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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 2:14:26 GMT -5
I hope not. I hope the sought after figures stay sought after, re releasing them would suck And people need to learn what a scalper is, it's the most annoying overused tag on this board. If people pay $100 for a figure you'd have to be pretty simple if you sold one at retail price
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 2:15:14 GMT -5
They should rub the paint off Warrior so much that the figure ceases to exist and they just don't make another one. That's just down right despicable!! It wasn't just me thinking that then Thankfully that'll never happen
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 2:18:54 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind seeing a re release of e12 kane,elite booker and elite Nash! scalpers are killing me... This won't happen^ Bill said they won't be straight up re-releases, they'll be tweaked like the recent DDP elite.
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Post by The Gang on Sept 2, 2015 2:35:07 GMT -5
Because you missed a figure and don't want to pay the current value to get it is no reason for Mattel to re-release it, they make so few legends figs as it is, please don't take up spots re-making the same figures!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 2:38:38 GMT -5
Because you missed a figure and don't want to pay the current value to get it is no reason for Mattel to re-release it, they make so few legends figs as it is, please don't take up spots re-making the same figures! Perfectly put
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Post by preacher on Sept 2, 2015 7:34:57 GMT -5
Because you missed a figure and don't want to pay the current value to get it is no reason for Mattel to re-release it, they make so few legends figs as it is, please don't take up spots re-making the same figures! Perfectly put
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Post by preacher on Sept 2, 2015 7:36:26 GMT -5
Of they can remake countless,cenas,ortons,lesners,and Bryan's I'm sure rereleasing a few of the more difficult figs to get shouldn't be a problem.
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Sept 2, 2015 8:01:27 GMT -5
I'd say yes to repaint especially if they're a different look/attire for that character, and to an extent, Mattel's been doing this already. WM 31 Heritage Kane is a repaint of E12 Kane or SDCC Ministry Undertaker rereleased as a DM (With pupils and different paint.) They could do another Diesel with a silver/black top instead of white, maybe not a repaint but an Attitude Era Bossman or One Man Gang instead of Akeem, do one of Dusty's NWA attires if not a flashback referencing his feud with Bossman (Have him come with a nightstick and hat and maybe a tye-dye top) like they did Earthquake including Damien referencing his feud with Jake the Snake, etc. I even had hopes for a barefoot Snuka, but given the recent news, he may go the way of a Hollywood Hogan.
But to answer your question, yes Mattel's done this before and they'll continue to since it's a good way to save money and giving people another chance to get that character without paying an arm and a leg on eBay from scalpers/hardcore collectors. Everyone wins.
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 2, 2015 8:39:09 GMT -5
There are guys I want more figures of, but nothing I want to see completely re-released. The Undertaker is fine because of the circumstances of that spot in the DMs lineup and the way it was released originally but I do think if we see another version of, say, E13 Edge he should be in his WM17 attire, another E16 Nash should be in black, another L6 Warrior should just be a 98 HH Warrior instead.
Too many attires we still need to be doing straight re-releases of figures. Also, having to pay high prices for figures that were limited and are now in high demand isn't scalping. They call that basic economics. Not sure why anyone thinks the secondary market for WWE toys should be special just for them. Mattel doing repaints of popular figures works twofold by both preserving the rarity of the original release and getting collectors who just want wrestler______________ in their collection that figure. That should be a happy solution to everyone's problems. If you want a specific attire you missed, save your money and go buy it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 8:40:13 GMT -5
I hope so, to defeat the scalpers and Mattel should re-release. We should collect for love, not worth. Imo, Mattel MUST re-release. I am okay if they want to add new Head Sculpt, double jointed elbows, ball disc joints, real cloth accessories also. I couldn't disagree more. To me a scalper isn't someone who sells a figure years after the fact when it goes up in value. Scalpers to me are people who find a fig at retail, buy multiples of the popular ones and then Off load on the bay for inflated prices. And honestly more power to them, they are not doing anything wrong or braking any laws. Hell RSC sell at inflated prices because they are almost always first to market.... Are they scalpers? Don't you dare put RSC and scalping under the same breath! - is what I would say if I was one of several RSC fan bots that troll the forums. You guys knows exactly who you are.
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Post by JNH2248 on Sept 2, 2015 8:45:01 GMT -5
There are guys I want more figures of, but nothing I want to see completely re-released. The Undertaker is fine because of the circumstances of that spot in the DMs lineup and the way it was released originally but I do think if we see another version of, say, E13 Edge he should be in his WM17 attire, another E16 Nash should be in black, another L6 Warrior should just be a 98 HH Warrior instead. Too many attires we still need to be doing straight re-releases of figures. Also, having to pay high prices for figures that were limited and are now in high demand isn't scalping. They call that basic economics. Not sure why anyone thinks the secondary market for WWE toys should be special just for them. Mattel doing repaints of popular figures works twofold by both preserving the rarity of the original release and getting collectors who just want wrestler______________ in their collection that figure. That should be a happy solution to everyone's problems. If you want a specific attire you missed, save your money and go buy it. Exactly what I do, it's not fun to take those big hits on a figure but obviously I don't mind spending the money if I continue to do it...
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Post by Old School Collector on Sept 2, 2015 8:52:17 GMT -5
E12 Kane, is the only re-release I'd want/need, but as a collector and understanding that I was late to the game, it goes for a lot and if I decide that I want it bad enough, guess what ... I'll buy it. I'd be pissed if I had the original one MOC and Mattel just went and straight up put it back out again.
I HATE re-releases... I mean there are a lot of people that pay good money on the secondary market for figures that they, for all intent and purposes, believe will never be made again ... ONLY to literally waste all of that money because the company decides to put the exact same thing back out ... nah, that's total BS !
I'm all for repaints, or different eras of the same name, but not a straight up paint app re-release, because that defeats the point of "Collecting".
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 8:56:17 GMT -5
I could see re-releases put out in similar fashion as TWD figures. Maybe the Walgreens exclusives will be re-releases. I could see all Legend series figures as fair game and most Flashbacks. Mattel does see the second hand prices and you guys would be foolish to think that that wouldn't re-release a figure if it made sense. However, I don't see Mattel making straight copies like DDP often. That would get old really fast. Minor enhancements like eyes in the upcoming Undertaker DM compared to SDCC Undertaker. Also, with Heritage figures and Past/Present Battle Packs, it's not hard to see Mattel cashing in on things we would want. IE and elite 12 Kane in basic form packaged with Paul Barer. Or elite 12 Kane in basic form as part of the BAF set. Mattel will always find a way to recycle and off set production cost.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Sept 2, 2015 8:57:04 GMT -5
Debut Kane is the only acceptable rerelease, and even then there's an alternate version with 2 sleeves.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 9:14:24 GMT -5
Bill already said in a SDCC interview, they'll just be slightly different. Yes,with the DM they added pupils to his eyes. and the attire is a different color.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 9:59:14 GMT -5
They re-release basics like it's going out if style
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 2, 2015 10:11:06 GMT -5
I want a Dusty Rhodes and E16 Nash
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Post by UltimateCollector78 on Sept 2, 2015 12:50:12 GMT -5
Mattel started on the right path with rereleasing figures with new paint and accessories Vader, Sgt. Slaughter, Andre, Trish,… most were fine additions to the line and my collection. However someone at Mattel decided to give the word go almost full on rereleases with some figures DDP, DM Undertaker. This is most likely due to cost cutting being a major initiative in the majority of major company's for 2015 and 2016, as the majority of the world's economies has seen better days. What better way for toy companies to save some $ here and there than just straight up rereleases, as they are reducing their design and development overheads by a great deal. For any business time spent on developing new projects is money spent, it takes a lot less time to just copy, paste and print.
Unfortunately this trend of MDT rereleasing Legends/Flashback figures with barely any difference to the previous release will most likely continuo to be sprinkled out through out the line. just not for Jimmy Snuka.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 13:20:32 GMT -5
E12 Kane, I think the closest "re release" should be double sleeve. The WM elite is the perfect release but E12 is still highly sought after.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 13:36:04 GMT -5
I'd be up for some re-releases but they'd just need to make sure they don't take up a lot of space in the series. Maybe they could do them as different attires. It's definitely a cool idea.
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