Wow. JonWes, it seems like we've watched you ride the Playmates Roller coaster from a High to Low! When the line 1st came out you loved it, and playmates and were a fairly staunch defended of the faith... then one day you announced you had to sell it all off, and now... well now you seem a bit dejected and bitter.
Sorry to hear that Playmates has disappointed you so much.
Not bitter. Just being pragmatic.
The thing is, I STILL really enjoyed the line. I thought it was fun. If I was a kid and I'd gotten Wave 1 I don't think I'd have minded they didn't make more. But I'm not a kid. I'm a collector. I got into the line with the understanding that A.) I could complete the crew and B.) I could complete the Bridge for the 3.75'' figures. If they'd released Wave 2 and nothing else I'd have been fine. I'd be sad we didn't get the rest of the 12'' crew but I could have dealt with it. But the thing is I paid a GOOD amount of money for these figures. I didn't get them on sale or clearance. I went out and purchased them right away. Now that was my decision and I'd probably would have done the same thing if I had it to do over again if I didn't know what the end result of all of this would be. By going with a BAF concept for the Bridge, Playmates made a claim. A claim that we'd be able to get the rest of the Bridge and there would be a wave 2. If they hadn't done the BAF concept... then I would have been more hesitant. I just didn't think there was a chance they'd NOT release Wave 2. They didn't follow through.
Does it make sense for them to release Wave 2 considering my local Big Lots is STUFFED with Star Trek figures? Nope. People just didn't like them enough to get on board. I can see that. They probably lost a lot of money on the Star Trek line. They're cutting their losses. It doesn't mean I'm going to blow money on starting another collection I can't finish though. I collect Doctor Who and Masters of the Universe. It's enough for me. To me, I'm just not going to trust a Star Trek line continuing in the future. They had their chance getting me back into collecting Star Trek and now it's over. I did sell my 3.75'' collection. For $35! LOL. I have kept my 12'' figures for now. I am mulling over getting Pike and Sulu... but not having Uhura and Chekov stinks. I did keep the ship and the roleplay items though. So it wasn't a total bust.
I'll still keep getting DST ships, but I'm going back to being an irregular purchaser of Star Trek toys.