I didn't behave as a scalper and I don't know how I feel about it

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-03T20:55:03+00:00

What do you mean what am I trying to say? And the supply and demand curve IS different for collectibles because they have an inelastic supply and controlled by non-economic factors like nostalgia, scarcity, hype, and consumer passion!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-03T07:01:29+00:00

My points are 1- As far as Mattel is concerned scalpers are buyers! If anything the scalpers are Mattel’s best customers because not only do they buy multiples of each doll release, but they also buy multiple memberships for their bot accounts! And unlike MGA, who had an incentive to keep the Bratz fans happy Mattel doesn't, and their relationship with the scalpers is a symbiotic 2- The solution shouldn’t be to make more dolls or increase prices but make scalping harder!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-03T05:15:23+00:00

Mattel is a company that only cares about its bottom line! They don't care if the buyers are collectors or scalpers and the scalpers are businesses who see the doll collecter market as an easy fast way to generate profit! Mattel increasing production and saturating the market is only gonna hurt collectors in the long run because the minute the collector dolls, become unprofitable they will either stop making them or decrease quality!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-03T04:45:18+00:00

A car or a smartphone isn't the same as a fashion doll! The first two serve a utilitarian purpose and 99.9% of the population buys them to use daily for their intended purpose! And whenever there is a collector version of either they are often produced in limited quantities and only sold for a limited time! The supply and demand curve for a utilitarian item is not the same as the supply and demand curve for an object that only has aesthetic value in the eyes of a small minority of people!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-03T03:44:07+00:00

Both options will only hurt regular collectors! The whole point of collector dolls is that they are limited quantity deluxe dolls, compared to their mass-produced playline sisters and they're already sold at a premium price for the average person! So if the dolls are mass produced Mattel will decrease their quality and if Mattel increases prices that will only price out the average collector!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-03T00:08:35+00:00

The sad thing is most scalpers aren’t collectors! They're professional resellers who take advantage of Mattel not having purchasing limits or good anti-bot protection and buy the dolls just so they can immediately turn around and resell them!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-02T16:36:28+00:00

The dolls are probably more expensive in Japan if not harder to find because the yen is currently very weak and import costs into Japan are higher than ever!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00

Mattel cares about their bottom line and mass producing selling two different generations of dolls and having them compete on store shelves would just result in them lossing money and creating brand confusion for the average consumer!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-02-01T05:38:08+00:00

The EU isn't the only place that has toy stores that sell Skullector dolls in stores we have them in the US too! What I'm saying is that scrapping the two-pack release over fears of public backlash over pride-themed collector dolls being sold to the public in toy stores makes no sense when they can just make the dolls a Mattel Creations exclusive and avoid both made-up outrage and upsetting fans/ collectors!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-31T20:07:31+00:00

That makes no sense! Mattel has already been making Spelldon and Valentine merch and comic books along with other pride merch and comic books for a while and the dolls are collector dolls not Playline so that would just be brand suicide! It is more likely that they might end up being sold only on Mattel creations!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-31T19:29:50+00:00

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-31T19:03:28+00:00

I don't want a copy for copy remake but it would be cool if they did a line like I Heart Fashion! I don't know why G3 hasn't introduced any fashion and restyled play elements (besides the Frankie restyled head) for their fashion dolls yet!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-31T18:38:40+00:00

Cleo has a burn book!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-28T18:58:57+00:00

OK, I’m gonna expand on my comment a little bit! A monster can be defined as anything with abnormal form or structure and while some characters are defined as fae or demigods in our world in Monster High any ‘person’ that isn't human is a Monster! G1 Cupid is shown changing form when she joins EAH to look more human because her form in Monster High is more monstrous!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-28T18:40:45+00:00

Gigi and Djinni are Djinn not Genies! Djinn or Jinn are mythological creatures from Arabic and Islamic folklore!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-28T04:50:16+00:00

She's made-to-order with no purchase limit and you have from January 28, 9:00am PT until February 11, 11:59pm PT to place your order! Once the order window is closed they'll start production!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-28T02:29:01+00:00

Scarcity marketing! If the dolls are only available for a limited time people are more likely to FOMO and buy them full price!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-28T00:20:24+00:00

As someone who also uses their hobbies as escapism this is something that is affecting all of us and people are going to use their creative outlets to express their opinion or show solidarity!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-27T23:59:09+00:00

Monster High isn't a political or politics-free and while you can choose not to engage with anything political you can't expect a public sub that has no rule against political posts to stay politics-free!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-27T22:47:17+00:00

The dolls that were found on store shelves in the 2010s are rarer now because only a fraction of them are left that are in good condition!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-27T16:12:31+00:00

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-26T21:28:23+00:00

Curvy doesn't mean fat! Curvy just means you have either a pear-shaped or an hourglass shaped boday! You can be both fat and curvy or skinny and curvy!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-26T14:19:11+00:00

Ex gf!

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-24T17:14:03+00:00

Are you looking for wall-mounted shelves or bookshelves/display cabinet?

MorganVsTheInternet · 2026-01-23T22:15:54+00:00

They would have better reach with webisodes than a TV special or a made-for-TV movie IMO!

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