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Post by hbchris on Sept 30, 2016 0:07:24 GMT -5
Edge & Christian was the previous series. And they're readily available for a reasonable price on Amazon. Same here. Of coarse I'm not really amped about this series :/ I definatly wanna pick up Edge and Christian though
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Post by hbchris on Sept 8, 2016 21:39:18 GMT -5
Hmmm, my order is still pending. I wonder if it'll ship tomorrow or if I'm gonna have to wait for Rollins to arrive in late October. I ordered the first day the went up, so hopefully I won't have to wait!
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Post by hbchris on Sept 8, 2016 14:57:55 GMT -5
I wasn't saying Mattel should do something similar or anything. Just got me reminiscing. This reminds me of the Jakks days, when they had their Rulers of the Ring sub-line. As I recall, most of those were characters making their figure debut, as least in TTL form with actual face scans. I remember series 3 had Saturn, Eddie, Stephanie, Albert, Raven, and Stevie Richards, and I think all of them were debut figures. Series 2 had the debut of Too Cool and Rikishi among others and I remember they were the hottest thing going at the time. Ahh, good times. This is a rare exception and was back when they released a new set like once every 3-months and wrestling was a zillion times more popular than it is now. It also didn't help that for the first year or so Jakks pretty much made the exact same people so there was a substantial demand for new characters. It also helped that all of the first time in the line people in ROTR 2 were relatively popular and bigger name superstars, with the exception of Steve Blackman. The better example that proves the original posters point is Unchained Fury which featured first time in the line figures of several main event superstars; Ric Flair, Booker T, RVD and then Lance Storm, Hurricane, and Tajiri. Inevitably Taijiri and Lance Storm warmed the shelves for a while after (for the reasons given in my post above this).
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Post by hbchris on Sept 8, 2016 13:16:23 GMT -5
This reminds me of the Jakks days, when they had their Rulers of the Ring sub-line. As I recall, most of those were characters making their figure debut, as least in TTL form with actual face scans. I remember series 3 had Saturn, Eddie, Stephanie, Albert, Raven, and Stevie Richards, and I think all of them were debut figures. Series 2 had the debut of Too Cool and Rikishi among others and I remember they were the hottest thing going at the time. Ahh, good times.
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Post by hbchris on Sept 3, 2016 14:35:12 GMT -5
Dude, you're like Shockmaster's biggest fan. It probably only would have cost a little more for Fred Ottman to hand-deliver them to you personally. And they would have arrived faster and have been in better shape. Man, hearing all this makes me think I got pretty lucky with mine. And the sad thing is I'm gonna open it up... I ordered 4 none of them are close to being able to display and I'm not the picky. All has razor cuts on them where the case was opened and all dented in different locations
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Post by hbchris on Sept 2, 2016 16:15:49 GMT -5
Mine was in good condition. Not bent, not beat up, just kinda like your average fresh-from-the-case Elite you'd see on store shelves. For those that received theirs already... are the elites box packaging showing up in good condition or beat up?
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Post by hbchris on Sept 1, 2016 16:15:03 GMT -5
By the way, am I the only one who thought it was hilarious this past Monday when Big Cass said he was gonna "shock the world"?
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Post by hbchris on Sept 1, 2016 12:10:10 GMT -5
Woohoo! My Shocky just arrived! At last!
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Post by hbchris on Aug 31, 2016 19:11:36 GMT -5
Ambrose looks like he just ate a turd pie.
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Post by hbchris on Aug 29, 2016 22:58:21 GMT -5
No, no, no. You're paying for the handling, not the shipping. I mean, do you know how much they must have been handling it for the past two weeks instead of shipping it out? They obviously handled it quite a bit. That can't be cheap. Same here. Finally shipped. Crazy given how much they charge for shipping to begin with.
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Post by hbchris on Aug 29, 2016 17:00:03 GMT -5
I think a big part is that he was super-over with the audience at Mizdow, and his potential feud with Miz could have been money for WWE. But when he finally turns on Miz in the Battle Royale, gets dumped for his troubles, and is completely abandoned by WWE. Which sucked. They had something good going for them that the fans got behind unexpectedly, and WWE decided to kill it. Could he have gone places and become a legit star? We'll never know. Personally, I wanted to see him get the chance he never got, and I think that's true for a lot of others, which is why we were bummed he got cut.
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Post by hbchris on Aug 29, 2016 14:06:55 GMT -5
I saw naked Tommy Dreamer on the Edge & Christian show. I do not need to see him back in the wrestling ring.
(Seriously, I think he's great, but it's probably better off if he stays retired. Be awesome if he got an Elite figure though.)
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Post by hbchris on Aug 28, 2016 13:30:29 GMT -5
I'm sure some people are buying to scalp 'em, but they're also one of the most over new acts in a long time and they appeal to kids. But geez, who's gonna buy the Bushwhackers? I actually LIKE the Bushwhackers and I'm not gonna buy 'em.
For the record, I went to a Walmart yesterday and everything they had was from 2015...
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Post by hbchris on Aug 28, 2016 13:24:51 GMT -5
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Post by hbchris on Aug 26, 2016 1:20:52 GMT -5
Ask to be released? His contract is up in a month he wouldn't get himself suspended on purpose lol Why not? If he's tired of the wwe and wants out what simpler way to do so?
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Post by hbchris on Aug 24, 2016 12:07:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I think it just means it will be shipped in a box. As opposed to a...an envelope, I guess? I've just checked mine, and it says "boxed shipment". Not entirely sure what that means? 🤔
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Post by hbchris on Aug 24, 2016 0:10:42 GMT -5
OK. Just got this figure. And, y'know, to each their own, but I wouldn't say it's even close to the best figure ever. Or even in Elite 44. Body's fine, but his blank, vacant expression makes him look more like my nice hillbilly uncle than the muscle from the Wyatt Family. I was hoping it'd look better in person than it did in pics, but nope, he just looks way too calm and gentle. I wish they'd given him a sinister grin more like the image on the box.
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Post by hbchris on Aug 23, 2016 13:19:58 GMT -5
I think they're saying they aren't in their warehouse yet and aren't available to ship yet. DR is probably still waiting on their supply from Mattel. Or they just suck. My reply:Please explain how this is not in stock? It's currently listed available and for sale on your website. This was part of the SDCC after party sale and I placed the order the moment they became available. Did they sellout in seconds and the website never updated to state it was sold out? Did you never have in stock but sold it anyway? Their reply to that:
Thank you for contacting the MattyCollector.com online store. We're sorry for any confusion and we do apologize for the inconvenience caused. We show that your order is being processed for shipment. You will receive a separate notification email when your order ships. Please be advised that the delay is due to an unexpected influx of orders, and we are doing everything possible to get all orders fulfilled as quickly as possible. Honestly, we do not have an estimated ship date for your order as of this moment, however, we are doing everything possible to get all orders fulfilled as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience regarding this issue. that's how I honestly feel, but I would assume mattel would just laugh at my email rant or phone call. SHRUGS SHOULDERS***
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Post by hbchris on Aug 22, 2016 14:21:41 GMT -5
Brock isn't being paid to put on what some might call good matches. He's paid to come in and dominate, in the hopes of casual fans saying, "hey, that UFC guy is gonna beat the crap out of someone, we should pay for the WWE network." And then those people will be entertained that he throws some dude around for 10 minutes. If you're a dedicated WWE fan, maybe you like that, and maybe you don't. But don't expect a deep story, and don't expect a big payoff when he finally gets dethroned, because he'll probably leave before that ever happens. In some ways he's bigger than WWE, so he has a unique role to play that some people are gonna love and some people are gonna be bored by.
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Post by hbchris on Aug 21, 2016 15:51:44 GMT -5
As questionable as that site is, I'm pretty sure it automatically become listed as unavailable after the limit is reached. More likely the quantity they had in their system was way higher than what they'll actually be getting. The webmaster probably forgot to take it down if it was sold out
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