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Post by LA Times on Apr 23, 2021 9:09:17 GMT -5
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Post by Nivro™ on Apr 23, 2021 10:01:29 GMT -5
And we still paint the god damn torsos flesh tone on singlet tops.
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Post by Grenouille on Apr 23, 2021 10:28:42 GMT -5
All Hogan sales brother!!
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 23, 2021 10:31:16 GMT -5
ITT: "If sales are so good, then why do I still have complaints about x, y, and z?! Typical Mattle!"
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Apr 23, 2021 11:53:31 GMT -5
Not surprising, the collectable and by extension toy market has been bonkers since the lockdown last year. I'm talking people getting in fist fights at target over trading cards level stuff.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Apr 23, 2021 14:23:38 GMT -5
Sell high.
Get out of the toy game. Kids will have better stuff to do again
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Post by Artie Kendall on Apr 23, 2021 14:48:08 GMT -5
Typical Mattel....no mention of WWE at all. Way to go Barbie and American Girls.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 23, 2021 15:04:48 GMT -5
Typical Mattel....no mention of WWE at all. Way to go Barbie and American Girls. I know right. The article also includes an interview with Mattel's CEO talking about increasing sales and selling direct to consumer, but there doesnt appear to be plans for an online exclusive Legends line featuring wrestlers from the 70s, 80s and Attitude Era. What kind of a CEO is he? |
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Post by CM Tusk on Apr 23, 2021 15:07:15 GMT -5
Typical Mattel....no mention of WWE at all. Way to go Barbie and American Girls. |
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Post by screech on Apr 23, 2021 15:32:58 GMT -5
All Hogan sales brother!!   |
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Post by Artie Kendall on Apr 23, 2021 16:17:32 GMT -5
Typical Mattel....no mention of WWE at all. Way to go Barbie and American Girls. I know right. The article also includes an interview with Mattel's CEO talking about increasing sales and selling direct to consumer, but there doesnt appear to be plans for an online exclusive Legends line featuring wrestlers from the 70s, 80s and Attitude Era. What kind of a CEO is he? How are we ever going to be able to retire if we can't get 70s, 80s, and Attitude era figures? |
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Post by Vamp55 on Apr 25, 2021 5:57:44 GMT -5
Sell high. Get out of the toy game. Kids will have better stuff to do again I tend to agree... think the same is about to happen with a bunch of other toy lines and collectables... as soon as people can travel and go to social events without fear or restriction. |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Apr 25, 2021 9:07:05 GMT -5
And we still paint the god damn torsos flesh tone on singlet tops. Some may scoff, but that’s one of the main reasons I canceled my Sid preorder. I despise that torso. Also not nearly jacked enough even for Kane, let alone a monster like Sid. Sell high. Get out of the toy game. Kids will have better stuff to do again I tend to agree... think the same is about to happen with a bunch of other toy lines and collectables... as soon as people can travel and go to social events without fear or restriction. Agree with both. I spent an ungodly amount on both WWE and AEW figs over the past year. Now that I can at least hit the bars again it’s already tapered off to the point that I’m ready to dump a bunch of what I bought. Once I can properly travel and hit concerts again I’ll probably be back to 90% done collecting as I was before everything went to hell. |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Apr 25, 2021 9:59:25 GMT -5
Well they certainly didn’t make that increase off WWE, since the shelves were empty most of that quarter
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Apr 25, 2021 11:14:42 GMT -5
Fat cats getting fat cat money for their fat cat spreadsheets.
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Post by powerfred3k on Apr 25, 2021 12:52:32 GMT -5
So they only lost 115 million dollars instead of the 210 million a year before. I wish i could just keep losing that much money every quarter and every year and get away with it. There is no way people are going to keep buying toys (if they really are) at this current rate. So when life goes back to normal, mattels sales will drop considerably. |
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Post by stc13 on Apr 25, 2021 13:55:48 GMT -5
So they only lost 115 million dollars instead of the 210 million a year before. I wish i could just keep losing that much money every quarter and every year and get away with it. There is no way people are going to keep buying toys (if they really are) at this current rate. So when life goes back to normal, mattels sales will drop considerably. Yeah, anybody who sees this as a positive clearly didn't read past the headline. The last sentence in the article is by far the most relevant to any of us on this board: "Mattel expects higher than anticipated cost inflation, citing plastics and ocean freight as two examples." I really can't see them hanging on at $19.99 for much longer. |
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Post by wrestlingdelorean on Apr 25, 2021 16:06:49 GMT -5
Typical Mattel....no mention of WWE at all. Way to go Barbie and American Girls. Actually, this is the first time I've seen them mention WWE during the Q&A session for several quarters.
"WWE has continued to gain strength," Richard Dickson - President and Chief Operating Officer
"WWE, Jurassic, these were the number seven and number eight properties in the category respectively. WWE elite figures were the number two item and we're most excited that Masters of the Universe Origins, this is the fifth item in the first quarter. So we're very excited about the progress that we're making, both on our evergreen brands and new brands to come."
"Action Figures increased 101% driven by Jurassic World, WWE and Masters of the Universe."
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Apr 25, 2021 16:16:44 GMT -5
ITT: "If sales are so good, then why do I still have complaints about x, y, and z?! Typical Mattle!" what’s a typical Mattle |
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Post by mrmonkeyofficial on Apr 25, 2021 16:27:21 GMT -5
All i ever see is figures of Vacant, Vacant's figures are selling great, Vacant still moving merch in 2021 Brothers, wonder how "Jazwares" is doing since they only make figures of Vacant, so nice of WWE to let Jazwares make figures of Vacant
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I dont know good luck 
