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Post by maske2g on May 1, 2017 8:23:15 GMT -5
MOC one is worth more than that now. The 1 of 15s easily fetch that amount
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Post by maske2g on May 1, 2017 4:39:08 GMT -5
Going on the last 10 exclusives its will be about 22.99 on sale in a couple of months. Particularly with the only new thing being the horrid jacket.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 28, 2017 15:07:41 GMT -5
Same stuff that's been going on for years. Far too much faith placed on lowly paid developers, and customer services tweeters.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 28, 2017 9:44:39 GMT -5
May I just say as well, I' only just seen the picture in the top. I've never read such garbage in my life. Do not believe such statements, without looking at the numbers behind it.
It is completely forgetting what party was in power in 2008 when the crap hit the fan, and how much worse things were in 2010 when they left. However, I'm not blaming labour, it was the largest global economic crash for centuries. What I will say is, you cannot hit a Royal Flush, if you are dealt 7 and 2!!
Longest decline on workers wages on record.
A Global problem, not local to the UK. In terms of who dealt with it best, Britain was the fastest growing G7 economy in 2016.
Wages still 10% below real terms in 2007.
I point you to this graph, which shows the 4% dip under a labour government in 2009, and wage growth outpacing inflation for 4 of the last 5 years.
www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/wage-growth Most unaffordable houses in history.
Nope. Simply not true. Houses now are around 10-15 more expensive than their 2007 peak in nominal terms (not if you compound the inflation, which is in direct contradiction the their previous point :-), but mortgages are 5.5% cheaper.
Average house price costs.
2007 160k borrowed for 25 years in 2007 at 7.5% mortgate rate. Total repaid over life = 560k. Monthly 1196
2007 250k mortgage borrowed for 25 years now. 2.5% mortgate rate. Total repaid over life = 339k. Monthly 1131.
The reasons we have had NZIRP since 2009, is to keep our borrowing competitive with other countries, but mainly to stop millions of families from going broke via house repossessions. It's a bank of England policy, NOT a tory poicy. And it has SAVED our economy.
400,000 more children growing up in poverty.
Despite the massaged number, this is a tricky one. This has broadly risen in line with the population growth of 3.5 millions people in that time. However, it's also proven to be in line with benefit cuts. I've given my opinion of the welfare system above. But this is a far more complicated problem than simply stopping handouts. A lot of these families are single parents, have disabilities, and probably unemployable. It's a global issue too. Our definition of relative poverty is also fairly softcore. You can be your life a lot of these poor people have Iphones and Playstations.
Millions reliant on foodbank handouts.
Not true in any shape or form. Foodbank handouts in 2016, = 1.1 million. Average use per family = 2. 500,000 is not millions.. 2 uses in a year, is not "Reliant".
Systematic Impoverishment of disabled people. I'm not going to lie, I simply do no know what this means. Are disabled people entitled a more luxurious lifestyle than other non workers? Food, Heating, Clothing, healthcare. What more are people entitled to? My grandmother, gets free taxi's on certain days to go to shopping and to social clubs. What else does she want her own Spa?
Super rich minority doubled their wealth.
This is all DIRECTLY due to low global interest rates making borrowed and printed government money buy assets. People forced up house prices, so if you already owned property, you benefitted. That is a lot more than the 1% too. If you held stocks, they flew up because bonds become unattractive, so money flew into equities. It's mostly paper money and could be just as quickly wiped out with another crunch. The above is a sweeping statement that doesn't look at the "Why". Again, it's bank of England policies and not political.
Any more incorrect, politically motivated, sweeping statements, I'm happy to oblige!
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Post by maske2g on Apr 28, 2017 7:06:21 GMT -5
Trident, what's the point really? We're never going to use it. If say Russia fired off a nuclear attack against the UK, we're all dead, but oh yes, we might get a consolation shot in if we managed to fire off a missile in time. That's some comfort. There are far fewer refugees in the UK than the right wing media likes to make out, in fact we have far fewer refugees in this country in total than even Hungary took in one year in 2015. Name a good Trump policy? ;) That's just not how it works is it. The point is the G7 (G8 if Russia rejoin) work together to ensure other countries aren't taking liberties. One of the terms that they are laying down for security, is nuclear disarming, and the lack of developing. Obviously North Korea are the country seemingly not paying homage to these rules. Russia are not the enemy either. Stop reading bad news.
That's fine, but it doesn't mean our infrastructure can handle more of them. It simply can't. London is absolutely brimming. I remember certain times of the week, I could get to most places quickly. Can't now, there is traffic non stop from the outskirts, all the way to the middle. My hospital A&E's are absolutely full all the time, and unfortunately, I've had a few lengthy waits with my Dad. You are hard pressed to find another English speaking patient at Whipps Cross and the Royal London.
And it's not just migrants, our welfare system is not sustainable because of our aging population. With 2 years, 20% of our country will be pensioners. When we invented welfare, live expectancy was 42, now it's 78. We simply can't afford it in it's current form. That goes for NHS funding too, and it's hard because the opposite, is also the answer to your next question. Unaffordable healthcare.
Good trump policies.
Repeal Obamacare. Half of America can't even afford it and the benchmark premiums are due up 22%. That is Obama's legacy. Pass the healthcare cost's onto the slaves, and watch a load of them snuff it early because they can't afford it.
Build a wall Is it racist? No more or less racist than passport control at airports, or the wall that Mexico has to it's south. And what good is it for Mexico, if all it's best people leave for America? This is my argument when it comes to REfugees. It's the smart people leaving the country. A few hundred thousand leave a country, but hundred thousands more are born there, yet the best people have all left, so the problems compound over and over again.
He wants to add a 30% tax to American companies that take their businesses elsewhere but sell back to America. It keep's Americans' working, and transfers more profits to the staff rather than the corporations because they have to pay minimum wages, which are higher than in the 3rd world countries. It's all very nice, and idealist, giving jobs to workers to 3rd world countries, but what good is it if 15% of people in your own country are below the poverty line? And China is no longer 3rd world country, they should be handling their own problems.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 28, 2017 6:37:43 GMT -5
How are socialist policies a security risk? He doesn't support Trident. It's an unfortunately necessary deterrent. He has actually moved this week to say he does support it, which I only just read. But I don't believe him for a second.
He would also have refugees pouring in again. It's not helpful to the countries in trouble, and it's crippling for infrastructure of our country. What happens with a few more hundred thousand here and there? Been to Malmo recently? It's turning Sweden into a 3rd world country according to the U.N. Not to mention almost doubled sexual assault numbers in Germany.
Corbyn is an idealist, and wants a lot of good things. Which is fine. I would hasten to say he is ahead of his time. But unfortunately, until all the world leaders are on that page too, we need a cynical realist. At the moment, not even his own party are on the same page.
Saying that, the world isn't as bad as our dreadful news coverage makes it out to be. Trump actually has some really good policies, that are being held back by the corrupt senate. Sky News has us on the brink of nuclear war, but as a society at large, the world is still achieving remarkable things.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 28, 2017 5:21:12 GMT -5
The tory's will win. The way they quickly reorganised themselves after the unexpected Brexit result, while Labour made an absolute mockery of themselves tells us exactly who we need to run the Brexit process.
Corbyn has lots of lovley leftie policies, which basically means he is a security risk, we would be a walkover with him in power.
And those are the only things on the mind of most voters. Local issues are rightly 2nd fiddle for the next few years. They will pale in comparison to the national challenges we have.
All this could mean nothing though, because there are so many global black swans that could cause another serious economic crash. That is simply out of the governments hands.
I see smaller parties gaining a few more seats this time but no one can challenge.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 28, 2017 4:27:15 GMT -5
Smyths website is crap! If it's not available online it doesn't show the estimate instock date for stores anymore🙄🤦🏽♂️ That date has never been correct once in history anyway.
It's a new website. They obviously don't have the infrastructure to spend millions on testing, UAT, QA, etc, so they have to fix a lot of things on the fly.
I'm having the same issues with the software I use to log in from home due to the new Java update.
Lots of things not working, and having to roll my computers back.
Smyths have probably had to rush this out as their old website probably wouldn't have worked with Firefox and some older browsers.
In 2 weeks you will forget the older website even existed, and then look and laugh at the Toys R US WEbsite a little bit mow..
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Post by maske2g on Apr 26, 2017 7:16:54 GMT -5
Ah hell, I mean it's not that it's ugly, but the way they've changed the whole stock checker thing will take some getting used to Although the way it tells you specifically how many there are in stock is pretty cool Thats really helpful. We can finally see all the Rick Rudes hising in Ireland!! Id take two!!
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Post by maske2g on Apr 26, 2017 4:36:43 GMT -5
These conversations always make me laugh.
Do you think HHH gives a crapabout her wrestling inability? She has 3.8m instagram followers because she is a star of a globally syndicated TV show. Divas...not Raw. Thats twice as many as Charotte the 4 x womens champs.
The bottom line is always money.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 26, 2017 3:09:17 GMT -5
I remember last time, the hate it got. You will get use to it.
At least its works well on a phone now.
It looks like purely cosmetic change, and it's probably because of all the browsers that aren't supporting Java anymore.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 17:27:36 GMT -5
Ive got a rock you can have for 35. What i paid to import it. They arent 60-70 even on amazon to import. But yeah, 15 quidders are fine but we know they are gonna get hammered down. I got both so I'm fine, thanks anyway though. So is the HHH about that price on import as well? Is it even out yet? Give it 2 months. They are terrible, and will go down further. TRU had them 2 for 62 dollars
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 14:36:07 GMT -5
That sounded like a great deal. Then I realised that anything worth buying started out 20%-40% above retail...
I mean yeah, for the most part they extort af. But upon looking you're looking at £60/70 for a SH Figuarts in the UK so for £40 each after discounts it's not THAT bad. Seeing as Smyths haven't reduced the remaining figures from 47/48 yet as well that were left of which I wanted (and was waiting for to go down) I was perfectly fine to take them for £15 each. But tbh I'd only really give them my custom when they have a sale on. Ive got a rock you can have for 35. What i paid to import it. They arent 60-70 even on amazon to import. But yeah, 15 quidders are fine but we know they are gonna get hammered down.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 11:04:51 GMT -5
This is what I predict for the next 18 months based on my list's above.
Repaints.
Repaints
And more Repaints.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 10:59:53 GMT -5
Here are some lists I have, in addition to the Mattel checklist here;
Every Superstar made by Mattel
Its from Jakks lists, and the roster lists. I will add in other Alumni where possible.
Jakks figs that haven't been made by Mattel, and some comments. I need to complete this.
Jakks Issue / Potenial Abdullah the Butcher Akio Al Snow Andy Kaufman Ariel Armando Estrada Ashley Massaro B Brian Blair / Tag Partner in lawsuit Bad News Brown Balls Mahoney Bastian Booger Billy Kidman / Signed Blackjack Mulligan (unreleased) Bob Backlund / Signed Bob Holly Bobby Eaton Bobby Lashley Brian Kendrick Brooklyn Brawler / Abe Schwartz Brother Love Bruiser Brody Buddy Roberts Buff Bagwell Candice Michelle Captain Lou Albano Chainz Charlie Haas Cherry Chief Jay Strongbow Chris Benoit / Never Christy Hemme Chuck Palumbo Chyna / Unlikely Clarence Mason Colin Delaney Crash Holly Dan Severn Danny Basham Danny Davis Davari Dawn Marie Debra Deuce Domino Don Muraco Doug Basham Droz Dynamite Kid Eight Ball Elijah Burke Eric Bishoff Ernie Ladd Eugene Fabulous Moolah Festus Flash Funk Classy Freddie Blassie Gangrel Gene Snitsky Gerry Brisco / Signed Gorilla Monsoon Grand Master Sexy Greg Valentine Haku / Meng Harley Race Harvey Whippleman Howard Finkel / Signed Ivan Koloff Ivan Putski Ivory Jack Brisco Jackyl Jacqueline Moore Jake Gymani Jeff Jarrett Jesse Jesse Gymani Jesse Ventura Jillian Hall Jim Cornette Jimmy Valiant Jimmy Wang Yang Joey Styles Johnny (Spirit Squad) Johnny Rodz Johnny Stamboli Jonathan Coachman Justin Credible Juventud Guerrera (unreleased) Katie Lee Burchill Ken Kennedy Kenny Dykstra Kenzo Suzuki Kevin Sullivan Kevin Thorn Khosrow Daivari Kid Cash Killer Kowalski King Mabel / Big Daddy V / Vicsera / Never Koko B Ware / Unlikely Kurrgan Kurt Angle / Signed Lance Cade Lance Storm Lanny Poffo Lillian Garcia Linda McMahon (unreleased) Luna Vachon Luther Reigns Mae Young Manu (unreleased) Marc Mero Maria Kanellis Marlena Marquis Cor Von Matt Morgan Matt Striker Maven Mean Gene Okerlund Michael PS Hayes / Signed Mikey (Spirit Squad) Mitch (Spirit Squad) Molly Holly Mosh Mountie Mr. Fuji Nicky (Spirit Squad) Nikita Koloff Nunzio Orlando Jordan Owen Hart / Blue Blazer / Unlikely Patriot Paul Burchill Paul London Perry Saturn Peter Maivia Phineas Godwinn Psicosis Raven Recon Rick Steiner Ricky Morton Rico Constantino Rob Conway Robbie McAllistair Robert Gibson Rocky Johnson Rory McAllistair Rosey Sable Sakoda Sandman Savio Vega Scott Steiner / Unlikely Scotty 2 Hotty Signed Shannon Moore Sharmell Shawn Stasiak (unreleased) Sheik Sherri Martel Simon Dean Skull Spike Dudley Stacy Keibler Stan Lane Steve Blackman Steve Williams Stevie Richards Sunny Super Crazy Superstar Billy Graham / Signed Sylvester Terkay Tajiri Signed Taka Michinoku Tank Abbott Tazz Terry Gordy / Executioner Test Thrasher Tony Atlas Tori Torrie Wilson Trevor Murdoch Tyson Tomko Ultimo Dragon Val Venis Victoria Virgil Zeus
Unmade on current Roster
RAW
Elias Samson
Smackdown Gurv Sihra Harv Sihra James Ellsworth
Cruiserweights
Akira Tozawa Ariya Daivari The Brian Kendrick Cedric Alexander Drew Gulak Gran Metalik HoHo Lun Jack Gallagher Lince Dorado Mustafa Ali Noam Dar Rich Swann Tony Nese
NXT
Akam Aleister Black Alexander Wolfe Andrade Almas Angelo Dawkins Bobby Roode Buddy Murphy Eric Young Johnny Gargano Kassius Ohno Killian Dain Nick Miller No Way Jose Oney Lorcan Otis Dozovic Rezar Roderick Strong Sawyer Fulton Shane Thorne Tommaso Ciampa Tucker Knight Wesley Blake Aliyah Billie Kay Ember Moon Liv Morgan Mandy Rose Nikki Cross Peyton Royce Ruby Riot
Other
Corey Graves Byron Saxton Paul Ellering Pat Patterson Scott Armstrong Tatsumi Fujinama
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 10:01:50 GMT -5
They were 15 dollars.
I bought 8 of them, I wish I bought every single one in the box. I think the woman was kind of checking at the til for what I bought, but I interspersed them with about 8 other basics.
Before I'm called a scalper, 4 wfigers in England got them for cost price from me. That's true love!!
Do you have any left ?? Just my loose and MOC.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 4:17:07 GMT -5
Wrestling shop have a sale on, you can get 30% using discount code DAZE (it's 20% without the code). I picked up Rock and Austin fig arts for £40 each and E48 Kalisto and E47B Tatanka for £15 each That sounded like a great deal. Then I realised that anything worth buying started out 20%-40% above retail...
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Post by maske2g on Apr 25, 2017 3:54:46 GMT -5
I had like three of these in my hand at Mania but I think they were $25 each. I laughed, put them all back and starred buying some figs that I saw that had Slammy's. They were 15 dollars.
I bought 8 of them, I wish I bought every single one in the box. I think the woman was kind of checking at the til for what I bought, but I interspersed them with about 8 other basics.
Before I'm called a scalper, 4 wfigers in England got them for cost price from me. That's true love!!
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Post by maske2g on Apr 24, 2017 8:24:17 GMT -5
I've never seen a sorer group of birds in a Miss UK contest in my life.
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Post by maske2g on Apr 23, 2017 15:52:16 GMT -5
Print on a good quality thickish card and buy some thin balsa wood strips to make a rear frame. Really simple.
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