I'd be happier if they just sold the basic figure, and any 'exclusives' were sold separately, as, or in, accessory packs. Then you could spend how ever much you wanted. But noooo that's too difficult. It would hurt their bottom line, but it wouldn't. It would cost too much in packaging and shipping, but we would have more options. Can't have stock clogging shelves, not if it really is something 'exclusive' and cool.
What I really think happened, and I'm just a cynic making assumptions, is that Hot Toys either jumped the gun in releasing this information, and are copping a backlash from loyal fans, or their 'exclusive' clientelle let the cat out of the bag when they weren't supposed to.