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Aaron
I ♥ Bend-Ems
USA
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 Posted - 10/01/2006 : 5:06:24 PM
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POTF2.COM
What does the Blue Sticker and "A" on the datestamp of recent case assortments mean?
HASBRO
We haven't seen that ourselves, so we honestly don't know.
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POTF2.COM
The Collection numbers are noticeably absent from TSC line. Will we see them return, or are they gone forever?
HASBRO
We walked away from the Collection 1/2 separation after 2005 because we felt that we could manage the basic figure business from one powerful SKU (85770, or the Saga Collection). What quickly proved to be the case after holiday 2005 was that demand far outstripped supply and we still could not keep up even with 85770 running at maximum capacity. We looked for another basic figure solution to bring more to the shelf, and especially more Episode III which kids still want in high degrees, and thus the 87181 Greatest Battle/Heroes and Villains line was born. It sort of is a C1/2 strategy, but we didn't call them as such because 87181 consists of 100% existing figures so the analogy of C1/2 didn't follow through. We are now looking to do the exact same thing in '07 because of continued high basic figure demand. This will mean there will be two basic figure assortments next year, with a 100% New/Refresh line (87500, the 30th) and a 100% existing line. We're looking for fan input on some of the character selections and the details on how this will take place will be announced soon.
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POTF2.COM
Why do some bubble changes exist? They don't seem to have any effect on the stability of the figure or any cosmetic/noticeable effect.
HASBRO
Sometimes changes happen because we request a slightly different packout to facilitate more reliable transit. Sometimes things happen at the factory level without our request and when there is no noticable effect on the appearance of the product in package (for example when there is a better or more cost-effective way to do something like manufacture blisters at a faster rate or an improved design that reduces scrap rate). Many times we ourselves aren't aware of the change if it doesn't realy affect the way the product is shown in package. Collectors do notice these things, but they are not something that we deliberately design into the mix to produce variations....in fact, we would prefer that we just have one version from the outset for most items and save the "true" variations for when we really want to get them in (like Rebel Trooper running
changes, etc)..
Check back weekly for more answers.
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http://www.potf2.com/potj/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10254
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YYZed
Disciple of the Snowdog
USA
4162 Posts
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Posted - 10/01/2006 : 5:27:35 PM
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quote:
POTF2.COM
What does the Blue Sticker and "A" on the datestamp of recent case assortments mean?
HASBRO
We haven't seen that ourselves, so we honestly don't know.
HASBRO
Sometimes things happen at the factory level without our request...
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Grand Admiral Thrawn
Chimaera Commander
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Posted - 10/01/2006 : 5:34:18 PM
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I'm 100% sure we'll be seeing Scorch again next year in this rehash line... hmmm... Scorch, Scorch UGH, Scorch red holo, Scorch 30AC.
Niceeeeee...
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