The Marvel Legends I bought on clearance still haunt me

Last month I found a box of Marvel Legends figures at a discount store for $8 each. Everyone online loves these things, saying they are the best value in collecting. I grabbed three different ones thinking I got a steal. When I got them home, the joints were so loose one figure could not even stand up on my shelf. The paint apps were sloppy with red bleeding outside the lines on two of them. I tried posing them carefully but they just look cheap next to my older figures from 10 years ago. I ended up donating them to a local toy drive because I did not feel right selling them to someone else. Has anyone else noticed a drop in quality on these newer mass market figures?

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paul25119d ago

Wait, didn't you used to think these were the best figures around? I was the same way until I grabbed a couple newer ones and noticed the plastic felt cheaper and the joints were way looser than my old ones. It's like they're cutting corners now to keep the price low and it shows.

robinp7219d ago

Man that's rough to hear, I was actually thinking about picking up a couple new ones this weekend. Your mileage may vary of course but it stinks when a company starts cutting corners like that. Takes the fun right out of collecting when the quality drops off.