wwetna2008
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Post by wwetna2008 on Apr 30, 2010 14:24:34 GMT -5
I see alot of hate for Jakks these days and I thought you know what those same people were all for them when it was just them. Jakks I am hoping will still do good on releases even though they said they wont do it as often I think the more we buy the more they will stock up on. UFC seems to bedoing decent some are peg warmers now but thats because all the ones on the shelves now are the same as december sorry had to vent all those haters will prob buy TNA in a month just watch...Dmoney
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Post by PJ on Apr 30, 2010 16:15:55 GMT -5
Jakks had their good qualities, but they had their faults also. But I'll still buy their legends figures of guys I liked and any and all Stings they make. My main gripe with Jakks since day one of their lines was lack of scale (especially in the CS) and the legs of the RA's. (I always hated the RA legs as they were thunder thighed and sometimes looked too short)
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Post by samgrady on May 1, 2010 14:12:43 GMT -5
Well the one thing I like about Jakks is that I can find unopened brand new figures for 3 or 4 bucks at ringsidecollectibles and at FYE. I kind of horde all of the cheap figs I can get my hands on.
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Post by jfinnomore on May 1, 2010 14:29:28 GMT -5
people still bitched about jakks when they were the only ones on the market, we just didn't have any other option if we wanted to collect WWE figures we had to buy Jakks, now we have Mattel to show us what we were missing with Jakks. Is Mattel perfect? far from it but they are leaps and bounds better than Jakks.
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mmondrag96
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Post by mmondrag96 on May 1, 2010 14:57:50 GMT -5
I still like jakks I have collected them for many of years and will do so with the TNA lines I dont care about mattels scale thats the only thing they really have going but I think its BS that you buy Big show or Khali yet its the same price as Rey give me a break.
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Post by PJ on May 1, 2010 15:17:40 GMT -5
I dont care about mattels scale thats the only thing they really have going but I think its BS that you buy Big show or Khali yet its the same price as Rey give me a break. Sorry, but that makes no sense. Jakks Andre, Khali and Big Show were bigger than Rey and they were the same price as well. Why would Rey cost less than the rest? Did Hasbro charge less for R2D2 than they did for Darth Vader? can't think of any company that would charge less for a smaller figure in a line. |
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ferris2424
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Post by ferris2424 on May 1, 2010 15:20:57 GMT -5
you are right PJ i think the same as you
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Post by jfinnomore on May 1, 2010 16:11:49 GMT -5
I dont care about mattels scale thats the only thing they really have going but I think its BS that you buy Big show or Khali yet its the same price as Rey give me a break. Sorry, but that makes no sense. Jakks Andre, Khali and Big Show were bigger than Rey and they were the same price as well. Why would Rey cost less than the rest? Did Hasbro charge less for R2D2 than they did for Darth Vader? can't think of any company that would charge less for a smaller figure in a line. right on PJ, also Horswoggle was the same price as Khali in the Jakks line. just the way things are. |
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boolz
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Post by boolz on May 1, 2010 18:05:33 GMT -5
I dont care about mattels scale thats the only thing they really have going but I think its BS that you buy Big show or Khali yet its the same price as Rey give me a break. Sorry, but that makes no sense. Jakks Andre, Khali and Big Show were bigger than Rey and they were the same price as well. Why would Rey cost less than the rest? Did Hasbro charge less for R2D2 than they did for Darth Vader? can't think of any company that would charge less for a smaller figure in a line. Hasbro did put two Jawas in the PotF II assortment. The pack didn't cost less, but you got two figures instead of a single Yoda. I agree it's a silly statement though. I mean SOTA's Street Fighter Revolution Zangief and R. Mika were the same price despite Zangief literally needed the same about of plastic for his foot as the entire Mika figure. And I still stand by hating every JAKKS figure I've ever bought. Love the accessories and belts though. |
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Post by PJ on May 1, 2010 18:58:27 GMT -5
Sorry, but that makes no sense. Jakks Andre, Khali and Big Show were bigger than Rey and they were the same price as well. Why would Rey cost less than the rest? Did Hasbro charge less for R2D2 than they did for Darth Vader? can't think of any company that would charge less for a smaller figure in a line. Hasbro did put two Jawas in the PotF II assortment. The pack didn't cost less, but you got two figures instead of a single Yoda. Yes I forgot about those Jawas. But My Star Wars buying came from the originals in the 70's early 80's And there was only one Jawa in the set. ;D I remember that clearly because my dad wanted to build a Jawa army. lol |
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Post by Smash Ventura on May 1, 2010 20:19:16 GMT -5
i always liked the ra build...the legg are a non issue for me and with some exceptions i didnt see a giant issue with scale...in fairness there have been some exceptions as i stated in terms of scale... but for me i didnt get excited about jakks or RA fully till the birth of the classic line... and again with a few exceptions i have yet to see any other wrestling line match up let alone surpass the jakks classic line... mattel is trying by offereing interesting things like the arm pads of the LOD ted dibiasie in a cloth suit,pipers cloth shirt and kilt a short haired rick rude and so on... so they get kudos for giving it a shot... but still not good enough for my liking...they will get my money for steamboat...well his head and gear... honestly i dont care for the mattels...there like weirdly perportioned with in there own bodies... RA is the build i prefer and thats the build ill stay with....after the awa remco and wwf ljn line i was not to thrilled with the hasbros but then galoob made wcw guys that fit in with the hasbros so i made the switch....bone crunching was a total waiste for me...and i hadnt been interested in wrestling figures till i saw and then got my first 2 classic RAs... mattel is offereing something different so that works for those looking for something different but i am very hapy where i am...RA's are very easy to swap parts on in all kinds of ways also so thats a plus for me in times where sid was to short,bundy was to fat, hogans arms were to small...and so on... my only real beef with jakks roght now is the lack of news on the legends line...im hoping there is a logical reason but im a wait and see kind of guy... i can fix what they miss with custom work..i cant fix what i dont have...lol so looking forward to the legends line and more of that rA build:) to folks happy with mattel i say rock on and enjoy, as much as i enjoy Jakks and RA  |
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STING
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Post by STING on May 1, 2010 20:34:43 GMT -5
^^^^ You said everything I could have possibly said Ben. Great post!!!
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Post by Smash Ventura on May 2, 2010 9:11:13 GMT -5
thanks sting |
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