Hot Wheels RLC has never been better. It's also never been worse.
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- I have the last few Hot Wheels Red Line Club models to open, so I'll use this time to do just that and share some thoughts on the state of the RLC. Watch the video, listen to my opinions, and tell me what you think. Enjoy.
Collectors for investment, OR Collectors for the love and the hobby ? As for me it has always been a hobby, never thought of it as an investment, My love of Hot Wheels started as a kid and has never changed, So with that said, I'm ok with RLC right now.
Same here
Yup. Invest in stocks, gold or perhaps bitcoin. This is a terrible idea as an investment idea.
Ditto!
I'm not ok with the high price. They are WAY too expensive for how many they produce. I can get limited stuff just as nice or nicer for $5-10 cheaper from other companies and their production numbers are smaller.
To summarize:
1. No longer numbered, hence the exclusivity has gone.
2. Multiple recolors of each RLC release which additionally ruins the value/exclusivity.
3. As a result of the larger production run, the quality control is no longer there.
4. The resale value sometimes doesn't even fetch the price when new.
5. The bad customer experience for the Mattel Creations members still hasn't improved.
You nailed it
@@ThjeDevilTwin I agree...mattel fucked up
numbered or not numbered it doenst matter... its an illusion.
1. I hope they continue the way they are and completely destroy the secondary market for good.
2. Overdrive and opening the memberships was the best decisions they ever made.
3. You can all take your exclusivity and shove it.
@@SZfiftyfourthe more they make the worse the shipping and car quality gets is the main complaint here. So easy on the shoving
Ngl, that Impala Lowrider is absolutely stunning. I mean like absolutely stunning!
I don't care about rarity or resale, it's nice that more people have an opportunity to own a RLC car, but with there being infinite memberships and unknown amounts of cars, it's just weird at this point. The other issue is, with the heavily increased number of memberships sold, why do they also need to raise the prices of everything going on?
As an RLC member since 2008, I don't like the fact that they make way more cars like the skyline over and over again. They don't do so many American Muscle cars, Street Rods & Customs or Classic Pickups.
This is exactly the video we needed from you being absolutely honest about the state of the Redline Club right now and we all know it’s not good right now. The reason why I joined is because of the numbering and rarity factor just like you stated because to me it was something not everyone had and if I could get one it was that much cooler and better. But they slowly did away with the numbers and things have gone down hill. More quantity means less quality and that’s exactly what we’ve gotten I mean every one of those RLCs shown has a paint defect on them…and yes the models are fantastic looking but the quality just isn’t there. They shot themselves in the foot with doing away with the numbers even though yes, they are “making more money” by letting everyone get them now but now like you stated people will start judging them more and passing on them. Simply go back to making them more rare and sought after and keep the quality there as well. Really don’t see myself renewing after this year and I still find it funny how I haven’t needed overdrive once this year 😏 funny how they come out with overdrive yet there’s no need for it when there’s an unlimited amount being produced now….
I'm a new hot wheels collector and I just love hunting down the super treasure hunts and trying to find all the other makes and models that I like. Also its fun to hook up my friend and his kids with some nice hot wheels cars. Wish I would have started collecting a long time ago! Never realized how fun and addicting it could be lol When I saw that Typhoon RLC go on sale I had to grab two of them. Only time I've ever bought two of the same RLC cars. Just waiting for the 1990 454 SS to drop again. Definitely one of my favorite castings!!
My complaint about rlc is the quality. We should have 0 or very little blemishes on them. Too many are nice models but poor quality.
But to be fair everyone has some qc issues. I hate paying $40 for a car with bad paint or crooked mirrors or spoiler.
Great video!
Quality control is my main complaint.
Oh boy don't even get me started on QC issues. I started collecting last November and it's been a complete lottery. I am super ultra picky and even a scratch on the card can bug me but the amount of cars I've gotten that I've had to return is just silly at this point.
It's gotten so bad that I feel as though I will need to order 4 in order to get one that I'm happy with.
It's just frustrating because I really like hotwheels and RLC cars but I shouldn't have anxiety opening up the package. QC combined with the nature of RLC makes it hard because if I get bad ones, I can't resell them, I could return but might not get my $7 shipping refunded, and I can't get replacements.
I have less QC problems with Mainline hotwheels than I do RLC.
This might come off an ignorant but I don't understand why they can't hire a couple people to look them over before they get shipped out.
I got two root beer AMC javelins and returned both because they were both unacceptably scratched up. Whole spots of paint just chipped/rubbed off.
Awesome redline club cars and trucks you open up and you reviewed congrats.👍 I have never been a redline club member and I never will be they want to much money for they're cars and you not guaranteed you gonna get every redline club car you want. So the only redline club vehicles i collect are the ones i can find at the flea market, car shows, and toy shows, that vendors are selling for reasonable prices of the ones that i like. Otherwise i don't add any other redline club cars to my hot wheels collection.
That's a smart move sam. You are actually probably saving cash by not joining....😊
You are correct my friend I'm definitely saving money and thank you for the nice comment my friend congrats to you my friend.👍
I would like to see super treasure hunt castings sold in their own exclusive package for 10 dollars or so like a F&F because I open them. Great if you can find them with the basics for $1.25 but in the last four years I have found three. I do not want to pay a scalper 50 to 80 dollars for them but would like to have them. The in the packages means nothing to me
I'm sure you are correct for the most part. If the Red Line club had remianed as it was, I would not be part of it. There wasn't just a time limit, there was also a quantity limit. I'm happy with the cars I've gotten and don't really care how rare they are. I have the ones I want.
I agree with everything that you said in the video . If they are going to change that much the quality needs to be improved also the way they ship the cars out
RLC- I don't know about all-FEW collectors, and more Resellers. But for me, I joined RLC only and only for one reason. I love BMERs, R32s and Mustangs, so I only eye for those drops. Also, I just collect to fulfill my passion, which is way more broken by resellers and price inflation. Seems at a point that even to collect 1-2 favorite model, its a nightmare to purchase. No wonder how high R34 prices rocket or how low, I won't buy it cuz I don't want it, and now I want Lamley and all fellow readers to give a perception if possible, to have their opinion if they were somewhat like me.
Yeah…..what the heck is it? How does it differ from collecting from mainstream on the rack stores like Walmart etc…?
I disagree that collectors (me included) craving exclusivity has that much of an impact on rlc sales. People don't focus on the details because the rlc models are easy to get, but because the price they are paying isn't justified. If the quality was on par with the cost people that wanted them would get them regardless of exclusivity. Having a limited stock only acts as a hurdle to those who want the models and have to pay extra to get them from resellers.
The problem with rlc is that in the last time u can’t by directly from their site in some contries, they will deliver in New Zeeland and Hungary but in Romania they don’t deliver anymore and there are lots of other contries that they were sending but in the last couples of months not anymore
Hot Wheels has a large portion of “hype beast” style collectors that simply want valuable hard to find things. Super Treasure Hunts and chases while a fun part of collecting have attracted these collectors in droves, and RLC was a great frontier for them. The more gearhead oriented collector realized they could migrate to mini gt and others for premium cars that were easier to find at a lower price. Hot Wheels is now figuring out how to deal with those repercussions. The hope should be quality that matches there prices! And as you pointed out sometimes that matches, sometimes it doesn’t. We’ll see how it shakes out over the next few years
I my opinion. Rarity is in nft drops..
Rlc overdrive is good.
I watch whole video. You welcome
I've all but stopped collecting RLC since they ditched the limited production. Part of what you're paying for the exclusivity factor. The models are great, but not $30-35 great. They should be $20 if they're going to be made to order. If there's a car that really stands out to me, I might still consider. But I haven't bought a piece in well over a year.
They’re just simply too expensive. If they limit each car to 25K, and limit the price to $25 shipped, and fix the QC, then they’d be on top again.
The mazda rx7 doesn't have side mirrors but the pic on the card does? Why?
neither does the datsun...or the typhoon...or the impala...or the king cab...damn
Too spend that amount for a car could be great but now with that 100 fee that you can get it just like that it makes it harder for RLC members that don’t pay that 100 fee harder to get it so collectors aren’t willing to really try for many with the chance of it being sold out before it is released that’s why a lot of them are not sold out
Only 2 or 3 this whole year have sold out within hours. Many have been available for days.
I think the sweet spot is 25K pieces. As long as you are on time to the sale you should be able to get one (as long as the site is working correctly) but they will still sell out fast and will have some exclusivity to them.
Can’t wait to get my impala shipped!
I don’t collect all RLC’s
We all have our favourite cars
Sometimes RLC just nails it
My favourite being the 1969 Camaro in blue
Amongst collectors, I’m sure it’s not that desirable and still seems to be pretty cheap on eBay.
But i love it and cost simply wouldn’t enter the equation i just had to have it .
I like it so much I’ve got 3 of them .
Being from the UK
I would like to see more European cars like the Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth or Ford escort series 1 RS Turbo or a mk2 ford fiesta XR2i
I think RLC should look at different countries and the different cars people have a fondness for .
Even though JDM is really cool
All I see is the same sort of stuff .
More of a variety would be awesome 👍
On top of that, they got rid of the rewards car which pretty much removed any incentive for me to keep buying every single car to earn enough points to get said car. Now I’m only buying new RLC models and no duplicates. Plus the selections cars have been disappointing because they always have us vote for castings that were just released a few months before rather than castings that have never been used or used in a long time.
Damn the paint looked dull on the impala online! I’m guttered I didn’t get it now 😢
Also lamley the recession is not helping thats my opinion why sales have dropped , well thats one off tge reasons why im getting more picky with what i buy only jdm casting for me
the RLC Exclusive 1993 Mazda RX-7 R1 Twin Turbo been sold out for a while now...
TOTALLY disagree with you on pricing. People may mention better details on things like MiniGT and that they are cheaper. But that is not really the only reason why people go to MiniGT over RLC. Mattel doesn't get a pass just because they are "different". They make 35000 or more of these now....35000!!!!!! They produce way more than minigts 1 of xxxx limited exclusive releases and even more than minigts regular mass market or JL/AWA releases.
I don't necessarily want my RLC more detailed than the other premium brands. What I DO WANT is what made RLC stand out from the rest before then went mass production.
I WANT......
-CHROME POLISHED CHASSIS ON EVERY RELEASE. Heck at this point I would even take a detailed painted chassis. But a full full painted black chassis. NO NO NO. I can get that on a $6 AW release... 😏
-SPECTRAFLAME PAINT ON EVERY RELEASE. It is laughable that they charge us the same for an enamel release as they do the Spectra-flame releases....WTH?
- I DON'T MIND 35k releases or no stickers but they need to stop saying these things are true or limited exclusive. In the collecting world they really are not so they need to be properly priced to reflect that.
Those three things paint, chrome base and limited small production run were three things we were told on the forums years ago that made these things more expensive. We are now lucky if we get 1 out of those three. So why have they increased the price with the production number and less chrome and some releases without Spectra-flame paint???? .....because from where I'm standing the only thing that makes RLC different from the other brands ( as you said) is that they have the HW name. THATS IT!!! All the other companies do just as much R&D as well John. All of them. They all have great opening features as well. Features that are unique to them like pop up headlights or rear opening trunks and hoods and doors all in one release.
Now after all this.....I STILL LOVE what the HW team creates. They do a great job. It's not their fault that Mattel got greedy and took advantage of some of our more obsessed collectors. OVERDRIVE anyone... 😂...that was a sham from the start and shame on Mattel for even duping our more sensitive collectors.... 😏
So anyhow..said this on Instagram and I will say it here. I'm done with RLC after this year. Unless they make a change. SPECIFICALLY a price change. We are not getting what we used to get with an RLC. I didn't get Into buying them to get enamel painted chassis or a non Spectra-flame paint job. The chrome plated chassis and polished Spectra-flame paint was a homage to the dull silver chassis and regular Spectra-flame of the old mainlines but in a premium format. They deleted the CPC and sometimes the paint so the price should reflect it. Same with production. HUGE PRODUCTION the price should come down. None of what they have offered really should be more than $25. $25 for cased stuff and $15-20 for carded stuff. So $25 maximum on case stuff only and I think most would agree.
They even charge $25 for a $7 RETAIL PREMIUM matchbox with a stupid plastic case ...😂😂😂😂. Awful tampo work, no numbering , no chrome Spectra-flame etc. So explain that one John. What are they offering to MBX collectors to ask such a ridiculous price for those releases?????
Don't even get me started on the $10 fee just to buy this stuff.
Definitely done with it all.
Oh An occasional Neo release would have been nice once in a while. Because as you say ITS A HW right?? So that is a big part of its heritage. It's called the red line club for a reason.
So the question every single collector should ask.....WHAT IS RLC OFFERING ME....that the other premium brands do not??? What is RLC offering me for what I am charged???
Ask yourselves that and see if you can come up with anything besides it has the Hot Wheels Branding. If it's worth it to you go for it. As for me I'm not drinking it anymore.
IKR. Other brands ARE CHEAPER. I can get a POP RACE 72 Hako with INSANE details AND opening Hood AND OPENING TRUNK with insane accuracy and it only cost me $15 while Mattel wants $25+ lmao.
EXACTLY. Again I really appreciate what Brendon and Van and the rest bring to the table. I have loved so much of what they have done over the years. It's not their fault that Mattel execs are taking advantage of their customer base with crazy pricing, cutting costs etc. Heck they don't even give out club cards anymore. Which I never cared for but dang it's not like they threw collectors a bone and said Here is $2 off the membership since we took away the club cards. Nope they didn't do that. They just saved more cash. Saved cash on no numbering, saved cash on no more chrome bases etc...and made cash on 10000 individuals that were scared they would miss out on "hard" to get releases....😂.....that turned out to be the biggest sin Mattel has pulled on loyal customers. They got $1,000,000, free dollars. Very minimal work involved for people pre ordering stuff.......oh man smh....😂😂
Watched the video and I agree with the presentation points. I think I disagree with how you've sort of paired the rarity issue with (at least how I perceived it) 'upgraded premium' one. I think they are both issues that should be fixed in different ways. For me, as a casual collector I don't care as much about rarity unless it's a model and casting that I really must have.. and it's limited. To my other point... which I think is summed up really well by the rx7 here - that's such a nice model and casting but as someone that already has the $6 ronin run one.. I just can't justify spending another $30 on this 'RLC' model. IDK if it needs a more interesting tampo or what.. but it needs to feel more special than just it has a nicer spectraflame paint.. at least for me.
I don't know which commenter told me this, but they said it wasn't worth signing up for the RLC club, I'm starting to understand why. And I'm also wondering how rare is the Proton Saga ?
Stay away from this Ripoff Line Crap
Mainline cars are all produced in the same quantity, none are "rare"
Playmates screwed up the Star Trek figures range with their super rare 1701 figures that were impossible to get. RLC needs to walk the tightrope between limited and not exclusive at all. Also just giving a chance for gougers to make bank on resales is not a wise strategy either. Keeping the quality control should be their top priority. That 1972 Skyline paint is unforgivable. Maybe some sort of credit system where each member can only get 80% of each years models, would keep some exclusivity, and encourage members to trade models with each other and avoid the resellers?
The reason that people compare Mini GT to RLC is value. For 25-30$ HotWheels the details aren't that good, you still can't trust their QC, they use the same wheels as premiums and you're forced to pay a subscription to even get them. AND on top of that, they're pretty much USA exclusive if you don't have deep pockets, shipping fees and taxes make them insanely disappointing. I feel company's greed more than the product exclusivity.
Pop Race diecast blow the doors off RLC and some Mini GT and for less $$$.
I collect RLC, mini gt, tarmac, pop race, and don’t don compare one to the other. Every brand has its unique style.
@@pishale I'm just saying, nowadays others surpass hot wheels quality for the rlc price
They are looking good, especially the low-rider Impala!
I gave up on RLC when they stopped doing any of the original '68-'72 Redlines. I have no issue with the new cars or new direction with moving parts and so on. Why not continue with an accurate homage to the cars that put them on the map? Just a few a year mixed in with the rest would make a lot of us happy.
Mattel has all but abandoned all of their collector bases except JDM and imports. You can see that in their releases. Over half of their entire retail product line is Fast and Furious based cars, and now the RLC is mainly JDM and Porsche
@@VladimirBlarp I'm fine with all of those cars and like a lot of them. I'd also argue that muscle cars and a few urban cars (low riders, for example) get a good amount of attention in the line up. Nonetheless, my heart lies with the original and iconic redlines. I don't think the club should be only those, or even many of them. Just a couple every year - done accurately - would have kept me in the RLC club.
@@stephencook754 RLC should have something for everyone, not just a revolving door of Skylines and Hondas
Another problem is the lack of a schedule from Mattel, so we can put the money aside for this drops ..
I paid for overdrive to not worry about missing cars but then my bank flagged the cars as fraud so I missed out on 4 of the cars before I noticed
man. thats messed up lol sry to hear that
Sadly I left hot wheels and slid everything I owned after they killed the RLC club. Not only have they made it impossible to make money on anything, they continue to flood the market with more and more and more. It's gotten out of hand. Unless you started collecting back when things mattered those are unfortunately the only hot wheels worth anything. I def don't miss it, just wish I didn't waste ten years and thousands of dollars
So, you buy castings to sell on eBay?
Sounds like you were in it for all the wrong reasons then. There are a million ways to make extra money in better, less scummy ways than flipping Hot Wheels.
@@diecastdestination1981 there's just a point when things aren't fun anymore. I did customs, tried every thing it had to offer I wanst in it to make money but I absolutely just like anyone else would like to get a return on that investment. They are only hurting the collectors and hobbyist. No one wants to over pay for cars, unless your retired, work off hours or live in a less populated state out west your not gonna find anything. I got to the point where I'm not competing with greedy sellers who stake out all the store and go in and leave in obliterated. That just took the fun out of it, add that with all the scummy stuff Mattel is doing and I was okay with being done.
I'm pretty sure that Mattel isn't in the business to help YOU make money. Actually, I'm pretty sure they don't care one bit.
@@VladimirBlarp believe that's any company, but they help in a way they don't know the money I've saved from not wasting it on their stuff is astronomical. So I do thank them for killing their market.
It's true that Mini GT is a collector's brand where HW is a toy, but they absolutely are comparable. RLC models are not designed as toys, they are designed as collectables within the same market, and their prices are in a comparable range, so the comparison is not just inevitable but also something HW are obviously aiming for by making their packaging similar (acrylic display boxes, for example - not a Hot Wheels thing generally). I don't think many people are as nitpicky in their collecting as you think - I am not an RLC member and based on the selection here I don't especially want to be, but... people just want cool model cars, y'know? I don't believe anyone's thinking "I want an upgraded Hot Wheels experience and an expansion to the Hot Wheels universe" (that sounds so pretentious, yet naïve - Hot Wheels doesn't have a universe unless you still go to elementary school), they are just thinking "oh sweet, an RX-7!". They're losing out to Mini GT because they are trying to get scale model prices for toy quality/style, and of course, it ain't working.
As for this 'rarity adding appeal' line of thinking, I don't know how it got to the point where you feel it's acceptable to just come out and say something like that, but: - if you like something because you have it and someone else doesn't, not only are you a bad person and the reason why the world is going down in flames right now, but that toxic-ass attitude is dying out, which is why these are losing their appeal. Rational modern-minded people do not find rarity inherently appealing, so RLC is just an even more overpriced, tacky-looking (spectraflame paint is beautiful - for jewellery, not model cars) premium for many, and that's ignoring that you have to pay to join RLC before you even think of buying anything.
I still find it incomprehensible that a premium costs 4 times what a mainline does where I live, that's why I only bought three this year, and two of those were discounted. These RLC models, if they didn't have the tacky spectraflame paint, would be pretty great premiums worth the £9 price we pay at retail. When I was a kid I rarely bought Hot Wheels because they had the lowest quality of all the common brands; there were opening features on many of the base level Matchbox and Siku and Tomy and Majorette cars you'd get for £1.50 or less ('80s prices, but still). Tomica and Majorette still incorporate opening features & suspension into their basic lines. We shouldn't let Mattel trick us into thinking these are premium-level features, you know it used to be the norm. Mattel feel they have to keep the level of detail we enjoyed as kids for people who don't play with their cars and frequently don't even open them.
Finally someone who has common sense, I fully agree with you on all these points. Hot wheels needs to change now or they are going to lose the battle against Mini GT. People like Lamley need to speak up properly about these issues instead of being Mattel’s puppet and not telling the true reasons for why people are switching over to Mini Gt. It’s like you said, opening doors used to be as standard for matchbox models but is called a “premium” on a £30 plus Hot wheels RLC car, it’s ridiculous.
@@TheGBDiecastHunter I recently bought a Renault 17TL from Matchbox's 1974 Superfast range off ebay recently. It has suspension, opening doors, a metal base, detail more defined than current hot wheels and even a moulded number plate. It's sitting next to the recent HW Premium Abarth 131 Rally (which is a really nice model) on my desk and the only way the Abarth beats it is the 2-piece wheels and rubber tyres and detailed tampos. The Renault was made by the hundreds of thousands in all likelihood; I had one much the same 35 years ago and it's still more commonplace and easier to find than the Abarth, not to mention cheaper. Wonder how good the Abarth will look after 50 years...What is going on?
I think this year is one of the worst in decision making, first there are no more numbers in the new RLCs, and you know why? Because they focused everything on the NFTs, and those are the most exclusive and you have to spend more money. I hope next year will be a little more exclusive,0
I love RLC. I hate the greed of the company/resellers, and poor quality control
Stop drinking the juice bro. You will be happier. Trust me....😊
The RLC being nothing more than an expensive basic is the only thing i hope for. If collectors only care about having what others cant have, they can go off themselves. If they are not buying it if its not rare, that means they dont collect for their love of diecast, just their feeling of exclusivity. Im sure Mattel will chose the most long term profitable option but i just hope it will mean selling unlimited, quality product.
Yes, they are selling out....
Right man, all of them are sold out, check the Mattel page right now, not a single RLC available!
2 Reasons why people are Staying away from RLC Cars...
1. Their Website it TRASH & Works like CRAP. (Not Worth the Frustration to Try to Purchase online on Release Day)
2. The Quality Control is Not Good for the Price they are Asking for these RLC Cars.
it's a Shame that 50% of the Sales are to SCALPERS who Don't Even WANT the Model, they are Only Buying it to Resell it at a inflated Price on Ebay Etc.
I agree...now please stop capitalizing every other word.
@diecastdestination1981 I Don't Speak in a Monotone, so I Don't TYPE in a Monotone.
#DealWithIt
I've been an RLC member twice 2019 and 2021 i joined to get the RLC car and the right to buy some of the other releases. I like the cars i have '70 Mustang Boss 302 and the /68 Camaro but that all i have. I tried to but quite a few others but every time they have sold out be fore i could get a change and that's after trying to put in an order at exactly the sale time. That's annoying. And why i haven't gotten anther membership as of now. That might change but probably not even though some of the cars are exactly what I'd like to collect.
The trucks and muscle are great but there's too much jdm
Too much plastic on the 64 impala low riders
The biggest problem is that people wanted the best of both worlds. Everyone wanted very limited run cars, but they wanted unlimited memberships. Those days are LONG gone ! Mattel is selling memberships daily, there's well over 150,000 members now. There's no way they could do 4000-5000 run cars now. The quality has went down, their variety has went down. All they do is frickin Skylines and imports these days. The downfall of the RLC has began. I'm sure it's not to long until they make over 200,000 of each car and raise their prices even higher
Nice,good!
I don’t mind the price. You get what you pay for. That’s fine. But I hate the exclusivity. They can obviously build them. So build as many as you can and sell them in the stores. Or make them an exclusive hobby shop product. Why do they have to be so rare? It’s a beautiful model, sell a damn thing to whoever wants it. There are children out there who would love to have one as well. Collecting diecast cars is an odd thing to me. Because they don’t really go up and value very much. I just bought a long shot after matchbox model on eBayfor $15. Somebody save that car all those years I like to make $14, minus the shipping. That doesn’t seem worth it to me.
I have suggested RLC going retail in the past as well as other collectors. But NOT at $20-35. It will fail miserably in the stores. Parents won't buy them for kids and collectors will lose interest because the pretend exclusivity will be completely gone ..😂 I don't think people understand what used to make these things worth $15-20 and then $20-35. It was the Spectra-flame paint, chrome chassis and you guessed it.....THE SMALL AMOUNT PRODUCED. No more chrome. Every release doesn't get Spectra-flame and well ya know they produced a crap ton now. So MY suggestion is GET RID OF THE RLC. It's done.
Concentrate on retail stuff Mattel. Start making Hot Wheels with Opening hoods again and maybe NEOS. Price them at $8-10 retail. You are welcome.😂
Read I bet you paid for him
I'll only look for the GMC Typhoon & Mazda, I guess. The rests are pretty mediocre, not something I'd regard as "exclusive". Hate HWs in purple, btw.
Dude use gloves before handing these cars!! Nobody wants oil from your fingers getting all over the place
AT LEAST: RLC is not NFT
What are you talking about? Even after most of the crustiest collectors balked at NFT'S Mattel lured some of those people also and ended up sticking rare physical cars in mixes and now like bees to honey many of them went over to the Darkside. This chit is like candy to some of you. You can't help yourselves.....😂
lol you know what about me ? I don't have ANY piece of RLCs/NFTs and WILL NOT take any, I will stay on premium line-ups or any Mini GT/TLVN rather than that dumb dumb shiny shit of Mattel
@@kagurazakabg04 I do indeed know stuff about you. You think that RLC is better than NFT and now I know you don't like Mattel stuff and enjoy MiniGT.. 😂
@@Anth230 I love Matchbox stuffs. I still focus on the Boulevard series, and you say you indeed know my stuff? Stfu
Ripoff Line Crap
Hot wheels is best at being a mainline toy car. Everything beyond that is just a fancy, jazzed and hyped up mainline toy car. Have at it fomos.
And yet, you showcase HW castings in your videos. Hypocrisy much? Worry about what you collect.
@@tolldoll1007 can you read?
Why the hell would I buy RLC version if a MINI GT/Tarmac works/POP RACE version of a 71/72 skyline Hako exists LMAO when other brands have BETTER accuracy, Scale, DETAIL, opening parts, Detail wheels, detail tires... AND CHEAPER PRICE... etc lmao Just Admit Mattel is greedy lol
@@bearabletable7527 Okay, troll bot.
@@tolldoll1007 cold hard truth being seen as troll. Exactly what a troll would say LMFAO
lamley but not lame.
truely FUN🥳🚗🚙🛻🚚🚛🚜🏎️
I think a lot of people are just mad that they can’t scalp and resell them at stupid high prices anymore.
I have been a long time collector of Hot Wheels and the only reason I Preferred having the quantities low was because I always had good internet and a fast hand so I would usually be lucky enough to get one or two or three and since they would sell out so quick I would use them to my advantage to trade or sell them for pieces I was after. But I like that it is easy to get the models just wish they still held a bit more value in the collector world. That is my stance.
@@jaredgel5599 there's a great difference between holding value and raising it. you may choose not to open your cars so when ur bored of owning them, you can let them go and have the same money that you bought it for. if you sell for profit, the only result is that those who like the cars now have to pay extra to scalpers or cannot afford it at all.
100%
With shipping and taxes a $25 RLC costs $50 by the time it gets to me. At this price it’s not worth it for me. This will be the last year for me as a RLC subscriber.
100%, it gets even worse when you don't live in the US.
Why do you even consider it when theres mini gt, inno64?
@@IF040020 Because I like the chunky toy aesthetics of Hot Wheels.
Try to buy this in Malaysia. You will probably pay RM300-700 per item. For comparison, it's like buying something worth 300-700 USD.
@@IF040020 Why do you care?
QA this year is NOT good. My Yellow Integras were terrible, black marks, paint issues, scratches. The RX-7 had only a small spot of glue on the blister, so they separated from the card. I did get a partial refund for it. The Nissan truck had paint issues too. For the price we are paying, QA needs to improve.
I agree man, you can't send premium product to customer with quality issues.
The doors on F1 ✈
Yeah QC issues are uncalled for at that price. And it’s not like you can exchange it. But honestly these RLC cars are made in china and not in the same factory as the mainlines etc.
The problem is that since they stopped putting numbers, quality stopped mattering to them and now they have more people who do not buy their cars.
I feel you are spot on with your opinion here.
When you remove the numbering system, collectors of RLC can and will judge the finest of details to justify the purchase. Some of these models genuinely are amazing, but the lack of details absolutely kill it for some whereas if the same model had a number it genuinely would sell better simply for that fact.
Now, as for how HW can rectify this and implement a new system for keeping these limited while also not frustrating everyone, that is a much trickier proposition.
should buy mini gt if you are looking for details. They are cheaper, better paint and details have side mirrors, roll nicely, less problem with packaging.
It's actually not even possible. Lowering production totals all while selling hundreds of memberships every week just doesn't work. People already cry about sell out times. Can you imagine 200,000 members fighting to get 4000 cars every sale ? Hell, even the bots wouldn't work for that.
Nothing they can do. They opened this Pandora's box and now collectors will close it. No one really wants to pay $25-35 for ONE OF A 35000 or more collectable.
I personally am totally over it. I can buy AWESOME stuff elsewhere for cheaper and more limited and EXTREMELY detailed.
As long as it lasts I will buy from those companies.
@@Anth230 People pay $100 or more for a 1 of over 150,000 Super
@@VladimirBlarp Except we really don't know what the actual ballpark number is on the STH is like we do the RLC. AND even if it were 150k they are spread out through the world. most recent RLC the last couple years don't even go for $100.
Absolutely disagree with the mini gt rlc topic, the argument is if one maker can make that quality and qc at that price there’s no reason why Mattel can’t do it, leave alone the price cus hot wheels obviously has a bigger following, but the qc and details should at least be on par with the others
IKR. He defending Mattel as usual lmao
@@bearabletable7527 yah I mean he can’t risk losing all the free stuff and what not lol
The argument he was trying to make, if Hot Wheels quality and detail improved, the product would not be recognizable as a Hot Wheel. Hot Wheels consistently under delivers yet they still sell ... eventually.
@@jameshollar9461mainlines, sure. But these are supposed to be quality, hence the big price tag.
Lamley is a Mattel employee, correct? I mean, it's pretty obvious.
half the RLCs don't even have side mirrors 😭 how does a company NOT FIGURE OUT side mirrors on premium releases...... shit will never make sense to me. I buy less and less HWs every year due to their stupid childish choices.
.. throw in those ridiculously underwhelming interiors lol.
Especially the 'steering wheels' 😂😂😂
Come on now Mattel. Stop ripping off your customers.
Man the thing with hotwheels right now is the lack of identity they been puting a lot of lines but feels flat, compare the integra with the rx7 paint, that doesnt feel exclusive looks like a premium with moving parts add a dollar of yellow spectra like the mustang for christ sake, they dont have to compete with other brands but the reality is that people now have options to put their money so i hope Mattel realize that they need to improve the game because right now they are not leading
The two Iconic colors with the Integra type R are championship white, and Phoenix yellow. I remember hearing one of the designers say when the white one launched that they didn't to spectra flame because they were trying to capture those colors. The integra type R is my favorite car of all time, And spectreflame yellow is my favorite spectreflame color. That being said I'm glad the yellow isn't spectreflame. It feels like THAT makes this car authentic not cheap. But that's just my perspective. I would love a spectreflame one next but I'm glad we got the two icons first.
Yes!!
I disagree, I think the problem is they have an identity but people don't like it. I collect all sorts of brands but I prefer realistic models, in the past I considered collecting scale models only, stuff like Mini GT, Tarmac, Inno and so on; if I were going that route, HW's lack of detail and super-flashy paint wouldn't appeal. And if I were a HW only collector, I wouldn't buy these because THEY WANT HOW MUCH FOR A HOT WHEELS?!?! I feel Mattel is really starting to stretch the value proposition of HW beyond what it can support at times.
The other issue effecting current RLC sales is having repeats so close together. In the cars you've shown in this video, only the Typhoon, RX7 and Nissan minitruck are new castings. The 1971 GTR has been released 4 times since 2021 in RLC. The 510 was released 5 times in RLC since 2016. The 1964 Impala was released 3 times in RLC since 2021 and twice in 2021 alone. The 1970 Boss Mustang was released 3 times since 2017. And the Integra was released just last year.
'71 or '72 GTR?
but people are crazy about the 72 GTR, the 71 510, the R34 GTR and many others. They buy every release + vote for them in the sElections at every opportunity.
I am in favor of removing the exclusivity and rarity of RLC, cant get behind the "I need to feel special" mentality from the collectors that want it the old way. I just collect nice looking cars and share them with friends/family. RLC went from putting shiny paint on old models to having a plethora of their own models to use, we've had 19 new RLC models in the last 3 years with more still coming this year. The QC issues, while inevitable for any brand, should be addressed and taken care of since this is a "premium product" we are paying for. Ive just been lucky enough to avoid some of them, like with the white Integra. Side note if you are only in it for resale/investment purposes, get bent.
Also have to push back on making some of these more exclusive. Having bots become a problem on the website again would be a nightmare. The answer is Hot Wheels can and should knock $5-10 off there prices to be more in line with other premium diecast brands
My issue is they're not numbered anymore. Who knows how many are made.
Easy to ask for rarity, exclusivity and limited access to collectors when you don’t have a problem getting what you want from Mattel. At the beginning of the new version of the RLC everyone had access to a limited number of cars and it made the vehicles rare and more collectible. What I see as an issue with the hobby is for some collectors asking for more exclusivity pushing away others from the hobby these are toys and not investments. Let’s all have access for those who want them.
Too right! Well said.
Yes! The membership should be an early access, not requirement!
Asking for realistic production numbers shouldn't be a problem for most collectors. If cars are sitting in the shop for days, weeks or months your making way too many or making terrible choices in what you produce.
telling ppl bro, He glazes Mattel and brown nose mattel for free cars.
@@carlosherrera0001 iwell if you are happy paying $25-35 for a 35k release go right ahead. Making enough for everyone is completely OK. Charging limited exclusive prices...IS NOT. Soon it will kill the club. Good riddance I will say....
Don’t get me wrong I love hotwheels but these things are about $80 (AUD) and the QC just isn’t there anymore imo, I had one RX7 show up detached from the card and a yellow integra with visible damage in the blister
- People on the internet just love to complain, and everyone enables each other. There's still a silent majority watching and rolling their eyes.
- Quality. Literally nobody else is chrome-plating castings and using candy paint.
- The few imitators I see out there are actually VUM or PVD coatings like on xmas ornaments, not actual chrome and they're nearly the same price.
- RLC castings are probably the sturdiest-built, smoothest rolling diecast on the market.
- The RX-7 sold out immediately after people started getting them in the mail and posting pics online.
- Comparing true 1/64 and highly accurate brands to a toy-spec brand is ridiculous. Like you said they're totally separate things.
ALL EXCELLENT POINTS!
-bad quality control
-not original enough compared to premiums; too simmilar (f.e. wheels)
-requires membership just to enter; no actual "club" benefits
-way lower value compared to true 1/64, it's overpriced when you start adding all fees and expenses around it
@@speedster8138 - Still sells literally 6-times the other brands' entire production run loool. And even direct to consumer, vs the other guys distribution which sits around in shops for months.
- Instead of leaving HW fans alone, the self-centered complainers show their constant need for attention and validation. By mass complaining in the forums of a brand they don't even like.
"Toy-spec brands" with toy-spec quality control need to charge toy-spec prices, then - not high grade scale model prices (and membership fees). Unless you're 10 and you plan on taking your chrome-plated Datsun 510 to school in your backpack to play with on the playground, they don't need to be sturdily built or smooth rolling. They are only separate things if you want them to be, they are still model cars.
@@Josh_Quillan Muscle Machines are models of cars as well, yet you wouldn't compare them to true scale models. All kinds of product can exist without having people pigeonhole it all into the same catagories. Again, HW is literally the most popular diecast vehicle brand prolly outselling every other brand combined in the US. Your opinion is fighting an uphill battle towards worthless. Don't like HW? Don't buy it, it's very simple.
In my opinion we collectors love all these models. However, since we pay premium prices for these items and there’s an issue with a certain model as far as paint and quality is concerned then Mattel needs to somehow consider reimbursing members in a way that we don’t lose interest.
Nevertheless, I personally appreciate the design team and beautiful models they produce!
I dont know if anyone has experienced the situation like me. I bought some lamley exclusive models and they seem to have really bad quality control. My Pagani huayra r and nissan s15 both have decals issues, falling head and tailights and the auto world cars paint jobs are just terrible.Hope they will get better with production lines soon
Almost every car you opened had paint quality control issues… 😢 Every time I get one in the mail I feel like I’m rolling the dice on weather or not my car got damaged in shipping or has some horrible QC issue…
That Mazda Rx7 R1 is already scalped up anyways
How so? They all look good to me
I like how the carded are more accessible and the acrylic models are the grail cars
Great observation!
I guess i dont really care about the numbers because ever since overdrive came out, and I dont have to go through the anxiety of trying to get one while im working and still missing out ive been much happier with the program. I think the models are the best they've ever been, and now i dont have to lift a finger to get them. I buy them for me to enjoy. Not to horde, or resell. And rlc cars always hold weight for trades. I dont see them being any less desired because of rarity in my locla market honestly.
I feel the same way. I don't have overdrive though, just one account and only one item for myself and its never been better. I don't get EVERY model released either, only the ones that are interesting. In 2018 I was only able to get ONE car for the YEAR, as I was always working at the 9am PST + restricted amount of memberships, the multiple accts members, insane amount of bots it was ridiculous trying to get anything unless you were a professional reseller.
@@stevendavid13 overdrive was a complete rip off. I know those of you don't want to believe it but except for the pink every single release has been an easy get and almost every single one can be bought for close to retail or even less in the aftermarkets. Complete sham...
@Anth230 I've tried to buy limit 2 cars and not gotten them. I've also sold several of this year's cars at above the retail. The diferance is i havent missed a single car, and last year i spent 100s of dollars aquiring cars i missed. I'm also a consumer with a valid opinion on what I spent my money on, so that's just your perspective.
@@stevendavid13 I barely tried and got everything I wanted last year and this year not much I wanted but I got the Skyline for example. Very easy. Seriously if you have 10 minutes for a sale. Break at work or whatever. It's easy to do and no need for overdrive. Mattel latched in to this fear of missing out that a group of you have and completely ripped you off. $100 more for the privilege of getting a 35k mass produced car?? Ridiculous and it was an easy $1000000 for Mattel. They literally had to do nothing for it but take advantage of your fear of missing out.
I'm not trying to make you feel bad about your choice but there is not one thing released this year that made that extra $100 worth it. Maybe to you but to the entire collecting hobby.... NOTHING. All you did was over pay for items most paid less for.
I'm stunned that you also paid 100's of dollars more last year. That is just crazy and all you are doing is fueling resellers to buy even more.
Nothing RLC releases today is worth extra cash.
At least you made a little extra cash in your doubles. I personally don't want to bother with it.
@Anth230 I took a break from work on every single car last year was there right at launch and lost it in checkout on probably 60% of the rlc cars last year, and yes to aquire them I had to buy them from scalpers. So no I don't mind if I buy every single car and it adds a few dollars to each order over the course of the year for the peace of mind. If I get every car this year what's it shake out to? An extra 3 or 4 dollars a car? As someone who puts thousands into this hobby a year that's a drop in the bucket. I understand your perspective too. Mattel may have capitalized on fear of missing out, but they didn't create it, bots did. They offered consumers a guaranteed chance for the ones willing to pay and the ones that dont can still play the game of maybes.
The quality and attention to detail is lacking lately. For example, the 240z you showed is beautiful yet they make it look cheap with red fender mirrors? Or the 720 pickup, stunning...except for the dancing bed 😐. Or my favorite the chrome 71 skyline gtr that they ruined the look of when then put the ghost hot wheels swoop on the sides 🤷♂️😐
I started collecting in January last year. Joining the RLC program after 5 months and buying a few RLC's.
Now, Mattel is not shipping to my country anymore, so I will not renew my membership and if I find an RLC I want I have to pay the Ebay price + customs fees... Usually ending up being a $100+ car before it arrives at my house....
it's time to be back with the Premium lines, they are still serve us well you know...
I like the RLC cars I really do, However I would take no opening hoods to get quality back. Way to many paint issues, some of these have shown up looking like they were in a toy box for a few weeks before packaged and shipped. Will I still buy them? Yes but if quality control doesn't improve I am not sure how long I will spend the money on them,. Kaido House is way nicer of a car for only $20.00 and I think Mattel might want to take note.
Getting some cars is just too hard to even try.
overdrive was worth the investment. you get a week to decide which ones you don’t want.
If you don't love it just do not buy it, that sends signals to Mattel, having said that, rlc is still producing nice castings like the Pagani.
The tires on the lowriders are wobbly. Could be better, reminds me of m2 machines.
RLC 🤮🤮🤮🤮. Other brands offer better Quality.
Man I wish Mattel/hot wheels design team would make a better 90s camaro I would love to have a good model of my personal car a 1995 Z28 camaro mainly I want a hard top not a drop top since my personal is a hard top but a newer camaro for a rlc would be cool to like a 2023-24 ZL1
Yes i know they made one in the past but they only made drop tops and they didn’t even look like a 93-97 camaro
My opinion is that the RLC cars only separate themselves from the Premium models with moving parts and/or spectrflame paint, and for a much higher price tag. The paint and deco have flaws, the interiors have gone flat, and the bases have gone flat. And now they place them in acrylic cases for even higher prices. They still carry the Hot wheels look, but I think other manufacturers have better quality in just thier baseline castings. I have moved further from the Hot Wheels cars and closer to Autoworld and Greenlight due to the authenticity of the castings and more affordable prices. Hot Wheels still carries the higher aftermarket price tags, and I feel that alone is why people still are paying these prices. Hot Wheels needs to move back towards the 100% line with numbered runs in my opinion.
100% line was great! You could get them everywhere for $15 and they almost never were based off modified 'mainline' castings as so many RLCs are. RLCs used to be for making 'redlines' of mainline castings of a certain era using opening features, redline wheels and spectraflame paint - much lower price point. It was a good idea. Seems like the Elite 64 is filling the 100% line gap but at a much higher price point, less details, less models released and only avail buying on Matt Creat website.
From a UK point of view, the price of the RLC models in GBP is the same number as USD. A $25 car is usually £25, even though a standard exchange rate would be more like £18. (I've seen no justiciation made for that price hike.) Factor in £9 shipping (around $12) and I am very picky about what I buy. If it's not RLC exclusive with an amazing paint job, I'll usually pick up a normal premium at around £10, rather than around £35.
I'd love to get some of the RLC stuff, but it's too expensive to get them in the UK
Not even MINI GT. I have a Greenlight Skyline with more engine detail than the RX-7 engine
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jdm ruined hot wheels, or should i say hotwheels and the asian design team ruined it, who the f%#*ck want a copy of your first car, or a nissan sentra??? I
Hotwheels naming schemes are a bloody mess and they're getting more and more unaffordable.
They need to go back to numbered and limited units and memberships.
Asany have said, too many repeat models and quality issues are my problem
Mattel should do less quantity (and add the numbering) and better quality. Rlc should be max. 10k limit with a lot better fitment, color, interior, engine quality...and it'd be nice if the price will stay same...cuz its a large company with many produkts. So make uno or Barbie or whatever a bit more expensive 2-3$ and make HW in quality and rarity as customers want it to be
You can't do fitment and make them still roll like a toy. If that's what your after check out tarmac works hobby64 line or inno 64
@@stevendavid13 bro...I mean moving parts fitment...for example bmw e46 hood or F1 doors
Yeah you collect them but you don't pay for one
I want to no how many casting out there..RLC.
This is why I've mostly ditched HW.
Hot wheels universe? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I agree completely. Love the models and buy them but would love to feel like their rare too