I bet they fluff the numbers enough to justify an extension or save face.

Yeah...nothing shady about that at all.

Yes, Skystriker was always $230.  I think it's suffering from the "I've already got one" type syndrome. 

I personally think a 3.75" Star Wars Y-Wing HasLab would be very similar.  Lots of folks clamoring for an all-new, modern re-do but plenty of folks who will say "for $230, I am fine with what I have".  I think there is some of that here.  This version of the Skystriker is awesome, but plenty of folks are sitting on multiple versions of this thing already.

To be fair, I think I was the only one really banging that drum.

I'd pay good money for a new Y-Wing or B-Wing, and I'd buy several of them (and probably wouldn't be alone). I feel like Haslab could start producing some smaller—but still big—items from time to time. A Y-Wing in a decent scale would probably be around the size of the Naboo Starship toy.

The Transformers Victory Saber was $175, so I can't imagine they couldn't run a TVC Haslab that runs cheaper than the $350-500 range.

Hasbro's in the unenviable position (of their own making) where if they drop the price—or offer all new unlockables—they'll forever be held hostage by their fanbases demanding more than what they can budget for...even to unrealistic degrees. They should have had a more compelling package for that pricepoint to begin with, so the concept was flawed from the start...and definitely botched in many ways. But if they just take it all back and give fans all the stuff they've been demanding, the Haslab backing community will be a ******* entitled nightmare going forward.

Like I said, they should have had a more compelling package from the beginning, but they didn't. I don't know that it would be a smart move for them to suddenly pivot, unless they want to do this dance every time.

But yeah, when I backed the Sail Barge and the Razor Crest, I had no interest in the unlocks. I mean, yeah I'm happy to be getting them, but I wanted the core item. It seems like this just isn't a core item that Black Series fans give a big enough **** about.

The difference is we all wanted the Razor Crest, extras be damned. It doesn't seem like Black Series Collectors really care either way if there's a rancor...or at least not many of them.

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Quote from: Matt_Fury on November 17, 2021, 09:56 AM

Is it wrong that I now want a Jason Sudekis Scout Trooper, but I want the head to look like Ted Lasso?

I would pay any price to have that in my cantina!

I'll make you one from scratch for $50k.