a thought on these 3rd party products.

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Exactly. I do not even consider getting these.


As for 3rd party products overwhelming- I don't care as long as I'm happy with my collection- but I see these 3rd party products as filling in the gaps that Has/Tak cannot- especially for the Classics line specifically.
They gap fill by either being add on kits to upgrade and perfect what the original fig was - i.e. Classics UM and Cliffjumper, or being moulds of obscure or unmarketable characters that Has/Tak would never be able to sell or make such as combiners, sub-teams.

That is exactly what 3rd parties should be and the best ones fulfill that role. Unfortunately a good number of them do not serve that purpose by clearly being there for sole purpose of financial gain and that is the source of my complaint.

It almost feels as if the Ferengi have gotten wind of the profit to be made with 3rd party stuff. Yeah that is what I am going to call them, Ferengi products.