dakis
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Post by dakis on Jul 3, 2013 10:39:40 GMT -5
I started collecting in November so I really don't have many of the older series Basics/Elites. The few I have I've purchased from amazon and eBay. My question is when did mattel stop giving away the figure stands? (What series) And why? Also it seems to me the older basics were slightly better quality than the current ones. Am I crazy for thinking this?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2013 10:42:07 GMT -5
Around Series 6(Elite) 8(Basic) and they stopped cause they could spend the money that the stands cost on better things like t-shirts,more details etc.
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Post by dakis on Jul 3, 2013 11:02:41 GMT -5
Thanks bro. Was just wondering that cause I just got a Basic 5 Batista and I was shocked to see a stand. Thanks for the quick response.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 3, 2013 11:26:06 GMT -5
The older basics did have chase belts and good tattoo artwork on some of the ones like Batista I agree with that but Im not sure they are better than the basics now. I think the Elites being done now are better than the older ones because of accessories and belts and stuff like that, though Elites were 14.99 when they first starting doing them so they were cheaper then.
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Post by Chip on Jul 3, 2013 11:44:07 GMT -5
The last Basic set to get stands was Series 7
The last 2 Pack to get stands was Series 7
The last Elite set to get stands was Series 6
They got rid of the stands because it was going to become more difficult to keep retail cost the same, and still give the figures details.
So now we're getting the same amount of details but retail prices went up anyway. lol.
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Post by PJ on Jul 3, 2013 13:50:54 GMT -5
It wasn't about retail cost. It was about keeping as much detail and quality to the actual figures while staying within their production budget. Dropping the stands & labels made sense because then the figures would still have the same detail.
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