pooch2423
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Post by pooch2423 on Jun 27, 2021 12:21:05 GMT -5
I saw recently that Jeremy confirmed that AEW retro style figures are on the way.
Me personally I think this is awesome.
I do however have a feeling that this will be mixed into the line similar to LJN figures. I would assume possibly putting 2 figures in the package as apposed to 1 figure.
Who do you guys want to see ?
I would love an arn and Tully 2 pack
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Post by rkfastmo on Jun 27, 2021 13:14:49 GMT -5
I don't share the passion others here seem to have lmao
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Jun 27, 2021 13:16:36 GMT -5
I don't share the passion others here seem to have lmao Same |
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Post by Nick Papagiorgio on Jun 27, 2021 15:34:48 GMT -5
I don't share the passion others here seem to have lmao Same here, never a fan of the look of the figures as a kid. |
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Post by stc13 on Jun 27, 2021 18:43:13 GMT -5
I loved Hasbros as a kid. But add me to the camp that doesn't really get the appeal.
They were really fun toys for the time and a huge part of my childhood. I bought some of the WWE retro figures, and there's a chance I'd pick up some AEW ones. But to me the Hasbro line stopped in '94, and unless someone can really capture the style and feel anything else in these retro lines are just some fun novelty figures for me.
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isloth
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Post by isloth on Jun 27, 2021 19:02:35 GMT -5
Zero interest from me but cool for those who are into them. I don’t have a desire for figures with less likeness and articulation just because they resemble something from my childhood.
I just hope they don’t take up a spot like the LJN figures are.
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secondwhiteline
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jun 27, 2021 19:56:09 GMT -5
Did he say whether these are going to be in a normal line like the LJN figures are, or whether they might look for new avenues for something like this? I don't like that all these experiments are taking up slots.
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Post by LK3 on Jun 27, 2021 20:33:45 GMT -5
No interest in Mattel retros, no interest in any retros.
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viper412
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Post by viper412 on Jun 27, 2021 20:48:08 GMT -5
put me down for another who isn’t interested
idk who the market is for these besides 35+ year olds on the nostalgia kick or people who collect one person
I might pick up a Darby Allin for a desk piece only because I like him and the figures are half the size of Unrivaled
I just don’t think there’s a need for LJN or Hasbro style figures anymore, it’s not 1988 anymore
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jun 27, 2021 23:23:20 GMT -5
Ill take a Surfer Sting but besides that I don't really want many others. Just like the LJN figures I might buy the guys I really like(Darby,Kenny and Hangman) but I'm sure not their target audience with these.
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 27, 2021 23:30:02 GMT -5
I think I would be more excited for them had there not been so many announced recently. That said...I wouldn’t mind picking up some if they look cool (Omega, Bucks, Darby, MJF, Adam Page, Penta, Orange Cassidy, Colt Cabana...anyone but Cody). It would be awesome though if they truly went RETRO and gave us:
Surfer Sting
80’s Arn Anderson
Another Jake the Snake
90’s Jim Ross
80’s/90’s Tony Shiavone
Billy Gunn (has barely aged)
90’s/00s Jericho
Natural Dustin Rhodes
Nation-era Mark Henry
Attitude era Matt Hardy
Brood Christian
Giant Paul Wight
Taz
80’s Tully Blanchard
Dean Malenko
Jerry Lynn
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Jun 27, 2021 23:33:07 GMT -5
Somehow, I’m more interested in LJNs than Hasbros. Perhaps because my Hasbro interest is through the floor but both feel like a waste of resources to me
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Post by Nick Papagiorgio on Jun 28, 2021 2:16:32 GMT -5
Instead of focusing on these retro style figures they should be focusing on fixing some of the issues they have with their current style figures like the height issues, the head scans, and joints.
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Jun 28, 2021 8:33:02 GMT -5
0% interest. No idea why companies think retros will be such a big hit. It's for a niche market from a line decades ago.
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Post by rastlinfigures on Jun 28, 2021 15:04:18 GMT -5
Also no interest. I much prefer legends figures in the same Unrivaled style.
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Post by drgreenevil on Jun 28, 2021 16:43:35 GMT -5
I would be interested in these simply because they would (more than likely) be at a lower price point.
Hopefully they would not have the same non-distribution problems that the main lines has. Can't buy them if you can't find them.
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mrh
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Post by mrh on Jun 28, 2021 19:12:34 GMT -5
Don't understand the hate here; why not let people who are interested be interested, and see if they sell.
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Post by stc13 on Jun 28, 2021 21:41:00 GMT -5
Don't understand the hate here; why not let people who are interested be interested, and see if they sell. Obviously people can like what they like, and there's at least some following for Hasbro style figures. But Jeremy also says they want to be a company that responds to collector feedback - that means positive and negative. I hope they take some lessons from the WWE line. The figures did pretty well at $10. The bumped the price point up to $15 and the line died in pretty short order. If there's a way to release these as a standalone, I'm all for it. People who want them can buy, those who don't won't. But if the plan is to work LJN and Hasbro style retros into existing lines and price points? Jeremy has said that a new line is fragile and figures backing up on pegs can literally be a line killer at retail for an unproven brand. I think these figures are a really hard sell at $20. Maybe I'm wrong. But it seems like a really big gamble to take that have huge ramifications if things go they way it's sounding. |
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mrh
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Post by mrh on Jun 29, 2021 0:42:35 GMT -5
Well, the proof will be in the sales...
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Post by newgenandy on Jun 29, 2021 3:45:53 GMT -5
Don't understand the hate here; why not let people who are interested be interested, and see if they sell. Obviously people can like what they like, and there's at least some following for Hasbro style figures. But Jeremy also says they want to be a company that responds to collector feedback - that means positive and negative. I hope they take some lessons from the WWE line. The figures did pretty well at $10. The bumped the price point up to $15 and the line died in pretty short order. If there's a way to release these as a standalone, I'm all for it. People who want them can buy, those who don't won't. But if the plan is to work LJN and Hasbro style retros into existing lines and price points? Jeremy has said that a new line is fragile and figures backing up on pegs can literally be a line killer at retail for an unproven brand. I think these figures are a really hard sell at $20. Maybe I'm wrong. But it seems like a really big gamble to take that have huge ramifications if things go they way it's sounding. They could be too reactive - the market seemingly wants retros looking on here, social media etc but they want retro’s for the people who were not made back then - Dino, brawler, barbarian etc not for modern day aew wrestlers it seems |
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