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Post by The American Nightmare on May 8, 2018 15:52:26 GMT -5
Has anyone else experienced what feels like quality control issues with Elites?
Today I grabbed a bunch of elite 58 at Target. Ambrose's IC title pops apart when you try to put it on him (not to mention he fact that getting the pegs into the holes with the soft plastic is a pain in and of itself. My Big Cass has a lose chest joint and he is like falling over. Is this an ongoing thing or did I just get a bad batch?
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Post by Decky on May 8, 2018 17:03:14 GMT -5
Happens with all toylines. They're mass produced and pumped out on a factory line like chicken nuggets.
It's unfortunate, particulary at the current prices we pay, but it's going to happen.
I doubt you have figures from 'a faulty batch'
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Post by kennyw86v2 on May 8, 2018 17:19:09 GMT -5
Idk man, I've literally never heard anyone complain about Mattel qc even once. I gotta think this is fake news.
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Post by RybackV1 on May 8, 2018 17:24:04 GMT -5
You must be really new
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Post by RuthlessFigs on May 8, 2018 19:02:16 GMT -5
90% of all recent Elites i've bought have had 1 or more bad quality control issues.
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on May 8, 2018 19:10:43 GMT -5
I doubt it's a faulty batch. QA issues aren't exclusive to Mattel, but I run into them with Mattel figures more than any other line.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on May 8, 2018 20:09:39 GMT -5
I received Elite 59 a few weeks ago and the belts are made of cheaper materials. It reminds me of the old Jakks BCA titles. Very poor quality, but the quality has only been going down for Mattel recently.
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Post by Sexton Hardcastle on May 8, 2018 20:20:28 GMT -5
The Matt Hardy I just bought has an arm that keeps falling off
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Post by rKoNomad316 on May 8, 2018 20:38:09 GMT -5
Quality Control? What’s that?  It’s a typical issue. |
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Post by kennyw86v2 on May 8, 2018 20:42:15 GMT -5
What? Whats all this im seeing? Why has nobody told me?
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on May 8, 2018 21:13:16 GMT -5
There was a very short period of time where I thought QC was getting better. It didn’t last very long
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Post by The Madness on May 8, 2018 23:24:25 GMT -5
I hate finally coming across a figure I've been hunting for ages, only to have to pass on it because of a horrible paint job.
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Post by Sting on May 9, 2018 4:27:42 GMT -5
My Nash elite figure broke the second I took him out the packaging. His right leg came off. I couldn't be bothered to pay the extortionate fees to send him back to the US from the UK so I had to super glue his leg back together.
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Post by theicwguy on May 9, 2018 7:59:46 GMT -5
I've noticed it a lot recently, especially among elites. The tyler bate figures at my local smyths were dreadful for MOC collectors. There was a problem with all 4 except the one I bought. I've even seen the wrong figures packed in the box. For example the battle pack road dogg and triple h figures in hall and nash packaging. And vice versa. I've seen it with the usos battle pack too on more than one occasion. The one that annoyed me most though was the kevin owens WM elite which was missing part of the paint job on the US title. Both of them were like that at time of purchase so I took it anyway and replaced the belt. Although I know the quality control refers more to the figure itself it's still a pain in the ass either way.
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Post by legendsguy on May 9, 2018 9:27:26 GMT -5
I haven't had a bad issue in a long while. used to pretty common. The only thin I hate now is painted skin tones. thats such a cheap cost cutting corner.
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Post by TeamFnKick on May 9, 2018 9:37:15 GMT -5
Its worse now than ever..beside my awful james i posted i just received an undertaker with 2 broke wrists....i had to bust out the super glue..
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on May 9, 2018 10:22:02 GMT -5
I rarely get a figure that doesn't have some sort of issue. Common ones are:
- Lose joints
- Sloppy paint
- Weird dark staining on the plastic that is skin colored
- One that has been popping up recently is I've been having figures that come with actual little HOLES in the plastic, like it was poked with a needle or something.
Not good.
I don't have these issues with NECA and Diamond Select figures.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on May 9, 2018 10:23:44 GMT -5
Well now that biggest complainer on the board has commented can we lock it up? Nothing left to be said.
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on May 9, 2018 11:06:06 GMT -5
It's been happening more so than ever lately. Throughout the beginning I rarely had any issues. What I mostly experience and is pretty annoying are unglued torsos from the sides, paint smudge and loose legs/arms/ab crunch. I contacted Mattel about my latest AJ and they were pretty nice to reply back, however I haven't heard from them back after I replied. My Elite AJ is missing a piece of his hair, has smudged paint and loose legs.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on May 9, 2018 11:20:23 GMT -5
Mattel QC is non-existent.
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