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Post by taserface on Jan 24, 2020 8:02:19 GMT -5
Crazy that Elite versions (not just Basics) of 5’1” Alexa Bliss tower over Elite 5’5” Natalya. And all you get is they strive to be in scale. So WTF happened? And will it change? (Probably not). The next Bliss will be the same height and if Bill ever speaks, he will act like ‘what’s wrong with it’
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Post by taserface on Jan 23, 2020 19:43:40 GMT -5
First - thanks for responding to questions on here. Second - the new Elite Natalya looks great in terms of detail and especially the head scan, but any idea what happened with the height? See below comparison with her last basic (the new Elite is even shorter than Alexa Bliss figures). Thanks. AFA Any chance of a running change for E74 Natalya, so that she doesn’t look like a dwarf? Or is it too late?
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Post by taserface on Jan 22, 2020 15:16:15 GMT -5
I see Loyal Subjects has a Hogan figure coming out. Can we please at least get a Retro Hogan, if we can’t get a 6” Elite. Ringside Exclusive, Amazon, something Hell, relaunch the line on the back of Hogan and a Hollywood Retro I know this is wishful thinking, but I’m assuming he can be made in lower scale forms if LS is making him Back when Funko revealed the new Hogan coming out, it was established that Mattel still doesn't have access to him. My fault. I thought that meant the round looking Pop things (I dint collect them, so idk) This thing I saw today looks like an action figure. That’s why I was saying that Maybe soon
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Post by taserface on Jan 22, 2020 15:07:15 GMT -5
I see Loyal Subjects has a Hogan figure coming out.
Can we please at least get a Retro Hogan, if we can’t get a 6” Elite. Ringside Exclusive, Amazon, something
Hell, relaunch the line on the back of Hogan and a Hollywood Retro
I know this is wishful thinking, but I’m assuming he can be made in lower scale forms if LS is making him
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 22:46:26 GMT -5
I wish you could post the pic to just come up. A lot of people won’t click on that link and miss this LOL picture
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 22:17:24 GMT -5
Wow. That is unreal
I’m guessing the Basic isn’t a giant figure
That height difference is amazing
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 20:37:22 GMT -5
I can’t respond to that because by reading that you are probably infinitely more knowledgeable about this stuff than I am BUT We aren’t just talking Mattel WWE here. When it says toys are down so and so %, it has to be a problem across all brands (girls, boys, maybe toddlers, idk). But clearly the big 2 don’t give a damn about restocking and keeping shelves healthy looking in what we concentrate on here on this forum (WWE). It’s probably safe to say they don’t care about the entire department. That’s got to count for something to corporate at Target or Wal Mart. I’m not sure the solution, but it’s a shame to see all these companies stepping their game up, and producing great lines and product, and retail, be it one way or another, just keeps dropping the ball left and right I'm not sure where you're going with this. Your entire response all but spells out that the onus lies on the retailers. What do you want the manufacturers to do about that? I don’t have a fix for it. I was referring to the other guy talking about Mattel reps stocking their products. I was just saying overall it’s probably an issue with all the major companies in this toy sales falling and the stores not stocking products But seeing your info you put into post, and why it’s probably not feasible Overall just saying it sucks
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 19:20:18 GMT -5
Everyone but Cena & Braun for me
Really looking forward to Otis & Tucker & Christian
Hopefully Evans turns out good, I’ll grab her too
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 17:38:22 GMT -5
I am thinking outside of the box and presenting an alternative that could improve the situation for mattel. I am not just gonna come here and just post snarky comments to different ideas. Except you've gone so far outside of the box that you're proposing a massive operations overhaul with high stakes implications on Mattel's operating budget and financial statements, vastly reshaping the very manner in which 35%+ of the entire U.S. market share of toy retail is distributed, to resolve an issue with a partner brand that is such a relative drop in the bucket to Mattel's annual stream of revenue that it doesn't even warrant its own line item on their annual financial statements. Even when you consider only two major retailers, the undertaking you're proposing is astronomical. Wal-Mart has 4,700+ stores in the US alone. Target has over 1,800. The average outside vendor sales rep in my state (a notoriously low wage state) makes $58,000 a year, and we're not talking about a simple fifty state initiative here, either. In theory, one sales rep could feasibly cover all 26 Wal-Mart stores in my area. The two furthest stores from one another are separated by 90 miles, but on paper, it can be done. I also live in a small state. One overworked Mattel sales rep might be able to cut the mustard in my state (but probably wouldn't). Your Texas and California stores are going to need to be fed by multiple reps. This is just to illustrate salaries...beyond that, you're talking modular consignment, vendor replenishment to ensure that your reps have the product to distribute evenly across their entire area of coverage, move-to-clear schedules because modular space is in a perpetual state of flux in retail stores...all over a line that takes up eight square feet of space in your average 179,000 square foot SuperCenter. TL;DR - Mattel isn't going to switch to a representative distribution model in a million years solely to correct an issue in a line that likely accounts for a single digit (or less) percentage of their annual profit. I can’t respond to that because by reading that you are probably infinitely more knowledgeable about this stuff than I am BUT We aren’t just talking Mattel WWE here. When it says toys are down so and so %, it has to be a problem across all brands (girls, boys, maybe toddlers, idk). But clearly the big 2 don’t give a damn about restocking and keeping shelves healthy looking in what we concentrate on here on this forum (WWE). It’s probably safe to say they don’t care about the entire department. That’s got to count for something to corporate at Target or Wal Mart. I’m not sure the solution, but it’s a shame to see all these companies stepping their game up, and producing great lines and product, and retail, be it one way or another, just keeps dropping the ball left and right
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 13:37:15 GMT -5
Marvel Legends are easier, but they also carry them at GameStop and Best Buy and seemingly stock more at Walgreens than WWE. So on a whole they are easier to find at some sort of regular retail store for me, than Elites are How about target ? My Targets generally suck with stocking everything involving WWE, ML, SW or DC. So I don’t even count Target anymore honestly
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Post by taserface on Jan 21, 2020 11:23:12 GMT -5
Anyone else having an easier time buying marvel legends compared to elites ? I was gonna say it's been a lot easier, but I have not been able to get the fat thor wave. I was able to get the new fantastic four set though. Marvel Legends are easier, but they also carry them at GameStop and Best Buy and seemingly stock more at Walgreens than WWE. So on a whole they are easier to find at some sort of regular retail store for me, than Elites are
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Post by taserface on Jan 20, 2020 9:09:19 GMT -5
Hardly even seen E71 and E72. You’d have to think they’ve produced so many of these figures, it then begs the question of where are they?!........ As well as that ing Harley Race we never got. They will be at Big Lots and Ollie’s instead of Target and Wal Mart where they should’ve been in Nov & Dec All the while your list of usual smart asses on here will be saying ‘there’s nothing you could possibly do to fix these problems’ or ‘they’re preparing for resets’ or the usual lame excuses To those people, you do realize we (on here) are talking about wrestling figures, but it has to be a problem for a lot of toy lines (girls too I would assume?). It’s important enough to be written about nationally. So this guy thinking of some way to improve it, and he gets laughed at As I stated in some other thread, those guys need to start their own thread about how great things are at retail and see how that goes. That’s their schtick I guess, maybe they can just respond to each other lol
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Post by taserface on Jan 18, 2020 19:30:54 GMT -5
🤔 I guess you weren't around for the Elite Tito Santana or Ultimate Maniacs Warrior shelf warming days. 😒 yeah, you're wrong already. I was around, the fact that you had to go back years proves my point. We haven’t had a bad shelf warmer since Jack Gallagher and Charlotte. I agree with you on the whole. But E63 Shinsuke was a huge shelf warmer around my area. And of course Big Cass lol But yeah we don’t get enough anymore to have real shelf warmers in regular Elite lines nowadays
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Post by taserface on Jan 18, 2020 9:09:07 GMT -5
All we need is target to give up selling wwe exclusives and giving this recent news I hope it goes that way. No more target exclusives and walmart will give them up as well. Why compete with no one but yourself ?? Then we don't need to go into stores anymore, cause its not like mattel is gonna just magically fix there terrible distribution problems now. If Wal Mart quit doing Exclusives, the only one out of all of those released, thar would make it into the Elite line is E69 Rock. The way the line is now no way Backlund, Sherri, Stooges, Gorilla, Blassie would ever make it. And if they did it would take years, placing one here or there in a subset So the way I see it, at least they’re out, and you can get them Target on the other hand, most of those would fit into the Elite lines anyway so we wouldn’t really be missing out. As they would come eventually anyway It is a very flawed system though. I’ve already asked Steve why not include an Elite assortment of 7 characters or 8 characters to expand the line, and that got shot down quick.
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Post by taserface on Jan 16, 2020 20:35:40 GMT -5
All I remember is Wal Marts were mostly empty after the Wrestlemania shipper combo of E63/64 until E68
Then Targets packed to the brim with E66.
So the reset thing I don’t understand. Wal Mart was prepping for a reset from April to August of last year? To stock for 3 months then start the cycle again?
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Post by taserface on Jan 16, 2020 20:09:44 GMT -5
Forgive me if this has been asked / addressed
Are you axle to explain the reasoning behind the set that has no store exclusive figures in it? (Example last years E67)
And then again this year in E76(?)
In ‘19 Target had 6 and Wal Mart had 5. So we missed out on a potential ‘Legend’. Was that by design or did something fall through to cause that? Will it be even #’s for each store in ‘20?
and curious why this series with no exclusive would be repeated, when with E67, it appears Target or Wal Mart didn’t but it (presumably because it didn’t have an exclusive? (Just a guess, could have nothing to do with that)
Thanks in advance
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Post by taserface on Jan 15, 2020 21:52:04 GMT -5
Kong’s. Mainly because I know NOTHING about them at all
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Post by taserface on Jan 15, 2020 19:31:10 GMT -5
Fresh case of Basic 103 at mine tonight Passed on Riddle since I heard today he’s getting an Elite in Series 78. Hopefully that’s true
And hopefully this is a sign of things to come at my Wal Mart. It’s been a while since any new WWE stuff has hit
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Post by taserface on Jan 15, 2020 17:48:51 GMT -5
Just to add to "the narrative" The stores all around me get old stock or the new stock sells out in 1-2 days with nothing put out again for months.. and this has been an issue all year round. Remember Bill asking us to take pictures of local inventory to "help with distribution", because I do. Just because it isn't happening in your area doesn't mean it isn't happening to others, or that we are making it up. You don't know how many times I've gone into stores and seen completely empty shelves. Its become the norm. “The narrative” is exactly what it is and it happens every year And year after year you pretend it’s nothing wrong with retail and this line. So what’s new How about you start a thread about how great retail is for you and see how many people agree with you
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Post by taserface on Jan 14, 2020 19:38:46 GMT -5
What’s the chances of getting an ultimate edition WM14 Undertaker? 255% 0% is my bet That line will go ‘the way of Retro’s, Entrance Greats, etc after series 5 I bet. Wal Mart has done their resets, and still no spots for this line. GameStop seems to be out of the wrestling figure business. I don’t see this line surviving much longer. I just hope we get a Flair out of it
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