voicesinmyhead
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jul 8, 2020 8:26:15 GMT -5
if your fragile psyche hinges on whether or not your action figure is not special anymore because of it getting rereleased, it's high-time to rethink your life and your hobby Big facts If your bank account is so fragile that you cannot handle purchasing three figures then YOU seriously need to rethink your life and career.
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Post by What? on Jul 8, 2020 8:32:11 GMT -5
If your bank account is so fragile that you cannot handle purchasing three figures then YOU seriously need to rethink your life and career. Maybe they don't want to be stupid or a dumbass when it comes to their money.
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voicesinmyhead
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jul 8, 2020 12:14:32 GMT -5
If your bank account is so fragile that you cannot handle purchasing three figures then YOU seriously need to rethink your life and career. Maybe they don't want to be stupid or a dumbass when it comes to their money. Maybe don't sit on your hands and wait around. Buy the figure when it originally comes out and there won't be an issue. If you only started collecting now then too bad! Serious question though. Is every single figure that goes up in value supposed to be rereleased because no one wants to pay "above retail?" So an elite starts at $19.99 and say in a two months it goes up to $30. Should the figure be rereleased since $30 is higher than $20? What about at $40? That is just ridiculous. THings will rise in value when it becomes more scarce. You can't just rerelease something every single time it goes up in value.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jul 8, 2020 14:36:01 GMT -5
I can't believe people are so angry over this. That's not healthy.
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Post by newgenandy on Jul 8, 2020 14:56:06 GMT -5
I’m all for reissuing figures
The only people who are not are those who want to ‘protect their investment’
If all your concerned with is the cost of your figures and potential future cost are you different to scalpers who also view figures through the lense of $$$
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Post by jokerjohn on Jul 8, 2020 14:58:39 GMT -5
I posted earlier about Harley Race. I think figures should only be re released if the supply was messed up to begin with like that one was. Most people couldn't find one then some guy puts multiple cases up on ebay.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jul 8, 2020 15:30:09 GMT -5
I’m all for reissuing figures The only people who are not are those who want to ‘protect their investment’ If all your concerned with is the cost of your figures and potential future cost are you different to scalpers who also view figures through the lense of $$$ It’s 100% different than scalpers. Scalpers take the product in its initial release and make it more difficult to find. I dont agree with that. But there is no reason to reissue a figure that was easily obtainable that people either missed out because they weren’t collecting at the time or waited too long. That is their fault. Too bad but time makes everything more scarce.
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Post by LK3 on Jul 8, 2020 17:10:12 GMT -5
I’m all for reissuing figures The only people who are not are those who want to ‘protect their investment’ If all your concerned with is the cost of your figures and potential future cost are you different to scalpers who also view figures through the lense of $$$ It’s 100% different than scalpers. Scalpers take the product in its initial release and make it more difficult to find. I dont agree with that. But there is no reason to reissue a figure that was easily obtainable that people either missed out because they weren’t collecting at the time or waited too long. That is their fault. Too bad but time makes everything more scarce. But why does that bother you? Also, it’s someone’s “fault” for missing out on figures because they weren’t yet a collector? I can agree that it’s too bad, because there’s nothing you can do about it other than pay up if you want it badly enough, but I don’t think it’s fair to say “it’s your fault you missed E16 Punk because you weren’t collecting.” As if it was actively a choice that was made.. nah, just hadn’t found the hobby yet. Does it bother you that I have the HOC Kane, as opposed to the E12 Kane, because I wasn’t collecting back then?
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Post by moop on Jul 8, 2020 18:46:29 GMT -5
The only Mattel WWE figures that should never be reissued are the limited Warrior exclusives. They were made to be special and those who pay big money for them would and should be royally ticked. Most other figures were made for mass retail or easily available at various points and were never meant to be hundred(s) of dollars, even though some people may pay that much for them. I have paid more than I should have for a number of older figures not because I feel that they were valuable, but because I wanted them in my collection. There are a number of figures that have become valuable that I passed on in the past, but I don’t regret it because I didn’t/don’t want them for my collection.
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Post by The Coach on Jul 8, 2020 18:53:04 GMT -5
I posted earlier about Harley Race. I think figures should only be re released if the supply was messed up to begin with like that one was. Most people couldn't find one then some guy puts multiple cases up on ebay. This. The only figures that should be re-released are those that were completely botched due to either distribution problems or issues with the figure in general (terrible part choices or inaccuracies). Harley Race is the first one that comes to mind, along with with the HOF Hogan that got discontinued quick, fast, and in a hurry.
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Post by The Coach on Jul 8, 2020 18:53:15 GMT -5
I posted earlier about Harley Race. I think figures should only be re released if the supply was messed up to begin with like that one was. Most people couldn't find one then some guy puts multiple cases up on ebay. This. The only figures that should be re-released are those that were completely botched due to either distribution problems or issues with the figure in general (terrible part choices or inaccuracies). Harley Race is the first one that comes to mind, along with with the HOF Hogan that got discontinued quick, fast, and in a hurry.
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Post by bababooey on Jul 8, 2020 19:38:57 GMT -5
I actually wouldn’t be against rereleasing figures as long as they weren’t taking up a spot from a new release. Kind of like a separate line of rereleases (maybe with a tweak here and there) in different packaging. Like how Star Wars is doing the 40th anniversary Black Series figures. Most of those are rereleases. Some have improved paint jobs and what not but it’s basically the same figure.
I just don’t want delays in new wrestlers or major appearance changes because a spot was taken by a rereleased figure.
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Post by newgenandy on Jul 9, 2020 2:28:50 GMT -5
I’m all for reissuing figures The only people who are not are those who want to ‘protect their investment’ If all your concerned with is the cost of your figures and potential future cost are you different to scalpers who also view figures through the lense of $$$ It’s 100% different than scalpers. Scalpers take the product in its initial release and make it more difficult to find. I dont agree with that. But there is no reason to reissue a figure that was easily obtainable that people either missed out because they weren’t collecting at the time or waited too long. That is their fault. Too bad but time makes everything more scarce. It’s your fault if you miss out on a figure to a scalper, they obviously wanted it more than you
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Post by newgenandy on Jul 9, 2020 2:31:38 GMT -5
The only Mattel WWE figures that should never be reissued are the limited Warrior exclusives. They were made to be special and those who pay big money for them would and should be royally ticked. Most other figures were made for mass retail or easily available at various points and were never meant to be hundred(s) of dollars, even though some people may pay that much for them. I have paid more than I should have for a number of older figures not because I feel that they were valuable, but because I wanted them in my collection. There are a number of figures that have become valuable that I passed on in the past, but I don’t regret it because I didn’t/don’t want them for my collection. This! This is spot on Contrary to what people like to think on here to validate their hobby these are toys. They are sold in toy shops and toy isles. They are not high level collectibles. They are not marketed to cost hundreds of dollars. But as stated, the warrior deal is different. They were not mass retail
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jul 9, 2020 8:04:22 GMT -5
The only Mattel WWE figures that should never be reissued are the limited Warrior exclusives. They were made to be special and those who pay big money for them would and should be royally ticked. Most other figures were made for mass retail or easily available at various points and were never meant to be hundred(s) of dollars, even though some people may pay that much for them. I have paid more than I should have for a number of older figures not because I feel that they were valuable, but because I wanted them in my collection. There are a number of figures that have become valuable that I passed on in the past, but I don’t regret it because I didn’t/don’t want them for my collection. This! This is spot on Contrary to what people like to think on here to validate their hobby these are toys. They are sold in toy shops and toy isles. They are not high level collectibles. They are not marketed to cost hundreds of dollars. But as stated, the warrior deal is different. They were not mass retail So by that argument the nWo Macho shouldn’t be re-released because it wasn’t mass marketed sold at a toy store or in toy aisles but instead was a limited figure sold exclusively on a collectibles website.
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Post by 💯ULTIMATE💯 on Jul 9, 2020 8:06:26 GMT -5
Am I the only one who’s surprised that this thread has reached 5 pages? lol
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jul 9, 2020 8:42:40 GMT -5
This! This is spot on Contrary to what people like to think on here to validate their hobby these are toys. They are sold in toy shops and toy isles. They are not high level collectibles. They are not marketed to cost hundreds of dollars. But as stated, the warrior deal is different. They were not mass retail So by that argument the nWo Macho shouldn’t be re-released because it wasn’t mass marketed sold at a toy store or in toy aisles but instead was a limited figure sold exclusively on a collectibles website. Boom. This guy nailed it. Close the thread now. This is exactly right. Certain figures, like the nWo Macho Man were meant to be limited releases. Their purpose was to be exclusive. Therefore, rereleasing it wouldn't even make sense.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jul 9, 2020 8:48:30 GMT -5
It’s 100% different than scalpers. Scalpers take the product in its initial release and make it more difficult to find. I dont agree with that. But there is no reason to reissue a figure that was easily obtainable that people either missed out because they weren’t collecting at the time or waited too long. That is their fault. Too bad but time makes everything more scarce. But why does that bother you? Also, it’s someone’s “fault” for missing out on figures because they weren’t yet a collector? I can agree that it’s too bad, because there’s nothing you can do about it other than pay up if you want it badly enough, but I don’t think it’s fair to say “it’s your fault you missed E16 Punk because you weren’t collecting.” As if it was actively a choice that was made.. nah, just hadn’t found the hobby yet. Does it bother you that I have the HOC Kane, as opposed to the E12 Kane, because I wasn’t collecting back then? Yes. It is their fault. Timing is everything. I completely blame myself for not starting a Mattel collection at the beginning. I loved my Jakks figures and did not like the look of the original Mattel figures. The first one that got me back in was Rikishi and now I am buying ones that I missed like an Elite 33 Batista or an Elite 3 Miz. You don't see me complaining or crying like a big manbaby like I need to spend a little more money to get him now. Do I really expect Mattel to reissue an Elite 3 MIz because I want it and it come out YEARS ago. That is just absurd. Anybody complaining about prices is entitled and expects everything for nothing. They are toys. Buy them, or don't. Stop crying.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jul 9, 2020 8:58:19 GMT -5
The guy telling everyone to stop crying is getting more emotional than anyone else in this thread.
They're toys. Who GAF how many times they get released. I hope Elite 100 is six stupid rare figures that retailers inexplicably just get flooded with cases of.
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Post by newgenandy on Jul 9, 2020 9:00:01 GMT -5
But why does that bother you? Also, it’s someone’s “fault” for missing out on figures because they weren’t yet a collector? I can agree that it’s too bad, because there’s nothing you can do about it other than pay up if you want it badly enough, but I don’t think it’s fair to say “it’s your fault you missed E16 Punk because you weren’t collecting.” As if it was actively a choice that was made.. nah, just hadn’t found the hobby yet. Does it bother you that I have the HOC Kane, as opposed to the E12 Kane, because I wasn’t collecting back then? Yes. It is their fault. Timing is everything. I completely blame myself for not starting a Mattel collection at the beginning. I loved my Jakks figures and did not like the look of the original Mattel figures. The first one that got me back in was Rikishi and now I am buying ones that I missed like an Elite 33 Batista or an Elite 3 Miz. You don't see me complaining or crying like a big manbaby like I need to spend a little more money to get him now. Do I really expect Mattel to reissue an Elite 3 MIz because I want it and it come out YEARS ago. That is just absurd. Anybody complaining about prices is entitled and expects everything for nothing. They are toys. Buy them, or don't. Stop crying. So again timing is everything If your online later than scalpers and miss out that’s your fault, bad luck, timing is everything
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