MCUcollector24
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Post by MCUcollector24 on Jul 4, 2013 15:54:58 GMT -5
I'm sure this question has been asked and answered before, but since I am fairly new I do not know the answer.
Why did the series not do well?
The Bret hart and John Cena figures were great and included VAC belts including the exclusive US Soinner belt
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 16:18:46 GMT -5
I always wondered the same thing. I loved the defining moments series, got em all, wish they could make more, there are so many figures that would be awesome in the defining moments series.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 16:19:19 GMT -5
Too expensive, I believe. They are great figures but cost a ton to make and that means the retail's above average and people don't like that.
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Post by HydroX on Jul 4, 2013 16:33:12 GMT -5
Defining Moments should be turned into Ringside Exclusives. Maybe push out one RSC DM per year, maybe for Ringside Fest.
Keep 'em in limited quantities if Mattel is afraid to produce too many (due to the costs to make the figure). Collectors would eat them up.
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Post by MCUcollector24 on Jul 4, 2013 16:33:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the response. That's too bad. I was able to find both Bret Hart and John Cena at Ross for only $9.99 each.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jul 4, 2013 16:35:17 GMT -5
When they first came out they costed almost 30$ each. Why would anyone pick a 30$ figure especially kids/parents that don't know much when they have 9.99 basics and 15.99 back then elites right next to them? It just didn't work well for them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 16:39:22 GMT -5
Yeah, $25.99 price tag at TRU. Not many people wanted to pay that for one figure when they could pay a few bucks more for 2 Elites back then.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 16:47:37 GMT -5
I wish they continued this series. Amazing figs!
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jul 4, 2013 17:06:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the response. That's too bad. I was able to find both Bret Hart and John Cena at Ross for only $9.99 each. The reason they ended up in discount stores at those prices was because the line was a huge failure at standard retail. I'm not sure Cena and Bret even made it to stores at full price. I think it was series 3 that killed the line dead and made stores not want to stock them anymore. |
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Post by mrhoss on Jul 4, 2013 18:01:10 GMT -5
Cena and Bret barely made it to retail. I found a few at a Walmart in my area.
One of my TRUs had so many HHH and Steamboats they removed most of them from the shelves. They kept about 8 of each for the shelf and filled up a carriage with the rest to send to the backroom.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 4, 2013 18:22:36 GMT -5
I love the defining moments series. The price tag on them at 22.99 was too much for consumers, the same thing with Entrance Greats. The figures are excellent, especially Warrior, Savage, Bret and HBK.
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Post by Flair Forever on Jul 4, 2013 19:22:23 GMT -5
At nearly 30 bucks each, it was way too rich for my blood... one of the reasons I took a 3-year break from collecting. Having been a big collector of the JAKKS Classic Superstars (see my sig) I was used to getting legends for 15 bucks or less....
Even during my hiatus though, I did peek in and buy the Defining Moments Macho Man - just too good to pass up... one of the only figures I bought during that 3 year break period....
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Post by Rattlehead on Jul 4, 2013 20:36:13 GMT -5
The only time I've seen a defining moments figure was Undertaker, he was the only DM figure there. I checked the price because i wanted to purchase it, undertaker being my favorite and all but the retail price was 28.99, imagine the tax :/
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Post by HollaHollaPlaya on Jul 4, 2013 22:16:47 GMT -5
I think they should have introduced the series along with entrance greats later. I think at the time people were just getting into mattels wrestling figures, and to some it took a while for them to be convinced that mattel was pretty good with what they did. Its like buying a new car or game there are some who buy it right away but then there are the other people who wait to hear about how the product overall quality is. I don't think a lot of people would want to invest 30 asap but yet again rock,cena,bret,savage,michaels were I think really good figures. However I remember steamboat and triple h were at tru forever and a day. I remember at one point somebody scalped the mattel triple h and replaced it with a jakks bone crunching action triple h I thought it was funny. But overall their were a lot of highlights in that series. I liked how savage and warrior were a pair pretty much but it also makes you wonder what other defining moments would their have been...
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Post by Booger Red on Jul 4, 2013 22:23:11 GMT -5
Defining Moment figures were pretty expensive. Retail price was $22.999 and TRU increased it to $25.99. DM series 1 and 2 are the only ones in the series I payed full price.
I bought DM 5 seperately from Mattel Shop for $20, got DM 4 Taker for $14 at TRU, while I got Austin free for pre-ordering WWE '13 from TRU, and I got DM 3 HHH for $9. I only need Steamboat to complete the DM line. I still find DM 3 at TRU for $25.99 still.
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Post by KPnDC on Jul 4, 2013 22:34:49 GMT -5
They were beautiful figures and the reason why I got into collecting. If they released 1 or 2 a year, I'd be really pleased.
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Post by savage on Jul 4, 2013 22:42:26 GMT -5
I loved the DM line for the most part. The only one that I didnt really care for was the triple H. Big Lots near me still has about 5 Steamboats for 13.99
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jul 5, 2013 0:16:34 GMT -5
This was my fav line. I loved DM figs. I have all the DM figs minus warrior and steamboat. Yea I even have the cena as much as I hate him lol.
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Post by ellisd on Jul 5, 2013 0:42:52 GMT -5
I loved the Defining Moments Line, but the price tag hurt them alot. I picked up Savage immediately, because he had just passed away awhile before I found him and honestly didn't think I'd ever see the figure again as people would be buying them up. So instead of debating the price, I just bought him. Saw Warrior a few times before I got him. My wife picked up Undertaker for me when Toys R Us was having a sale. Would have loved to have got Shawn since he's my favorite, but decided not too because I was hoping eventually they'd make another in his classic attire.
Still searching for a DM Bret Hart, was hoping to find him when people were reporting him at Big Lots but none of our stores got him.
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Post by poindizzle on Jul 5, 2013 6:32:15 GMT -5
The price tag was steep, but they still sold fairly well around here. I'm going to point my finger at the lackluster 3rd assortment. The Ricky Steamboat was a great figure, but asking people to pay $25.99 for him was a lot harder than selling Savage, HBK, Warrior, and The Rock.
That Triple H was an abortion of a toy. The dirt worst scan and the blue jeans were stupid. They should have just been molded like Stone Cold's.
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