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I agree with that. This is a nearly impossible product to produce. MR did make them, but didn't really "pull it off" completely. Price, perceived quality and lingering stock plagued the line.Just to be clear, I'm not a spokesman for the company. So, my calling out fans for griping has nothing to do with any sales campaign that eFX might produce. I was just trying to correct the notion that if they really wanted to make these, they would already be made.
My opinion on the delay is that it has everything to do with all the complaints about the MR replicas (and I was one of the loudest complainers about some of them). I'm sure Bryan doesn't want to put out a product that will cause that kind of uproar again. He's either going to get it made right or not at all.
I think eFX has a no-win situation here. When they're quiet too long, people complain that they've abandoned the project and the fans and that's terrible customer service and when they give us information, people wind up complaining because of "promises" they've made that they're not fulfilling.
I, for one, still believe what we were told. They can't find a Disney approved factory that a) is even willing to take on the project and b) can do it for a price that won't bankrupt the collectors and still allow eFX to make it worth their while to do. But they are still trying.
EFX has the advantage of learning from MR's successes and failures, but they also have the MR posers built-in fanbase too. Unfortunately that includes latecomers who purchased the liquidated stock at reduced prices. These things should not have ever been priced at $75! That really stuck this type of product in a difficult situation. Fair or not, that's kind of how it is.
Still, if they wait long enough there's got to eventually be some factory who will tackle these at an SRP that falls under $500. I don't think that's asking for the moon. But even if they did land such a deal it's still hard to clear enough pre-ordered units to justify the project. People are poorer than ever right now. We'll see how this plays out.
I'm looking forward to new moderately priced Muppet items to hit the mainstream market. Whatever happened to the Kermit urban vinyl project (modeled after their Disney's Stitch line) that MindStyle was helming? A lot of promised products die in development.
