Originally posted by: zombie84The 1995 Faces set was limited too--they stopped production in January of 1996. I remember seeing leftover copies being sold in bargain bins in blockbuster in 1997 for 1.99 when the SE tapes were about to come out.
Limited time refers to production, not store visibility, because technically you could still buy them in second-hand stores anyway. Even Disney i believe doesn't literally pull them from shelves. Its standard practice that "limited availability" means production is stopped at a certain point, and since this is usually in reference to a relatively high-demand product, it doesn't stick around much longer than that.
Limited time refers to production, not store visibility, because technically you could still buy them in second-hand stores anyway. Even Disney i believe doesn't literally pull them from shelves. Its standard practice that "limited availability" means production is stopped at a certain point, and since this is usually in reference to a relatively high-demand product, it doesn't stick around much longer than that.
I agree Zombie & Gaffer that we all knew 'limited time' was a bunch of baloney, but it is a shameless ploy many companies including Lucas do to spice up demand in the shortterm. They want the consumer to say, "I have to buy this now!!"
As I said, Lucas isn't the only one to do this, just like many companies keep re-releasing the same movie as ultra SE, or superbit, or collectors edition, but it is unfair to the average consumer who doesn't frequent the internet or doesn't really know the practices of these companies in the past. I mean you put out a statement that says limited time until December 31st, and they are sitting there in January?
What I mean is as Lucas always said he wanted to get out of the studio system, so he didn't have to deal with big business, his business is just like the rest, thats what makes me laugh about it.