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Dude you need to let people have their discussions here as you have come across a few times like this, and the topics highlighted beyond the figures are clearly something members wish to talk about and are relevant to the post, there is no new information on ZST line currently and I am sure after today and pre sales we can discuss who all got them, but there are a lot of relevant topics and issues surrounding the line that is relevant to the discussion, if those topics are not for you let people have those and jump back in when new figures become available or new information is known.

To answer your question, I do believe one of two things will happen, the secondary market and scalpers will benefit greatly from this line, even just factoring in oversees sales will produce a decent profit margin. So that’s either going to go down, or what I personally believe, “they” Zombie and the pod are creating a false market and have and will push the limited aspect of the set following the “demand is greater than supply” philosophy. Zombie will bank on an initial sell out and then magically produce additional numbers for anyone that did not get them. The pod guys have done this with their own merchandise, referred to as a bate and switch.

Dude, you're perpetuating an idea that people are being rude and arugmentative, when nobody is. It's a forum for discussion, and that's what everyone is doing. You just keep saying things like this and it's why posts are being deleted left and right. Learn to differenciate an argument from a conversation. And before you accuse me, I'm not attacking you, I'm just asking you if you could stop being hyperbolic.

Good lucky for anyone buying figures tonight, I hope you can get what you want.

Oh, look. mrh is trying to shut down valid discussion and play mod again.

I'll be honest, I never put much stock in the character selection before, but it's a damn good point. Setting aside the rabid fanbase who desperately want to be noticed by senpai, who are Ryder and Hawkins next to Bravo, Hebner, and Sabu. For that matter, who are Swoggle and Sterling next to some of the names in this set.

Yea I agree, I give very little thought to the character selection too but it is extremely valid, in a way it’s evident of their involvement within Zombies business model. And as stilly as it may sound they actually get a rub by being associated with the bigger talent, makes them appear bigger stars. It’s also confirmed they are signing talents on his behalf but Cardona mainly played a role with the recent signing of Jeff. For a brand that is always transparent this aspect is kept on the down low. I would also put money on that once series one is released they will introduce chase figures and limited numbers of 1/100 1/25 even, this will be right out of Jeremys play book and again to create a false market. What will be interesting is that by the time Smart Mark comes out he will be more known than Cardona and Myers and actually be a better seller due to his exposure on AEW, Cardona and Myers are a mainstream afterthought at this point. If you look at how Ethan Page sold out for Chella for an example.

There's nothing wrong with importing extra with intent to sell. Especially when these things will never hit the UK market. It gives people over here more of an opportunity to buy the stuff. Some people here refuse to import due to the hassle, cost, risk etc. And makes costs manageable for the person doing the importing.

More of a general comment than a replay to any specific post here, but RE: Lineup selection, I think sometimes this place can be just as insular as say the Majorpod Group wanting figures of those guys or etc. To a lot of people (especially heavily online wrestling fans potentially in the collecting market) Cardona/Myers/Swoggle (and beyond the pod, Danhausen, Sabu, etc. have much higher name recognition that Paul Roma, Hercules, and even Kevin Sullivan. I'm not knocking those guys at all, just saying sometimes this stuff gets very subjective.

Very valid, and in addition to your point it’s how their involvement has impacted the line going forward and looking at this subjectively the only one who is of note is Double J. I think the issue is it runs the risk of becoming a major pod product or Major Pod and Friends retro line but not being promoted as such, but they certainly have a presence there, Myers and Cardona series one, Smart Mark , Swoggle, Sex Ferguson (Doc Gallows friend of Myers), Rock n Roll signed by Myers, Hebner signed by Cardona, I am awaiting Chelsea Green to be announced as the first female also.

Very well put man and thought provoking. This will be interesting to see if those guys are a sell out, if not it would be somewhat of an embarrassment considering their whole brand is based around wrestling figures, now in saying that they are in a line with some heavy hitting talent. This would be a true test of their merit beyond WWE, although not the biggest number from a toy manufacturer standpoint with 2500, but the pod has never went beyond a few hundred per product, and I think that number has been used enough when limiting their own products that it is evident that is their max fanbase or target audience for sales. So it total that 5000 figures they have to sell to essentially confirm their relevance. It will be interesting to see how all pans out, it’s a big world so we will see if 12,500 fans buy into this whole line. I see Zombie is being super nice on socials today 😂

That’s what I was saying? That the angle with Gage wouldn’t be happening without the podcast, both in the literal sense that it’s been mentioned on the podcast and the overall sense that Cardona’s popularity has grown exponentially thanks to the Podcast.