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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 11:21:37 GMT -5
Hey guys! I was looking at figures on google and noticed this: How come we didn't get Magnum T.A and SCSA?
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Feb 10, 2013 11:28:59 GMT -5
Damn that Magnum TA is brilliant. Really hope it sees release one day.
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Post by mrbestintheworld25 on Feb 10, 2013 11:30:44 GMT -5
The line was canceled.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Feb 10, 2013 11:38:00 GMT -5
Right. So they decided to release Andre and DDP on Matty collector.
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Post by mrbestintheworld25 on Feb 10, 2013 11:39:42 GMT -5
I really hope that they release that Magnum T.A though!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 11:42:05 GMT -5
They're MIA as far as we know. Who knows, they might be flashbacks in E23 or E24.
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Post by MonsoonMan on Feb 10, 2013 11:42:59 GMT -5
two people on this forum have that stone cold. i could name them but i will not.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 11:43:03 GMT -5
Hopefully they get into an elite series as flashbacks. I really like that SCSA
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Post by PVA on Feb 10, 2013 12:22:26 GMT -5
Magnum T.A. looks amazing
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 12:30:41 GMT -5
Thanks. I do admit I've fallen in love with that Magnum TA figure. (no homo)
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Post by KILLER WOLF on Feb 10, 2013 12:54:52 GMT -5
Man i want that Austin
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Post by PJ on Feb 10, 2013 13:04:52 GMT -5
Andre was first going to be released in an 80's ESR, but seeing the regular ESR did so poorly it was scrapped. He was then placed in Legends Series 7 with Magnum, Austin and DDP...but the Legends line was canceled after series 6. So Andre was put on Matty Collectors as the first Legend of 2012. Magnum finished the fan poll at #6 after Elizabeth, DDP, Bundy, Arn & Tully. All 5 were supposed to be released on Matty, but they said sales weren't where they needed to be so Liz was pulled from Matty and given a FB spot. I hope Magnum and Austin both get FB at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 13:12:50 GMT -5
If they had waited a few years they could have really made this a line that didn't bomb.
Obviously to get the likes of Hogan in there you'd still be waiting. But lets say they started today. Could have set yourselves up with a good starting point to have at least a couple sell out series.
First set, Stone Cold, Bret Hart, Booker T, then a few lower level legends that did okay. Say LOD and Warrior.
Next set, Mankind, Kevin Nash, Eddie Guerrero, Steamboat, Savage, Bulldog.
By the time you're ready for the next set you might have Flair, bust out 1998 DX and then sneak in a peg warmer like Sarge or WWF era Terry Funk. And if you don't want Funk to peg warm make it 1997 ECW Terry Funk.
Next set do some guys who got put in things like Entrance Greats. DiBiase, Piper. Then an ABA Taker and 1998 Kane to show we'll get some older versions of current guys. Round out with like Demolition.
That's four sets and still holding off on the likes of Andre.
Bottom line, they messed up by not having enough A+ guys right off the bat. Say what you want about the likes of Akeem, Bam Bam, Pillman, Sarge. They were destined to not sell to everyone. I'm 27, jumped on the 1997 train. I want 90s guys or the tip top of the 80s.
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Post by Nivro™ on Feb 10, 2013 13:43:47 GMT -5
Magnum needs to be released. He's freaking Magnuma TA. He was going to be the Hulk Hogan of the NWA.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Feb 10, 2013 13:49:27 GMT -5
If they had waited a few years they could have really made this a line that didn't bomb. Obviously to get the likes of Hogan in there you'd still be waiting. But lets say they started today. Could have set yourselves up with a good starting point to have at least a couple sell out series. First set, Stone Cold, Bret Hart, Booker T, then a few lower level legends that did okay. Say LOD and Warrior. Next set, Mankind, Kevin Nash, Eddie Guerrero, Steamboat, Savage, Bulldog. By the time you're ready for the next set you might have Flair, bust out 1998 DX and then sneak in a peg warmer like Sarge or WWF era Terry Funk. And if you don't want Funk to peg warm make it 1997 ECW Terry Funk. Next set do some guys who got put in things like Entrance Greats. DiBiase, Piper. Then an ABA Taker and 1998 Kane to show we'll get some older versions of current guys. Round out with like Demolition. That's four sets and still holding off on the likes of Andre. Bottom line, they messed up by not having enough A+ guys right off the bat. Say what you want about the likes of Akeem, Bam Bam, Pillman, Sarge. They were destined to not sell to everyone. I'm 27, jumped on the 1997 train. I want 90s guys or the tip top of the 80s. Great points, but Slaughter, Pillman, and Bam Bam were at least more relevant and known in the 90's. I'd say Snuka, Akeem, and Steele were more of your duds. Slaughter is a dud for the attire choice alone.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 13:51:25 GMT -5
I want that Austin in jean shorts badly!
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Post by NameRedacted™ on Feb 10, 2013 14:43:57 GMT -5
Magnum needs to be released. He's freaking Magnuma TA. He was going to be the Hulk Hogan of the NWA. I agree with Nivro. We need that Magnum just based on what they had planned for him...
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Post by qdogg on Feb 10, 2013 15:32:02 GMT -5
Andre was originally supposed to come with a ring (not sure if it was the elite ring or a diff one) when they first said they were doing him.
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Post by SteveHulk on Feb 11, 2013 6:28:47 GMT -5
Bottom line, they messed up by not having enough A+ guys right off the bat. Say what you want about the likes of Akeem, Bam Bam, Pillman, Sarge. They were destined to not sell to everyone. I'm 27, jumped on the 1997 train. I want 90s guys or the tip top of the 80s. Totally agree... I think that ^ and the poor attire choices (rather than the wrestler's iconic look eg. LOD, Slaughter, Superfly etc.) was the main reason the line failed. Not to mention, they probably launched the line too soon... many people were simply burned-out after the Jakks CS and there didn't seem the demand for Legends that there is now. If they'd have started the Legends line in 2012, with nearly all "A" guys that have been released as Flashbacks or exclusives (Macho, Bret, Stone Cold, Rock, Diesel, Mankind, Bossman, Yokozuna, The King etc.) I think the line would have done well at retail. Such a shame.
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Post by PJ on Feb 11, 2013 7:19:12 GMT -5
There's only one reason it failed. And that was overproduction. My TRU had over 30 cases of 2-packs in their first shipment. And when they finally sold them all they received another 15 cases. With Jakks CSTT the store never received more then 3 cases of any series.
With the singles not only did they release series 1 and 2 at the same time, but they then released KMarts HOF at the same time which was nothing more than straight rereleases of series 1 & 2. So you had the same exact figures competing with each other. Meaning if I found the HOF Sunka I didn't need to find Series 2. The HOF should have been repaints instead of the same exact figures...again basically over producing the figures. If they produced less numbers and made the HOF different attires the line would have done so much better. But because they flooded retailers with so many series 1 & 2 retailers didn't want to order the line anymore
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