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Post by marklud on Jul 21, 2017 13:50:33 GMT -5
I hope tomorrow is great, because while there is good stuff being shown, I'm just not as excited as usual. Could be the stuff being so spread out. I already had time to come down off of yesterday's reveals. I hear ya. I'm all about not overreacting and I hated the complaining and moaning yesterday on here. But, all of that said, unless they're saving something big for tomorrow, it's very fair to say that this year's SDCC is underwhelming compared to previous years. I thought beforehand that I was going to be shocked if we didn't at least see teasers for Angle, Hardy and flashback Goldberg -- I thought they'd be the big reveal at the panel, like other years -- and though they could come tomorrow it's still been underwhelming overall.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 22:29:53 GMT -5
Macho Man is one of the top 5 WWE performers of all-time. In my personal opinion, top 3. Keep 'em coming.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 20:50:14 GMT -5
I love this board and spend a ton of time on here but I seriously think next year I'm going to avoid this thread entirely for SDCC. My God, the complaining is out of this world. It's bumming me out.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 19:22:54 GMT -5
im confused.....wasn't all the big reveals in past SDCC's on Friday/Saturday? aren't we still in "preview" mode? Almost all of the past years featured the big reveals during the panel (Hogan, Sting, Razor, etc.) but last year was definitely different and it seems as if this year is patterned off of last year. Here's RSC's photo pages for each of the three days last year: www.ringsidecollectibles.com/san_diego_comic_con_2016_mattel_wwe_figures.htmlPretty much same as today's first day, a couple of elite series, a couple of basic series, something special involving the panel. Last year almost all the big flashbacks came on Day 2, with the hasbros and a few more flashbacks on day 3. So hopefully everyone can relax a bit, lol.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 18:23:27 GMT -5
I'm sure there will be awesome reveals over the next two days. If I remember correctly, last year was maybe the first year where they really started spreading the reveals out ... I know last year I was disappointed after Day 1 and then Days 2 and 3 over delivered in a huge way. I guess just compared to previous years I'm still surprised that there were no "Big Reveals" during the big panel, which has certainly been the case for most years with this line (DMs, big flashbacks, etc.)
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 18:17:56 GMT -5
Yes, yes they are. If you need MOC I'd honestly suggest waiting to buy a MOC one off the bay instead where you know how the shipping is going to work. Last one I got (a while ago admittedly) was just a figure thrown into a box, no padding, etc. I have never gotten any order from them in a envelope I missed the "envelope" part and was just trying to say that TRU is a risky venture if you must have MOC. I definitely ordered figures from them in the past where they were just thrown in the box with no protection, newspapers, etc., and arrived damaged.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 16:59:17 GMT -5
Do we know if the panel is over? Did they show the slides? (I'm assuming we don't know this, but just throwing it out there.)
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 16:15:31 GMT -5
I'm amazed anyone on here still bought basics in the first place. They're all miles behind elites. Also anyone complaining about dolls, my god. Let girls who look up to female wrestlers get something too! We'll get our reveals later on! Ugh.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 15:28:34 GMT -5
Amazed at the complaining around here. There's gonna be a couple big reveals, it's SDCC. It happens EVERY YEAR.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 13:38:04 GMT -5
I kind of wish Basics would be cut so that elite prices can go down... Sorry to say but that's not how it works ...
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 13:31:28 GMT -5
Am I crazy or are we seeing way more than usual before the actual panel this year? I don't know whether to prepare for a letdown now or not, lol. Scotty 2 Hotty doesn't do it for me.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 12:28:36 GMT -5
That elite Owens is fantastic, his best figure yet. Wasn't super satisfied with his prior elites so this will definitely be replacing those.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 12:19:39 GMT -5
So no pink/blue New day elites. WTF lol. This. I'm amazed that we have not gotten the definitive attire New Day yet for as long as they've been around. Bummer.
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Post by marklud on Jul 20, 2017 10:59:34 GMT -5
Is toysrus bad with sending figures in mailing envelopes? I'm moc collector Yes, yes they are. If you need MOC I'd honestly suggest waiting to buy a MOC one off the bay instead where you know how the shipping is going to work. Last one I got (a while ago admittedly) was just a figure thrown into a box, no padding, etc.
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Post by marklud on Jul 19, 2017 19:25:53 GMT -5
I think I've done a pretty good job of staying patient -- and by staying patient, I mean passing the time by buying old LJNs off the bay, lol -- but even now it's gotten to me (and I know tomorrow's the big reveal). Let's GOOOOOOOO ....
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Post by marklud on Jul 19, 2017 18:26:43 GMT -5
I've gotten pretty big into NJPW over the last couple of years and it does bum me out that there is no real line for figures in Japan (aside from those Nakamura and Okada McFarlane style pieces from 1-2 years ago). I hope that as NJPW gets more popular that it becomes a possibility, although maybe figures just aren't a big deal in Japan? (That's hard for me to fathom though.)
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Post by marklud on Jul 18, 2017 19:38:58 GMT -5
Yeah, I think of the missed Orange card stuff and New Generation at that time as far as missed figures go, cause I was so bummed when Hasbros went away. Diesel, USA Lex, Owen, Jarrett, even Mabel.
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Post by marklud on Jul 18, 2017 10:19:05 GMT -5
We've seen a lot more mid-carders and lesser characters seep into the flashback selection as of late (Warlord, Beefcake / Issac Yankem, Ringmaster, etc.) that would have seemed unlikely as figures a few years ago. Now that Mattel has gotten most of the "big names" out of the way as far as flashbacks are concerned, can we expect to see a lot more of these mid-to-low level names from the 80s and 90s moving forward? (Please? )
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Post by marklud on Jul 16, 2017 19:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by marklud on Jul 15, 2017 17:14:04 GMT -5
Honestly -- so, so many basics. As the line has gone on the gap between Elites and Basics has become enormous in my eyes and at the start of the line I was buying a ton of basics as I got used to how these releases would work.
Also most of the Elite 32 set. I had no interest in it when it came out, got the itch after seeing them at a Wal-Mart late one night and bought pretty much the whole set. Now I'm looking to unload them. Definitely could have been $75 better spent.
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