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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 17, 2018 13:25:57 GMT -5
The original post is very long, and there are three pages of replies, but for what it’s worth...
In the UK I just saw someone picked up most of Series 2 at £1 each on clearance at Smyths. They’re also not moving quickly at The Entertainer at £4 each
I would say people not buying them are killing the line
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 17, 2018 1:55:03 GMT -5
Reductions!
Zombies Charlotte Flair - £14.99 (may get that now) Summerslam Elite Dean Ambrose - £15 Summerslam Basic Roman Reigns - £7 Elite 60 Kofi Kingston - £12 Elite 57 Shinsuke Nakamura - £15 (this might not be new) Raw, Smackdown Live and NXT Basic rings - £24.99 Summerslam Basic Ric Flair - £7 Elite 54 Bray Wyatt - £12 Elite 59 Finn Balor - £15 Elite 56 AJ Styles - £15
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 15, 2018 10:19:30 GMT -5
Let’s look at things from a different angle
If you have something to say about old shops you enjoyed, old school tv shows, and various other goings on in the UK, then by all means, make a thread
If you have anything to say about WWE Mattel toys, just put it in the findings section like the rest of us already have. This has already been discussed at length there...
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 14, 2018 5:35:44 GMT -5
Yep theicwguy, well spotted, it's 87 Not sure which skintone they used this time, I have the original Battlepack version and the Then Now Forever Elite. I'd say the Elite is probably more accurate
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 14, 2018 4:51:15 GMT -5
The main thing that annoys me about the missing figure debacle is that someone, somewhere in the foodchain has all the answers, and between us and them is an army of people who do not care about us weirdos getting our kids toys, so it's not worth their while to dig deeper for the answers. Kinda annoying, but it is what it is. I dunno if the genie is gonna go back in the bottle at this stage Anyway, Basic 87 is trickling into Smyths stores now: Bayley AJ Styles Dean Ambrose Jason Jordan The Miz
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 13, 2018 9:46:27 GMT -5
SteveHulk tagging so you can get upset again when you see the hidden belt These are sick though, looking forward to getting them over here
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 13, 2018 7:28:16 GMT -5
Yeah, The Miz survived the cut in Series 59 despite the fact his Elite 53 figure was still readily available It just looks like it's down to whoever is perceived as lowest on the totem pole when it comes to 'star power'. Breezango certainly would fit that description
Personally I'd be happy for AJ to sit this one out, or KO. Both have had plenty of Elites, both have Elites still available on the shelves from their last incarnations. Although even with that being the case, there's a chance they'd still outsell Breezango...
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 12, 2018 7:28:35 GMT -5
L'est we forget... Mickie James, Chad Gable and Elias all made it to the dizzy heights of Smyths Toys dot com before being mercilessly cut Could well be one of the four already up
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 11, 2018 7:04:26 GMT -5
Just wondering does anyone know what’s going on with smyths at the moment? the last two elite sets have been missing a figure I don’t know if it’s mattel or smyths fault but the chad gable was missing from elite 59 in stores and Elias probably the most sought after figure in elite 60 isn’t in stores either I’ve messaged smyths multiple times but they just always tell me they will tell the buyers team it’s really frustrating at the minute to be a collector in the uk there’s so many amazing exclusives in the US at the moment an now where not even getting full elite sets and yeah we have wrestingshop but there charging 35 pound for Elias now because it’s hard to get a hold of I love collecting Mattel’s figure but when you ain’t making a fortune it’s hard to collect. Just wondering if anyone in the Uk or outside of the US is having the same problems? I’ve just checked smyths website now am they finally have elite 61 up for pre order only got kevin Owens fandango and Shane o Mac on there surely that can’t be it I'd be surprised if that was it, but I imagine we will lose one figure as per the last few series
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 10, 2018 7:34:19 GMT -5
Survivor Series 99 was the first PPV I ever saw so it has a special place in the old heart I'd buy this for sure
I mean we won't get it in the UK, but if we did I'd buy it!
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 10, 2018 2:56:16 GMT -5
Smackdown / Jinder ring down to £79.99 New Zombies down to £19.99
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 9, 2018 15:17:55 GMT -5
The current generation of young people loves saving a few quid. You can’t blame them. Money you save on figures is money you can spend on rent, booze and pizza. I get it. Unfortunately, the attitude of ‘eh I’ll wait for the reductions’ or ‘I’ll pick them up when they’re in Home Bargains’ has slowly but surely driven the value of Elites in this country down to next to nothing. Smyths aren’t a not for profit company so if something isn’t making money for them they’ll drop it like a bad habit. First they took your Hall of Fame, then your sixth figure in the Elite series
What was that thing Goldberg used to say?
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Post by hellojoeivers on Sept 8, 2018 16:21:45 GMT -5
I definitely remember seeing someone say they’d found a KO with the Intercontinental title. I’m even tempted to say I saw a picture. It could have been a dream though
Bill definitely confirmed it was an 11th hour change though, which makes sense, I think he won the title in September and the figure was in shops in January
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 30, 2018 16:14:43 GMT -5
Summerslam Elite Rollins, Edge and Matt are down to £15 in Smyths (subject to availability of course)
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 30, 2018 9:32:30 GMT -5
I'm puzzled by the fact that the Monsters line came in at £9.99 and the Zombies came in at £21.99. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference between them when it come when it comes to detail and packaging.... well, not £12's worth anyway. Almost seems like something's been mispriced somewhere down the line I’m wondering if they’re trying to cash-in on the Zombie phenomenon of the past few years. What with that Walking Dead and World War Z things everyone seems to be talking about these days. I just like my rasslin’! 😂 I'm no business expert, but the fact Series 1 got clearanced to as low as £1.24 in one place, looks like the cash in was more Corbin than Rollins!
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 30, 2018 7:47:51 GMT -5
I'm puzzled by the fact that the Monsters line came in at £9.99 and the Zombies came in at £21.99. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference between them when it come when it comes to detail and packaging.... well, not £12's worth anyway. Almost seems like something's been mispriced somewhere down the line
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 24, 2018 8:36:28 GMT -5
Entrance Greats Kurt Angle is down to £19.99 I do want a debut Angle, and that's a great price but out of the 20 I've seen in person not one has had good paint they all have green hair That also doesn't help
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 24, 2018 6:20:27 GMT -5
Entrance Greats Kurt Angle is down to £19.99 I do want a debut Angle, and that's a great price but out of the 20 I've seen in person not one has had good paint
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 24, 2018 5:47:30 GMT -5
As I'm sure most of you have seen, Ringside has added a new international shipping option via FedEx, which is 40% cheaper Just checked out the new Shield Kurt Angle figure, and with the new shipping option plus the 10% off code, it comes to $30.73, which works out at £23.96 in the not so Great British Pound Not sure what the current threshold is when it comes to customs fees, but the figure itself minus shipping comes to £15.57. If you manage to get away with not getting a customs bill then that's a great deal! If I remember correctly they used to mark the individual figure value down as $15, hopefully that's still the case. I seem to remember that being mentioned at some point in the past, but I'm sure a few members got stung on single figures a few months ago, I think it was the Shawn Michaels DX exclusive. Not sure if the situation has improved
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 24, 2018 4:18:04 GMT -5
As I'm sure most of you have seen, Ringside has added a new international shipping option via FedEx, which is 40% cheaper
Just checked out the new Shield Kurt Angle figure, and with the new shipping option plus the 10% off code, it comes to $30.73, which works out at £23.96 in the not so Great British Pound
Not sure what the current threshold is when it comes to customs fees, but the figure itself minus shipping comes to £15.57. If you manage to get away with not getting a customs bill then that's a great deal!
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