Anyone else hate internet exclusives?

[The Sentry]

Never was a fan myself. I LOVED Mail-in figures as a kid. Game me something to look forward to in the mail. But "Chicken Hawks" snatch em all up and take us, the people who want it for a ride. Thanks to that kinda stuff I don't collect much newer stuff.

Could care less for the value. That's why I doin't like The 4 horsemen all that much. Everywhere they go the makes "chase" figures, "exclusive" figures, and "Variants". Great they work they do, but I don't need all that mess! (They were the ones who just about invented the terms with "Hamburger Spawn" in the 1990's I think the original Star Wars Han, Luke, Ben, Lando and Bespin Luke were the first as far as I can tell.) I could do without them period. Khan was the best experience I have had with exclusives. But hey, it's Mego! (Or EMCE)

[jasonmego1277]

Yes I am not a fan of Exclusives. I usually never get the damn thing and it's extremely frustrating. That's the only real gripe I have with sites like Matty Collector. It is possible to market to retail if done right. Case in point ..... The Ghostbusters really can go retail , and avoid this whole upcoming nightmare. Actually a Better Option is to do preorders and produce the figures based off presells. You can have a short window to get your order in and if you miss the window too bad so sad. This would also require those to understand there would be production time before your figure arrives. I guess that maybe some would not be so patient.

[jbaker]

I was SO excited about seeing the new Mego...Then I find out I will NEVER get a Green Arrow figure because it is only available on the internet...And itīs a limited number as well...That is completely unfair to people like myself that only shop at Toys R Us or Target. I live in Mexico and getting mail here is next to impossible from the U.S. I drive every month to Texas and hit all the stores. I will never be able to get Green Arrow now because of this exclusive to the internet crap they are now doing...

any chance of getting a p.o box in texas and having it sent there??

[Marvelmania]

Hmmmm....

I hate exclusives. A cheap way to make an instant collectible. Creates artificial interest for a line, fodder for scalpers, encourages speculators, and does a lot of harm to the hobby.

Don C.

I feel the same way. They turn me against a line of toys quicker than anything else.

[saildog]

I tend to believe we will be taken care of on the Green Arrow Exclusive.

Usually, exclusives **** me off for the same reason that concert tickets get gobbled up by scalpers and then those who intended on going to the concert all along, have to go grovelling to the scalper who could give two ****s about the concert, but saw a money making opportunity. The promoter doesn't care if 1 person buys 15,000 tickets. They made their money. Let the chips fall where they may.

I don't see this as that kind of situation, though. I'm sure they know they could sell a great quota by giving us first crack. This was a labor of love and it is going to be a win-win. They could not be fretting about sales of an exclusive because they know we will buy out of love for New 8" Mego like figures AND appreciation for what they have done. I can't imagine any of us smelling profit from scalping.....we "want to go to the concert" and take our kids, friends, and family along.

[loosiegoosie]

I was SO excited about seeing the new Mego...Then I find out I will NEVER get a Green Arrow figure because it is only available on the internet...And itīs a limited number as well...That is completely unfair to people like myself that only shop at Toys R Us or Target. I live in Mexico and getting mail here is next to impossible from the U.S. I drive every month to Texas and hit all the stores. I will never be able to get Green Arrow now because of this exclusive to the internet crap they are now doing...

I wouldn't really worry to much about getting the GA . After a few weeks of them being out they will be not only all over ebay but in the marketplace here. Also with everyone talking about getting a large order together I don't think it will be a problem for you.
Even a few months after they are release I don't feel it will reach anywhere near the SDCC exclusive figures in price. I know I would have no problem helping anyone out that can't get them .

[thunderbolt]

Really unexcited about the Matty exclusive Green Arrow. If I can't get it thru a group buy here I won't be getting it. The mark up and shipping from Mattel is nuts. The JLU figures are coming out to about 10 a pop, double what they are at Target.

[Timothy2251]

Not a real big fan of exclusives, either, especially limited edition types for the reasons mentioned above. Hopefully, Mattel will reconsider and bump up the amount of GA available so everyone that wants one can get one. Either that, or re-release him down the line in a two-pack with Black canary or Hal Jordan or something at TRU.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I hate exclusives. A cheap way to make an instant collectible. Creates artificial interest for a line, fodder for scalpers, encourages speculators, and does a lot of harm to the hobby.

Don C.

[Iron_fox85]

yeah. how do you think i feel about the he-man figs? cant get them i desire them strongly but...well its not so much the internet--its the fact theyre always sold out. - green arrow i'll pass. the rest will have to be on luck. i have a toysrus but i live in sanbenito---i have to travel to mc allen to go to a toysrus. which isn't bad. - i just hope i get super lucky to find superman.

[CaptainTrenchcoat]

I don't hate them, but I agree if supply doesn't meet demand, it stinks.

Chris

The problem with these and other exclusives is that scalpers see the word "exclusive" and buy as many as they can. This hinders the rest of us. This was a major problem with the DCUC wave 5 at Walmart. Scalpers were practically camping out there and buying up everything. I have to admit though, an online exclusive makes it a little easier than a store specific one, even if this is one site specific exclusive. Matty.com has been getting better with there offerings.

When Matty offers GA, I will be real curious to see what the price and limit are. I'd be tempted to buy more than one just so I can hook up a fellow member here.

We have to stick together right?

[The Bat]

What I hate is when the supply is kept intentionally below the demand.

In other words, internet exclusives are OK, but limited edition internet exclusives totally suck, and take all the fun out of collecting!

Yup...that's my feeling on the subject as well.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I don't hate them, but I agree if supply doesn't meet demand, it stinks.

Chris

[BlackKnight]

I dislike Internet Exclusives as well ....,
However Internet Exclusives are Far Better than Exclusives to Target, Walmart & Toysrus ...., The Distributing Methods of those type of Exclusives are Hit & Miss,.. & More so Favor East Coast & Southern States. I can get most internet Exclusives I want to Purchase,.. Not so Much with Store Exclusives,.. Unless ofcourse they are at extreme mark-ups on Ebay.


BTW... IMO, Convention Exclusives should be Outlawed & Banned .

[Mikey]

I don't like any kind of exclusives.

I know exclusives are the nature of the beast nowadays, but just because they exist don't mean I have to like them and wont pretend too.