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Post by maske2g on Apr 11, 2019 15:14:47 GMT -5
The price is an unfortunate byproduct of the weak pound. Macbooks are overly expensive. Nike trainers seem to be 150-170 quid a pair now. MADNESS! But our day will come again. Markets are circular.we all remember when elites were £12.99. Recessions are the time to buy your vintage Hasbro's and Star wars. Etc. Not so, the time to buy vintage Star Wars was in 1985 when my Dad bought a load of last 17 Star Wars figures MOC and hoarded them in the loft. Glad that Backlund is accessible at a reasonable price for all, fingers crossed for all those that wanted Dunne. On a personal note I am ecstatic that Shayna Baszler's debut figure will be making it over here, I am a big fan of one of the last believable heels out there. HAHAHAH, he must have creamed it in!! My mum sold mine at a boot sale!! If only we had a time machine! Seriously though, I bought a shed load of HASBRO, classic superstars and vintage transformers in 2008 from the States. Contemplating selling a lot of them now. I remember YAK face being about 90, its now over 200 for a nice one. Series 1 Mattels, I just sold them all for 60-110. 600-1000% increase in 9 years is a great return. Actually better return than the legends which cost about 25 to get here in the first place. I have started writing the worlds first ever course on making money in action figures. I will take that further idea of buying end of the line items when no one wants them. It's worked with Star Wars, Mask, Transformers G1, He Man, WWE Hasbro, Classic superstars, WWE LJN. It just works!
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Post by maske2g on Apr 11, 2019 13:45:16 GMT -5
I don't think Smyths are misjudging at all now. Mine still has multiples of every Elite in Series 65, 66 and WM "exclusives" that have been reduced everywhere, and its an affluent area. They are definitely selling basics like hot cakes. I don't know... from the stores I've been to, they still seem to be over-ordering figures a lot (case in point, the Wrestlemania Elites that have already been reduced to £14.99 each). Plus, they seem to only be stocking 4 Elite figures now (out of 6) per-series... it would be much better (imo) if they had all 6 figures per-series, but cut down on the number of cases they order. Yeah. You could be right Steve. The fact 3 series came together probably didn't help and there weren't too many desirable figures in those sets. Women just don't sell well here. I think Nikki Cross has not sold one in my Smyth's, and all the basic women are down.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 11, 2019 13:43:11 GMT -5
It's swings and roundabouts. Those hyped figures are the exception to the norm. Someone like Wrestling shop or toysand masks maybe selling a handful of figures for 35-40 quid, but on the flip side they are reducing shed loads to a tenner. I don't think Smyths are misjudging at all now. Mine still has multiples of every Elite in Series 65, 66 and WM "exclusives" that have been reduced everywhere, and its an affluent area. They are definitely selling basics like hot cakes. True, I think that an rrp of £20 is just too much for your average parent and kid. Why buy one full priced elite when you can have 2 basics for the same price? Your average parent, and possibly kid, cares little for amount of articulation or accessories and understandably so when Little Timmy would have coloured the figure in with felt tips, buried it in the garden and ripped its arm off within a fortnight. There is also the changing tastes of the consumers. Blind bags, mobile games and consoles seem to be really decreasing action figures market share, and have been for a while. The price is an unfortunate byproduct of the weak pound. Macbooks are overly expensive. Nike trainers seem to be 150-170 quid a pair now. MADNESS! But our day will come again. Markets are circular.we all remember when elites were £12.99. Recessions are the time to buy your vintage Hasbro's and Star wars. Etc.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 11, 2019 9:09:22 GMT -5
And me... The last 15 20 or so legends figures in the main line have shelf rotted here. Going all the way back to late 30's with Sid. Then into 40's and early 50's with Macho, Tugboat, Bererker, D/lo, Shamrock, The Rock, Scott Hall, Warlord, Brutus twice, Cactus, Pillman, Boss man twice, Tatanka, Harlem Heat, Regal, Anvil, Rude. Every single figure I mentioned here went to a tenner, and 90% of them are still in abundance on Ebay. Argos probably lost a crap tonne of money on NXT figures. Every series was reduced heavily, either with 3 for 2, or going all the way down to £5 in the last series. The UK market is dead beyond a few overly hyped figures. Backlund was the first going for silly money, now it's readily available. Sherri will soon be readily available, its not even a good figure. Dunne, maybe a bit longer. I disagree and agree with that statement, yes they can't have these guys in the main line imo but you wonder if stores even know about taking these figures, I mean the Entertainer took TNF figures like 6m-1y after they came out. I just don't think guys like Sonya Deville and Pete Dunne should be exclusives especially country exclusives because they are current stars and all Mattel guys keep going on about is how I just have the search a little harder. It's like Bill doesn't know these figures aren't in the UK You do know that The Entertainer will never get in latest figures right? They will get the figures that Mattel couldn't sell, or resold from other stores in bulk, at a huge discount. Hence they sell for tenners. Bill doesn't know, or care. Not his job.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 11, 2019 9:05:43 GMT -5
...well, maybe mattelfreak... No idea who that is as I pay zero attention to forum names. Further to maske2g's point indeed they did rot, we did seem to have an abundance of flashbacks shelf rotting but it did seem to coincide with elite waves with a lot of flashbacks in them and also Smyth's ordering far too much stock. I remember seeing an end in Smyth's with probably 150+ £3 Uncle Fred Ottman figures on them. They now have gone to another ridiculous extreme with some stores seemingly only getting a few cases of each wave in, they do seem to have problems in judging supply and demand. Indeed it has not only been flashbacks not selling, see also the issues we have with female figures (remember all those Charlotte's and Bliss figures that stuck around?) and those talents that are mid card and lower . It is odd that if the UK market is dead that some "entrepreneurs" have been making great returns on figures such as Dunne, Black, Backlund , Sherri et al. There has to be some kind of happy medium where people can get the figures they want without being scalped, the mass retailers can make profit on their stock and collectors do not have to jump through hoops to be able to buy entire and complete waves of figures should they want them. But who knows, all I can say is that collecting is a lot more hard work and ballache than it should be. It's swings and roundabouts. Those hyped figures are the exception to the norm. Someone like Wrestling shop or toysand masks maybe selling a handful of figures for 35-40 quid, but on the flip side they are reducing shed loads to a tenner. I don't think Smyths are misjudging at all now. Mine still has multiples of every Elite in Series 65, 66 and WM "exclusives" that have been reduced everywhere, and its an affluent area. They are definitely selling basics like hot cakes.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 11, 2019 8:59:26 GMT -5
And me... The last 15 20 or so legends figures in the main line have shelf rotted here. Going all the way back to late 30's with Sid. Then into 40's and early 50's with Macho, Tugboat, Bererker, D/lo, Shamrock, The Rock, Scott Hall, Warlord, Brutus twice, Cactus, Pillman, Boss man twice, Tatanka, Harlem Heat, Regal, Anvil, Rude. Every single figure I mentioned here went to a tenner, and 90% of them are still in abundance on Ebay. Argos probably lost a crap tonne of money on NXT figures. Every series was reduced heavily, either with 3 for 2, or going all the way down to £5 in the last series. The UK market is dead beyond a few overly hyped figures. Backlund was the first going for silly money, now it's readily available. Sherri will soon be readily available, its not even a good figure. Dunne, maybe a bit longer. I don't think that was the point of his post though... I mean, we all know those figures didn't sell well and the UK market isn't what it was. It still doesn't take away from the fact that it's more difficult for those who do want to collect and do want the exclusives and harder-to-find figures. Regardless of the current state of the market and "who's fault" it is etc., everything he says is true (for a lot of people, anyway): ….I've been collecting since 1991, first figure I ever got was Million Dollar Man Hasbro from Boydells in Bolton.... I'm an old man now who never stopped wanting to collect but my god is it getting frustrating....I don't mind "the hunt"....In fact i'll be honest I actually used to love the hunt, when there was a chance of getting them, but now there are so many that just aren't available at reasonable prices, importing from america is just annoying with the added fees. I still get that buzz, received my Bob Backlund and absolutely love it, perfect - £20, more than happy paying that. I maybe am being cynical but it really didn't surprise me that the moment they became available for £20 on Amazon they suddenly became available for £40 on "a certain website". Paying £40 for things like Retrofest and other flashback ones is just not sustainable, it doesn't make it fun anymore. The DX and Owens/Zayn battle packs -£20 great, but where is Shelton/Gable...what the hell? Why can't I even get a basic battlepack now??? Sorry for the moan guys, it's just so annoying when something I've loved doing all my life is losing it's appeal.Wasn't the point that Mattel are dropping a ball? It's not that at all. UK shops have stopped buying from distributors, because UK customers have not been buying as much for 3 years at last.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 10, 2019 18:17:56 GMT -5
Do not think that there will be anyone who will not agree with you cmq. Ultimately these are mass produced toys of often variable quality, it is madness to be paying double or more the retail price of them. The current lottery of which figures from certain waves, or indeed entire waves, that we will miss out on is ridiculous. We seem to either miss out on first time in the line popular NXT talents or Legends thus frustrating both the classic collectors and new, younger, fans. Throw in chase figures and the huge proportion of US retail exclusives and Mattel are throwing money away. ...well, maybe mattelfreak... ;) And me... The last 15 20 or so legends figures in the main line have shelf rotted here. Going all the way back to late 30's with Sid. Then into 40's and early 50's with Macho, Tugboat, Bererker, D/lo, Shamrock, The Rock, Scott Hall, Warlord, Brutus twice, Cactus, Pillman, Boss man twice, Tatanka, Harlem Heat, Regal, Anvil, Rude. Every single figure I mentioned here went to a tenner, and 90% of them are still in abundance on Ebay. Argos probably lost a crap tonne of money on NXT figures. Every series was reduced heavily, either with 3 for 2, or going all the way down to £5 in the last series. The UK market is dead beyond a few overly hyped figures. Backlund was the first going for silly money, now it's readily available. Sherri will soon be readily available, its not even a good figure. Dunne, maybe a bit longer.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 10, 2019 17:35:45 GMT -5
Akeem is in the Beckett Wrestling almanac worth $200 MOC. Hahahaha It's worth 90-100. Ever considered that Beckett has figures to sell and he is trying to pump the value?
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Post by maske2g on Apr 10, 2019 17:34:14 GMT -5
What are the hardest legends series figures to find in your opinion? Also i wasnt aware there was a big boss man in the legends series line? There wasn't.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 9, 2019 6:31:13 GMT -5
He was in the WWF for 5 months.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 25, 2019 5:13:45 GMT -5
No in the US. They are going as low as 15 quid on Ebay. What buy it now? cheapest I can see is $19.99. Must be auctions then. Sold prices.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 24, 2019 2:17:03 GMT -5
The overpricing of Dunne has been caused by that incredibly boring podcast causing hype, and 40-50 people with more money than sense. Backlunds are two months old and now in wide supply. In wide supply? what in the UK? where?! No in the US. They are going as low as 15 quid on Ebay.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 22, 2019 16:32:23 GMT -5
I honestly think that people should be looking at US auction sites or US based members of this site rather than the likes of the shop of wrestling. The Dodgy Dunne situation, their various auctions for Dunne, Black et al and regularly bumping up prices on sought after figures basically makes them glorified scalpers. Their profit margins on some figures must be scandalous. They are really abusing the customer base. If you have the expendable income to pay waaaay over the odds for mass produced figures then fair enough, but if you are fooling yourself into feeling that you have to pay £60+ for a figure via auction then stop and explore your options. Look abroad, Dunne's price has been in free fall the past week or so. He is becoming more widely available. With actions abroad you usually see postage and import costs up front with the global shipping programme. Form relationships with US board members and help each other out, maybe in time you can return the favour with UK based figures. Ultimately look after your finances, these are very uncertain economical times that we are heading into, do not risk looking back at spending over the odds for figures with regret. The overpricing of Dunne has been caused by that incredibly boring podcast causing hype, and 40-50 people with more money than sense. Backlunds are two months old and now in wide supply.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 22, 2019 11:35:43 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, the Smackdown ring with Jinder has gone back up to £99.99 Not paying any attention to that. They've had 10 in my locals for months. There are hundreds in stock nationwide. I will pay 40 quid for that, no more. 53 bucks in the US now
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Post by maske2g on Mar 16, 2019 17:01:43 GMT -5
actionfigurecentral on bay of e uk has 4 backlunds going for £54.99 all in buy it nows if anyones desperate enough for it. Tempted as I am, cannot justify paying that amount for one figure personally. I have one for 32.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 14, 2019 11:09:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice, but I'm not dealing with international shipping. If I can't purchase it from within the EU, then it may as well not exist. I might change my stance if I read up on customs and can be 100% sure that I wouldn't be charged extra, but at the minute I don't see international purchasing as an option. Honestly, I can guarantee you won't get charged. You only get charged if the value of the figure is over the £15 customs limit. Ringside only declare the value of the figure - shipping's not included. I bought 2 figures from Ringside and I didn't get charged either time, because it was under the £15 threshold. What he said. Don't limit yourself by what might happen, factor it in instead. If it's over 18 quid including shipping you SHOULD get charged, so add 20% and then £8 and see what it comes to. The beauty of Amazon is that you pay the shipping up top, so no hidden charge.
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Post by maske2g on Mar 4, 2019 16:10:11 GMT -5
I've managed to snag one from Amazon US - £41.40 all in. While I would have preferred to get one as closer to retail price, this was the next best thing. One on bay of e uk £46ish all in from germany. porbably will turn up in better condition too (amazon us have a bad reputation). I've got some Backlunds coming from America in 10-12 days for 38 quid posted.
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Post by maske2g on Feb 27, 2019 11:07:58 GMT -5
The reason I built my own, was because everything else had the front figure hiding too much of the figure behind. I made my stair steps taller. Display
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Post by maske2g on Feb 21, 2019 16:16:39 GMT -5
Christ, the brains on display here..... "Send it in a box, they could get damaged in your suitcase...." Pack them in a cardboard box. nice and tight, and then put the box in the suitcase. What good is a cardboard box in the suitcase if someone chucks a 20kg case on top? I'll tell ya, zero good. what is your suitcase made out of, paper?
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Post by maske2g on Feb 21, 2019 9:53:36 GMT -5
Christ, the brains on display here..... "Send it in a box, they could get damaged in your suitcase...."
Pack them in a cardboard box. nice and tight, and then put the box in the suitcase.
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