WWE453456
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Post by WWE453456 on Aug 10, 2021 23:03:57 GMT -5
There should really be considerations to extend the Macho pack. There may be another boost before the end, but that will certainly not be enough and after that the numbers will rise much more slowly, because then people will notice that they have missed the Macho pack and will practically pay more but get less.
I understand the reason why a time limit was set for the Macho pack, but currently we get an average of 150 backers per day. That won't be enough and if you then take into account that the Macho pack will end soon, then I see black.
They should also consider extending the project by 2 or 4 weeks. It can be a success, but if everything stays the way it is now, I think the project will fail.
Or maybe add another figure for the last few days, although I think that this doesn't work for cost reasons. I am not familiar with the matter. Maybe you can still do something to get a decent boost for the last few days.
If we make this project a success, the next projects will be much easier! People don't even know what they're missing out on. They will notice when the sets are presented on YouTube or elsewhere. The stage alone has to be huge if you know the scale of the figure.
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Thunder Chunky
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Aug 10, 2021 23:36:48 GMT -5
How many influencers are there? I can only think of MyDamnToys, and the Major Bros. Really only the Major WF Pod. The other Youtubers bought followers which is why none of them have a YouTube plaque. Lots of instagram self proclaimed influencers like Alex bought followers too. Itโs not hard to do. Iโm not knocking them because it obviously worked to get a code but it shows just how small this community really is. No one has a legitimate following minus the Major Bros. MyDamnToys kinda seems suspicious also. I don't really watch any of his videos other than his fixup videos, but he has like 300K subs and most of his videos get less than 10K views. Definitely seems sus.
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Post by underoos on Aug 10, 2021 23:37:41 GMT -5
I've. Backed this project, knowing it probably won't reach the goal ๐คฃ
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alkohal
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Post by alkohal on Aug 10, 2021 23:50:54 GMT -5
What is this new irs eBay thing? If you made $20,000 or more in ebay/online sales, you will get a 1099K in the mail to report to the IRS. That will be lowered to $600 next year. Its to crack down on gig economy that emerged due to the pandemic. As much as I hate this as a casual seller, I have to admit this should help slow the rampant scalping thats been going on.
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Post by โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2021 0:05:54 GMT -5
My third time asking Steve if he would consider throwing Doink in at the 5k tier. This time I asked 3 minutes after his IG post. It got more than 5 likes and one reply on his post about the arena. Other people commented well after me and even before me and he replied and liked the other comments.
He is seeing my question but not answering. It either means that they are going to add the Doink and they donโt want to give any hints, or he just does not want to admit to the lackluster performance of this setโs preorders yet. Honestly, heโs a pretty straight up dude who doesnโt shy away from questions often. He usually has an answer for anything, even if we think itโs an excuse. That leaves me to believe Doink will be added.
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tim
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Post by tim on Aug 11, 2021 0:23:32 GMT -5
We are officially half way to 5,000!!
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Biff Slamkovichโข
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Post by Biff Slamkovichโข on Aug 11, 2021 0:52:30 GMT -5
We are officially half way to 5,000!! Just backed it =)
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tim
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Post by tim on Aug 11, 2021 1:03:25 GMT -5
We are officially half way to 5,000!! Just backed it =) Nice!! I feel like I was a kiss of good luck because I backed it like 5 hours before they announced the Macho Man bundle lol
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WWE453456
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Post by WWE453456 on Aug 11, 2021 1:19:06 GMT -5
Nice!! I feel like I was a kiss of good luck because I backed it like 5 hours before they announced the Macho Man bundle lol You would have recieved it anyway.
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Post by rkmo: Just a Fact of Life on Aug 11, 2021 1:21:17 GMT -5
I hope Doink stays exactly where it is.
#NoMoreMovingGoalposts
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Post by SteveHulk on Aug 11, 2021 1:36:18 GMT -5
My third time asking Steve if he would consider throwing Doink in at the 5k tier. This time I asked 3 minutes after his IG post. It got more than 5 likes and one reply on his post about the arena. Other people commented well after me and even before me and he replied and liked the other comments. He is seeing my question but not answering. It either means that they are going to add the Doink and they donโt want to give any hints, or he just does not want to admit to the lackluster performance of this setโs preorders yet. Honestly, heโs a pretty straight up dude who doesnโt shy away from questions often. He usually has an answer for anything, even if we think itโs an excuse. That leaves me to believe Doink will be added. Hasn't Steve already said that the price is the lowest they can make it for the items/amount of backers though? I really don't think they'd be able to add another figure (for the 5K tier) as well... the only reason we'd get Doink at 7K backers is because of the extra money/budget the extra 2K backers would bring in. Heck, I'd love to be wrong and have Doink in with the 5K package... I just can't see it happening though.
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KPnDC
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Post by KPnDC on Aug 11, 2021 1:43:16 GMT -5
My third time asking Steve if he would consider throwing Doink in at the 5k tier. This time I asked 3 minutes after his IG post. It got more than 5 likes and one reply on his post about the arena. Other people commented well after me and even before me and he replied and liked the other comments. He is seeing my question but not answering. It either means that they are going to add the Doink and they donโt want to give any hints, or he just does not want to admit to the lackluster performance of this setโs preorders yet. Honestly, heโs a pretty straight up dude who doesnโt shy away from questions often. He usually has an answer for anything, even if we think itโs an excuse. That leaves me to believe Doink will be added. Hasn't Steve already said that the price is the lowest they can make it for the items/amount of backers though? I really don't think they'd be able to add another figure (for the 5K tier) as well... the only reason we'd get Doink at 7K backers is because of the extra money/budget the extra 2K backers would bring in. Heck, I'd love to be wrong and have Doink in with the 5K package... I just can't see it happening though. He's said this on every podcast he's done. It also looks like Robert did the podcast circuit today. I'm listening to the second of the potentially three interviews he's done. While on the Fig Cave Podcast Robert stated: - They chose the New Gen theme because of the affection collectors had for retros and wanting a lot of characters from that era and this arena fit cost for what they wanted to achieve.
- AE Raw, SD Fist or modern sets wouldn't have been cost effective, would've been massive and cost 2x as much for us, but he hopes people will have an appetite for those potential offerings.
- They didn't capitalize on the initial reaction and that was a mistake. He realizes they should've announced it and immediately put it up for sale.
- THEY HEAR US, THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. This offering is what it is, but they now know what we want as collectors, and what they can offer and at what price.
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Warriah'
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Post by Warriah' on Aug 11, 2021 3:09:07 GMT -5
Quite a jump overnight. I was expecting to hit 50% today but not before I woke up. I see Kevin Nash plugged it on twitter so that could be why.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 11, 2021 3:14:07 GMT -5
So I just backed it, finally, because I have hope and it straight up charged my account?
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Post by kgchampion on Aug 11, 2021 3:52:16 GMT -5
Hasn't Steve already said that the price is the lowest they can make it for the items/amount of backers though? I really don't think they'd be able to add another figure (for the 5K tier) as well... the only reason we'd get Doink at 7K backers is because of the extra money/budget the extra 2K backers would bring in. Heck, I'd love to be wrong and have Doink in with the 5K package... I just can't see it happening though. He's said this on every podcast he's done. It also looks like Robert did the podcast circuit today. I'm listening to the second of the potentially three interviews he's done.ย While on the Fig Cave Podcast Robert stated:ย - They chose the New Gen theme because of the affection collectors had for retros and wanting a lot of characters from that era and this arena fit cost for what they wanted to achieve.
- AE Raw, SD Fist or modern sets wouldn't have been cost effective, would've been massive and cost 2x as much for us, but he hopes people will have an appetite for those potential offerings.
- They didn't capitalize on the initial reaction and that was a mistake. He realizes they should've announced it and immediately put it up for sale.
- THEY HEAR US, THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. This offering is what it is, but they now know what we want as collectors, and what they can offer and at what price.ย
See, I donโt buy that line about a Raw is War or Smackdown fist stage being cost prohibitive unless theyโre trying to do crazy stuff they donโt need to do. The K-Mart entrance stage and the mass release entrance stage were $50. If they designed it like a toy and didnโt add a bunch of gimmicks like lights and sounds and essentially made it like a larger version of the previous stages, it wouldnโt be so expensive. All they need to do is make it about double the size of the entrance stages they already released. Keep the tron area about the same size and make a cavity so we can put an iPad in it like with the last entrance stage they made. Raise the base off the ground more and a longer ramp. And donโt add any corny LED lights. Iโd pay $150, $200 for that.
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jacobl18
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Post by jacobl18 on Aug 11, 2021 4:33:41 GMT -5
With this being backed at 50% that means Mattel has $625,000 backed. I understand Mattel is a huge company but thatโs a lot of money to turn down.
I think they are gonna do a hard push to get the most that they can and if they can get this number to over 4K I see them moving forward with this.
Could Mattel just produce 5k and sell whatever wasnโt backed individually on Mattel Creatations? Or sell them to RSC after the fact?
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WWE453456
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Post by WWE453456 on Aug 11, 2021 5:50:12 GMT -5
He's said this on every podcast he's done. It also looks like Robert did the podcast circuit today. I'm listening to the second of the potentially three interviews he's done.ย While on the Fig Cave Podcast Robert stated:ย - They chose the New Gen theme because of the affection collectors had for retros and wanting a lot of characters from that era and this arena fit cost for what they wanted to achieve.
- AE Raw, SD Fist or modern sets wouldn't have been cost effective, would've been massive and cost 2x as much for us, but he hopes people will have an appetite for those potential offerings.
- They didn't capitalize on the initial reaction and that was a mistake. He realizes they should've announced it and immediately put it up for sale.
- THEY HEAR US, THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. This offering is what it is, but they now know what we want as collectors, and what they can offer and at what price.ย
See, I donโt buy that line about a Raw is War or Smackdown fist stage being cost prohibitive unless theyโre trying to do crazy stuff they donโt need to do. The K-Mart entrance stage and the mass release entrance stage were $50. If they designed it like a toy and didnโt add a bunch of gimmicks like lights and sounds and essentially made it like a larger version of the previous stages, it wouldnโt be so expensive. All they need to do is make it about double the size of the entrance stages they already released. Keep the tron area about the same size and make a cavity so we can put an iPad in it like with the last entrance stage they made. Raise the base off the ground more and a longer ramp. And donโt add any corny LED lights. Iโd pay $150, $200 for that. You don't understand the point behind the whole crowdfunding project. Thatโs exactly what itโs not supposed to be, a cheap toy. It should be something of a higher quality with features like LED. The retro stage alone will be massive and probably on the same scale as the figures. If you don't want to spend $500 to $600 on an accurate SD stage, you can buy the toy version or you support the project if it should come. Mattel could certainly have made the Retro Stage for $50, but that wouldn't be what Mattel wanted. Mattel wants to test whether we are willing and interested to spend more money, but receive larger, more accurate stages with many features.
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sandeep
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Post by sandeep on Aug 11, 2021 6:24:18 GMT -5
Once time limit of macho man ends this thing will be dead then and there only.
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Post by LA Times on Aug 11, 2021 6:42:55 GMT -5
If you made $20,000 or more in ebay/online sales, you will get a 1099K in the mail to report to the IRS. That will be lowered to $600 next year. Its to crack down on gig economy that emerged due to the pandemic. What if you didn't use ebay and sold stuff on Mercari or in Facebook groups, how would they know? I'm not in America so just curious. Those sites also have your personal information that they can give to the IRS.
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Post by omartheterror on Aug 11, 2021 6:46:46 GMT -5
What is this new irs eBay thing? If you made $20,000 or more in ebay/online sales, you will get a 1099K in the mail to report to the IRS. That will be lowered to $600 next year. Its to crack down on gig economy that emerged due to the pandemic. Does this take effect on 2021 sales or starting January 2022? I donโt sell much, just curious.
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