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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 25, 2019 3:27:59 GMT -5
Smyths reductions:
Nia Jax and Scott Hall Elites down to £12 Shayna Baszler Elite down to £15
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 24, 2019 15:48:59 GMT -5
Smyths also had that new Performance Centre ring thing What's this? It's the new ring for those talking figures. It's just a ring with loads of gimmicks, including a Performance Centre balcony thing. Sounds cool in theory, in reality it's 'B&M for a fiver in a year' material
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 24, 2019 9:27:26 GMT -5
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 22, 2019 11:56:34 GMT -5
Nipped in Argos and on the shelf they had a new Crash Cage set that comes with a Kevin Owens Basic in a Kevin Owens Show shirt, was quite nice actually, £24.99
Smyths also had that new Performance Centre ring thing
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 22, 2019 9:04:05 GMT -5
Forbidden Planet Manchester had all of Elite 68, including 2 Mabels (one on the shop floor, one in the window)
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 21, 2019 8:02:27 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not buying that excuse. RSC and Amazon are good enough places to release the set. Hell even WWE Shop would work. I could understand the Gorilla situation since that was a Walmart issue, but "Not being able to find a home" sounds like straight BS to me when several online retailers exist. I'm not so much gutted about the figures but the accessories, they were phenomenal. Now I'm beginning to dread SDCC thinking "A good chunk of this isn't going to see the light of day isn't it" Maybe Mattel sent out order sheets to the usual vendors and some of them turned it down or ordered significantly less in terms of numbers, to the point it wasn't financially viable to go into production? I dunno, just speculation
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 21, 2019 5:46:18 GMT -5
Well it looks like this won't be released either because it has now been cancelled as well I'm assuming the podcast is the source? Yep, just got up to the part on this weeks Pod. Apparently there 'wasn't a home for it'
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 21, 2019 3:57:27 GMT -5
You know I always do my best not to be negative, especially when I myself wouldn't know the first thing about the inner workings of the wrestling biz. But since I returned to watching about 7 years ago, this has been the worst period I can remember creatively speaking. It's not been good, and the fact that less and less people are watching every week speaks volumes...
In the middle of this downward spiral, they're now hoping that people will either go to the effort of restructuring or adding to their monthly subscriptions (I'm hearing it's £40 a month?). I've gotta say, some months paying that £9.99 for the Network feels begrudging. I feel like the Fox deal will give them incentive to give Smackdown a new lease of life and get it back to that 2016 peak (how long it'll last is another question), but man they better work at making these weekly shows better over the next 6 months, because frankly, the way things are right now, I don't see people flocking!
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 15, 2019 8:25:25 GMT -5
I bought a 1/100 Roddy Piper from someone on this forum, was all fine sent with tracking and insurance. Everything was going great until parcelforce contacted me to say they couldn’t deliver it until I paid the custom charge. I’ve been hit with an £84 custom charge, you tell me how in any world that’s fair. Holy guacamole, how much did you pay including postage?
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 10, 2019 12:48:23 GMT -5
Why the hell would you stock just 2 figures. The mind boggles. Might as well not got any in from that series. 'ey! Don't go giving them ideas!
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 8, 2019 17:31:59 GMT -5
I’m excited that it’s an exclusive that I don’t want!
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 6, 2019 12:30:12 GMT -5
Basics are so weird, I saw some pictures the other day, I think it was Basic 98? Had Warrior in it. That set looked awesome, some really nice looking figures in it. This set... I’ve always thought it was harsh and unjust when people said Basics are starting to look like Poundland / Dollar store figures, but this set kinda has almost got me feeling that way
In other news... Becky looks strange on the packaging?
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 5, 2019 15:35:26 GMT -5
As in, the current NXT world title as held by Adam Cole? It comes with NXT Elite 3 Bobby Roode. It also comes with the Shayna Baszler Elite (although that’s supposed to be the Women’s title)
As things stand it’s scheduled to come with the NXT Elite Andrade too
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 3, 2019 12:25:04 GMT -5
Picked up Braun and Taker from Bolton Smyths
They’d also received a bunch of Elite 67 Mysterio, as well as Basic 96 Bobby Roode, Daniel Bryan and KO (no Wonder Woman Sasha unfortunately)
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jun 3, 2019 4:07:50 GMT -5
Elite 68 looks to be dripping into Smyths stores today
Undertaker - 7 in stock at Liverpool Speke and Croxteth Braun Strowman - 7 in stock at Kidderminster and Liverpool Croxteth
If anyone's local to any of these stores, would be good to know if they've got Brie, Bryan, Roman and Mabel
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Post by hellojoeivers on May 30, 2019 5:32:12 GMT -5
A wonderful post day
2 Tuff 3 Kane and Mankind Off the Mat box set - Rock, Austin, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn with title belts
I wanna say that draws a line under my little nostalgia project but you know me, you know the life I live
Is there a Triple H bone cruncher in street gear with the black DX shirt? I've just noticed I have X-Pac, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn in the same shirts
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Post by hellojoeivers on May 28, 2019 14:45:04 GMT -5
What's up lads and ladies, didn't know this place existed until bad guy™ smartened me up. Just gonna lurk for a while while my limited mental capacity digests what's going on. Looks like a hoot though
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Post by hellojoeivers on May 26, 2019 9:02:49 GMT -5
Seems a bit crackers to me @paigelover but you know what it’s your money so good on you. To play devils advocate, at least you’ve got it now and you don’t have to play the Smyths roulette, as things stand we have no confirmation that Smyths are gonna get him (chase or regular)
In other news, just went to Smyths in Wigan and they had that new Ambrose and Rollins Battlepack from the series with AJ and Jinder, and the Hardy Boyz (they didn’t have those two sets though). As far as I know that series hasn’t been on the website
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Post by hellojoeivers on May 25, 2019 17:50:57 GMT -5
Aye it would be good if they did something along those lines or partnered with Borderfree (although I’ve heard people have some bad experiences with them). The customs fee itself generally doesn’t sting, it’s the Royal Mail ransom note that does it. £2 import tax is fine, add the £8 from Royal Mail and it makes a £20 figure £30
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Post by hellojoeivers on May 25, 2019 3:02:06 GMT -5
I have one of those Amazon Fire boxes, and when I watch at my Mum’s I use her Fire stick. I have no complaints of either, both work fine!
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