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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 24, 2023 19:50:21 GMT -5
- Smyths generally being rubbish now for WWE figures
- the new packaging for Elites and Legends... it really turns me off the figures/collecting
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 24, 2023 17:26:23 GMT -5
Mattel Creations really is the worst... they used to be good, but ever since they changed to include prices in GBP (rather than USD) and also added their own "shipping and import fees", it flat out SUCKS. eg. the first two Retro sets, charged in USD were: $55 + $14.95 shipping = $69.95 (£56 GBP) each, total. And the third set, after the change, charged in GBP: £60 + £9 (or £18!) = £69 GBP Total That's an extra £13 ($16)... for absolutely nothing. Now, on relatively small figure sets, you can just about stomach the difference. But on a larger set - or something like the Nitro stage - the difference is HUGE (and it ended up hurting everyone in the long run, not just UK/international people). Plus, it seems to be pot-luck how your parcel is packaged... my Ali figure for example, was just sent in it's outer/shipping box - which is VERY little protection - and it came pretty beaten up. So with this and the pricing issue, I'm avoiding MC and doing deals/buying things elsewhere. It's all just such a mess. 🤦♂️ You need to add VAT. The old price in dollars - £56 - plus 20% for VAT, is £67.20. So close to the £69 they’re charging. As noted by HMRC “ VAT is charged on all goods (except for gifts worth £39 or less) sent from:
outside the UK to Great Britain outside the UK and the EU to Northern Ireland”And the UK price also add more for additional shipping costs, for larger items. Rather than adding it to the £9 and £17 shipping options. They outlined it on the breakdown with the Nitro stage. That's just it though: people aren't charged an extra 20% VAT on most smaller items (I think the US to UK threshold is £135). Before the MC change, I was always ordering things from MC: Retro Series 1&2, CC Hogan & Funk etc. and was never charged any extra VAT/Customs/Import fees. No-one was. Now MC are adding it to the price and making you pay it, regardless(!). I said it with the Nitro stage - just charge us the dollar price (or GBP equivalent) and the shipping cost... and that's it. Simple. 🤷♂️
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 24, 2023 8:59:17 GMT -5
Mattel Creations really is the worst... they used to be good, but ever since they changed to include prices in GBP (rather than USD) and also added their own "shipping and import fees", it flat out SUCKS.
eg. the first two Retro sets, charged in USD were:
$55 + $14.95 shipping = $69.95 (£56 GBP) each, total.
And the third set, after the change, charged in GBP:
£60 + £9 (or £18!) = £69 GBP Total
That's an extra £13 ($16)... for absolutely nothing.
Now, on relatively small figure sets, you can just about stomach the difference. But on a larger set - or something like the Nitro stage - the difference is HUGE (and it ended up hurting everyone in the long run, not just UK/international people).
Plus, it seems to be pot-luck how your parcel is packaged... my Ali figure for example, was just sent in it's outer/shipping box - which is VERY little protection - and it came pretty beaten up. So with this and the pricing issue, I'm avoiding MC and doing deals/buying things elsewhere.
It's all just such a mess. 🤦♂️
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 22, 2023 5:06:05 GMT -5
If this line ends with no Savage/Steamboat set, it’ll be such a letdown. Amen, brother. Really hope Mattel can sort the Savage situation out for next year... And as well as a CC Steamboat, I'd LOVE a Legends one too (in his full dragon gear).
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 22, 2023 5:02:10 GMT -5
...Happy Christmas everyone! 😄
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 19, 2023 9:13:14 GMT -5
Really hope the Batista is a new figure (not just the Legends one re-released)... I'd love a 2010ish heel version. Or maybe a return/2014 version.
And I'd like pretty much any blue jorts Cena pre-2015ish... I'm kinda surprised we're not on the 4th or 5th Ultimate Cena by now.
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 18, 2023 3:14:30 GMT -5
I know it was a scummy thing to say what Colby said about Leon's dad, but all the hubbub everyone's making about it made me kinda giggle because over in the wrestling world they have Christian Cage over here roasting everybody's dads most of this whole last year.I dunno, just bored. Slow news day. Lol I think, at the end of the day, people know that pro-wrestling is a work and pro-wrestlers are portraying characters... so while Christian said/says similar things, it's not "real life" so doesn’t really matter. I dunno... I'm bored too 🤣.
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 15, 2023 13:53:50 GMT -5
hopefully KO and Sami come with a set of SHINY tag belts each Absolutely. And if they're not going to be shiny, I'd rather they not include them at all and have an extra shirt or something instead... dull belts are bad enough with Elites - there's no way UEs should have them.
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 26, 2023 23:39:29 GMT -5
Guys... stop getting so excited. We all know what's going to happen here: Mattel will hold back on the most wanted versions (hello, Steiners!!) and release an Elite of his modern/return look, plus a couple of Basics. Meanwhile, Punk will quit or get fired and we'll get the old "We had some great figures planned - but unfortunately..." 🤦♂️
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 26, 2023 23:27:02 GMT -5
These are hitting Walmarts, local buddy found a set today 👀 doubt I’ll see them. mine have Orton warming 🤦🏼♂️ ...you mean people aren't going crazy for a bland/modern UE Orton from an awful/comedy tag-team?!
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 26, 2023 23:18:33 GMT -5
Ive went right off the ultimates. I cant stand all the articulaton, expecially the foot articulation. Ive also been a bit underwhelmed with the releases. Ive a few but I prefer my elites over the ultimates. ...that's pretty much the main point of them, lol. Each to their own though.
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 26, 2023 23:15:49 GMT -5
I don't want to see a modern/return UE Orton before a Legend Killer or Viper one...
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 26, 2023 5:36:02 GMT -5
Give me the E16 figure as an Ultimate Edition (including WWE title), and a Defining Moments pipe-bomb figure (sitting down/crossed-legged, if possible).
After those two, anything else is gravy...
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 18, 2023 3:49:12 GMT -5
...didn't it used to be 10% off? 🤔
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 16, 2023 18:20:41 GMT -5
It's weak Cody figure imo, so I would think it'd have to be a proved UE Legend and most likely Rhea UE. ...how on earth is that a "weak" Cody figure?
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 16, 2023 1:43:58 GMT -5
The lack of Steiners and the other two figures in UE21 was a bit disappointing... but other than that, what they showed was great. Main highlights for me were the UE Outsiders (MAJOR want!), UE Cody, SummerSlam Luger, SummerSlam Kane. Seeing MOC pics of the DX Retros and Foley 3-pack was good too. And the UE Asuka update (wow). All in all, a B from me (...I honestly think people expect waaay too much from these things 🤷♂️). Who were the other two in UE 21?? Roman and Askua are in 20 right? We don't know who the other 2 are in UE21 (...that's what I meant). Yeah - Roman, Asuka and the re-released Undertaker are UE20.
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 16, 2023 0:15:33 GMT -5
The lack of Steiners and the other two figures in UE21 was a bit disappointing... but other than that, what they showed was great. Main highlights for me were the UE Outsiders (MAJOR want!), UE Cody, SummerSlam Luger, SummerSlam Kane. Seeing MOC pics of the DX Retros and Foley 3-pack was good too. And the UE Asuka update (wow).
All in all, a B from me (...I honestly think people expect waaay too much from these things 🤷♂️).
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 15, 2023 23:31:16 GMT -5
The WCW Nitro ring is meh. I really don’t like the ring mat doesn’t have “TNT” in the logo. That’s hard to ignore and making a custom ring mat is not a project I have any time for. Also the ring is too big. WCW used smaller rings than WWF. WCW ring steps also had only three steps and it was one single piece. Mattel is just reusing all the WWE ring parts with Nitro graphics I don't think Mattel really cares about the ring, lol... ^ it's like: "RSC Exclusive Ultimate Edition WCW Eric Bischoff figure!!" (...with bonus Nitro ring. Or something... 🤷♂️)
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 15, 2023 23:22:54 GMT -5
I don’t understand why Mattel insist on keeping WCW ultimates behind ridiculous paywalls. Why can’t they have released that Bischoff on his own for those who don’t want the ring? Have 2 options: since plenty of people collect figures without rings and nobody collects rings without figures then why not sell the figure on its own as an option and the ring/figure bundle as another option? They’d make more money and reduce the chances of scalper ring prices on eBay etc sold by those who only bought the pack for the figure. I’m from Australia and instead of paying 75 for the figure, this pack is going to cost me 354 AUD because it includes a hunk of plastic paperweight I totally understand where you're coming from (I'm in the UK)... the shipping/customs for this thing will be ridiculous. On the other hand, I do think it's a good business move by Mattel and understand why they did it. I'm surprised the UE RAW ring didn't come with a better figure, actually... I'd have done an UE Attitude Era Vince McMahon with soft-goods RAW Is War jacket. Or something. Anyway, I think your/our best bet is to look out for the Bischoff figure separately on eBay (or the classifieds on here?)... it will no doubt be quite pricey, but at least the shipping would be far more reasonable. Failing that, I'm sure you'd be able to sell the Nitro Ring separately to get some money back.
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 15, 2023 18:32:35 GMT -5
Anyone else think the front of the Nitro Ring box is a bit strange? Three giant pictures of Eric - and not one picture of the actual ring...
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