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Post by wayneyb on Mar 21, 2016 23:17:49 GMT -5
My gripe with these Hall of Fame figures, and I will also include the Network Big Boss Man in this, is that Mattel are simply giving us repaints/re-releases of in-demand figures but charging us more for the privilege because they are not in the regular elite line.
King Booker and the Big Boss Man were in E14, which if I recall I picked up for £14.99 at retail (just under $20 or thereabouts). For a repainted Booker T the Hall of Fame figures currently go for £20.99 ($25) and Big Boss Man is £24.99 ($30) and the Network figure comes with fewer accessories and less detail than the original elite Boss Man. Just because they are in-demand figures which command a decent price on the secondary market it feels like Mattel are simply cashing in on this.
For repaints put them in the regular elite sets or don't charge extra for niche lines such as Hall of Fame and Network. If you are charging more then give us something extra or something new like we get with the Ringside Exclusives. I don't mind paying a premium for a premium figure.
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 21, 2016 17:19:38 GMT -5
is name is smaller on his pocket. no badge on one of his arms. plus the ball and chain So Big Boss Man essentially comes with fewer accessories and less detail than his regular elite version had, and for that they are charging us about £10 more than Elite 14 Boss Man cost when it was released. Nice |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 20, 2016 16:55:36 GMT -5
Ordered a ticket for Impratical Jokers "Santiago Sent Us" tour at the Hydro next January. Cost £34. Also been ordering a few DS Games lately. I got both Heartgold & SoulSilver off of CEX website for £40 each, and also picked up Black & White 2 in the store in town. Ordered Platinum off of eBay along with Lego Star Wars - The Complete Saga & Clone Wars as well. Nice, i've just got tickets for their Manchester date in January, cant wait I love Impractical Jokers Also got 2 tickets for Marvel Universe Live tour |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 20, 2016 16:53:11 GMT -5
Congrats bud, well done
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 20, 2016 16:52:07 GMT -5
Which one would you get first out of Boss man and Triple H. If you can afford it, both They are both awesome figures I'm so glad boss man is different to his elite figure, but I still only bought HHH I thought Boss Man was identical to his elite series release, minus the ball and chain? Is there a difference in the figure itself? |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 20, 2016 16:44:21 GMT -5
Battle Damage fix up: Buy painted figure, smear painted areas across tile/hardwood/other toys until desired effect is achieved. My Demolition are a little jacked (got them cheap) I just tell myself "Oh, it's post match" lol. Haha, I was going to say give my 2-year old daughter your elite Demon Balor for 10 minutes it will come back pretty battle-damaged no problem! |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 20, 2016 16:19:42 GMT -5
Awesome Radicalz.
Great work by deepfreeze I love his customs
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 19, 2016 12:07:09 GMT -5
Floor, dont have any table space big enough for my setup.   |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 18, 2016 6:53:44 GMT -5
Does anyone know how long the 3 for 2 offer is on for?
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 17, 2016 15:32:38 GMT -5
For a second I thought Dean was back when I saw that thread.
Loved his work and bought many decals off him
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 17, 2016 4:33:15 GMT -5
Welcome pal. Nice to have another fellow UKer.
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 16, 2016 19:49:29 GMT -5
Wasn't really a fan of the big red coat on my Network Spotlight Hunter, but I think I found a better use for it.  Awesome |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 16, 2016 16:31:33 GMT -5
Nice surprise got this bad boy in the post today. Preordered it from toys r us.com before xmas then heard nothing more about it until it came. People were reporting on the main board that orders were getting cancelled then shipping confirmations etc... iparcel take care of international shipping for tru.com and i've not had a single email since the day I ordered it so wasnt sure if/when it would ever turn up. Great figure tho  |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 16, 2016 15:51:33 GMT -5
If Mattel release it, I will buy it
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 15, 2016 12:24:33 GMT -5
Didn't the first Santino basic have a Conan the Barbarian tattoo? I remember the later figures not having that tattoo Think his first elite had it too then it was missing from his later figures |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 15, 2016 12:03:02 GMT -5
I saw you had some up on ebay last night. Sorely tempted with some
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 14, 2016 16:48:24 GMT -5
Why are these new figs coming out without their tattoos? I bought a Y2J over the weekend with nothing on his arms. Also i got B58 Edge in Rated R Superstar attire yet only 1 tattoo on him. I mean that's stuff the other figure manufacturing company would always pull. Explanation please. I was wondering when we would get a new tattooed Jericho but apparently his new tattoos are copyrighted material so Mattel cant reproduce them. I know one of his tattoos is the Rolling Stones lips logo, not sure about the others but music related, im sure others on here can say what they are from. One might be Iron Maiden too Someone had created some decals a while ago on here that might be the only way to get an accurate current Y2J |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 14, 2016 16:43:51 GMT -5
I went back to Kirkstall Smyths in Leeds today and picked up Lita and Funk. They are overflowing with E41. I rushed over last week thinking Balor would be hard to find but they had 4 left last week and another full peg today. Good to hear mate, did they have any Sami Zayn left from E40 by any chance? Erm I think they did but cant remember how many. They defo had every other E40 figure in stock. Online stock checker says low stock but no idea how many that means are left. I checked before I went today and Lita was shown as low stock but there was a full peg of at least 5 figures |
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 14, 2016 13:41:33 GMT -5
I went back to Kirkstall Smyths in Leeds today and picked up Lita and Funk.
They are overflowing with E41. I rushed over last week thinking Balor would be hard to find but they had 4 left last week and another full peg today.
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Post by wayneyb on Mar 12, 2016 11:02:44 GMT -5
I finally, FINALLY got my hands on an E12 Kane on eBay. Nice, its a great figure. Hope you got it for a good price. |
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