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Post by Matt Culture on Aug 14, 2024 20:55:59 GMT -5
The Walmarts in my area reset over the last couple days. They moved all the older AEW exclusives to the clearance section, and the Austin Monster Truck, which is good. Wish they would have done that will all the Superstars Hogans. I don't think any of the WWE/Mattel product lost any space, they just moved the stuff around.   how much is the monster truck on clearance? |
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Post by DaFlo on Aug 15, 2024 6:14:48 GMT -5
is the elite GH 5 dominik gonna be the E105 one?
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Post by LA Knight Yeah! on Aug 15, 2024 6:40:02 GMT -5
is the elite GH 5 dominik gonna be the E105 one? we don’t know what any of the attires will be for this wave this set was kinda out of the blue, hopefully we get protos of this set soon. |
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Post by hhhbk86 on Aug 15, 2024 6:48:54 GMT -5
is the elite GH 5 dominik gonna be the E105 one? Idk why but I assumed it would be his first elite with corrected skin tone. |
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Post by Rocky Balboa on Aug 15, 2024 9:05:31 GMT -5
Just remembered that in order to get a UE Rhea you have to buy a stupid  ing ring and now my day is ruined. |
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Post by azraelms on Aug 15, 2024 11:16:18 GMT -5
BASIC/Main Event 152 - Seth Rollins - Liv Morgan - Ricky The Dragon Steamboat - Stone Cold Steve Austin - Batista BASIC/Main Event 153 - Mr Perfect - Duke Hudson - Rhea Ripley - Jey Uso - Cody Rhodes Elite 113 - Kofi Kingston - Dragon Lee - Carlito - CM Punk - Trick Williams - Tiffany Stratton elite 114 - Tommaso Ciampa - Jimmy Uso - Bron Breakker - Ilja Dragonov - zoey Stark - Jey Uso BATTLE PACK 19/Championship Showdown - Randy Orton/CM Punk - Hulk Hogan/ Mean Gene Okerlund - The Rock/John Cena BATTLE PACK/Championship Showdown 20 - Finn Balor/Damien Priest - Gunther/The Miz - Steve Austin/Kevin Owens Late to the party, but updated the initial post with the new lineups |
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Post by azraelms on Aug 15, 2024 11:20:19 GMT -5
The Walmarts in my area reset over the last couple days. They moved all the older AEW exclusives to the clearance section, and the Austin Monster Truck, which is good. Wish they would have done that will all the Superstars Hogans. I don't think any of the WWE/Mattel product lost any space, they just moved the stuff around. how much is the monster truck on clearance? I found one on clearance (that still had the Austin figure as my two stores have had the Austin figure 'missing' forever) for $24.97 and was happy to get it at that price. |
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Aug 15, 2024 11:49:55 GMT -5
I mean, a lot of posts in the Q&A thread are basically him getting yelled at, including the most recent one. I’d ignore a lot of the questions and this place generally too. Yeah Walmart sucks but no need to be mad at Steve. He’s in marketing, not distribution. I believe he does what he can, and sometimes all that he can do maybe is passing along feedback. I get that…but when this has been going on for YEARS and continues to go on in every instance with no real feedback, I understand the frustration. Once again, orders are being cancelled. Arriving absolutely incorrect. And delayed…while these items are on their online store from 3rd parties for a 200-300 percent markup at times…it’s a joke, and an insult. And if you are going to put out a sought after line with anticipated figures…and this,keeps happening…yes, someone should step up and show some transparency. |
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Post by Chip on Aug 15, 2024 12:47:51 GMT -5
i think about 90% of the questions in the "Ask Steve" thread are complete nonsense that he wouldn't need to answer anyway.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 15, 2024 13:36:16 GMT -5
Yeah Walmart sucks but no need to be mad at Steve. He’s in marketing, not distribution. I believe he does what he can, and sometimes all that he can do maybe is passing along feedback. I get that…but when this has been going on for YEARS and continues to go on in every instance with no real feedback, I understand the frustration. Once again, orders are being cancelled. Arriving absolutely incorrect. And delayed…while these items are on their online store from 3rd parties for a 200-300 percent markup at times…it’s a joke, and an insult. And if you are going to put out a sought after line with anticipated figures…and this,keeps happening…yes, someone should step up and show some transparency. Theres been complete transparency. That said, Steve can only do and say so much. What else are you expecting from him? He’s not going to bury a retail partner. Especially the biggest chain in the world. They’re not going to pull out of any deals because they are the biggest chain in the world. Mattel needs Walmart a lot more than Walmart needs Mattel. People seem to forget that Steve has zero obligations to come and interact with us on these boards. And sure this hobby can be frustrating at times but there are ways to express those frustrations without being a dick. |
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Post by Sting on Aug 15, 2024 13:50:49 GMT -5
Steve is goated
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Post by attitudesback on Aug 15, 2024 14:31:09 GMT -5
Elite 113 is a great lineup
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Post by Herc and Roma on Aug 15, 2024 14:45:52 GMT -5
Where's the transparency- he has never directly addressed the distribution problems, which is arguably the biggest issue facing this line and the source of most of the complaints. Superstars collectors have been completely ignored, never once replying to any question that anyone has asked- even a simple token reply would have been better than no reply at all. People are frustrated and rightly so as on one hand they are pumping out figures like crazy and on the other hand finding these figures is becoming more and more difficult. They need to pump the breaks and cut back the number of releases until they can find a solution to the distribution issues.
Actually he does, he's the one that started up the Q&A thread and decided to interact with collectors/customers, no one forced him to do that. He made himself the 'face' of this line, giving people the impression that they had direct access to someone on the inside who was willing to listen to their feedback and answer their questions. When times were good and people were happy he had no problem coming on the boards and answering questions, now that the line is going through difficulties with the ever worsening distribution and QC issues, he has decided to bail- not very professional IMO.
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Post by jesusramiro93 on Aug 15, 2024 15:05:00 GMT -5
Where's the transparency- he has never directly addressed the distribution problems, which is arguably the biggest issue facing this line and the source of most of the complaints. Superstars collectors have been completely ignored, never once replying to any question that anyone has asked- even a simple token reply would have been better than no reply at all. People are frustrated and rightly so as on one hand they are pumping out figures like crazy and on the other hand finding these figures is becoming more and more difficult. They need to pump the breaks and cut back the number of releases until they can find a solution to the distribution issues.
Actually he does, he's the one that started up the Q&A thread and decided to interact with collectors/customers, no one forced him to do that. He made himself the 'face' of this line, giving people the impression that they had direct access to someone on the inside who was willing to listen to their feedback and answer their questions. When times were good and people were happy he had no problem coming on the boards and answering questions, now that the line is going through difficulties with the ever worsening distribution and QC issues, he has decided to bail- not very professional IMO.
Agreed, he decided all that. And just as easy as he decided to do that he can easily just remove himself from that position without any actual repercussions as that isn't really part of his jobs. I've mentioned before, my sister's a Monster High collector and they have 0 insight or communication to anybody in the line. Their pre-orders are bloodbaths that sell out under 3-5 min and resell for 3-4 times the price, some go over $1k and there's nobody that listens to the community and fixes those issues. My point is that he doesn't have to answer to any one of us, and he does because he's as much as a collector/fan as we are and cares about what we have to say, but people forget that he is trying to do what he can while still fulfilling his duties to the company or asking for stuff that isn't in his hands and a lot of you guys go after him like its his fault. Also, some of the questions/requests on that thread are downright ridiculous, don't fault him at all for taking breaks or quit the board altogether. |
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Post by Matt Culture on Aug 15, 2024 15:22:29 GMT -5
how much is the monster truck on clearance? I found one on clearance (that still had the Austin figure as my two stores have had the Austin figure 'missing' forever) for $24.97 and was happy to get it at that price. nice, saw the lowrider at Target yesterday, still not 100% sold, i know its for the wreckin figs. but it felt cheap |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Aug 15, 2024 15:38:11 GMT -5
Yeah Walmart sucks but no need to be mad at Steve. He’s in marketing, not distribution. I believe he does what he can, and sometimes all that he can do maybe is passing along feedback. I get that…but when this has been going on for YEARS and continues to go on in every instance with no real feedback, I understand the frustration. Once again, orders are being cancelled. Arriving absolutely incorrect. And delayed…while these items are on their online store from 3rd parties for a 200-300 percent markup at times…it’s a joke, and an insult. And if you are going to put out a sought after line with anticipated figures…and this,keeps happening…yes, someone should step up and show some transparency. Yeah Walmart sucks but no need to be mad at Steve. He’s in marketing, not distribution. I believe he does what he can, and sometimes all that he can do maybe is passing along feedback. |
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Post by cableV on Aug 15, 2024 15:50:56 GMT -5
how much is the monster truck on clearance? I found one on clearance (that still had the Austin figure as my two stores have had the Austin figure 'missing' forever) for $24.97 and was happy to get it at that price. $24 was the price at mine as well. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 15, 2024 15:59:57 GMT -5
Where's the transparency- he has never directly addressed the distribution problems, which is arguably the biggest issue facing this line and the source of most of the complaints. Superstars collectors have been completely ignored, never once replying to any question that anyone has asked- even a simple token reply would have been better than no reply at all. People are frustrated and rightly so as on one hand they are pumping out figures like crazy and on the other hand finding these figures is becoming more and more difficult. They need to pump the breaks and cut back the number of releases until they can find a solution to the distribution issues.
Actually he does, he's the one that started up the Q&A thread and decided to interact with collectors/customers, no one forced him to do that. He made himself the 'face' of this line, giving people the impression that they had direct access to someone on the inside who was willing to listen to their feedback and answer their questions. When times were good and people were happy he had no problem coming on the boards and answering questions, now that the line is going through difficulties with the ever worsening distribution and QC issues, he has decided to bail- not very professional IMO.
Steve doesn’t work for Walmart. There’s only so much he can do. Walmart distribution isn’t solely a Mattel WWE issue. And they’re not gonna pump the breaks when working with the biggest retailer in the world. If Walmart wants product, they’re gonna provide them with product. They can work with Walmart and make suggestions on how that product gets distributed but at the end of the day once Walmart purchases said product it’s theirs to distribute how they see fit. And yes, Steve chose to interact with us on here but has no obligation to do so whatsoever. No one from Mattel needs to be the face of the brand. It’s not an official position. |
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Post by stc13 on Aug 15, 2024 17:04:10 GMT -5
Where's the transparency- he has never directly addressed the distribution problems, which is arguably the biggest issue facing this line and the source of most of the complaints. Superstars collectors have been completely ignored, never once replying to any question that anyone has asked- even a simple token reply would have been better than no reply at all. People are frustrated and rightly so as on one hand they are pumping out figures like crazy and on the other hand finding these figures is becoming more and more difficult. They need to pump the breaks and cut back the number of releases until they can find a solution to the distribution issues.
Actually he does, he's the one that started up the Q&A thread and decided to interact with collectors/customers, no one forced him to do that. He made himself the 'face' of this line, giving people the impression that they had direct access to someone on the inside who was willing to listen to their feedback and answer their questions. When times were good and people were happy he had no problem coming on the boards and answering questions, now that the line is going through difficulties with the ever worsening distribution and QC issues, he has decided to bail- not very professional IMO.
Steve doesn’t work for Walmart. There’s only so much he can do. Walmart distribution isn’t solely a Mattel WWE issue. And they’re not gonna pump the breaks when working with the biggest retailer in the world. If Walmart wants product, they’re gonna provide them with product. They can work with Walmart and make suggestions on how that product gets distributed but at the end of the day once Walmart purchases said product it’s theirs to distribute how they see fit. And yes, Steve chose to interact with us on here but has no obligation to do so whatsoever. No one from Mattel needs to be the face of the brand. It’s not an official position. This x1000. The grass isn't always greener on the other side, folks. While the Mattel WWE team aren't perfect, we are really lucky to have a team of wrestling mega fans working on the line. The entitled attitude that some people had that Steve or Mattel "owed" us an explanation on things like distribution (which Steve has answered countless times - they try to provide collector feedback to the distributor, but it's out of their control) or the Macho cancellation is kind of sad. |
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Post by hordakgrim on Aug 15, 2024 19:41:36 GMT -5
Macho Man has got to be back, right? 2K is coming out with a “Persona Card” Slim Jim Macho Man for WWE 2K24 But then again 2K may be able to make their own signings for the games, probably with WWE approval if so. 2k(24.32B) is about 4x worth more than Mattel(6.47B) 2k has more money to through around. Also I believe Mattel has been working while in debt I believe. Which is more than 6.46B more than the users of this board, who somehow find the money to throw around on action figures. |
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