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Post by Mox on Jul 19, 2014 19:32:46 GMT -5
Isn't there a saying about perfection being boring? I sometimes feel that way about Mattel figs.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jul 19, 2014 20:20:09 GMT -5
This thread makes me angry. And I'm sure that was the intent. Why else make a "Jakks is better than Mattel" thread on the Mattel board? I smell a troll.
And I've said it a million times. Stand a Jakks next to a mattel and there's no comparison. Hot garbage. Only thing Jakks had going was their willingness to make anyone who ever sniffed the squared circle. Yeah they had a couple really good scans. But that's not enough for me. See Paul Bearer being as tall as Kane. That makes me wanna eat fireworks.
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Post by Dat guy ova der on Jul 19, 2014 20:26:10 GMT -5
Not sure if the OP was trolling or not, but I can say that I honestly prefer collecting JAKKS figures rather than Mattel's. I admit that a lot of my love for them comes from nostalgia, but I've also never been a real fan of Mattel's packaging, and as a MOC collector at this point, that's a pretty big deal to me. Not really looking to argue, as I see where the love of Mattel comes from, but there ARE some of us out there who actually like JAKKS better, and no, not all of us are crazy/stupid/trolling.
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Post by marino13 on Jul 19, 2014 20:38:36 GMT -5
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Post by JDragonM32 on Jul 19, 2014 20:44:04 GMT -5
my opinion,i like jakks deluxe aggression figures more than anything mattels done.the only thing i didnt like that still bugs me is rey mysterios scale,everyone else being the same height doesnt bother me but rey did.a few other complaints that i can live with were the arms being so big that the hands cant reach around the chest like mattels can,torso choices werent always accurate,ball jointed hips on the larger characters (umaga,big show) was almost pointless as they cant sit down properly,some of the pant leg molds chosen werent the best (rey mysterio should have used a modified jeff/matt hardy pants so that he has double jointed knees)
i stopped collecting mattel because we only get basics here and elites were becoming too expensive to import due to shipping.the only current wwe line i now collect is the WWE Stackdown lego like sets.i have to import them because we dont get them but the shipping is more reasonable ($30 for a $50 set vs $30 for a $20 elite)
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Post by Midnight on Jul 19, 2014 20:48:37 GMT -5
This dude is obviously high. Mattel is light years ahead of Jakks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 21:09:58 GMT -5
I'll put it this way: if I spent thousands of dollars and many years on Mattels, building an extensive collection and making space for it in my house, and then a better toy company came along and started it all over again with higher quality figures, I'd probably relish any chance I'd get to justify all that investment.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 19, 2014 21:36:56 GMT -5
I'll put it this way: if I spent thousands of dollars and many years on Mattels, building an extensive collection and making space for it in my house, and then a better toy company came along and started it all over again with higher quality figures, I'd probably relish any chance I'd get to justify all that investment. This. Time and money spent, your personal collection, nostalgia... it all "helps" your opinion. I mean, I have no problem if the OP just said he preferred the Jakks figures... that's fine. Saying they're better though is a different thing. Take the Star Wars line... there's no way the original ('70s/'80s) figures are better than the modern (2000 on) ones, yet many collectors prefer the older figures and their collections.
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Post by Rob7274 on Jul 19, 2014 21:54:20 GMT -5
I just don't see how that opinion is possible....You so crazy!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 21:56:14 GMT -5
I just don't see how that opinion is possible....You so crazy! USO crazy, Maggle!
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Post by inkboy83 on Jul 19, 2014 22:01:00 GMT -5
Put any Jakks figure toe to toe with its Mattel counter part and 9/10 times Mattel takes it.
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Post by slappy on Jul 19, 2014 22:04:44 GMT -5
Jakks Evan Bourne scan looks more like West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin than it does Evan Bourne.
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Post by Flair Forever on Jul 19, 2014 22:14:04 GMT -5
I like your post.... and I despise everyone who trashes JAKKS figures. They were great for their time, and the Classics line is, in my opinion, the greatest line of wrestling figures ever produced. Anyone who trashes the JAKKS line clearly wasn't collecting at the time - and is only looking at it in retrospect.
But it's not a competition - many Mattel figures are great too - and the Ric Flair Defining Moments figure is a work of art.
It's not fair to compare Mattel to JAKKS, any more than it would be fair to compare JAKKS to Hasbros, and Hasbros to LJN's. I consider my self a fan of the "evolution" of wrestling toys - each new company that takes control of this line puts a new spin on it - and the "evolution" of wrestling toys has progressively gotten better over the last 30 years!
My Ric Flair shelf has figures made by Hasbro, Galoob, Toy Biz, JAKKS, and now Mattel.... and I love them all! They are all different, yet unique representations of my favorite wrestler of all time....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 22:14:49 GMT -5
Jakks Evan Bourne scan looks more like West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin than it does Evan Bourne. I just giggled like a child! That's too funny
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 19, 2014 22:18:09 GMT -5
The people who bitch and complain about scale are the same people that complained when the RA (RI) were canceled. Also a guy gives his honest opinion and is ganged up on and called a troll. What? Have people on this forum seriously never had their own opinion on something? Pathetic. Feel bad Wfigs. I dont see what that has to do with anything. Doesnt matter if it was RA, DA, BCA or TTL almost every Jakks figure was the same size. At least the RA roster was huge.
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Post by slappy on Jul 19, 2014 22:26:54 GMT -5
The people who bitch and complain about scale are the same people that complained when the RA (RI) were canceled. Also a guy gives his honest opinion and is ganged up on and called a troll. What? Have people on this forum seriously never had their own opinion on something? Pathetic. Feel bad Wfigs. I dont see what that has to do with anything. Doesnt matter if it was RA, DA, BCA or TTL almost every Jakks figure was the same size. At least the RA roster was huge. RAs started in 2003 and ended 6 years later. So when Mattel has been making figures for 6 years then they can complain about roster comparison. But then again Jakks had the license for 7 years before RAs so maybe we should give Mattel 9 more years.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 19, 2014 22:32:42 GMT -5
I dont see what that has to do with anything. Doesnt matter if it was RA, DA, BCA or TTL almost every Jakks figure was the same size. At least the RA roster was huge. RAs started in 2003 and ended 6 years later. So when Mattel has been making figures for 6 years then they can complain about roster comparison. But then again Jakks had the license for 7 years before RAs so maybe we should give Mattel 9 more years. I just didnt know what the argument between scale and wanting RA had in common? People wanted RA style because it was a continuation of the most popular style. We werent going to get scaled figures from JAKKS no matter what they made.
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Post by slappy on Jul 19, 2014 22:34:48 GMT -5
RAs started in 2003 and ended 6 years later. So when Mattel has been making figures for 6 years then they can complain about roster comparison. But then again Jakks had the license for 7 years before RAs so maybe we should give Mattel 9 more years. I just didnt know what the argument between scale and wanting RA had in common? People wanted RA style because it was a continuation of the most popular style. We werent going to get scaled figures from JAKKS no matter what they made. I wanted RA to continue when Jakks had it. I very much disliked DA figures.
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Post by slappy on Jul 19, 2014 22:42:32 GMT -5
As for roster complaints, these are the only roster members to not have figures:
Adam Rose (Debuted 2 1/2 months ago) Bo Dallas (Yeah, he had that short stint in 2013 but he just re-debuted 2 months ago) Emma (debuted 6 months ago) Lana (debuted around the Rumble but didn't really start until 3 months ago) Paige (debuted 3 months ago) Rusev (debuted at the Rumble but didn't really start until 3 months ago) Summer Rae
Stephanie McMahon Renee Young
The only ones we could probably complain about are Summer Rae, Stephanie and Renee.
There's also Lilian Garcia, Justin Roberts, Tony Chimel, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips and Scott Stanford but I doubt we get any of them.
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Post by skribbel24 on Jul 20, 2014 0:07:55 GMT -5
Mattel is better than Jakks in all aspects, except for Rey Mysterio headscans.
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