Harvinger Studios, Savage Crucible

[Damien]

Whatever money he's "leaving on the table" clearly isn't worth the hassle for him.

And, to the point of your quotation marks there, it's REALLY important to remember that the idea he's leaving -any- money on the table is purely speculative from a bunch of people that have literally no idea if that's actually true.

 

[Dek]

I think the elephant in the room that isn't getting much discussion is Harvinger owner Rob Post. I purchased a bunch of resin parts from MAFC over the years and Rob always made it super clear that he couldn't give a shit about customer wants or convenience. He ran that business at his convenience and he was very up front about it all over his website and newsletters. I think the Soup Nazi is an apt comparison. He would produce a limited run of something and once it sold out, it was gone, maybe forever, and he had no tolerance for questions about parts being reprinted, questions about when orders might ship, or questions about commissions. I wouldn't say he was an asshole, but the only customer service he wanted to engage in was sending you a replacement if something arrived broken or wrong.

It sounds like he makes pretty good money as a consultant for a major accounting firm. I'm sure he doesn't want Harvinger to go into the red, but he doesn't need, nor likely wants, Harvinger to blow up in size, either. As has already been pointed out, this business is still just a hobby for him and the cap on production numbers is probably more about keeping the company small and manageable than the financial appreciation of the toys they produce. Whatever money he's "leaving on the table" clearly isn't worth the hassle for him.

This is the impression I've always gotten but struggled to convey. Thank you for doing what I could not.

I think he does this for fun, and when it stops being fun he'll stop doing it despite whatever money he might lose. I think a larger business model is more than he wants to deal with.

 

[TheSameIdiot]

It is kind of obtuse to take people at their word while assuming that word means something different from what they mean. Just because they say no reissues doesn't prevent variants.

If they've said anything about variants publicly, I haven't seen it. I think what someone says to you at a con booth could be anything from "insider information" to "total bullshit to make more sales." In my experience, it's mostly the latter.