brooklyn_geek wrote:mariog1497 wrote:buried_by_pops wrote:Does anyone even have confirmation which boxes the Dwyers could be in? Was there a chance for them in both, or even either of, the $25 and the $100 mystery boxes? This all feels very shady and insider-y to me as a relatively new collector. I'm a little disappointed in Funko that 1. they would make something people would clearly want so rare, and 2. they would allow it to be distributed in a way that is so obscured and clearly about the vendor manipulating their customers. Maybe this hobby just isn't for me, but I don't understand why you wouldn't run a business in a way that allowed everyone who wanted your product to get it.
Honestly this is probably the only way they could've released these in the most fair way. If they put these online, people would immediately cry that the bots ate them all up. If a lottery was done, people would complain about how the lottery was done or the odds being not in their favor. If they released them at only conventions to purchase on its own, people would complain that they can't get to these conventions and exhibitors and other people were lined up already. Doing this as a mystery box makes sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to purchase it and has an equal shot to receive it in the box.
It feels insidery and shady because it kinda is... forget the Bots...and I will point this out forever till the end of time...Fugitive routinely hoards their own exclusives, marks them up and sells them slowly over time. It is theirs to do as such with but whenever I hear people talking about how great and fair they are I have to point out how anyone else would be universally shunned for marking up their own pieces 100% plus beyond the original retail as they do year after year. They still "restock" exclusives from 4 years ago...and people here are happy to pay the $100+ for flocked wicket etc. In and of itself that's fine just don't praise them for it when everyone else is called out for it. And mystery boxes are a gimmick that I hate. I will never support em...we have no idea what the odds are or how many were sold but the best move is to sell 4 times as many boxes as you had LE pieces...they are going to make a killing because people want a chance and I am willing to bet money some of these LE pieces pop up in a "restock" at some point in the future. I give it to em, they're smart on making it look like they're doing what's best for the fans but this isn't what it's all about. Great job Fugitive...
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