charliecore
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Post by charliecore on Jun 18, 2017 10:41:08 GMT -5
I'd like to see RSC go back to doing some logical 2-pack exclusives. Tag teams or significant rivalries.
Stone Cold/Bret Hart Survivor Series '96 LOD from SSlam '92 Rock and Roll Express NWO Savage/DDP circa WCW '97 HBK/British Bulldog One Night Only '97
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Post by ahunter8056 on Jun 18, 2017 10:44:35 GMT -5
That is not a fair comparison at all, and ludicrous at best. There is no reason why Mattel should restrict exclusives to America. I mean there are a few reasons, the biggest of which mattel is an american company...also im sure they make the vast majority of their money fromm wwe figures in america. Also a ringside exclusive isnt an american exclusive. You can buy it. You choose not to. Again, get a better job so you can afford the product, or accept going without. When i buy something from overseas i have to pay more. Why shouldnt you? WWE figures sell well internationally as well. Exclusives would sell if also made exclusive to an international store. Ringside Exclusives ARE American exclusives. They are only sold from an AMERICAN store. How is that NOT American exclusive? "Get a better job" should not be the answer, when Mattel could easily solve the problem that they created themselves. Paying more for overseas products wouldn't be an issue IF Mattel actually made them available internationally. From this interaction, I can clearly tell that civility and rationality aren't your strong suits, so I shan't waste my time talking to you any longer. Demanding that people get better jobs while ignoring a legitimate problem that has a solution is just extreme arrogance.
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Post by ZDB on Jun 18, 2017 10:48:18 GMT -5
Ringside pitches ideas and Mattel lets them know if that's an option or not. A few years ago they pitched for an elite RVD One Night Stand Exclusive but Mattel shot that down, which is a real f'ing shame (pun not intended)
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Post by cometcoil on Jun 18, 2017 10:59:17 GMT -5
Ringside pitches ideas and Mattel lets them know if that's an option or not. A few years ago they pitched for an elite RVD One Night Stand Exclusive but Mattel shot that down, which is a real f'ing shame (pun not intended) Wow. That would have been awesome
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Post by FWE on Jun 18, 2017 11:35:13 GMT -5
Ringside should (re)release the green facepainted guy as an exclusive
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Post by dixol on Jun 18, 2017 11:41:01 GMT -5
They did this with Matty Collector. It failed horribly. RSC ended buying the rest of the stock and selling them themselves. If they lowered production numbers, that would raise the price, and they would sell even less. Yeah but they picked pretty poor wrestlers for the most part The Rockers, Andre, Bundy, & the Brain Buster's are poor wrestlers?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 11:42:05 GMT -5
I'd like to see RSC go back to doing some logical 2-pack exclusives. Tag teams or significant rivalries. Stone Cold/Bret Hart Survivor Series '96 LOD from SSlam '92 Rock and Roll Express NWO Savage/DDP circa WCW '97 HBK/British Bulldog One Night Only '97 An R&R HOF 2 pack would be the holy grail of my collection....if they're painted correctly this time.
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Post by Gone. on Jun 18, 2017 11:42:08 GMT -5
We're gonna get so many jeff hardys.
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Post by classicwrestlingfan on Jun 18, 2017 11:42:37 GMT -5
I think a cool Ringseide exclusive would be a Great American Bash 2007 Dusty Rhodes with a Texas bull rope and black cowboy hat
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Jun 18, 2017 11:45:42 GMT -5
Ringside pitches ideas and Mattel lets them know if that's an option or not. A few years ago they pitched for an elite RVD One Night Stand Exclusive but Mattel shot that down, which is a real f'ing shame (pun not intended) What was their reasoning? I believe Bill said recently that they actually have Batista & RVD under contract still
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 11:46:08 GMT -5
I want a Mean Mark Callous figure personally, that could be a huge seller as a limited exclusive. I don't know that the WWE would want that out there because they might want to maintain the mystique of the Undertaker character. This is true unfortunately but I still remain hopeful.
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Post by stc13 on Jun 18, 2017 12:03:02 GMT -5
I'm sure Mattel would happy to create exclusives for any company that was willing to pay. I realize figures that don't hit mass retail are frustrating for international collectors. US retailers have been trying to use store exclusive lines (both in toys and other departments) to combat the growth of online shopping. Ringside is a has a relatively small but dedicated customer base, and obviously has been able to make money off of their exclusives with those customers.
I'm sure that if there was an international store that was interested in a store exclusive Mattel would be more than happy to partner with them. But selling and producing the figures at the scale that would make sense for both companies would be tough for international retailers in my opinion. Smyths has what, 100 stores? I think the best guess was that print run on Ringside exclusives is about 5,000 figures. That would mean be roughly 50 figures per store if Smyths had a store exclusive.
Exclusives are about making money, plain and simple. It's not about making a toy accessible to one group of collectors over another group. But for those same reasons, I don't think we should expect to see anything changing any time soon.
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Jun 18, 2017 12:08:48 GMT -5
They did this with Matty Collector. It failed horribly. RSC ended buying the rest of the stock and selling them themselves. If they lowered production numbers, that would raise the price, and they would sell even less. Yeah but they picked pretty poor wrestlers for the most part I agree, that's what ultimately hurt the line but I also think Matty Collectors wasn't a known website to go to when buying WWE figures at the time (unless your a He-man fan).
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Post by Squared² on Jun 18, 2017 12:11:14 GMT -5
Yeah but they picked pretty poor wrestlers for the most part The Rockers, Andre, Bundy, & the Brain Buster's are poor wrestlers? Yeah good point, everyone but the brain busters you'd think would sell well
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Jun 18, 2017 12:11:51 GMT -5
Ringside pitches ideas and Mattel lets them know if that's an option or not. A few years ago they pitched for an elite RVD One Night Stand Exclusive but Mattel shot that down, which is a real f'ing shame (pun not intended) Damn Mattel/Bill! You mean to tell me that was an option at one point smh
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Post by Truth HuRts on Jun 18, 2017 12:36:15 GMT -5
I'm sure Mattel would happy to create exclusives for any company that was willing to pay. I realize figures that don't hit mass retail are frustrating for international collectors. US retailers have been trying to use store exclusive lines (both in toys and other departments) to combat the growth of online shopping. Ringside is a has a relatively small but dedicated customer base, and obviously has been able to make money off of their exclusives with those customers. I'm sure that if there was an international store that was interested in a store exclusive Mattel would be more than happy to partner with them. But selling and producing the figures at the scale that would make sense for both companies would be tough for international retailers in my opinion. Smyths has what, 100 stores? I think the best guess was that print run on Ringside exclusives is about 5,000 figures. That would mean be roughly 50 figures per store if Smyths had a store exclusive. Exclusives are about making money, plain and simple. It's not about making a toy accessible to one group of collectors over another group. But for those same reasons, I don't think we should expect to see anything changing any time soon. I totally understand that point, if they were looking at making them available at retail. However, there are other options that could be explored. They could make it available online-only at Smyths, or WWE Euroshop. Wrestling Shop is an example of an online wrestling store that imports the Target exclusives and sells them for extortionate amounts. If Mattel were to supply a certain amount of Ringside Exclusives directly to them to sell, perhaps that would be a viable option? Those are just a couple of options, but I'm sure there are even more. I don't know why people moan about shipping and custom charges, if you want something bad enough just buy it pay all customs shipping etc. I'm from the UK I buy lots of stuff from wwe shop and get hit with a custom charge a lot but I don't moan I don't understand why people moan about it If paying for international shipping isn't at all an issue for you, especially on a regular basis as you claim, then you clearly must have a lot of money. It is most definitely something worth being concerned about. I don't have that much money tbh
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Jun 18, 2017 13:20:36 GMT -5
I'm sure Mattel would happy to create exclusives for any company that was willing to pay. I realize figures that don't hit mass retail are frustrating for international collectors. US retailers have been trying to use store exclusive lines (both in toys and other departments) to combat the growth of online shopping. Ringside is a has a relatively small but dedicated customer base, and obviously has been able to make money off of their exclusives with those customers. I'm sure that if there was an international store that was interested in a store exclusive Mattel would be more than happy to partner with them. But selling and producing the figures at the scale that would make sense for both companies would be tough for international retailers in my opinion. Smyths has what, 100 stores? I think the best guess was that print run on Ringside exclusives is about 5,000 figures. That would mean be roughly 50 figures per store if Smyths had a store exclusive. Exclusives are about making money, plain and simple. It's not about making a toy accessible to one group of collectors over another group. But for those same reasons, I don't think we should expect to see anything changing any time soon. I totally understand that point, if they were looking at making them available at retail. However, there are other options that could be explored. They could make it available online-only at Smyths, or WWE Euroshop. Wrestling Shop is an example of an online wrestling store that imports the Target exclusives and sells them for extortionate amounts. If Mattel were to supply a certain amount of Ringside Exclusives directly to them to sell, perhaps that would be a viable option? Those are just a couple of options, but I'm sure there are even more. I don't know why people moan about shipping and custom charges, if you want something bad enough just buy it pay all customs shipping etc. I'm from the UK I buy lots of stuff from wwe shop and get hit with a custom charge a lot but I don't moan I don't understand why people moan about it If paying for international shipping isn't at all an issue for you, especially on a regular basis as you claim, then you clearly must have a lot of money. It is most definitely something worth being concerned about. Why would Ringside allow that? In addition to cutting in on their business, it violates the exclusiveness of their figure.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Jun 18, 2017 14:04:22 GMT -5
I dont agree with the small minded ideology of "get a better job" but you cant say RSE are American Exclusives if you absolutely can get them in other countries. The problem is the shipping & customs fees which Ringside has no control over. Essentially what you're asking is for Ringside or another company to foot the bill for it and that's simply not going to happen without a mark up...thus you'd still be paying more money for them. When I say "American exclusive", I mean that they're only available to order coming from America. As I'm sure others would be, I'd be perfectly content with a slight mark-up, as long as it was still cheaper than the combination of international shipping from Ringside and customs fees. I totally understand that point, if they were looking at making them available at retail. However, there are other options that could be explored. They could make it available online-only at Smyths, or WWE Euroshop. Wrestling Shop is an example of an online wrestling store that imports the Target exclusives and sells them for extortionate amounts. If Mattel were to supply a certain amount of Ringside Exclusives directly to them to sell, perhaps that would be a viable option? Those are just a couple of options, but I'm sure there are even more. If paying for international shipping isn't at all an issue for you, especially on a regular basis as you claim, then you clearly must have a lot of money. It is most definitely something worth being concerned about. Why would Ringside allow that? In addition to cutting in on their business, it violates the exclusiveness of their figure. While I am not an expert in these matters (and I'm perfectly happy to have it explained to me why I am wrong, in a polite manner), I'm sure Mattel ultimately has more power and control than Ringside. I'm sure they'd be able to work out a deal where the two parties commission the product, and then Ringside distribute them for American buyers, and a hypothetical second online store distribute them for European buyers. They would still be exclusive to Ringside in America, while they would also be exclusive to the European store in Europe.
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Jun 18, 2017 14:09:33 GMT -5
Id like ferraris to be most cost friendly so i could have a few...but they arent, so i dont. If you cant afford it, get a better job, or go without. Sorry not sorry. That is not a fair comparison at all, and ludicrous at best. There is no reason why Mattel should restrict exclusives to America. Despite complaints about shipping costs, Ringside Exclusives are not restricted to America.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Jun 18, 2017 14:10:42 GMT -5
That is not a fair comparison at all, and ludicrous at best. There is no reason why Mattel should restrict exclusives to America. Despite complaints about shipping costs, Ringside Exclusives are not restricted to America. They're restricted to only coming from America, which is where the mandatory international shipping and customs fees come into play.
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