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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2013 16:27:34 GMT -5
Slowly but surely we are getting an entire arena set up from Mattel. Wish they sold these down under  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2013 16:37:57 GMT -5
I really like that stage!
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jul 18, 2013 16:52:08 GMT -5
I think it's supposed to be the area just behind the stage (Cena), the parking lot (Bryan/Punk), a locker room area (Orton/Kane), and a GM office (Sheamus/Ryback).
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Post by Flair Forever on Jul 18, 2013 19:15:58 GMT -5
Hopefully it hits and will put the Entrance stages on clearance so I can get one....then wait until next year when something else hits and puts the Backstage set on clearance. Yeah, I really see these hitting at the $60 range and sitting for a while.... that's a bit hefty for any wrestling toy collector - and out of the question for casual fans & kids. I picked up the entrance stage a few months ago when it was on clearance for about 30 bucks - which I felt was reasonable. I may do the same with this set - although backstage areas have never quite been my favorite for displaying figures... I think it's very creative how they have that "Gorilla Position" behind-the-curtain area... I'd love it if they began doing PPV-specific Entrance Stages - like WrestleMania 29, Summerslam, etc.... looks like a TON of effort goes into these things though, so I doubt we'll ever see that. Nice work though, I like this set... |
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Post by bigraj on Jul 19, 2013 8:43:56 GMT -5
Yeah, I need this set, but might wait to see if they last long enough for a price drop.
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Post by wrestlingfan1000 on Jul 19, 2013 9:06:24 GMT -5
I love these backstage sets I always felt they give more character to figures I want this bad just hope I get more room for it
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Post by The Madness on Jul 19, 2013 9:16:04 GMT -5
I also hope these knock the price of the entrance stage down. I've been putting that off for so long. $46 is too high to persuade me to find the room for it.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 19, 2013 9:28:49 GMT -5
Maybe if I get more room sometime. That's the reason I don't have the entrance stage. I have an ESR and barely have any more room left for anything else |
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Post by elmsrock on Jul 19, 2013 14:04:47 GMT -5
I really love the idea of it being something that sits right behind the raw stage. I have always been fascinated by playsets and this is a must have for me! I have to get this soon. Looks like it comes with a lot of accessories. I put this right up there with 2 Heyman figs and elite Ambrose as far as Comic Con wants!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 14:35:00 GMT -5
I wonder when this will be in stores.
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Post by BCizzle on Jul 19, 2013 15:09:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I really see these hitting at the $60 range and sitting for a while.... that's a bit hefty for any wrestling toy collector - and out of the question for casual fans & kids. I picked up the entrance stage a few months ago when it was on clearance for about 30 bucks - which I felt was reasonable. I may do the same with this set - although backstage areas have never quite been my favorite for displaying figures... I think it's very creative how they have that "Gorilla Position" behind-the-curtain area... I'd love it if they began doing PPV-specific Entrance Stages - like WrestleMania 29, Summerslam, etc.... looks like a TON of effort goes into these things though, so I doubt we'll ever see that. Nice work though, I like this set... Well, that's a problem. If you think 30 bucks on clearance is reasonable for this, you're wrong. Mattel is losing money when they are selling at that price. I know $65 is a lot, but when you're always waiting for a price decrease or clearance, then these items are going to fail and we're not going to get any more of them, just like the fancy Mattel ring. Maybe a price point somewhere between 65 bucks and 30 bucks would be optimum? $50? I dunno, but I do know we're not going to get anything big and cool if people are always waiting to get them for a great deal. |
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Post by Flair Forever on Jul 19, 2013 17:18:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I really see these hitting at the $60 range and sitting for a while.... that's a bit hefty for any wrestling toy collector - and out of the question for casual fans & kids. I picked up the entrance stage a few months ago when it was on clearance for about 30 bucks - which I felt was reasonable. I may do the same with this set - although backstage areas have never quite been my favorite for displaying figures... I think it's very creative how they have that "Gorilla Position" behind-the-curtain area... I'd love it if they began doing PPV-specific Entrance Stages - like WrestleMania 29, Summerslam, etc.... looks like a TON of effort goes into these things though, so I doubt we'll ever see that. Nice work though, I like this set... Well, that's a problem. If you think 30 bucks on clearance is reasonable for this, you're wrong. Mattel is losing money when they are selling at that price. I know $65 is a lot, but when you're always waiting for a price decrease or clearance, then these items are going to fail and we're not going to get any more of them, just like the fancy Mattel ring. Maybe a price point somewhere between 65 bucks and 30 bucks would be optimum? $50? I dunno, but I do know we're not going to get anything big and cool if people are always waiting to get them for a great deal. I'd probably spend $45 for something really cool - it's hard to go much higher than that... |
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Post by dylan on Jul 19, 2013 17:28:27 GMT -5
I really love the idea of it being something that sits right behind the raw stage. I have always been fascinated by playsets and this is a must have for me! I have to get this soon. Looks like it comes with a lot of accessories. I put this right up there with 2 Heyman figs and elite Ambrose as far as Comic Con wants! My thoughts exactly. All this plus the elite Rey and Cesaro are my top wants. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 19, 2013 20:42:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I really see these hitting at the $60 range and sitting for a while.... that's a bit hefty for any wrestling toy collector - and out of the question for casual fans & kids. I picked up the entrance stage a few months ago when it was on clearance for about 30 bucks - which I felt was reasonable. I may do the same with this set - although backstage areas have never quite been my favorite for displaying figures... I think it's very creative how they have that "Gorilla Position" behind-the-curtain area... I'd love it if they began doing PPV-specific Entrance Stages - like WrestleMania 29, Summerslam, etc.... looks like a TON of effort goes into these things though, so I doubt we'll ever see that. Nice work though, I like this set... Well, that's a problem. If you think 30 bucks on clearance is reasonable for this, you're wrong. Mattel is losing money when they are selling at that price. I know $65 is a lot, but when you're always waiting for a price decrease or clearance, then these items are going to fail and we're not going to get any more of them, just like the fancy Mattel ring. Maybe a price point somewhere between 65 bucks and 30 bucks would be optimum? $50? I dunno, but I do know we're not going to get anything big and cool if people are always waiting to get them for a great deal. You'd probably be surprised. Mattel honestly probably only has like $15 invested in something like this. There is always a large mark up on retail. I work in auto parts, I recently set up one of our accounts with a deal where we would stock their shop with assorted brake pads at a discounted price in exchange that they use us and not the competitors. The average price of these pads vary from $45-$60, however for them we mark them all down to $23.99 and then they charge the customer $60-$80. Our company still makes profit because we have less then $24 in a set of pads, plus we get business from them else where, the shop makes profit because they can double/triple the price of the pads to the consumer. The fact that Mattel is working with plastic and cardboard and auto parts is working with metals, I would imagine that Mattel has just a few dollars invested in something like this. However, in some cases you're right they would lose their butt like when Legends were $3.99 at Family Dollar, no way were they making profit on that one. |
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Post by Cody Rhodes Fan on Jul 19, 2013 21:20:39 GMT -5
It's a cool set. I just wish they would have actually added a backstage interviewer figure to go with it, as a little extra incentive. Maybe Josh Matthews or Matt Striker as he only recently left they could have planned it so he was in it or. Despite that it's still cool.
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Post by DMG0505 on Jul 20, 2013 5:04:02 GMT -5
Well, that's a problem. If you think 30 bucks on clearance is reasonable for this, you're wrong. Mattel is losing money when they are selling at that price. I know $65 is a lot, but when you're always waiting for a price decrease or clearance, then these items are going to fail and we're not going to get any more of them, just like the fancy Mattel ring. Maybe a price point somewhere between 65 bucks and 30 bucks would be optimum? $50? I dunno, but I do know we're not going to get anything big and cool if people are always waiting to get them for a great deal. You'd probably be surprised. Mattel honestly probably only has like $15 invested in something like this. There is always a large mark up on retail. I work in auto parts, I recently set up one of our accounts with a deal where we would stock their shop with assorted brake pads at a discounted price in exchange that they use us and not the competitors. The average price of these pads vary from $45-$60, however for them we mark them all down to $23.99 and then they charge the customer $60-$80. Our company still makes profit because we have less then $24 in a set of pads, plus we get business from them else where, the shop makes profit because they can double/triple the price of the pads to the consumer. The fact that Mattel is working with plastic and cardboard and auto parts is working with metals, I would imagine that Mattel has just a few dollars invested in something like this. However, in some cases you're right they would lose their butt like when Legends were $3.99 at Family Dollar, no way were they making profit on that one. While you are right that the retail mark up is very high, the fact is that all these major retailers place orders on these play sets and put a price on them that they expect them to sell at. When those items fail to sell, those retailers are less likely to order more, thus leaving Mattel with tons of unsold merchandise. That makes it hard for Mattel to justify making more play sets i.e. ESR, backstage areas, entrance ramps. Then, whenever they do decide to make something, it puts more pressure on Mattel to have to sell the retailers on investing money on another play set when the last several have failed. I guess what I'm saying, while it may seem steep, paying the retail prices is what give the message to both retailers and Mattel that the item is desired and more similar items are wanted. -DMG |
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