Hey all - There's been some confusion about this video. This is a general statement about the tenor of the toy collector landscape right now. Some people have come at me claiming this was a "hit piece" on Shartimus Prime. Truth is, I don't even know him and don't watch much of his stuff. We run in totally different circles and I'm not out here to disparage specific creators - otherwise I would have said so, as I've done in the past when necessary. I'm addressing broader issues within our overal social media community as toy collectors with things that have been happening with multiple examples the past few weeks. Just wanted to clear that up. - Michael

Glad someone has the guts to say this so boldly...

Eternia is LITERALLY 8x more expensive than the Castle Grayskull I got in the stores. 8 TIMES MORE.

That MOTU Origins He-Man 4 pack is still up for sale on Mattle's site so maybe customers are sending Mattel a message.

I actually only started to collect origins because of the reasonable price. They bumped up the price and with the poor distribution I stopped. I did get castle gray skull, only because it was very reasonable. This Eternia is insane, maybe just maybe if it were in the $200 Dollar price range I would have jumped on it. No doubt in my mind it will sell, the secondary market sells these for 1000$ incomplete. I know a guy who pre-ordered 3 so... Your absolutely correct on this. Also I was trying to figure out what Eternia reminded me of and as soon as you said six flags I lost it!! Lol

We had it so good in the 1980s!

Congrats on 100k Michael

Eternia is what stopped me collecting motu origins, if I cannot complete the set I don't want any, so I sold off my collection.

When it comes to publicly traded companies, CEO'S are just a mouthpiece, it's the investors that should also be blamed for the decisions they take.

When it’s a RB video, 20 minutes or more, you get the popcorn ready folks😅

It feels like Hasbro is being milked dry and left for dead the way Toys R Us was

That Haslab is losing about 70 backers everyday. 😂 or at least with each new announcement

As a lifelong toy collector, I have no idea why anyone would think this wouldn’t/shouldn’t fund. Toys are not made for 50 year olds, they need to make sense. I find it embarrassing to be part of a community involved in such stupid economic debates. Get a better job, buy what you can afford, and with the money you save, pay for a haircut as to save the rest of us the embarrassment of being part of this.

Always appreciate your view, and your videos. Thank ya Sir! 🙏

Blewprint two point blow indeed.

I like how the eternia play set looks but I really don’t like that it’s online at that price. If it was at retail at a lower price like &280 I would buy it

I refuse to pay into a crowd fund of an $8 billion company. I am well to do and a fanatical Joe fan. Did it hurt to pass on the Skystriker and HISS, absolutely! But I have a code I have to live up to, I will not do it. Unfortunately most fans are loyal to a fault. The very thing Hasbro preys on. I wish all all just stuck together and held out, like the Rancor. I’d rather give my $ to independent toy makers now, even if it cost more. Totally agree with you.

Mattel is trying to con us into buying a monorail!

Is that press release you read along the lines of when you said “if I closed my eyes in a meeting I couldn’t tell you what job I was at.”

16:58 Yeah, like all those 1/12 scale (or are they technically 7"?) vehicles from their wrastlin' line, especially that awesome $50 rig w/wrecking ball that's in stores now.  If hasbro, that thing would have to be haslab; and come with one reused figure with a new head for $350.  But it would be premium detailed with real metal chains.  And we all know how expensive those are in the craft section at stores.