Mattel Gives Me an Answer . . . Kinda
Over at www.poeghostal.com there’s a new round of “Ask Mattel,” complete with a question from me. My question?
“philipjreed asks: Approximately how many Mer-Men were shipped? Will the larger production runs bring down the price on future figures?”
Mattel’s answer?
All of the Mer-Men produced were shipped, but we do not give out production numbers or future pricing.
That’s an answer?
That’s a riot! I love how they twisted the question around. I wonder why they are so adverse to revealing how many MOTUC figures they’re producing? Playmates Star Trek figures used to be numbered on their feet, so it can’t be that big a trade secret.
Mattel: SSDD.
Oh man, I lol’d! How many were produced? The ones produced were shipped!
Why even reply to your question at all if that is all they were going to say?
What I don’t understand is why they can’t have a pre-order window and let anyone who wants to buy one, do so before a pre-set deadline. But what the hell do I know?