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It all started out so innocent. The MOTU display stands had sold out, and one forlorn fan just wanted to know when they would show up again on MattyCollector.Com. So he made the arduous trek to the Mattel forum and asked the great Oz. Little did this MOTU fan know that the answer he would receive would start a controversy that spread like wildfire across the sites that cover MOTU Classics.<\/P><\/p>\n
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\u201cWe’ll look into “possibly” bringing them back, but for now we have no plans to do so. They were a bit of a one shot deal.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nThat\u2019s right, ladies and gentlemen, they were a one-time deal. What\u2019s that? You say that the line is supposed to go until 2016 and you didn\u2019t know you had to buy thirty-two packs the day they came out? You thought that, since they sold out so quickly, Mattel surely would happily reissue them in a few months? Sorry, Johnny Fanboy, looks like you missed the Attak Trak. But don\u2019t worry, word on the street is that there are plenty of awesome clear blue DCUC stands left.<\/P><\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to have to say this is probably one of the dumbest decisions from Mattel yet. Not only because fans would be adding these stands onto their orders as impulse buys for years, but also because they are represent nearly pure profit now. They are basically the MOTU equivalent of The Corps figures. The first batch of stands has sold out, which means that Mattel has paid off the cost of getting them sculpted and tooled. From here on out, all they have to do is make more and profit. <\/P><\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019m not much for those crazy conspiracy theories about how Mattel is actually trying to destroy their own line, or maybe drive up costs on the secondary market to somehow help out the \u201cscalpers\u201d. Normally, I dismiss that as the talk of basement dwellers who don\u2019t want to help themselves to get the toys. I know it can be difficult to get stuff from the website, but I also know there are things we can do to protect ourselves from at least some of Mattel\u2019s bad policies and a lot of them would rather bitch and wait for the handout instead of trying to solve what they can on their end. So, yeah I dismiss the outlandish theories, but this time, it\u2019s pretty hard to use common sense as an argument with those people when Mattel makes a decision that is basically indefensible.<\/P><\/p>\n
So, MOTU fans, what should we do next? We should bitch. I\u2019m not saying cause havoc or go around crying and tearing your clothes. I\u2019m not advocating mailing things to corporate headquarters to drafting useless petitions. But you should let Toy Guru know how you feel. Go to the MattyCollector forum, go to the Facebook page, even post on your favorite websites that have Q&A\u2019s about how you feel. Let Mattel know there is more money in these stands. This decision is easily reversed. It\u2019s simply too stupid for even Mattel to stick with.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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