Would this be a good start to a new Flashback line?

Four figures every quarter would be neat, as long as they still throw flashbacks into the main Elite line. They'd have to still do the Network Spotlights/HOF as well. I'd also like to see them put a full budget into the line, as in don't skimp on accessories. In my first line up, I've got some figures with minimal deco and some with a lot more, and there's a nice balance. I'm also assuming that Hogan is allowed to be made in my lineup, though as of now there's nothing pointing to that

Here would be my idea for a lineup if they did it based on the big four PPV's

Quarter 1 (Royal Rumble)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Rumble 2001, we have a lack of Austin elites) (less deco)
Chris Jericho (Rumble 2002, Red rights and red ponytail with Undisputed Title) (more deco)
Batista (Rumble 2005, Red trunks) (less deco)
JBL (Rumble 2008) (less deco)

Quarter 2 (Wrestlemania)
Mick Foley (2000) (mid deco)
Hollywood Hogan (X8, include an nWo shirt) (mid deco)
Bret Hart (13) (mid deco)
Brock Lesnar (XIX, include undisputed title) (low deco)

Quarter 3 (Summerslam)
Matt Hardy (2000, include a ladder) (mid deco)
The Undertaker (1994, grey gloves) (low deco)
Zeus (1989) (low deco)
Edge (2006) (high deco, wwe title and jacket)

Quarter 4 (Survivor Series)
Kane (1997) (high deco)
Trish Stratus (2001, Women's Title) (low deco)
Macho Man (1992) (high deco)
Shane McMahon (2003, low deco)

good sets to get line going. later put more 80's guys in there, but this'd be a good start.

I would like a flashback only line

I wasn’t collecting when the Legends line came out so I can’t comment on that but from what I gather, it flopped mainly because of Jakks just finishing and then picking obscure attires

I really think any kind of flashback line with limited figs being released would work and your example is a great example of how something like this could be run

Good thinking I like it

lol qdogg

there was no market for 1st legends line and we were smack dab in the 2nd depression. everyone i know was out of work (all my construction trade buddies, many who woulda collected but couldnt even pay rent at the time). different times sincs FB's have been around. and Matty.com shouldnt even be considered a try. that was horrible. over $30 a fig with shipping. anyone can see that choice was bad and should not steer them from trying again.

Sure there was a market for the first Legends line...just like there was a market for basics, Elites and BP's all of which are still here. Legends failed at mass retail because of the amount of product stores ordered as well as the fact that when Series 1&2 were released they also released the KMart HoF line which was 6 of the 12 figures from series 1&2 with a cardboard plaque. So that failed because there was no reason to purchase all 18 figures because 12 of them were all doubles. So if you purchased series 1 & 2 there was no reason to buy the KMart HOF. And vise versa. The HOF should have at least be repaints and not straight rereleases. And Matty failed not because of the price, but because 75%-85% of their targeted market didn't know about them because they didn't advertise that site or the figures. Nobody will buy the product if they don't know about it or where to purchase it.
The best we are going to get is how it is now with 1-3 FB in a set and exclusives like RSC, WrestleMania, HOF & TNF. Retailers aren't going to take a chance on another line of elites competing for sales with the regular elites and basics because they see it as a failure now. And the WWE is going to want their current product to be predominant on the shelves. That is just the way it is now no matter much we may want a Legends line back.

So defining moments but a lot more?

A dedicated legends line is dead. There's not enough demand. The past ones failed because kids don't want toys of characters they don't know, and there's not enough adult collectors nowadays to carry the line.

I'm sure Mattel has a lot more marketing, management, and accounting people to know what would be economically feasible for them than there are on these boards. And that's the main reason there isn't a dedicated old timers line.

thats with everything. its one or the other. too many distributed leaves shelves clogging. less releases you gotta do the hunt, just like we did foir Kane & Nash back in the day. its always competition with scalpers. but thats with dvd's, concert tickets, etc. should we just not make/have anything because of them? we dont the natural disasters TNF scenrios again. so limit the cases available. like PJ said, if they can block an order to certain area's, they can control/block more than 3 cases going to one store.