
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Count me in as sick and tired of this crap. I can't stand how everything that is released is exclusive. Why must that be? And the price points for figures are really pushing it. We asked for multiples of Clones. That's all the people want. People will not buy them when it's a repainted figure that costs $7 more than normal.
Please stop the madness, Hasbro!