peterjp2
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Post by peterjp2 on Aug 5, 2021 15:42:59 GMT -5
Ultimate Edition Diesel, Macho Man, Doink Retro light up entrance Real scale wrestling ring Announcers Table and chairs for $250? come on, that's an amazing deal. Hopefully it reaches the 7K backers to get Doink included.
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ckretro74
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Post by ckretro74 on Aug 5, 2021 15:44:03 GMT -5
I do think it will give it a short boost..but not long lasting. Macho was my fav wrestler. However I don't think it is iconic enough of a look to make a big enough dent in a week long window. Hopefully, Ive appeased the grammer goof🙄 I would argue that his final Wrestlemania appearance is a pretty significant and iconic look. Very true, was his last 'Mania.. Im sooo on the fence...about this project. I'll watch till the 12th..see where it is at.
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peterjp2
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Post by peterjp2 on Aug 5, 2021 15:45:57 GMT -5
I can't believe I'm considering dropping $250 on this, given how much I've been spending already lately....but this stuff will skyrocket on the secondary market so it's almost a no brainer. I assume once they ship we'll be on the hook for Sales Tax and shipping?Wondering that as well. Shipping to Canada is so low at check out that there must be a charge at delivery or something like that coming. Fully expecting extra delivery charge and taxes for non US buyers especially with a value of US $250 put on the paperwork.
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koreanthunder86
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Post by koreanthunder86 on Aug 5, 2021 15:47:29 GMT -5
His last Wrestlemania and also last match in the WWF that was televised.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 5, 2021 15:48:09 GMT -5
It’s climbing. Could see it hitting 2000 by this time tomorrow if not sooner.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2021 15:49:06 GMT -5
What are you on about? Consumers can not fail a business, only the opposite. The fact is that if even more was included, more would back; their profits are not my concern, only my gain. When this likely still doesn't hit 5k, will it then be the fault of the consumers for voting that there was not enough value? Also, you're the little guy, dude, not part of a corporation, and standing up for them, IMO, is ridiculous. To each their own, though. The problem is even though I'm the "little guy" I as an adult understand that when you fail to reach a goal you shouldn't just be handed it for no reason. I don't care about Mattel's profits, however I also have the ability to use logic and reason that businesses aren't charities and can't just give everything away for free. You also miss understood what I said, I never said we would fail Mattel, we are failing ourselves and other collectors after Mattel gave us a chance to put our money where our mouths are support a crowd funding project for something a lot of us have only ever dreamed about actually getting. I get that your attitude towards businesses is currently hot and trendy and to an extent has its place. However it's become extremely tiresome when grown ups use it to act like children and drop all sense of reality when speaking about them. Clearly, Mattel disagrees with your first point, hence the addition they made. We can't fail to meet the goal; they can fail to attract consumers towards THEIR goal. I also don't understand the guilt-tripping about failing other collectors, as people should not have to pay for solidarity, especially with a project that is so narrow in focus, at best. Finally, businesses are under no obligation to provide anything other than products to their consumers. Conversely, we have no obligation, either, so I fail, yet again, to see what you're saying. These views are as old as bartering. If you're suggesting the observed trend in youth believing that businesses have a moral obligation to their consumers, I disagree with that notion, entirely. I'm done replying to this, so say what you want. On-topic, geeked for Savage, but still not exactly confident of hitting 5k. Hopeful, though.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Aug 5, 2021 15:50:20 GMT -5
Holy crap...I've never followed a campaign like this before (I usually kick in on like...album crowdfunds and stuff like that), but if you take a look at where this is at vs. some of the things I just looked at, it really illustrates just how much of a niche within a niche market pro-wrestling figures are.
The HasLab Sentinel got 21,890 backers at $350 a whack and crushed all of its unlock tiers. Their Galactus is sitting at 2x what this needs just to get funded at $400 and still needs almost as many as this does to get done. Their Mandalorian ship got god-damned 28,151 at $350 a pop with all five tier bonuses.
I know HasLab and Star Wars are sort of the benchmark everyone looks at when it comes to these things, but you've really got to figure that collecting is a niche market of a fandom as is. Then compare the universal reach of Star Wars vs that of WWE, and it kinda forces the point that what worked for HasLab isn't necessarily going to work for Mattel in this respect.
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Post by Warrior Wildness on Aug 5, 2021 15:51:06 GMT -5
I’m now intrigued even though I have no interest in the ring/entrance..
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Warriah'
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Post by Warriah' on Aug 5, 2021 15:51:25 GMT -5
I would argue that his final Wrestlemania appearance is a pretty significant and iconic look. Very true, was his last 'Mania.. Im sooo on the fence...about this project. I'll watch till the 12th..see where it is at. We're unlikely to get Mania 9, and we have 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 covered already. 5 including basics too. So it really does fill a gap in anybody's Macho collection. Plus we've not had a 94 Macho period yet.
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omartheterror
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Post by omartheterror on Aug 5, 2021 15:52:39 GMT -5
Nice jump but puts it in perspective that it’s still an uphill battle IMO. To put it in another perspective, it jumped that much during the afternoon on a weekday. Yeah but there’s a big reason why it jumped. A lot of people on the fence threw their money in. It needs to keep climbing fast I think.
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@brit_figs
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Post by @brit_figs on Aug 5, 2021 15:52:56 GMT -5
Anyone from the UK ordered yet?
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Post by Chip on Aug 5, 2021 15:54:15 GMT -5
the value of this has been real good from the start
to the surprise of no one, the majority of the wrestling figure collecting community immediately went to negativity which in turn made it worse. all everyone did was sh*t on it from the start and talk about how "they SHOULD have done _____________"
set a precedent for the future and made fringe people think about things they wouldn't have normally thought about.
but now? adding Macho and the table....the value for this at $250 is incredible....let alone if we got to doink and the skirts (which i could only hope) if you're a legit collector and you're not backing this now? you're making a massive mistake
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 5, 2021 15:54:37 GMT -5
Did he wear the WMX attire in WCW? It does look very similar to the OSFTM fig
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breal59
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Post by breal59 on Aug 5, 2021 15:57:44 GMT -5
The whole package didn't give me that feeling of "quick I have to order it now!" I maybe will purchase it just so that they will do other crowdfunding projects but I really don't appreciate this pressure campaign that they are doing. It's funny most companies always use pressure tactics like this to get you to pay, yet when say you subscribe to something and you are due for renewal, they stay under the radar and don't notify you until they have taken your money and let your subscription roll over into another year subscription. Macho Man as a commentator does nothing for me, wasn't a great highlight of his career and he didn't exactly commentate alone - so if they are that professional than they should put Vince McMahon elite back up for resale so that recent collectors don't have to pay these eBay scalpers.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 5, 2021 15:59:20 GMT -5
Very true, was his last 'Mania.. Im sooo on the fence...about this project. I'll watch till the 12th..see where it is at. We're unlikely to get Mania 9, and we have 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 covered already. 5 including basics too. So it really does fill a gap in anybody's Macho collection. Plus we've not had a 94 Macho period yet. His Royal Rumble fig he also wore in 94 vs Yokozuna
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Old Zeke
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Post by Old Zeke on Aug 5, 2021 16:00:42 GMT -5
Anyone from the UK ordered yet? Yes mate, I ordered it last week. Came to about £200 with shipping, but I fully expect another charge for shipping in a year's time when (or if) the time comes.
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Warriah'
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Post by Warriah' on Aug 5, 2021 16:01:21 GMT -5
The whole package didn't give me that feeling of "quick I have to order it now!" I maybe will purchase it just so that they will do other crowdfunding projects but I really don't appreciate this pressure campaign that they are doing. It's funny most companies always use pressure tactics like this to get you to pay, yet when say you subscribe to something and you are due for renewal, they stay under the radar and don't notify you until they have taken your money and let your subscription roll over into another year subscription. Macho Man as a commentator does nothing for me, wasn't a great highlight of his career and he didn't exactly commentate alone - so if they are that professional than they should put Vince McMahon elite back up for resale so that recent collectors don't have to pay these eBay scalpers. It's not just a commentator Macho. It's a 2 in 1. WMX Macho attire, with alternate hat that has a built in headset.
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 5, 2021 16:01:52 GMT -5
Anyone from the UK ordered yet? Yes, Mattel Creations ships worldwide. Shipping was surprisingly cheap as well - $20 for my two.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Aug 5, 2021 16:04:00 GMT -5
Does anyone know if he did commentary in that attire? I would've preferred a UE of the Retrofest USA attire, but this is cool too.
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jokerjohn
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Post by jokerjohn on Aug 5, 2021 16:05:43 GMT -5
I can't believe I'm considering dropping $250 on this, given how much I've been spending already lately....but this stuff will skyrocket on the secondary market so it's almost a no brainer. I assume once they ship we'll be on the hook for Sales Tax and shipping?Wondering that as well. Shipping to Canada is so low at check out that there must be a charge at delivery or something like that coming. Fully expecting extra delivery charge and taxes for non US buyers especially with a value of US $250 put on the paperwork. Honestly with the price of shipping compared to what I thought it would be I'm ok with an import charge. At least this dollar amount warrants it compared to getting hit with one for a small ringside order.
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