Hell, Mondo already has a factory sample of the tiki mug they just PO'd last week
They put out the Baby Hellboy pretty fast aswell. I think what really set these guys back was the fact that the first factory sample shown still had the pin holes at the joints and the extremely floppy legs. Those are pretty big issues to work out.
The shipping thing, I see the reason for shipping them from the factory at the same time, but surely they could have asked Sideshow to hold off on shipping until Mondo had received their shipment? Atleast I'm getting the exclusives in the end.