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Post by Boy Wonder on Jan 29, 2012 17:09:01 GMT -5
If you plan on buying Andre the Giant at some point, I urge you to do so tomorrow or as soon as you possibly can if you don't immediately have the funds.
Matty Collector has a very odd way of seeing things as "successful" or as a "failure". As someone who has be buying Masters of the Universe and DC Universe Classics stuff from them for some time now, I can attest to their weird logic when it comes to sell outs. If something sells quickly then it is seen as a success and the odds of getting similar product in the future are increased.
Take a look at the Wind Raider, the first vehicle in the Masters of the Universe Classics line, I believe it sold out in about 3 days and is seen as falling below expectations and the future of getting anymore vehicles in the future are very bleak.
Do not treat this as you might a Ringside Exclusive, where you figure you will buy it in a couple months when you can afford it, it doesn't work that way. If something takes WAY too long to sell out then Matty will remove it from their website completely and if it does that then it's definitely seen as a failure.
Spark Notes: If you want Mattel to be impressed with Matty WWE Exclusives and increase our odds of getting similar figures in the future, buy Andre tomorrow at noon and get him to sell out as quick as we can!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2012 17:45:14 GMT -5
why shipping is so expensive 10 dollars
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Post by Daryl on Jan 29, 2012 17:50:51 GMT -5
Well they haven't took down the Rockers exclusive yet. I think they'll wait until they've released all the scheduled Legends before deciding whether to carry on with these online exclusives.
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Post by skribbel24 on Jan 29, 2012 17:51:48 GMT -5
The headscan is incredible. All we need now is Hulk Hogan.
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Post by master of the WORLD! on Jan 29, 2012 17:51:57 GMT -5
Lol I like how you said don't treat it like a ringside exclusive where you figure you will wait for it when you can afford it,it dosint work that way. Lol umm yeah it pretty much works that way lol. If you can't afford it you can't buy it. I sure hope if someone has to choose between buying food or a figure they choose food.
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Post by Boy Wonder on Jan 29, 2012 17:57:50 GMT -5
Put that sh*t on credit! WTF? Why are people smiting me for trying to help them out and keep the line alive? lol
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Post by cableV on Jan 29, 2012 18:00:56 GMT -5
I'm going to buy Andre tomorrow and then not go back to the Matty site until November. Will that impress them?
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Post by wwefan22 on Jan 29, 2012 18:07:16 GMT -5
yeah im buying one tomorrow, then im gonna buy another one or two on Friday (my pay day) to keep another one MOC and give my brother one who wants him. If it don't sell out in a day that don't mean its nesessarily a failure. lol A couple weeks is still good sales according to Mattel so no worries. As long as they aint lingering around for months like the Rockers have been, and like Tully and Arn probably will I think were good. Andre is not going to be a failure seller. Its rare anything sells out in a day especially wrestling figures. There are not many wrestling figure collectors in the world as much as there are DC line and MOTU.
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Post by mrhoss on Jan 29, 2012 18:10:26 GMT -5
Lol I like how you said don't treat it like a ringside exclusive where you figure you will wait for it when you can afford it,it dosint work that way. Lol umm yeah it pretty much works that way lol. If you can't afford it you can't buy it. I sure hope if someone has to choose between buying food or a figure they choose food. You're right but unfortunately that's how Matty wants to play.
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Post by GrimKid on Jan 29, 2012 18:16:12 GMT -5
OP is right...my best buds are motu collectors, and deal with mattels ridiculous logic... if it doesnt sell out in a day, its a flop, and you wont get any more
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jan 29, 2012 18:29:13 GMT -5
As much as I want the line to continue I doubt he's gonna sell out. Its gonna b over $30 with shipping. Mattel handles the WWE line differently from the ghostbusters and MOTU so idk if that's an issue. I'll def b picking one up and trying to do my part to keep the legends going.
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Post by wwefan22 on Jan 29, 2012 18:32:49 GMT -5
Put that sh*t on credit! WTF? Why are people smiting me for trying to help them out and keep the line alive? lol Probably cause ya over exaggerated it saying if it didn't sell in a day it was a failure and tellin ppl to buy it tomorrow rather than saying there next check they get to please try and get one to support the line. Idk ppl just like to smite ya for any reason on here regardless of what it is, but that would be my guess. The only reason ppl say its a failure after a day is because they want you to come buy as many as possible and get there pockets rich. Other than that, a line is not a failure in a day. Like i said above, now the rockers, that one failed and we probably won't see any more tag team legends cause of that as its been 2 months now and there still easily accessible.
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Post by mikey1974 on Jan 29, 2012 18:34:01 GMT -5
it's not gonna matter,cause Bundy,Arn,and Tully are all going to be available past the first day,so the line will still be considered a "failure" just based upon that...possibly DDP too...
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Post by The Madness on Jan 29, 2012 18:55:18 GMT -5
Lol I like how you said don't treat it like a ringside exclusive where you figure you will wait for it when you can afford it,it dosint work that way. Lol umm yeah it pretty much works that way lol. If you can't afford it you can't buy it. I sure hope if someone has to choose between buying food or a figure they choose food. If you read the first sentence, the OP said "If you plan on buying Andre the Giant at some point, I urge you to do so tomorrow or as soon as you possibly can if you don't immediately have the funds." That's just how Matty Collector does things, like it or not. It has to sell out ASAP. We shouldn't be jumping all over this guy for saying that this isn't a figure you should wait to buy "some time down the line." If you A) want the Andre figure, and B) want to send a message about Legends to Mattel, make Andre the top priority on your figure buying agenda.
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Post by WCW-Figure-Fan on Jan 29, 2012 19:20:06 GMT -5
How on earth is wanting to sell through product quickly a weird reaction? Do you even understand the basic nature of commerce? People who have things to sell want them to sell. You don't think Ringside would be thrilled selling through an exclusive in a day?
Now, what difference is there between Ringside and MattyCollector that might make Ringside more willing to take on product that doesn't sell quickly? Well, Ringside is set up to hold on to stock already. Their business plan is already set-up to withstand longer periods of time in selling through product. They are a conventional store in that fashion. Indeed, they expect to benefit from the convenience this offers customers who can expect to find what they are looking for when they come to shop. This isn't the only model for selling product, though. Another model relies on moving product quickly to limit overhead. A fixed quantity of product is hoped to be turned around rapidly. Its not a model which works best in brick & mortar situations, but can work online. If something can be sold out in a day, that cuts down drastically on the cost of warehousing stock and perhaps most importantly, labor costs since they temporary staff can be brought in to handle processing for that one day of sales. If an item even takes three days to sell, it can completely change that balance and drive up the retailer's costs. This isn't unique to MattyCollector. There are a few wrestling figure stores that sell items mostly by sets and tend to carry over stock after pre-orders are filled. The reason MattyCollector can't take advantage of the pre-order model is that they are both retailer and producer, so they shoulder the total risk of the product. Production times would preclude waiting to produce the toys until pre-orders are in (though, they've dabbled with this in their Clubs; that gives you an idea of the kind of scale we're looking at and it just won't work month by month). Pre-ordering also does mean that some processing takes place over a longer period, so there is a cost to it. For a home-run business, that's nominal. For MattyCollector, its the same issue with wanting order processing and fulfillment to take place in a very short period of time. They've recently started experimenting with more standing stock, so they could change their business plan, but there is nothing weird about how they are operating now. It makes perfect sense if you have the slightest awareness of what they are trying to achieve. That other stores do things differently is meaningless to their business plan.
So yes, MattyCollector does want to see immediate demand for this exclusive and an immediate sell-out. They need that to justify continued production under their business plan. They aren't a charity. This model is how they can make money producing this figure. Just because you'd want to buy it in a different fashion is frankly meaningless. They have no obligation to make it in the first place. If you'd like to finance production, I'm sure they'd be willing to talk with you, but that's going to cost a lot more than buying it tomorrow.
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Jan 29, 2012 19:29:29 GMT -5
It doesn't matter if people buy it tomorrow or not because Andre won't sell out. They are probably already looking at the legends on Matty as a failure since The Rockers are still up.
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Post by juicewinslow on Jan 29, 2012 19:32:15 GMT -5
I will be buying 3.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Jan 29, 2012 19:41:43 GMT -5
Seriously, I also collect the MOTUC figures and this is something that Matty Collector is known for. If the sell out isn't instant -- the figure is a failure. If Andre doesn't do well after the Rockers did NOT do well, WWE Legends might be in trouble. :/ He's just trying to help.
Karma to you Boy Wonder for trying to help out the collectors AND the line.
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Post by cableV on Jan 29, 2012 19:55:31 GMT -5
Just for Fun - Currently Sold Out Currently In Stock
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Post by PJ on Jan 29, 2012 20:00:24 GMT -5
Yes that is all we ever heard from Mattel with the JLU and DCUC on Matty Collector. is how bad the sales were because something offered didn't sell out in the first day or 2. And I can pretty much say that all 6 Legends offering won't sell out within the first week...so unless Mattel changes their thinking there won't be a second year of MattyCollector exclusives.
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