Awesome Street Fighter figures!

[Bacon McShig]

And these run 10 bucks a piece, which is funny, since Marvel Legends figs are the same type and quality and only run 5.88 in normal stores

Lower print run = more expensive to produce each figure. Pretty elementary stuff. ML figs are carried pretty much everywhere that sells toys, whereas, as you just pointed out, the SF figures are currently being sold almost nowhere. Not to mention that Toy Biz is a much bigger company than SOTA. $10 is a fine price, other figs with just as much or more appeal (and sometimes lesser quality) in a niche market tend to go for up to $15.

I go to two Gamestops, and both have THREE figures, with no more in the back, or so they say. Toys R Us dosen't have them, EB dosen't, Suncoast dosen't, anywhere that actually SELLS toys has no clue what these are.

Series 1 of any toy line is an unproven, and therefore most places will wait until sales prove up to snuff elsewhere to jump on. And unfortunately, because a series doesn't stay "in print" more than enough time to cover initial orders and maybe 2 or 3 restock orders over a couple of months, that means most stores will never carry series 1, they'll start with 2. Pretty gay, but it's how things are. It's a horrible business model.

So actually finding Sagat or M. Bison is useless, since both Gamestops had Ryu, Chun Li, and Sodom. I seem to remember them saying that the only reason we'll see Series 3 and 4 and beyond, is if people actually BUY the figures, but that's impossible since I can't find the ones I want =/ The gamestop workers felt the same way, because one guy went on and on about how he wanted an M. Bison.

That's pretty damn amazing they still had Ryu and Chun-Li. I guess those must have had a higher pack-in rate, and Bison and Sagat were the short-packed ones. Hopefully the guy going on and on about it actually tried to get the manager to order another case, which believe it or not, actually works... When I worked at Media Play and a certain line of figures were selling well, but we weren't reordering because we still had a couple of a less popular figure in the line, I made it known to the ordering manager that another case would sell similarly well. A lot of stores won't reorder unless they run out, but if a Sodom's not selling that's no reason to not get another case. Ordering 2 cases and selling 22 figures in a month, but having 2 left over, is way more profitable than ordering one case and selling all 12 over 2 months, then being unable to reorder by the time the last one sells. Just ask for a manager and tell them this, or ask the employee to do so.

[Roufuss]

Lower print run = more expensive to produce each figure. Pretty elementary stuff. ML figs are carried pretty much everywhere that sells toys, whereas, as you just pointed out, the SF figures are currently being sold almost nowhere. Not to mention that Toy Biz is a much bigger company than SOTA. $10 is a fine price, other figs with just as much or more appeal (and sometimes lesser quality) in a niche market tend to go for up to $15.

Well, the website noted that the reason for the shortage of SF figs was that a whole container of them got destroyed when heading overseas.

And while I see what you're saying, I'd like to show my support to the company, and I can't, because they don't have the figs I want at all. I've been to three different Gamestops, and every one has Sodom and Chun Li and maybe a Ryu.

10$ is a fine price when you realize figs of the same quality go for 6-7, and that it's just Gamestop's huge markup. I've even heard of these figs being sold at Hot Topic for 13-14 bucks

That's pretty damn amazing they still had Ryu and Chun-Li. I guess those must have had a higher pack-in rate, and Bison and Sagat were the short-packed ones. Hopefully the guy going on and on about it actually tried to get the manager to order another case, which believe it or not, actually works... When I worked at Media Play and a certain line of figures were selling well, but we weren't reordering because we still had a couple of a less popular figure in the line, I made it known to the ordering manager that another case would sell similarly well. A lot of stores won't reorder unless they run out, but if a Sodom's not selling that's no reason to not get another case. Ordering 2 cases and selling 22 figures in a month, but having 2 left over, is way more profitable than ordering one case and selling all 12 over 2 months, then being unable to reorder by the time the last one sells. Just ask for a manager and tell them this, or ask the employee to do so.

This is why the He-Man line, the new one that was out in the last year or so, ceased to be. Too many filler figs on the shelf, and nobody would order more.

I had the Gamestop guy look in the computer, and they currently had no orders in for it, no orders coming to the store, and he said they might not get more in for awhile since it's not a priority.

Which is why I would love if these things actually hit a toy store, like TRU, at least I know they'd get restocked once in awhile.

[jonas]

I'll probably get an M Bison and Ryu.. I doubt any toy stores in Canada have them though.

[Roufuss]

I'll probably get an M Bison and Ryu.. I doubt any toy stores in Canada have them though.

Try Gamestop, these things aren't in regular toy stores at all.

SOTA lists them as being specifically at Gamestop, Hot Topic, and Tower Records.

[maruchan]

How come they have never made a sakura figure..

[Roufuss]

How come they have never made a sakura figure..

It's coming in Series 3.

If they sell enough to even warrant a Series 3.

[jonas]

Actually I think I do know where to get these in Canada.

Comic shops, those lil stinky, smelly, nerd run, ass dwelling, stores that are the fortresses for breakfast burritos and mountain dew consumption.
You know those? Yeah, they will have them I bet.

[Bacon McShig]

Well, the website noted that the reason for the shortage of SF figs was that a whole container of them got destroyed when heading overseas.

If Akuma was in this assortment he would have uppercutted the offending party's tanker in half.

10$ is a fine price when you realize figs of the same quality go for 6-7, and that it's just Gamestop's huge markup. I've even heard of these figs being sold at Hot Topic for 13-14 bucks

MSRP is actually $12.99, so GS is selling them at less than they rightly could. And yes, figures have relatively high markups from what a store buys them at, but that's true of a lot of things; stores wouldn't carry them otherwise, they take up a lot of room and a lot end up just not selling. A store like Wal-mart can sell them for hardly any profit because they have plenty of other high-markup items to fall back on, like clothes and furniture.

I had the Gamestop guy look in the computer, and they currently had no orders in for it, no orders coming to the store, and he said they might not get more in for awhile since it's not a priority.

Which is why I would love if these things actually hit a toy store, like TRU, at least I know they'd get restocked once in awhile.

Well, it sounds like they're doing pretty well, so maybe in the next couple of series.

But yeah, god, the toy market's so gay. They should make people buy the cases for initial orders and then make figures available for order individually after that.

[Roufuss]

But yeah, god, the toy market's so gay. They should make people buy the cases for initial orders and then make figures available for order individually after that.

This is why I got out of it years ago, but god, I just want an M. Bison and an Evil Ryu so bad.

[Roufuss]

So my girlfriend managed to not only see M.Bison and Sagat at the Gamestop I was in (I forgot to look, just wanted to get the fuck out of there), but bought them for me as a very early birthday present.

Now if only I could find Evil Ryu, but it seems he's an internet exclusive, along with these other figs (paint swaps of the original 5). He also seems to be a vairant, the only different is the mark on the back of his Gi.

http://www.sotatoys.com/news-archive...y.asp?lngID=40

Here's the REAL Evil Ryu, packaged with Psycho Bison, which was an SDCC comic con exclusive. Too bad this things go for about 60 bucks, which is way too much for a toy 0_0

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/images/af627big.jpg