Quoted from Reznnate:I'd certainly like to hear the most important reasons JJP cut production short (Wonka politics, BOM, assembly line mutiny) but I'll bet it was profit/game and lower-than-expected demand (at the time). After the delays, and after watching many many streams, and infinite availability, I had decided to wait for Black Knight and Elvira, etc. It was only when Jack stated he was stopping production at TPF, that I panicked along with everyone else and most of the LE inventory poofed.
I actually scrambled to get one of the last NIB POTCLE’s, because of the Wonka reveal. I was so excited about my dream theme and then I saw how they cheaped out on mechs and the rule set didn’t flow, etc. It made me immediately call my distributor and cancel Wonka for POTCLE, which were pretty much gone. I got one of the last few. I think there were a lot of others that originally boycotted Pirates for reduction in mechs, that suddenly wanted Pirates more after they saw just how stripped it could get with Wonka.