TFG: Success or Failure?

[pokeirv]

Just wanted to see how people feel about the TFG. Do you think its a success or a failure and why?

[BloodDraek]

failure since it only went one set and basically lasted for 3 months

[Lunar]

failure since it only went one set and basically lasted for 3 months

Was Groundbreakers actually cancelled?

[pokeirv]

Groundbreakers is out. I saw it at WalMart yesterday.

[Prime]

imho, it might be too soon to tell, but my first opinion is that it is a failure. There is no OP for the game. That right there will turn any good game into a failure. People buy the figures, they want to play with them against people, how do they find places to play? How do they find tournaments to play at? They don't. There aren't tournaments. There aren't "leagues" around the nation to play at. There is no OP for the game, and thus the game will continue to release new figures every now and then, and slowly disappear from the scene and nobody will notice.

[Prof Clay]

Funny people think that in order for a game to be successful these days there has to be organized play and tournaments.

Most companies define success of a product by sales. if they sell X amount of product and generate Y amount of dollars, it is a success.

I was looking at some of the new CCG's that are being released these days. The companies releasing them have no plans for organized play. They are simply hoping they sell a decent amount of their "game" (that they have a relatively low production cost ) to make the company money. Milton Bradley does not release games in order to build a huge player base in organized play. Pokemon I am sure released the TFG to market to anyone who simply wants the figures and they might also enjoy playing a quick game.

[Burninating_Torchic]

Too. Soon. To. Tell.
It NEEDS to get an OP, and they need to actually release the full set of Groundbreakers (All that's out right now is the theme decks). But most importantly, it needs an OP.
I really have high hopes for it if it gets an OP.

[Kabutops141]

I think it is a failure. (Imo)The TCG is just too big to have a figure game by it's side. I haven't played it much. It is fun, but it lacks the competitiveness that the TCG has so much of. I can't see it getting as big as the card game. It doesn't require much strategy or planning.

[Pokemon Trainer Mikko]

I don't think it's a failure, though I don't think it's a huge success. They have yet to release it in Japan as far as I know, and everyone has just been a test market for the game. I mean, I know personally between myself and 3 others we're probably invested at least 50 bucks a piece in if not more. I mean sure we got into it a bit late, but sales are sales. The greatest problem is stores like Toysrus ordered metric tons of the starters, but not getting enough variety in the boosters. They were one of the few stores to get the single boosters though, beyond KBToys.

[hectagonman]

It's be more succesful if all the figures didn't break

[Articjedi]

What do you mean there's no OP. We integrated our tfg stuff with the tcg league, why aren't you guys doing the same?

[Burninating_Torchic]

What do you mean there's no OP. We integrated our tfg stuff with the tcg league, why aren't you guys doing the same?

Doing it in your league isn't OP.
OP is officially sanctioned tournaments like cities/states/etc, hence the "Organized" in "Organized Play".

[homeofmew]

Failure:
- No OP
- cheapy Figurines, some of them are broken in the pack
- poor advertizing
- figurines cost a lot
- no prize support (even naruto ccg has prize support)

[ShadowCard]

Failure.

No communication about what is going on with the game.
refusal to support it - and that's not just no OP, but refusal of OP.
restrictive gameplay rules (very limited use of trainers, only 1 style of play area).

Prof Clay, Milton Bradley, and similar companies which don't establish player bases for their games, don't need to. Their games are staple games in homes. No home goes without a Monopoly, easy bake oven, Candyland, etc at some point in time or atleast have access to it. TCGs are not staple games in homes.

[Salmon Nap]

Failure or not, there is another TFG expansion planned post-Groundbreakers, featuring legendaries from D/P. :wink:

[Lucario EX]

It doesn't have to be a failure...

The main problem I have with the TFG is that I can't count on anyone wanting to play it. And that's a problem with a lot of the TCG stuff as well, like 2-on-2 and 30 card decks. If more people played the TFG, it wouldn't be a problem. Everyone needs to stop waiting for it to become a success and make it a success.

[Prof Clay]

Failure.

No communication about what is going on with the game.
refusal to support it - and that's not just no OP, but refusal of OP.
restrictive gameplay rules (very limited use of trainers, only 1 style of play area).

Prof Clay, Milton Bradley, and similar companies which don't establish player bases for their games, don't need to. Their games are staple games in homes. No home goes without a Monopoly, easy bake oven, Candyland, etc at some point in time or atleast have access to it. TCGs are not staple games in homes.

There are plenty of other examples of games that are released with no intent of having organized play. Heroscape comes to mind. The point of this product is to have something collectable that you can also play with. If you do not want to play the game, then you have cool figures.

Organized play actually takes money to run and a staff of people to keep up with it...which takes away from overall profits. I doubt this product was ever intended to have anything other than casual play

All the company has to do is show that the product is making the company a profit and then it is considered a SUCCESS!!. If sales go down, they will cease production and move on to the next new product.

[secretsof2113]

I don't think it's a complete failure, but at the same time, there's not much success to it. The way the US boosters are set up...some people have multiple Lugias. The figures are absolutely beautiful though. I bought a few packs myself just to get the ones I wanted. I don't really play....but look at Pokemon TCG....there are many people who are just collectors.

[BoDragon]

I do not see it yet as a failure nor as a success. It has been out for nearly three months and has two playable sets. Give it a third set, heavy promotion, and additional players. If those areas are good, consider giving it tournament support. It is still early to tell.

[TheDarkTwins]

I think right now it is a failure, however, I think with a few changes they can make it not one.

Here are some changes that IMO will make the game better.

Add Rarities - I can't really understand this. If you dont have rarities you ruin the secondary market. If there is no secondary market because everything is common that means it is very easy to get and no one will trade or want them.

Add back the Crystal and Pearl figures. These were cool, there is no thought it my mind about this.

Choose a number of Pokemon Figures in a set. All sets should have no more or no less than that number of every other set. So if set 1 has 60 then set 2 has 60 and so forth.

No more window figures. This is just dumb. It makes figures too easy to get and completely worthless. It is a good idea but I dont like it.

Promo Figures - You need to give out promo figures. Nintendo Booth at Origins/Worlds? Hmmmm sounds good. Nintendo world when you buy Pokemon Merchandise? Gaming Stores?

I have a few more but most of the good ones I posted above. However less "breakable" figures would be nice.

Thats about all I can think of.

Just remember this is JMO,

Drew

[Water Pokemon Master]

They did add crystal figures back, but only for a handful of the set.

Also, if they get rid of the windows, that sort of destroys people's attraction to them. You want to see the figures when you go to the store, which will make you buy them.

[TheDarkTwins]

They did add crystal figures back, but only for a handful of the set.

Also, if they get rid of the windows, that sort of destroys people's attraction to them. You want to see the figures when you go to the store, which will make you buy them.

Well they didnt really. They just released them in the Window part, the crystal and by doing that I dont want them because ti completely destroys there value and coolness.

Yes to the 2nd part, because I like to be suprised. Do what the Star Wars TFG does. Put pics of the cooler figures on the outside of the box to "show off " the set.

I would like to add that I think the BIGGEST problem with the TFG is they give a release date and then just completely miss it. I had a CCG that I played that some of the POP staff will have worked on that did this. It really didnt help make people want to play the game or buy it if your set a released date and then release the stuff 1-6 months later or keep moving the release date around. That game, Magi-Nation.

JMO though,

Drew

[Jigglychu]

All you guys saying its a failure, ITS STILL WAY TO SOON TO TELL.

No, I haven't disappeared, if anyone remembers me. Its just since Groundbreakers was delayed, I haven't had much to do TFG-related.

[stalkerex]

What do you mean there's no OP. We integrated our tfg stuff with the tcg league, why aren't you guys doing the same?

Thats what we did as well :thumb:



The game still is a failure to me tho.

[pat460]

It will turn out like hecatomb did.(if anyone even remembers hecatomb. If you dont, if phailed)

A. No OP
B. Hard to store
C. Expensive compared to card games and such
D. Many game shops dont stock them
E. Its not very competative
F. Very small sets
G. The player base, if it can so e called, is entirly pokemon fans who knew about it beforehand or that saw it once it was out at a store. in short, very little to no advertising. I didn't see a single ad other than the ones on pokemon.com
H. It mixes types of product. It has two types of product; cars and figures. That makes it hard to play because you have to prganize/keep track of more things.
H. You dont need to buy "good" figures to win. I played my freind who had the "best" tea as deemed by this site with the things from a starter and won. There is just no point in buying more figures than a starter other than collecting
I. The figures break easy
J. It got this far on a list of major complaints. I didn't list the minor ones lol. Would have been too long

[NoPoke]

FWIW I believe that the rarity scheme used outside the USA was a big contributor to the failure locally. $18 for two figures just to get repeats wasn't going to sit well with the average consumer.

[Rainbowgym]

FWIW I believe that the rarity scheme used outside the USA was a big contributor to the failure locally. $18 for two figures just to get repeats wasn't going to sit well with the average consumer.

LOL - Yes the only time I bought the Figures was in the USA, because I could see what I bought overthere.
Here I wouldn't give money to a closed pack with 1 Figure for $12.

Strange some people want "no window" package, it's a garantuee for failure.

[hectagonman]

I don't see how it's too soon to tell. Usually whenever a card game/ figure game booms for the first few weeks and then dies off, it usually fails. Prime example, Fistful of Power

[ShadowCard]

Organized play actually takes money to run and a staff of people to keep up with it...which takes away from overall profits. I doubt this product was ever intended to have anything other than casual play
I doubt it is that burdensome or else an OP wouldn't have been supported when the game died during the last months with WotC. And since WotC initially pioneered the game, they probably did invision some sort of competitive play. That's the whole point of the DCI, right? MtG isn't the only game in the DCI.

The main problem I have with the TFG is that I can't count on anyone wanting to play it. And that's a problem with a lot of the TCG stuff as well, like 2-on-2 and 30 card decks. If more people played the TFG, it wouldn't be a problem. Everyone needs to stop waiting for it to become a success and make it a success.
Again, 2-on-2 and 30-card goes back to no support. Maybe if prereleases were played 2-on-2 it would raise more awareness for that method of play.

[Cyrus]

The TFG is failing at the moment, but only due to PUSA's incompetence. What this game needs is a troop surge.

[dimension]

as a retailer, It was great in the beginning...but slowed down to a few factors:

They break pretty easy - no one likes to buy fragile toys for kids.

They waited too long to come out with new pieces.

While fun, it's kind of repetitive. Kids lose interst after a few games and move onto something else.

We put them out when we offer Pokemon birthday party's, for kids to play...they just break too often. They sell a little still but have dropped off.

[UzumakiNaruto]

Only thing I don't like is the breakage of certian figs. like Lugia being on its tail and Ho-Oh on a stick thoses are really the only ones I've had problems with. cus they have a small base. things that cover the whole base don't usually break and I'd rather they just show you all the figures you get. Cus I'd be more likely to buy if I know what I got I hate getting like 3 of the same cus I don't know what's in the other spot. And as BT said they do need a OP and also put out the sets like don't give us the Starter Set of Ground Breakers and then have us wait since Dec. for the rest.

[hectagonman]

They could've just made something like Dungeon Dice Monsters. The whole thing turning most people off is the awful strategy-lacking battle spinning system.

[Jedi_Amara]

The figures themselves are nice enough; I don't mind them for collection. But they break easily and are expensive, and I'm not really interested in the game, nor does anyone else I know play.

[Prime]

Oh, the league I went to also adopted the TFG...at first. But soon after, people lost interest in a game with no tournaments, no league, no organized play whatsoever, and a small number of figures to collect. People quickly resumed their progress in the league, earning pop packs, talking about the next city championship, and buying packs and trading to get the few more cards needed to complete their Secret Wonders set.

I wonder...

[sgtdarryl]

I think a grass roots OP system may revive this new game .........otherwise its an Epic Fail I am planning for my league a few tournies to make an attempt to revive interest this fanchise here in Charleston SC

[Flaming_Spinach]

It is -sadly- headed for failure.



If nothing is done, everyone will have forgotten it existed by Worlds.

If something IS done, I could see it recovering, and gaining a decent playerbase.

[I am Entei]

Flat out failure. No support, break too easily (That's why they need a window on the package. So you can see if they are already broken :)), and too expensive.

Cheers

[rhodesia123]

im glad it failed. i wouldnt want pusa dividing up prize support between the card game and the figure game.

[(TYranitarFReak)]

I think another reason why it failed was because of the lack of good figures in the first set to make people excited about it. Heck, even TCG's base set is better than TFG's first set! They really need some good figures and trainers!

[Salmon Nap]

I hope people stick around until the 3rd set, because it would be disappointing if these two never made it to the shelves.

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[Pokemon Trainer Mikko]

I don't know if anyone has attempted to contact Go-Pokemon.com, but i've put an inquiry in. I mean there's a chance i'll get a generic response, but there is also a chance i'll get some kind of response. You never know, we could get a release date for Groundbreakers or worst case scenario we might get confirmation of the negative kind :/

[Shukuen Shinobi]

As of now, it's a failure, but it's too soon to tell.

The packaging was a slop. In order to complete the set, you're telling me I have to buy a billion Zangoose, Ho-Oh, etc? So I'm paying $8 for 1 figure I need? No, I refuse. Do 1 of 2 things.

Make non windowed 1-3 figure boosters. You don't see what you get, you just get it.
Make windowed 1-3 figure boosters, that spread the entire set out into said packs. Like I have W amount of figures be available in 1 Figure packs, X amount in 2 packs, and Y amount in 3 packs, with Z amount in the Starters. In this case in point, W+X+Y+Z = Complete Set.

With a package plan like the latter. Kids can buy the Pokémon they like, when they want. Players can do the same. It's a plan that makes everybody happy.

Also, the lack of OP is killing it. We have a few leaguers that like to play, but without anything to play for, it gets stale.

Biggest flop? Groundbreakers starters in December. Boosters in...???. Organize the releases a bit better.

[Pokemon Trainer Mikko]

From the e-mail I just recieved:
"The Groundbreakers expansion will release this spring, and there will be some sort of TFG OP launching in the near future. Check back at www.go-pokemon.com for updates as they are available."



Thank you,
Dave
Pokemon TCG Customer Service
customerservice@pokemon-tcg.com

[I am Entei]

From the e-mail I just recieved:
"The Groundbreakers expansion will release this spring, and there will be some sort of TFG OP launching in the near future. Check back at www.go-pokemon.com for updates as they are available."



Thank you,
Dave
Pokemon TCG Customer Service
customerservice@pokemon-tcg.com

In other words, "Thanks for reminding us we had the TFG. We forgot about it ourselves."

[meditite rox]

Figures are just not as good as cards. They can't be stacked, and are much more expensive.

[Professor Elm]

Yeah, this game was destined to be a failure anyway.
I'm glad it never took off.
IMO, it was a stupid idea to begin with and not a good business investment.

[a_shy_girl_1999]

I like the game and I hope it goes go off, maybe not now, but hopefully in the near future. they just need to get it going somehow, like making some OP for it would be a start to get interest.

[Jigglychu]

Well, they said they will have OP in the near future, thats good news. I know I've knida let my site fall away, but I'm planning to bring it back better than ever. It may take me a while though, as I have to do a page for each figure, not to mention the other stuff.

[votalesin]

They "said" a lot of things. Most of them were not true.
There is a league not far from me where many people play the game, more as a joke than a competition. The store owner is dumping the boosters for $3 and the starters for $5. At that price, he still can't sell them, and is stuck with far more than he desires.

RIP Figure game. No one really liked you anyway.

[Pokemon Trainer Mikko]

That's not too kind of a thing to say -_-; Even if the TFG isn't a person, there were people that put love into that game. Between the game developers, the sculptors, packaging designers there were a lot of people involved in making the game as a product. There was also many a player who was involved with it!

[Lunar]

As of now, it's a failure, but it's too soon to tell.

The packaging was a slop. In order to complete the set, you're telling me I have to buy a billion Zangoose, Ho-Oh, etc? So I'm paying $8 for 1 figure I need? No, I refuse. Do 1 of 2 things.

Make non windowed 1-3 figure boosters. You don't see what you get, you just get it.
Make windowed 1-3 figure boosters, that spread the entire set out into said packs. Like I have W amount of figures be available in 1 Figure packs, X amount in 2 packs, and Y amount in 3 packs, with Z amount in the Starters. In this case in point, W+X+Y+Z = Complete Set.

With a package plan like the latter. Kids can buy the Pokémon they like, when they want. Players can do the same. It's a plan that makes everybody happy.

Also, the lack of OP is killing it. We have a few leaguers that like to play, but without anything to play for, it gets stale.

Biggest flop? Groundbreakers starters in December. Boosters in...???. Organize the releases a bit better.

Just remove the collectible aspect entirely and sell it like any other toy. If people know what they're getting, they'll be a lot more likely to buy a whole set and avid collectors will likely buy multiples as well. I've never understood why blind purchases were a good idea for anyone in any game myself.

They also need to release some new boards and even perhaps release some sturdier boards as well. My biggest gripe with the game is still the fact that the 6v6 map is heavily weighted towards whoever goes first. It only takes a couple of moved dots to fix it even, which is what drives me crazy about it.

Stop trying to steal from your own card fanbase and start looking for the kind of audience that's in to board games. I have no interest in the cards, but I'd buy every single figure out there if the packaging wasn't designed to keep me away from it.

[orangematt]

Local retailers complain that it was a total failure of an investment.
Most recently, I've seen buy one/get one at our League location.


I have no interest myself in playing, but I do like the sculpts.

[Croatian_Nidoking]

I'd say that even with POP's announcement that the TFG can earn you points in league play, it's still too early to tell. At least that was a step in the right direction.

- Croatian_Nidoking

[dkrolickm]

I want it to be a success, but it wont be until there are tourneys for it.
I have most of the first set, but no one wants to play, or buy the figures...
If there was OP for it TFG would be just as successful s the TCG.

[Pokemon Trainer Mikko]

I think the TFG could also benefit from advertising

[UzumakiNaruto]

Yeah they need an OP and promote it more and actually have more figs now cus they are lagging ATM

[taurik]

I kind of like the game, but they're a bit pricey for me (I'd rather buy the cards)

I dunno if the game is a failure, but I saw that Meijer has dropped the prices of the starter sets from $15 to $10.

[kaze]

they a probably expensive because they failed to proparly promote them like they did with the cards meaning they didnt sell as much and there sometimes broken because of there poor design, i mean look at skarmory!, and they were probably aimed at the older players who collect more instead of playing.

at our league, when they were first released our proffesor had a tfg prerelease, i won, but even if OP had just organised that for the leagues it would have been more of a success, because once they were released to shops, within a month they sold out of the boosters.

they do provide great collectable items and i plan on making a cabinate for them.

:thumb:

[bubba_235]

Hopefully it doesn't stay a failure because I have already bought A LOT of figures...if it doesn't turn out good I just wasted about $100...:(

[Break The Ice]

Hopefully it doesn't stay a failure because I have already bought A LOT of figures...if it doesn't turn out good I just wasted about $100...:(

Well, even if the game never catches on and OP never really explodes, it's at least a really REALLY fun game to have on hand for when the opportunity comes up to play. Plus, they're obviously very cool collectible/display pieces.

But hopefully they can turn this ship around. Perhaps that's one of the reasons Groundbreakers has had such a hard time making retail...maybe they're trying to devise the best strategy to correct some of the mistakes in Next Quest.

[Shukuen Shinobi]

Well, even if the game never catches on and OP never really explodes, it's at least a really REALLY fun game to have on hand for when the opportunity comes up to play. Plus, they're obviously very cool collectible/display pieces.

But hopefully they can turn this ship around. Perhaps that's one of the reasons Groundbreakers has had such a hard time making retail...maybe they're trying to devise the best strategy to correct some of the mistakes in Next Quest.

One can only hope this is true.

That's all they can really do at this point is try and do it right.

[Break The Ice]

One can only hope this is true.

That's all they can really do at this point is try and do it right.

Definitely.

I may be off on this, but could it be that some retailers are already jaded by Next Quest stumbling out of the gate since last Fall? The TRU in my town already seems to have dropped the line altogether (it was on an endcap, then was relegated to its own little outer-aisle display, and now has simply been replaced by other products). The Wal-Marts I've shopped at also seem to have dropped it. The Targets I've been to have each relegated it to literally a foot of shelf space, with only three-figure boosters and Starter Sets offered, all stacked together in one space.

(Then again, I may be blowing the situation out of proportion just based on my own very limited experience, which isn't fair of me.)

Groundbreakers is their opportunity to make things right, both among potential players and among retailers. It's a great game, so I'm sure we're all hoping for the best. Embracing organized play was a great sign that it's not dead just yet! Though I've personally still found no leagues in my area to play competitively. :(

[sgtdarryl]

I deem the tfgs as collectibles, the support machine isn't there ;what I am doing is looking at inventive aternate ways to play making the figures at least worth a second glance in my leauge area My booster draft experiment (IMO) was a sucess it open avenue to this type of alternate play, and by adding a value scale to the tfgs( certain pokemon are way more powerful than others and therefore restrict amount of them allow in play adds challenge to the base play)may bring sole card players to the TFG side ....

[Destinii Haruya]

It hasn't made as much of a bang as I thought it would, but I'm hoping for TFG League soon. LOL

[bubba_235]

I think we should all e-mail Pokemon USA, Inc. and tell them we want Pokemon TFG to go on and be a success...

[pokeirv]

I think we should all e-mail Pokemon USA, Inc. and tell them we want Pokemon TFG to go on and be a success...

Also tell them to make them better. Target and WalMart by us have stopped selling them since they break easily and people keep returning them. They get fresh stock with half already broken too.

[Salmon Nap]

Also tell them to make them better. Target and WalMart by us have stopped selling them since they break easily and people keep returning them. They get fresh stock with half already broken too.

You mean they are "broken into". :frown:

It's like an univeral law, "If you leave a TFG booster on the shelf for more than 5 day, the secret spot will be broken into, with the figure/card/counter missing. 3 days if the shelf is in WalMart".

[pokeirv]

I mean they are broken too! One dab of glue to hold them together.

[Break The Ice]

I mean they are broken too! One dab of glue to hold them together.

While that stinks in terms of how easily they break both in transit, at retail, and once we bring the figures home, it's also kinda good that these things can be held together with such a tiny tab of glue. It makes repair a total breeze.

It'd be great if each pack came either a) guarded in some sort of foam material to prevent as much breaking as possible or b) came with some sort of adhesive glue or tabs that could be used to repair a broken figure in seconds. Granted, the latter option has a lot wrong with it (they'd have to acknowledge the shoddy build quality, putting adhesive in the hands of kids, etc), but there's GOT to be an easy solution to the issues that have plagued Next Quest.

Offering an official TFG carrying case (perhaps one built with the figures in mind, to allow each base to snap/lock into its own compartment, to eliminate any moving) would also probably go a long way towards keeping these things from breaking so often.

[dkrolickm]

Offering an official TFG carrying case (perhaps one built with the figures in mind, to allow each base to snap/lock into its own compartment, to eliminate any moving) would also probably go a long way towards keeping these things from breaking so often.
Exactly!
Thats all we really need .
Im tired of carrying mine around in the packeges( which they fall out the back of...:mad:)

[yoyofsho16]

I'd say that even with POP's announcement that the TFG can earn you points in league play, it's still too early to tell. At least that was a step in the right direction.

- Croatian_Nidoking

Heck, there are kids at my league who play an occasional game of Yugioh for league points...

[Jran Sakarra]

They just announced the third set being for 2009.
Some of the Pokemon in the third set include Seviper, Magnemite, Aipom, Gyarados, Flareon, Snorlax, Croconaw, Diglett, and Tyranitar, while Lieutenant Surge is confirmed as one of the human figures.

[pokeirv]

They can announce whatever they want to do but they need to do more to insure quality of the product for that price.

[Tentacruel13]

FAILURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I go to league and no one has any TFG figures. Why? Because it's a FAILURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zathaz]

The game is fun but the packaging has much to be desired for one they need to make th e figures more durable about have the ones i bought are broken

[Pokemon Trainer Mikko]

I'm curious to how many TFG figures actually break, that couldn't possibly be fixed with a dab of glue. I know that they shouldn't break at all, however if something is easily fixable what is the big deal? I personally love the TFG figures, and I can't wait for Groundbreakers. Out of all the figures I own, just a few under owning 20, I think I only have like 2 truly broken figures. One of the broken figures was a Meowth that came from my starter, but it didn't break until a good while after I had it out of package. I was also given a broken Lugia by a friend, but I couldn't argue with him giving it to me for free. I have a replacement for that Meowth now, and i'll just have to acquire another Lugia.

[Break The Ice]

Yeah, the most common break I've encountered has been for the figure itself to come off of the black base. That's incredibly quick, cheap, and easy to fix (a couple of bucks worth of epoxy and you can fix them all in minutes). I picked up a huge batch of figures on eBay, still sealed in their packages, that were sold for $20 shipped because most/all of them had shipping damage (out of the 30+ figures included, only like 4 of them I couldn't fix).

The ones that are toughest to repair are the ones with a broken glass base like Ho-Oh, or ones like Meowth where the leg is commonly broken. Beyond that, these things are a breeze to fix.

It's why I wish they could include some sort of child-safe adhesive in each package, just in case it is to get broken...but that's not very feasible, as I said a while back (not only would that involve putting glue in the hands of kids, but it would also force them to acknowledge how easily these things break).