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Post by Gorilla on Feb 14, 2019 15:19:40 GMT -5
Wait...does target.com ship to canada?!?! It's an awful shipping service and like LK said, super expensive
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 13, 2019 9:03:27 GMT -5
Impressive, but I want to organize them so badly
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 20:59:25 GMT -5
I understand your want for a valentine, i want to buy one too, but at least im happy i have valentine fig from ljn, hasbros, jakks, low etc... It satisfied me, but a Dino Bravo or jean pierre lafitte or max moon, are more needed because they never got a figure of any form. But i am gor a valentine mattel before getting another warrior, hbk or macho man My Quebecois friend, let's focus on some French Canadian figures we CAN get like The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers!!! They would be incredible!!
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 20:29:57 GMT -5
Staying at the Andaz San Diego, 600 F Street. There is no walmart/target downtown. You'll have to travel to point Loma or kearny mesa.. or down south towards national city Thank you, I'll check them out. Are any of these locations better than the others?
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 17:50:32 GMT -5
Bummer. Is there anywhere within Uber distance around San Diego, like in the burbs or satellite cities? Where are you staying? San Diego is really spread out. So depending on where you are staying will help out a lot. I have my own method of toy hunting walmarts/targets in sd. Staying at the Andaz San Diego, 600 F Street.
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 15:41:18 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with a lot of those wrestlers, but if you have an idea of what parts to use and can provide decent reference pictures, I can give it a shot. henchmen4hire.artstation.com/Your work is mind-blowing as well! Looking at the details on some of your figs eg Amazon and Red Sonia, you should make a fully detailed Miss Elizabeth custom...
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 15:38:16 GMT -5
Wow, unboxed alliance looks like the customizer to use. Insane work!!!
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 15:01:56 GMT -5
I'm in San Diego from the 24th-28th. Is there anything good in stores eg Backlund, Sherri or retrofest? San Diego is dry.. has been for months. Bummer. Is there anywhere within Uber distance around San Diego, like in the burbs or satellite cities?
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 12, 2019 6:29:58 GMT -5
I'm in San Diego from the 24th-28th. Is there anything good in stores eg Backlund, Sherri or retrofest?
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 11, 2019 12:06:30 GMT -5
The new Sensational Sherri
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 7, 2019 23:26:41 GMT -5
It was a good repackaging for Tugboat. His gimmick was basically being a Friend of Hogan, and when Hogan left to make movies, there was no way forward with him as Tugboat. Yeah you can only ''toot toot'' for so long. The Typhoon character was a way better fit. The character made Zero sense. Glad they changed him
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 7, 2019 23:23:37 GMT -5
There’s still plenty more huge names that could be made if they would just think outside of the box for once. There’s plenty of mid carders but not many main event stars. Biggest names that haven’t gotten a Mattel figure are probably Jarrett and Steiner. And Benoit, but that's never happening. Especially not an epic moments set...
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 7, 2019 15:29:33 GMT -5
Made a deal for elite tozawa 33usd shipped on ebay. Nice, I know you're not supposed to trade outside of eBay because they want the commission off the sale, but I had an item up for a while that wasn't getting any traction until a local buyer msgs me and cleverly gives me his number (using hockey jerseys). Anyways, long story short, we connect and I get my item traded so I take it down. I get an e-mail warning from eBay about not trading outside and that my account will be monitored. I've been on Ebay since 2001...that really grinded my gears. eBay is the worst. It's high time there was a competitor
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 7, 2019 11:30:43 GMT -5
If they went with the online model, then prices will jump significantly. Let's model this out with some assumptions (figures are estimates for illustrative purposes) Current Distribution: MSRP: $20 Cost: $10 (assume 30% of cost is distribution/shipping) Margin: $10 Quantity: 10,000 units Profit: $100,000 Online Distribution: MSRP: $20 Cost: $7 Margin: $13 Quantity: 5,000 units (assume half of purchases above are lost) Profit: $65,000 ($35k loss compared to retail model) To make up for this loss in profit, Mattel would have to charge $27/figure. This price increase would further decrease demand, leading to higher prices in circular fashion. The other downside is the lost guarantee of cash. I would imagine with retail, Walmart/Target pay for the product upfront, not upon sale to consumers. With the online model, Mattel does not see their money until actual sale, which hurts their ability to get ahead of production costs on future lines. At the same time, I imagine retailers recoup some cost on unsold merchandise, whereas Mattel would bear this sole risk unless it went to on-demand production, which would be either/both more expensive and unacceptably time consuming. I understand the challenges, but I still think it's worth testing out with a proper launch. As far as future FB's I think we are long overdue for: Ahmed Johnson - a freakin IC champ! Stooges - seem like an easy win for Mattel Al Snow - again, another high profile guy Val Venis - if they made the Godfather, they can make Val And give us more Takers (grey 92 with long hair, not mullet; 95/96 with new scan), Bret Hart (with new face technology), HBK (96/97 with new face technology), Legion of Doom (gold pads, red pad re-release without yellow paint on Animal), Steve Austin (needs a new scan), The Rock (could use a new scan as well), etc. These guys are all world champs and would sell easily. Their appeal vs the likes of Bob Backlund, Sherri, Mabel is in different worlds. It's not that hard. But I honestly don't think Mattel has the right people steering the ship. Good idea in theory, but the numbers are so far off. The COGS for a figure is in the $4-$5 range. They also have FAR more volume than you have imagined
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 6, 2019 21:47:42 GMT -5
The Rougeaus would sell so well in Canada
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 6, 2019 20:52:59 GMT -5
Royal Rumble 1989
Your Hosts- Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Dino Bravo/Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs Jim Duggan/Hart Foundation in a 2/3 falls match- Very energetic opener here with a hot crowd.The big feud in this match is Duggan/Bravo as they've been feuding since the Fall of 88.1st fall goes to the heels as Bret takes Dino's signature suplex and Rougeaus top rope finisher.The babyfaces rally back in fall 2 as Raymond gets hit with an Anvil slingshot followed by a Duggan elbow drop.We are all tied up!The babyfaces get the 3rd and final fall after Duggan hits Bravo with his trust 2x4. USA USA USA!!!! Fun match here as you had classic tag wrestling mixed in with a hot crowd. Positive way to kick us off here for sure.
We get a video next of the wrestlers picking their numbers for the main event. Ted DiBiase in particular doesn't look happy. He then talks to Slick.What's he up to??!!
The Super Posedown is next between Rick Rude and Ultimate Warrior. This is a big waste of time as it's just 2 guys posing for the crowd for a good 15 minutes.This segment has Vince written all over it. Warrior wins in the end(big shock!) Bobby Heenan then sprays warrior in the eyes with something leading to Rude laying him out a steel workout bar. That's the only positive I can say about this whole thing. Rude would get the IC belt at WM V so points there in continuing to build the feud but man this was tough to sit through.
Rockin' Robin vs Judy Martin for the WWF Women's Title- Sensational Sherri is on commentary as right before the match she declared herself the next contender for the belt. Pretty bad match here as they were just going through the motions. Sherri was great as a manager but man was she annoying on commentary here. Robin gets the win after hitting a crossbody from the middle rope. The Women's belt would be retired by the Summer. Can't say I blame em as the division by this point was dead. Bad match.
Intermission time as we get promos from the managers proclaiming their specific talent will win the Rumble.
Haku vs Harley Race in the battle for the crown- Race got injured the previous Spring and had to relinquish the throne so that's when Haku took over. With Race being back he wants his thrown back to here we are. I liked this match as you had two legit tough guys being the crap outta each other for nearly 10 minutes. It was also a sight to see Race in the babyface role for this match. Haku wins after hitting em with his signature side kick which always looked awesome. After this match Race would leave the WWF where he would have short stints in Puerto Rico and Stampede wrestling before retiring in the early 90s.
Next up is promos from the big names in the Rumble. Always a highlight for me
Royal Rumble match-Another fun Rumble match here with some great moments like Ax/Smash drawing 1 and 2, Andre coming in at number 3 and getting beat down by the tag champs,Curt Hennig's 1st Rumble and having a good showing,Warlord having the shortest time elimination wise and the big tease between Hogan/Savage after Hogan ''accidently'' eliminates him and Bad News Brown. Also gotta give a nod to the timeless chemistry between Gorilla and Jesse on commentary as again they hit a home run here. Shame this was the only Rumble match they ever called together. The last two are Big John Studd and Ted Dibiase with Dibiase not lasting to long with the big man before getting eliminated. I was happy Studd got this last big moment of his career.The match at times does drag a little at times but it's still a fun Rumble I thought overall. We get a Savage interview post match and you could clearly see the big showdown at WM V between him and Hogan by this point. The announcer hype Mania and we fade to black.
Final Thoughts- Good show here with the only negatives being the posedown and Robin/Martin. Definitely check this out if you're a fan of the era. Verdict-Recommended
Next time on the Classic Reviews we'll head to Skydome for WrestleMania VI!
Until next time...Stay Classic Humanoids I liked this Rumble a lot, but I felt like DiBiase should have won. It would have really given him more credibility.
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 6, 2019 20:37:52 GMT -5
No. Again, as he’s claimed in multiple threads... his uncle is a trucker and drives through (what I can only assume) the Northeastern states for work. Maybe that's his real job, a trucker but he gets paid for driving around the world picking up Harley Race figures. Fighting off one scalper at a time. He's reliable.
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 6, 2019 20:00:25 GMT -5
Bill, make the Rougeaus!!!!
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 6, 2019 19:56:57 GMT -5
I am after: - Hercules - Haku - One Man Gang - Bad News Brown - British Bulldogs - Boris Zhukov - Koko B Ware - The Rougeau Brothers - Dino Bravo - Powers of Pain
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Post by Gorilla on Feb 6, 2019 19:44:43 GMT -5
Found elite no chase shelton benjamin with ladder, toysrus boisbriand. Did you see Dusty as well?
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