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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 11:12:02 GMT -5
Well this freakin' sucks!!!
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Post by Chip on Oct 13, 2011 11:19:33 GMT -5
not surprised at all... over $20 for a wrestling toy is just not something most parents and collectors are willing to spend with so much else out there. TRU it's even worse...after tax you're paying almost $30! I can't imagine how much Legends are going to be online. the prices are just getting out of control. at least we'll still get "Legends" in the regular Elite line....but it's slowly getting to the point where Elites will be $19.99 and THOSE will end up going away. Don't stores & companies realize that by RAISING prices to ridiculous levels you are HURTING the business? ? If you sell 50 figures at $30 each or 100 figures at $20.....what's the better option?
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Post by Bandalero on Oct 13, 2011 11:21:57 GMT -5
They can kick my a**. Im not buying anything online from them. Don't let them kick your a** on top of it all
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Post by tehlance13 on Oct 13, 2011 11:23:10 GMT -5
As great and cool as DM figures are/were, they were overpriced and literally every DM figure warmed the shelves.
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Post by the franchise on Oct 13, 2011 11:24:45 GMT -5
The price did them in.
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Post by Gore on Oct 13, 2011 11:31:43 GMT -5
It's not their fault they're pretty much warming shelves.
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Post by Scott! on Oct 13, 2011 11:34:29 GMT -5
what a shame, and a waste.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 11:35:39 GMT -5
I understand about the price complaints and believe me $30 is A LOT for a figure...
HOWEVER, with this Mattycollector crap we are probably now going to be spending close to the same amount just for a legends figure (not even DM quality).
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Post by Glovatrix-Brent on Oct 13, 2011 11:40:07 GMT -5
I hope the Flashback Elites can help fill the classic wrestler void.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Oct 13, 2011 12:00:18 GMT -5
See this is why collecting has gotten gay. How many Randy Ortons and John Cenas do we need? What else they gonna fill their line with?
Seriously screw you Mattel.
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Post by Warrior on Oct 13, 2011 12:02:51 GMT -5
Did anyone recall in their last Q&A that they promised us a "Big john Studd" Defining moments??! But now they cancelled it???
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Post by wrestlingfan2011 on Oct 13, 2011 12:30:25 GMT -5
really mattel? ur killing the wwe figures. ur being like jakks now. come on mattel dont kill the DM line tht is the best line ever and still u sell alot specially with the bret series and the legends series u killed them to. wht are u gonna do next kill the rest of the line?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 12:32:22 GMT -5
So we start with Entrance Greats which was fantastic...which got upgraded to Defining Moments which was even better...to Mattycollector.com?
This is trash.
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Post by lestial12 on Oct 13, 2011 12:37:36 GMT -5
Wow... I see Mattel scrapping all figures and just making WWE Barbie dolls....
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Post by dunkjayz on Oct 13, 2011 12:42:49 GMT -5
They can kick my a**. Im not buying anything online from them. Don't let them kick your a** on top of it all LOL. All joking aside, it sucks to see that they dont plan to release anymore DMs. It'd make me mad to see it get released online because i hate paying more for shipping. Oh well.
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Post by The Madness on Oct 13, 2011 12:46:28 GMT -5
The figures were great, but Mattel's prices are driving me out of collecting wrestling figures, and I've been collecting for 20 years.
$10 is high, but $30 is just laughably absurd for an action figure. That's a DVD season set, almost a full tank of gas, a dinner out for two people, a movie and popcorn, etc., etc.. When you compare the value, it's just a no-brainer.
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Post by Bandalero on Oct 13, 2011 12:46:29 GMT -5
Does Vince/Trips and co. sit down and have regular meetings with the MDT? If so, does anyone at the table look across to Mattel and ask them legitimately how they could screw up such a strong brand???
I hate Jakks, but that little company chugged along for 7-8 years with the brand, and the 80-year old Mattel toy company is folding like a house of cards with it? I just don't get it.
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Post by worstnightmare on Oct 13, 2011 12:51:34 GMT -5
Wow, Mattel is really in touch with its collectors.......Nice little collection we amassed anyway.
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Post by The Madness on Oct 13, 2011 12:52:10 GMT -5
I hate Jakks, but that little company chugged along for 7-8 years with the brand, and the 80-year old Mattel toy company is folding like a house of cards with it? I just don't get it. Didn't Jakks have the license from 1996 - 2009? Not to mention, I believe Jakks and LJN had the same owner, which is why WWF licensed out the property to such an unknown company.
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Post by Soapy on Oct 13, 2011 13:04:48 GMT -5
I see why they aren't successful in stores. Like someone on page 1 said: Parents won't pay $25 for a single figure.
But like Mattel said: DM are for collectors. And as far as I can tell from this forum a lot of collectors buy them. So why not keeping the line alive and sell them online (but worldwide please)?
The only conclusion you can come to is that Mattel has decided to stop thinking about and producing for "older" adult collectors who would buy Legends and DM stuff, which is pretty sad.
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