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Post by Chip on Sept 30, 2015 17:11:14 GMT -5
if this is true this might mark the end of me collecting every "Elite"....and I'll actually stop at not getting the new DM Undertaker
$25 re-releases are stupid. Both Warrior and Undertaker have had a hundred different looks & outfits that could have fit a "Defining Moments" figure....how is it easier to re-release a figure instead of just giving it new details/colors?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:23:35 GMT -5
If this is true what a crock of crap. I don't expect to pay a mortgage with my collection one day but it's pretty crapty that my collection is becoming worthless because Mattel feels like re releasing things. Here here! Well said that man! Why Mattel feels it ok to devalue a collection they had us invest in is an outrage imo
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:24:25 GMT -5
Perfect time to just repaint elite 19 HBK in ss95 attire with IC title and a tall ladder. Best idea I've heard all week. I would love it. And I am totally fine with re releasing figures for people who missed them and can't afford scalper prices. Just because the price drops now doesn't mean it's a worthless collection my friends. In 10 years when these figures are no longer being mass produced if you really want to flip your collection, I'm pretty sure they will more than hold up in value and probably increase. But that's neither here nor there. In fairness to all involved- it would be cool if they could release 2 figures per wave- 1 new and 1 limited run re-release. Something like that would serve more masters- but of course that would create an entirely different budget circumstance and might be a hard bill to sell. What is this "scalper prices" nonsense? Scalper refers to someone who goes in a store and buys every one of the short packed figure to flip for a profit, it does not refer to someone selling a single figure. It's the second worst used term, coming close to the word rare on eBay
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Post by bdzman26 on Sept 30, 2015 17:29:10 GMT -5
Did they say definitively no title? We never saw it in the box, how could they not include the title?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:29:59 GMT -5
Did they say definitively no title? We never saw it in the box, how could they not include the title? I can't be the only one...
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Sept 30, 2015 17:31:57 GMT -5
If this is true what a crock of crap. I don't expect to pay a mortgage with my collection one day but it's pretty crapty that my collection is becoming worthless because Mattel feels like re releasing things. Here here! Well said that man! Why Mattel feels it ok to devalue a collection they had us invest in is an outrage imo But they would rather sell cases of figures to stores than worry about "devaluing" our collections. Mattel sees a demand and can supply it. Im sure Bill and Co. get paid a salary and dont worry about the price of an action figure they mass produced. I value my collection. That is all that matters
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:33:33 GMT -5
Eh, that's okay. An HBK rerelease would've been better with all the 2010 Undertakers we've got coming. I hope they at least change the headsculpt to the Elite 26 Warrior and pose him in the package reenacting that part in the match where he talks to his hands. Or maybe they'll go another way and give us WM6 post match Warrior without facepaint and two vac metal titles and a ring cart(in my dreams), that would be cool. Ew, what's a ring cart? "Vince, I'm running to the ring"
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Post by 💯ULTIMATE💯 on Sept 30, 2015 17:39:38 GMT -5
Eh, that's okay. An HBK rerelease would've been better with all the 2010 Undertakers we've got coming. I hope they at least change the headsculpt to the Elite 26 Warrior and pose him in the package reenacting that part in the match where he talks to his hands. Or maybe they'll go another way and give us WM6 post match Warrior without facepaint and two vac metal titles and a ring cart(in my dreams), that would be cool. Ew, what's a ring cart? "Vince, I'm running to the ring" Lol I see you also watched his documentary lol
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:45:47 GMT -5
Ew, what's a ring cart? "Vince, I'm running to the ring" Lol I see you also watched his documentary lol Yeah, he was talking about WM6 but hey lol
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:46:20 GMT -5
i just spoke to bill he said "bye guys"
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Post by mikey1974 on Sept 30, 2015 17:48:48 GMT -5
I don't understand this. they couldn't bump Sting up instead?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 17:59:35 GMT -5
I don't understand this. they couldn't bump Sting up instead? Not if they felt they couldn't have it ready in time, hence the rerelease
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 18:03:01 GMT -5
Best idea I've heard all week. I would love it. And I am totally fine with re releasing figures for people who missed them and can't afford scalper prices. Just because the price drops now doesn't mean it's a worthless collection my friends. In 10 years when these figures are no longer being mass produced if you really want to flip your collection, I'm pretty sure they will more than hold up in value and probably increase. But that's neither here nor there. In fairness to all involved- it would be cool if they could release 2 figures per wave- 1 new and 1 limited run re-release. Something like that would serve more masters- but of course that would create an entirely different budget circumstance and might be a hard bill to sell. What is this "scalper prices" nonsense? Scalper refers to someone who goes in a store and buys every one of the short packed figure to flip for a profit, it does not refer to someone selling a single figure. It's the second worst used term, coming close to the word rare on eBay So true, everyone talks about 'scalper prices' on ebay... Does that mean that rare figures like e 12 Kane should be sold for $20?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 19:16:45 GMT -5
Best idea I've heard all week. I would love it. And I am totally fine with re releasing figures for people who missed them and can't afford scalper prices. Just because the price drops now doesn't mean it's a worthless collection my friends. In 10 years when these figures are no longer being mass produced if you really want to flip your collection, I'm pretty sure they will more than hold up in value and probably increase. But that's neither here nor there. In fairness to all involved- it would be cool if they could release 2 figures per wave- 1 new and 1 limited run re-release. Something like that would serve more masters- but of course that would create an entirely different budget circumstance and might be a hard bill to sell. What is this "scalper prices" nonsense? Scalper refers to someone who goes in a store and buys every one of the short packed figure to flip for a profit, it does not refer to someone selling a single figure. It's the second worst used term, coming close to the word rare on eBay First of all, he said "scalper prices" not that they were being sold by scalpers. There is subtle difference there. Anyway, a scalper by definition is "someone who sells a commodity at a large OR quick profit." The "profit" is the key word here. So if you pay retail for something and then turn around and sell it for twice the price or more, that makes you a scalper. There is no set number you have to buy. All you need to do is pay retail for a product and then attempt to sell it at a major markup, hence you making a profit and not simply recouping your losses. There have been court cases where judges have ruled that a "reasonable yet small" increase is acceptable for your "time and effort," but X2 or X4 increase isn't usually considered such. With that said, do I blame the scalpers? No way. If people pay that price for it then why not sell it? It's not against the law in most cases, and it gives some people a chance to buy a figure. But those who sell at a tremendous markup are scalpers by definition. If people don't like being called scalpers because of the connotations associated with it, then that's too bad for them. But that's what they are, by definition.
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Post by ARUN on Sept 30, 2015 19:32:57 GMT -5
I'm okay if it's Warrior, but it should be a repaint of one of his 100000 attires. I agree. My problem isn't that it's a warrior figure. It's more that it's a simple rerelease.
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Sept 30, 2015 19:50:39 GMT -5
I hope it's not true, it would be a waste. On other terms I hate it when people try to sell off a figure that's not hard to find for retail prices without accessories and then try to charge another 6 dollars for the accessory.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Sept 30, 2015 20:32:24 GMT -5
I missed it the first time, so I'd get it for sure.
Maybe they can use a different head sculpt to make it a little different.
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Post by SporeSpam on Sept 30, 2015 20:44:28 GMT -5
People complain too much. If you don't like the fact that they may re-release this fig, then don't ing buy it. Simple as that.
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Post by knupmc on Sept 30, 2015 21:18:52 GMT -5
People complain too much. If you don't like the fact that they may re-release this fig, then don't ing buy it. Simple as that. That's exactly the problem. We want to buy the defining moment figures. It's just a shame knowing that we might get a re release instead of a fig we've been asking for forever.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 21:22:45 GMT -5
You guys remember when everyone was guessing the 4th dm and it was "confirmed" it was dm warrior, then it was "confirmed" it was the rerelease of the original DM Taker....
Annnnnnnnnnd... Then it wasn't....
My money is on sting moving up... But you know who hasn't been a DM yet, but holds major second market value right now? .... E12 Kane and E17 Nash. I'd accept either of those as a quick filler simply because they are new to the DM line. I don't want repeats of characters in the DM line... AT ALL
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