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Post by AxelSmackdown on Feb 11, 2024 15:00:22 GMT -5
why haven’t we seen mr socko since the elite rock/mankind two pack? is socko not signed to a deal anymore?
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Post by LtD73 on Feb 13, 2024 7:32:08 GMT -5
Hey Steve, you have access to every wrestler, personality, celebrity that has ever been involved in wrestling, who would your personal ideal 6 figure wave be and what attires?
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The Solution
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Post by The Solution on Feb 13, 2024 10:30:15 GMT -5
Hey Steve,
I saw that Macho Man is in the latest trailer for the WWE video game. Do you possibly have the rights back for him going forward?
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hhhbk86
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Post by hhhbk86 on Feb 13, 2024 20:42:34 GMT -5
I understand we’re going to get a bunch of new Roman elites each year but instead of releasing the same figure over and over again, can we make the next one either promo gear or a flashback with the gold gauntlet so we can that color with the new molded right hands?
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Post by pairyislonggonne on Feb 14, 2024 1:08:12 GMT -5
So question are seths attires too hard to make? hes had a lot of very cool outfits like the black paisley at backlash and the black and gold at survivor series and ec. Just odd with the lack of Rollins elites in visonary form (besides 109 ofc)
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Post by jjh1292 on Feb 15, 2024 21:48:35 GMT -5
When will we see the Amazon ultimate Seth Rollins? Thanks .
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Post by Hound on Feb 15, 2024 22:00:32 GMT -5
for the ultimate edition CM Punk... is it more likely that he will be in RR'24 gear or an older gear from his first run with the company?
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nomorexclusives
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Post by nomorexclusives on Feb 18, 2024 3:05:44 GMT -5
Open letter to Mattel,
I have been collecting figures from lines across multiple companies for over 30 years now (on and off since 2012) and have never seen a situation like the one i have experienced collecting your "superstars" line.
Without going into too much detail, your newest series exclusive product to walmart is available on ebay from a few suppliers (in high volume = 10cases at a time) but not from walmart itself. Especially on their online storefront (walmart.com). Preorders have only been available for series 7 (since s3) and were just cancelled like every other preorder in 2023.
This begs the question, just where are collectors supposed to go at this point. Even cousin paul is barely supplying these anymore. The average price for s8 & s9 is 50$ a figure. And previous series figures other than non-chase hogan, rock, typhoon, earthquake and piper are at 40$ (and to be clear those prices have barely gone down and are now starting to go up as stock is dwindling on ebay as well (figures like mr.perfect, bam bam, rick rude and mr.t especially).
Basically since s4 (july 23'-dec 23')), a new series has come out once per month but in limited amounts per store. Collectors today will mainly only see "the rock" hanging in stores and many of us die hards are falling behind. I still have never seen s6 or s7 in stores.
Could you please address this issue at some point for collectors in an interview with popular youtube casters like figheel (for example) as even he has said this is the most difficult line to find. Many collectors feel we are beeing ignored (legends, elites, colliseum, retro collectors getting all the love). We just want some answers as we are unable to buy these great figures at retail and having to resort to ebay. Most of us have done this since s4 but prices have skyrocked since andre was added in s8 so now it has become a very expensive line to collect since they have become "exclusive" to Ebay.
In Short, will distribution return to 2022 levels or has mattel cut production. If the latter, could you please make these available on creations so collectors can continue collecting these for years to come like the retro crowd.
Thanks for any response you can give acknowledging that mattel is aware of the issue and working on a solution.
Sincerely, "Superstars collectors"
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classicretros23
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Post by classicretros23 on Feb 19, 2024 13:07:13 GMT -5
Hi Steve,
Are we going to eventually see Survivor Series hit Target ?
I have seen Summer Slam, Rumble & WrestleMania between QQ4 & Q1 but no Survivor Series.
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Post by classicretros23 on Feb 19, 2024 13:12:22 GMT -5
Steve,
Have you guys made cost cutting by making belts cheaper ?
I just got Roman Reign UE and when comparing to previous version the plastic strap feels thinner and the plates are noticeably duller.
Can you make cost cutting elsewhere (hip drop down & personal plates seem extra to me)?
IMO in 2024 all belts should be shinny and all figs should have pin less joints (elbows & knees).
Thansk,
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Post by theman on Feb 19, 2024 23:08:08 GMT -5
Hey Steve!! Hope you're doing well. I've already asked off from work WM weekend beginning that Thursday until Sunday. Last year if I remember right we had a bunch of display reveals on Thursday night, a panel on Friday night and a preview tease on Sunday right before Mania began. Are we looking at the same schedule this year or are things going to change??
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Post by PJ on Feb 19, 2024 23:14:52 GMT -5
Steve what are the chances of the UE Series 3 Triple H getting released again, but with the butterfly joints that it and the “Best of” figure didn’t get? Thanks
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Post by teammadness on Feb 20, 2024 13:52:08 GMT -5
I am not one to complain but what was the reasoning in not including a Canadian Flag in the MNW Bret Hart Ultimate? If you want to say because he didn’t bring a flag to the ring that edition of raw then why not just pick a different episode of RAW when he did bring it to the ring. Bret bringing the flag down to the ring was a MAJOR part of that character
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Post by thep1 on Feb 20, 2024 18:47:30 GMT -5
Good evening Steve. I am going to bang the drum again on your Q&A thread (3rd time in 3 weeks). But I am sick and tired of figure swaps. I am in DFW, TX and see it nearly every time I go hunt (which is quite frequent). And I go to the threads of other states on the figure findings page and other hunters post the same thing. I also see it when I watch YouTube hunters. I get that it's a brick & mortar loss prevention issue moreso than Mattel. But it affects Mattel's bottom line. This, to me, will be the cause of the B&Ms ridding themselves of figures more than anything.
All that context to ask, what can be done?
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Feb 20, 2024 21:20:52 GMT -5
Steve, can you say how limited the black card variant hart foundation sets will be?
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Post by jt on Feb 20, 2024 21:46:15 GMT -5
Two questions, is there going to be a meaningful difference between the black card Hart Foundation and the standard blue card and are the belts going to be corrected by the time they ship? In the promo images and videos they're gold but the caption suggest they're going to be gold and silver
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Feb 20, 2024 22:19:16 GMT -5
Two questions, is there going to be a meaningful difference between the black card Hart Foundation and the standard blue card and are the belts going to be corrected by the time they ship? In the promo images and videos they're gold but the caption suggest they're going to be gold and silver Zoom in on the belts. Packaging is the only thing different. Figures are the same.
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Post by WFigureManiac on Feb 21, 2024 2:39:20 GMT -5
Hi Steve, at the moment Mattel Creations only ship to US. Will be the issue solved till March 14? I would like to order the new Coliseum Collection and Nitro Ring. Thanks
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Post by billyboytoobs on Feb 21, 2024 3:50:31 GMT -5
Steve. The pics of coliseum HF has them with multiple heads, so they come with these or are the old heads??
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Post by MKSavage on Feb 21, 2024 9:39:32 GMT -5
Two questions, is there going to be a meaningful difference between the black card Hart Foundation and the standard blue card and are the belts going to be corrected by the time they ship? In the promo images and videos they're gold but the caption suggest they're going to be gold and silver Zoom in on the belts. Packaging is the only thing different. Figures are the same. Since these guys are getting UE figures in the Coliseum Collection line, does that rule them out for a set in the Ringside exclusive 2-packs? Would love to see a 1990/91 set with the Sgt. Pepper style jackets.
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