[MaskedRiderAsakura]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Since it's so fresh in everyone's minds, how do y'all feel about first-run bonuses in general?

I don't really see the appeal to them. If they're vital to the figure/character then I won't buy it so I don't support that business venture since if it were to be popular they'll do it on everything they release, but if they aren't all that important I still won't bother with them since they don't mean much & they're not worth the stress & rush of getting the first ever shipments.

I think the deal with first run bonuses is that they're suppose to provide extra incentive for collectors to buy from Bandai + other official retailers rather than buying secondhand. At the same time it keeps the price down because Bandai doesn't have to spend as much extra money on extra plastic + packaging for items that many collectors might not want.

At least that's why I'm assuming Bandai does it.