Carbon Scoring 18: Like a Gentleman (Toys)

Another throwback episode to when there was a huge Hasbro hullabaloo. Yes, they got dogged on quite enough at the time. Probably too much. But, we also had a much more nuanced discussion about the available models of business for consumer companies and where we would have hoped to see trends go. Many of our predictions, made in 2022, have held to be eerily accurate. Unfortunately. 00:00 Toys with the Kids 02:48 Pod Prep 04:41 Comic Con Special Edition 07:31 Catch-up Time 12:40 The Toy Buy Pullback 15:55 FOMO Toy Problems 18:26 Toy Decisions - The Awakening 28:33 Marvel Retro & Vintage Playmates 33:15 Seasons of Toys 36:28 Mando Helmet & Premium Collecting 43:13 The Problem with Haslab 1:08:15 The Razor Crest 1:14:38 The Problem with Kickstarter 1:26:05 Rising Costs, Predictions & Toy Politics 1:32:07 The Lucasfilm Solution 1:33:10 Don't Feel Helpless