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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 8, 2023 11:00:37 GMT -5
What the backer count at? Don't know if it's just me but on my phone it's been stuck at 2001 for about 2 hrs It’s stuck. I think after last nights rush it’ll slow by a lot now. It’s a shame because it’s such a nice stage but just doesn’t seem to have thr backing yet. They need more advertising.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 8, 2023 10:35:20 GMT -5
I don’t know how or why he’s not signed to a deal or his estate.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 8, 2023 9:03:47 GMT -5
2000 backers is solid for a weeks notice...those 2000 should still get Hogan. We wont. Mattel doesn't operate like that. MAYBE if it was another company, but Mattel isn't going to get that one to us. A lot of times it's sadly like getting blood from a stone to get them to make sought after stuff. And that is not an indictment on Steve or Bill. I think a lot of that has to do with the power structure in Mattel. They are more traditional and corporate. It’s crazy because Hot Wheels have treasure hunts and super hunts and had all kind of send it offers which were all limited things
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 8, 2023 0:06:32 GMT -5
I had a thought at dinner. If this fails, this might not just be the end of the crowdfund for the WWE line, Bill, Steve, or both may be gone. It’s hard to imagine a company losing out on $4.4 Million in potential sales plus whatever they are out on the prototypes and still have the people who led it in those jobs. Just a random thought. I hope it doesn’t come to that but….. I highly doubt Bill and Steve would lose their jobs. If the demand isn’t there for a product it’s not there. They are making PLENTY over basics,elites and ultimates. The prototypes probably costed them next to nothing.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 22:45:54 GMT -5
Well it's hitting 2,000 tonight/soon. I think 28 days is enough for it to at least hit 5k, but it's almost certainly coming down to the wire again. I wonder how much those Nitro banners cost out of the $400? I really don't think anyone would care if those were absent from the set. I'm curious to know if it comes with the crowd backdrop like the New Gen arena. Also, interested in the packaging too. I never keep packaging. If it's cool then I'll most likely keep it. One reason why I hate these ultimate LJN and the taker Gooker two pack is that packaging of the figure packaging.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 22:26:25 GMT -5
I seriously doubt that it will get to the DDP and Steiner tiers... by the looks of it, it probably won't get backed at all. I mean, anyone who wanted the stage would surely back it early to get an extra figure (Hogan). Heck, even if you didn't want the figure, you could easily sell/trade it... Speaking for myself, I almost didn’t get it in. I was lucky to make that $400 because I was able to sell something that was in demand. As for the money, it’s got a chance. Not only is it the end of Wrestlemania week, it’s also Easter weekend. I see more people having money in the next two weeks. The fact that it says 28 days left isn’t doing anyone any favors either as it makes people believe there’s still plenty of time to get affairs in order. It’s like if we don’t get the Hogan, so what? As long as the other tiers are hit by the deadline, it’s fine. There wasn’t much incentive to get the Hogan like there was for the Macho where ONLY the people who backed early it got it and no one else and it wasn’t in the official pictures like the Hogan is but kept separately. They didn’t make the Hogan that important. I said this too. They needed to put it on there as 7 days or whatever for early bird and 28 or whatever for total funding. Like you said people think they have time.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 21:41:50 GMT -5
Think he’ll go to SDCC exclusive and then a legends figure
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 20:32:35 GMT -5
It’s getting some movement but I just don’t think we’ll see enough to get Hogan.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 18:32:53 GMT -5
I'm surprised the Major Pod don't seem to be pushing this at all today. They are too busy pushing their crapty bend em line
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 15:44:23 GMT -5
I wouldn't bank on this happening. I had no involvement in us carrying the last crowdfund and it was news to me when it came to fruition - it was also only a few pieces. It's possible but if you're looking to get it guaranteed the crowdfund is probably the best way. That’s the thing with this being more expensive if a company, let’s hypothetically say RSC did buy say 5 of these 1. That’s $2k 2. Once received they then need to store them and they are not small 3, they’d then need to resell and everything that goes into it / listing, fulfilment if the order etc which obviously costs in manpower + time 4. They’d need to sell at a cost which covers initial investment, all their associated costs as per above snd still make a profit. So they’d have to hope 5 people are willing to pay what, let’s say $550/$600? It’s a much bigger risk than the new gen which I think a few retailers bought a few of Obviously they could piece the set out but then that’s even more time listing and fulfilment etc Ringside has a warehouse they can fit these in. A lot of people who Bought the new gen also bought extras. Due to cost and size it was very manageable. For these it’s just not easily obtainable to back 3 or 4 as easily
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 12:54:17 GMT -5
I think price is hurting this a lot. I’m only backing one where as I got 2 next gen almost for the same price. I just wanted to support the first crowd fund. As much as I’d love to get 2 of these I just can’t afford it Why would you want 2 of these? Not judging just curious? One in box and one open? I would have held on to one to either resell or like you said keep one MOC and open one. Both my new gen sets are sitting in the boxes. I just try to support the lines
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 12:32:28 GMT -5
I think price is hurting this a lot. I’m only backing one where as I got 2 next gen almost for the same price. I just wanted to support the first crowd fund. As much as I’d love to get 2 of these I just can’t afford it
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 11:49:07 GMT -5
I'm really surprised by the lack of any sort of surge today - never guaranteed it would've been enough to hit 5k, but I wasn't expecting this level of dead. It’s only 9 am on west coast and middle of the day for east. I’d say tonight if it’s going to it will. Around 9-10 eastern
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 7, 2023 9:20:36 GMT -5
anyone else think they should have just made the figures elites instead of "Ultimates" i feel like Mattel is overkilling the Ultimate thing, like, just as everything else goes...something is doing well, and so the company behind it starts pushing it more and more and more. forcing it out there as a big deal and overproducing everything. to where it drains people's attention to it and loses its special appeal we're already getting amazon exclusive ultimates, target exclusive ultimates, now walmart exclusive ultimates AND they're adding a 3rd figure to each wave. plus colesium collection, and seems like the comiccon exclusives are now gonna be Ultimates. Ultimates started as these premium figures, with a lot of accessories and extra parts. Now an ultimate is a figure with a vest and extra head (DDP) Most people have been collecting elites forever. Elite just hit series 100, not including all the other sets. All of the figures in this project I'd rather have as elites to go in my elite collection. This discussion deserves its own thread but they are slowly becoming over done. It’s becoming WAY to hard to keep Up with just what I want. If it’s because of price, not being able to find it or just having too much at once.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 6, 2023 18:53:58 GMT -5
I don't understand why people are waiting. We get a Hogan for everyone if it reaches 5k by the end of tomorrow. Mattel should of just gave out the Hogan for those who backed it by tomorrow. FOMO I agree, I've read posts by people (on social media) that are "waiting" to see what figures come with it. I just shake my head in disbelief, we need all the backers we can get TO GET the the figures. Hogan should have just gone to the first 5000 backers. It would have lit a fire under people if they wanted the rare figure and WCW Hogan would have been 1/5000 (making it extra "special" since so many on here are saying that it's not). They really should have cut it off. For whatever reason Mattel doesn’t seem to be too interested in limited figures. I think that would have helped it.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 5, 2023 18:26:57 GMT -5
Was there ever any official confirmation on the wall mounting stuff? I saw a few people (possibly via the Major Pod?) said it's not happening, but also noticed Fig Heel doubled down on it in his IG comments. You can take part of it apart and it will turn into a piece you can display on a shelf at like only 10 inches deep I think they said
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 3, 2023 20:09:08 GMT -5
Not a fan of Rey's burnt bacon and mustard colored attire. It’s padres baseball colors
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 3, 2023 20:02:42 GMT -5
I feel the excitement of the raw after mania is gone. For sure. Seems like that hype is gone. I would have rather went to the raw after the past couple years but seems just average.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 3, 2023 19:50:11 GMT -5
I still understand why they put Rey in the HOF aid he’s still wrestling, but seems like everyone else comes out of retirement anyway
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Apr 3, 2023 19:27:46 GMT -5
I liked when the crowd high jacked thr show for this night. Seems like that has dyed down
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