More Irrational Games Limited Editon Items

[Iwatasan]

Originally Posted by toxicatom5

Haha! Sorry to get you worked up! Yes, it is just for certain items. I'm not sure how they decide...maybe only when they set eyes on the stock and know that they can guarantee some to be collector quality (they do limit the offering to only a portion of the stock they have).

The goal of every business is to make money, so I do think that where they are at right now is to ship for the lowest possible cost. Since it sounds like shipping physical goods is a new-ish practice for DR, this shouldn't be too surprising. There will come a point where the lowest shipping cost begins to effect the bottom line though --through return costs and lost sales, that's usually when executives take notice and recognize that things need to be balanced out. You might be right, they may just need to increase prices by a few dollars in order to make these changes (that can affect sales too though) -- it's all about the balance.

Darn! Well, still, if they do it for some items that's a good start. And if their standard shipping practices are top notch anyway then that's even better!

Yeah, that was my assumption about DR, that they're just trying to save themselves and their customers money on packaging/shipping, which is fine. If I bought like a shirt or a plushie, or something I was planning on using instead of collecting, cheapest available shipping would be perfect. But for purchases of collectibles I want an upgraded packaging option, that's all.

I know what you mean about how if the price goes up sales go down, but if it was just an option, then other people could still buy the product at the regular price and get the cheap shipping and not see any difference. Meanwhile I could optionally pay a little more to get the product in mint condition for my collection.