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Originally Posted by canprime
It's become a problem across all of Hasbro's brands for roleplay items.
Lightsabers are the worst offenders. "Clearance" now seems to be $150 and up. Average pricing is close to $300 and don't get me started on the Darksaber. I haven't picked one up since the first, all plastic versions a couple years ago.
Marvel Legends is the same. I remember the first releases of their roleplay items were $150 or less, and then with sales and clearance I was able to grab a lot of things for under $100. Now the starting price is $150 and up. And $150 is absolutely rare unless it is a small item. More so the average starting price for helmets is closer to $200. I recently picked up Spiderman's helmet and the Iron Gauntlet on sale for around $110 each, and I thought that was a deal.
I was at a local TRU yesterday and they had the sword on red tag "clearance" for $275??!!!?? What a @#$%ing joke.
So I don't think it is just PR that is suffering from price inflation, but rather all of Hasbro's brands have gotten out of hand with pricing on roleplay stuff.
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Definitely agree. For Marvel, a lot of the higher priced Legends are currently on sale at TRU and they still really aren't moving off of the shelves. I think people are very much thinking with their wallets when purchasing Hasbro stuff lately, and that's a good thing. Let them know that these price increases are becoming too much at this point.
