HUGE Disney Store Vinylmation Sale

This latest sale at the DisneyStore.com moves me even further toward the question... "Why do we purchase these things at release?"

There are a ton of deals here, along with a few head scratchers. $5 figures include various Sports teams, So Tasty and even the just release Pairs 2 juniors! $10 figures include Mascots, Monorails and the Figment Park Starz Variant. $15 figures range from the Park 7 and 8 Combo Toppers to the Park 9 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 9/3 combo.

This constant price dropping and inventory dumping just leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. If this is the "collectible" that Disney promotes it to be, should there not be a more careful handling of inventory and production? I understand they have to clear inventory now and then, but that goes back to the argument that they need to produce less product. This just seems like a constant insult to the collectors. It now seems as if everything moves to the sale bin or the outlet stores. I now know that I can just wait and purchase what I want at a larger discount than my Annual Pass offers. I also pass on borderline wants because the value just is not there anymore. I have certainly changed my purchasing habits, have you?