wormnation
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Post by wormnation on Jan 19, 2019 8:03:26 GMT -5
I find it rather simple. So much so, I can do most of it from my computer chair. I don't even have to put pants on if I feel like free balling it. That's my choice. 90% of the product is available on Ringside for a few extra dollars. And it comes to my doorstep. Not sure how much easier it can be. Not being argumentative but it’s really nothing like 90%. In the elite waves they are not getting the store exclusive so about 1/7 missing in the standard wave. Add in not getting the lines such as HOC, Fan central or Flasbacks and quickly a high percentage of what I want isn’t in ringside or attainable for me. Exactly. Ringside has gotten way too expensive too. They are selling Elites for $28 now.
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wormnation
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Post by wormnation on Jan 19, 2019 8:05:06 GMT -5
No im saying the main elite line is fine rsc carrys that its the 1 per case store only stuff Dude, I'm not the grammar police by any means but you need to use periods in your posts lol
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Post by stc13 on Jan 19, 2019 8:18:03 GMT -5
It’s still easy to have a chance at buying every Elite. Not one single figure that’s mass produced has been unable to be purchased. These are actions figures. Materialistic things. If you can’t afford them, due to bills/money being tied up elsewhere, that’s a good problem to have. Doesn’t make them too costly for a “reasonable budget”. These aren’t groceries. Hahaha Stupid comment. He's saying it's impossible because figures can't be found in stores easily and people are being forced into eBay prices, or having to get stuff shipped. I honestly hope they lose the licence. The distribution has been so bad. We've been punished with a lack of figs in Canada because some dolt buyer at Walmart ordered a million of Sycho Sid, basically killing the line in Canada. Hell, I'm in Canada and it's become so much more expensive. So many figures we don't get because of Walmart and Target exclusives. It's funny that Canada is the second largest wrestling market and WWE is a global product, yet Mattel treat the international market like crap but giving exclusives to US stores. Why can't they also give these figures as exclusives to some intentional retailers? Eg, if I want HOC figures, I'm paying about $15-$20 per figure more than someone in the US because of eBay markup, shipping and taxes/duties. How about Harley Race? We never got flashback series 1 up here, just series 2, and never series 3. So we're stuck with eBay or timing a trip to the States when these things are released at store level and just hope piece of crap scalpers haven't gotten there first. This is why I quit collecting. Mattel is terrible. I get how frustrating things get for international collectors. But it does seem like Mattel consistently makes an effort to make exclusives available in foreign markets. Ultimately if no retailer buys the figures, or they buy them, they don't sell, and they stop carrying future series, there's not much Mattel can do. Previous exclusives have hit Canada and the UK, and going by the reports here they haven't done well at retail. It's not like Mattel "gives" exclusives to retailers. The retailers pay for the product, and I'm sure Mattel would gladly produce exclusive figures for any other retailer who was able to order in the quantity needed. Mattel has done plenty wrong. But I think the anger is misdirected in this case. People would be far better off contacting their stores telling them they want them to order these figures. Or blame their governments for high import fees and tariffs that raise the costs. Mattel will gladly sell product to any buyer possible, but there's not much that can be done if there are no stores willing to buy.
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Post by stc13 on Jan 19, 2019 8:23:17 GMT -5
Not being argumentative but it’s really nothing like 90%. In the elite waves they are not getting the store exclusive so about 1/7 missing in the standard wave. Add in not getting the lines such as HOC, Fan central or Flasbacks and quickly a high percentage of what I want isn’t in ringside or attainable for me. Exactly. Ringside has gotten way too expensive too. They are selling Elites for $28 now. On pre-orders? Sure. But if people are willing to wait a couple of months, the figures are consistently priced at or below retail with a pretty easy to reach free shipping threshold. People who insist on being the first to have a figure are going to pay a premium. But looking at my purchases last year, I paid an average of around $10 per figure across all my purchases. Heck, during RSC's year end sales you could catch up on a good chunk of 2018's releases for $10 or less.
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Post by LaParka on Jan 19, 2019 8:30:57 GMT -5
It's become hard again as stores are back to skipping waves. Target had Elite 56 at Christmas in abundance, the distribution for retail has been erratic again. The elites and store exclusives always seem to suffer from the distribution issues. Basics and Battlepacks seem to be a little better but are sometimes lagging behind a bit. RSC is about 5.00 more on certain guys which is worth paying go to target/Walmart looking for a 20.00 elite walk out spending money on other stuff that you don't want just to say the trip wasn't worthless. I 'm only keeping up with the new faces anyway now, not buying a lot of the updates unless it's a drastic enough change, or a guy I like.
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Post by bosox3 on Jan 19, 2019 9:44:20 GMT -5
While it has become alittle harder to collect, The stores here in CT have been pretty pathetic. Im not sure when the last time I drove around purposely looking for figures. Its just a hobby that shouldn't be taken as serious as some tend to do. I realized there isn't a rush to get these figures anymore and if I simply wait, I can get them easier and cheaper. The longer I collect, the smarter ive become w/ how I go about tracking down the figures I want / need.
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Post by #SHOWOFF on Jan 19, 2019 9:50:37 GMT -5
“Hunts” just aren’t the same anymore without TRU. But RSC has made it easier to keep on collecting, I’ll only checkout other stores if I’m already out for other things I need.
I was never a completionist so I haven’t felt the pain as much as others as far as exclusives and distribution. But almost all the issues you’ve listed have exsisted for many years now.
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Post by Gorilla on Jan 19, 2019 9:53:21 GMT -5
Stupid comment. He's saying it's impossible because figures can't be found in stores easily and people are being forced into eBay prices, or having to get stuff shipped. I honestly hope they lose the licence. The distribution has been so bad. We've been punished with a lack of figs in Canada because some dolt buyer at Walmart ordered a million of Sycho Sid, basically killing the line in Canada. Hell, I'm in Canada and it's become so much more expensive. So many figures we don't get because of Walmart and Target exclusives. It's funny that Canada is the second largest wrestling market and WWE is a global product, yet Mattel treat the international market like crap but giving exclusives to US stores. Why can't they also give these figures as exclusives to some intentional retailers? Eg, if I want HOC figures, I'm paying about $15-$20 per figure more than someone in the US because of eBay markup, shipping and taxes/duties. How about Harley Race? We never got flashback series 1 up here, just series 2, and never series 3. So we're stuck with eBay or timing a trip to the States when these things are released at store level and just hope piece of crap scalpers haven't gotten there first. This is why I quit collecting. Mattel is terrible. I get how frustrating things get for international collectors. But it does seem like Mattel consistently makes an effort to make exclusives available in foreign markets. Ultimately if no retailer buys the figures, or they buy them, they don't sell, and they stop carrying future series, there's not much Mattel can do. Previous exclusives have hit Canada and the UK, and going by the reports here they haven't done well at retail. It's not like Mattel "gives" exclusives to retailers. The retailers pay for the product, and I'm sure Mattel would gladly produce exclusive figures for any other retailer who was able to order in the quantity needed. Mattel has done plenty wrong. But I think the anger is misdirected in this case. People would be far better off contacting their stores telling them they want them to order these figures. Or blame their governments for high import fees and tariffs that raise the costs. Mattel will gladly sell product to any buyer possible, but there's not much that can be done if there are no stores willing to buy. Mattel does not make much of an effort. When they send a line up here, it's always the worst choices that typically kill a line. Ordering elite 39 x 20 the volume they should have ordered. Ordering flashback series 2, the worst of the series, with the two worst figures, Alundra Blayze and Razor Ramon. They are huge peg warmers. Series 1 and 3 would fly off the shelves here. It's a combination of stupid Canadian retailers and Mattel being careless.
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Jan 19, 2019 9:55:14 GMT -5
It's all relative to how you hunt. Most of the time I do my figure hunting online through eBay, Amazon, or RSC. Store exclusives can work, but they can't be a gamble of trekking to your local store in search of said exclusives only to see stragglers from years ago. It's discouraging and in a state where places like Gamestop regularly stock their exclusives online, you'd think big box retailers like Walmart and Target would follow suit.
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Post by wweretrocollector on Jan 19, 2019 10:18:50 GMT -5
I found it overwhelming when collecting all the elites I wanted. I actually sold all my elites and used some of the money to buy moc wwf hasbros. I now just buy the retros loose and moc and I actually really enjoy now. It used to be like a job and I spent a lot, now it's a hobby that helps take my mind off all the stresses of life.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Jan 19, 2019 13:17:38 GMT -5
It’s still easy to have a chance at buying every Elite. Not one single figure that’s mass produced has been unable to be purchased. These are actions figures. Materialistic things. If you can’t afford them, due to bills/money being tied up elsewhere, that’s a good problem to have. Doesn’t make them too costly for a “reasonable budget”. These aren’t groceries. Hahaha Stupid comment. He's saying it's impossible because figures can't be found in stores easily and people are being forced into eBay prices, or having to get stuff shipped. I honestly hope they lose the licence. The distribution has been so bad. We've been punished with a lack of figs in Canada because some dolt buyer at Walmart ordered a million of Sycho Sid, basically killing the line in Canada. Hell, I'm in Canada and it's become so much more expensive. So many figures we don't get because of Walmart and Target exclusives. It's funny that Canada is the second largest wrestling market and WWE is a global product, yet Mattel treat the international market like crap but giving exclusives to US stores. Why can't they also give these figures as exclusives to some intentional retailers? Eg, if I want HOC figures, I'm paying about $15-$20 per figure more than someone in the US because of eBay markup, shipping and taxes/duties. How about Harley Race? We never got flashback series 1 up here, just series 2, and never series 3. So we're stuck with eBay or timing a trip to the States when these things are released at store level and just hope piece of crap scalpers haven't gotten there first. This is why I quit collecting. Mattel is terrible. The problem isn't that they aren't in stores. If they are on eBay, they were in stores. The problem is the idiots paying eBay prices. I don't care who has the license. If people know they can pay $20 And some tool will pay $60+, why wouldn't they take advantage? Unless you're telling me Hasbro items can't sell for triple price on eBay. As for the foreign markets, and I know some of you are gonna get mad, but every time someone has a complaint, it always goes there. Everything doesn't have to be made about Canada or the UK or Bangkok or wherever.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 19, 2019 13:53:13 GMT -5
Stupid comment. He's saying it's impossible because figures can't be found in stores easily and people are being forced into eBay prices, or having to get stuff shipped. I honestly hope they lose the licence. The distribution has been so bad. We've been punished with a lack of figs in Canada because some dolt buyer at Walmart ordered a million of Sycho Sid, basically killing the line in Canada. Hell, I'm in Canada and it's become so much more expensive. So many figures we don't get because of Walmart and Target exclusives. It's funny that Canada is the second largest wrestling market and WWE is a global product, yet Mattel treat the international market like crap but giving exclusives to US stores. Why can't they also give these figures as exclusives to some intentional retailers? Eg, if I want HOC figures, I'm paying about $15-$20 per figure more than someone in the US because of eBay markup, shipping and taxes/duties. How about Harley Race? We never got flashback series 1 up here, just series 2, and never series 3. So we're stuck with eBay or timing a trip to the States when these things are released at store level and just hope piece of crap scalpers haven't gotten there first. This is why I quit collecting. Mattel is terrible. The problem isn't that they aren't in stores. If they are on eBay, they were in stores. The problem is the idiots paying eBay prices. I don't care who has the license. If people know they can pay $20 And some tool will pay $60+, why wouldn't they take advantage? Unless you're telling me Hasbro items can't sell for triple price on eBay. As for the foreign markets, and I know some of you are gonna get mad, but every time someone has a complaint, it always goes there. Everything doesn't have to be made about Canada or the UK or Bangkok or wherever. If you had King Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Pete Dunne, etc, would you sell them on ebay for $65-125 or whatever people are willing to pay?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 14:35:30 GMT -5
The problem isn't that they aren't in stores. If they are on eBay, they were in stores. The problem is the idiots paying eBay prices. I don't care who has the license. If people know they can pay $20 And some tool will pay $60+, why wouldn't they take advantage? Unless you're telling me Hasbro items can't sell for triple price on eBay. As for the foreign markets, and I know some of you are gonna get mad, but every time someone has a complaint, it always goes there. Everything doesn't have to be made about Canada or the UK or Bangkok or wherever. It is as far as Flashback Series 3 is concerned because this set was not as widely released as the previous series. I checked eBay periodically ever since this set was first spotted at retail and I have only seen 1 or 2 Steamboat figs (the only one I am interested in from the set) listed at any given time. This tells me that people are not finding them at retail otherwise you would have seen more listed just like you do with pretty much any new release figures that show up in abundance on eBay shortly after they are released. The thing I can't figure out (and never will due to Mattel and their high level secrecy) is whether Walmart did not order the same amount as previous sets or whether they are unable to order more due to Mattel cancelling the series?! I am still hoping that they still have some cases in their warehouse (especially Walmart here in Canada which we were told would be carrying this set but they have yet to show up on shelves) and they will start trickling out once inventory/resets are complete. I completely agree with your scalper comment. The problem lies with the idiots would pay these exorbitant prices they are asking and not with the scalpers themselves. It doesn't matter what they charge, the problem is that there are people out there willing to be these crazy prices which is why they continue to exist. If no one pays $50 or $100 for a $20 mass produced figure then the scalper will be forced to lower their price until they get to a price that someone is willing to pay or they will remove the listing and try again later.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Jan 19, 2019 14:48:36 GMT -5
The problem isn't that they aren't in stores. If they are on eBay, they were in stores. The problem is the idiots paying eBay prices. I don't care who has the license. If people know they can pay $20 And some tool will pay $60+, why wouldn't they take advantage? Unless you're telling me Hasbro items can't sell for triple price on eBay. As for the foreign markets, and I know some of you are gonna get mad, but every time someone has a complaint, it always goes there. Everything doesn't have to be made about Canada or the UK or Bangkok or wherever. If you had King Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Pete Dunne, etc, would you sell them on ebay for $65-125 or whatever people are willing to pay? I wouldn't, simply because I don't buy things I don't want just in hopes of flipping. So id never own any of those 3 anyway because they don't interest me. But one of the hardest lessons I've learned in life applies here: everybody ain't like you.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Jan 19, 2019 14:51:50 GMT -5
The problem isn't that they aren't in stores. If they are on eBay, they were in stores. The problem is the idiots paying eBay prices. I don't care who has the license. If people know they can pay $20 And some tool will pay $60+, why wouldn't they take advantage? Unless you're telling me Hasbro items can't sell for triple price on eBay. As for the foreign markets, and I know some of you are gonna get mad, but every time someone has a complaint, it always goes there. Everything doesn't have to be made about Canada or the UK or Bangkok or wherever. It is as far as Flashback Series 3 is concerned because this set was not as widely released as the previous series. I checked eBay periodically ever since this set was first spotted at retail and I have only seen 1 or 2 Steamboat figs (the only one I am interested in from the set) listed at any given time. This tells me that people are not finding them at retail otherwise you would have seen more listed just like you do with pretty much any new release figures that show up in abundance on eBay shortly after they are released. The thing I can't figure out (and never will due to Mattel and their high level secrecy) is whether Walmart did not order the same amount as previous sets or whether they are unable to order more due to Mattel cancelling the series?! I am still hoping that they still have some cases in their warehouse (especially Walmart here in Canada which we were told would be carrying this set but they have yet to show up on shelves) and they will start trickling out once inventory/resets are complete. I completely agree with your scalper comment. The problem lies with the idiots would pay these exorbitant prices they are asking and not with the scalpers themselves. It doesn't matter what they charge, the problem is that there are people out there willing to be these crazy prices which is why they continue to exist. If no one pays $50 or $100 for a $20 mass produced figure then the scalper will be forced to lower their price until they get to a price that someone is willing to pay or they will remove the listing and try again later. I have faith they'll show up. Just like TNF 3. Wal-Mart has done this crap before. Just don't give in to the eBay prices. If everyone stopped buying them from scalpers, they would stop scalping them and move to another product. Then the figs would be available longer in store. I get it, you seem to get it. There's just too many people with too much money that don't care how much they pay ad long as they get it first. Several of them on these boards lol. They cause everyone else to suffer from their stupidity.
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Post by WOOOOOO on Jan 19, 2019 15:15:16 GMT -5
I dont get the bulk of these comments. How is it everyone elses fault that you cant get the figure you want for retail cost? Try harder, make more money, or quit the hobby. Those are the options. Huge companies could care less if you were able to find a figure in their store. You know why? Because someone else found it before you. They still sold it made their money and kept it moving. If I want a figure I cant find in store I'll go to Ebay. If you cant afford that then as someone else said quit bitching and take some time to review your priorities. If you cant spend $30 for a figure that at retail costs $20 then maybe you shouldn't be buying the $20 figure either.
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machomadness
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Post by machomadness on Jan 19, 2019 15:39:10 GMT -5
Problem is you go to the stores and see the same sorry display of figures. Is this on Mattel or the retailer? Just feels like it is every 5 or 6 months you see some new stuff. Having to rely on 5 Below or Tuesday Afternoon for figures isn't the way to go. Ollie's sucks. TRU going down was a death blow. Target and Wal-Mart have not stepped up.
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Jan 19, 2019 15:39:10 GMT -5
Very frustrating but I’m a wrestling fan/fig collector until the big man calls me home! 🙏 ✝️
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Jan 19, 2019 16:00:11 GMT -5
Not being argumentative but it’s really nothing like 90%. In the elite waves they are not getting the store exclusive so about 1/7 missing in the standard wave. Add in not getting the lines such as HOC, Fan central or Flasbacks and quickly a high percentage of what I want isn’t in ringside or attainable for me. Exactly. Ringside has gotten way too expensive too. They are selling Elites for $28 now. plus their shipping that is way too slow to be charging as much as they do
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Post by 666erickana on Jan 19, 2019 16:30:05 GMT -5
Now each new fig costed me $60, because of ebay shipping cost and the rarety of the figs. In canada we get just the junks that the usa dont want... At least ringside is a good place to by figs, bu they cant get all of the series. Mattel is losing a lot of money , they should change the way they do bussiness, i hope they check the board often.
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