As on an online site, Mattel is going ot learn a lot since this is specifically a heroes collectors venture. They will make mistakes, but at least we now have some options. I just think that the rising prices and the extreme cost of shipping will be their biggest problem after they work out thier production & quality issues.
There's no doubt that He-Man and Skeletor will be avaiable again. I'll bet they just stick them in a two-pack with no changes since there really isn't a reason to do extra work making redecos of them. But you can't POSSIBLY expect them to have that done overnight, or even in a month.
I don't think thats what the sensible collectors want, they just want a definite answer as to whether or not both the figures in their original release will be available sometime in the
future rather than the maybe, maybe not type of answer.
I can't believe that they made more of Beast Man than Skeletor. It's like they intentionally short packed him-- there must have been some arcane production reason why Skeletor didn't get the number two spot in the first place! I don't think we can do much more than speculate until this weekend, when Mattel makes whatever disclosures that they are ready to make. At least the people at NYCC can remind them if they dance around our questions. Considering that Stratos becomes available a week after the 'con, it will be interesting to see if his sales are impacted at all by the Mattel presentation.
Online sales is a new thing for Mattel. They've only been at it TWO MONTHS. I'm sure that their non-answers are so because they haven't figured out what exactly to do yet. I think things would be worse if they produced too many and couldn't sell them all, which is exactly what they're trying to avoid.
There's no doubt that He-Man and Skeletor will be avaiable again. I'll bet they just stick them in a two-pack with no changes since there really isn't a reason to do extra work making redecos of them. But you can't POSSIBLY expect them to have that done overnight, or even in a month.
evryone cryed when they have been on the net for a month and now that they are sold out, everyone is still crying? whats that all about? i think it is dumb to, that he-man and skeletor are sold out because i would have loved to get those 2 again to keep them in the package. sad because mattel could have own more money. i am glad that they sell because this means, that the line will go on. this is a line i love guys. at first, i hated them but once i got he-man in my hands, i fell in love. now that i got skeletor, i am even more proud that i took them. go on matty and put more dcuc on your site.
In this case I think that everyones complaint is legitimate. While its a good thing that the figures sold out Mattel may want to be a bit more
specific on details as to when they plain on making main characters available instead of being so vague, they also need to make the limit
smaller on how many you can get per account, scalpers are really exploiting many late comers. Yet people will still complain at times so its
like a double edged sword.
you DO know that 2 every other month is the same thing as one a month correct? LOLSix months out of the year we'd get two figures, and the other six months out of the year we'd get one figure. That equals 18 figures, not 12.
ahhh that makes more sense. i see waht you mean now.
well two months a year we get exclusives so we actually get 14 figs a year.
i think people are forgetting this.
i would say 18 figs a year is a very good number. that is more than the orginal line put out in the first 2 years. heck 12 is more than the original line put out its first year
Am I the only one who gets annoyed every time Mattel opens their mouth?
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evryone cryed when they have been on the net for a month and now that they are sold out, everyone is still crying? whats that all about? i think it is dumb to, that he-man and skeletor are sold out because i would have loved to get those 2 again to keep them in the package. sad because mattel could have own more money. i am glad that they sell because this means, that the line will go on. this is a line i love guys. at first, i hated them but once i got he-man in my hands, i fell in love. now that i got skeletor, i am even more proud that i took them. go on matty and put more dcuc on your site.
Will every figure sell out like the first 3 though? I know I only bought He-Man and Skeletor, and have no intention of buying any others besides Teela and Evil-Lyn (can never have enough female figures). Will Stratos, Merman, Zodac, and so on sell out?
If they don't re-release figures quickly enough I'm pretty sure that they will sell-out too........just from being a "hot item" for both scalpers and collectors. Its simple supply and demand...........Like I've said before, I was on the fence about these but I've been reading a lot about the line in the last month and was thinking about picking up He-man to see what it was all about. After getting him in the mail I was going to make my decision on the line based on him.............now he's not available. Skeletor too............so its pretty annoying when the company comes out and says that they may release them down the line but they really don't give a date.
I'm not going to start my collection with Stratos.........with a hope that I may get a He-man and Skeletor down the line. Not gonna do it.......not with the prices these things are. If you get behind.......you may not be able to get the figures you want unless you want to drop close to 60 bucks with 2 figures.
Essentially, Mattel has made Mattycollector.com an online empty peg.............the arch enemy of toy collectors.
I thought that maybe Mattel was going to learn the lessons of the 200X line which was a scalpers/toy re-sellers dream. I still remember seeing Keldors on sale for 200 bucks 5 minutes after going on sale at Chicago Comic-Con............after driving 14 hours the day before just to get a chance at one. (I was also told that day that I could only get a raffle ticket for either the Keldor or Batman not both) So they made my odds even worse.......the only con exclusive I got that year was a Silver Boba Fett......Lame.
Glad..... I didn't fall for their crap again.......even if I got He-man.....who's to say I would have gotten Skeletor??? Lame.....they should have given a date for He-man re-release dates.......not this "Maybe down the road" crap.
Will every figure sell out like the first 3 though? I know I only bought He-Man and Skeletor, and have no intention of buying any others besides Teela and Evil-Lyn (can never have enough female figures). Will Stratos, Merman, Zodac, and so on sell out?
