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Post by James St. James on Feb 28, 2008 20:51:38 GMT -5
The divas have built a lot of momentum since Candice Michelle in RA26, and the 2 per set 1 per case system has been working very well.
Sharmell was one of the easiest diva figures to find in the last year for two reasons;
1. She was in AD (which have a higher price point and wider availability) and
2. She was paired with a mid card heel (typically poor sellers)
Now if Sharmell, a great detailed figure of someone many fans requested, did poorly, re releases of Layla and Kelly Kelly paired with not so popular men are sure fire shelfwarmers. I'm worried that Layla/Miz and Balls/Kelly's poor performances will reflect poorly on diva figures and lead to them not being produced as much in the last two years (and even after that with the Knockouts when they make TNA figures)
Anyone else worried about this?
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Post by kanekilledvince on Feb 28, 2008 21:01:12 GMT -5
Not in the slightest.
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Post by GrimKid on Feb 28, 2008 21:01:30 GMT -5
no, they will still sell, just not as quickly
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Post by acr93 on Feb 28, 2008 21:03:19 GMT -5
Not so much. They have already had bad selling divas out on the market (CS Moolah) and as far as I can tell, the diva figure production has really stepped up. I can see where you are coming at though. I'm not to worried because since at least '03, Jakks has kept a steady supply of diva figures. I do enjoy, however, how many divas they seem to be pushing out.
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Post by WalterF on Feb 28, 2008 21:04:54 GMT -5
I think if they put divas in two packs especially with popular superstars they will sell MORE. Because right now RA31 divas are flooding my shelves.
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Post by acr93 on Feb 28, 2008 21:04:59 GMT -5
BTW, I'm excited for the Balls/Kelly AD set because I missed out on both the ECW Balls and RA31 Kelly (which I'm assuming will be the Kelly fig in this AD set, based on the proto.)
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Post by James St. James on Feb 28, 2008 21:32:19 GMT -5
I think if they put divas in two packs especially with popular superstars they will sell MORE. Because right now RA31 divas are flooding my shelves. More popular being the key words here. Booker T Balls Mahoney Miz Chuck Palumbo (I'm assuming) Aren't what I would call good sellers. IMO divas and midcarders bog each other down. For example, many people are excited for The Miz figure in AD29, but don't want to shell out the extra money for the Layla. I sort of want the Layla (its pretty much a re release with added paint to the boobs) but not The Miz since I have RA28, so I don't think ill be getting it. If Layla was by herself, it would be less of a question in my mind. Sure, you could throw any diva in with Rey Mysterio or Cena and the pack would sell like hot cakes, but then again, you could package Cena or Rey with a dried up piece of cat crap and it would sell like hot cakes. |
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Post by Scotty Flamingo on Feb 28, 2008 22:15:12 GMT -5
Chuck Palumbo should sell better than Miz,Booker, and Balls since he has yet to be released. We have already had numerous Bookers before the two pack with Sharmell so everyone had him and didn't want to buy another one just to get Sharmell. Also both Layla and Kelly have also been released before so that will lower their sales
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Post by wwemnm576 on Feb 28, 2008 22:29:26 GMT -5
well maybe layla will sell so we all can make her hair straight
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Post by James St. James on Feb 28, 2008 22:44:27 GMT -5
I wasn't too worried about McCool/Palumbo, I am very excited for them and Michelle isn't really a "stand alone" diva like Candice, Melina, Beth, etc. She is more an extension of Chuck, so I'm all for their pairing. Miz/Layla and Kelly/Balls have me worried though since they are both re releases and the pairings no longer exist on TV.
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Post by Concornicoleo on Feb 29, 2008 3:20:19 GMT -5
the only reason i think they might warm shelfs is.... that the layla fig is almost a repaint .... and same for kelly(jugdeing by the protos) but layla/miz will sell because of miz and alot of people couldint find layla... and i guess the same will go for kelly/balls...
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Post by hbkjason on Feb 29, 2008 4:01:43 GMT -5
I called it as soon as I saw it I would ber very very surprised if the Miz and Lala pack was not warming shelves for months. You have to wonder about jakks decisions sometimes as it is surely common sense that a set like this will strugle at retail.
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Post by [MJH] on Feb 29, 2008 4:51:15 GMT -5
I bought sharmell and booker and was happy with a newer booker, I will probably buy kelly kelly and balls if Ican't find a single release of kelly kelly.
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Post by v/\v on Feb 29, 2008 5:21:39 GMT -5
I couldn't be more happy about Layla & KK's re-releases, it is tough getting diva figs for the right price in the UK so when they release them in AD we can get them at the right price, it is so unfair how us UK'ers never find a decent price on these figs.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Feb 29, 2008 8:02:57 GMT -5
I agree Jimmy. 1 per case is just enough for diva collectors to get their portions, AD arent like that. Kids arent likely to buy a two pack with a diva especially based on who they are being paired with. Chuck Palumbo, Booker, Miz, Balls all are average or below average sellers. They are terrible choices despite their matches. To sell well, a face of higher status is needed (in general). Its a shame, 1 per case is a much better option.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 29, 2008 19:38:38 GMT -5
Since when is there going to be a Balls Mahoney/Kelly Kelly 2pack?
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Post by James St. James on Feb 29, 2008 20:31:09 GMT -5
AD30, top of the page. Both re releases of RA31 and ECW2, respectively. Not much to talk about (except for the packaging which should be phenominal, making it less of an eyesore while it warms shelves across the nation.)
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Post by Artistix on Feb 29, 2008 21:34:38 GMT -5
Whats this thing with re-releasing people in the same outfit??
The Divas are not John Cena, they wear different outfits nearly every week! Jakks has hundreds of outfits to choose from!
Seems like a dumb idea...especially seeing as Divas need more help selling than male figures, why is anyone going to want 2 Layla or Kelly figures that are the same as previous figures?? packed in with figures like Miz who are almost the same as his previous releases.
Jakks aren't doing themselves any favours here.
Seems cheap....& really dodgy if you ask me.
Anyway, Divas usually take longer to sell through, but they seem to get there eventually these days.
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