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Post by natureboyfauser on Mar 18, 2019 20:09:28 GMT -5
After collecting all of the LJN, All of the Hasbro and Galoob and most of the Jakks - Mattel in my mind is the very best! Scale, articulation, look! They are Great! It's neat to be on a board with fellow collectors ... and I thank those who run this ... but to hear the negativity over the years about Legends - somewhat even the emphatic stalkers who claim to talk for Mattel and Bill is exhausting. They say "they will NEVER make Bob Backlund because he's too boring." "Nobody cares about the old guys" and then Harley Race comes out and Sensational Sherri and you can't find them anywhere. The negative nellies are eating big time crow! For an avid collector like me, that is very disappointing to not be able to get these figures for a decent price. Then we beat up Bill so bad he doesn't want to come back to these boards so we have no real answers on if there will be a new release of these hard to find figures. Why a major company like Walmart would get exclusives and not use their Universal reach via their website to give everyone who wants an exclusive Walmart figure the ability to get it defies all logic. Oh well ...
I'm telling you my friends ... I am slowing down my purchases big time of this product because of this. Again, I love Mattel, the scale, the articulation, the outfits etc ... love the legends but this is truly burning me out and I had to vent with my fellow collectors. I hope something gets solved.
One final thought .. I know Vince M has a Hall of Fame but is quick to dismiss legends. Meaning you become 45 and he wants you to retire. Out of sight out of mind ... but those old guys that built the company ... I want those figures and I wonder how much of this is Vince not allowing Bill and Mattel to make more?
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Post by Triple S on Mar 18, 2019 20:12:14 GMT -5
There’s already been multiple threads about this locked already. There’s also 1-2 still open that are full of the same stuff.
WAIT! Did you just imply Vince is the reason certain figures aren’t being made, or readily available? Haha
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Mar 18, 2019 20:15:49 GMT -5
Just poppin in before the lock.
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Post by PJ on Mar 18, 2019 20:17:11 GMT -5
I think the only wrestlers Bill has ever said Mattel would never make was Benoit and Chyna. Everyone else depends on if they have a contract and Bill gets the OK from the WWE when he gives them the list of who he wants to make.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 20:17:53 GMT -5
There’s already been multiple threads about this locked already. There’s also 1-2 still open that are full of the same stuff. WAIT! Did you just imply Vince is the reason certain figures aren’t being made, or readily available? Haha Same old whining
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Post by Triple S on Mar 18, 2019 20:19:16 GMT -5
Hahahahaha! My post was edited. Hahahahaha
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Post by PJ on Mar 18, 2019 20:22:10 GMT -5
There’s already been multiple threads about this locked already. There’s also 1-2 still open that are full of the same stuff. WAIT! Did you just imply Vince is the reason certain figures aren’t being made, or readily available? Haha That is kind of true. Bill did say he submits a list to the WWE of who he wants to make and they get back to him with if they are under a Legends deal and also give the final Ok on No on if they can make them or not. But at the same token the OP posts this a few times when Backlund, Race and Sherri were announced and again when they started hitting retail. But the WWE clearly allowed Bill to make all three. And yes while one could argue that shortpacking Race in the FB wave for an extra Austin was a mistake...one can also argue packing Austin heavily wasn’t a mistake because they sold though all of him as well. Now with that being said I do think it was a mistake shortpacking Race, because it was a BAF wave and shortpacking any in the wave makes it impossible for many to finish the BAF because they weren’t evenly packed. But I have found 2X Race and 2X Backlund.(1 from WWE Shop and 1 locally) And hopefully with Sherri when e65 hits my area WalMarts I find at least 1 as well.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Mar 18, 2019 20:26:21 GMT -5
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Mar 18, 2019 20:29:47 GMT -5
After collecting all of the LJN, All of the Hasbro and Galoob and most of the Jakks - Mattel in my mind is the very best! Scale, articulation, look! They are Great! It's neat to be on a board with fellow collectors ... and I thank those who run this ... but to hear the negativity over the years about Legends - somewhat even the emphatic stalkers who claim to talk for Mattel and Bill is exhausting. They say "they will NEVER make Bob Backlund because he's too boring." "Nobody cares about the old guys" and then Harley Race comes out and Sensational Sherri and you can't find them anywhere. The negative nellies are eating big time crow! For an avid collector like me, that is very disappointing to not be able to get these figures for a decent price. Then we beat up Bill so bad he doesn't want to come back to these boards so we have no real answers on if there will be a new release of these hard to find figures. Why a major company like Walmart would get exclusives and not use their Universal reach via their website to give everyone who wants an exclusive Walmart figure the ability to get it defies all logic. Oh well ... I'm telling you my friends ... I am slowing down my purchases big time of this product because of this. Again, I love Mattel, the scale, the articulation, the outfits etc ... love the legends but this is truly burning me out and I had to vent with my fellow collectors. I hope something gets solved. One final thought .. I know Vince M has a Hall of Fame but is quick to dismiss legends. Meaning you become 45 and he wants you to retire. Out of sight out of mind ... but those old guys that built the company ... I want those figures and I wonder how much of this is Vince not allowing Bill and Mattel to make more? I think you will find most people are in agreement with you on this. Ive slowed down my purchases big time since I cant get these exclusives at a decent price and im in the UK which makes it even more expensive. Its very disappointing because Mattel's WWE figures are the best.
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Post by natureboyfauser on Mar 18, 2019 20:37:37 GMT -5
PJ WF Moderator,
What I meant was some of the naysayers on this board said they would NEVER make Bob Backlund because he was too boring and many of the legends and would give excuses why Mattel would never make these figures. Now we can't find them anywhere. Just wanted to clarify and again thanks for doing this.
The other vent is that some of us work for a living and don't have time to read every thread to score what is a duplication or not ... if you find this post redundant do yourself a favor and don't respond and let it fall quick! Why grade the post? Why lecture? Why be so negative!
Finally, I do like Vince! I have had dinner at his house! I admire his work ethic, his brand etc ... I just wish he would not disregard the past so easily! Some of us have kids that we would like to share our past with. Neat way to bond! I thought that was what the WWE Network was for to relive the past. Just sayin' use the videos and toys to enhance the memory!
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Post by Chicago on Mar 18, 2019 20:38:30 GMT -5
After collecting all of the LJN, All of the Hasbro and Galoob and most of the Jakks - Mattel in my mind is the very best! Scale, articulation, look! They are Great! It's neat to be on a board with fellow collectors ... and I thank those who run this ... but to hear the negativity over the years about Legends - somewhat even the emphatic stalkers who claim to talk for Mattel and Bill is exhausting. They say "they will NEVER make Bob Backlund because he's too boring." "Nobody cares about the old guys" and then Harley Race comes out and Sensational Sherri and you can't find them anywhere. The negative nellies are eating big time crow! For an avid collector like me, that is very disappointing to not be able to get these figures for a decent price. Then we beat up Bill so bad he doesn't want to come back to these boards so we have no real answers on if there will be a new release of these hard to find figures. Why a major company like Walmart would get exclusives and not use their Universal reach via their website to give everyone who wants an exclusive Walmart figure the ability to get it defies all logic. Oh well ... I'm telling you my friends ... I am slowing down my purchases big time of this product because of this. Again, I love Mattel, the scale, the articulation, the outfits etc ... love the legends but this is truly burning me out and I had to vent with my fellow collectors. I hope something gets solved. One final thought .. I know Vince M has a Hall of Fame but is quick to dismiss legends. Meaning you become 45 and he wants you to retire. Out of sight out of mind ... but those old guys that built the company ... I want those figures and I wonder how much of this is Vince not allowing Bill and Mattel to make more? What's the point of this? I mean, what is the desired outcome of this thread? Just curious because it sounds an awful lot like trolling other members of the board and you've been known to do it before. We don't need anymore of that, even if you're one of the many frustrated collectors out there. Surely you could have posted in this thread since you mentioned Sherri, or just accepted the fact that we don't have the answers you're looking for. I don't know if anyone does. Hahahahaha! My post was edited. Hahahahaha Removing a gif with the word "s***" in it is, without a doubt, the most heinous thing I've done all day. My apologies.
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Mar 18, 2019 20:48:43 GMT -5
Yep this is the straw that broke the camel's back for sure. Since you decided to scale back on your buys mattel has decided to change their ways with their flashback and legends characters going forward. You fixed all the problems with this post 🙄👍
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Post by natureboyfauser on Mar 18, 2019 20:51:30 GMT -5
My desired outcome of this thread is to see if there has been any more information on these topics - and I take it based on these responses there has not been. My other desired outcome is to see if others shared my opinion. If so I wonder if that helps Mattel understand their collector base more?? My final desired outcome was to hope that people here would be kinder to fellow collectors who aren't on these boards daily. Thank you
And as I posted this I learned that my final desired outcome for this thread will never happen because we have too many people like HelloI'mAlias just belittling a fellow collector for their opinion and actions. From a moderator's standpoint, I respectfully wonder how that is okay?? Sorry I chimed in. My bad!
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Mar 18, 2019 21:08:21 GMT -5
Limited run, one per case, store exclusive figures selling out doesn't exactly mean much.
Glad you got what you wanted, but let's not pretend results would have been the same if they were 2 per case, in every store.
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Mar 18, 2019 21:17:56 GMT -5
My desired outcome of this thread is to see if there has been any more information on these topics - and I take it based on these responses there has not been. My other desired outcome is to see if others shared my opinion. If so I wonder if that helps Mattel understand their collector base more?? My final desired outcome was to hope that people here would be kinder to fellow collectors who aren't on these boards daily. Thank you And as I posted this I learned that my final desired outcome for this thread will never happen because we have too many people like HelloI'mAlias just belittling a fellow collector for their opinion and actions. From a moderator's standpoint, I respectfully wonder how that is okay?? Sorry I chimed in. My bad! HelloIAmElias* That's actually my username. And as it was previously pointed out earlier, these topics come up every week, multiple times and are even highlighted in several threads on the 1st page of this forum. So what is your thread going to accomplish that the others are not? None of us have the answers otherwise we wouldn't still be wondering why things are how they are. All it takes is a little bit of thought and reading through some of the threads on page one and you'll see that this thread is repetitive of what has been said multiple times in other threads.
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Post by Chicago on Mar 18, 2019 21:26:18 GMT -5
My desired outcome of this thread is to see if there has been any more information on these topics - and I take it based on these responses there has not been. My other desired outcome is to see if others shared my opinion. If so I wonder if that helps Mattel understand their collector base more?? My final desired outcome was to hope that people here would be kinder to fellow collectors who aren't on these boards daily. Thank you And as I posted this I learned that my final desired outcome for this thread will never happen because we have too many people like HelloI'mAlias just belittling a fellow collector for their opinion and actions. From a moderator's standpoint, I respectfully wonder how that is okay?? Sorry I chimed in. My bad! No, nothing new on our end. Yes, there are many who share your opinions, but the topic has been beat to death. I'd imagine those like-minded people have decided it's not worth arguing the same points over and over again that never got us anywhere to begin with. I can't speak for Mattel, nor would I even think of it because I know the response I'd get in return. I think I've been considerate in allowing you the opportunity to speak your peace. There are people who will not agree with you and will be skeptical of your intentions here, but I wouldn't consider their opinions any less valid than your own.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 18, 2019 21:28:28 GMT -5
but I wouldn't consider their opinions any less valid than your own. I don't know, he's had dinner at Vince's house. He's obviously cooler than all of us combined.
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Post by FUSamBaker on Mar 18, 2019 21:28:31 GMT -5
That old rascal Vince!
As long as I get Sapphire one day, I’m good.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Mar 18, 2019 21:28:34 GMT -5
They make less Bob Backlund & Sherri Martel and more John Cena & Roman Reigns for a reason, friend...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 21:31:02 GMT -5
If 'ifs' and 'buts' were candy and nuts, then we'd all have a Merry Christmas. All this mother plugging belly aching doesn't make a lick of GD difference!!!
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