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Post by taserface on Jan 2, 2020 11:11:12 GMT -5
It’s crazy that they don’t sell. You have a price point if $50 for 4 Elites. Then take the AJ / Finn 2 pack and originally it was $40. And people seemed to not have an issue with that
I realize retail doesn’t even want those either, but I’m guessing they’re producing 2 packs for only Ringside and Amazon to sell, so why not try 4 packs again for the same customers
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Post by taserface on Dec 31, 2019 19:33:02 GMT -5
There’s a cgi render of a greg the hammer valentine figure out there. Elite brood Christian. Miss Elizabeth Anyone got pics of the Elizabeth? I've seen pics of All the others mentioned so far. Im really liking the Rick Rude and Royal Rumble Savage! Super Hyped about Chyna too! I see all this chatter about Ric Flairs contract ending very very soon. I hope at least his Ultimate Edition will still come out. Hopefully he doesn’t go to AEW, but if so it will be more and more looks Mattel waited too long to make 🤞🤞he doesn’t
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Post by taserface on Dec 30, 2019 22:16:16 GMT -5
Can’t wait for Target to get their Royal Rumble set in March That’s a joke because Target doesn’t stock wrestling action figures
Yeah, where would they go with all the Top Picks figures clogging the pegs? I'm under the assumption they will clearance the Network Spotlight Diesel collection in order to open one peg for these.
Hell I can’t find regular Elites at Target due to the Top Talents taking up all the pegs I don’t expect to find any Royal Rumble anytime soon
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Post by taserface on Dec 30, 2019 19:30:07 GMT -5
I’m sure you Bill and the squad have all noticed the issues with these Collectors Edition Store Exclusives. Targets have been noticibly bad. I’ve never seen one just sitting on a shelf throughout this entire year. I’ve obtained them all somehow, either online, or by having a fresh case pulled from the back and opened in a store. I’ve spent way more money than I could imagine on some of these secondary market, recently the Ohno. And I work 2 days a week at a Target as a side job, so I’m always on top of our stock. If anything, all we are getting is fake returns of Nia Ronda and Aiden bought from RSC for 3.99 which target somehow returned for the full retail price. Changing DCPIs would help big time because that crisis is hitting all over lately. I just got the Gorilla Monsoon I paid 2x retail for, and damn it’s freaking beautiful, this is coming from a guy who started watching wrestling after his death. Amazing figure that I would’ve bought if it was in the main line. I understand that it was initially slotted for the 2 pack with Brain (which would’ve been epic) but that didn’t work out , but I’m not sure why he wasn’t considered as a main line slot. Half way through this year a friend talked me into collecting Marvel Legends and I started a massive X Men collection based on the 90s animated series ,and wow I’ve found that they will include any and all obscure characters in their sets , and every set is a BAF, so they seem to put the most important BAF parts with the more obscure figure to boost its sales. Basically what I’m asking is if you are able to ship 7 different characters (8 in Elite 69 Target Cases , one of each including Sonya and Liv) then why can’t this just be a regular thing ? Why can’t every set have 7-8 different characters with no store exclusive ? The obsuicre figures will sell just as long as they aren’t overpacked. I get the fears based on what happened with line-killing figures like HOF Tito, but he was overpacked and overshipped as were the other culprits. If a case holds only one of that specific figure per case, it’s not gonna shelfwarm, no matter how obscure . Especially in a mainline Elite set inwhich new sets are supposed to be released at retail every 1-2 months. I’ve already asked a pretty similar question. He doesn’t see it the same way as we do. And the more I think about it I think our opinion might be wrong. Just look at the buildup of E68 Brie Bella and the E71 Nikki Bella. They are one per case. I know it’s not the same as Liv and Sonya and Ohno, etc, because they’ve had a ton of figures already. Even in my area E72 Velveteen Dream is warming. I guess because he just had an Elite in 67? If E74 hits like normal I’m sure Natalya will shelfwarm too. So idk. Most of the time I’ve got the same thoughts that you just stated though
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Post by taserface on Dec 30, 2019 17:39:58 GMT -5
I do. And their shelves don’t go empty for months at a time, at least. Trust me Mattel WWE is my favorite out of all of them, but by far the worst (about being on the shelves, stocked conistantly) I see less desirable figs sit for months and even years for other lines. WWE sells through and then may go dry for periods of time at certain locations. But that’s not universal as you’re clearly seeing lots of people find fresh cases. Other lines may sell through popular characters and then peg warmers sit and there’s no fresh product. Different visual in aisle but same effect. You’re exactly right. Hasbro with Star Wars has created some of the all time worst shelf warmers with some of their decisions with the Black a Series, probably wat worse than Mattel WWE has ever even come close to BUT I guess I see it differently. At least something is on the shelf. I’d say 4 months out of a year at Wal Mart, your tiny cases of 8 Elites (being 6 to 7 different characters) sell quick, then the shelves sit empty. And I know Mattel doesn’t run Wal Mart, but they are probably the main face / customer / public supplier of your product. When they can’t keep them that makes Mattel WWE look bad (even though it’s really not your fault) Marvel - that’s a different story. Man they go so deep with some of their roster choices, it would be comparable to you guys producing major quantities of jobbers like Barry Horowitz, Iron Mike Sharpe, Aldo Montoya, etc, etc Of course they are going to have a lot of shelf warming. But they do it year after year and don’t change their whole dynamic (like a Mattel has with WWE). Y’all went from Flashbacks every wave and nearly as many Flashbacks as current stars a couple years back, to being lucky to get a dozen Flashbacks in a year’s time. Then whatever’s going on with Basics where we get maybe one Flashback every 4-5 series It’s just a whole different animal to me anyways, comparing Marvel Legends to WWE product. For those not familiar with Marvel Legends, IMO they go deep (and deeper) than Jakks Classic Superstars ever did , wrestling roster wise And please don’t take this as combative or arguing. I’m just stating the way I see it. Could be wrong to a lot of people. I appreciate your interaction and taking advice, giving advice, etc. thanks for all you do and your enthusiasm for this WWE line. It’s my favorite out of all these 6” - 7” lines to collect
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Post by taserface on Dec 30, 2019 13:47:48 GMT -5
100% percent agree with this. I have a question. How many of you guys who think that “Mattel’s distribution sucks” and “my store never has anything new” collect other lines like Marvel Legends and Star Wars Black Series? I do. And their shelves don’t go empty for months at a time, at least. Trust me Mattel WWE is my favorite out of all of them, but by far the worst (about being on the shelves, stocked conistantly)
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Post by taserface on Dec 27, 2019 22:22:30 GMT -5
Powers of Pain
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Post by taserface on Dec 27, 2019 22:05:26 GMT -5
I understand that. I’m not blaming Steve or bill or anyone. The bottom line is the distribution hasn’t been a strong point throughout the license. I guess we could say Walmart/target/etc is the worst at distributing Mattel WWE toys. Not just Mattel. My Walmart finally received the ML “Worthy” Captain America for the first time two days before Christmas. And they still haven’t received the last wave of ML Endgame figures. And they still haven’t gotten any of the 6” Star Wars black Archive figures. I haven’t seen any of the last wave of ML Endgame figures at any of my local WM’s either
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Post by taserface on Dec 21, 2019 21:17:18 GMT -5
Warrior was a good choice. I wasn’t really excited for that wCW version but it was a great figure
Can’t fault them with doing Ronda. She is/was a huge name and it was really her first ring gear Elite style figure
Bret Hart - great pick. I personally don’t love the actual figure but good pick anyway
Nakamura - horrible choice. If it had to be current roster at least go with Seth, Mysterio, Jeff Hardy, Cena even. Nakamura has no business in this line IMO
Triple H - great looking figure, nice pick
Finn- IMO didn’t need yet another demon figure that looks almost like the last 3. It hasn’t hit Target in my area so I can’t say it’s warming but I have a feeling it might. I hope I’m wrong.
Shawn - great pick
Brock - really? And no cloth track pants? The same old heads and the same boring ass black shorts and beanie that we’ve gotten plenty of times already.
Flair - great pick
Becky Lynch - if they change the horrible scan that she has now it has potential to be a great figure. I hope they do an actual wrestling outfit with a cloth The Man shirt. That way they can make people buy E72 for the leather jacket if they want it. Because other than that that figure sucks
Hopefully Macho or Razor will follow and Seth or Cena or Hardy for the currents
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Post by taserface on Dec 21, 2019 12:05:22 GMT -5
How is this getting so screwed up? Is Mattel messing up sending Target the wrong cases?
Surely Target isn’t requesting cases w/o their own exclusives
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Post by taserface on Dec 21, 2019 10:25:32 GMT -5
Weird how my Walmart completely skipped E72 and went straight to 73. There have been multiple restocks of E72 here. But figures fly off the shelves this time of year, so it's easy to miss. My WM went E68 69 68 68 70 71 72 73 70 So I think it’s all over the place right now Target is literally nothing but Top Pics 1 & 2 taking up all the Elite spaces and maybe a Fandango or something mixed in
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Post by taserface on Dec 20, 2019 21:06:16 GMT -5
I picked up Sane at Wal Mart today. I think I am going to go pick up an Asuka NS also
I’ve really began to enjoy the Kabuki Warriors team
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Post by taserface on Dec 18, 2019 17:50:17 GMT -5
Kane by far here, Orton is underrated in my opinion but people's negativity toward it comes from warming pegs lol. I also hated it because it’s the first figure I remember coming with the rubber/plastic shirts. Plus it, E9, Best of 2010 and possibly whatever his next Elite was warmed like hell. Forever in my area all at the same time Hated Orton figs for a long time Mysterio same issue around this timeframe
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Post by taserface on Dec 17, 2019 19:40:26 GMT -5
I went with Papa Shango
then
Kane Gabriel
I remember at the time though that Del atop was hot
Bryan and Orton shelfwarmed forever in my area. Despised those two figures!
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Post by taserface on Dec 17, 2019 19:12:13 GMT -5
All these years and no Warrior Exclusive from Ringside. That’s crazy
My favorite out of all is the Macho King I believe
Then (at the time) Cactus Jack followed by Scott Hall
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Post by taserface on Dec 17, 2019 17:37:16 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been covered but just curious about Basics in relation to Elites (for Flashbacks)
As an example, the new Orange Rey Mysterio or the SummerSlam Razor Ramon or the WM 35 Edge 2 pack figure
Since they were produced as Basics does that delay them or knock them out of getting an Elite in that attire?
Also does the ‘Elite’ team get first dibs on attires?
Thanks in advance
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Post by taserface on Dec 16, 2019 21:53:01 GMT -5
Yes. Again this year. You would think after all these years they would learn how to get it right with the Elites How many empty pegs do you see for Star Wars Black Series, Marvel Legends, Power Rangers Lightning Collection. Very fewObviously Hasbro has something figured out that Mattel doesn’t You're 100% right. There are no empty pegs for those sets. Because those pegs are overflowing with Kree Sentry, Hulk, Molten Man, and Wendigo wave figures for ML; Beast Morphers Red and Gold, Shadow Ranger, and Dino Charge Red from LC; and Qi'Ra, Lando, and Jet Troopers from Black. Hasbro does have two things going for them over Mattel. They're the masters of crapty case packouts and they know how to make certain figures that will sit for years. That may be true. But you go to a couple different stores in my area (they may not all be at one of course). You will find Pink Ranger, Zedd, Scorpion, Beta Ray Bill, Rescue, Spider Man, maybe a Mysterio if you’re lucky, a bunch of quality figures. What’s the hard BS figure to find right now besides Mandalorian, Wedge? Saw a couple of him this weekend I’m not saying a Hasbro is perfect, but they consistently have stuff on shelves through the year, in competing lines, and Mattel WWE Elite consistently has issues keeping shelves stocked I know Elites are popular but they aren’t popular like that!
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Post by taserface on Dec 16, 2019 18:07:40 GMT -5
We really going to do this again this year? Every year there’s posts about empty pegs and old figures around this time. Figured some of you had some sort of memory. Yes. Again this year. You would think after all these years they would learn how to get it right with the Elites How many empty pegs do you see for Star Wars Black Series, Marvel Legends, Power Rangers Lightning Collection. Very few Obviously Hasbro has something figured out that Mattel doesn’t
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Post by taserface on Dec 15, 2019 10:13:48 GMT -5
I’ve been to about 12 Wal Marts since Friday looking for E72.
A ton of Nakamura Basics, a ton of AJ Top Talents And SummerSlam Basics
And the one common thing. No Elites except E68 Bella and a ton of E71 Bella. Maybe they should’ve used the E68 slot for a better figure and done the E71 chase as the alternate Bella twin. These things just aren’t moving
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Post by taserface on Dec 14, 2019 16:04:42 GMT -5
I would like to know if Mattel considers the Survivor Series line as a success (or a good sell thru or whatever terms they use). While we as the collectors see it as a complete cluster f*ck I’m also wondering in the initial order did Mattel not include a display for these? Because coming in (theoretically) Oct / Nov, I can’t see Wal Mart shifting their planogram to accommodate this line, at this time of the year I think there’s a disconnect on them saying something is successful and us as the consumer saying something is successful. They sell the stuff and I guess their happy, but what equals out to be the face of their product keeps dropping the ball, left and right This year, not so much. Programs like that are designed to gain incremental placement like sidekicks, endcaps, shippers, etc. It did happen last year with Survivor Series combined with Fan Central and Ghostbusters this year but things just didn’t work out as we had hoped for these Survivor Series figs. It happens. These can also be tied to the Elite peg so no planogram redo needed which is why a few people were actually able to find them in stores. Thanks for the reply and taking your time out for this boards questions
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