Author Topic: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED  (Read 9434 times)

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Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« on: January 27, 2021, 16:34:20 »
I was told today by my local toy store that Everdreamerz Series 4 has been CANCELED. Production for series 4 has been halted. No news on why. Series 3 may be the end.

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2021, 17:30:55 »
Hm, that's a pity.I didn't like the whole "Everdreamerz" doodah, but I was looking forward to the "Gipsy caravan" in series 4...Would have been nice customizing material.
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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2021, 17:33:59 »
Well.. hope it turns out to be untrue.

I would have no problem if they cancelled all the others (that I actually got the surprise, and have nice parts, but are generally lame as complete bad stereotypes, imo). But now we finally have something better...  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2021, 19:37:28 »
Interesting, thanks Jim! If true, it would be a first. And a bad sign with that. To publicly pull a product line after its official announcement (rather than discretely at the design stage) makes a company look weak, and must mean that the market isn't what it was expected to be. It means they're out of touch with their customer base. So, is it really true? Did somebody check Klickywelt? If true, they should be discussing this. Because this is big.

(Wallet is still grinning hopefully. Idiot.)

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2021, 20:33:32 »
Deluxe Toy & Hobby was ordering Series 4 when their PM dealer told them that PM has stopped production of Series 4. That's all they know. Deluxe has to to order everything for 2021 at this time, but PM informed them that they will be receive a supplemental catalog by Summer.

It could be due to this:

Playmobil sells 13% less and trusts the recovery to the licenses
The manufacturer of the clicks closes the last year before the pandemic with 62.3 million income

The popular Playmobil clicks did not have a good year in fiscal year the company closed on 31 March. T he weak Christmas campaign recorded by the toy sector caused many stores to end the holidays with more stock than expected, which led to the months of January and February being "very weak" due to the lack of new orders. As if that were not enough, when sales began to rise, in the month of March, the covid pandemic broke out.

This is what the managers of the Onil-based toy company report in the management report that accompanies their latest accounts, which reflect a 13.3% drop in turnover. Specifically, the company closed the year with a turnover of 63.3 million euros compared to 71.9 million the previous year. A decrease that was concentrated in the domestic market, where the subsidiary of the German group Geobra Brandstätter entered 43.5 compared to 55 million the previous year. On the contrary, it improved its exports to the EU, which went from 16.5 to 18.4 million, according to these sources.

The company already warns that the figures for next year will not be good either, since they will reflect the consequences of the pandemic in all its harshness. However, those responsible are optimistic and highlight the success they have achieved with licensed products, such as their Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) or Spirit series. A line in which they decided to influence with new products based, for example, on the film Back to the Future or Heidi, to which others will be added this 2021. Products that, in addition to children's, also find an echo among the nostalgic adult public.

https://www.informacion.es/economia/2021/01/26/playmobil-vende-13-fia-recuperacion-31426551.html

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2021, 00:05:54 »
That would really suck, because that is the best one so far, even better for me than series 1. I have had my doubts about how well this series would do from the beginning due to the high price points. Keep in mind also that this is in the US where we already don't get some themes like Space Police due to them carrying the Hockey theme and other US specific sets.

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2021, 03:34:13 »
I was also a bit skeptical about how many 'series' would be released - and it would be unprecedented to pull a range that was already in the catalogue, so I wonder if it will end up being Germany-only and it isn't released overseas. Or am I wrong, and the Everdreamerz were released everywhere at the same time?

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2021, 03:51:13 »
They have been released worldwide up to now. It's also possible they are going to delay release to 2022. It might make sense for them to slow down a little under current conditions. For surprise bags and boxes we have Figures 19 and Figures 20, Everdreamerz 3, ScoobyDoo 2, and the Novelmore skeletons planned for this year in addition to E 4. It wouldnt hurt them to pull back a little until the economy improves.

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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2021, 08:49:58 »
Interesting, thanks Jim! If true, it would be a first. And a bad sign with that. To publicly pull a product line after its official announcement (rather than discretely at the design stage) makes a company look weak, and must mean that the market isn't what it was expected to be. It means they're out of touch with their customer base. So, is it really true? Did somebody check Klickywelt? If true, they should be discussing this. Because this is big.

I am still hoping it is not true, and I find it hard to believe we would be hearing that first from a store in the US.. then again... there IS no understanding them, so...


You've got a way with words, Tahra! :)9

 ;D

I was also a bit skeptical about how many 'series' would be released - and it would be unprecedented to pull a range that was already in the catalogue, so I wonder if it will end up being Germany-only and it isn't released overseas. Or am I wrong, and the Everdreamerz were released everywhere at the same time?

There should be... (checking my site for how many everwhatsit there are)... 5 series. We had hopes ONE of them would be having a proper dream... and now this?! NO.

The other series are all meh (imo, but I am pretty sure I am not alone in this!). And EXPENSIVE. VERY EXPENSIVE. I am nuts, but maybe most people aren't?


It's also possible they are going to delay release to 2022. It might make sense for them to slow down a little under current conditions. For surprise bags and boxes we have Figures 19 and Figures 20, Everdreamerz 3, ScoobyDoo 2, and the Novelmore skeletons planned for this year in addition to E 4. It wouldnt hurt them to pull back a little until the economy improves.

Completely agree (along with my wallet, for once)...




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Re: Everdreamerz Series 4 CANCELED
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2021, 12:59:48 »
NO!!! Not the good one  :'( I need that gypsy cart... badly
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