Well, I definitely wasn't saying they should pump out free merchandise for fans, but AFX has built up a relationship with Marvel mate collectors by sponsoring various exclusives right? So I guess I used the term "rip off" because the site knows it has a market with fans, and is using that to move what is mostly non-mate stock. I would think that if they'd sold the thing for ten or fifteen bucks, they would've made even more money off the Spidey, and presumably people who actually want their unsold stock would have made a dent in it even if the sale hadn't included a free mate. Anyway, not arguing with you, it is an old business trick, I was just saying I understand people therefore feeling "tricked" or taken advantage of.
Me, personally -- still just happy to be getting him at all.