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Post by voicesinmyhead on Apr 2, 2022 19:33:39 GMT -5
What are the chances that Seth’s opponent is the Undertaker?
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Apr 1, 2022 10:05:11 GMT -5
They plug their ad-free shows network all the time…
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 21, 2022 18:34:46 GMT -5
Maybe give AEW & NJPW a shot. If you want pure entertainment (like an old vaudeville show), check out Lucha Vavoom. Why would he watch AEW & MJPW when OP said he got fatigued from watching matches just for being good matches? |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 18, 2022 13:02:22 GMT -5
Why would you buy these figures when you don't even watch their programming?
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 14:26:56 GMT -5
Some of these reactions are just laughable. First off, we are still feeling the effects of the pandemic and prices will always go up at a time of war. That is just a fact. Prices will only go up further if we get involved. Let’s hope that we don’t get involved. That’s what is most important here. Second, people need to stop blaming Mattel directly. What do you expect them to do? Eat the extra cost? You simply do not understand business then. The cost of materials is increasing, therefore the retail price will increase. Does it suck? Yes. But we can’t blame Mattel or expect them to just lower their profit margins. Prices for all toys are increasing. Marvel legends are up to 22.99-24.99 depending on the retailer. Funkos are up. Everything is up. Whoever is comparing these to Hot Toys is comparing apples to oranges. Hot toys are over $250-300. So, proportionally, $25 for an Elite isn’t bad because they are quality figures in their own right. Lastly, for those complaining about $25, most of you already pay more through Ringside to get them early. Don’t kid yourselves. Will the Ringside prices go up too? Sure. But you were already paying more. This is just corporate boot licking. Companies across the board are seeing record profits yet somehow they need to increase the costs due to materials which in theory should mean they would be doing about the same as they were before if they were actually only increasing costs equal to the increase in materials. Tell me how Mattel is making record profit. Please do tell. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 11:39:58 GMT -5
“It's not ridiculing people by pointing out they're children's toys.” Did you not say that? I didn’t say you said they were “just for children.” I said that you were referring to them as just/merely childrens toys. And my issue is not if someone wants to stop collecting. My issue is people threatening to stop collecting because a figure went up $1 or $2. Budget better. Buy a little less. Be a little more picky. Don’t whine and complain as of the threats will make Mattel change their mind. It’s business. If you don’t want to collect then don’t. But stop whining. There are worse things going on then action figure prices increasing. They ARE children's toys. It's not a crime to point that out. Speaking with your dollars is the only way companies listen, so yes, it will matter to Mattel if people stop buying them. If people don't think that these are worth $25 (they aren't), that's fine. It shouldn't matter to you if people don't want to spend that on a toy when the cost of necessities like food and gas are sky high right now. So I didn’t put words in your mouth… |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 11:28:33 GMT -5
Why are they complaining so much then if they are just childrens toys? Why are they on a forum for these figures if they are just for children? It’s contradictory. Don’t buy the figures in the first place if they are just for children. I never said they were just for children. Stop putting words in my mouth. Again, why do you care if people don't know want to buy them anymore? “It's not ridiculing people by pointing out they're children's toys.” Did you not say that? I didn’t say you said they were “just for children.” I said that you were referring to them as just/merely childrens toys. And my issue is not if someone wants to stop collecting. My issue is people threatening to stop collecting because a figure went up $1 or $2. Budget better. Buy a little less. Be a little more picky. Don’t whine and complain as of the threats will make Mattel change their mind. It’s business. If you don’t want to collect then don’t. But stop whining. There are worse things going on then action figure prices increasing. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 10:31:35 GMT -5
Some of these reactions are just laughable. First off, we are still feeling the effects of the pandemic and prices will always go up at a time of war. That is just a fact. Prices will only go up further if we get involved. Let’s hope that we don’t get involved. That’s what is most important here. Second, people need to stop blaming Mattel directly. What do you expect them to do? Eat the extra cost? You simply do not understand business then. The cost of materials is increasing, therefore the retail price will increase. Does it suck? Yes. But we can’t blame Mattel or expect them to just lower their profit margins. Prices for all toys are increasing. Marvel legends are up to 22.99-24.99 depending on the retailer. Funkos are up. Everything is up. Whoever is comparing these to Hot Toys is comparing apples to oranges. Hot toys are over $250-300. So, proportionally, $25 for an Elite isn’t bad because they are quality figures in their own right. Lastly, for those complaining about $25, most of you already pay more through Ringside to get them early. Don’t kid yourselves. Will the Ringside prices go up too? Sure. But you were already paying more. All valid points but the important thing is we don't have to keep buying at the higher price point and many of us wont. If the quality were better then sure, but other companies are putting out higher quality products for the same (or sometimes less) price. Something is going to give. The bubble will burst at some point and we'll be back to square one. So don’t. But my point is many of you are already buying at a price point that is even higher than the one being mentioned. Also, how is Mattel not pumping out quality figures? Ignoring basics, elites and ultimates are certainly quality figures. They are making some of the best wrestling figures of all time. Are there QC issues? Sure. But that doesn’t mean what they are producing isn’t quality. Every company has QC issues. What company is priding better figures at lower price points? They are around the same price point as Marvel Legends and DC McFarlane. What’s the difference? |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 10:25:50 GMT -5
This gaslighting is cracking me up. Calling these children's toys. Those of you trying to be dismissive are gaslighting people on a forum dedicated to children's toys. Remember that. Thank you. This guy gets it. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 10:25:28 GMT -5
Why buy them at all if they are merely “childrens” toys? It just seems silly to me that everyone was buying them at 22.99 but $1 to $2 more is absolutely absurd. Isn’t $23 for a “childrens” toy just as ridiculous? I don’t understand these argument of children’s toys versus adult collectibles. I hear this argument all the time but at the end of the day, most of us on these forums are adults buying these figures. To ridicule it is to just ridicule yourself at the same time. Is it not? There are plenty of people in this thread alone that said their buying has gone down since they raised the price already. It's not ridiculing people by pointing out they're children's toys. They aren't worth 25 dollars to most people. They aren't a necessity. Why does it bother you so much that people say they won't buy if they increase the price? What does it matter to you? Why are they complaining so much then if they are just childrens toys? Why are they on a forum for these figures if they are just for children? It’s contradictory. Don’t buy the figures in the first place if they are just for children. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 8:42:15 GMT -5
Lastly, for those complaining about $25, most of you already pay more through Ringside to get them early. Don’t kid yourselves. Will the Ringside prices go up too? Sure. But you were already paying more. the “more” amount will go up more If people were content with 28 each, maybe at 32 they’re out Right but anyone willing to pay $27 before at Ringside may just be a littler more patient now and pay $25 retail at a Walmart or Target. I understand the Ringside prices will go up even further too, but if you were already paying more than $25 than you shouldn’t be complaining. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 5, 2022 8:25:55 GMT -5
Why is ceasing collecting the solution here? Why not just limit your purchases. Why not buy one less figure than you would have? Some of you are very dramatic. Because people don't think that children's toys are worth 25 dollars? Why buy them at all if they are merely “childrens” toys? It just seems silly to me that everyone was buying them at 22.99 but $1 to $2 more is absolutely absurd. Isn’t $23 for a “childrens” toy just as ridiculous? I don’t understand these argument of children’s toys versus adult collectibles. I hear this argument all the time but at the end of the day, most of us on these forums are adults buying these figures. To ridicule it is to just ridicule yourself at the same time. Is it not? |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 4, 2022 22:27:15 GMT -5
voicesinmyheadMattel has been losing money quarter after quarter, year after year. The real question is how the hell is mattel still in business or been taken over by another company. Mattel is just using current events to jack up prices since everyone else is. Mattel is not using current events to jack up prices. The current events are causing the price increase. There is a difference. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 4, 2022 22:25:47 GMT -5
Prices for all toys are increasing. Marvel legends are up to 22.99-24.99 depending on the retailer. Funkos are up. Everything is up. Whoever is comparing these to Hot Toys is comparing apples to oranges. Hot toys are over $250-300. So, proportionally, $25 for an Elite isn’t bad because they are quality figures in their own right. The comparing of the two was clearly about being collectibles versus toys, not price points. Are we really not calling WWE figures collectibles because kids may play with them? I don’t know about you but I certainly consider WWE elites to be collectibles. Almost all toy lines are geared towards kids. Star Wars toys were geared towards kids and yet those are considered collectibles. I understand what you mean about Hot Toys being for adults versus kids, but I always considered the Elite line for collectors and the Basic line for kids. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 4, 2022 18:48:00 GMT -5
Why is ceasing collecting the solution here? Why not just limit your purchases. Why not buy one less figure than you would have? Some of you are very dramatic.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 4, 2022 18:06:27 GMT -5
Some of these reactions are just laughable.
First off, we are still feeling the effects of the pandemic and prices will always go up at a time of war. That is just a fact. Prices will only go up further if we get involved. Let’s hope that we don’t get involved. That’s what is most important here.
Second, people need to stop blaming Mattel directly. What do you expect them to do? Eat the extra cost? You simply do not understand business then. The cost of materials is increasing, therefore the retail price will increase. Does it suck? Yes. But we can’t blame Mattel or expect them to just lower their profit margins.
Prices for all toys are increasing. Marvel legends are up to 22.99-24.99 depending on the retailer. Funkos are up. Everything is up. Whoever is comparing these to Hot Toys is comparing apples to oranges. Hot toys are over $250-300. So, proportionally, $25 for an Elite isn’t bad because they are quality figures in their own right.
Lastly, for those complaining about $25, most of you already pay more through Ringside to get them early. Don’t kid yourselves. Will the Ringside prices go up too? Sure. But you were already paying more.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 4, 2022 17:19:41 GMT -5
I was 13 when the first set of Classic Superstars came out and I wanted every new character regardless of knowing who they were/are. If anything, it made me want to go back and what older matches to know who they were. So yes, there are some kids that will want Bog John Studd, Cowboy Bob, or any new character. At $23 a pop, no parent is buying their kids a full set of wrestlers they don’t know. Ok. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 3, 2022 22:33:07 GMT -5
Love how all the collectors on here think they know more than those in the industry and infact are correcting people at mattel in what they say Having an opinion is fine but when someone from a business then tells you who a certain product is aimed at you can’t say “nah you’re wrong” 😆 No kid is going to see Big John Studd & Bob Orton and say omg I want that figure. I was 13 when the first set of Classic Superstars came out and I wanted every new character regardless of knowing who they were/are. If anything, it made me want to go back and what older matches to know who they were. So yes, there are some kids that will want Bog John Studd, Cowboy Bob, or any new character. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Mar 3, 2022 15:50:55 GMT -5
Seems an odd line, or at least, odd timing for this line. For example, the Kane in Legends 15 would surely have fitted better in an RA line? Seems strange to have both lines running side by side and having such a crossover. Kinda dilutes things a bit and makes it harder to keep track of what's going on. Of the 3 shown, Batista is the only one that'd take my interest. Michaels and Lesnar seem a tad generic and have appeared in similar outfits a lot. I'd also be in favour of repainting the entrance gear given with he previous HBK figure, as per the other posts on this thread. Wouldn't cost a lot and would look much better on display. Giving a ring bell, as some kind of tribute to what was just laziness on Jakks' behalf, isn't really clever. It's just, again, laziness. I was most into WWE around the Ruthless Aggression era, and although I want to see how the line progresses, I've already kinda got most of the people I wanted from that time anyway. Unless they can come up with some of the more obscure characters (like 3 Minute Warning, Billy & Chuck, A-Train, Snitzky, Bischoff, Coachman, Jacqueline, Rodney Mack, Muhammad Hassan, World's Greatest Tag Team, Test, Scott Steiner, etc) but the majority of those names won't shift very quickly off shelves, and would ultimately end up in the line being cancelled. And the ones that are good sellers will be bought in bulk by the few people lucky enough to see them, and will be sold for over-the-odds online on eBay and such. Your a glass half full man! This line is already great. Yes If I t was I’d have chosen a 2003/04/05 HBK attire but think of the endless possibilities we could get! You mean half empty? Half full would mean he’s being optimistic… which is certainly not the case. |
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Feb 27, 2022 19:40:45 GMT -5
im DREADING trying to find this thing i still havent seen the Goon anywhere, i only saw a Zodiac once, only saw Warlord once we're getting back to the world of these collectors edition figures are scarce and i hate it. How is Warlord scarce? He is still available on Walmarts website for $19.99. He was never difficult to obtain. |
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