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Post by ClashOfStyles on Oct 1, 2017 16:11:50 GMT -5
Due to RSC/Mattel's inconsistency on getting pictures out by the time sets go up for pre-order, it can sometimes be months before we see photos for highly anticipated figures.
My question is, what is everyone's stance on this? Do you risk getting a figure you don't like by pre-ordering blindly? Personally, I don't risk it. I prefer to see pictures before I drop $30+ per figure just to be safe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 16:45:49 GMT -5
Yes, if you're a completist in some aspect wheater it is a series or particular figure.
Yes, if it is a Flashback or classic wrestler who will likely only have one or two figures during Mattel's entire lifetime.
No, if its current talent who will likely have several figures in a year.
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Post by PJ on Oct 1, 2017 16:50:46 GMT -5
If it is someone I know I will be buying and it is someone I can't wait to find at retail I have no trouble pre-ordering blind. So if there's a Sting, Hitman, Piper, Von Erich, old school Jericho or LOD announced I will blindly pre-order.
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Post by kennyw86 on Oct 1, 2017 16:52:11 GMT -5
Elite rollins im buying. Demon balor im buying. Sasha, alexa and bayley im buying. Throw up the head bangers im buying.
Most stuff though, i wanna see it.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Oct 1, 2017 17:08:03 GMT -5
I used to once in a while.
I don't anymore.
I would again though if they announced Sherri or Zeus, or alex wright or disco inferno.
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Post by hbkowns on Oct 1, 2017 17:10:39 GMT -5
I'm going to have to see pics before I buy. I never have, and never will pre-order something I can't see.
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Post by mcfclee on Oct 1, 2017 17:20:38 GMT -5
Don't even normally pre order. Too expensive that way. Shane from kotr is the only one I have and it cost me. They all are at top price and max shipping for me on pre order and nothing has sold out yet.
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Post by kiloinnorcal on Oct 1, 2017 17:26:22 GMT -5
I never pre-order anything without seeing the product first. Especially with QC issues which have been popping up this past year.
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Post by marino13 on Oct 1, 2017 17:59:32 GMT -5
When Jakks was still the top dog, I refused to pre-order blind. The few times I did, I got bit. So when Mattel took over, it took me awhile to trust them. I eventually tried it and so far they haven't let me down.
So I preorder talent I know I need immediately. Like for Elite 54 I ordered Usos without seeing them. Because I'm pretty confident they'll look good and I don't have any elite versions of them. When it comes to repaints, I wait to get pictures first. I waited on Cena till I know if he has a cloth shirt or not.
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Post by Mark Martin on Oct 1, 2017 18:47:10 GMT -5
Never. Gotta actually see what I'm buying.
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Post by stc13 on Oct 1, 2017 19:00:36 GMT -5
Never for me. But even with pics, I don't see the need to pay a premium on preorders. I've only been collecting for about a year, but I have never had trouble finding what I want in store or online for srp or lower.
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Post by HardyKOfan01 on Oct 1, 2017 19:05:15 GMT -5
I usually wait for a picture to pop up before I pre-order. I don't wanna buy something if it looks exactly like something I already own.
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Post by Evil Abed on Oct 1, 2017 19:14:00 GMT -5
Used to think that I could trust Mattel enough to put in a blind preorder, but then we got sleeved non-wrestling attire APA in E38, we got t-shirt Sting before wrestling attire in E39, and we got mega steroid armed Rhyno in E50. Basically every time I preordered someone to get excited about, it came out iffy at best.
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Post by Artie Kendall on Oct 1, 2017 19:16:24 GMT -5
The only thing I ever pre-order are vinyls from certain labels because I know they'll go out of print. I rarely pay over twenty dollars for items, that includes shipping. If I can walk into a store and get it, I don't bother with online ordering.
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Oct 1, 2017 19:31:22 GMT -5
I used to once in a while. I don't anymore. I would again though if they announced Sherri or Zeus, or alex wright or disco inferno. Dammit man, we need Zeus ASAP! |
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Oct 1, 2017 22:37:10 GMT -5
If I want a character bad enough and have a general idea of what he'll look like, it's worth the shot. Otherwise I'll wait until I see renders at least.
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Post by BCizzle on Oct 2, 2017 0:28:34 GMT -5
Remember the DDP that was listed for pre-orders at a higher price, and it turned out to be the exact same figure as before only with a different colored stripe?
I don't know why anyone would pre-order, at increased prices, anything sight unseen.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 0:45:31 GMT -5
The only characters I would blindly Pre-Order are Jinder and Drew, just because I'm such a 3MB mark. However I'm not gonna lie, Heel Uso's almost got a blind preorder from me, I'm mainly just waiting to see the accessories.
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Post by Heatwave on Oct 2, 2017 2:40:35 GMT -5
For me it really depends on the who the figure is. I think we all jump on an Owen Stiener Bro elite.
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Post by eubanks on Oct 2, 2017 2:53:48 GMT -5
I've only pre-ordered once (and can't imagine doing so again unless for whatever reason Mattel releases a Dynamite Kid or something) and that was for the recent Bliss because I know she'll be next to impossible to find here. Even then I needed pics first.
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