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It's unfortunate that they discontinued. I was so looking forward to Nightmare Moon But I can understand why. A couple of people have mentioned that Hot Topic has stopped carrying them. While I'm sure part of it is moving onto the next big pop culture phenomenon, I feel like part of it also has to do with some people purchasing 24 of each character in hopes to get the glitter chase, then returning the rest. That is a huge lose for Hot Topic and Funko. They see a huge spike in sales, and then have to return a portion of it. For every person who bought 24, got their glitter, then returned the remaining 23, that is roughly $460. Couple that with characters who aren't that popular (seriously, I agree with you all who have brought up Maud and Cheese before NMM and Chrysalis?), declining interest, and a switch to a new pop culture series. I'm sad that they are gone, they are really wonderful figures when their quality control is good. And I do hope that petition works. I'd love to see Nightmare Moon!
Quote from: Wardah on April 22, 2016, 11:07:59 PMQuote from: Midnight_Dream on April 22, 2016, 10:21:39 PMWhat matters to Funko is sales, not a petition that a bunch of people signed because from a business standpoint that means nothing. Just because people sign something that doesn't mean they will spend money on it. I'm sure there were people who wanted so badly for Funko to make Maud Pie and Cheese Sandwich, but when Funko did that they did not drop a dime on either of them. The past few releases for these have been proven to be a bust because no one wanted Cheese or Maud just like no one wanted CMC. Instead of selling out super quickly they just ended up becoming shelf warmers and when that happens to a product that ends up costing the company money.In short your petition shouldn't be to retailers or Funko themselves, but to the consumers. If you can convince them to spend the money on this line again then, and only then, will you get Funko's attention.The last 2 waves were terrible choices to be honest. Lots of people don't care for Maud or Cheese but were really excited for NMM and Crys. People weren't buying them because they didn't like the characters they chose not because they don't like Funkos.Did I ever once say people weren't buying because they don't like Funkos? No. You sort of missed my point altogether.
Quote from: Midnight_Dream on April 22, 2016, 10:21:39 PMWhat matters to Funko is sales, not a petition that a bunch of people signed because from a business standpoint that means nothing. Just because people sign something that doesn't mean they will spend money on it. I'm sure there were people who wanted so badly for Funko to make Maud Pie and Cheese Sandwich, but when Funko did that they did not drop a dime on either of them. The past few releases for these have been proven to be a bust because no one wanted Cheese or Maud just like no one wanted CMC. Instead of selling out super quickly they just ended up becoming shelf warmers and when that happens to a product that ends up costing the company money.In short your petition shouldn't be to retailers or Funko themselves, but to the consumers. If you can convince them to spend the money on this line again then, and only then, will you get Funko's attention.The last 2 waves were terrible choices to be honest. Lots of people don't care for Maud or Cheese but were really excited for NMM and Crys. People weren't buying them because they didn't like the characters they chose not because they don't like Funkos.
What matters to Funko is sales, not a petition that a bunch of people signed because from a business standpoint that means nothing. Just because people sign something that doesn't mean they will spend money on it. I'm sure there were people who wanted so badly for Funko to make Maud Pie and Cheese Sandwich, but when Funko did that they did not drop a dime on either of them. The past few releases for these have been proven to be a bust because no one wanted Cheese or Maud just like no one wanted CMC. Instead of selling out super quickly they just ended up becoming shelf warmers and when that happens to a product that ends up costing the company money.In short your petition shouldn't be to retailers or Funko themselves, but to the consumers. If you can convince them to spend the money on this line again then, and only then, will you get Funko's attention.
2,000 Signatures hopefully should be able to release NNM, and QC.5,000 Signatures hopefully should be able to save the whole line!
I just noticed the Petition page currently says this:Quote2,000 Signatures hopefully should be able to release NNM, and QC.5,000 Signatures hopefully should be able to save the whole line!Do you have any evidence to support this, Aquatic Neon? :\ I feel that if you just chose these numbers arbitrarily and you don't have any indication that Funko actually cares about how many signatures you get, you're kinda spreading false information and fostering false hope.Do you have any hard evidence that Funko would care at all if you got even a very high number of signatures? As several people pointed out in this thread, signatures don't equal sales. It's easy for someone to click a button on a website and say "Yes I would totally buy them!" But it's a different matter entirely to get people to actually spend that much money on collector's items. For example, I signed the petition but I wouldn't buy the full sized vinyls. I just collect the minis. I'm sure Funko will realize that signatures don't necessarily equal sales. It's entirely possible the company won't care about the petition at all. Unless you've heard otherwise? Did anyone at Funko actually tell you that if you get 2,000 signatures or 5,000 signatures it would change their mind about the cancellation of the line?I just feel like it's unfair to tell people "Hey if we get 2k signatures we'll get these two figures you really want!" unless you have actual indication that they will release the figures.
Though, they could sell them at SDCC and the MLP Fair since that isn't through retailers. It might make a fitting last hoorah for the line.
I talked to a couple long time Funko collectors and a couple said thats what they thought would do the trick
Quote from: Aquatic Neon on April 24, 2016, 02:07:11 PMI talked to a couple long time Funko collectors and a couple said thats what they thought would do the trickThey're taking as much of a shot in the dark as any of us. Unless Funko themselves come out and say "X signatures will make us consider it" we have no idea.
Quote from: Al-1701 on April 24, 2016, 03:04:53 PMQuote from: Aquatic Neon on April 24, 2016, 02:07:11 PMI talked to a couple long time Funko collectors and a couple said thats what they thought would do the trickThey're taking as much of a shot in the dark as any of us. Unless Funko themselves come out and say "X signatures will make us consider it" we have no idea.Right but I think they were refereing to other lines that were cancelled and returned that had similar things like this, apparently the clockwork orange pops that were going through lots of licensing disputes are finally being released after several years.. these kinda of things give me hope, fans were vocal about wanting them and its happening. Same can happen with QC and NMM
Quote from: Aquatic Neon on April 24, 2016, 03:39:59 PMQuote from: Al-1701 on April 24, 2016, 03:04:53 PMQuote from: Aquatic Neon on April 24, 2016, 02:07:11 PMI talked to a couple long time Funko collectors and a couple said thats what they thought would do the trickThey're taking as much of a shot in the dark as any of us. Unless Funko themselves come out and say "X signatures will make us consider it" we have no idea.Right but I think they were refereing to other lines that were cancelled and returned that had similar things like this, apparently the clockwork orange pops that were going through lots of licensing disputes are finally being released after several years.. these kinda of things give me hope, fans were vocal about wanting them and its happening. Same can happen with QC and NMMThat's not the same at all. Did the Clockwork Orange line have a petition and did Funko say for that that X amount of signatures would get them to renew the line? If it did I would like to see proof. I understand how hearing that gave you hope, but you can't make claims that getting X amount of signatures will get Funko to start working on the line again because unless they have personally told you that it's lying.