Originally Posted by Comedian (Post 908655)

So….this thing keeps going backwards. Sadly, it now seems like the cool thing to be “against” this. I don’t see this being funded and if by a miracle it funds at the end I definitely don’t see the stretch goals happening. 9,000 is no longer the target. The value for many is in obtaining every stretch goal. If that looks impossible, then many won’t back at all.

I was “toying” with the idea of getting this. I had figured out how to secure the funds this month and then…….Master of the Universe origins Eternia playset is announced to go for sale in a week. I had a lot of toys growing up, mostly garage sales and such, we were not that well off as a kid, but we did fine. Eternia was always that grail that was to far away. I remember seeing the upper wall in the toy section at our “Hills” department store was filled with Eternia. I never had it nor did I know anyone that had it. To buy an original complete in working order could be as high as $5,000. The $550 for the new version is steal, compared to the original.

So after discussing with the wife, we decided Eternia is a must and can’t back ghost rider. Shame too, I just found a spot for the charger.

I hope this funds for those that want this, even more so for those stretch items.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Harbinger (Post 908660)

That looks insane! I dont do the origina line but if i did this would be my holy grail. Wish they woulda done a classics king grayskull instead of the revelations one though.

Originally Posted by Comedian (Post 908663)

This is a true grail. Something I never had nor did I ever think I would. I am getting this, some other toys will take a back seat for a bit, but this is a “once in a life time” moment….and I will not let that go by.

Originally Posted by SuperWeird (Post 908688)

I know this is a unicorn of a play set, but honestly it’s kind of ugly and disjointed. It’s too big anyways, something that size needs to blow my mind to buy it. At $600 plus tax I’ll probably skip this one and wait for Snake Mountain.

Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue (Post 908683)

I wonder if there will be any tier upgrades like we get with Haslab. Probably not though. I don't think Mattel did that with past kickstarters back during the Mattycollector days.

Originally Posted by an99 (Post 908728)

It's pretty much identical to the original, somI guess you didn't like the original playaet?

Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue (Post 908683)

The price was slightly better than expected. Some people online were predicting $600-800 BEFORE shipping costs. I'm annoyed that there's only a 4-week window though, and of course Mattel takes no consideration in having this end just weeks before people have to focus on Christmas shopping expenses (like Hasbro did with THREE Haslabs last Fall). It would have been preferrable if Mattel had waited to offer this early next Spring and set a 6-week window instead of 4 weeks to give people more time to save up the money and a better chance for this to succeed. If the estimated ship date isn't until 2024, then why rush such a narrow window for the kickstarter?

I wonder if there will be any tier upgrades like we get with Haslab. Probably not though. I don't think Mattel did that with past kickstarters back during the Mattycollector days.

Also yeah the timing of this probably isn't helping the Haslab Ghost Rider set. Even after the additional tier reveals, it is STILL losing backers. I think it's pretty much doomed to fail at this point.

Originally Posted by SuperWeird (Post 908758)

The original play set was after my time. I was an early He-Man fan, discovering the toys before the cartoon even existed. By the time Eternia came out I had already moved on. I never knew this playset existed until a couple years ago.

Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx (Post 908785)

I just missed out on He-man too... I mean I had a few He-man toys, but I think I was still a little too young to get attached to that franchise in any meaningful way. ....So I am pretty happy not being tempted by any of the He-man or Power Ranger stuff that I see in the toy aisle.....