The State of 6 inch MLs in the Philippines

With Hasbro producing real crappers and having their products warm the pegs for months on end until the retailers decide to just melt the plastic in the toys to make more cheaply made shit, there is no doubt in my mind that Hasbro knew they had to do something drastic to keep the 6″ ML series alive. I guess in a way, we should be thankful, because after all the crap they’ve produced, they still keep trying to improve their line, and they said they’d keep the whole thing going.

But at what cost? Pretty high, I’d say. At $9.99-$15 a figure, SRP. And those prices are for the fortunate Americans who have access to a Target or Wal-Mart.

I present to you now the bane of Philippine ML collecting- EXCLUSIVES!

How does Hasbro keep the line that produced tons of peg warmers alive and kicking? Well, they did a few things-
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