Comments on: Poe’s Point > Mattel says “Choose and perish!” on MOTUC bobblehead issue

By: Fender Strat

Fender Strat — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:48:33 +0000

Who knows if the line will even make it through 2010? Between DR and Mattel fudging of the orders every month there are always going to be disatisfied customers. As the months go on, and the number of people that screwed builds up the figures won't start selling out and sales will probably decline.

You can always except scalpers to pick up 10 of everything each month but when they're stock lays unsold, then they realize MOTUC is no longer a moneymaker. Leading to more lost sales and Mattel taking fewer risks and releasing 10x million more variants of He-Man and Skeletor like 200X. It becomes lose-lose for everyone and the line dies!

By: mjturny23

mjturny23 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:59:47 +0000

I'm with you Poe!

Fix the head or leave it.

Definately not option 2!

By: dayraven

dayraven — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:55:13 +0000

hey mattel, how about this option… how about i send you a hobo's dick cheese?

By: Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:11:57 +0000

@Motorthing: Preach on, brother!

By: Replicant

Replicant — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:11:57 +0000

My Teela figure had the "bobble head" effect at first but after changing her head a few times it doesn't do it anymore. The Goddess is a different story. I hope the problem can be fixed without sacrificing anything else.

By: Mr. Rant likes his women to have articulation « It'sAllTrue.Net

Mr. Rant likes his women to have articulation « It'sAllTrue.Net — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:29:54 +0000

[...] I choose option 3: “None of the Above.” And I’m not alone. Both Noisy and Poe Ghostal (via poeghostal.com) brought this issue up in their columns. We all agree, the simple options given [...]

By: Newton Gimmick

Newton Gimmick — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:20:32 +0000

I haven't taken my Goddess out of the package, but seriously… How hard is it to do a ball joint? Just do a round peg and make the heads fit that. Make it just big enough to hold the head but still small enough that with a little force you can pop the head off.

Seriously, I could make that in 10 minutes. How can Mattel not?

By: Thomas B

Thomas B — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:18:54 +0000

@The Flash III: oh no. you can bet i brought it up over on the org. it is AMAZING how many people, rather than thinking a 3rd option should be made just start voting for 1 or 2. it HAS to be something with their factory which is screwing things up. i don't see how engineering a new articulation for heads is cheaper than just doing a new neck pin?!?! if their factory is screwing up than just admit it. we should not be charged this much for figures and THEN have to decide which way we want our figures to be sub par to the ones they already made. in the end it won;t matter since they will do whatever the hell they want anyway and say "well the majority of people.." when in reality NO ONE is happy with either 1 or 2

By: d. verburg

d. verburg — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:03:15 +0000

my teela is just fine. i don't have a goddess. so i assume if they got it right with some teela figures they can get it right with all female figures without much hassle?

By: Fengschwing

Fengschwing — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:16:46 +0000

I have to agree with Flash III.