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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 14, 2019 11:06:15 GMT -5
why don't you just put him in a single basic wave.. I mean this isn't rocket science . Take out a stupid Roman, Braun, AJ and put a Monson in its place. Heenan is not needed those are easily obtainable now on the sec. market. Im so sick of these lines being canceled. And then we never see these figures again. Lets hope you can change the narrative soon. Monsoon is an elite not a basic Wasn't he going to be in a Basic Battle Pack?
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Post by zachp49 on Jun 14, 2019 11:08:04 GMT -5
Maybe 2 years from now...monsoon will be a target online exclusive.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 14, 2019 11:08:18 GMT -5
Would you all rather we see no protos ever at this shows? S**t happens. The only one I would be concerned with is Wendi Richter and even Bill said he hopes to find a place for her, and that they went with Sherri first to test the waters. Like we really aren’t gonna get a Naomi figure at some point? Walgreens wanted exclusives Mattel gave them exclusives and they can’t support them. If another retailer came to Mattel tomorrow and wanted an exclusive they would give them to them. I think we'd all be in agreement that we'd rather see nothing than a bunch of stuff we will never get.
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Post by 2sweeeeet on Jun 14, 2019 11:09:20 GMT -5
Monsoon is an elite not a basic Wasn't he going to be in a Basic Battle Pack? Yes, but since he is an Elite, he will probably be a released as a standalone Elite. They did something similar with a HHH and Daniel Bryan BP where HHH was an Elite.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 14, 2019 11:12:56 GMT -5
Maybe 2 years from now...monsoon will be a target online exclusive. 2 or 3
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Post by FUSamBaker on Jun 14, 2019 11:15:17 GMT -5
I hope none of us are stupid enough to think anything Mattel has shown or will show at upcoming Cons will be released. This is just getting ridiculous! If they know that things are getting cut left and right THEN STOP SHOWING PROTOS AT SHOWS! It’s a slap in the face to us and it’s embarrassing to them. I say they just present what is coming out and that’s it. Tbh I’m about done collecting. Naomi, Wendi, Nattie, Gorilla, Superstar Dolls...all cut but yet we still have the Zombies and Slammers 😂 I really hope the WWE division of Mattel has a analysis group going over wtf is happening at retail. There should be no reason Target isn’t carrying their own d*mn exclusives, There’s no reason Walmart should have three figures on the pegs for a month, Walgreens shouldn’t even be carrying exclusives...they need our thoughts and prayers lol. Btw...Elite Squad sucks. This is about where I'm at with it. Wendi Richter, Paul Ellering, and Gorilla Monsoon were the last three Mattel WWE figures I've been really excited for, and I'm learning not to get my hopes up until it actually makes it to shelves. I haven't seen the NXT Elites in Target since the Rusev wave. At this point, I've given up hunting in stores, because all I ever see are Finn Balor and Braun Strowman Elites and a scant few basics. Same! My Target has been sitting on Gulak and the second NXT Elites since April. It’s BS! And to the person who said “would you rather we not see protos?” YES! I’d rather we not. If Mattel can’t guarantee a figure will be out within this year then no I don’t want to see a proto. I know stuff happens but Richter being canceled days after she was shown was bs. They clearly knew they had no idea wtf was happening with it. They know B100 is coming, E70 is coming. Show those. Show what is already 100% coming. That’s all I need. I don’t have any cares for digital renders or protos for figures that don’t have a guaranteed spot. If that means we see two lines and that’s it, that’s fine. We don’t need to see six months ahead of time. They can keep those, I’m good.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 14, 2019 11:22:22 GMT -5
I hope none of us are stupid enough to think anything Mattel has shown or will show at upcoming Cons will be released. This is just getting ridiculous! If they know that things are getting cut left and right THEN STOP SHOWING PROTOS AT SHOWS! It’s a slap in the face to us and it’s embarrassing to them. I say they just present what is coming out and that’s it. Tbh I’m about done collecting. Naomi, Wendi, Nattie, Gorilla, Superstar Dolls...all cut but yet we still have the Zombies and Slammers 😂 I really hope the WWE division of Mattel has a analysis group going over wtf is happening at retail. There should be no reason Target isn’t carrying their own d*mn exclusives, There’s no reason Walmart should have three figures on the pegs for a month, Walgreens shouldn’t even be carrying exclusives...they need our thoughts and prayers lol. Btw...Elite Squad sucks. As much as I agree with you, I'll tell you what everyone was whining at me when I asked why Mattel made the same figures every time. They are targeting kids. That's everyones "excuse" for Mattel to make that AJ Styles Top Picks that sits on the pegs for 2 months. Not that I really buy any of that crap at all, though. Collectors are the WWE line's biggest source of income imo.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 14, 2019 11:25:56 GMT -5
That sucks. Heenan/Monsoon is one of the few battle packs I've been looking forward to lately. Same here. The ONLY one, actually.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Jun 14, 2019 11:30:00 GMT -5
Good thing we have trusty Jakks heads to make customs of figures Mattel cant seem to get in stores. But hey, let's make another Seth Rollins to peg warm. I had bought a Jakks CS Monsoon about a week before the Mattel fig was shown. I popped the head and jacket on a broken Mattel COO HHH body and liked it so much, it would have served as my official fig if the Mattel version didn't suit me. Never being released I would certainly consider not suiting me lol
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Post by Nev Jones on Jun 14, 2019 11:30:02 GMT -5
More cancelled product? Not good. For anyone.
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Post by MR._SOCKO on Jun 14, 2019 11:31:07 GMT -5
Collectors are the WWE line's biggest source of income imo. HA! I feel like you are grossly exaggerating how many figures are bought by hard core collectors versus how many are casually bought for a kid.
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Post by FUSamBaker on Jun 14, 2019 11:32:14 GMT -5
I hope none of us are stupid enough to think anything Mattel has shown or will show at upcoming Cons will be released. This is just getting ridiculous! If they know that things are getting cut left and right THEN STOP SHOWING PROTOS AT SHOWS! It’s a slap in the face to us and it’s embarrassing to them. I say they just present what is coming out and that’s it. Tbh I’m about done collecting. Naomi, Wendi, Nattie, Gorilla, Superstar Dolls...all cut but yet we still have the Zombies and Slammers 😂 I really hope the WWE division of Mattel has a analysis group going over wtf is happening at retail. There should be no reason Target isn’t carrying their own d*mn exclusives, There’s no reason Walmart should have three figures on the pegs for a month, Walgreens shouldn’t even be carrying exclusives...they need our thoughts and prayers lol. Btw...Elite Squad sucks. As much as I agree with you, I'll tell you what everyone was whining at me when I asked why Mattel made the same figures every time. They are targeting kids. That's everyones "excuse" for Mattel to make that AJ Styles Top Picks that sits on the pegs for 2 months. Not that I really buy any of that crap at all, though. Collectors are the WWE line's biggest source of income imo. Those Top Picks warm hard. Kids don’t even want a thousand AJ Styles Lol. Honestly maybe Mattel should do a survey. I think, obviously from this forum, there is a HUGE demographic of older collectors. Maybe they should look into doing figures like Monsoon as online only. It may be about time to just put Elites online and Basic in store. How many kids under 10 are really running to the store for Monsoon or even Liv Morgan for that fact? Kids lose Elite accessories anyway 😂
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Post by Row on Jun 14, 2019 11:38:57 GMT -5
This is a huge red flag. Mattel is having an absurdly tough time even getting their product onto retail shelves, with lines being cancelled and shown product never getting released or only available online. It's amazing how bad the brick and mortar retail picture has gotten over the past couple years, even beyond the TRU closure. I hate to be all doom and gloom, but I'm really struggling to see how this brand can be successful. I wonder if Amazon is an option, might be the best way to get flashback figures out
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Post by Bobby Heenan on Jun 14, 2019 11:41:48 GMT -5
Seriously? Leave it to the Wally World Ham n' Egger pruchasing department to screw things up, as usual. It's not just WWE, good luck finding anything Star Wars or Marvel related, too, and Hasbro has been consistently been hitting it out of the park with MLs the last couple of years.
When places like Best Buy, Gamestop and Thinkgeek (same company, I know) consistently have a much better selection than WM or Target, it's not that brick and mortar retail is "dying", it's that the so-called big two have consistently been dropping the ball.
Muraco and the Gorilla BP were all I was really looking forward to for the rest of the year, honestly. The two Retrofests are guys that have been done (still want that Sheiky) and news of Richter doesn't seem to be good, so... hope we get Gorilla soon. I think he'd sell better as a Ringside exclusive than some poorly distributed scalperbait big two exclusive.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 14, 2019 11:48:42 GMT -5
This is a huge red flag. Mattel is having an absurdly tough time even getting their product onto retail shelves, with lines being cancelled and shown product never getting released or only available online. It's amazing how bad the brick and mortar retail picture has gotten over the past couple years, even beyond the TRU closure. I hate to be all doom and gloom, but I'm really struggling to see how this brand can be successful. I wonder if Amazon is an option, might be the best way to get flashback figures out Amazon cancels 80% of its pre-orders. Nah, I say RSC is the place for exclusives and, well, anything. Prices can be a little steep, but it's usually worth it. Once they stop selling their exclusives their value seems to skyrocket. I cant find a single discontinued RSC exclusive on ebay for under $100. Some are selling for several hundred.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jun 14, 2019 12:14:47 GMT -5
There is a rumor that the reason Walmart put the main line Elites and Basics on clearance is because they are dropping them, but keeping the Top Picks lines. Any truth to this? 1000% completely fake news. Could you enlighten everyone one with what is going on then please ?
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 14, 2019 12:22:53 GMT -5
1000% completely fake news. Could you enlighten everyone one with what is going on then please ? There isn’t anything going on, someone took a pic of a store that marked what they had left of their elites and basics down and people freaked out....it’s just them clearing out old stock which Walmart does all the time.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jun 14, 2019 12:27:11 GMT -5
Could you enlighten everyone one with what is going on then please ? There isn’t anything going on, someone took a pic of a store that marked what they had left of their elites and basics down and people freaked out....it’s just them clearing out old stock which Walmart does all the time. Ok but walmart over the last few years only marked down elites/battlepacks/basics that where special ordered series or sets from displays. I don't remember the last time they marked down there regular product.
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Post by kgchampion on Jun 14, 2019 12:35:26 GMT -5
Ryder and Hawkins announced on their podcast. God bless you, Hayabusa. Getting information from some people on this forum is like pulling teeth sometimes.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Jun 14, 2019 12:36:35 GMT -5
It’s Hard for collectors to stay with Mattel when lines and figures are either shown and not released or cancelled. Throw in all the distribution issues and it’s almost impossible. Monsoon was my most wanted upcoming figure.
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