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<blockquote data-quote="Dreaddisease" data-source="post: 1423216" data-attributes="member: 3548"><p>Agree and disagree. Why? </p><p></p><p>First, background. I was an avid hotwheels collector and with hotwheels it is obvious what you are getting when you pick up the carton. The only problem was that the rare ones (which is inevitable with any collection set) are always purchased by the first people in the store, then resold at 25x the original price. Unless you plan on being an avid diehard collector who is willing to wait in a KMart for one hour for the stock boy to get the item to the shelf you were not going to get the rare cars. </p><p></p><p>That being said I think the randomization factor helps even out the chance of finding something special. For those who want the complete set there is more dough to dish out, but in my opinion that is much better than waiting for hours on end in local gaming shops hoping to be the first in line to get that red dragon (if the guy in front of you doesn't buy all 20 of them and then turn around and offer it to you for 50 bucks on e-bay. </p><p></p><p>Either way has its advantages and disadvantages. I don't really mind because there is ways of getting other types of figures if you really want them. (Or, if you are really adventurous) create your own business creating these and sell them yourselves. At $4000 for a mold and 40,000 for an injection molder (or other type of molder) you will be hard pressed (pun) to find a good ROI. </p><p></p><p>2 cents and a bowl of potato chips.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dreaddisease, post: 1423216, member: 3548"] Agree and disagree. Why? First, background. I was an avid hotwheels collector and with hotwheels it is obvious what you are getting when you pick up the carton. The only problem was that the rare ones (which is inevitable with any collection set) are always purchased by the first people in the store, then resold at 25x the original price. Unless you plan on being an avid diehard collector who is willing to wait in a KMart for one hour for the stock boy to get the item to the shelf you were not going to get the rare cars. That being said I think the randomization factor helps even out the chance of finding something special. For those who want the complete set there is more dough to dish out, but in my opinion that is much better than waiting for hours on end in local gaming shops hoping to be the first in line to get that red dragon (if the guy in front of you doesn't buy all 20 of them and then turn around and offer it to you for 50 bucks on e-bay. Either way has its advantages and disadvantages. I don't really mind because there is ways of getting other types of figures if you really want them. (Or, if you are really adventurous) create your own business creating these and sell them yourselves. At $4000 for a mold and 40,000 for an injection molder (or other type of molder) you will be hard pressed (pun) to find a good ROI. 2 cents and a bowl of potato chips. [/QUOTE]
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