WARNING----Last Call for Green Arrow!!!!!!

[Sideshow Spock]

Do you have a link to where that is?

All I'm seeing is 103 comments about Moss Man under the (now buried) quick notes that included the GA "close to sold out" announcement.

[MEGOMAN]

Jesus Christ, seriously? Well, that news has caused an audible release of breath around these parts...

That said, it took me 10 minutes of wading through Mossman complaints on their page to get to the anouncement. Not a single comment about our Green Arrow there. So, I'm getting conflicting data: if these things are flying so fast, why isn't anyone talking about it outside this forum (or am I just missing something?).

J

As of now there's 27 comments about GA under the "last call announcement".

[MEGOMAN]

Thanx for the insight. Paul and I do know the target run numbers and they were high and respectable, hence my spitting out coffee at the "almost sold out" notice in less than two weeks. But that said, I would expect buzz to be proportionate. Maybe that's all being done here :-)

One thing to point out is that I'm sure that there were plenty of people/toy dealers who bought the max of 10 to an order. I'm sure that there's more of these people than we know. Just wait until after GA is sold out on Matty. He will start popping up quite a bit in eBay and in toy collectible stores. Lets wait and see.

[Sideshow Spock]

So, I'm getting conflicting data: if these things are flying so fast, why isn't anyone talking about it outside this forum (or am I just missing something?).

There's been a modest few threads here and there about GA on RTM since his release, which is a good barometer for how much wider interest there is outside this forum. But nothing that compares with the discussion that's gone on there about Matty's MOTU and other previous popular releases and subsequent sell-outs.

Announcing something is "close to sold out" is one thing (perhaps done to jumpstart interest), actually selling out is another. Let's see how long that really takes..

[EMCEtoys]

Thanx for the insight. Paul and I do know the target run numbers and they were high and respectable, hence my spitting out coffee at the "almost sold out" notice in less than two weeks. But that said, I would expect buzz to be proportionate. Maybe that's all being done here :-)

[megocrazy]

Jesus Christ, seriously? Well, that news has caused an audible release of breath around these parts...

That said, it took me 10 minutes of wading through Mossman complaints on their page to get to the anouncement. Not a single comment about our Green Arrow there. So, I'm getting conflicting data: if these things are flying so fast, why isn't anyone talking about it outside this forum (or am I just missing something?).

J

It all comes down to production numbers. Depends on how many were actually made to decide how many are talking about it. No comments means no complaints. That's good. Biggest question is, Did they run limited amounts to drive demand up through ebay after market sellers so it would generate excitement about the first wave. If this was a plan it's brilliant from a sales point of view, though I've been pretty vocal about my opinion of the large mainstream toy producers being...well...not very good at doing things right. Flying fast is relative to how many were actually produced. Selling out is a good thing at least from a marketing point of view. If they show a significant after market life on ebay with a price increase, I figure it should show success in at least the initial two waves of figures. IMO.

[EMCEtoys]

Mattycollector.com just put up on Facebook a last call for GA. I'm going back for one more!

Jesus Christ, seriously? Well, that news has caused an audible release of breath around these parts...

That said, it took me 10 minutes of wading through Mossman complaints on their page to get to the anouncement. Not a single comment about our Green Arrow there. So, I'm getting conflicting data: if these things are flying so fast, why isn't anyone talking about it outside this forum (or am I just missing something?).

J

[Meule]

so what happens after they are gone

Scalpers will be selling them on eBay for $40

[pmwasson]

I'm glad to hear these are selling well. Sounds like a good sign for the line!

[M3G0M4V3R1CK]

Ok so i just took the time to try to order one and i cant pay with paypal what is with that damit this sucks

[kennermike]

Hopefully they will lay GA to rest for now. It would be great if they brought him back down the road with a different card and had him for sale in Toys R' Us. Or even better, once he is gone, that's it. Isn't that why he is called an exlucive?

broke down and just ordered one from Mattycollector

[MEGOMAN]

Hopefully they will lay GA to rest for now. It would be great if they brought him back down the road with a different card and had him for sale in Toys R' Us. Or even better, once he is gone, that's it. Isn't that why he is called an exlucive?

[trekman101]

I don't think he will be remade....he might be redone at one point though.

[sauce]

I can still put 10 in the cart. Last call might mean a thousand available!

[kennermike]

so what happens after they are gone is Mattel going to order more ?