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Post by warlord on Aug 5, 2021 17:29:25 GMT -5
don’t know how many backers there were before the macho and announce table, but last i checkes before that, it was 1,071. at the time of writing this (3:29pm PST), it’s currently at 1,531. that’s 460 amount of backers that backed it up after this was announced. if we keep getting this amount of people to back it up within 17 days, that’ll leave it at 7,820 which isn’t exactly 8,000 but still good enough to see what mattel does in the future
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Post by Chip on Aug 5, 2021 17:33:20 GMT -5
yeah can we just change this thread to the official Retro Arena megathread?
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Post by PVA on Aug 5, 2021 17:37:09 GMT -5
Is payment only visa & MasterCard? No PayPal or Amex options?? Yeah I kept trying to place a 2nd order using discover and it kept declining. I re-entered the numbers several times before realizing they only accepted Visa/MC I have no issues using just discover & Amex everywhere else. Well I was on the fence but convinced myself to pull the trigger with the macho addition. Guess it is not meant to be. Unless Action Figure Attack can make yet another modification.
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Post by uc on Aug 5, 2021 17:39:46 GMT -5
Really nice bump on this now! Starting to get hopeful again
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Post by Showstopper on Aug 5, 2021 17:44:37 GMT -5
Very cool they threw in Macho and an announce table; but the fact that it's still only at 1,539 backers as of right now is still not good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2021 17:46:42 GMT -5
Whether it hits goal or not, Mattel higher-ups can’t be happy that they had to give for free around $50 of product just to entice buyers. They also changed the terms and conditions 3 times now. I wonder what’s coming next… Steve said the budget for the Macho and table was cut from the marketing budget for the campaign, so the margins should be the same if it’s funded. I love you.
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Aug 5, 2021 17:50:53 GMT -5
I can't see Mattel reaching the 5k mark for this. If I was Mattel scrap the ring and stage area and crowd fund the Ultimates only..
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Post by powerfred3k on Aug 5, 2021 17:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Aug 5, 2021 17:53:04 GMT -5
Very cool they threw in Macho and an announce table; but the fact that it's still only at 1,539 backers as of right now is still not good. True, but they have gotten almost 500 new preorders since the news broke regarding the new additions which has only been a few hours. Trying to look on the bright side. Hopefully these numbers keep trickling in at a steady rate to chip away and banking on a really big surge as we near the early access deadline. And to think Vince thought Macho wasn't a draw anymore in 1994. 😌
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Post by WrestlingFigWig on Aug 5, 2021 17:53:18 GMT -5
Very cool they threw in Macho and an announce table; but the fact that it's still only at 1,539 backers as of right now is still not good. Yup. When only 500 jumped off the fence and they still need 3500 more, it’s not good. It’s simple math guys. It’s sucks but it’s true.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Aug 5, 2021 18:00:38 GMT -5
Very cool they threw in Macho and an announce table; but the fact that it's still only at 1,539 backers as of right now is still not good. Yup. When only 500 jumped off the fence and they still need 3500 more, it’s not good. It’s simple math guys. It’s sucks but it’s true. Guess we'll never now how things would have played out if this was the announced package since day one. Just have to be hopeful, but it is definitely an uphill battle especially after that ugly start.
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Post by cldbld on Aug 5, 2021 18:01:09 GMT -5
I can't see Mattel reaching the 5k mark for this. If I was Mattel scrap the ring and stage area and crowd fund the Ultimates only.. The ultimates can just be released in the regular line....as Steve also said in that video. This is the hole package (provided it gets that far) is a damn good deal.
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Post by Warriah' on Aug 5, 2021 18:01:17 GMT -5
We're officially at the 31% mark. We've jumped 10% in one afternoon. I feel optimistic.
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Post by almac5 on Aug 5, 2021 18:03:37 GMT -5
Well, I’m closer to backing. But considering there’s no chance that we’ll get Doink or the ring skirts, I can’t justify the $250. I don’t even want the Doink to be honest, I’m happy with the one I have. But 3 figures makes me feel better about the price point.
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Post by Biff Slamkovich™ on Aug 5, 2021 18:08:56 GMT -5
I'm going to back this but what concerns me is that Steve kind of hinted that future projects might not get the go-ahead unless this one works out.
I'll be pretty bummed if we never get an Elite/UE scale attitude era Raw stage, Smackdown fist stage or something else cool like In Your House or another PPV.
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Post by jacobl18 on Aug 5, 2021 18:09:31 GMT -5
Well, I’m closer to backing. But considering there’s no chance that we’ll get Doink or the ring skirts, I can’t justify the $250. I don’t even want the Doink to be honest, I’m happy with the one I have. But 3 figures makes me feel better about the price point. 2 UE figures that are going to be very very limited will each sell for $200 each. You also get Stage, Ring and announce table. This is a great value.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 5, 2021 18:10:03 GMT -5
Really impressed with how much this has jumped today. Good stuff.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Aug 5, 2021 18:11:46 GMT -5
It would be nice if they announced a subtraction. No ring,… -$100
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Post by ztj_wwf on Aug 5, 2021 18:13:29 GMT -5
Does anyone have examples of the commentary table having a blue cover like that? I recall it being black.
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Post by buddyboy101 on Aug 5, 2021 18:13:37 GMT -5
don’t know how many backers there were before the macho and announce table, but last i checkes before that, it was 1,071. at the time of writing this (3:29pm PST), it’s currently at 1,531. that’s 460 amount of backers that backed it up after this was announced. if we keep getting this amount of people to back it up within 17 days, that’ll leave it at 7,820 which isn’t exactly 8,000 but still good enough to see what mattel does in the future It's not realistic to expect it to remain on that trajectory. Today's news was a shot in the arm, which will increase the rate of new buyers relative to the old rate, but not equal to the current rate from today's news.
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