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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 12:44:19 GMT -5
I see. I think it's crazy people are bidding hundreds of dollars on those two figs that are already up for pre orders on ringside, plus they'll be in retail over the summer. For $200 you could probably get 3 Punks and 3 Goldusts plus shipping. Not to mention it's only like 160 ish for the whole case What can you say...you know there are people that literally will get off on the fact they have these early. Get to take pictures of them. Etc etc....it is really weird though. Lol I hear ya. I'm one of the biggest Undertaker fans around and I couldn't even justify dropping a hundred on one of his figures that I knew would be out eventually, not to mention pre order. It's pretty much ridiculous IMO. But.. Like you said, some people really get off on being the first or temporarily the only person to have a certain figure
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Post by thelostweekend on Apr 24, 2014 13:00:13 GMT -5
In general, you don't see frenzies like this all that often with new WWE Mattel products because Ringside does such a stellar job making these items available before most retailers have them AND at prices that are within earshot of retail. This keeps the second-hand market in check with regards to the brand new stuff. Select figures sometimes serve as outliers to this rule (e.g. Ryback's first figure as "Ryback"), but in most cases, you don't need to shell out triple or more times retail to be one of the first people to have the brand new WWE Mattel releases.
Contrast this with a line such as Marvel Legends, where certain just-released figures can go upwards of four or five times retail, and we should all consider ourselves lucky that the presence of a venue like Ringside keeps the market in check on new releases.
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Post by becks007 on Apr 24, 2014 20:07:04 GMT -5
Very true. I trust RSC as they usually deliver and keep to their word. Those who pre-order will usually have the figures even before they arrive at retail without having to fork out ridiculous amounts for a single figure such as what is going on now at ebay....
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Post by Hardykickass on Apr 24, 2014 20:57:59 GMT -5
Very true. I trust RSC as they usually deliver and keep to their word. Those who pre-order will usually have the figures even before they arrive at retail without having to fork out ridiculous amounts for a single figure such as what is going on now at ebay.... They are not on eBay no more
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Post by thedazzler on Apr 24, 2014 21:00:23 GMT -5
Very true. I trust RSC as they usually deliver and keep to their word. Those who pre-order will usually have the figures even before they arrive at retail without having to fork out ridiculous amounts for a single figure such as what is going on now at ebay.... They are not on eBay no more Double negative.
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Post by alquelude on Apr 24, 2014 21:38:48 GMT -5
Ya someone got in trouble for the figures getting out and they scrambled to clean up the mess. Which sucks for whoever really wnated the figures. Anyway, not to put salt in the wound, but i saw the punk in person, and its pretty sweet. And also, it was in a thicker, glossier box... Maybe mattels prototype boxes?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 21:52:15 GMT -5
Are we ever gonna get a macho man elite cm punk? Id buy 20 of em.
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Post by stick29 on Apr 25, 2014 5:27:52 GMT -5
these 2 figures are great looking figures! I am going to pre order them right now! I love the Goldust, so much detail on him and comes with 2 shirts and a wig, what more can you ask for? CM Punk looks great 2, and maybe his last figure release for some time to come. Love that it comes with his hoodie, I will get a custom shirt for him to finish him off. " great looking figures can't wait to see the rest, Wyatt's, Sandow and Andre. Anyone got any pictures of these yet?
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Post by King Silva on Apr 25, 2014 5:30:44 GMT -5
Both look really good.
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Post by DeadHeadKing on Apr 25, 2014 16:10:48 GMT -5
Cool, What about Harper and Rowan?
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Apr 25, 2014 21:30:37 GMT -5
Both figures look outstanding, and I can't wait to get them. Don't care at all that Punk doesn't have the designs on his kickers - he wore those trunks more often without the covers on his kick pads after SummerSlam, anyway. I've said numerous times that I'll take plain black kick pads on Elite Punk figures if it meant Mattel putting in more detail in other areas. I also noticed that they FINALLY colored in all of the rose pedals on his chest tattoo after years of them not doing it. The scan is awesome, the hoodie is badass. Might be my favorite Punk figure since E16. If this is Punk's last Elite figure for a while (ever?), it's definitely a great sendoff. Kudos to Mattel on this one.
Goldust is also fantastic. Love that they went the extra mile of including two shirts and his wig. I would've preferred that over a plastic robe that would've been a bitch to take on and off. Only thing I would kind of nitpick about is that I wish they would've done the gold on his face paint a different shade than the gold on his body suit, but it's not that big of a deal. The figure is still great.
Can't wait to get both of these.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2014 11:07:55 GMT -5
That Goldust is mine... MINE.
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Post by legendsguy on May 13, 2014 12:21:10 GMT -5
sorry i know we all hate bumping of old threads...lol but this one has to be done... cant wait to see more pics of E29... seems like a solid set.
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Post by "The Icon" Sting on May 13, 2014 12:50:31 GMT -5
I can't wait to see what kind of Andre will be in this set.
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Post by Yambag Jones on May 13, 2014 13:13:24 GMT -5
sorry i know we all hate bumping of old threads...lol but this one has to be done... cant wait to see more pics of E29... seems like a solid set. I'd much rather have this bumped than have three more new threads about it! lol
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Post by Nivro™ on May 13, 2014 13:48:00 GMT -5
It scares me that Andre is the only one of the set we havent seen yet (to my knowledge)
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 13:50:04 GMT -5
It scares me that Andre is the only one of the set we havent seen yet (to my knowledge) Nope, I haven't seen the Sandow yet and I don't think many others have
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Post by Nivro™ on May 13, 2014 14:02:02 GMT -5
It scares me that Andre is the only one of the set we havent seen yet (to my knowledge) Nope, I haven't seen the Sandow yet and I don't think many others have Wasnt sure if it was posted or not I can imagine its the same as his last elite just with black trunks and a MITB briefcase honestly.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 14:03:16 GMT -5
Nope, I haven't seen the Sandow yet and I don't think many others have Wasnt sure if it was posted or not I can imagine its the same as his last elite just with black trunks and a MITB briefcase honestly. Yeah, it's the more predictable figure of the set
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Post by ilikethewyattfamily1 on May 13, 2014 14:08:06 GMT -5
does someone know where to find pics of the andre figure??
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