To be fair, Mattel did warn us that some figures this year would have no day of sale stock, but for a character with a vintage counterpart like Clamp Champ? Seems like an odd choice. But with some new reports of MOTUC overstock hitting Big Lots, that might explain why management might be a little trigger shy on keeping the production levels at previous levels. All the other Masters should be available – that’s Icer from the new Filmation sub and New Adventures He-Man. Plus the customer service stock for Dragon Blaster Skeletor, Granymyr, and Filmation Randor still show as Coming Soon – I think that means they didn’t sell out during Early Access, which I missed last Thursday. Not that I intended to buy anything, but it seems like a better proposition for subscribers if Early Access were open from whenever it starts all the way through the actual sale. It seems arbitrary to open it just for a few hours on one day in advance.
On the DC side, I know a bunch of Captain Marvel fans are looking forward to Captain Marvel Junior, aka Freddy Freeman. And Watchmen fans are getting Nite Owl. I guess Mattel is holding back the Ozymandias reveal for the big show this week.
For your convenience, here’s the direct link to the bundle page for the MattyCollector July sale.
7/15 Sale Reminder: Champ Clamp®, Icer™, Freddy Freeman, Nite Owl & More
Toy Fans,
Here’s your friendly reminder that our 7/15 sale is coming up soon…
Early Access: Thurs 7/11 at 8am PT thru Fri 7/12 at 8am PT (subscribers only)
- Products Available: MOTUC Dragon Blaster™ Skeletor®, Granamyr™, and King Randor® (Filmation-style “Eternian Palace” King Randor® from 2012)
All Access Monthly Sale: Monday 7/15 9am PT
- DCU Freddy Freeman (Club Infinite Earths figure)
- MOTUC “New Adventures” He-Man® (Club Eternia® “quarterly” figure)
- MOTUC Icer™ (Club Filmation monthly figure-first in the series!)
- MOTUC Dragon Blaster™ Skeletor® (remaining customer svc. stock, subject to Early Access sellout)
- MOTUC Granamyr™ (remaining customer svc. stock, subject to Early Access sellout)
- MOTUC King Randor® (Filmation-style “Eternian Palace” King Randor® from 2012 – remaining customer svc. stock, subject to Early Access sellout)
- Watchmen Nite Owl (Club Black Freighter figure)
Club Eternia® Subscriber-only Figure
- MOTUC: Clamp Champ® (Club Eternia® monthly figure, shipped only to subscribers – he will not be sold 7/15 at MattyCollector.com)
via Matty | News.
Now that they’ve released just about every core MOTU character in Classics form, they’re going to feel the sting from collectors. They should have given us the option to pre-order, as opposed to having to buy characters that no one but Neitlich wants.