Mattel you’re losing my interest and I don’t know why?

I don’t give a crap one way or the other anymore. If something gets made I want I’ll buy it but I don’t want much these days

I’ve only been back collecting for three years, so I’ve bought a lot of new, but mostly buying older elites from the period I wasn’t collecting. I’m feeling like a lot of the big names of been well represented for their eras. I’d love to see more rare elites be included in the Greatest Hits line or get the Ultimate treatment. I love Hogan, but there’s only Hogan left I want. I feel like Warrior has been represented enough outside maybe one more 96 and the duster WCW one. Prices have gone up and new releases are increasingly hard to find (especially Walmart). I kind of agree that my interest is slightly fading.

After the massive amount to buy in July, I don't mind taking a break. I'm able to skip all of Wrestlemania 40, Royal Rumble, and half of Survivor Series, and there are no Elites in the next couple of waves that I need, other than Scott Steiner.

There is a definite slant to Legends on this board, and I'm as guilty as anyone. Unless it's someone special (Gunther, 1st release Cody Rhodes for example) I'm leaving them on the shelf.

There’s just too much for the majority who would also be invested in many other IPs & interests that prohibits getting most if not all that comes out.
It’s a great time if you have an endless pot of money - I may have bought a handful of elites this year total… I used to buy whole sets but just can’t keep up with life and other interests. It has reached the point where I look at new reveals and shrug knowing I won’t get them anyway.
For me that’s where I’m at, I have to make choices and it’s damn too easy to pass on WWE for the time being, used to have bad fomo but it’s passed on. The fomo I have for Pokémon tcg & TMNT necas is nuclear so priorities.

It’s the lack of care that’s making me lose interest, getting the simple things wrong with attires, heights and scans etc then still signing off the product to be made. It rubs off, if they aren’t interested then why should I be.

Think ur in the minority

I’m a hardcore collector and I’m losing interest in WWE figs as well. I’m still heavy into MOTU, Super7, NECA and a couple others. As a huge legends collector, mainly it’s the store exclusives that have turned me sour- Walmart especially. I shouldn’t have to turn to scalpers to get figures I want. In 2023, Walmart should easily be able to sell their figures online. Excluding the Brother Love set, it’s been easy and stress free getting the Legends, Fan Takeover UE and multipacks from Target online I blame Mattel more than Walmart and that has just started to turn me off.

Well I can't speak for everyone.....

But my collection has simply become too large. I have so much stuff I can't display it all. I've been collecting for nearly 30 years! I have boxes of Hasbros.... bins filled with JAKKS stuff..... bins filled with Mattel stuff....walls covered with autographed stuff.... I get so excited to buy something new & shiny.... and then it goes into a box. And my wallet becomes lighter.... I love this stuff but I'm just at a breaking point as far as SPACE goes....

Since I'm lacking on space, and often budget - - - I've resorted to only buying stuff that I really, really want to add to my collection. The good stuff!

And the good stuff is so hard to find! I find myself driving from Walmart to Walmart... hoping to find something I'm looking for..... and 90% of the time, I leave disappointed..... the store shelves are often empty and it's frustrating. And soon we'll be looking for Monday Night Wars stuff, and to be honest? I'm dreading it. Back in the old days, the hunt was fun - these days I find myself wasting hours driving around and coming home empty-handed.

So I'm becoming very selective & picky..... I have almost zero interest in current talent. The current legends pool is probably the weakest it's been in several years - No Ric Flair, no Sting, no Macho Man, which are three of my FAVORITES. I have wayyyy more Ultimate Warriors than I feel like I should have. I have a zillion Undertakers.... I love Hogan but I also feel like there aren't a ton more Hogans that I need either. I am VERY excited for the Target 3-pack and the upcoming WCW Hulkamania Jimmy Hart!

None of this is a knock on Mattel. I think they're mostly doing a great job with the names they have to work with....a few quality/accuracy issues here & there. A few stumbles (Mr. Perfect's rubber singlet, Ultimate Eddie Guerrero's huge torso)..... but overall mostly great products. As time passes - - - we are getting further and further away from that "Golden Era" and I don't feel the same affection for the newer "Legends" as I do for the names I've listed.

I feel like I'm getting old and it's becoming harder and harder for Mattel to continue to impress me - and that's not their fault.

Aside from a bigger house (which I can't afford right now) to display my stuff better, the injection of new names that would excite me (maybe)? These are all just my own wish list - this is just the basic stuff that I feel like my collection is missing:

Doctor of Style, Slick
New Bobby The Brain Heenan figures
New Ric Flair figures with Robes
Rock & Roll Express
Jim Cornette
Mr. Fuji
The Mountie
Glacier / Mortis
Bad News Brown
More Sting figures (especially Surfer Blonde Sting with soft goods jackets).
Earl Hebner
A proper Million Dollar Man (maybe an Ultimate). Mattel hasn't done him justice yet.
Melina
Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Debrah
Woman (Nancy Benoit, yes I know it won't happen and probably shouldn't. I'd buy it though).
Dino Bravo
Rugged Ronnie Garvin
Harley Race (as a WCW manager of Lex Luger and Vader).
WCW Ravishing Rick Rude (with US Title, short hair, appropriate tights).
Fifi The Maid (needed for my Flair collection, yes).
Hollywood Blondes Brian Pillman
Sweet Sapphire (Dusty Rhodes manager)

There are a few others, but my brain is tired, long day.

For me I do think Collector Fatigue is part of it. I have been in this for 20+ years, back to the Jakks CS days, and except for first time in the line figures, for the most part, I am not all that excited. I am getting a decent amount of things coming up, but as far as 'excitement' goes, I don't think there is much that excite me.

For me personally, I think I started getting more disillusioned with the failure of the Nitro stage. The is THE thing I was very excited for, and we don't need to rehash the positives and negatives here, that did take a lot of wind out of my sales. As it is, I am still really looking forward to the Monday Night Wars line, and hope that that distribution is better than the recent Walmart exclusive lines.