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Post by slappy on Mar 14, 2013 16:32:14 GMT -5
I think it's all a ploy by Mattel to get people to buy early access to their stuff. They know Liz is wanted so they'll "sell out" and say it was because of early access. They may think it will get people to buy early access so they can get stuff in the future. They'll have more Liz's up for sale at a later date.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Mar 14, 2013 19:20:21 GMT -5
You don't buy early access though, it's just an extra perk of having subscriptions to one of their lines... Makes me wish I'd went ahead and gotten the Watchmen sub though, as I'll be getting them all.
I don't think it's a ploy of any kind, it just makes me sad I can't get it. I really didn't want to have to pay ebay money.
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Post by WWE Common Terry on Mar 14, 2013 19:26:19 GMT -5
If you didn't get her last week from Mattel.com then you're an idiot. Avoid mattycollector whenever possible.
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Post by gelatinoustapeworm on Mar 14, 2013 19:42:53 GMT -5
Thanks for whoever in this thread mentioned the Flashback Christian going up for sale on Mattel Shop, just picked him up I'll second that! I was just able to get 2 for $23.98 with the sale they have going and the free shipping promo code (WHEELSFAN25). As for Elizabeth, I am so glad I was able to get a couple of them when they were on Mattel Shop last week. I would have been absolutely furious because I was counting on Matty Collector to get her also. I have seen her once at Walmart since I ordered from Mattel Shop though.
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Post by JKLMD2002 on Mar 14, 2013 21:05:44 GMT -5
That also shows that there was a demand for legend figures on mattycollector.com. Just depends on who that character was.
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Post by cantu1984 on Mar 14, 2013 21:14:53 GMT -5
Got Christian and HBK from Mattel shop together including tax for 27.69.
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Post by cableV on Mar 14, 2013 21:34:00 GMT -5
I don't understand how this happened? Their were at least four people in the original 'Liz is going to be on Matty' thread that doubted and bet she wouldn't sell out. They couldn't have been wrong, could they?
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Post by Chewdeezy on Mar 14, 2013 21:35:27 GMT -5
I don't think she is really sold out.
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Mar 14, 2013 21:42:32 GMT -5
Ah, I remember a time when some people said "Why are they making Miss Elizabeth?! What a waste of a spot!" And now she's one of the hardest figures to find in E19
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Post by PJ on Mar 14, 2013 21:55:01 GMT -5
I don't understand how this happened? Their were at least four people in the original 'Liz is going to be on Matty' thread that doubted and bet she wouldn't sell out. They couldn't have been wrong, could they? I had said she would probably sell out in the first few minutes - an hour. I didn't realize the subs let you buy product before it went live on the site I just thought it got you the sub figures early. But I knew it would sell out as she unlike the Matty Legends was a 1 per case figure who was being shared with Matty. So that meant they'd have alot less Elizabeth figures to offer on Matty than any Legends figure they offered.
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Post by onleeone643 on Mar 14, 2013 22:33:44 GMT -5
Thanks for whoever in this thread mentioned the Flashback Christian going up for sale on Mattel Shop, just picked him up I just saw two of him at TRU earlier.
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Post by micco on Mar 14, 2013 23:29:38 GMT -5
I'm so pissed off.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2013 23:39:34 GMT -5
I don't think she is really sold out. Yep, Matty Collector pulls off stuff like this all the time. Years later, people still put up with it since Mattel's figures are usually fantastic.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2013 3:34:06 GMT -5
It annoys people outside america the most, like me and many others in the uk the current option is £40.00 from ebay or amazon sellers, via mattycollector we can get Liz for roughly half of that shipped. This whole sold out even thought we have plenty left and will periodically then make the figures available again route is yawnsome but mattel obviously will never learn.
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Post by B Dubya on Mar 15, 2013 3:38:49 GMT -5
Yeah.. she was up on MattelShop two separate times, and the first time for at least a full day and a half. If you didn't jump on that, then that's your own fault. Like someone else said, MattyCollector can be a nightmare to deal with. MattelShope however, for the most part, are always rather easy to deal with. And on the off note that something goes wrong, they have some of the best customer service reps in the game.
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Post by PJ on Mar 15, 2013 5:50:23 GMT -5
I don't think she is really sold out. Unless they held a certain amount back for today at noon they are sold out. She is not the normal Matty item. She was a mass retail figure that they took some inventory to put on Matty. But she was a 1 per 2 case figure to begin with and many are/have found her at retail so how many do you think they actually had for Matty? Especially seeing E20 is hitting retail now? That means e19 production has come and gone. So she was not like their Matty Legends figures where they had solid production runs of a single figure. They took their stock from the mass retail 1 per 2 case numbers...so there were far less of her to begin with.
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Post by jeffro2000 on Mar 15, 2013 6:53:32 GMT -5
I admit that I was wrong about her. I knew they would have a lot less available than their Legends figures, but I didn't think the demand would be that high for her @ nearly 30 shipped.
She has been found at multiple stores at retail, and a few online sites. Just didn't think people would jump on her, but they did. Of course, people buying her yesterday were likely purchasing other items too, so the shipping was offset some.
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Post by qdogg on Mar 15, 2013 7:35:22 GMT -5
Not sure if Matty will get more of her in or DDP. I assume a few more in limited quantities could be available in the future, but having said that they never did get in anymore Rockers or Andre figures after they sold them off. But again, like its been said, Liz was on Mattelshop for 2 full days and the shipping is much cheaper on that site anyway and can be free if you spend 25.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 15, 2013 7:45:08 GMT -5
Im sick of them. They try to pull the wool over peoples eyes all the time and their customer service is crap. I am cancelling my castle greyskull order now. which also has a hoverboard and two ghostbusters figures on the order. Thats 500 dollars they can kiss goodbye.
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Post by gnaddi97 on Mar 15, 2013 7:45:34 GMT -5
That sucks. It was a really good chance for International collectors to get her for a responsable price. Hope they just saved some for the main sale.
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