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Happy Randor Day!
The daddy of Prince Adam and popular fast food mascot goes on sale at 12pm ET today, alongside the Goddess, a reissued Skeletor and a ton of other stuff, including:
- DCUC Animal Man/B’wanna Beast 2-pack
- DCUC Wave 11 Boxed Set
- 6″ Flight Stands
- 6″ Prototype Suit Bruce Wayne
- 6″ Ghostbusters Winston Zeddemore
- 12″ Ghostbusters Egon Spengler
- 12″ General Zod
- Super Friends Robin & Hawkman
- and more (note: the sale date for the Retro-Action DC Super Heroes Green Arrow was pushed back to December 23)
Here’s a link to the all-in-one order page.
Why the flood of items in December? I dunno…maybe it’s for tax reasons or something. Incidentally, if you look to the sidebar you’ll notice I added a small at-a-glance Mattycollector calendar.
I’m definitely getting Randor, the Goddess, and Winston. I thought about the Skeletor reissue, but changed my mind when I found out that the “tighter grip” left hand is actually just the same hand with slightly more curled fingers–rather than the Zodac/Webstor hand, which is what I thought it would be. UPDATE: the word from Matty himself is that figure WILL have the Zodac/Webstor left hand. Which means I’ll be getting him.
Anyway, use this post as a discussion thread for all things Matty. The next Q&A should be up sometime later today.
Also: sign me up for a MOTUC Santa Claus.
Posted: December 15, 2009 in News
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Nicholai
12.15.2009 10.41
I’m thinking I’ll go with Zod, Winston, Randor, and Skeletor. I’m skipping Goddess as I’m not a MOTUC completist, and while tempting I’ll pass on the Animal Instincts pack.
PrfktTear
12.15.2009 11.08
I’m legit excited for Randor! I got him for Christmas in 1987, and now I’ll get him for Christmas again just over two decades later!
Green Goddess will be pretty cool too. I’m planning to display her with Wun-Dar when he arrives. Then I can give him the He-Man armor that comes with Goddess!
finkrod
12.15.2009 11.32
Blech, my least favorite holiday of the year. Randor Day.
Some other nice stuff sellling today though.
Who’s on sale next month btw? Don’t tell me Adora…
Barbecue17
12.15.2009 12.05
I’m not even getting the sorry screen. Just a 404 not found.
*edit* Finally got through. Not too bad at all this time. A little slower than last month, but I guess with all the product, it is more understandable.
Mysterious Stranger
12.15.2009 12.06
I’ve gotten as far as the login screen but every time I enter my info and try to log in I’m getting the 404 error.
PrfktTear
12.15.2009 12.07
@Fink: You need to check the handy-dandy MC Calendar that Poe set up!
But yea, next month is Adora, Battle Armor He-Man, and re-issue Beast Man.
Mysterious Stranger
12.15.2009 12.08
Okay after several thousand login attempts I got through the rest with only a little delay. Now begins the waiting for the shipment email.
Nicholai
12.15.2009 12.13
I got through okay, but noticed my home address was used for shipping when I wanted my work address used which happened because of the 404 error and going back and resubmitting the order.
Poe
12.15.2009 12.16
I’m stuck on a “Submit” cycle. Just take my money, dammit.
PhigmentSuicide
12.15.2009 12.17
I had to go to each item’s page and add them to my cart individually, the main sale page wouldn’t load. Then it just took forever to load but I got my confirmation e-mail already.
Replicant
12.15.2009 12.21
I never had a King Randor figure before so I’m excited about getting him! I was going to get the stactions but passed on them when I knew he was coming to the classics line. I’m looking forward to Goddess. I wonder how fast she’ll sell out. What do you guys think?
Emerald
12.15.2009 12.29
What a mess. You’d think they’d have this figured out by now — more server space. Is Matty running this site out of his garage?
Poe
12.15.2009 12.34
FINALLY. GOT. THROUGH.
MegaGearX
12.15.2009 12.35
I skipped Skeletor. The paint apps are too similar to the first version and his hand being loose doesn’t make a difference to me.
Mario
12.15.2009 12.38
Done.
I’m not sure about the rest of you fine folk, but the Goddess has me more & more excited & I’m really eager to have her in hand.
Nicholai
12.15.2009 12.39
I emailed customer service to see if I can get the shipping address changed before it ships. I hope so or I’ll have problems.
Dark Angel
12.15.2009 12.41
My word.
Well, they saved me a bit of money…I was waffling over Randor and dat ADOWABLE widdle Hawkman, but since the site refused to load any page except the checkout page, I stopped with Skeletor and The Green Goddess…
Really, these issues with Matty are tragic. Have they actually done anything at all to address the problems…?
americanhyena
12.15.2009 12.42
I’m waiting to put my order in, but the friend I usually order for (and split shipping with) is MIA this morning, so I’m stuck waiting to see what he wants.
Man, those flight stands are REALLY tempting. Had those existed during the sale I would have bought quite a few.
Now I’m staring at my collection and trying to decide who would be better suited in a flying pose…
Mario
12.15.2009 12.45
Anyone picking up Zod or flight stands? If anyone does, please talk about them once you’ve fiddled around with ‘em. I’m kind of on the fence about purchasing both.
The Flash III
12.15.2009 12.51
I’m sorry to you MOTUC fans, but Randor looks ridiculous! Maybe his strategy is to have opponents doubled over in laughter at the sight of him.
I prefer to think of it as Justice in the Jungle Day, which I purchased along with regular stands. I don’t see the flying stands, but they appear too short to be useful from the shots I saw. They appear to be “hover stands” at best.
Knight
12.15.2009 12.53
I just want to order Winston, and I finally get him into the cart, get through checkout, and it stalls when I submit my order. Why can’t you spring for some decent servers, Matty?
Mysterious Stranger
12.15.2009 12.55
I feel for you guys that have to deal with this every month. I’m just picking up the Ghostbusters figures from now on (and Battle Cat cuz he’s awesome) so I get a break from the Matty Madness for a couple months.
Thomas
12.15.2009 13.05
I ordered Skeletor only, as I missed him the first time around. I had a terrible time placing the order though. It took me nearly an hour to get the order submitted. I kept getting an error message about an incorrect allocation on a line item…I have no idea what that meant. Ultimately, the order went through though.
It really is amazing that Mattel has yet to work out all of their technical and distribution problems after all of this time.
Nicholai
12.15.2009 13.07
And Skeletor is sold out….
americanhyena
12.15.2009 13.07
I keep getting this message at checkout
“Could not increment allocated quantity for LineItem 5265309114″
Que?
nerdbot
12.15.2009 13.10
Dang- the one thing I really wanted (retro Green Arrow) and the wave 11 set (which I was considering) have both been postponed.
PrfktTear
12.15.2009 13.14
Well, congrats to those who got through! I’m still surprised by these quick sell-outs!
@Mario: I’m excited about Goddess too! Well, I’m usually excited about all of them! Anyhoo, Green Goddess is no different.
Anyone have any love for Winston?
alarment
12.15.2009 13.22
What I am worried about, is my subscription being handled correctly (Randor is the last of the group, correct)? When I originally ordered, I said ship the 4 together. So I have yet to be charged or get any notification that my order is/was being fulfilled. Anyone else choose this option for their subcription order? Please calm me…
Thomas B
12.15.2009 13.28
i placed my order at 11 and had a confirmation email by 11:01. crazy fast.
luckily i didnt get any errors like others seemed to have got.
mattel REALLY needs to ditch DR. DR is not helping Mattel’s rep one bit. i still think mattel will fold mattycollector into their regular site after awhile.
can’t believe skeletor is sold out. maybe it is a glitch. how long did he-man last again?
d. verburg
12.15.2009 13.28
look, guys i am hungover as hell so it is really hard to be up right now to order plastic toys that cost too much but god dammit i tried.
and skeletor is sold out??? ugggghhhh
so i probably won’t get randor for now, he was just a pre-planned impulse buy to go with skeletor.
again, uggggggh
Mark
12.15.2009 13.29
Randor is another fine looking figure.
Thomas B
12.15.2009 13.32
i passed skeletor. i have 2 of the first issue and the only thing is a dif left hand. i was happy with my skeletor the first time. no need for a new one.
bought the other 2 motuc figs though.
Vasta
12.15.2009 13.44
It is pretty ridiculous that Skeletor went out so fast. I assume they probably made a similar run as for He-Man, but he lasted at least until late afternoon right?
Can Skullface really be that much more popular?
PrfktTear
12.15.2009 14.02
I don’t know if its his popularity. Maybe a lot of people who didn’t have the chance to get him the first time around picked him up now. Plus people who bought him simply because he was the re-issue. Not to mention the fact the people who bought extras for MOC/trading/customizing purposes, etc.
Nicholai
12.15.2009 14.07
So they can’t change my address on my order and because of the 404 Error screen my package is coming to my apartment rather than my work, and, of course, I’ll be gone for the holiday from my apartment so no one will be able to pick it up and it’ll go back to the distribution center. This did not go well at all.
Mysterious Stranger
12.15.2009 14.08
@PrfktTear: I bought Winston only his time around. Not crazy about the sculpt but it matches the other two stylistically (i.e. recognizable but a little off). I’m really hoping the blue lightning coming out of the trap is strong enough to hold up Slimer. Really want to display the trap with Slimer caught in it.
Thomas B
12.15.2009 14.18
@Vasta: i also think it is because he is the only skeletor that we know of coming out for awhile. we have BA he-man coming soon as well.
it only makes sense they make more of him and he-man.
this is twice now they have sold out of the exact same figure twice. time to up those tooling dollars mattel.
DankOne
12.15.2009 14.32
I had a hell of a time today… kept getting errors all over order submit… I almost gave up… But it finally went! Days like this I want to punch ol Matty in his smirky mouth! Thanks a ton for raising my blood pressure Mattel! Oh good times!!
Got Winston, Randor and green goddess! I’ll be back for the jungle pack… As I know it won’t sell out like the MOTUC or Winston… I’m out.
Andy
12.15.2009 14.33
Started at 11:55, got jerked around for an hour with 404 not found, server errors, and then line 588668969 unavailable errors at checkout. When it went through again, got a message saying Skeletor was SOLD OUT!?
I try to stay positive with Mattel, bu this is ridiculous. Isn’t the point of reissuing a character to allow the masses a chance to obtain it? They even modified him so people who have the original could still have a claim. I’m really, really frustrated
Griffin
12.15.2009 14.40
All I really want is Winston, and the Color of fear 2-pack, but since I am trying to rely on my family getting these for me for Christmas, I’m a little nervous. Anyway, Animal Man looks good buy not good enough to pay for B’Wanna Beast too. And I don’t need a “the King” action figure thanks.
Also, I think part of the reason Skeletor sold out so fast was the new and improved hand, so now some people have two skeletor’s with different grips and some people missed out yet again. It’s kind of a shame.
Mark
12.15.2009 14.45
@Andy: You are not taking the scalpers into account.
If you want a Skeletor hassle free or any others buy them on Ebay.
Mysterious Stranger
12.15.2009 15.05
I’m relieved DCUC Wave 11 was delayed. I have a case ordered at my LCS (which hasn’t come in yet) but the thought of getting the set now was very tempting.
americanhyena
12.15.2009 15.43
Gave up at home. Came into work and ordered at about 12:40 with no problems (other than not paying attention and buying an extra Animal Man set by mistake).
Still…aggravating.
Poe
12.15.2009 15.45
Now the next fun part: waiting for my subscription renewal confirmation.
d. verburg
12.15.2009 16.06
look i just want one skeletor and everyone is like ‘SURE HOW ABOUT $75′ and i don’t even care which version it is, i waited on him this long since i thought the re-issue would be easy to get
as always, the joke is on me!
Newton Gimmick
12.15.2009 16.27
I woke up late. Completely forgot about the whole thing.
Went in to get my order but Skeletor is sold out. Ah well. I got the original.
So I picked up the rest of the guys and I’m done for the day.
finkrod
12.15.2009 16.33
God, Randor this month then Adora next month? This is the worst one-two punch I’ve gotten since ’02 when I got mono, then two weeks later got chicken pox.
I had to get the Randor stink off of me, so I just went on ebay and picked up Tri-Klops. $32 including shipping. That didn’t seem to bad to me.
Scott
12.15.2009 17.58
::sigh:: Anyone feel like trading their re-release Skeletor for a re-release He-Man?
finkrod
12.15.2009 18.09
Just got my subscription renewal email.
PrfktTear
12.15.2009 18.15
Why the hatred for King Randor? So what if he looks like the mascot for flame broiled deliciousness?
DavetheBrave
12.15.2009 19.24
I am probably the only guy on the planet whose most anticipated figure for today was B’wana Beast. I am serious, I never, ever, ever, ever, ever EVER thought I’d see a B’wana Beast DCUC figure before a Martian Manhunter. I am stoked out of my mind for him.
Philip Reed
12.15.2009 20.32
@d. verburg: I can’t believe that Mattel won’t reissue Skeletor again. He’s too important and it’s way to easy for them to make more.
Replicant
12.15.2009 21.55
I can’t believe Skeletor sold out that fast! I don’t plan on buying another “original” version but will buy a Battle Armor or Terror Claws Skeletor!
Emerald
12.15.2009 22.22
To bad for those who were’nt able to get Skeletor yet again. Obviously Matty waaay underestimated the re-releases. We’ll probably see at least He-man and Skeletor released again later.
The next bone of contention for everyone will be how small Battlecat is going to be after seeing that huge prototype. Ah, well. Let the bitching commence!
dayraven
12.15.2009 23.24
i know it’s not a huge consolation for those who missed the reissue skeletor, but if we’re getting BA he-man in jan, i sure can’t see us getting out of 2010 w/out BA skeletor.
but indeed, i really want to know what the deal is w/ Digital Satan… i mean River. those folsk run the shoddiest webhosting i’ve heard of in the new millenium.
jimm
12.15.2009 23.24
no skeletor for me, again…looks like i need the 15th morning off work every month
clark
12.16.2009 0.39
I was following a couple of discussion boards as the madness went down. Thankfully I did get my Skeletor, but it seemed completely random as to who was able to get through. I was ready to go at 12 noon, and luckily within ten minutes had my order and confirmation email. After the initial site crash I had to hit submit order twice, and then my card had to be processed twice.
It just seems odd that so many people had tried for over an hour and still couldn’t get anything processed, but then a lucky few were able to get through relatively pain-free.
The Flash III
12.16.2009 1.22
@PrfktTear: He’s like the mascot for flame-broiled deliciousness crossed with a caveman crossed with a pirate crossed with a catholic bishop. Plus, he has long sleeves and no pants.
Andrew
12.16.2009 2.54
@Mark: God, would you just give it a fucking rest?
Newton Gimmick
12.16.2009 5.20
I think I logged all the complaints. I’m shocked that I didn’t have as bad of an experiance as everyone else. Glad I dodged that bullet.
Anywho, if you want to vote on if you thought this was the worst month yet and tell Matty how he’s doing go here and vote in my poll… December 15th MaattyCollector Debacle
Poe
12.16.2009 9.02
I don’t know why some people are complaining about Randor wearing tights. Most MOTU characters don’t even wear that. And it totally makes him look like a buff Henry VIII.
Valo487
12.16.2009 9.47
Yeah Andrew, heaven forbid he say something you don’t like. Especially when he has the nerve to not even be rude or condescending. Wouldn’t want to offend your delicate little sensibilities.
Nik
12.16.2009 9.54
@Poe
I think he looks more like a nightmarish version of the BURGER KING. I’ve come to make you some flame broiled burgery goodness! FROM YOUR FLESH.
Matthew
12.16.2009 10.28
This is from Matty’s Facebook:
Also, here’s an interesting quote concerning production numbers:
Mysterious Stranger
12.16.2009 10.44
Got my shipment email late last night and my Winston should be delivered today. Whatever issues I’ve had ordering through Digital River I have to say they are shipping pretty quickly. At least from my perspective. I know some people have had issues in the past and now that I’ve said that I’ll probably have problems in the future. But right now, based on my previous 3 orders (including this one) I haven’t had problems with shipping. And the only ordering problems I had were yesterday with 404 errors for about 10 minutes. Based on all the complaints I’ve read here I do agree Mattel needs to find another digital distribution network because the Digital River portal isn’t able to handle the load.
The Flash III
12.16.2009 10.45
@Poe:
I don’t know if it’s worse if he’s A) going bare-legged or B) wearing flesh-colored pantyhose. I don’t think Henry VIII wore NUDE tights, and, if he did, shame on him.
The bare-legged look works fine for most MOTU, like He-Man, with the loincloth and bare chest and arms, but it looks goofy when you have a long-sleeve shirt on. And when that shirt is the same color as the loincloth, it looks like a women’s aerobics outfit, though maybe his crown has a headband underneath.
Poe
12.16.2009 11.10
@Matthew: I have to say I didn’t find that funny so much as confusing…
I haven’t received any shipment confirmations yet. Not even the UPS track-by-reference trick works. Have I mentioned my worst vice is impatience?
Mark
12.16.2009 11.19
@Andrew: I only said to get it on Ebay whats wrong with that?
nerdbot
12.16.2009 11.24
@Matthew: Yeah, I had to go to the fb page. In that context it is clearly an impostor mocking pretty much everything about the silly pretense of “Matty.” Some folks did seem upset with it; but I thought it was pretty funny. In fact, there were a couple folks who were sort of defending Matty as though it is a real person, which is just hilarious.
Thomas B
12.16.2009 11.26
@Matthew:
wow mattel actually posted that?
the 1st matty comment: i actually am happy they are doing this for people. hopefully they make those 200 skeletors limited to 1 per order to get to as many fans as possible. one positve note about this. at least we know how fast 200 skeletors will sell!!
the 2nd matty comment: I see this as a weird attempt at a joke. is it me or does anyone else think their attempts at defusing situations like gleek, the art book and skeletor for example come off as awkward and better left unsaid?
i think they would be better off NOT referencing things like that until WELL after those situations kinda like how they make fun of themselves with smashblade he-man (even though that one still kinda stings for me)
Matthew
12.16.2009 11.32
Sorry, Poe.
To explain, I was on Matty’s facebook page trying to figure out what happened and, from what I could gather, “Ryan” seems to be a spokesperson for Mattel. (Very apologetic. Addressing people’s concerns. Other posters seemingly regarding him as legit (i.e. not writing “Stop attaching ‘Matty’ to the end of your posts, you poser.” and the like).
In one of his posts (about ten hours ago now if you want to check it out), he basically wrote that Mattel ordered an extra 200 Skeletors to give away at their holiday party, but because of yesterday’s situation, they’ll be diverted to the December 23 sale date instead.
Hope that clears things up.
Matthew
12.16.2009 11.34
@nerdbot:
Just when I was getting hopeful…
Color me duped.
Sorry guys.
My facebook inexperience shines through.
Thomas B
12.16.2009 11.46
yup i just went to check ryan’s posts and he doesnt work for them. yikes this is gonna cause some serious problems when people come to the website thinking mattel has more skeletor’s.
ryan is just doing a satire as a “mattel spokesperson”. i am surprised they are not deleting his comments.
since he is giving out customer service advice he is actually doing damage since he doesnt work for mattel.
if you read all his posts you will see he doesnt work for mattel. his posts “evoloved” into a corp mascot type of persona
Matthew
12.16.2009 11.54
@nerdbot:
I just checked out facebook again, ya, definitely an imposter.
Here’s a recent exchange …
Tom: … it’s not a good idea to impersonate him …
Ryan: Tom, thanks! And don’t forget! Battle Cat goes on sale this February!
Again, sorry guys.
I assumed too much.
I’m actually surprised Matty doesn’t monitor the board to prevent this kind of thing.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some egg to wipe off my face.
Thomas B
12.16.2009 11.57
UPDATE:
more skeletors are on their way straight from the OFFICIAL matty.
just like mer-man ol skull head will have a 2nd shipment coming.
however it will be in the next couple months. this is odd since if they were made at teh same time it should be soon. anyone else think they are rushing a new production to appease the fans? i love conspiracy theories!!! mwa ha ha
Dark Angel
12.16.2009 12.10
Of course, he was only able to pull it off because Mattel PR really has come off as that inept/tonedeaf/silly and unthinking…
PrfktTear
12.16.2009 12.33
Maybe Eternia is just very cloudy and he uses a sunless tanner/bronzer to keep his legs from being pasty white!
It might be dumb, but whatever, its paying homage to the original figure, which as a kid I loved.
PrfktTear
12.16.2009 12.46
…just read the updates. Its one thing to make fun of or criticize Matty, but to actually pose as a spokesperson for Matty is kinda not cool, I’m all for having a good laugh and maybe in another forum it would be funny, but people will read that and believe it to be true, which will lead to either even more people pissed at Matty, or people expecting more Skeletors to go on sale, which isn’t cool. Matty has enough trouble, constantly tripping over its own feet without some miscreant going and doing this.
Andy
12.16.2009 13.30
From Matty’s Twitter:
SKELETOR UPDATE: Not all units came in time for yesterday’s sale & he sold out in record time. More coming in Q1 2010. Arrival date TBA
The Flash III
12.16.2009 14.10
@PrfktTear: I got nothing against Randor; if you like him, then enjoy! I think he looks ridiculous, though. Haha!
Matty deserves to be impersonated, considering Mattel doesn’t respond to people’s problems, even though it has a well-trafficked Facebook page to do that with. The way he doesn’t answer concerns, but changes the subject to product is reminiscent of Matty Q&As.
finkrod
12.16.2009 14.22
I thought it was very funny actually, especially “I can honestly say we did NOT see this coming. Our statisticians estimated that we only needed to produce 275 Skeletors for this re-release (minus the 200 for our holiday party). “
PrfktTear
12.16.2009 14.39
Its funny, don’t get me wrong! I just don’t think someone should be going on Matty’s FB and posing as them, it doesn’t help, only makes matters worse.
Poe
12.16.2009 14.51
80+ comments for Randor. RANDOR! Good for him, the old fuddy-duddy.
Newton Gimmick
12.16.2009 15.41
@PrfktTear no offense to Matthew, but the guy impersonating him wasn’t doing a very good job. He was just posting funny comments… But I mean it says his name was Ryan and he had a different avatar.
It’s not like he was trying real hard to con people. He was just poking fun at some of Matty’s daft practices.
Weird about the real Matty whipping up an extra batch of Skeletor though.
Fender Strat
12.16.2009 17.20
Just save yourself the effort and misery of reading all those Facebook posts. Bring out the Paxil!
PrfktTear
12.16.2009 17.20
I haven’t even seen the actual Facebook posts so I don’t know what context to take them in, I just have what I read above.
@Fender Strat: I don’t even read them, its not really worth my time.
I want to go back to they should always have He-Man and Skeletor on sale. Whether it be for people who STILL haven’t been able to nab one yet, or for those who want a second, third, etc. or for customizers, it should just be a given that both will always be on sale. If they ordered an extra large batch, I doubt they’ll warm space in the warehouse. I don’t know if it would cost them extra to order more in addition to the regular figures, bonus figures, and other re-releases, but it just makes sense. There may still be people who are living under a rock and haven’t heard about the line or are people who are still on the fence about whether or not they want to dive in, but won’t collect the line because they haven’t been able to get He-Man or Skeletor.
finkrod
12.16.2009 17.34
@PrfktTear: Well said. I’d like to see them roll out standard He-Man & Skeletor once or twice a year.
As far as others, I guess demand would dictate that. I think every figure produced so far would do pretty well a second time around. Well, maybe not Zodac ;-P
PrfktTear
12.16.2009 19.53
Yeah, its too soon to really see any patterns develop, but yeah, it’d be nice to have ‘em out every 4-6 months.
Scott
12.16.2009 21.22
For anyone who hasn’t seen it, Matty posted on Facebook that they didn’t have their entire shipment of Skeletors in time for yesterday’s sale and more are coming.
dayraven
12.16.2009 21.39
freakin randor rules!! you haters are just jealous cuz your barbarian hero can’t grow a bread!
and come on, for a non-he-man to tote a sword THAT big around… makes william wallace’s glaymore look like a toothpick.
Thomas B
12.16.2009 21.56
yeah i still don’t believe the skeletors were still a partial order. i think they scrambled to place another order.
i have he-man/skeletor but i would not mind seeing them release the regular versions once a year and a variant of each once a year. regular he-man/skeletor and BA he-man/BA skeletor, next year we get the NA versions, etc.
ie this year we get
Scott
12.16.2009 22.13
They can’t make them that fast. It took them almost a year just to do the re-release.
Mysterious Stranger
12.16.2009 23.45
Wanna bet they diverted the rest of the Skeletor shipment from being delivered to Fwoosh?
I feel I can make that joke because I got f***ed by Mattel out of a Gleek at SDCC.
PrfktTear@aol.com
12.17.2009 2.29
So for my own amusement I was checking out Matty’s Facebook page, apparently they banned Ryan Hipp, and now people are rallying for him. Gimmie a f%$@#& break!
Philip Reed
12.17.2009 6.50
@Scott: Now that the tooling for the figure and packaging is complete it shouldn’t take them more than 60-90 days to have a restock in-hand. Maybe even faster, since Mattel reportedly owns their own factories and can decided what to slot into their schedules.
The “1st Quarter 2010″ sounds to me like someone at Mattel decided to order another run; I highly suspect the figures are not extras from the recent run but are actually a third run of figures.
Thomas B
12.17.2009 9.10
@Philip Reed:
exactly what i was going to say. i work for a retail company and this sounds exactly like what is happening.
scott- like he said the tooling and other production is done, all that is left is manufacturing which can be done in about 2-3 months hence mattel stating 1st quarter.
it takes a new figure 8-12 months from intitial concept to seeing it on the pegs. this may be where the confusion lays since mattel has stated it takes this long and they waited a long time to re-release figures.
you also have to remember that they had to make changes to he-man/skeletor as well as packaging changes. they had to first figure out what changes to make and then actually make them which is what the hold up was.
Poe
12.17.2009 11.17
@Emerald: I assume that’s just a pessimistic remark? I believe the Horsemen sculpt MOTUC in a 1:1 scale, so he shouldn’t, theoretically, be any smaller.
nerdbot
12.17.2009 11.17
@Philip Reed: Is that true that Mattel owns their factories? Hasn’t “Matty” made a habit out of blaming QC problems, delays, etc., on either the vendors or the process of changing vendors or whatever? I always thought he was talking about the factories.
Thomas B
12.17.2009 11.32
no they do not own their factories as far as i know, nor have they stated otherwise.
they go to a vendor/factory like everyone else. they may use the same factory over and over again and that factory may be so busy with mattel work that they do nothing else but mattel product but they are not owned by mattel, just employed by mattel.
Thomas B
12.17.2009 11.33
100th post!!!!! sorry had to do it
Philip Reed
12.17.2009 16.42
@Thomas B: “no they do not own their factories as far as i know, nor have they stated otherwise.”
Part of the latest CPSC ruling in which Mattel can skip third party testing is because they own their factories.
From the article at Zimbio:
“Mattel says its situation is unique because it owns its production factories outside the U.S. and can do the required safety testing there.”
http://www.zimbio.com/CPSIA/articles/2xqc4_do3Ee/Third+party+safety+tests+not+required+Mattel
I wrote about this back in October: http://www.battlegrip.com/?p=6455
finkrod
12.17.2009 16.48
THIS JUST IN: King Randor SOLD OUT
Did not see that coming.
PrfktTear
12.17.2009 17.33
Heh, sold out and 100+ comments… ‘ol boy still got it!
Mysterious Stranger
12.17.2009 18.52
When you’ve got all the might, power and influence of a flame-broiled empire you expect nothing less.
Got my Winston yesterday. The trap lightning looks like it was molded around a ball or green hotdog eating ghost. That excites me to no end. Can’t wait to crack him open and put Slimer in the trap.
Replicant
12.17.2009 18.56
Hail to the King! I thought Goddess would sell out first! I just hope I get my shipping confirmation soon!
finkrod
12.17.2009 19.12
No shipping confirmation for me either, though I have been billed. Maybe tonight.
Not that I’m exactly counting the seconds til his arrival =P He’s staying in his little White Castle once I get him anyway.
Scott
12.17.2009 19.30
@Philip Reed:
If that’s all there was to it, Mattel would have just made more of DCUC wave 9 instead of announcing that there was an accidental shortage and cancelling online orders.
PrfktTear
12.17.2009 19.53
MMM… White Castle… some friends of mine were heading down to Elmsford, NY last weekend where apparently a White Castle is located no farther than 20 minutes away. Do you think they would have brought some home for me?! NOPE! I guess they all got eaten on the trip home!
Philip Reed
12.18.2009 9.45
@Scott: “If that’s all there was to it, Mattel would have just made more of DCUC wave 9 instead of announcing that there was an accidental shortage and cancelling online orders.”
That’s what I would assume, but Mattel has done enough weird — sometimes questionably shady — things that I don’t understand their thought process.
Matthew
12.18.2009 11.16
@PrfktTear:
I’d like to hope my Wednesday morning mental lapse had nothing to do with Randor’s 100+ post count. (Insert red faced smilie here.)
If I’ve learned two things from this thread they’d be:
1. When my schedule is filled with late nights and early mornings, leave the discussion to the people with coherent thinking.
2. King Randor makes one rockin’ Santa.
Anyways, I want to thank you guys for not being too harsh on the newbie.
It’s appreciated.
Now, it’s time to eat and then grab some rest.
Take care.
Mario
12.18.2009 13.21
I’m surprised he took this “long” to sell out. After all, Randor is key to the MOTU mythos, & I’m sure a lot of people were looking forward to him, as he was likely never part of their collections back in the day.
PrfktTear
12.18.2009 14.07
Out of curiosity, was Randor a tail-ender, like Scareglow? I’ve always had him so I took it for granted. The only two original MOTU figures that I wanted but never got were Snakeface and Scareglow. I also wanted a Frightzone, but never got that either. What a deprived childhood I had!
Thomas B
12.18.2009 14.39
@Philip Reed:
true but it is easier to turn around one figure for one retail outlet(matty) than it is to turn around another order for a whole wave of figure of numerous outlets.
plus when wave 9 was being made all the other lines for the holiday season were being made so factories were prob very swamped.
Scott
12.18.2009 23.16
I just think half of Matty’s “lying” is people deciding their own facts without proof and declaring anything that Matty says that contradicts those “facts” a lie.
And, sorry, but, unless you work for Mattel or one of their factories, you have no proof. (I’m speaking generally, not to anyone specific).