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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 1:12:33 GMT -5
Eh, Diva figs aren't really a huge seller anyways. But I can't wait for a Paige fig. How are they not sellers? Eva Marie's figure sold out within 4 hours. Well Divas change looks and gimmicks like 4 times more often then superstars. and your point? Mattel is a multi million dollar company. They're going to maximize their profits at every chance they can get. If Diva figures were such hot cakes and flew off the shelves at a "mass produced" rate, then they wouldnt be making them at a 1/.5 per case scenario. We as fans/collectors dont have numbers to back up our statements but Mattel does. If Mattel isnt releasing them as max rate, that clearly means they're not big sellers. And before anyone tries to argue the "oh but I can sell mine for $XX on ebay", because they're released in a limited number their secondary value is higher, mostly because of scalpers. Secondary market value is a TERRIBLE guide for how much something is desired/wanted. Divas are the least wanted figures. Current roster guys, legends/flashbacks and then divas. Almost every diva has a figure. If you rush everything out at once, you're not going to have anything for later. I disagree just take a look at the RSC website the bellas sold out,A Few Aj figures sold out,Eva Marie was put on back order,Even rosa mendes sold out so pretty much the divas sell well IMO. Mickie James sold out on RSC too and it didn't change the fact that the figure was remarkably easy to find in stores. The day I went to Over the Limit in Detroit there were four full pegs of her at Target and the next day at TRU in Lima, the same story.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 3:10:07 GMT -5
Technically not a Diva , but a Renee Young figure would be brilliant...
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Post by AmbroseBeforeHoes on Jul 23, 2014 3:44:33 GMT -5
Eh, Diva figs aren't really a huge seller anyways. But I can't wait for a Paige fig. How are they not sellers? Eva Marie's figure sold out within 4 hours. Sold Out where? On RSC? That's probably because they only had 10 of them. Any debut figure sells out, regardless of who it is because collectors want them.
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Post by AJ F'n Brooks on Jul 23, 2014 4:17:14 GMT -5
I hope we get a figure of Emma, Summer and Paige in the future and updated Bella's and Rosa Mendes would be sweet too.
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Post by Emma F'n Lution on Jul 23, 2014 7:02:40 GMT -5
The old "kids don't buy divas" excuse.
when I was a child (which was about 5/6 years ago) most kids in my school bought divas. They didn't go crazy and buy every diva, but most had around 5/6.
kids do buy divas!
and it is a tad sexist not to release women figures, whilst there are craploads of men...
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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 7:06:22 GMT -5
The old "kids don't buy divas" excuse. when I was a child (which was about 5/6 years ago) most kids in my school bought divas. They didn't go crazy and buy every diva, but most had around 5/6. kids do buy divas! and it is a tad sexist not to release women figures, whilst there are craploads of men... There's craploads of men, as you say, because, well, there are more male than female wrestlers on the WWE roster and wrestling in general. Not sexist.
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Post by Emma F'n Lution on Jul 23, 2014 7:22:49 GMT -5
The old "kids don't buy divas" excuse. when I was a child (which was about 5/6 years ago) most kids in my school bought divas. They didn't go crazy and buy every diva, but most had around 5/6. kids do buy divas! and it is a tad sexist not to release women figures, whilst there are craploads of men... There's craploads of men, as you say, because, well, there are more male than female wrestlers on the WWE roster and wrestling in general. Not sexist. but having 18 men figures made without 1 diva is sexism. Especially when you can argue they're releasing the same old stars, who always get reduced, to fill up lines, instead of a diva (ie. Summer Rae) who gets loads of tv time and hasn't had a figure at all.
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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 8:07:21 GMT -5
There's craploads of men, as you say, because, well, there are more male than female wrestlers on the WWE roster and wrestling in general. Not sexist. but having 18 men figures made without 1 diva is sexism. Especially when you can argue they're releasing the same old stars, who always get reduced, to fill up lines, instead of a diva (ie. Summer Rae) who gets loads of tv time and hasn't had a figure at all. You also have to take into account how long it takes to get a wrestler scanned and prototypes made. Lineups are made something like 8(?) months in advance, so you can't expect a Paige figure 4 months after her debut. It's easier to re-release someone because their scanned.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Jul 23, 2014 8:15:20 GMT -5
but having 18 men figures made without 1 diva is sexism. Especially when you can argue they're releasing the same old stars, who always get reduced, to fill up lines, instead of a diva (ie. Summer Rae) who gets loads of tv time and hasn't had a figure at all. Mattel's Monster High line must be "sexist" too then, because they release way more females than males in that line. Boys toy lines are more geared towards boys and girls toy lines are more geared towards girls.
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Post by Emma F'n Lution on Jul 23, 2014 8:27:27 GMT -5
but having 18 men figures made without 1 diva is sexism. Especially when you can argue they're releasing the same old stars, who always get reduced, to fill up lines, instead of a diva (ie. Summer Rae) who gets loads of tv time and hasn't had a figure at all. You also have to take into account how long it takes to get a wrestler scanned and prototypes made. Lineups are made something like 8(?) months in advance, so you can't expect a Paige figure 4 months after her debut. It's easier to re-release someone because their scanned. then why not rerelease Alicia Fox?
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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 8:28:36 GMT -5
You also have to take into account how long it takes to get a wrestler scanned and prototypes made. Lineups are made something like 8(?) months in advance, so you can't expect a Paige figure 4 months after her debut. It's easier to re-release someone because their scanned. then why not rerelease Alicia Fox? Because she probably doesn't sell well?
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Post by dmc1988 on Jul 23, 2014 8:37:52 GMT -5
Do we really need more? Other then AJ, Paige and Naomi I could n't care less about the Divas. Everyone else is pretty much up to date other then Cameron and I'd rather take a crap on her figures then buy them. Edit: Forgot about Summer, Steph, Layla and Nikki. We need updated or debuts for them. Couldn't care less. Why can nobody every get this right?! It's not hard. But yeah the lack of diva is crap, yet we get another kane. I'll be pissed off if it's not corporate kane, and another masked one.
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Jul 23, 2014 8:40:24 GMT -5
Do we really need more? Other then AJ, Paige and Naomi I could n't care less about the Divas. Everyone else is pretty much up to date other then Cameron and I'd rather take a crap on her figures then buy them. Edit: Forgot about Summer, Steph, Layla and Nikki. We need updated or debuts for them. Couldn't care less. Why can nobody every get this right?! It's not hard. But yeah the lack of diva is crap, yet we get another kane. I'll be pissed off if it's not corporate kane, and another masked one. We need an updated Devils favorite demon Kane. He's been wearing a new singlet since WM29.......
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Post by ratedwrestling on Jul 23, 2014 8:41:01 GMT -5
Divas change looks and gimmicks like 4 times more often then superstars. and your point? Mattel is a multi million dollar company. They're going to maximize their profits at every chance they can get. If Diva figures were such hot cakes and flew off the shelves at a "mass produced" rate, then they wouldnt be making them at a 1/.5 per case scenario. We as fans/collectors dont have numbers to back up our statements but Mattel does. If Mattel isnt releasing them as max rate, that clearly means they're not big sellers. And before anyone tries to argue the "oh but I can sell mine for $XX on ebay", because they're released in a limited number their secondary value is higher, mostly because of scalpers. Secondary market value is a TERRIBLE guide for how much something is desired/wanted. I'm going off of you saying that "if you rush everything out, there won't be anything left" the fact is there will always be somthing between an attire change, hair color change, gimmick change, and exc. so don't even with that. Diva figures are also normally the first ones put in back order/ sold out online. Eva Marie for example, she was put on back order before anyone really even knew she was up for pre order.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 8:43:42 GMT -5
then why not rerelease Alicia Fox? Because she probably doesn't sell well? Does Sheamus sell well? Because I be seeing a crap load of him.Or the tons of cm punk figures I see in stores.I only saw Alicia Fox maybe once and was gone instantly. What About Layla? Shes been on TV for Months and active but her last figure was years ago.Or How about the fact that Aksana who was on the roster for years never got a figure but for some reason Eva Marie who has only been on the roster for maybe a year gets one so soon.
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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 8:45:08 GMT -5
Because she probably doesn't sell well? Does Sheamus sell well? Because I be seeing a crap load of him.Or the tons of cm punk figures I see in stores.I only saw Alicia Fox maybe once and was gone instantly. What About Layla? Shes been on TV for Months and active but her last figure was years ago.Or How about the fact that Aksana who was on the roster for years never got a figure but for some reason Eva Marie who has only been on the roster for maybe a year gets one so soon. Kids buy the outta them. Divas are usually shortpacked too, so of course it'll be gone sooner. There's a difference between 2 a case and .5 a case. And the TV time factor, too.
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Post by ratedwrestling on Jul 23, 2014 8:45:33 GMT -5
but having 18 men figures made without 1 diva is sexism. Especially when you can argue they're releasing the same old stars, who always get reduced, to fill up lines, instead of a diva (ie. Summer Rae) who gets loads of tv time and hasn't had a figure at all. You also have to take into account how long it takes to get a wrestler scanned and prototypes made. Lineups are made something like 8(?) months in advance, so you can't expect a Paige figure 4 months after her debut. It's easier to re-release someone because their scanned. it has also already been said that all the nxt talent was scanned back last year just in case of a call up. And also lately wwe has been like %60 superstars and %40 divas. With such an increase of divas tv time and feuds, you would think we would at least get a basic figure. Especially seeing how paige was divas champion for 3 months of this year and is currently involved in a feud that will turn out to be an amazing feud and won't even have a figure out in 2014
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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 8:47:51 GMT -5
You also have to take into account how long it takes to get a wrestler scanned and prototypes made. Lineups are made something like 8(?) months in advance, so you can't expect a Paige figure 4 months after her debut. It's easier to re-release someone because their scanned. it has also already been said that all the nxt talent was scanned back last year just in case of a call up. And also lately wwe has been like %60 superstars and %40 divas. With such an increase of divas tv time and feuds, you would think we would at least get a basic figure. Especially seeing how paige was divas champion for 3 months of this year and is currently involved in a feud that will turn out to be an amazing feud and won't even have a figure out in 2014 Like I said and as MDT has said, lineups are planned like 8 months in advance, so expecting a figure of someone just now getting a bunch of TV time or just debuting 3 months ago, they aren't going to get a figure as soon as you or I want it. I want a Paige figure as much as the next person, but I'll just be patient and figure that Mattel will do good on it, justifying the wait.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 8:55:27 GMT -5
Does Sheamus sell well? Because I be seeing a crap load of him.Or the tons of cm punk figures I see in stores.I only saw Alicia Fox maybe once and was gone instantly. What About Layla? Shes been on TV for Months and active but her last figure was years ago.Or How about the fact that Aksana who was on the roster for years never got a figure but for some reason Eva Marie who has only been on the roster for maybe a year gets one so soon. Kids buy the outta them. Divas are usually shortpacked too, so of course it'll be gone sooner. There's a difference between 2 a case and .5 a case. And the TV time factor, too. What about the other stuff I said.What about Layla not even getting an updated figure or Eva a getting a figure before Aksana did?
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Post by Colter on Jul 23, 2014 8:57:06 GMT -5
Kids buy the outta them. Divas are usually shortpacked too, so of course it'll be gone sooner. There's a difference between 2 a case and .5 a case. And the TV time factor, too. What about the other stuff I said.What about Layla not even getting an updated figure or Eva a getting a figure before Aksana did? Layla was out injured for the longest time, and recently just popped back up a few months ago. Eva is consistently on TV now and on Total Divas, and Aksana was barely used and got released.
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