Prices will continue to rise. There’s little hope for things turning back especially when it comes to large corporations in that regard. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to collect what you enjoy and want (apart from blatant theft). If you are the type of collector that has “the sickness” and continues to buy things on autopilot most of the time (I probably fall into that category more than I’d like to admit – I guess I just did), reevaluating your personal collecting “style” is something you should do, now more than ever. If you’re the more discerning type of collector, who has willpower and/or just a strong grasp on what you will and won’t support, I applaud you.
All of us have been “voting with our wallets” since the beginning. Buying something enthusiastically or disgruntley makes absolutely NO difference in the end. A sale is a sale.
There has been a recent push to contact Hasbro customer service to make your voices heard regarding this latest round of price increases and I 100% support that action. Do so respectfully and calmly, but make your voices heard to those who set the MSRPs – hint: it’s not the brand managers, product designers or social media faces you see regularly.
Some will say “finally Yakface/Jayson ‘the corporate shill’ ‘Hasbro defender’ ‘promoter’ is saying no to Hasbro!”, and to that I’d say you really haven’t been paying attention have you?
