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Post by LeighD on Nov 3, 2008 9:51:41 GMT -5
Well, on my way to run a few errands, I stopped by my local TRU and picked up a complete set of CSDA 5 and damn! I didn't realize the price had jumped up to $14.99 per figure (luckily NH doesn't have sales tax). Plus add that this is really a piss poor set (IMO). This is just one more reason I am happy to see the end of the CS line in 2010.
On a sub-topic, anybody think there was supposed to have been a 5th figure, but (somehow due to contract or personal disapproval) was dropped? I find it odd that CSDA 1 - 4 & 6 all have 5 figures, while CSDA 5 only has 4?
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Post by ravensgathering on Nov 3, 2008 9:55:22 GMT -5
I believe Ric Flair from RSF is the Unofficial 5th figure.
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Post by ♦STONE♦(AKA Dirty) on Nov 3, 2008 10:00:06 GMT -5
That's cheap. In England our Classics cost $20 in RA form.
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Post by STOMWIJF on Nov 3, 2008 10:01:11 GMT -5
I believe Ric Flair from RSF is the Unofficial 5th figure. Could be as RST Flair does have the rest of CSDA5 on the back, but I do wonder why there was no 'official' fifth figure in CSDA5 though.... a regular Ric Flair would have been okay. I agree with LeighD (although Americans should not complain about the price of figures.... I pay double or triple)... CSDA started out as a premium product.... CSDA1 had big A-names, cloth attires and painted belts... CSDA5 is a bit shabby and poor accessory wise... B or C-level 'superstars' and no accesories worth mentioning... well, perhaps Buff's hat. |
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Post by Greensborohill on Nov 3, 2008 10:01:25 GMT -5
what was the price b4? I thought it was always 14 bucks
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Post by LeighD on Nov 3, 2008 10:05:53 GMT -5
what was the price b4? I thought it was always 14 bucks I believe CSDA 1 was $12.99 when they hit retail. Thus CSDA figures have risen $1 each year (on average). I believe Ric Flair from RSF is the Unofficial 5th figure. Could be as RST Flair does have the rest of CSDA5 on the back, but I do wonder why there was no 'official' fifth figure in CSDA5 though.... a regular Ric Flair would have been okay. I agree with LeighD (although Americans should not complain about the price of figures.... I pay double or triple)... CSDA started out as a premium product.... CSDA1 had big A-names, cloth attires and painted belts... CSDA5 is a bit shabby and poor accessory wise... B or C-level 'superstars' and no accesories worth mentioning... well, perhaps Buff's hat. Yeah I definitely think collectors overseas get screwed by the cost of these things. I'm more so angry with the decline in the quality of the CSDA figures. As you pointed out, CSDA 1 was gold; A-Stars, cloth accessories, painted belts, and great ring skirts. CSDA 5 came with one painted belt and a freaking top hat! I see no reason why Jim Neidhart couldn't have had a painted Tag Team belt! Truthfully, I wish Neidhart had come with a jacket & painted tag belt, but the jacket is pushing it! |
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Post by "The King" Tony Stewart™ on Nov 3, 2008 10:29:39 GMT -5
I believe Ric Flair from RSF is the Unofficial 5th figure. I heard tht as well. I understand prices must increase, but quality shouldn't decrease. I have yet to find them. They havent made their way here yet. |
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Post by The Boglin on Nov 3, 2008 10:32:46 GMT -5
15 bucks is really pushing it. the funny thing is I don't mind paying around 100 bucks for 1/6 stuff by Sideshow, hot toys or medicom because these aren't really toys, they're high quailty collectibles. Jakks stuff is pretty basic and on the toy lever, and for a single figure it should never exceed 10 dollars.
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Post by rikishifan23 on Nov 3, 2008 10:35:58 GMT -5
thats the price of regular DA's in Canada so stop whining
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Post by sdp168 on Nov 3, 2008 10:50:20 GMT -5
Actually I talked with the guys from Jakks this weekend and Flair IS NOT the 5th figure to this series. Tito Santana(sp?) was the 5th figure but during production something went wrong and he was pulled from CSDA5.
CSDA 6 was on display this weekend- HHH in the Summerslam 98 pants looked amazing, Sgt Slaughter, Hillbilly Jim, Kane looked like the CS18 Kane, and I want to say Matt Hardy I think was the 5th one
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Post by chokeslamcena on Nov 3, 2008 10:52:04 GMT -5
That's cheap. In England our Classics cost $20 in RA form. Its cheap because you use a different currency. You earn more in England against the dollar. If they were on sale in the UK then the price would be the same, but with a £ instead of a $. |
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Post by Fiasco on Nov 3, 2008 11:06:21 GMT -5
Atleast you got some good figs.
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Post by goodbyehello on Nov 3, 2008 11:19:08 GMT -5
Where was this TRU?
If it was the TRU in Salem, that sucks.
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Nov 3, 2008 11:21:34 GMT -5
Actually I talked with the guys from Jakks this weekend and Flair IS NOT the 5th figure to this series. Tito Santana(sp?) was the 5th figure but during production something went wrong and he was pulled from CSDA5. CSDA 6 was on display this weekend- HHH in the Summerslam 98 pants looked amazing, Sgt Slaughter, Hillbilly Jim, Kane looked like the CS18 Kane, and I want to say Matt Hardy I think was the 5th one at least he's a B-level star (in WWE at least). |
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Post by naparo01 on Nov 3, 2008 11:26:35 GMT -5
Wow dude. Great attitude. So since you cant afford it it should end. Yay dictator jean!
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Post by LeighD on Nov 3, 2008 11:43:38 GMT -5
Wow dude. Great attitude. So since you cant afford it it should end. Yay dictator jean! Well obviously I can afford them because I bought them (please read carefully). I'm just tired of this slow increase in price with a slightly faster decline in quality. Where was this TRU? If it was the TRU in Salem, that sucks. Concord, actually. Actually I talked with the guys from Jakks this weekend and Flair IS NOT the 5th figure to this series. Tito Santana(sp?) was the 5th figure but during production something went wrong and he was pulled from CSDA5. CSDA 6 was on display this weekend- HHH in the Summerslam 98 pants looked amazing, Sgt Slaughter, Hillbilly Jim, Kane looked like the CS18 Kane, and I want to say Matt Hardy I think was the 5th one I believe Eddie Guerrero was the 5th one. But the Matt Hardy proto does look a lot like a CSDA figure. But thanks for the news bit about Tito Sanatan. I'd like to know what went wrong. |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Nov 3, 2008 12:23:18 GMT -5
Santana was supposed to be number 5? Damn, that would have been a set saver. In case you can't tell, the sarcasm level of that statement is extreme. I MAY get DDP, but thats it. I would have gotten Anvil, but his legs are way too long.
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Post by naparo01 on Nov 3, 2008 13:00:09 GMT -5
Wow dude. Great attitude. So since you cant afford it it should end. Yay dictator jean! Well obviously I can afford them because I bought them (please read carefully). I'm just tired of this slow increase in price with a slightly faster decline in quality. Concord, actually. Actually I talked with the guys from Jakks this weekend and Flair IS NOT the 5th figure to this series. Tito Santana(sp?) was the 5th figure but during production something went wrong and he was pulled from CSDA5. CSDA 6 was on display this weekend- HHH in the Summerslam 98 pants looked amazing, Sgt Slaughter, Hillbilly Jim, Kane looked like the CS18 Kane, and I want to say Matt Hardy I think was the 5th one I believe Eddie Guerrero was the 5th one. But the Matt Hardy proto does look a lot like a CSDA figure. But thanks for the news bit about Tito Sanatan. I'd like to know what went wrong. I understand your frustriaton but i dint think it's reason to call for jakks to end the geratest series ever made. |
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Post by LeighD on Nov 3, 2008 13:09:16 GMT -5
I understand your frustriaton but i dint think it's reason to call for jakks to end the geratest series ever made. I truthfully do not want the CS line to end. However, in the last year or so, Jakks has become increasingly sloppy. I mean a few prime examples: - Mixing up hair colors for the RnR - Lack of accessories and belts in CSDA 5 - VERY bad choices of accessories for CS 19 & CS 21 In the beginning, the CS line was gold! Figures were accurate, had correct (or reasonable) accessories, and were worth paying more for! Now I just feel collectors are paying more for less. I've enjoyed collecting the CS line and I will continue to do so until the end, but a part of me is sad to see how watered down the CS line has become. I understand the business end (I have BA in Business Administration), and I've tried to be easy going with Jakks in their faults, but there comes a time when things doing make sense or things start to deteriorate. |
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Post by STOMWIJF on Nov 3, 2008 13:16:14 GMT -5
Jakks could have -at least- replaced the cancelled Tito Santana with a repaint of Bret Hart that matched Neidhart so we'd have a tag team.
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