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Post by taserface on Jan 14, 2020 19:33:48 GMT -5
My Wal Mart had zero Elites from before Black Friday until the couple of cases of E72 & E73 came in days before Christmas. Of course they were gone within a couple of days
As of Jan 14th not a single Elite. I think we are on day 7 since they reset the toy department. In fact all we have is one Bar 2 pack (we did get one case of the AOP, Andrade wave, it sold within a day or 2)
And like 6 Basics that have been there nearly a month (AJâs, Miz, Seth)
All the while Marvel Legends newest Spider Man and Fantastic Four waves have come and gone, the new DC stuff has hit
And Target. Nothing but Top Picks Elites all over all of the pegs. They are worthless around my area nearly year round
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Post by taserface on Jan 13, 2020 18:13:20 GMT -5
Have your stores reset yet? If not, then they're not going to be doing a lot of stocking when they have to tear it all down and move it a few days later. They're in clearance mode right now. Just...like...every...year... My Wal Mart has done the reset. And now the WWE section was empty on the left side. The emptiness just moved to the right side. I can still scan the sticker and it says no Elites available after 5 or 6 days now. Thereâs been none since 12/26 or so So this wait for the reset talk, at least for me, is kind of worthless Went to Target last night, but they havenât started their reset yet
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Post by taserface on Jan 7, 2020 13:53:08 GMT -5
Target near Southpoint in Durham had the entire Royal Rumble set this morning. I bought Savage but left the other 3
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Post by taserface on Jan 7, 2020 12:09:43 GMT -5
I honestly think that Ultimate Bret is his worst non Basic style figure Mattel has ever made of him. The faces are all bad and the hair is even worse. I feel it's by far the absolute worst of the Ultimates when you look at how great Ronda, Triple H and Warrior turned out in particular. Bret came with three heads and still needs a head swap... Iâm with you man. I bought it at Target. Kept looking at for a few days. Ultimately decided to return it, because of the fat faces. Iâll probably pick up on clearance, but Iâll still need a headswap for it And I was super excited for that figure too. Really a let down for me personally
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Post by taserface on Jan 7, 2020 11:21:59 GMT -5
I saw about 20 rings today for $15 each.
They may shouldâve waited until the actual MOTU figures come out. Idk. Hopefully the singles do better than the ring has
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Post by taserface on Jan 7, 2020 10:17:55 GMT -5
Any thought of re using these Masters of the Universe molds for a legit Remco âtributeâ line? Maybe an exclusive line for RSC, Amazon, whoever else?
Package them like the original Mat Mania carded figures.
You have some original AWA talant, or guys who had OG figures
Flair Zybysko Heenan Mean Gene Curt Henning Lawler Shawn Michaels Slaughter Scott Hall
maybe Nick Bockwinkel. No idea if he has any kind of contract, but I personally would love an updated figure of him
and no I donât mean a line of just those old school guys, but sprinkle them in with current stars
Could be awesome if presented right IMO
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Post by taserface on Jan 7, 2020 7:45:56 GMT -5
Anthem still holds the trademark for Jeff Jarrett. Last I saw, they go to court in June 2020. from PWInsider: Anthem also shot down Jarrettâs previous claim that they have abandoned the âJeff Jarrettâ trademark and have no plans for its uses, responding, âMoreover, the JEFF JARRETT trademark was originally obtained when Jeff Jarrett wrestled for TNA Entertainment. Jeff Jarrett explicitly consented, in writing, to TNA obtaining a trademark for the mark JEFF JARRETT. TNA Entertainment was acquired by Anthem Wrestling and TNA validly assigned all of its marks to Anthem at that time, including the JEFF JARRETT mark. Accordingly, Anthem Wrestling holds a valid and existing trademark in the name JEFF JARRETT and Plaintiffsâ claims of third-party use and the like are irrelevant and without merit There ya go... So they own the name Jeff Jarrett? If it doesnât include the likeness, is going with the name âDouble Jâ not an option?
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Post by taserface on Jan 6, 2020 21:38:09 GMT -5
Flair having only 4 Elites since 2014 is an absolute joke Me if i ever ran into a Mattel employee: Lack of Edge too. Man heâs been retired since 2011. Since 2012, heâs had 4 Elite figures Flair has had 4 since 2014 In contrast Kurt Angle has had 5 since 2018 Matt Hardy has had 7 since 1018 Itâs really crazy when you look at it, and the amount and the years
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Post by taserface on Jan 6, 2020 19:10:52 GMT -5
NWA Harley Race would be cool (for me anyway), but far from a âre-releaseâ. It has no place in an 80âs era WWF display, which King Harley Race clearly belongs
Hell I would take a Vader manager Race, but again that has nothing to do with the WWF King version
And for those that say that FB3 Steamboat doesnât deserve a rerelease, I disagree. That was the pinnacle of his popularity. Personally Iâd love the â89 versions but the WM3 needs a widespread release (and a new alternate head with no headband)
The Jake a cool thought but I thought it looked horrible. I passed on it at least 3 times. Wish I wouldnât have now, purely to go in a New Gen display, but the figure sucked IMO
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Post by taserface on Jan 5, 2020 15:50:59 GMT -5
Theyâll probably create some sort of shipper to set out at Wal Mart at least
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Post by taserface on Jan 4, 2020 18:48:13 GMT -5
Steve, Is it possible that Walmart would release their exclusives as a line in and of itself? Meaning: Race, Gorilla, Patterson, Briscoe, Snake, Stone Cold, Steamboat, Muraco? Walmart.com has been making their exclusives available online pretty consistently lately. The plan is for that to continue but that of course is there business decision ultimately. You wonât see older figure go back into production for this though as minimum production quantities wouldnât be met. Weâd have to re-release or re-deco the figs in a new wave to get them back out. Where you a fan of the Lost Legends wave or 44.5 or whatever it was? Could be a perfect way to get FB3 King Harley FB3 Steamboat FB3 Jake The Snake FB3 Commissioner HBK and whoever else to fill out the set Or did that not workout like you guys wanted it to?
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Post by taserface on Jan 4, 2020 18:15:54 GMT -5
I hope not. At two per case, Wendy is a Tito waiting to happen. Since I began collecting theyâve all been 2 per case, with the exception being Flashback 3 with Harley. Iâm pretty sure they shortpacked Trish HOF and the George Steele HOF figures. Not sure about any others except Race in FB 3 and then Curtis Axel in the old BAF sets
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Post by taserface on Jan 4, 2020 16:25:04 GMT -5
I love flashbacks but I think this one will rot on the shelves Iâm with you. I collect all Flashbacks and will buy this one. Iâm glad for the new character. But I hope they pack it light. If not it might be the death of Network Spotlight at Target
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Post by taserface on Jan 4, 2020 16:23:05 GMT -5
So if Mattel can sell full cases of Target Exclusives to international stores, then whatâs the possibilities that Target could buy full cases of their own exclusives to sell, since Mattel canât seem to ship them to them properly? Thatâs been answered many times already. Bill and Steve have both said with the HOC, HOF, WM FB waves etc the retailers were only over ordering their exclusives and not ordering the core line. So to get the retailers to order the Core line they decided to incorporate the exclusives into the core line. Mattel does sell wwe figures to mom and pop stores, eBay/Amazon resellers on a smaller volume but they do indeed do so. So let people buy whole cases of exclusives anywhere and just cut out the middle man because in particular target is doing a really terrible job of it. If toysrus Canada can get whole cases of target exclusives then others should be able to. Mom and pop stores are retailers. As are many of those ebay shops They have Tax IDâs. And there is a minimum order of product that they need to order for the year. Hell years ago my mother used to go to craft fairs on the weekends and sell items she had sewn. Things like Rag Doll, hobby horses, Christmas ornament and she had to get a tax ID to sell things. And because of it she could have ordered Kenner/Hasbro Batman toys for me, but the minimum order was something like 50+ cases so we didnât do it. HOC, HOF, FBâs have nothing to do with mainline cases supplied by Mattel that are supposed to have store exclusives in them, not having them in there Doesnât that defeat the whole purpose of discontinuing other lines, and getting foot traffic in, or whatever the reasoning is. So why not give them the option to get the exclusives, that Mattel should have been sending them in the first place
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Post by taserface on Jan 4, 2020 15:41:53 GMT -5
Shouldn't Flair only have 4? You've got Gamestop Exclusive, but that's just the Retrofest, which is also listed. Flair having only 4 Elites since 2014 is an absolute joke
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Post by taserface on Jan 4, 2020 11:21:15 GMT -5
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Post by taserface on Jan 3, 2020 22:05:59 GMT -5
Would be smarter if they did Theyâll wait until the deal with Harleyâs estate is expired and then say, we couldnât fit him in Maybe if he becomes available to us đ¤Śââď¸đ¤Śââď¸đ¤Śââď¸
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Post by taserface on Jan 3, 2020 20:27:40 GMT -5
So if Mattel can sell full cases of Target Exclusives to international stores, then whatâs the possibilities that Target could buy full cases of their own exclusives to sell, since Mattel canât seem to ship them to them properly?
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Post by taserface on Jan 3, 2020 15:27:55 GMT -5
I just left Target and when they scan the DPCI on the peg to see if they have more it shows discontinued. There was one E71 Bella. So I got her to try it. It worked and it told her that there was zero in stock
So who knows whatâs going on now with Target
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Post by taserface on Jan 2, 2020 17:20:14 GMT -5
I'd buy one or two, certainly. As others have said, Mattel says it isn't very feasible to produce large, bulky merch if it doesn't have a guaranteed spot on retailers' shelves. And seeing how the last 4-packs performed and how hard WWE products are fighting for shelf space already, that doesn't seem likely. The last 4 pack was one of the worst ever. Iâm referring to the Nitro Notables. They should have left it canceled when it got canned the first time around And the only shelf space at Wal Mart that WWE is fighting for is their own. Because theyâre empty all the time and getting covered up with Jumanji or whatever line may be closest to make it look like itâs not empty And Target its fighting for space with its on Top Picks subset that takes over entire displays
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