It's your first post and the first thing you do is criticize a beloved company, and it wasn't even a good complaint. What did you expect to happen?
Do your homework on the posts and subject. Nanjin has been on these forums for YEARS. He's one of us, he's a fan and a collector, who is now running his own 1/6 company. He's earned our respect. It isn't blind loyality, its trust and friendship. He is a "bro" and has proven that he does have our back when it comes to providing the best figures available. You are some random noob who thought it would be a great idea to take pot shots as his first post. You reap what you sow.
I actually said I would increase the price because of inflation. But I also said I would try to do the best to delay the process. I even joked once that I increased $3-5 was the minimal of minimum.
Don't need to hide price increase because we all know is happening around the entire planet.
If the world's gasoline prices are decreasing and I still increase my pricing then I really need to hide.
The pricing of different Configuation is the way EXO-6 sees these figures. The scale down version aren't what I considered as an ideal collection because it lacks character based accessories. (I am selling Sisko not just a Star Trek character with uniforms phaser and tricorder)
The Essential (EX) is specifically done for those who have difficulty buying a figure with "my" ideal configuration .
We scale down "the ideal configuration" to a lower price point, EX. Under this circumstances, as in this case for Sisko, the more expensive version is OUR Standard Sisko.
The above is more of a Product positioning strategy (SX/EX), then purely Pricing strategy.
BTW, some series will have DX (definitive or you call Deluxe. Deluxe is misleading. Is not better but more only) when only the die hard collectors will be interested.
It is easy to see, we go one level down (EX, reduce items) go one level up (DX, increase items) from our Standard (SX) release. Others go from the bottom to the most expensive or the order way around.
Our MSRPs determined by our cost, and not by price level where most producers are charging extra for a specific product. (a 220 figure put in the group 240 price level to have a consistent product price level or profit objective)
All in all, unless you work in gambling, you have no idea how I determine the pricing policies. My position in my previous work was to sell proposition at a fair price (i was selling Cash). I am doing the same now.
I also using the same attitude as I had back then. If we made a mistake, we would honor it for whatever reasons, but you come into my joint and try to take our money, I would do the same with every chances to take everything you have. I would do the same if my Dad came in to my shop. I would take everything he had at work, and I might give him all back out of my own pocket after work. But during work, I WILL take everything he has with him. No mercy. I enjoyed destroying people's lives at work, and felt really bad when I was in bed. (This was why I resigned within 24 hours after QMx hired me. I could not wait to leave hell).
Some buyer complained about a head. If the figure was bought from us (we took his money) then we must do what we are expected. If we did not take any money, then we are not obligated to do anything. If we chose to do something, then it is only a courtesy, and not an obligation.
