ilovejcp86
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Post by ilovejcp86 on Jul 23, 2023 17:46:39 GMT -5
5000 each, fine, no problem. Made-to-order would be preferred though. Hopefully, like someone mentioned above, this doesn't become a FOMO event.
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Warrior82
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Post by Warrior82 on Jul 23, 2023 17:55:00 GMT -5
Definitely some positive and negative from the AEW reveals at SDCC.
Positives - Loved the Death Triangle 3 pack with belts, Wal-Mart CM Punk, announcement of made to order figures on the Vault, and just the idea of the Vault all together as another place and chance to get AEW figures.
Negatives - the way they are handling the Bunny in Unrivaled 13. (Though, it sounded like a Bunny figure might be made to order, so that's good), and the 1 of 5,000 ROH figures. But maybe those are just first edition special releases and not how EVERY ROH figure will be handled.
I love the AEW line, and I really like these figures. But some things Jazwares does, it's really annoying.
Realistically, how much longer do you think these AEW figures will last with Jazwares? Do you think their days are numbered, or do you think with RSC and now the Vault, all the waves and plans we know they have in place, all the various retail exclusives and the possibility they may get some stuff to retail finally at last, that this line will continue for the foreseeable future?
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Post by xtremebadass on Jul 23, 2023 20:36:08 GMT -5
Realistically, how much longer do you think these AEW figures will last with Jazwares? Do you think their days are numbered, or do you think with RSC and now the Vault, all the waves and plans we know they have in place, all the various retail exclusives and the possibility they may get some stuff to retail finally at last, that this line will continue for the foreseeable future? I'd love to know the contract situation and when the license is up. There aren't a ton of alternatives out there who would be interested in AEW. For example, Hasbro straight up owns Power Rangers and they're taking at least a year off from making 6 inch Power Ranger figures. Can't imagine a company their size would be remotely interested in the AEW license.
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Warrior82
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Post by Warrior82 on Jul 23, 2023 21:48:37 GMT -5
Realistically, how much longer do you think these AEW figures will last with Jazwares? Do you think their days are numbered, or do you think with RSC and now the Vault, all the waves and plans we know they have in place, all the various retail exclusives and the possibility they may get some stuff to retail finally at last, that this line will continue for the foreseeable future? I'd love to know the contract situation and when the license is up. There aren't a ton of alternatives out there who would be interested in AEW. For example, Hasbro straight up owns Power Rangers and they're taking at least a year off from making 6 inch Power Ranger figures. Can't imagine a company their size would be remotely interested in the AEW license. Yeah, I've thought of that before when it comes to alternatives to Jazwares making AEW. I totally agree Hasbro wouldn't be interested. And Mattel is out, as long as they are making WWE figures. Someone smaller wouldn't want to make them, and honestly, we wouldn't want them to make them either, because they wouldn't be able to get enough of the roster out quickly enough (I'm talking places like Super7, NECA, Boss Fight). I'd say the only companies at retail that would have a shot or desire would be Jada (which I see a lot of people like their 6" offerings and would be up for them getting the license to AEW), Playmates, or Spin Masters. But Playmates and Spin Masters usually or never deal in 6" to 7" figures with good articulation. And if someone else gets the license besides Jazwares, I'd still want the figures to scale with Jazwares offerings and the WWE Mattel offerings. I would honestly be fine if Jazwares kept the license and kept making AEW figures. I just wish they could make it a little easier to collect the line. Both online and at retail. Maybe going forward, they can do that, especially with the inclusion of the Vault online store. I guess we'll see. But like you, I'd love to know the contract situation, and what if any alternatives there are for Tony and AEW in the figure department.
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Post by dynamitekido on Jul 24, 2023 7:36:46 GMT -5
Maybe it's just me, but my interest in this line has REALLY cooled off. I think they make cool figures, but I'm really over the lousy distribution, continually releasing the same people over and over, and now with the ROH stuff the limited numbers. Jaswares does a terrible job building anticipation for things and there are things we've seen rendered since the line started that never even materialized. I'm not complaining though because them being this way generally just keeps money in my pocket for other things. Just kind of a shame that this is what the line has been reduced to.
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Post by azraelms on Jul 24, 2023 10:23:43 GMT -5
I am still collecting these, but my interest in the line has really kind of faded, just like my interest in the actual AEW wrestling product has also faded. They (the show not the toys) started off strong the first few years, but now it just seems so directionless, the show is fine, but nothing special. The toy line has certainly suffered by the lack of new product out on the pegs or even on RSC, and that is going to be hard to overcome.
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Post by captncharisma19 on Jul 24, 2023 14:49:25 GMT -5
I am still collecting these, but my interest in the line has really kind of faded, just like my interest in the actual AEW wrestling product has also faded. They (the show not the toys) started off strong the first few years, but now it just seems so directionless, the show is fine, but nothing special. The toy line has certainly suffered by the lack of new product out on the pegs or even on RSC, and that is going to be hard to overcome. My friend urged me to watch post-Forbidden Door and it has been really great. The FTR v Bullet Club Gold match was incredible, for example
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Jul 25, 2023 11:31:45 GMT -5
Realistically, how much longer do you think these AEW figures will last with Jazwares? Do you think their days are numbered, or do you think with RSC and now the Vault, all the waves and plans we know they have in place, all the various retail exclusives and the possibility they may get some stuff to retail finally at last, that this line will continue for the foreseeable future? I'd love to know the contract situation and when the license is up. There aren't a ton of alternatives out there who would be interested in AEW. For example, Hasbro straight up owns Power Rangers and they're taking at least a year off from making 6 inch Power Ranger figures. Can't imagine a company their size would be remotely interested in the AEW license. To be fair, they are taking a year off making the figures because of their own stupidity. The backlash and drop of sales from the windowless boxes hit all the lines hard and power rangers is just too small to warrant pushing through until the windows come back next year to continue to produce them with reduced sales.
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Jul 25, 2023 11:34:35 GMT -5
Realistically, how much longer do you think these AEW figures will last with Jazwares? Do you think their days are numbered, or do you think with RSC and now the Vault, all the waves and plans we know they have in place, all the various retail exclusives and the possibility they may get some stuff to retail finally at last, that this line will continue for the foreseeable future? Honestly I think a better question is how much longer they will last at retail than how much longer they will last with Jazwares. If/when they get dropped from retail will Jazwares continue to produce them for online shops only?
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Post by crush on Jul 25, 2023 11:46:23 GMT -5
I'd love to know the contract situation and when the license is up. There aren't a ton of alternatives out there who would be interested in AEW. For example, Hasbro straight up owns Power Rangers and they're taking at least a year off from making 6 inch Power Ranger figures. Can't imagine a company their size would be remotely interested in the AEW license. To be fair, they are taking a year off making the figures because of their own stupidity. The backlash and drop of sales from the windowless boxes hit all the lines hard and power rangers is just too small to warrant pushing through until the windows come back next year to continue to produce them which reduced sales. Not to mention the pause/reboot on all things Rangers right now. With Cosmic Fury over, production is moving out of New Zealand for the first time in 20 years back to Canada for the reboot. Said reboot wasn't coming until mid-late 2024 anyway, and the strikes are compounding that as the property will likely be union for the first time ever, so it's likely delayed until 2025. Seems like the plan is to mostly ice the property until its big return. Of course right when Hasbro started making the teams I actually wanted, but I digress.
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Post by stc13 on Jul 25, 2023 12:26:54 GMT -5
The line was announced in Feb of 2020 and figures were shown off a few weeks later. I think it's safe to assume if there was an extension, that would have been made public. I don't know if the contract is effective from the date it's signed, or if there's a grace period for design, molding, etc. But I think it's realistic that it's a 3 or 5 year contract.
For comparison, DC and McFarlane signed their initial contract in Feb of 2019, and announced an extension in March of 2023. So I'm going to be watching for news early next year.
I don't know what the market for the rights would look like. Mattel is out. Hasbro already has enough brands in a similar category. I really don't know who else could have the same kind of mass retail presence that Jazwares offers. I've been very impressed by the 6/7in scale Jada figs, but I don't think any of those have been in the same mass market release or price point.
But if I'm AEW, basically having a full calendar year of little to no revenue from toys is not going to leave me happy. I think Jazwares needs to execute getting the line back at retail this fall and successful rollout of their Vault products or they may find themselves on the outside looking in.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jul 25, 2023 22:08:16 GMT -5
All the big names that came into AEW in 2021 have barely had figures
I can’t imagine they’re happy with how the Jazwares deal has gone
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jul 26, 2023 1:11:54 GMT -5
I don't want to be the person to say this but if Jazwares is going to start making characters 1/5000 only I'm probably out.
The entire point of my collecting Jazwares was to get my favorite characters plus one of every woman's FTIL. With The Bunny, they have made this literally impossible for me because my only Walmart doesn't care about AEW.
And I'd love to get the ROH figures... except due to the way my finances work there's no way at all I would have a shot at them in what will likely be the whole HOUR they are online.
This is horrible. If you're going to do limited run exclusive only characters, make them made to order so everyone has a shot at them. There isn't a GD point to limiting figures people really want to a flat 5000 because it only increases their value on secondary which none of that money is going to Jazwares or AEW. You want to 'not make too many' you make them made to order. That's the answer. They are literally losing money this way.
I dunno, I cooled off on this line ages ago but this pretty much ruins it for me.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jul 26, 2023 5:09:10 GMT -5
I don't want to be the person to say this but if Jazwares is going to start making characters 1/5000 only I'm probably out. The entire point of my collecting Jazwares was to get my favorite characters plus one of every woman's FTIL. With The Bunny, they have made this literally impossible for me because my only Walmart doesn't care about AEW. And I'd love to get the ROH figures... except due to the way my finances work there's no way at all I would have a shot at them in what will likely be the whole HOUR they are online. This is horrible. If you're going to do limited run exclusive only characters, make them made to order so everyone has a shot at them. There isn't a GD point to limiting figures people really want to a flat 5000 because it only increases their value on secondary which none of that money is going to Jazwares or AEW. You want to 'not make too many' you make them made to order. That's the answer. They are literally losing money this way. I dunno, I cooled off on this line ages ago but this pretty much ruins it for me. You shouldn’t feel bad, a ton of people are saying it as well
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Post by valo487 on Jul 26, 2023 23:25:21 GMT -5
I haven’t checked in on this board in quite some time, but I’m sorry to see so many people are feeling disillusioned. I keep thinking about getting into AEW, the main thing that’s holding me back has been the question of “do I really want to collect another line,” but some of the things they’ve announced have interested me, but them announcing it and them making it available are two different things. For what it’s worth, some of the issues may be Jazwares as a whole, because their Fortnite line has suffered greatly since the end of last year with distribution issues, figures have been leaking out via online auction sites for months and months and never showed up anywhere for actual purchase, so it may be more than just AEW, although Jeremy‘s mindset also likely doesn’t help. I had to unfollow him on Instagram because he was so insufferable with his scarcity cash-grab mindset, and the Rare/Chase concept has long since outlived whatever usefulness they felt it had and has become a source of frustration for the customers, and an AEW line by Jazwares doesn’t need to be doing anything to lose people. The ROH announcement, particularly the Briscoes makes me really want to dive in, and I get that they don’t want to overdo it but when so many things you make have such a limited window, at what point are you worried about setting the bar too high for anyone to jump on? I can’t speak for everyone but if I feel interested in a line and it becomes very clear I can never afford to catch up on what I missed, I just give up and don’t even start, why be disappointed?
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 28, 2023 8:19:01 GMT -5
I'm really excited for the Briscoes. The ROH line in general, because it's the only way we're getting Jerry Lynn and I've been asking for him since these started. I don't think they're going to last but I'll absolutely take my generation of guys. Bryan, Punk, Joe, Jacobs, Lynn, Hero, are all figures I would have dreamed about at one point. Even Future Shock, but I just would have preferred Panama City Playboy Cole.
There are lots of things I could say about the line in general. I think Jazwares has turned into late stage Jakks already because Jeremy only cares about things for 5 minutes at a time. But for me, getting lots of Kenny, getting Jungle Boy, MJF, getting Penta, it's already a success for me. I know it's not been perfect but they've done some great figures. I haven't seen an AEW figure at retail for a super long time now at this point, though. Hopefully that changes but even the peg warmers went away around me months ago. I'll go directly through Ringside if that's how this thing has to go.
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Post by ribeye on Jul 28, 2023 9:38:04 GMT -5
I was foaming at the mouth when the initial prototypes for this line were shown. There wasn't anyone as excited as I was. After what felt like an eternity, the figures finally came out and there were a few issues which is to be expected. This was during the pandemic and it was the first wave after all. I was happy for the most part just to have official AEW figures. Wave 2 is where the line started to shine for me but those figures feel totally different from the one's being released these days.
I probably own about 90% of this line. I've been a figure collector for a looong time. I enjoy the television product and want the figure line to succeed. With that being said, this is one of the most frustrating lines I've ever collected. It's like they never found their footing and we're going on to the thirteenth wave.
I will say that it's infuriating to see Jeremy posting the kinds of stuff that he does while not addressing issues with this line. In the rare instance that he does post about the line, it's usually short and in annoying company jargon. Dude is free yo post whatever he wants on his social media but to me it just comes off as gross.
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Post by kinnikuman on Jul 28, 2023 10:16:59 GMT -5
Pretty sure Jeremy has nothing to do with AEW anymore. Someone else runs that department now. Maybe the upset folk in here should follow that person's Twitter instead.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jul 28, 2023 17:03:05 GMT -5
Pretty sure Jeremy has nothing to do with AEW anymore. Someone else runs that department now. Maybe the upset folk in here should follow that person's Twitter instead. He was at the SDCC panel cmon man
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Post by stc13 on Jul 28, 2023 21:07:57 GMT -5
Pretty sure Jeremy has nothing to do with AEW anymore. Someone else runs that department now. Maybe the upset folk in here should follow that person's Twitter instead. He was at the SDCC panel cmon man He’s the Chief Brand Officer and was a partner in the company before Berkshire bought them. He’s very much still involved. Doesn’t mean he’s at fault for every single thing, but someone else runs the department? Come on.
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