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Post by maske2g on Sept 4, 2017 4:08:05 GMT -5
Yuck.
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Post by maske2g on Sept 2, 2017 4:37:54 GMT -5
Being from the UK, I would say that with the amount of figures that are store exclusives nowadays, I would have given up if I hadn't have gone to Wrestlemania this year and met peepulation469. His help with the TNFs, NXTs etc etc, is honestly what has kept me going. Same with star Wars. They have become a joke. They can't even distibute the regular black series properly, and they have the cheek to do a Barnes and Noble exclusive. I get more joy out of using a save 6 pound voucher, more than once per household, than the actual toy hunt at the moment.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 24, 2017 1:03:27 GMT -5
"8 years"
"7years". Bah blah blah
I tell you what took years....RSC to sell their exclusive Sherri. Even at 4 bucks they coyldnt shift.
My Jakks Sherris sit in my Mattel figures beautifully
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Post by maske2g on Aug 23, 2017 3:49:05 GMT -5
Harry Enfields Television program was great.
The Fast Show was great.
Harry Enfield and Chums was horseshit.
Harry and Paul was like they were taking the piss at what some of the general public would laugh at.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 16, 2017 8:44:33 GMT -5
It's only a pound or so difference and I budget myself £20 an elite anyway so it fits. Anything over this new price will be ridiculous though In seven years elites are £7 more expensive (remember they were £12.99 in 2010). They average at £1 more expensive each year.
Almost like there is some sort of inverse correlation with GBP USD....
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Post by maske2g on Aug 13, 2017 3:12:15 GMT -5
Large acrylic sheets should be made cheaper than 68 bucks. Go to a perspex specialist.
Alli express has some atuff but shipping them would cost hundreds.
If I thought the uk market was big enough I would buy 100 and resell.
Spec it myself, get them to build it , and ship them flat packed to put together at home.
Could be awesome.
Dozens of large acrylic shelves on a wall could have the same effect
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Post by maske2g on Aug 8, 2017 6:30:58 GMT -5
Yes I did mean Entrance Greats I'm sorry. That's exactly what I was thinking, so it would be easier to group the figures together if you wanted to display them by era. This figure isn't from an event, as he wore it for several years.
Mine is on my 1990 shelf.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 8, 2017 6:30:00 GMT -5
It's actually really easy to do this for flashbacks. I had it up to about 2014, but now, any new figs are easy to slot into my line up. I try to build most things around big matches and feuds, and work from there. I also have a golden roster shelf from 1990, when MOST of the wrestlers tended to wear the same outfit on every show.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 7, 2017 10:31:11 GMT -5
2 sides to the story here.
He is right, this is figure finding, and even though some of us, including me, have been known to scalp the odd figure, we don't advertise it here so blatantly.
Also...there is a classifieds section....
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Post by maske2g on Aug 6, 2017 15:21:40 GMT -5
They do a great job all things considered. When I see some of the complaints on here it makes me laugh a bit. I think we forget that this is a MASS-PRODUCED line by one of the largest toy companies in the world. This isn't a niche line of collectibles geared toward just us collectors. They have a delicate line to balance. Do I wish that they were higher-end like some recent outputs from Storm and Figuarts? (Ironically not those lines' wrestling figures, but I love some of their other work.) You bet. I'd be happy to spend more on a better all-around figure. I hope we get a truly special top-end line with $50 wrestling figures someday. But for keeping costs as they are we still get a very good bang for your buck as far as the elites are concerned. I get that we want perfect figures but when I see little tiny complaints about molded belts and fringe I think it's time to take a step back and look at the big picture. Sometimes I think this board does more harm than good when it comes to minor issues. If I hadn't been on the board during SDCC, I wouldn't have realized that Alexa's body on her elite has a flaw without reading it on here first. I had never heard of the belt thing mentioned above but now I know of another "flaw." Same thing with comments on RSC instagram posts, it's like we have to avoid all of these traps because somebody will always find something that otherwise I'd never ever notice. And on the subject of Alexa, she wears a pushup bra while wrestling. Mattel is not making a new mold just so folks can lear at an acurate portrayal of her mammaries. Its always been my favourite gland
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Post by maske2g on Aug 6, 2017 7:47:27 GMT -5
There are only so many marketable wrestlers left to make.
Luckily, WWE keeps churning up new talent from around the globe and NXT.
Flashbacks will continue to decrease until Hulk comes back and they make about 20.
Hasbro are now doing the digital paint app. The heads look great and only at 5 bucks more.
That should basically kill figuarts. Because they are not worth an extra 30 bucks. Most adults dont care THAT much about articulation.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 6, 2017 7:44:28 GMT -5
I think there's nowhere to go but down when it comes to WWE Mattel Elite figures. This goes for most toy lines in general. The only way for toy companies to keep the price point the same is to make sacrifices. I mean...look at Transformers. Compared the toys for Revenge of the Fallen in 2009 to the Last Knight toys. Quality continues to go down. I am amazed at what Mattel has been able to give us. You see cracks in the armor though with those articulation issues of basic figures. Those new transformers have also doubled in price since 2009. No wonder the shelves are full of them
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Post by maske2g on Aug 4, 2017 16:17:28 GMT -5
Bud, its always worth giving cloth clothingg a wash before you out them on figures. Warm water, bit of soap. Let it soak for a while. Rinse it Dry I need to wash all the cloth stuff from more or less elite 1 up to elite 30 they have been opened you see and have dust on them they are in detolf cases my son doesn't open them from 30 elite up woulds thank good the basic's are ok can be washed no problem I keep putting it off but it going have to be done in the end sooner or later I just hope the colour doesn't run out do they still look the same will get some clear plastic when I have cleaned them you know on the doors were those gaps are and just seal it all up cos I don't want to keep washing them with water is not good on cloth over time plus he doesn't play with them now anyway but he still wants them use lots of bowls. Warm not hot water. Dont mix colours.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 4, 2017 11:37:16 GMT -5
If you bought that on Sunday via eBay I was the seller, hope you enjoy it. I really like that figure. Any updates on retro series two surfacing over here? I know that Toys and Masks had some. And what about that Newcastle based department store that seemed to get series 1 in early? I see that there is very limited availability in the States, but is not unusual for us to get things a bit ahead of them. Yeah I think that was probably me, it's definitely a great figure and I'm happy to just finally get a Punk elite for my collection! Bud, its always worth giving cloth clothingg a wash before you out them on figures. Warm water, bit of soap. Let it soak for a while. Rinse it Dry
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Post by maske2g on Aug 4, 2017 11:35:06 GMT -5
Its a miracle to me that Elites are still 18.99. Yeah... I have thought we've been pretty lucky to not go over the £20 mark (yet!) with the regular Elite line - especially when you see similar figure lines (DC Multiverse, Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black Series) at prices like £24.99/£22.99. And I know you love a black series!!
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Post by maske2g on Aug 4, 2017 5:56:17 GMT -5
To be fair, we get reduced figures like crazy, money off vouchers for TRU and Smyths and even distribution of series. The US has its perks, but so does the UK. The US Have all that too. Wrestlemania weekend, they had 3 new spotlight figs out, and the wm HBK and HhH, and went 3 for 2! Idiots!!! We are getting crazy reductions because they arent selling. Knock on effect is, Smyrhs are now visibly carrying much less stock.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 4, 2017 5:54:00 GMT -5
The accessories are irrelevant to the uk prices.. The uk isn't always "getting the shaft" The line started when the dollar was on its arse. We got 1.8 per pound and Elites were 12.99 I understand about the Elite line, but how come we have to pay £23.99 for Battlepacks, when they're only $19.99 in the US? It just doesn't seem right... Not to mention, stuff like the Wrestlemania Elites and Network Spotlights... £24.99 here, compared to $19.99 in the US. Economies of scale. Its simple. The more you buy the more you save. We cant be compared with america on any level. We simply use their currency to currency to pay. Its a miracle to me that Elites are still 18.99. I think its because they are not selling. But usually smyths have a lot more elites than battlepacks from any given wave. We have 200 toy shops in England selling battlepacks. The US probably has 10,000 if you just count Target, Walmart and Tru.
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Post by maske2g on Aug 3, 2017 15:09:42 GMT -5
The accessories are irrelevant to the uk prices..
The uk isn't always "getting the shaft"
The line started when the dollar was on its arse. We got 1.8 per pound and Elites were 12.99
Pound slipped to 1.65-1.7. Elites went up to 14.99.
By the time elite 20 came around it was 15.99.
The fact its stayed at 18.99 since the Brexit vote, tells me that Smyths profit margin is down, and we also onow Mattel have found ways to keep the prices down.
We shouldnt see many price increases as the pound has recouped a few cents lately.
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Post by maske2g on Jul 31, 2017 15:44:10 GMT -5
The design and production of cloth clothes is undoubtedly much more expensive than one piece of Robs art printed on card a few thousand times
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Post by maske2g on Jul 31, 2017 4:58:08 GMT -5
Im sure a citadel, vallejo or Tamiya matt seal would work to protect it but sunlight should be avoided at all times.
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