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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Sept 25, 2024 19:00:39 GMT -5
I wonder why the George Steele Legends figure hasn't been re-done yet...or even just an update with a thicker body/new head. It's a cool figure overall, especially with "Mine" I'm assuming he's still signed since the Colesium Collection is out. Hope we see it in the Legends Greatest hits line It was redone in the HOF line. Guessing we could see in Superstars |
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Post by Apocalypse on Sept 25, 2024 20:28:14 GMT -5
 Im not complaining but i feel like george could use a bigger torso, he was more like dustys size. Theres a match of him vs kamala and they arent all that far apart for size |
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Post by Chip on Sept 25, 2024 21:04:36 GMT -5
I wonder why the George Steele Legends figure hasn't been re-done yet...or even just an update with a thicker body/new head. It's a cool figure overall, especially with "Mine" I'm assuming he's still signed since the Colesium Collection is out. Hope we see it in the Legends Greatest hits line It was redone in the HOF line. Guessing we could see in Superstars thats right, I completely forgot about that HOF figure although it was like 8 years ago at this point I really meant a re-do with the updated articulation, swappable hands, 2 heads, thicker torso, etc. |
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Post by Chip on Sept 25, 2024 21:05:29 GMT -5
It was redone in the HOF line. Guessing we could see in Superstars thats right, I completely forgot about that HOF figure although it was like 8 years ago at this point I really meant a re-do with the updated articulation, swappable hands, 2 heads, thicker torso, etc. and I'd definitely like him in the Superstars line althought I don't think he's a good fit when guys like Macho Man and The Rock are mega peg-warmers. |
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Post by coochiecora on Sept 25, 2024 22:43:13 GMT -5
what do you mean by hasbro? why would they be making them? It's TIFFY TIMEEEEE!! She looks sooo much better than the one they had on display! I can't wait for her to ship! I wonder why they didn't make the hat pink? Also the hair should be longer but those are minor gripes. This is a great first elite for her! Let's hope there are many more to come and sooner rather than later. I definitely want her MitB briefcase in figure form. She wears a lot of unique gears that would require new tooling and I hope that doesn't sway Hasbro away from making plenty more elites of her. |
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Post by bigvis497 on Sept 26, 2024 0:39:52 GMT -5
I wonder why the George Steele Legends figure hasn't been re-done yet...or even just an update with a thicker body/new head. It's a cool figure overall, especially with "Mine" I'm assuming he's still signed since the Colesium Collection is out. Hope we see it in the Legends Greatest hits line It was redone in the HOF line. Guessing we could see in Superstars The only proper way to do George Steele in the Superstars line is to give him flocked chest hair ala Moss Man. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Sept 26, 2024 5:20:26 GMT -5
thats right, I completely forgot about that HOF figure although it was like 8 years ago at this point I really meant a re-do with the updated articulation, swappable hands, 2 heads, thicker torso, etc. and I'd definitely like him in the Superstars line althought I don't think he's a good fit when guys like Macho Man and The Rock are mega peg-warmers. Well that’s cuz they were in back to back series. Plus I haven’t really seen much of them recently. And the guys they shipped with you rarely see so Steele 1 per case should be just fine. |
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Post by Grenouille on Sept 26, 2024 7:55:15 GMT -5
That Mattel Creations CM Punk must be hitting soonish right?
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Sept 26, 2024 7:57:12 GMT -5
I finally got an explanation as to why my Local Walmart has a terrible WWE selection. I've mentioned on here before, but my local Walmart hasn't stocked a single Elite figure since December. They have had some basics, but usually the only figure worth buying in each basics line is missing. I check there constantly and this has been the case for almost 10 months now
So I was talking to my buddy who used to be an assistant manager at that store and I told him about how bad that store has gotten and he told me that one of the guys he used to work with was a massive wrestling fan and recently got promoted to management position and one of the departments he manages now is the toy department. This explains everything! I haven't seen any elites because they don't actually even make it out on to the floor, I'm convinced. Every Walmart in my area got the Summerslam shipper except this one. They all have issues with stocking figures and getting like 20 cases of one series and none of the next three but they at least get something except the Walmart down the street from me which has been empty
Is this something that an employee at Walmart is allowed to do? I mean good for him I guess but it seems unethical to me.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Sept 26, 2024 8:07:50 GMT -5
That Mattel Creations CM Punk must be hitting soonish right? I forget when they said but considering it was a made to order item and production didn’t start until the end of April then I wouldn’t expect anything until beginning of 2025. |
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Post by azraelms on Sept 26, 2024 8:14:51 GMT -5
I finally got an explanation as to why my Local Walmart has a terrible WWE selection. I've mentioned on here before, but my local Walmart hasn't stocked a single Elite figure since December. They have had some basics, but usually the only figure worth buying in each basics line is missing. I check there constantly and this has been the case for almost 10 months now So I was talking to my buddy who used to be an assistant manager at that store and I told him about how bad that store has gotten and he told me that one of the guys he used to work with was a massive wrestling fan and recently got promoted to management position and one of the departments he manages now is the toy department. This explains everything! I haven't seen any elites because they don't actually even make it out on to the floor, I'm convinced. Every Walmart in my area got the Summerslam shipper except this one. They all have issues with stocking figures and getting like 20 cases of one series and none of the next three but they at least get something except the Walmart down the street from me which has been empty Is this something that an employee at Walmart is allowed to do? I mean good for him I guess but it seems unethical to me. Most retail places have rules against that sort of thing, but as far as how much they are enforced, I think it is pretty low. Considering how 95% or more of the items at Walmart is not exactly collector material, it is probably not considered an issue by them. I know in my area, roughly 20 years ago, the main Hot Wheels guy had a son who worked at the local Walmart Distribution Center as some sort of manager. Supposedly he would go in, and 'inspect' the product (open the cases) and also shuffle them around so one case was loaded with all the hard to find cars. That case would be designated for a specific store, that store toy manager would hold that case for this guy and he would buy the whole thing. That happened apparently 2 or 3 times, and probably would have gone on much longer except the Hot Wheels guy passed away. It certainly seems unethical, but in the end, Walmart sees that these sold and that is that. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Sept 26, 2024 8:39:24 GMT -5
I finally got an explanation as to why my Local Walmart has a terrible WWE selection. I've mentioned on here before, but my local Walmart hasn't stocked a single Elite figure since December. They have had some basics, but usually the only figure worth buying in each basics line is missing. I check there constantly and this has been the case for almost 10 months now So I was talking to my buddy who used to be an assistant manager at that store and I told him about how bad that store has gotten and he told me that one of the guys he used to work with was a massive wrestling fan and recently got promoted to management position and one of the departments he manages now is the toy department. This explains everything! I haven't seen any elites because they don't actually even make it out on to the floor, I'm convinced. Every Walmart in my area got the Summerslam shipper except this one. They all have issues with stocking figures and getting like 20 cases of one series and none of the next three but they at least get something except the Walmart down the street from me which has been empty Is this something that an employee at Walmart is allowed to do? I mean good for him I guess but it seems unethical to me. Is he scalping? I understand maybe grabbing a few for yourself but do you actually believe he’s buying up every single figure? All the elites, GH, every single SS figure, every MNW, etc and not just one of each but every fig on that shipper? That doesn’t seem likely. |
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Post by OTC on Sept 26, 2024 9:21:40 GMT -5
That Mattel Creations CM Punk must be hitting soonish right? Iirc, February 2025. |
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Post by The Solution on Sept 26, 2024 9:43:00 GMT -5
Speaking of Mattel Creations, i got my shipping notification for The Headbangers.
Edit: HELL YEAH my Imperium set did, too.
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Post by azraelms on Sept 26, 2024 9:50:33 GMT -5
I finally got an explanation as to why my Local Walmart has a terrible WWE selection. I've mentioned on here before, but my local Walmart hasn't stocked a single Elite figure since December. They have had some basics, but usually the only figure worth buying in each basics line is missing. I check there constantly and this has been the case for almost 10 months now So I was talking to my buddy who used to be an assistant manager at that store and I told him about how bad that store has gotten and he told me that one of the guys he used to work with was a massive wrestling fan and recently got promoted to management position and one of the departments he manages now is the toy department. This explains everything! I haven't seen any elites because they don't actually even make it out on to the floor, I'm convinced. Every Walmart in my area got the Summerslam shipper except this one. They all have issues with stocking figures and getting like 20 cases of one series and none of the next three but they at least get something except the Walmart down the street from me which has been empty Is this something that an employee at Walmart is allowed to do? I mean good for him I guess but it seems unethical to me. Is he scalping? I understand maybe grabbing a few for yourself but do you actually believe he’s buying up every single figure? All the elites, GH, every single SS figure, every MNW, etc and not just one of each but every fig on that shipper? That doesn’t seem likely. He would do both. Depending on who he was talking to, he would 'trade' or he would 'sell'. For very high prices, even from that hobby, from what I understand. I am not a Hot Wheels guy at all, but I knew him from when I managed at my local KB toys in the 2000's and he was an @$$. |
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Post by attitudesback on Sept 26, 2024 10:29:19 GMT -5
Are there any pics of the new ankle joints? Is it something exclusive to Ultimates?
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Sept 26, 2024 17:36:26 GMT -5
I finally got an explanation as to why my Local Walmart has a terrible WWE selection. I've mentioned on here before, but my local Walmart hasn't stocked a single Elite figure since December. They have had some basics, but usually the only figure worth buying in each basics line is missing. I check there constantly and this has been the case for almost 10 months now So I was talking to my buddy who used to be an assistant manager at that store and I told him about how bad that store has gotten and he told me that one of the guys he used to work with was a massive wrestling fan and recently got promoted to management position and one of the departments he manages now is the toy department. This explains everything! I haven't seen any elites because they don't actually even make it out on to the floor, I'm convinced. Every Walmart in my area got the Summerslam shipper except this one. They all have issues with stocking figures and getting like 20 cases of one series and none of the next three but they at least get something except the Walmart down the street from me which has been empty Is this something that an employee at Walmart is allowed to do? I mean good for him I guess but it seems unethical to me. Is he scalping? I understand maybe grabbing a few for yourself but do you actually believe he’s buying up every single figure? All the elites, GH, every single SS figure, every MNW, etc and not just one of each but every fig on that shipper? That doesn’t seem likely. Possibly? I agree that does seem unlikely given that Walmart gets several cases of the same product at the same time. But that seems more likely than them literally not receiving a single product for almost a year. Is it possible that he also might have some say in Inventory as well? I honestly just can't think of a different explanation for a store to never have a specific product make it to the shelf. |
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Post by coldblooded on Sept 26, 2024 18:39:30 GMT -5
Is he scalping? I understand maybe grabbing a few for yourself but do you actually believe he’s buying up every single figure? All the elites, GH, every single SS figure, every MNW, etc and not just one of each but every fig on that shipper? That doesn’t seem likely. Possibly? I agree that does seem unlikely given that Walmart gets several cases of the same product at the same time. But that seems more likely than them literally not receiving a single product for almost a year. Is it possible that he also might have some say in Inventory as well? I honestly just can't think of a different explanation for a store to never have a specific product make it to the shelf. I have a brother who is a coach at Walmart. He says no matter what he tried when he orders they never come in. He would zero out the section and nothing. They come when they come it seems. |
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Post by randysnoreton on Sept 26, 2024 20:08:32 GMT -5
It was redone in the HOF line. Guessing we could see in Superstars The only proper way to do George Steele in the Superstars line is to give him flocked chest hair ala Moss Man. Absolutely not. This is a disgusting suggestion, don't give them any ideas lol |
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Post by CM Tusk on Sept 26, 2024 20:47:05 GMT -5
The hairy version of the Classic George Steele is one of my all time favorite figures. Give me something like that.
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