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Originally Posted by goliathfasa

Not a fan of WWE and don't collect these, but for people who are into these Mattel figures, is this "playset" at all interesting enough to necessitate a crowdfund campaign?

Looks to my (ignorant) eyes that it's just a standard ring stage, of which Mattel has produced many over the years, some still available on the market, and an entrance thing which they could've just sold by itself for $20-50 depending on demand and how nice the LED turns out to be.

The figures are just figures...nothing special compared to their retail figures.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Do people who collect the line see something I don't?

If you compare this to Haslab, it'll be like if Hasbro started a project that's just a variation of one of the many ML Riders vehicles they've put out over the last few years, say the Punisher/WWII Cap bike, with a different deco, included a 6" figure, some accessories (a side-car with LED lights?) and tried to charge people $200 for it. And when people aren't funding it, they throw in another figure.

Am I missing some critical details?

A to-scale ring (different from the smaller sized ring) probably costs at least $100, a figure $20-30. Don't know what an electronic Titantron display goes for. And obviously a markup because quantities are limited.

As stated before this is based on a very unpopular time in WWE, so even to the hardcore fans this could be a stretch. Tossing in Macho Man is an obvious Hail Mary, you're right about that. They could have tossed this on Ringside Collectibles as an exclusive but this way if they don't get the minimum they're not obligated to produce it.