08-27-2017, 02:39 AM | #581 | |
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08-27-2017, 03:11 AM | #582 | |
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I guess the title of this thread should now be "TMNT minimates its not happening!". |
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08-27-2017, 02:22 PM | #583 |
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Well that just sucks...
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08-28-2017, 03:08 AM | #584 |
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Diamond Select Toys is notorious for cancelling their products. It's become a joke amongst those of us that have watched it happening for years. It has been going on since they started with Buffy. Battlestar Galactica was next, it continued to happen repeatedly with Star Trek, and now I am not at all surprised that TMNT has joined the ranks. DST's slogan should be "Our toys will give you blue b@#*$" because DST will tease you and then get up and walk out of the room. They depend on pre-orders for manufacturing but do not bother to take into account the reputation that precedes them. At this point anyone who has been with them since Buffy or Star Trek, isn't even going to waste the energy to pre-order anything because it's too often pointless. Eh, at least their consistent I guess.
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08-28-2017, 07:24 AM | #585 | |
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Unfortunately, there is the proof. Apparently there weren't enough preorders for them. We're hoping that maybe box sets can still happen. I mean they were able to get several box sets out of properties like Thundercats and Gotham so Classic TMNT should be a homerun here. #1 = Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael #2 = Shredder, Splinter, Casey, April #3 = Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Krang #4 = Foot Soldiers x4 |
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08-28-2017, 07:31 AM | #586 |
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And to quote DSTZack "100/200 more preorders would've made all the difference" .... that's some grade A bullish¡t. My LCS always orders 2 cases minimum. They've sold through almost all their Nick Minimates. I don't pre-order because they always get them & hold me a set or 2.
I mean it's Classic TMNT and the only time I actually saw these solicited was NYTF. I mean, did y'all advertise these outside of Previews & NYTF because 95% of consumers don't ever see that stuff. Classic TMNT sells itself. Especially how nice these 2 waves looked. It's Lord of the Rings all over again. Weak. Blue balls. |
08-28-2017, 09:47 AM | #587 | |
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It's actually OK with me. Why do we need these when we got all those awesome Mega classics, including Mirage even? We never did get a classics FW Casey, but you could custom one pretty easily I think with the 3 other Caseys (4 if you count the 2k3 based series) they've issued. I don't get why Minimates still have such a big following. The quality is nothing to write home about by today's standards. Actually pretty bad if you ask me. I think it's a case of people being in too deep after all these years to see the forest from the trees. They still haven't fixed that problem where one leg seems longer or more weirdly molded than the other. Still! |
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08-28-2017, 06:58 PM | #588 | |
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So we have until DST tells retailers to pull pre-orders, which they haven't done yet. So we could realistically save this set before it gets canceled if you PREORDER NOW! And even if they do end up canceled, we're no worse off than we are now. So why not preorder now and try to save the line? |
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08-29-2017, 12:00 AM | #589 |
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08-29-2017, 08:04 AM | #590 | |
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Buffy ran for years before some of the later figures were offered and not ordered. Same with Star Trek. TMNT might have continued to follow the modern series if TRU had continued to order it, but with TRU not as interested in TMNT items any more (ANY TMNT items), we decided to try a different tack for comic shops. Unfortunately, the orders simply were not there. Maybe it has to do with modern TMNT Minimate sales at comic shops, or all TMNT sales across the board, but no one is sadder than we are. |
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08-29-2017, 08:15 AM | #591 | |
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And yes, we promoted them to hundreds of online toy and comic and TMNT news sites, we didn't just show them at NYTF and in Previews. Maybe we needed to do more. I don't know that classic TMNT is an automatic best-seller, although I certainly hoped, and obviously not everyone is a fan of Minimates. Glad to hear your store sold through two counter displays (?) of TMNT Minimates each time. We have had mixed reports, and I assumed that was part of the problem here. But a large part of the issue was that TRU was cutting back on TMNT, which means that comic stores needed to really be on board to make these happen. |
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08-30-2017, 01:43 AM | #593 |
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I was really looking forward to these, very Disappointed They join the many other cool cancelled MiniMates, such as Spongebob series 2 and the Kelloggs characters
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And most of the items you mention came at the tail end of lines that had long, productive runs. Every toy line has later, unproduced items, it is not unusual, the only difference is that we offer and promote them to independent retailers (and consumers) in a more public way than larger companies who may be selling directly to mass retailers. Quote:
As far as offering the TMNT online, I certainly have faith in being able to move some of them through the store, but only in box set form, not as an assortment of 12 2-packs. (We usually don't offer individual 2-packs that are part of an asst.) If we decide to re-package the figures to interest different retailers, that might be an option. |
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08-30-2017, 07:20 AM | #595 | |
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#1 = Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael #2 = Shredder, Splinter, Casey, April #3 = Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Krang #4 = Foot Soldiers x4 |
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08-30-2017, 06:47 PM | #597 |
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I wanted 2 full sets as well. One to open and one to keep MIB/MOC. I'm very interested however they're offered. I hope there is some way DST can make this happen. I'd also be more than willing to pay upfront if they were guaranteed to be shipped to me. I'm sure others here would as well.
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08-31-2017, 08:04 AM | #598 | |
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The "generic" Borg we're making is a fully articulated, fully interchangeable and customizable Borg figure, for $25. If those earlier sculpts still exist, I think this one is better than that male Borg, but I guess we'll see what the response is. And the Seven of Nine Femme Fatales figure was an well-ordered add-on to a successful PVC line, as opposed to the figures, which were NOT ordered at the end of the Trek figure line. We were happy to get it out there. I don't know that we've alienated Trek fans, we just haven't been giving them as much to buy. If they don't like a product, that's fine. If they haven't been buying a quality product because they don't like us for some perceived slight, that is certainly unfortunate. There are plenty of new fans who don't even know about those older figures, and they like our stuff, and plenty of old fans who remember, but just want new products. If retailers respond, then they must see a market for the items. |
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08-31-2017, 10:29 AM | #599 |
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Zach, do you see any way for us to get the classic TMNT Minimates set?
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08-31-2017, 11:35 AM | #600 |
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Ooookay sorry. I honestly didn't realize that. I can't very well b!*^# you out for something that happened before you. No wonder you have no clue what I am talking about. Again, sorry. Tell Chuck that if he wants to recoup his prototyping cost for that original Silver Seven figure I will gladly pay what it cost him to prototype it, providing that it is still in good condition. It doesn't have to be a total loss for his company. I have to try lol.
Sorry guys for hijacking this thread but everytime DST cancels something that I wanted it triggers me bad. Now Back to the TMNT Classic minimates discussion... i'm sure that's going to end well. |
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