hulkmustpose
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Post by hulkmustpose on Aug 26, 2021 21:19:04 GMT -5
They had a reveal today, warrior, Hhh went up for pre order, Hogan/Hardy didn’t, and people are losing their minds as usual. Pretty understandable though. Steve has been telling us for weeks now that he would give us information when he had it and then he finally says they’re going live tonight… boom nothing and no response from him either. You would think as Mattel’s head of marketing he would understand the concept of damage control. Even if he doesn’t have information on when it will go up, a simple statement such as “guys there was a complication, hang on” would go a long way. I love you. It’s pretty ridiculous, man. We were told they would go live before the reveal. I just wonder how much of this is actually Amazon’s fault as opposed to Mattel’s. I remember Steve saying sometime earlier this month basically “we’re at Amazon’s mercy with these exclusives” as to when they release. |
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Post by vashts on Aug 26, 2021 22:19:26 GMT -5
Pretty understandable though. Steve has been telling us for weeks now that he would give us information when he had it and then he finally says they’re going live tonight… boom nothing and no response from him either. You would think as Mattel’s head of marketing he would understand the concept of damage control. Even if he doesn’t have information on when it will go up, a simple statement such as “guys there was a complication, hang on” would go a long way. I love you. It’s pretty ridiculous, man. We were told they would go live before the reveal. I just wonder how much of this is actually Amazon’s fault as opposed to Mattel’s. I remember Steve saying sometime earlier this month basically “we’re at Amazon’s mercy with these exclusives” as to when they release. You'd figure they MUST have some insider knowledge. I feel so burned and burned out. Took the day off just to do this and just aye aye aye. What a waste of a day.
You would think after burning fans, somehow Mattel will make sure EVERY fan will have a window to get what they want in a reasonable time frame for these figs.
I am very agitated also, like everyone else is. Most people still missed the Ultimate Warrior. I once quit buying NECA for a two years plus and what bought me back in was they decided to sell things online to fans to solve scalper issues. I am not at that point with Mattel, but yeah.
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Post by WWE453456 on Aug 26, 2021 22:24:48 GMT -5
It’s pretty ridiculous, man. We were told they would go live before the reveal. I just wonder how much of this is actually Amazon’s fault as opposed to Mattel’s. I remember Steve saying sometime earlier this month basically “we’re at Amazon’s mercy with these exclusives” as to when they release. You'd figure they MUST have some insider knowledge. I feel so burned and burned out. Took the day off just to do this and just aye aye aye. What a waste of a day.
You would think after burning fans, somehow Mattel will make sure EVERY fan will have a window to get what they want in a reasonable time frame for these figs.
I am very agitated also, like everyone else is. Most people still missed the Ultimate Warrior. I once quit buying NECA for a two years plus and what bought me back in was they decided to sell things online to fans to solve scalper issues. I am not at that point with Mattel, but yeah.
What a waste, I was online to whole night (CET Time) for nothing. Bullshit. |
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Post by hulkmustpose on Aug 26, 2021 22:26:13 GMT -5
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Post by hulkmustpose on Aug 26, 2021 22:29:31 GMT -5
I kinda feel bad for Action Figure Attack at this point. He’s getting a lot of heat but it sounds like he’s just as in the dark as the rest of us as to why Hogan and Hardy haven’t gone up. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Aug 26, 2021 22:32:35 GMT -5
I’ve been working all afternoon attempting to get to the bottom of what the issue was with Hulk and Jeff. I know this is beyond frustrating. Will update you as soon as I can.
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Post by Warrior Wildness on Aug 26, 2021 22:32:47 GMT -5
I kinda feel bad for @actionfigureattack at this point. It sounds like he’s just as in the dark as the rest of us as to why Hogan and Hardy haven’t gone up. I don’t think anybody’s blaming him personally it’s just a frustrating string of events (or non-events).. |
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Post by Warrior Wildness on Aug 26, 2021 22:33:32 GMT -5
I’ve been working all afternoon attempting to get to the bottom of what the issue was with Hulk and Jeff. I know this is beyond frustrating. Will update you as soon as I can. We appreciate it! |
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Post by azraelms on Aug 26, 2021 22:41:23 GMT -5
My big fear is that in the short time Hogan was previously up, they sold through the bulk of their stock. They woefully misunderstood the demand for Hogan.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Aug 26, 2021 22:43:50 GMT -5
My big fear is that in the short time Hogan was previously up, they sold through the bulk of their stock. They woefully misunderstood the demand for Hogan. More are currently in transit (beyond the initial batch that are already on the way) and we’re actually going back into production. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2021 22:45:18 GMT -5
Glad I just went ahead and paid the $70 and got it over with.
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Post by gentlemanjohnny on Aug 26, 2021 22:49:12 GMT -5
I’ve been ready for that Hogan like everybody else, but yet another failure to deliver on their end. It can’t be that hard to do this right. And again, I’m going to call into question why you would make the biggest name in wrestling history this difficult to obtain? Hogan shouldn’t have been an exclusive. It sucks when you waste time when stuff like this happens.
“You’re frustrated over a toy?” I typed it for you.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2021 22:58:36 GMT -5
“You’re frustrated over a toy?” I typed it for you. Thanks for saving me the time. +1 karma |
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Post by gentlemanjohnny on Aug 26, 2021 23:00:47 GMT -5
“You’re frustrated over a toy?” I typed it for you. Thanks for saving me the time. +1 karma Triple S I typed it for you. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 26, 2021 23:03:40 GMT -5
I understand being frustrated but people acting like Steve is hiding things or not being straight forward and wanting to basically burn him at the stake are over reacting. He’s been updating us when he gets info and is only relaying what he is told. He said more are going up and more are being made so maybe have patience and breathe? Idk.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2021 23:09:28 GMT -5
I understand being frustrated but people acting like Steve is hiding things or not being straight forward and wanting to basically burn him at the stake are over reacting. He’s been updating us when he gets info and is only relaying what he is told. He said more are going up and more are being made so maybe have patience and breathe? Idk. Don’t recall anybody saying he was hiding something. Think more people would want him/Mattel to be more transparent. |
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Post by zen411 on Aug 26, 2021 23:17:02 GMT -5
My big fear is that in the short time Hogan was previously up, they sold through the bulk of their stock. They woefully misunderstood the demand for Hogan. More are currently in transit (beyond the initial batch that are already on the way) and we’re actually going back into production. Thanks Steve. That sounds like a glimmer of hope. It's the unpredictability of the last two windows of sales that has everyone so bent out of shape. And to finally get that supposed availability only to watch gargano and Cole blather on and on while worrying if I missed it in a two minute window of time. It was just too much. Can't let the My Buddy's toy shop types win lol. This hobby is a fun escape from the work week and day to day stresses. It just should not be this hard to buy a Hulk Hogan action figure. |
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Aug 27, 2021 0:16:38 GMT -5
Thank you Steve
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Post by casanova on Aug 27, 2021 6:01:52 GMT -5
Just read that the „live“ stream was taped a few weeks back, which may also explain why Cole was there. Is this true?
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Post by vashts on Aug 27, 2021 6:48:20 GMT -5
Hogan moving merch as usual.
I am glad they are trying to solve the issue. I am surprised Mattel needs to go back to production and make more.
I do wonder if Mattel underestimated Hogan or Amazon did not order enough....why leave money on the table?
Just glad there is hope of getting him. But seeing is believing.
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