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Post by Sizzle on Jan 19, 2021 17:24:42 GMT -5
Damn I saw the little blue exclamation mark and got excited for more news.
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Post by walkingturtles on Jan 19, 2021 18:46:38 GMT -5
It will probably be people like Sonny kiss, Joey Janela, Brandon cutler, So shelf warmers.......
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Post by walkingturtles on Jan 19, 2021 18:49:47 GMT -5
what they want and what will actually happen are likely two different things lets be honest. if mattel cant keep a steady rotation of products on the shelves of walmart, neither will jazwares and what we will get is a constant backlog of sets showing up all over the place at all different times. walmart doesnt give a FLYING about toys. they just want to sell product. their warehouse people dont care. their store people dont care. this goes way beyond AEW figures Yeah it’s sucks. But in the age of big box one size fits all versus speciality stores, it’s the world we live in. I would love to see Mattel or others try a manufacturing rep in stores to front and order and maintain product and compare it versus sales in other markets. I think the old adage you spend money to make money would apply. Until then we are gonna have to pay higher prices to websites to ensure we get exactly what we want.
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Post by crush on Jan 19, 2021 18:58:11 GMT -5
I wonder if Unmatched might be more repaint driven, while Unrivaled remains the spot for debut and FTITL figures?
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Post by DRFTKO on Jan 19, 2021 19:16:16 GMT -5
As long as there are no chases to deal with, then 👍
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Post by personagamer on Jan 19, 2021 20:14:04 GMT -5
As long as there are no chases to deal with, then 👍 1 of 100 chases
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Post by LA Knight Yeah! on Jan 19, 2021 20:22:56 GMT -5
Maybe we got a good chance of getting dark order in the unmatched wave
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Post by DeadHeadKing on Jan 19, 2021 20:32:18 GMT -5
I’m looking forward to the new series, but I think having a series every month is going to be a hard thing to make happen. If TRU was still around then it could work, but with Walmart and Target not having a great track record for restocking shelves, especially in my area, it’s going to be hard to accomplish. That’s just my opinion. Hopefully we can get them on Amazon at some point.
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Post by itssammyszn on Jan 19, 2021 20:36:27 GMT -5
I wonder if Unmatched might be more repaint driven, while Unrivaled remains the spot for debut and FTITL figures? im hoping it’ll feature impact talent as well
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 20:57:07 GMT -5
I wonder if Unmatched might be more repaint driven, while Unrivaled remains the spot for debut and FTITL figures? im hoping it’ll feature impact talent as well Don't hold your breath lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 21:18:26 GMT -5
So far I have every figure in the line. This news may make me rethink that strategy. Going to be a huge financial burden to keep up with.
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Post by K5 on Jan 19, 2021 21:34:30 GMT -5
I was hoping it was two figure series but that price point ends that conversation. AEW is so heavily tag oriented and it's going to take forever to get even 50% of their established tag teams if it's through individual lines where there is one tag team per
we need Miro and Kip, Brody and Cody, FTR, Jurassic Expess, Private Party, SCU...
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Post by theicwguy on Jan 19, 2021 22:00:59 GMT -5
As long as there are no chases to deal with, then 👍 1 of 100 chases Remember tna did them lol?
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jan 19, 2021 22:17:58 GMT -5
i'm guessing it'll be kinda like what jakks did. they had their main line and then a bunch of other side series. obviously they won't do too many different ones like jakks did, but probably in a similar way. think like the main ruthless aggression series, and then something like...i dunno, ring rage?
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Post by celflessness on Jan 20, 2021 2:18:55 GMT -5
Unless it's to trick retailers into stocking more product, having two names for the same thing sounds confusing and dumb to me. Cant you just do more Unrivaled waves if you to make more toys?
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Post by 4life on Jan 20, 2021 3:58:00 GMT -5
This is great news. I love the way these figures feel.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 4:14:59 GMT -5
More figures = good news for me personally. I'm wanting to collect at least one of every member of the roster, [have all of series 1+2, and getting Orange/Pac/Darby from three]. If some shelf warm, that probably makes easier for me to pick them up in all honesty.
Not 100% sure why all the negativity on this line - people want new figures, we get new figures. People then complain they aren't the talents they want - make your mind up!
Im personally hyped for any/all figures AEW puts out and want to support them where I can. Repaints aren't high on my list but if something comes out that takes my eye, I'll pick it up - for example wasn't that interested in the series 3 bucks, BUT on seeing the test shots of the attire, I'm now thinking about it haha. I have the Vegas bucks though, so will keep hold of those for now.
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Post by stc13 on Jan 20, 2021 4:39:19 GMT -5
Unless it's to trick retailers into stocking more product, having two names for the same thing sounds confusing and dumb to me. Cant you just do more Unrivaled waves if you to make more toys? It's not a trick, but that's the goal. Think of how Marvel Legends had a different SKU for Avengers, XMen, Spiderman, etc. Two pegs of space instead of one, which is important. And if one wave is slow to sell, it's less likely to block new product from arriving.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jan 20, 2021 8:21:37 GMT -5
I wonder if Unmatched might be more repaint driven, while Unrivaled remains the spot for debut and FTITL figures? im hoping it’ll feature impact talent as well Why would you ever think this would be possible?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 8:47:59 GMT -5
im hoping it’ll feature impact talent as well Why would you ever think this would be possible? There's a bunch of people who seem to think Tony has purchased impact, maybe he's in that group. Spoiler alert: Tony did not purchase impact lol
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