Mattel Creations Crowdfunding- What do we want?

I am curious to see what other collectors are looking for out of Mattel Creations Crowdfunding.

We know peg space is limited in stores like Walmart and Target and so therefore the 6” figure will always dominate retail. But without stores like ToysRUs, Mattel Creations is our best opportunity to get those big ticket items or collectibles that we otherwise wouldn’t get.

But my question to the community is what would you like to see being offered via crowdfunding?

There are currently three strategies taking place on Mattel Creations; 1.) Crowdfunding for larger playsets 2.) Selling collector style figures that are in stock until they sell out – i.e. Coliseum Collection and 3.) Pre-sell collector style figures that are produced only in the quantities sold by the cut-off date – i.e. Ultimate Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul.

I feel part of the struggle with the last 2 crowdfunding campaigns is not so much the money, because if all tiers are unlocked, the value is there; but instead the space needed. Both products take up a large amount of real estate that I would imagine even the most diehard collector has limited room for. I backed the New Gen Arena and have the light-up entrance unit and the figures on display, but the ring is still in the box. And I also backed the WCW campaign and will only display the figures keeping the stage in the box. Now we know per Steve’s previous comments that they would never really need to do a crowdfunding for 6” figures because if they want to make them, they will, and they will find a way to sell them. And I say that to say the figures we get with these crowdfunding efforts are to add additional value to the customer they aren’t truly the part being funded.

Now I’m sure everyone would rather just have Mattel sell or pre-sell everything, but we know that won’t be the case for non 6” figures. So in my eyes I feel that if Mattel Creations focused on items that were more apt to be displayed on a shelf vs. an item that takes up the size of a coffee table, then there could be more traction and support. Items like the high end Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth dolls, larger stylized caricature figures (prototypes by Jakks, but again just an idea) or whatever else comes to your imagination. I don’t believe all crowdfunding campaigns need unlockable tiers, as the premise of the strategy is to get enough backers to initiate production. If they do something cool with add-ons at different levels of achievement, cool, but not necessary.




So wrestling community, what are your thoughts?