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I don't think it's due to the economy. G3s were also $5 each. I think Hasbro is just focusing on that price range. The thing is, that changes the type of toy MLP is. When I was a kid my family was not poor but not that well-off, so I would only get ponies at Christmas or birthdays, pretty much. Getting any pony was a Big. Huge. Deal. They were, as I said, about $10 each in today's money (or sometimes more if they were loaded with accessories.)Now they are $5 each and that does put them in more of an impulse-purchase category. I can kind of understand why Hasbro just slops them out. I still don't think it's good for the brand as a whole, though.
Not like G1 was perfect.
Do they still include the pets and things to carry them? They could ditch them and put that money towards better quality control.
Quote from: StarlightGaze on December 29, 2012, 08:34:47 PMIf the economy was better right now, do you think G4s would have better quality or be about the same?The same, a lot of what you guys are seeing existed in each of the previous generations, more so G3 then G1 or 2. Mis matched heads - checkMarks from packing - checkStray dirt marks - checkGlue in the mane - checkPoorly done eyes or flaws to symbols - checkSo nothing new. Try to remember the price point these are being sold at, plus they are aimed as today's children which are expected to move on to new toys faster then say the '80' child was. We have become a very disposable society (which saddens me) and therefore things are not always made as well.Would you be willing to pay say $20 to $25 dollars a piece for a normal pony? Well that is what you are in a way asking for. Yes I know Zecora was up there and she had a ton of flaws, but again she is aimed more at the toy market then the collector market and originally was only $10. Would it be nice if the quality control was better, yes, will it happen, not likely.
If the economy was better right now, do you think G4s would have better quality or be about the same?
Personally, I think they should make a "Collector's Style" which would be the cream of the pony crop. They would be more expensive, but they would be of top quality with illustrated packaging. They would be there for the collectors and the special pony a kid gets on their birthday or for Christmas.