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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 12:26:59 GMT -5
It doesn't bug me as much as some when it comes to attire choices. I just hate they wasted the opportunity to release more elite RVD figures. He had a plethora of attires to choose from.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Jun 12, 2016 12:29:55 GMT -5
Simply put, they don't wanna blow their wad.
You just don't put all the big hitters out first. Sales will taper off. You have to use a cliff hanger type attitude. Drag the consumer along for the ride. They will pay attention for the ones they want. And will more than likely buy others that spark interest along the way. It's simple marketing.
Funko, made 3 power rangers like 2 years ago. Maybe longer. They are just now putting out the rest.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 12:39:21 GMT -5
We waited two years for surfer sting and the figure FINALLY came out and it sucks. Completely sucks.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Jun 12, 2016 13:15:56 GMT -5
I can't believe we still don't have 1998 Undertaker (other than that one basic), which was his biggest run, or an American Badass Undertaker We have Elite 18 for the badass That's Big Evil Red Devil. That ain't American Badass even if he rode a bike
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 13:30:53 GMT -5
No its coming out in the next Wal-Mart exclusive Build a Figure set for Mean Gene. urghhh what happens if its not at asda?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 14:21:06 GMT -5
Its a business plan and probably over head involvement as well. Also, re-releases are great for sales. They see figures that go for alot on the second market and immediately know it will sell. Its smart I disagree on the secondary market logic. Just because 5-10 people will pay $100 for a figure doesn't automatically mean they will be able to sell 5,000 of them at $20. Some of these rerelease were on clearance for their initial release. Then at some point they became desired by a small number of people who would pay big money because they missed out. A mass rerelease of these types of figures will just end up warming shelves again. Rereleasing L6 warrior and e12 Kane would be smart decisions for good sales. But it also makes sense, because these iconic attires and characters will once again be available to newer collectors. When alot of these first came out, they were clearanced because the line was new and the pricetag didnt appeal to people at the time. Do i think a rerelease like kamala is a good idea? No. But neither is releasing tugboat or a magnum ta. With the amount of these figures that do sell for more than retail and the amount of people that do buy them for more (10-20 people is completely underestimating it) E19 hbk will sell, e23 taker will sell. What most people on here think as iconic, does not reflect the common retail fan.
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Post by y13 on Jun 12, 2016 15:08:04 GMT -5
I remember a lot of people wanted Punk in the Hitman attire. Eventually the basic one came out but that would have been a solid elite figure. I feel like they'll do the same with white Rollins. I think at this point they might prioritize getting Seth out in his current gear (which is also awesome). I don't collect anymore but I have a couple figures on my desk and a white Rollins would pop out more than the TRU exclusive one I have. Too many guys in black
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Jun 12, 2016 15:24:21 GMT -5
Because not everyone wants the same figure. The only Macho Man so far that I would swap for the WM3 version is the All Stars one, and if that had been a WM3 figure it wouldn't include the cape anyway.
Rollins in white was less than a year ago.
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Post by customania on Jun 12, 2016 21:14:01 GMT -5
We have Elite 18 for the badass That's Big Evil Red Devil. That ain't American Badass even if he rode a bike okay my mistake
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Post by customania on Jun 12, 2016 21:15:12 GMT -5
We have Elite 18 for the badass Not the same oh okay, sorry my bad
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Post by PJ on Jun 12, 2016 21:30:41 GMT -5
We waited two years for surfer sting and the figure FINALLY came out and it sucks. Completely sucks. I love that figure. I waited 25+ years for a company to make an official GAB Sting and am totally happy to own it. Sure the torso is to large but Mattel has done things like that for a long time. Every Elite Ziggler since e19 is out of scale with arms rivaling Cena's. And once you give it the Austin torso which is the torso I said it should have had since we saw the first proto the figure is damn near perfect. I love the Sting power taut expression they gave him as well as the jacket. It is right there with the Starrcade Sting and EG Piper as my favorite Mattel figures.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 21:34:20 GMT -5
Ss Seth Rollins etc .... Etc.... how did you get this?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 21:36:23 GMT -5
We waited two years for surfer sting and the figure FINALLY came out and it sucks. Completely sucks. I love that figure. I waited 25+ years for a company to make an official GAB Sting and am totally happy to own it. Sure the torso is to large but Mattel has done things like that for a long time. Every Elite Ziggler since e19 is out of scale with arms rivaling Cena's. And once you give it the Austin torso which is the torso I said it should have had since we saw the first proto the figure is damn near perfect. I love the Sting power taut expression they gave him as well as the jacket. It is right there with the Starrcade Sting and EG Piper as my favorite Mattel figures. I just wish it had Davey Boy torso and legs with white DM crow boots. I could let the head slide if they had given that. But as much as I love Sting, and even though I have one moc because it's Sting, it just felt like a low blow for me
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Jun 12, 2016 21:38:48 GMT -5
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Post by RybackV1 on Jun 12, 2016 22:01:01 GMT -5
We have Elite 18 for the badass Not the same Yeah, I like to call E18 "Big Evil" That was my favorite Undertaker incarnation tbch.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2016 5:12:48 GMT -5
This is a few months old along with the other 3, we've had threads about it, another member just recent posted it too.
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Post by PJ on Jun 13, 2016 5:34:30 GMT -5
Because not everyone wants the same figure. The only Macho Man so far that I would swap for the WM3 version is the All Stars one, and if that had been a WM3 figure it wouldn't include the cape anyway. Rollins in white was less than a year ago. That All-Stars Macho is my favorite one they released so far. (Especially after I put the e23 head on it) lol
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Post by LtD73 on Jun 13, 2016 5:55:13 GMT -5
We have Elite 18 for the badass Not the same Thank you, it always annoys me when people call that Undertaker ABA, no its Big Evil Undertaker
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Post by KPnDC on Jun 13, 2016 14:21:47 GMT -5
It blows my mind. Yes I can 100% understand some decisions and why they do the ones we want last. But others baffle me. Mark Henry has had a few releases why no nation of domination? I think it would sell as well as any other one. Sometimes the obscure attires end up kicking them in the ass like Snuka and Slaughter. No one wanted them. I just hope we get a Debut Goldust soon before it's too late I don't typically complain, but I really hope we get a PROPER Debut/Spring96 Goldust w/ robe. If they could somehow repurpose the DMFlair robe that'll be perfect.
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Jun 13, 2016 16:42:55 GMT -5
Because not everyone wants the same figure. The only Macho Man so far that I would swap for the WM3 version is the All Stars one, and if that had been a WM3 figure it wouldn't include the cape anyway. Rollins in white was less than a year ago. That All-Stars Macho is my favorite one they released so far. (Especially after I put the e23 head on it) lol I can understand that. I like it too, it reminds me of the old WWF arcade game. But trunks Macho was slightly before my time (I got into wrestling right after WM7) so to me the space cowboy look is the one I most associate with him. Apart from the orange trunks, because of his first Hasbro.
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