captaintriumph
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Post by captaintriumph on Jul 28, 2019 10:59:29 GMT -5
Great Q & A!
Gave a lot more clarity to what’s still coming out and what’s been canceled.
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Post by gentlemanjohnny on Jul 28, 2019 11:06:41 GMT -5
Chicago rules. 100% better Q&A with Steve. Not overloaded with BS answers and softball questions. It sucks that Gorilla and Blassie are getting the 1 per case job.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jul 28, 2019 11:08:39 GMT -5
Has anyone seen any reveals of the new Elite 202 packaging yet? Im curious what it looks like.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jul 28, 2019 11:09:58 GMT -5
Really good questions and answers there - as I’ve said before, we’re lucky to have guys like Steve and Bill involved with Mattel; gives me hope that my beloved Retros might actually really return at some point. Such a lot of cool stuff announced at SDCC, particularly the surprises of Chyna and Danny Davis. I was excited about Danny Davis until I learned it was a BAF. I keep all mine moc so that reveal was pretty much pointless to me.
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Post by Flair Forever on Jul 28, 2019 11:12:42 GMT -5
Here's a transcript of Action Figure Attack's recent Q&A with his followers over on his Instagram Stories. Have you talked to stores about the lack of figures on the shelves?AFA: Planogram resets are about to happen and new product is already trickling in and being found. This is a normal process that regularly happens. You'll have plenty of new figs to choose from shortly. Will Monsoon and Blassie be retail exclusives?AFA: Gorilla Monsoon and Classie Freddie Blassie will be Walmart exclusives in the US. International retailers TBD. Will you stop!In other words - nothing to see here folks, nothing out of the ordinary. It's normal for the largest retailers in the world to have ZERO products on the shelves for 4 months (33% of the year). The fact that he's unwilling to even acknowledge a problem is all I need to read. And good luck finding Monsoon and Blassie. It's a big joke.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Jul 28, 2019 11:20:39 GMT -5
Hopefully this puts the “Mattel hates UK y u no give exclusive here” nonsense to bed once and for all.
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Post by cldbld on Jul 28, 2019 11:20:57 GMT -5
Everytime I see someone say Roddy I'm always thinking its piper. Why are we calling that string bean Roddy?
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Post by LA Times on Jul 28, 2019 11:24:40 GMT -5
Pretty bummed Gorilla and Freddie will be Wal-Mart 1 per case exclusives. You think Patterson is going for to Much? Just wait for Gorilla. But yet Hurricane is mainline? Hurricane is in the main line because that is a figure stores would rather have on the shelves than gorilla monsoon or Freddie blassie
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Post by RybackV1 on Jul 28, 2019 11:28:28 GMT -5
I love ActionFigureAttack aka Corporate Steve
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Jul 28, 2019 11:34:59 GMT -5
Everytime I see someone say Roddy I'm always thinking its piper. Why are we calling that string bean Roddy? roddy is short for Roderick sounds better also
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Post by cldbld on Jul 28, 2019 11:50:09 GMT -5
Everytime I see someone say Roddy I'm always thinking its piper. Why are we calling that string bean Roddy? roddy is short for Roderick sounds better also Then call him Roddy Strong. There's only 1 Roddy. Roderick Strong sounds better than Roddy Strong anyway.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Jul 28, 2019 12:23:39 GMT -5
roddy is short for Roderick sounds better also Then call him Roddy Strong. There's only 1 Roddy. Roderick Strong sounds better than Roddy Strong anyway. I can’t wait for the new roddy figure
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Post by gentlemanjohnny on Jul 28, 2019 12:34:04 GMT -5
Everytime I see someone say Roddy I'm always thinking its piper. Why are we calling that string bean Roddy? This. One time some chump was going on about a new "Roddy" and I was thinking Piper because, well who else am I supposed to think? Then some kid on the boards explained to me that I should have known they were talking about Roddy and not Roddy. Can't wait for wwe to sign a half pint named Hulk or Ric.
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Post by Medieval on Jul 28, 2019 12:46:40 GMT -5
Pretty bummed Gorilla and Freddie will be Wal-Mart 1 per case exclusives. You think Patterson is going for to Much? Just wait for Gorilla. But yet Hurricane is mainline? Hurricane is in the main line because that is a figure stores would rather have on the shelves than gorilla monsoon or Freddie blassie Yes thanks for elaborating.
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Post by stc13 on Jul 28, 2019 12:46:57 GMT -5
Mattel's selling point on Monsoon was that they found a "better" way to release him. I have a hard time seeing how these store exclusives are "better" unless they make them more readily available. Mattel can't be so naive that they think that is a niche character. The demand seemed pretty clear when everyone was up in arms about the figure being cancelled.
I love the figures, but they're clearly getting a kick out of having their customer base fired up (and not in a good way). It's bizarre, imo.
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Post by PJ on Jul 28, 2019 12:51:52 GMT -5
No Surfer Sting figures planned! We RIOT!!!!
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Post by Medieval on Jul 28, 2019 12:52:03 GMT -5
Mattel's selling point on Monsoon was that they found a "better" way to release him. I have a hard time seeing how these store exclusives are "better" unless they make them more readily available. Mattel can't be so naive that they think that is a niche character. The demand seemed pretty clear when everyone was up in arms about the figure being cancelled. I love the figures, but they're clearly getting a kick out of having their customer base fired up (and not in a good way). It's bizarre, imo. Agreed. Classy Freddie I get but monsoon would sell good in the mainline. Especially since most people are going to want to get 2 of them to display with both jackets.
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Post by disorder on Jul 28, 2019 13:00:54 GMT -5
Mattel's selling point on Monsoon was that they found a "better" way to release him. I have a hard time seeing how these store exclusives are "better" unless they make them more readily available. Mattel can't be so naive that they think that is a niche character. The demand seemed pretty clear when everyone was up in arms about the figure being cancelled. I love the figures, but they're clearly getting a kick out of having their customer base fired up (and not in a good way). It's bizarre, imo. I don’t know how many times bill can iterate it, we are the minority when it comes to their demographic and sales. He could throw collectors a bone with exclusives like this, but this board does not speak for the majority of the sales market. If they only took the advice of adult collectors, the line would die.
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Post by Medieval on Jul 28, 2019 13:09:46 GMT -5
Mattel's selling point on Monsoon was that they found a "better" way to release him. I have a hard time seeing how these store exclusives are "better" unless they make them more readily available. Mattel can't be so naive that they think that is a niche character. The demand seemed pretty clear when everyone was up in arms about the figure being cancelled. I love the figures, but they're clearly getting a kick out of having their customer base fired up (and not in a good way). It's bizarre, imo. I don’t know how many times bill can iterate it, we are the minority when it comes to their demographic and sales. He could throw collectors a bone with exclusives like this, but this board does not speak for the majority of the sales market. If they only took the advice of adult collectors, the line would die. Do u think Monsoon would do good in the mainline? Just wondering.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Jul 28, 2019 13:20:29 GMT -5
Pretty bummed Gorilla and Freddie will be Wal-Mart 1 per case exclusives. You think Patterson is going for to Much? Just wait for Gorilla. But yet Hurricane is mainline? Seems like all of the 80's stars are exclusives. Sherri, Backlund, Paterson, Gorilla, Blassie. I wonder why. Maybe they dont think they would sell too good in the main line. Unless it’s Hogan, Savage, Warrior, LOD etc this has been proven to be the case with a lot of the 80’s figures released.
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