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Post by mcfclee on Oct 12, 2017 7:34:03 GMT -5
What a silly rant. I've insulted nobody, the comments suggest kids buy current guys so that's who they make, hence my comment kids can buy them each set and I can have my one flashback. Nothing condescending what so ever unless you want it to be. I also didn't complain all that much just stated it the fact that if they keep guys I want coming I'll keep buying. It's easy to lose touch if you aren't hunting anything. None of that is controversial. Maybe have another read and relax mate. And this. You ask and you get an answer. Then you dismiss it as silly and tell someone to relax. Flashback collectors will never be satisfied with the answer they get, yet they keep looking for one. I honestly wish they would cut them all togethet just so the pissing and moaning would vanish with all the flashback people. You actually got salty about me saying kids buy cena and reigns as though I said your kid buys cena and reigns. That's silly indeed.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Oct 12, 2017 7:44:32 GMT -5
Well this thread is gonna go downhill. Don’t you people know you can’t express your opinions in 2017? If someone doesn’t agree with you it’ll be constant fighting. Remember when someone could have an opinion and if someone didn’t like it they just moved on? Crazy concept right? The fact is, on this board, in the last year or so people who don’t collect flashbacks spew nothing but hate towards flashback collectors/flashback figures. Better off starting an Instagram page. At least there you can communicate with people who have similar interests without haters constantly chiming in.
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Post by poindizzle on Oct 12, 2017 7:54:13 GMT -5
I'm not gonna say that the ship is sinking or the sky is falling or anything like that, but damn, the basic sets have been a little weird for a while and battlepacks a little more boring than usual this year.
Every time I see a Rock figure (realizing this is purely anectdote) they don't seem to sell very well at all and he isn't on TV nor actually wrestling. If he sold, great, but there's something like four different versions all warming the shelves hard around here and I wonder whose updated figure gets pushed away because of this? And Dolph Ziggler...once upon a time I loved him, now I'm just so tired of him in so many sets. There's a couch with his faceprint in it somewhere.
Overall, still happy with the line, but this does have to be the year with the most bland basics.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Oct 12, 2017 7:58:17 GMT -5
Well this thread is gonna go downhill. Don’t you people know you can’t express your opinions in 2017? If someone doesn’t agree with you it’ll be constant fighting. Remember when someone could have an opinion and if someone didn’t like it they just moved on? Crazy concept right? The fact is, on this board, in the last year or so people who don’t collect flashbacks spew nothing but hate towards flashback collectors/flashback figures. Better off starting an Instagram page. At least there you can communicate with people who have similar interests without haters constantly chiming in. Agreed.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 12, 2017 8:27:50 GMT -5
Will it be interesting? Yes. Will I be buying more upcoming figures? Depends on how many Flashbacks and divas are upcoming.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Oct 12, 2017 9:20:29 GMT -5
I'm hoping to see the following:
WCW Goldberg (Defining Moments/Entrance Greats) I'm assuming the Defining Moments line is dead Flashback Kurt Angle (bald) Flashback & Current Hardy's Dude Love (HOF 6?) A New Flashback Shawn Michaels
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Post by newgenandy on Oct 12, 2017 9:44:52 GMT -5
Well this thread is gonna go downhill. Don’t you people know you can’t express your opinions in 2017? If someone doesn’t agree with you it’ll be constant fighting. Remember when someone could have an opinion and if someone didn’t like it they just moved on? Crazy concept right? The fact is, on this board, in the last year or so people who don’t collect flashbacks spew nothing but hate towards flashback collectors/flashback figures. Better off starting an Instagram page. At least there you can communicate with people who have similar interests without haters constantly chiming in. An opinion is fine but when it's mentioned time and time and time and time again it becomes a droning moan akin to the noise of a drillhammer.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 9:48:28 GMT -5
Mattel doesn't care about flashback collectors anymore. It's one thing to cut way back on them, but another to keep us hanging here with no info about where we go from here. It's a big turn-off. They don’t care because people weren’t buying them. You want something to stick around? Cast a vote with you money
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Oct 12, 2017 10:04:21 GMT -5
To be honest, I'm losing interest in this line. It's much more than the lineups, it's the lack of new molds, incorrect part choices, qc issues that keep me from buying figures I was originally going to buy. I will say this, I've downsized my collecting habits to just guys from WCW and WWF as well as a few modern guys. However my main concern is for WCW flashbacks... out of all the lineups, we don't have a jeans DDP, a ponytail Luger,a lion heart Jericho, Kidman etc.. these are guys they could make to be honest. I'm glad we're getting the wolfpac Macho, but why couldn't we get this figure as a fb or something else? The demand was there. The fact that we have to wait for a WCW Goldberg sucks, I'm just hoping it's worth the wait and has a new torso at the very least. This year I'll be saving a lot of money, not interested in nxt, or a lot of the current roster.
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Post by erikg on Oct 12, 2017 10:37:48 GMT -5
There are more people on the WWE roster now than ever. Mattel is making more current day guys because if they don't then most of the roster will go without figures. And don't give me the "Mattel doesn't care about flashback collectors" bullcrap. EG Kurt Angle, Mean Gene, Macho Man, Ken Shamrock, D Lo Brown, Stone Cold, Scotty 2 Hotty, Batista, Brutus Beefcake... Those are all flashbacks that have been recently released or are getting new figures. People are upset about the 2018 leaks, not those guys. The leaks have hardly any flashbacks.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Oct 12, 2017 11:45:40 GMT -5
Mattel doesn't care about flashback collectors anymore. It's one thing to cut way back on them, but another to keep us hanging here with no info about where we go from here. It's a big turn-off. They don’t care because people weren’t buying them. You want something to stick around? Cast a vote with you money Thanks for the lesson bro
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Post by MWFD on Oct 12, 2017 12:19:06 GMT -5
As a collector of legends only, I haven't placed a pre-order on RSC for months. Considering that each elite series used to have at least one flashback, I pretty much pre-ordered at least one figure (sometimes 2) every 6 weeks for several years. There were some elite series that didn't have any characters from the time period I collect (WWF 1988 - 1998) but usually the next series that came along would. You'd think I would be disappointed that there hasn't been anything that's interested me since Elite 52 Ken Shamrock, but a break has actually been nice. I did pre-order Virgil thru TRU, but it had become a habit to just automatically pre-order figures on RSC and my collection was growing to the point where I had to start removing figures from my display (which holds about 100 figures). The break has allowed me to appreciate my collection and it's curbed the bad habit of just buying figures to buy them, regardless of whether or not I really wanted them, especially enough to pay the upcharge on the pre-order.
All this to say that that I don't think there is "pressure" on Mattel to have a great Ringside Fest. All things being equal, yeah sure, Mattel wants their fans to be impressed, but they've already got their 2017 and most of 2018 lineup planned and some criticism from the vocal minority is unlikely to stop them. I, for one, am glad I haven't been spending as much money on Mattel or RSC so if they continue the slow pace of Legends, it's fine with me. Five years ago, I probably wouldn't have liked it so much but in 2017, I've already got 95% of the superstars I wished for anyway. Only ones I'm still holding out hope for are '96 Ahmed Johnson, '95 Bob Backlund, and a '94 Owen would be nice.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 12:20:53 GMT -5
They don’t care because people weren’t buying them. You want something to stick around? Cast a vote with you money Thanks for the lesson bro You’re welcome!
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Post by MWFD on Oct 12, 2017 12:24:10 GMT -5
The amount of whinging "Gimme Flashbacks or I riot" threads on this board is beyond stupid. Love the use of 'whinging'. To quote The Hound, "Your lips are moving and you're complaining about something. That's whinging."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 16:11:02 GMT -5
I need some flashbacks with consistancy... If we even got a hof series every 3 months i would be happy. The next 6 months looks pretty bleak at the moment
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Post by kennyw86 on Oct 12, 2017 16:56:50 GMT -5
And this. You ask and you get an answer. Then you dismiss it as silly and tell someone to relax. Flashback collectors will never be satisfied with the answer they get, yet they keep looking for one. I honestly wish they would cut them all togethet just so the pissing and moaning would vanish with all the flashback people. You actually got salty about me saying kids buy cena and reigns as though I said your kid buys cena and reigns. That's silly indeed. I didnt get salty about anything, since im not the one that originally responded. But i understand reading is hard and you may not have had time to learn between bitching about not enough flashbacks.
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Post by mcfclee on Oct 12, 2017 17:28:46 GMT -5
You actually got salty about me saying kids buy cena and reigns as though I said your kid buys cena and reigns. That's silly indeed. I didnt get salty about anything, since im not the one that originally responded. But i understand reading is hard and you may not have had time to learn between bitching about not enough flashbacks. Point me to some bitching pal.
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Post by CampCornette on Oct 12, 2017 19:20:58 GMT -5
NXT being taped has nothing to do with a limited following. Its a developmental brand, and all tv wrestling was taped until 1993 wasnt it? He makes them because theres a demand There was no internet in 1993, kinda changes the fate of a taped show when you can read what happens
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Post by kennyw86 on Oct 12, 2017 22:33:33 GMT -5
I didnt get salty about anything, since im not the one that originally responded. But i understand reading is hard and you may not have had time to learn between bitching about not enough flashbacks. Point me to some bitching pal. OPs entire first post.
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Post by mcfclee on Oct 12, 2017 22:48:48 GMT -5
Point me to some bitching pal. OPs entire first post. I'm not the OP but I understand you may not have had time to read that between your bitching about me.
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