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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 7:20:18 GMT -5
As most of us know, the new Retrofest figures are currently available on eBay. Iron Sheik seems to be the harder of the 2 to find, imo. I went to Gamestop 2 days ago and the employee looked it up for me and said they are definitely canceled. He also said they had no plans of getting the new ones. Does anyone know if this line is done after this? Or is it just not going to be a Gamestop exclusive anymore? Just like the Flashbacks and Retros, another of my favorite lines is being canceled. If it's canceled indefinitely then maybe its a good idea to get Perfect and Sheik now before the price goes sky high (Sheik on Amazon is currently $500). Love to hear opinions on this line and where it might be headed, if anywhere. Or did Mattel seal its fate from day 1?
Update: Announced on the major WF pod these will not be coming to GameStop but will be available on Target.com sold together as a package deal. |
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Post by Medieval on Aug 23, 2019 7:28:45 GMT -5
Gamestop was also telling people that Hacksaw was cancelled earlier this year. I personally think the line is dead. It's a shame as it's my favorite line as well.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 8:19:36 GMT -5
Gamestop was also telling people that Hacksaw was cancelled earlier this year. I personally think the line is dead. It's a shame as it's my favorite line as well. It's upsetting because the possibilities were endless for this line. I really liked the imagination they had with them. I know most didnt like the Shawn Michaels in his Rockers gear without Jannetty, but I did. Oh well.... |
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Aug 23, 2019 8:32:34 GMT -5
Amazons price is no way near a correct reflection of price. Completed listings on ebay will give you an average current market value.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 23, 2019 8:35:36 GMT -5
Both figures were passes at $25 anyway. Prior Perf and Sheik figures are better so neither are a must have.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 8:47:53 GMT -5
Amazons price is no way near a correct reflection of price. Completed listings on ebay will give you an average current market value. Yeah i know lol. I bought them both earlier for $35 and $40. Sheik was actually $60 last night. |
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 8:49:03 GMT -5
Both figures were passes at $25 anyway. Prior Perf and Sheik figures are better so neither are a must have. For some, maybe. Not necessarily a must have for me like a new Hogan Elite would be, but I've been collecting the line (as small as it may be) so they were sort of must have's. |
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Post by stc13 on Aug 23, 2019 10:17:28 GMT -5
Not surprising if the line is dead, but the figures will surface. Mattel runs their production schedule months and months in advance, and this wouldn't be the first time a retailer cancelled an order late in the game (Nitro 4 pack, TNF Mean Gene BAF). The figures were clearly produced, so they'll surface somewhere eventually. Mattel isn't just going to eat the cost on dead stock.
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Aug 23, 2019 12:51:03 GMT -5
If that's the case I'm glad I grabbed Sheik when I did. Aside from the new head, I wasn't feeling Perfect, but I won't deny he looked great MOC. In fact Retrofest had some of the best packaging Mattel ever did.
I think part of it is the uncertainty of Gamestop's future and Mattel pulling out as a precautionary measure regardless if GS goes the way of the Dodo or continues. It's a shame, it would have been the perfect place to rerelease Texas Tornado or even that Network Spotlight Diesel would have looked sick in that arcade cab packaging.
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Aug 23, 2019 13:01:29 GMT -5
Not surprising these figures are done. Whenever I saw them in store, they sat at full retail. Barely saw many once they hit clearance. Why would a chain continue to support a line that we as collectors would not support ?
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 13:13:50 GMT -5
Not surprising these figures are done. Whenever I saw them in store, they sat at full retail. Barely saw many once they hit clearance. Why would a chain continue to support a line that we as collectors would not support ? Hacksaw and Flair were still at $25 the other day. |
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Post by lu21780 on Aug 23, 2019 13:14:48 GMT -5
I'm giving it another week if not I'll get them on Ebay.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 13:16:53 GMT -5
If that's the case I'm glad I grabbed Sheik when I did. Aside from the new head, I wasn't feeling Perfect, but I won't deny he looked great MOC. In fact Retrofest had some of the best packaging Mattel ever did. I think part of it is the uncertainty of Gamestop's future and Mattel pulling out as a precautionary measure regardless if GS goes the way of the Dodo or continues. It's a shame, it would have been the perfect place to rerelease Texas Tornado or even that Network Spotlight Diesel would have looked sick in that arcade cab packaging. Im glad I ordered them, too. Got Perfect today and I must say it looks far better in person. The face is spot on, imo. Would have preferred a color other than black for his singlet, but it's still nice. Ordered Sheik last night. I agree that GS was a bad choice to stick these. Target, Walmart, even Walgreens would have been better. |
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Post by LA Times on Aug 23, 2019 14:04:03 GMT -5
Retrofest Mr Perfect is available on Ringside as a secondary market item
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Aug 23, 2019 14:25:09 GMT -5
anything is possible, but I’m sure they’ll show up at GameStop soon. Employees said the same thing when people were trying to find Hacksaw and Flair.
As far as supporting the line, I always buy the 1st of each fig at full price then I grab more when sales hit.
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Aug 23, 2019 14:52:44 GMT -5
I plan on picking both of these up but I’ll wait til they’re $20 or less on eBay or through trades in the classifieds.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Aug 23, 2019 15:55:48 GMT -5
I hope the line isn't done, they could do so much with it. I wish they were in Canada thou7gh. We don't have a lot
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 23, 2019 16:00:04 GMT -5
I hope the line isn't done, they could do so much with it. I wish they were in Canada thou7gh. We don't have a lot This line has so many possibilities. Texas Tornado, Warrior, maybe even Andre, Rick Rude, Boss Man, so many. |
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Aug 23, 2019 16:00:08 GMT -5
If that's the case I'm glad I grabbed Sheik when I did. Aside from the new head, I wasn't feeling Perfect, but I won't deny he looked great MOC. In fact Retrofest had some of the best packaging Mattel ever did. I think part of it is the uncertainty of Gamestop's future and Mattel pulling out as a precautionary measure regardless if GS goes the way of the Dodo or continues. It's a shame, it would have been the perfect place to rerelease Texas Tornado or even that Network Spotlight Diesel would have looked sick in that arcade cab packaging. Im glad I ordered them, too. Got Perfect today and I must say it looks far better in person. The face is spot on, imo. Would have preferred a color other than black for his singlet, but it's still nice. Ordered Sheik last night. I agree that GS was a bad choice to stick these. Target, Walmart, even Walgreens would have been better. Honestly the theming of the line was kind of odd. I get it, arcade cabinet style packaging, WWE had an arcade game called Wrestlefest, and the line was full of legends, but beyond the presentation it really had nothing to do with gaming since even the characters they picked weren't in Wrestlefest for the most part. It was a neat way to get some legend reissues (HTM and Sheik are the two best in the line IMO) but I think it has less to do with sales and more to do with Gamestop's future hanging in the balance. Then again NECA did announce more 1990 TMNT exclusive reissues so who knows. |
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Aug 23, 2019 16:02:29 GMT -5
I hope the line isn't done, they could do so much with it. I wish they were in Canada thou7gh. We don't have a lot This line has so many possibilities. Texas Tornado, Warrior, maybe even Andre, Rick Rude, Boss Man, so many. The Rick Rude they showed at SDCC would have been perfect in the arcade packaging. Same with Tornado and Warrior, two names I'm shocked never made it in the line given Kerry's demand and Warrior never failing to sell (Ultimate Maniacs DM notwithstanding) |
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Announced on the major WF pod these will not be coming to GameStop but will be available on Target.com sold together as a package deal. 
