happy birthday to you.. CM PUNK EXCLUSIVE REVEALED

[ozzytorezwrestling]

^Yes. We DO need a pic without the mask.

[Ben - #6 Munchie]

No you WANT not NEED.

[threehgame]

Posting the mask-less pic may help a few more of these get pre-ordered. But unless that headscan is amazing I will still pass on it as the attire is the only thing I am interested in and doing headswaps on Mattels is far to annoying.

[Deleted]

Wow a masked Punk from the Straight Edged Society. How... timely.

[Goldust]

I was going to pre-order but I need to see a maskless picture first.

[hierosis]

Same here.

[Neos]

OMG, IT's HERE

[Mr. K.O]

Nice Punk

[Jesseversion1]

Ohhh, nice. I wanna get this one!

[MakaiClub]

What could have and should have been a $15 Elite is now a $25 Exclusive? Plus shipping, of course, so make that $35. That is not something I feel excited about.

[sean™]

Yes, it was going to be a $15 Elite, until it was scrapped for a more updated one. In this thread, we've had people complain about it not being a more updated figure. Now we have people complaining about the price, because it was SUPPOSE to be a regular Elite figure.

Do you guys not understand the whole EXCLUSIVE part? As in, this figure wasn't going to be made....at all. Never see the light of day, until the WF community started rallying for it. And now that its ACTUALLY HERE. Now that you have the possibility to own it, which was non-existant as of last week, people are complaining.

You want reasons to be excited for it?

1. This figure was originally scrapped, never to be released. So you have a chance to own it now, when it could have never seen the light of day.
2. While it's obviously outdated, it's still a unique look for Punk. For those that collect CM Punk figures, now they have a chance to add it to the collection and cover an important part of CM Punk's 2010 year.
3. For the first time, you have the chance to own an arm sling, fitting of Mattel figures. That may not sound like a big deal, but this is an accessory we've never had. Imagine all the RNN interruptions that could take place.
4. While the price is $25.99, it is in line with the other 2 Mattel exclusives. Rey's price went down eventually, and Kane is also priced the same. Personally, spending the additional 10 to 20 dollars for a figure that was previously never going to come out seems pretty good.

[Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸]

Man, I forgot all about this masked proto. Got my hopes up for a WM26 GI Joe-esque Punk.

Add this to the backlog of RSC exclusives I want but will never get around to buying. LOL

[laz22]

WHY! WHY MATTEL? WHY RSC EXCLUSIVE?

[TheSecondComing]

May 5, 2011 16:45:12 GMT -5 sean™ said:

Yes, it was going to be a $15 Elite, until it was scrapped for a more updated one. In this thread, we've had people complain about it not being a more updated figure. Now we have people complaining about the price, because it was SUPPOSE to be a regular Elite figure.

Do you guys not understand the whole EXCLUSIVE part? As in, this figure wasn't going to be made....at all. Never see the light of day, until the WF community started rallying for it. And now that its ACTUALLY HERE. Now that you have the possibility to own it, which was non-existant as of last week, people are complaining.

You want reasons to be excited for it?

1. This figure was originally scrapped, never to be released. So you have a chance to own it now, when it could have never seen the light of day.
2. While it's obviously outdated, it's still a unique look for Punk. For those that collect CM Punk figures, now they have a chance to add it to the collection and cover an important part of CM Punk's 2010 year.
3. For the first time, you have the chance to own an arm sling, fitting of Mattel figures. That may not sound like a big deal, but this is an accessory we've never had. Imagine all the RNN interruptions that could take place.
4. While the price is $25.99, it is in line with the other 2 Mattel exclusives. Rey's price went down eventually, and Kane is also priced the same. Personally, spending the additional 10 to 20 dollars for a figure that was previously never going to come out seems pretty good.

This is very true, Agree 100%

[BCizzle]

May 6, 2011 14:19:45 GMT -5 TheSecondComing said:

May 5, 2011 16:45:12 GMT -5 sean™ said:

Yes, it was going to be a $15 Elite, until it was scrapped for a more updated one. In this thread, we've had people complain about it not being a more updated figure. Now we have people complaining about the price, because it was SUPPOSE to be a regular Elite figure.

Do you guys not understand the whole EXCLUSIVE part? As in, this figure wasn't going to be made....at all. Never see the light of day, until the WF community started rallying for it. And now that its ACTUALLY HERE. Now that you have the possibility to own it, which was non-existant as of last week, people are complaining.

You want reasons to be excited for it?

1. This figure was originally scrapped, never to be released. So you have a chance to own it now, when it could have never seen the light of day.
2. While it's obviously outdated, it's still a unique look for Punk. For those that collect CM Punk figures, now they have a chance to add it to the collection and cover an important part of CM Punk's 2010 year.
3. For the first time, you have the chance to own an arm sling, fitting of Mattel figures. That may not sound like a big deal, but this is an accessory we've never had. Imagine all the RNN interruptions that could take place.
4. While the price is $25.99, it is in line with the other 2 Mattel exclusives. Rey's price went down eventually, and Kane is also priced the same. Personally, spending the additional 10 to 20 dollars for a figure that was previously never going to come out seems pretty good.

This is very true, Agree 100%

Yeah, but none of that means it's worth $26 plus shipping to everybody. Where do we draw the line, ya know? $36? $56? $26 just seems like a lot to me. Maybe I'll get it some day, maybe I won't.

I would be happier if I didn't feel like Ringside was trying to squeeze every single last penny out of our hands. But this battle between the seller and the buyer has been going on for centuries. If nobody buys it at $26, the price will go down. If everybody buys it for $26, the price will go up. It's always interesting to see the ups and downs of Ringside pricing.

[RingsideC2]

I would be happier if I didn't feel like Ringside was trying to squeeze every single last penny out of our hands.

If you use the WFIGS 10% off discount code, this figure only costs $6.41 more than a standard $16.99 Elite figure at TRU. If you think that asking $6.41 more than a standard Elite figure for a limited edition exclusive item is "squeezing pennies", you are out of your mind.

Did it ever occur to you that Mattel's factory charges a premium for low-run limited edition exclusive items?

Perhaps you would be happier if this figure did not exist at all or if we stopped carrying exclusive figures all together?

[buffdaddy88]

Think he will have his short hair?

[BCizzle]

May 8, 2011 12:08:14 GMT -5 RingsideC2 said:

I would be happier if I didn't feel like Ringside was trying to squeeze every single last penny out of our hands.

If you use the WFIGS 10% off discount code, this figure only costs $6.41 more than a standard $16.99 Elite figure at TRU. If you think that asking $6.41 more than a standard Elite figure for a limited edition exclusive item is "squeezing pennies", you are out of your mind.

Did it ever occur to you that Mattel's factory charges a premium for low-run limited edition exclusive items?

Perhaps you would be happier if this figure did not exist at all or if we stopped carrying exclusive figures all together?

Wow, a little defensive. I'm not the only one who has said they don't want to pay that much for the figure. Nobody has to buy it if they don't want to pay that much.

I have nothing against exclusive figures, don't make me the face of the downfall of RSC exclusives.

I just feel like some times, not just with exclusives, with all your figs, that your prices are a bit high, sometimes two or three bits high, and I just can't justify paying that much. Some folks have no problem with it and order all the time from you, others pick and choose their spots, while others don't buy at all. I know it's tough these days making money, but that also makes it tougher spending money.

[JoeRocco420]

It's a fair price. Sucks its not going to be $15 like it should be, but no big deal. That's mattel and wwe that made it an IE. Not RSC. Thanx to RSC we will have the option of owning this figure. When u factor in the fact that you get your figs sometimes 2 months before retail, RSC is worth every penny. I just want to see head shots. When E7 hit retail around me (central jersey), I waited two weeks and received E8 and E9 from RSC. That was a month ago. I still haven't seen E8 at retail never mind E9!

Thanx RSC.

"If they hate, let them hate and watch the money pile up."

-Rocco

[TheSecondComing]

May 8, 2011 12:08:14 GMT -5 RingsideC2 said:

I would be happier if I didn't feel like Ringside was trying to squeeze every single last penny out of our hands.

If you use the WFIGS 10% off discount code, this figure only costs $6.41 more than a standard $16.99 Elite figure at TRU. If you think that asking $6.41 more than a standard Elite figure for a limited edition exclusive item is "squeezing pennies", you are out of your mind.

Did it ever occur to you that Mattel's factory charges a premium for low-run limited edition exclusive items?

Perhaps you would be happier if this figure did not exist at all or if we stopped carrying exclusive figures all together?

I just want to say thanks for making this figure as those of us that wanted it thought we would never be able to add it to our collections. You listened to our demand for it and kindly made it as an exclusive so a huge thanks is due