Thunder Chunky
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Jan 13, 2022 13:15:16 GMT -5
I'd guess so. Legends went up $2 ($19.99 to $21.99) on the Target app, and UEs went up $3 from $29.99 to $32.99. I guess people in this market could expect to pay $37.99 here soon for UEs.Β Absolutely not a price I'd pay for any single figure in a retail store. I remember when elite were like $14.97 or something at Walmart like 10 years ago. Those were better times for sure. 15 dollars 12 years ago is almost 20 dollars now. |
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Post by βππ£π ππ ππππ on Jan 13, 2022 13:17:58 GMT -5
I'd guess so. Legends went up $2 ($19.99 to $21.99) on the Target app, and UEs went up $3 from $29.99 to $32.99. I guess people in this market could expect to pay $37.99 here soon for UEs. Absolutely not a price I'd pay for any single figure in a retail store. I remember when elite were like $14.97 or something at Walmart like 10 years ago. Those were better times for sure. They were $15.88 here at Walmart up until like six months ago. |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Jan 13, 2022 13:20:59 GMT -5
I remember when elite were like $14.97 or something at Walmart like 10 years ago. Those were better times for sure. 15 dollars 12 years ago is almost 20 dollars now. Yeah, itβs called inflation. I doubt theyβre costs went up $5 though. These things are cheap quality. |
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Thunder Chunky
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Jan 13, 2022 13:22:29 GMT -5
15 dollars 12 years ago is almost 20 dollars now. Yeah, itβs called inflation. I doubt theyβre costs went up $5 though. These things are cheap quality. I know what inflation is. What I'm saying is that you were paying almost the same amount in 2010 as you are now. |
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Jan 13, 2022 13:55:53 GMT -5
spot on take. that $20 price point is absolutely a "sweet spot". its more than affordable for the average collector, its absolutely a profitable price for everyone (retailer and distributor). $21.99 to me is even pushing it. "something something cost of goods" Elites were $15 when they first were introduced, increased by 50% in a decade? thats beyond anything reasonable. hasbro and mattel will miss a lot of the money because you're not alone in your thinking. the more people cut back, the less the retailers are going to make $15 in 2010 is worth 19.12 now. That isn't far off from what Mattel says the SRP is. And the minimum wage hasn't gone up since 2009. I just love it here /s. |
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Post by vandamin8or on Jan 13, 2022 13:57:00 GMT -5
We (UK) already pay approximately $27.40 (Β£19.99) for Elites... have done for ages π€·ββοΈ. Smyths have listed the Royal Rumble figs at Β£24.99! |
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Post by dollarbill04 on Jan 13, 2022 14:02:46 GMT -5
Its bad enough that distribution in my area sucks. Add a 4 or 5 dollar price hike to that? No thanks.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jan 13, 2022 14:04:48 GMT -5
There are some real bougie Targets that upcharge on everything, might be one of those stores
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2022 18:39:58 GMT -5
I'm already used to paying around $30 a figure on ebay. Get ready to start paying around $40 a figure on ebay. |
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Rattlehead
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Post by Rattlehead on Jan 13, 2022 18:50:21 GMT -5
Damn thats crazy. I'm still convinced majority would still pay that price.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Jan 13, 2022 20:17:05 GMT -5
Its bad enough that distribution in my area sucks. Add a 4 or 5 dollar price hike to that? No thanks. They gotta pay for that sucky distribution somehow I guess |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Jan 13, 2022 20:19:01 GMT -5
Damn thats crazy. I'm still convinced majority would still pay that price. I mean a lot do on RSC for pre-orders and such. Granted you get those in quicker than you would by waiting for it to hit retail, but still same/around same prices. I pay the RSC prices because I donβt want to deal with the hassle of hunting or waiting for it to possibly hit somewhere online like Amazon or Walmart. |
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Post by FFK on Jan 13, 2022 20:20:58 GMT -5
Iβve basically stopped collecting unless itβs hbk or UEβs but if they raised the prices to that they can get the F out. I know some targets in downtown Chicago are higher than all others around so maybe this is one of those targets by where the poster lives.
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omartheterror
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Post by omartheterror on Jan 13, 2022 20:34:14 GMT -5
I need a show of hands from everyone saying they would tap out at $26 for an elite but are happy to pay $32 for an ultimate when they leave both in the box anyway.
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Post by Chip on Jan 13, 2022 21:20:00 GMT -5
spot on take. that $20 price point is absolutely a "sweet spot". its more than affordable for the average collector, its absolutely a profitable price for everyone (retailer and distributor). $21.99 to me is even pushing it. "something something cost of goods" Elites were $15 when they first were introduced, increased by 50% in a decade? thats beyond anything reasonable. hasbro and mattel will miss a lot of the money because you're not alone in your thinking. the more people cut back, the less the retailers are going to make $15 in 2010 is worth 19.12 now. That isn't far off from what Mattel says the SRP is. thats the problem $15 should be "worth"...... $15 |
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Jan 13, 2022 21:28:16 GMT -5
I need a show of hands from everyone saying they would tap out at $26 for an elite but are happy to pay $32 for an ultimate when they leave both in the box anyway. i already tapped out, the only figure ive bought was the vader and bobby heenan figures and they were on clearance. I have not bought a full priced wwe figure in many years, possibly before Mattel took over. |
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Post by coldblooded on Jan 13, 2022 23:15:03 GMT -5
Inflation us a hoax created by corporations to justify their price hikes.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 14, 2022 0:03:28 GMT -5
We (UK) already pay approximately $27.40 (Β£19.99) for Elites... have done for ages π€·ββοΈ. Smyths have listed the Royal Rumble figs at Β£24.99! That's crazy... a full Β£5 price increase!? (Almost $35 USD π¬) Hopefully people won't rush to buy them at that price - and they'll be reduced (like the Wrestlemania and previous RR Elites). |
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Post by mad2009 on Jan 14, 2022 0:49:56 GMT -5
How many jyds are at your target? I went to one that had 35 of them. Yes I counted them & there were no chases.
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Post by newgenandy on Jan 14, 2022 3:50:59 GMT -5
Smyths have listed the Royal Rumble figs at Β£24.99! That's crazy... a full Β£5 price increase!? (Almost $35 USD π¬) Hopefully people won't rush to buy them at that price - and they'll be reduced (like the Wrestlemania and previous RR Elites). Give it a couple of weeks and the smyths price will go down. I donβt think Iβve bought a full price figure from them for a while now since they got silly priced imo They were always a bit cheaper than entertainer, thatβs why they donβt do full sales, only reduce low stock items they want to clearance etc but now theyβre about level with entertainer |
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