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  • alex
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    Thinking about the backercard, it would be great to have them done in the same style as the palitoy ones, with a big bold character pouncing out at u.

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  • fumetti
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    Originally posted by rche
    Tho I don't feel as strongly about it, I do agree with Lonnie and Ben about the pre-aged cardback design.

    I understand the philosophy about selling a retro item and trying to appeal in that general vein, but don't really see a benefit in making something look preused and faded.
    A big part of the fun is being able to buy these things "new" again. I just love entering a store and finding on the shelves those beloved toys of my youth. It's like I'm time traveling!

    Pre-worn is a dreadful concept. I feel nauseous every time I look at those "Road Worn" Fender guitars. But at least there's a point to them...they're buying into the pre-worn jeans concept (a phony way to look cool).

    But worn out toy boxes don't make the owner look cool! GET THAT, MATTEL??? Nobody gets jealous over a worn out collectible toy! They get jealous over a vintage item looking brand-new.

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  • fumetti
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    Originally posted by megocrazy
    It's simple. You will never please everyone. Somebody will always complain about something. If they went back in time to 1970 they would be writing Mego and complaining about the proposed WGSH figures they now have in their collection.
    That is true. I would definitely have had a few complaints. Some examples...

    CAPTAIN AMERICA -- Why no gloves? Doesn't make sense. Cap has gloves, Mego makes gloves, what gives?

    KLINGON WEAPONS/BELT -- A rehashed red phaser and communicator? What a major letdown. (Buncha bums!)

    MUGATU -- Is Mego serious??? (Hands down the worst Mego figure ever.)

    UHURA -- Is Mego stupid?! Girls don't play with Star Trek! And boys don't play with girls! You passed over Sulu and Chekov for this? She doesn't even have a phaser!

    MISSION TO GAMMA VI -- Um, which episode was that from again...?

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  • 60'schild
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    Originally posted by Captain
    ....I just thought of one card change I would like to see. PLEASE dont stick Batman on a PINK backer card!! Dark purple, blue, black...green with "yeller polkadots and daffy-dils"...anything but pink! Please....the man watched his parents killed right in front of him....hasnt he suffered enough?
    Nowadays anything done by Mattel that has a PINK backer card might automatically wind up in the infamous PINK (Barbie) aisle!

    I'd hate to see the Caped Crusader wake up from his multi-decade nap, only to discover that he's not surrounded by the members of the Justice League... or even the Legion of Doom.

    Instead, his peg mates are Skipper, Barbie and worst of all .... Ken!

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  • EMCEtoys
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    Originally posted by Wee67
    I hope Paul and Joe move into huge houses and no longer give us the time of day because they're to busy hanging out with movie stars and fellow rich folks.

    That's what I hope
    Been there and done that and it ain't what it's cracked up to be. But I appreciate the sentiment

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  • megalomaniac001
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    Originally posted by Captain
    ....I just thought of one card change I would like to see. PLEASE dont stick Batman on a PINK backer card!! Dark purple, blue, black...green with "yeller polkadots and daffy-dils"...anything but pink! Please....the man watched his parents killed right in front of him....hasnt he suffered enough?

    That made my day Captain! Thanks!

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  • Captain
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    ....I just thought of one card change I would like to see. PLEASE dont stick Batman on a PINK backer card!! Dark purple, blue, black...green with "yeller polkadots and daffy-dils"...anything but pink! Please....the man watched his parents killed right in front of him....hasnt he suffered enough?

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  • Captain
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    I don't think its naive at all to think like this. To a kid today, inundated with oodles of plasticky Superheroes in 3 3/4 and 6" scales, along with the Super Friends and Imaginenext stuff, I think a Mego type figure, especially ones as nice as these, will stick out from the crowd. To them, its original and new. I think they will be a surprising hit.

    No offense to our group here, but I would actually prefer to see these figures sell better to kids instead of collectors. You walk through any toy aisle these days, and I'll bet 60-70 percent of what you see is aimed at collectors instead of kids!! Thats sad.

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  • Wee67
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    I've decided to be naive and hope these things sell well beyond the collectors market. I hope kids are fascinated enough with cloth figures that they want these "new" Megos. I hope Paul and Joe move into huge houses and no longer give us the time of day because they're to busy hanging out with movie stars and fellow rich folks.

    That's what I hope

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  • Captain
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    I agree with a couple of folks here, keep the packaging simple, somewhat retro (I like the idea of the old backer card design) and most importantly keep it cheap!!!

    Like ctc mentioned, this line has a lot of potential to go past collectors and grab kids attention. If the figures are priced appropriately, the better the chance the new Megos (Mattos?) have of becoming as popular as they were in the good old days!

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  • saildog
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    Originally posted by Mego Milk
    I'm gonna open em all!

    package em however.

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  • Mego Milk
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    I'm gonna open em all!

    package em however.

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  • callistofreak
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    It does not matter to me, I have enough original T2 bodies. As long as they have the rubber heads, and are 8" tall. I will swap mine out and trade the mattle bodies. That is what I did with my Chekov & Sulu.

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  • kingdom warrior
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    Originally posted by The Toyroom
    If you don't like the weathered look on the packaging I'm sure you can always find a place to get repro non-weathered packaging...

    Seriously, the packaging should be the least of our worries....I'd be more concerned with the choice of characters and the execution of said characters. That is what is going to determine how far this line goes, not the freakin' package.

    If you're marketing to kids, the weathered package shouldn't make a difference if the figure in the CLEAR PLASTIC BUBBLE is freakin' awesome. Kids will throw the package away anyway. That's what we used to do.

    If you're marketing toward the adult collector, we're smart enough to know the difference between a 2010 Mattel 8" Superman in retro-weathered packaging and a 1976 Mego Superman in real-weathered packaging.

    Gimme a break!
    Well said!!

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  • Tothiro
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    I read market research back in the day that found the average consumer will spend 10-20% more on an identical item in black packaging. Personally I think off-register primary colors are the same for us, because I just want to walk into a store and shove them directly into my eyeballs.

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