Sign the Matty Petition to Re-Open The 2012 Ecto Subs!!

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Calling all GB fans. If you don’t want to see the Mattel GB line end with so many characters missing I urge you to please sign my petition:

http://forums.mattycollector.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8161069636/m/6321090617

Please Please Please put some pressure on Matty. They have pulled the subs with no warning and without even warning people of the position. They have re-opened the other subs but pulled this one.

We have waited so long for a line of figures & props such as these - don’t let it end unfinised!!!

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The thing is, is that they sold subscriptions. So they know how many people were going to get it. . .

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From the Matty site:

“Please know that the Ghostbusters line isn’t over! To do right by all Ghostbusters fans, we’re still moving forward with the previously announced figures for 2012 (Ready to Believe You Peter with Taxi Cab Ghost, The Rookie, Dana as Zuul) and a fourth figure in the fall, to be announced. These figures will be available at our regular monthly sales.”

They’re still going to make figures, they’re just ending the subscriptions.

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I’m sick of people thinking petitions will change a businesses decision when the decision was based off of financial stability and the basis of supply and demand. Not enough people demanded the product, the company wont supply it. A corporation dosent care how many signatures you will get, they care about how much money they will make. Unless every signature is gonna poney up the dough, your gonna give yourself carpal tunnel typing about topics that are pointless. Based off of mattels decision, you aren’t going to get enough signatures with people who will pay because if they would, we wouldn’t be having this discussion

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DRoomProductions - If they aint re-tooling then the line will eventually end & how can we have a collection with no gozer or terror dogs! That aint going to happen with no re-tooling!

Letmebleed75 - If Matty sees the interest is out there to at least re-open the subs then you never know. Sure they sold out but how could this be if they didn’t sell enough. If 500 people sign saying they will buy if re-opened this may just show the interest is there. I, for one, didnt realise my subs never automatically re-newed through Matty’c poor communications. If everyone has a negative “oh well” attitude then nothing will ever change. Its gotta be worth a shot if you really want to save then line. I can’t help it if I don’t want to sit by and watch the one thing that I have waited so long for fade away!!!

18 signatures so far with 95% saying they would buy if subs re-opened. Good going so far - lets keep up the interest.

Spread the word.

Thanks guys & gals :cool:

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If more people wanted subscriptions…they would have gotten subscriptions.

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This is why the line was canceled to begin with.

The same people are going to say they want the subscriptions - which means not a single extra subscription will be sold which brings them back at their main point:

It’s not worth making the line if there aren’t enough subscriptions sold.

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So… you have 17 people saying they’ll buy a subscription?

Yea, I’m sure that’s going to show Mattel they need to reopen the subs… cuz, you know, it’s not like they had the REAL numbers in front of them to actually KNOW how many people would buy subs.

Subscription sales were open for a month. If people didn’t buy them, they’re not going to in vast enough numbers to change anything.

It was a business decision. There will not be subs. Let it go.

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From a post Toyguru made in the He-Man.org forums:

“The 6” GB line is far from over, and we still have some ideas for 2013… "

The line has to end at some time, and from the sound of things, it isn’t done just yet. Like a few others here have said, a handfull of names aren’t going to convince Matty to bring back the subscriptions unless they happen to be signed at the bottom of checks. I’ll be sad to see the line go when it does, but we all knew it had to end sometime. Before that happens though, I’m sure we’ll get a few more cool figures.

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Though its worth noting how they dealt with subs for the DC Universe Classics…an up-front “we need a certain amount of subs or the line is axed” second chance campaign," which by the meter on the official site says that only 60% of the number needed(never specifically said) was reached, and then they went ahead and made it work anyway…PLOY.

Anyway…it’s over…it’s done…and Im done with dealing with Mattel.

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The only thing I care about now is getting a refund for my Voltron subscription as well, I’m not going to pay for shipping on that if the GB stuff isn’t included.

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wouldnt be a total loss if the dc line did get axed it’s atrociously sculpted. why they have such amazing sculpts on the motu line, that dont sculpt for dc is a mind bottler.

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I was ready for it to be done, even as a fan of the line at one time. It’s a lot of trouble and a lot of money and bs to have to deal that way for figures that usually get Matty off the hook cheap with only paint jobs and new head sculpts(even moreso than GB’s line, when you have tight wearing superheroes.)

And the whole “it’s in the fans hands” thing…lame. Totally driving a rift between professed “hard-core” fans that blindly supported the ill-concieved sub and day-of buyers(or cherry pickers, as pushed by Matty)…like toy collecting needs more geek elitism.

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After this years subscription is done I’ll probably be done with the line.

It really ticks me off that the folks that waited in line at SDCC and fought the WSOD for stay puft really didn’t have to. They are rereleasing him in October!

What a bunch of BS.

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To add even more insult to injury:

2012 Subscriptions Reopened – Limited Time Only

Sale Starts: 9/16/11 9 a.m. PT

Sale Ends: 10/3/11 11:59 p.m. PT

For 2012, subscriptions are available for DC Universe, MOTUC Club Eternia® and Voltron® lines. And, for the first time, we’re offering a subscription to the upcoming 30th anniversary series for Masters of the Universe®! Please read the details for each subscription, then return to this page to make your selection.

DC Universe: Club Infinite Earths

MOTUC: Club Eternia®

MOTU 30th Anniversary Series

Voltron®: Club Lion Force

If you’ve read all the details and are ready to make your selections, choose the quantity you want for each and click the “Add to Cart” button. Remember, you can buy as many subscriptions as you like in any combination and they’ll all ship together*!

*Limitations apply, so please see individual product pages for details.

And Then:

September 14, 2011

Toy Fans,

If you haven’t yet heard the news, the DC Universe Club Infinite Earths subscription is going forward for 2012, with Metron as the oversized club-exclusive figure! We know many of you were bummed you missed the on-sale window and have asked us to reopen the subscriptions. We also heard you when you asked us to offer a subscription for the six MOTUC 30th Anniversary figures. I’m stoked to tell you the answers are yes and yes! Starting Friday, September 16th, you’ll have the chance to purchase subscriptions once more for DC Universe Club Infinite Earths and MOTUC Club Eternia®, plus Voltron® Club Lion Force and the all-new MOTU 30th Anniversary Series*! Here’s a roundup:

Subscription Sale Period

Friday, September 16th at 9 a.m. PT through Monday, October 3rd at 11:59 p.m. PT

Subscription Information

There are no differences between the subscriptions we previously offered and those we’ll sell starting September 16th, and the new MOTU 30th Anniversary Series subscription will operate similarly. Complete product pages will be live soon with all the specifics, but here’s a summary of each. There’s a lot of important information, so please read all the details.

DC Universe Club Infinite Earths

In 2012, DC Universe Club Infinite Earths will be the only place to get true collector 6" character figures not available at retail, including Poison Ivy, Atrocitus, The Flash 1 and Starman. When you purchase a membership for $30, you’ll be shipped and billed for 9 monthly 6" figures starting in April 2012 and 3 “oversized” figures (one shipped approximately each quarter, beginning with the second quarter). You’ll also receive the club-exclusive oversized figure, voted by fans to be Metron with his Mobius Chair!

As you know, this club going forward was based on reaching a certain number of subscriptions. Although our goal wasn’t achieved, we want to show our support for fans by moving ahead. In order to make the club work, we crunched the numbers and here’s what we came up with: As a benefit to membership, you’ll be locked in at the advertised subscription rates of $15 for 6" figures and $30 for oversized figures, plus shipping/taxes/fees. Prices for figures sold outside the subscription during our monthly sales at MattyCollector.com will be $18 for 6" figures and $45 for oversized figures. The subscription is the only way to guarantee the lower prices and get fan-favorite Metron, which will not be sold at MattyCollector.com!

MOTUC Club Eternia®

Club Eternia is going to be better than ever for 2012! Purchase a membership to Club Eternia for $20 and you’re guaranteed to receive all of the monthly Masters of the Universe® Classics figures released during the year. You’ll also receive club-exclusive Shadow Weaver (our first-ever Filmation character!) and an all-new bonus map poster of Preternia. Figures revealed to date are Sorceress® (January), Fisto™ (February) and Kobra Kahn™ (March). The multipack revealed to date is Princess of Power® Star Sisters™ (Starla™, Jewelstar™ and Tallstar™) that also includes Glory Bird.

Since we launched the MOTUC line in 2008, while costs have risen we’ve worked hard to hold prices for 6" figures at $20 each. For 2012, prices for figures purchased through the subscription will remain as previously advertised ($20 for 6" figures, $30-$60 each for beasts/variants/multi-packs). We’re finalizing the numbers now, but figures and other items sold outside the subscription during our monthly sales at MattyCollector.com will definitely be higher. If you don’t already have a subscription, you’ll want to get one when they’re re-opened on September 16th to lock in the 2008 pricing!

MOTU 30th Anniversary Series

By fan demand, we’re offering a subscription to the six very special figures we’ll be releasing approximately every other month in 2012 in celebration of MOTU’s 30th anniversary! Each figure will be a new character created just for the MOTUC line, including Fearless Photog (the winner of the 1985 Create a Figure Contest by Nathan Bitner) and Draego Man by the Four Horsemen. Of the remaining figures, two will be from Mattel, one from Geoff Johns (famed creative director from DC Comics), and the final figure is planned to be the winner of the current Create a Character Contest.

Because this series was created as part of the year-long anniversary celebration, we’ve been given permission from management to also offer these figures to subscribers for the 2008 price of $20 each (plus shipping/taxes/fees), but the price will be higher for figures sold outside the subscription at MattyCollector.com during our monthly sales (pricing to be announced). If you love MOTU, it’s the best way to ensure you’ll receive every one of the MOTU 30th Anniversary Series special releases at the lower price. You can get this subscription whether you have a subscription to Club Eternia or not, but purchasing both ensures you’ll receive every MOTUC figure released in 2012, plus you’ll save on shipping!

Voltron® Club Lion Force

Ready to form Voltron? Then don’t miss our Club Lion Force subscription! When you buy a membership for $15, you’ll be shipped and billed for all the official club figures as they are released during the year – a total of 5 pilot figures in 3 ¾" scale and 5 lion figures. That means you’ll own all 5 lions needed to build the epic-scale 23" Voltron robot and all 5 pilots needed to complete the Voltron Collect and Connect® Ultra Blazing Sword. Also included is the club-exclusive figure for 2012, Sven, the original pilot of the Blue Lion!

In homage to the series and to make sure you get every figure needed to build the 23" Voltron and Ultra Blazing Sword, each pilot will come as a set with its corresponding lion, so Keith and the Black lion will come as a set, Hunk and the Yellow lion will come as a set, etc. Prices for the pilots and lions are $50-$65 per set, whether purchased through the subscription or when they are sold on MattyCollector.com during our monthly sales (they won’t be sold separately). That means subscribers will receive paired Pilots and Lions at their doorstep, and if you choose to come to MattyCollector.com to purchase additional sets (or if you don’t have a subscription), you won’t have to go to two separate product pages and risk one or the other being sold out – a single click will be all it takes to put them both in your cart!

Remember, all subscriptions ordered by one person (same email address, credit card, address and shipping method) will ship together, with one exception: The first month that any of your subscription orders ship, subscriptions not purchased together will not ship together (estimated January for Club Eternia® and MOTU 30th Anniversary Series, February for Club Lion Force and April for DC Universe Club Infinite Earths). The second time your subscription ships (essentially the monthly renewal), all of your subscriptions will ship together to the same address (estimated February for Club Eternia, March for MOTU 30th Anniversary Series, April for Club Lion Force and May for DC Universe Club Infinite Earths). So, for example, let’s say you purchased two Club Eternia subscriptions in one transaction during the July on-sale period and two subscriptions during the September on-sale period in another transaction. When the first club figures are released in January, the figures purchased in July will ship in one package and the figures purchased in September will ship in another package. Then in February, all the figures from all four subscriptions will ship together. This only applies to subscriptions that were not purchased in the same transaction. All subscriptions that are purchased in the same transaction will ship together the first month as promised.

For those of you who are hesitant to get a subscription because you want to combine subscription figures with other items purchased during the monthly sales to save on shipping, please know that we’ve heard your requests and the team is working hard to figure out a way to do this. There’s nothing to announce yet (and no guarantees), but if you’re on the fence we encourage you to consider purchasing a subscription so you don’t miss out on the lower subscription prices. Then if we’re able to offer the combined shipping, it’s an added benefit.

One last thing… this special sale is only open from September 16th through October 3rd and the sale will absolutely, positively, we’re-not-kidding not be extended! If you want email reminders so you don’t miss this important event, please click here, and as always, I’ll post on Facebook and Twitter.

—Matty

*Yes, we know Ghostbusters™ Club Ecto-1 is not reopened at this time. Updated information about Club Ecto-1 will be announced soon. We have a few additional non-subscription items we are working on so, stay tuned for more news from your favorite paranormal investigators and exterminators!

Kinda pisses me off that they extend the other lines but stand fast on the cancellation of Ghostbusters.

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That was what put me over the edge with matty. Bull s***. fml

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Honestly? Because they sell a METRIC FUCKTON of MOTU. It was the GB membership that got cancelled so don’t hate on the subscription that keeps them alive.

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Umm no one’s hating on anything except Matty for cancelling the subscription..then to add insult to injury they reopen the subscription times for all the other lines but don’t give the Ghostbusters line a second chance.

That’s what is bugging the hell out of me, I could care less about She-man, Didn’t like it when I was kid and don’t like it now.

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some of us did. and do. i cant say enough how that line is what the other matty lines should look up to it’s heads and shoulders above the rest of them. gbfanboyism aside, you cant deny it. heman is why you have your ghostbusters toys.

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I feel bad for u, and a little jealous. Because if that’s ur defense to our anger then you havnt felt all the bs that matty has put all of us through. So yes I am “hating”. I’ve sunk a good amount of money into matty and now I feel as if matty has bent me over and stiffed me the good one.