DC Direct didn't import the Begins suit so there are less to go around. I think that is the major factor.
That's part of what I meant about the (prepaid) pre-order situation. Hot Toys has gained alot more popularity of late, for their obvious accomplishments, and early on, (prepaid) pre-ordering from Hong Kong was fraught with terror
and a loss of ebay securities, but was the only real option. Now they have Sideshow operating as a major gateway, so pre-ordering is felt to be safer, but actually no different on the whole. DC have their own issues, but I am betting they'll deliver what they promise, for whatever reason its, eventually.
Hot Toys appears to be becoming easy access, but it's the (prepaid) pre-orders that drive their business, and now, to a lesser extent, through Sideshow, (unpaid) pre-ordering. They are just making it easier, for more to be able to do that. BB was a different era. There are still lessons to be learned, and people want to be and feel more assured in taking the old road, that's a little rickety but mostly it works. DC have their part to play and it's significant, and there will be others. Early days, it'll all sink in, eventually.
They'll (Hot Toys) will want to expedite processes for other areas of the globe. For now they ought to be happy with absorbing the state of things, so it remains to be seen, eventually.