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Post by Chip on Oct 2, 2007 13:43:04 GMT -5
You know what i noticed more than anything....no matter how many times we all bitch on this site about repaints, and remakes of the same damn figures (and there are alot) no matter where i go i NEVER see john cena figures on the shelves. maybe one or 2 of RA27 but other than that...nothing....there are tons of batistas and even the rest of sets are easy to find. i see DA helms everywhere, but Cena? nothing. its amazing...no wonder he has been the champ for so long, and no wonder they just keep making him. its going to sell no matter what.
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Post by The UndyTaker on Oct 2, 2007 13:46:46 GMT -5
I agree. I can't remember ever walking into a store and seeing a bunch of Cenas on a peg. Other than when they are coming fresh out of a case.
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Post by The Assassin on Oct 2, 2007 13:50:21 GMT -5
well guys like Cena obviously sell well because otherwise Jakks wouldn't make so many. BUT I don't fully understand why they sell so well.
I mean, NOW, as a collector, I only tend to buy new stars and sometimes new headscans, but I like to just have one figure of each person. But ever since I started buying figures - so even when I WAS A KID, I only ever bought 1 or occasionally 2 figures of each character. I can't understand why kids would want multiple figures of the same character.
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Post by deadmaninc on Oct 2, 2007 13:52:10 GMT -5
well guys like Cena obviously sell well because otherwise Jakks wouldn't make so many. BUT I don't fully understand why they sell so well. I mean, NOW, as a collector, I only tend to buy new stars and sometimes new headscans, but I like to just have one figure of each person. But ever since I started buying figures - so even when I WAS A KID, I only ever bought 1 or occasionally 2 figures of each character. I can't understand why kids would want multiple figures of the same character. The reason cena figs sell so well is because all the little kiddies that are in love with him get there mummie's to buy it for them. |
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Post by taker1 on Oct 2, 2007 13:52:42 GMT -5
Same. I don't get it. MAYBE if Batista sold just as well, but he warms pegs. Why do Cena figures fly off the sheleves, but 'Tistas don't?
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Post by T. Selanne on Oct 2, 2007 14:05:14 GMT -5
well guys like Cena obviously sell well because otherwise Jakks wouldn't make so many. BUT I don't fully understand why they sell so well. I mean, NOW, as a collector, I only tend to buy new stars and sometimes new headscans, but I like to just have one figure of each person. But ever since I started buying figures - so even when I WAS A KID, I only ever bought 1 or occasionally 2 figures of each character. I can't understand why kids would want multiple figures of the same character.For multiple attires, say if you run a pic fed or want street and wrestling gear figures of the same person. |
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Post by The Assassin on Oct 2, 2007 14:10:27 GMT -5
well guys like Cena obviously sell well because otherwise Jakks wouldn't make so many. BUT I don't fully understand why they sell so well. I mean, NOW, as a collector, I only tend to buy new stars and sometimes new headscans, but I like to just have one figure of each person. But ever since I started buying figures - so even when I WAS A KID, I only ever bought 1 or occasionally 2 figures of each character. I can't understand why kids would want multiple figures of the same character.For multiple attires, say if you run a pic fed or want street and wrestling gear figures of the same person. well i was talking about kids really, but yeah i can understand maybe having 2 or 3 attires, but it still doesn't quite add up to me, the amount of cena figures jakks makes/sells. are many kids buying like 20-30 different versions of cena? |
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Post by addam on Oct 2, 2007 14:17:24 GMT -5
i hate the massive amount of cena figs just as much as the next guy, but you can't blame jakks for making them if people keep buying them i guess. i can't do any estimation on the logistics of it all or the how many cena's per "kiddie" there are, but the math must work out somehow.
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Post by jj on Oct 2, 2007 14:24:08 GMT -5
Yeah you are right you just Can't See Him
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Post by Rabid Heat on Oct 2, 2007 14:24:10 GMT -5
are many kids buying like 20-30 different versions of cena? No, it's just this: Do you realise how many children there are in the world? There is ALWAYS another child who likes wrestling, but still hasn't bought any figures, and therefore doesn't even have one Cena yet. It's not that children are buying multiples, it's just that there are that many children. |
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Post by The Assassin on Oct 2, 2007 14:28:05 GMT -5
are many kids buying like 20-30 different versions of cena? No, it's just this: Do you realise how amny children there are in the world? There is ALWAYS another child who likes wrestling, but still hasn't bought any figures, and therefore doesn't even have one Cena yet. It's not that children are buying multiples, it's just that there are that many children. yeah i guess. but like someone else said there's not much we can do other than not buying them ourselves. if they sell, jakks will make them and thats all there is to it really.  |
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Post by HazBroFan on Oct 2, 2007 14:28:28 GMT -5
It seems like the kids don't really care who the action figure is, just as long as they get it. Most likely the parents know who Cena is and purchase him right away, thinking the child will love it. They dont understand the concept that they are playing with the a same figures, and it is cena vs cena. As long as they are smashing them into each other they have a smile on their face they stay quite. This could be a good and bad thing, as it can leave the rare figures on the pegs or they can grab a really rare figure without even knowing who it is while we search for it.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Oct 2, 2007 14:46:05 GMT -5
TRue....True
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Post by lowki21 on Oct 2, 2007 14:57:04 GMT -5
Its funny this topic comes up, since I was thinking the same thing. Cena has finally resurfaced at our local Target. It's definitely the kids that buy him up. Mysterio, Taker, Cena, Batista, and The Hardy's are among those figures that just sell immeadiately.
Also take into consideration scalpers.
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Post by baorulez on Oct 2, 2007 15:03:22 GMT -5
Think about it. Kids like John Cena. Most kids just buy 1 or 2 figs, so if they are only getting a couple of figs, they are bound to get at least one John Cena. Kids under the age of 13 aren't represented on here and you know there are LOTS. I always see them in the stores picking up John Cena.
Those poor kids won't even get to see a CS LOD because of scalpers but they probably won't care anyway. It's those kids that it has to be rough for. I remember when I was a kid, how hard it was to find certain Hasbro WWE figs and certain G.I. Joes and back then there wasn't even an EBAY but we had card shops and other scalper type shops where they sold.
I was in the store and I saw this kid looking peg by peg by peg when Cyber Sunday figs first came out, all he wanted was a Jeff Hardy, someone stashed it on the shelf above the pegs. I really felt bad for that kid, so I got the Jeff Hardy down and I bought it. Hey it was Jeff's first fig in a long time. Now that little kid who missed out will be eating his vitamins to get as tall as me.
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Post by Gene on Oct 2, 2007 16:43:15 GMT -5
The last time I can remeber seeing a Cena figure was a DA5. I didn't see any DA6 figures of him, or DA9 yet.
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Post by wwefreak247 on Oct 2, 2007 16:55:22 GMT -5
see now you will be seeing cena figures everywhere because with him out for 6-8 months kids will forget like they did with rey and bobby lashley
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Post by (=wwefan617=) on Oct 2, 2007 17:03:18 GMT -5
yea ive noticed the same thing. cena is a hit with the kids so thats why they sell like that. but hey what can you do. jakks is gonna release what sells.
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Post by Vitamin Z on Oct 2, 2007 18:45:33 GMT -5
The only Cena figure I have ever seen on the shelf is the one I bought for my DA collection.
He's definitely a hot figure.
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Post by TeamExtreme718x on Oct 2, 2007 18:48:28 GMT -5
I always see Cena figures here in New York..
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