Mattel WWE From the Vault 1 RSC Ex Special Edition Cena Vid!

I don’t think these releases are going to do that much damage to the secondary market, not across the board at least. For starters, most of the value is in MOC figures, and considering these figures are in totally different packaging, I don’t see them killing the value of most* of the original releases too much. Plus the figures are immediately distinguishable from the original release even out of box.

*I could see maybe stuff like the Dudley figures taking a hit, but the RSC exclusives and early 2010s-era Elites are going to hold relatively steady IMO, in the long-run anyway.

I don't buy figures for the potential resale, but it is nice to have "sought after" figures as part of your collection. If all of my figures are worthless, then I don't feel like a collector as much as I would a hoarder. The potential in increased value makes it a "collection."

The one's that bother me the most are the RSC exclusive KANE and the Defining Moments Undertaker. I started collecting Mattels a few years into the line and I totally missed the Defining Moments Taker. I am the type of collector that will save my money to pay secondary prices for something I am really interested in and is considered a rare or sought after item. I paid nearly $200 years ago for a MIB Defining Moments SS Taker because that is how this game should work. It is my own fault for not being a part of the game when it was happening. Mattel shouldn't have to help me catch up. If I care enough, I should catch myself up. And that is what I did, and still do with other lines like TMNT, Marvel Legends, etc. There is no reason for straight rereleases.

Whoa! With Galactus and Apocalypse BAF!! I'm sorry you had to sell your collection but as great as those figures are (especially since they had those awesome stands), they should have been worth more! With toy collecting; things go up for some reason while others don't, like the stock market. I remember ToyBiz Deadpool going for $80 back in the days.

technically, i didn't HAVE to sell everything off. i had taken them all off my shelves years ago and had them bagged up in a rubbermaid bin stored in the back of my closet. i saw that as them just taking up space so i figured it was just time to let them go. and realistically, i didn't really have anything TOO valuable besides the baf's. just a bunch of figures that reminded me of the early 90s marvel figures i had. i did however keep my series 6 reissue deadpool. remember when they did those re-issues for walmart? i was ecstatic that i was finally able to get deadpool without dropping a ton of money that 19 year old me didn't have to spend on action figures. sounds like a familiar scenario.... lol

Before target got gud 😂

I would argue that Mattel benefits almost from a word of mouth situation. When people see that their items are valuable, desired, sought after, etc, then other people will want to get in on the action. When every figure is produced to the point where you can simply get it for retail or less, then that may not be appealing to some collectors.

I never once said that Mattel would benefit though. That wasn't my original point. I was stating my mindset as a collector. I do not believe in releases. I believe that if you want something bad enough then you have to save for it. Work for it.

For example, FUNKO sells limited NFT Pops. I absolutely hate the concept of NFTs, but they still release physical versions of those pops. They are difficult to come by, and some are very expensive on the secondary market. I am a huge Dark Knight fan, and they just shipped out the Dark Knight wave. The pops are too expensive for me, but you don't see me crying about it. Maybe one day I can save enough to get them. If not, they are a rare piece for someone else that bolsters up their collector. I like that. Even though I don't have them for mine, I like the idea that they are rare and makes someone's collection valuable. Does Funko gain anything from these secondary market sales? No, but that was never my point.

You can say that about any collection. Trading cards are literally pieces of paper. Any and every collectible's value is based off of the value we place on them. You're all over the place with what you're debating here. All I said was my personal mindset as a collector. If these items have absolutely no value and are not "sought after," then I am essentially a glorified hoarder. That is not how I view myself because I value my collection and I want my collection to have value.

and for every collector like you, there's several that collect just for the fun of it instead of placing artificial value on mass produced figures. limited edition figures, sure there's some actual value. but at the end of the day, they're all still only worth what someone is willing to pay.

Wow, this is great. This is tempting me to dive back in to collecting. Fantastic set. I was surprised that some people were butthurt about it, but I don’t know why that surprised me lol.