You’ll probably find them at ToysRUs in Canada like the first wave was.
And this is why making an army builder a store exclusive is to most retarded thing I have ever heard of
They’re just limiting the number they’d be able to sell. Many would buy 6 or so of these but now most of us would be happy with just one or two - if we even get lucky with that. If they’d stock these to meet demand, yeah, it’s not a bad idea. But underproducing an already underproduced line is bad business. We can only hope Target reorders or better yet, washes their hands of these so Hasbro can re-release them through fan channels like their previous Star Wars Target exclusives are.
I don't disagree with you at all..but from the BUSINESS aspect...it's pretty ingenious.
But yes, we all hate it.
I don't think artificial scarcity is the reason.
I think Hasbro had no faith that this line would sell at all, so they got Target to support the line by carrying exclusives that wouldn't see the light of day without exclusivity. The deal they made with Target would be for a certain duration, possibly for three waves of Cobra Island; well past the point that Hasbro discovers these are a huge hit, and the characters exclusive to these waves was locked in before release.
It's also possible that the amount Hasbro could make of the exclusives is limited by the deal with Target (Target only bought a specific amount and doesn't care if fans want more).
Hasbro re-releasing the Trooper with accessories removed and different paint apps could be caused by the contract with Target; Target exclusives must be unique in some way from future regular releases.
The situation sucks, and might suck in the possible third wave of Cobra Island.
It?s hard for me to complain in the grand scheme of life about toys and. I always feel dumb bitching and moaning about stupid stuff like this. Having said that, toy collecting should be a zero stress fun hobby and this just isn?t worth the time or trouble worrying about hunting down elusive army builders. I?m selling my collection to make way for the McFarlane DC toy line which, in my opinion, blows the GI Joe line out of the water. I had a good run with these but I?m not really abandoning them as much as they abandoned me.
Unless things get better real fast, I think I might be dropping this line after Zartan and Lady Jaye drop. This is too much unneeded stress.
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