Keck Collects
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Post by Keck Collects on Apr 7, 2011 15:04:32 GMT -5
Is anyone else going through a drought with their Mattel Collection?
The last figures I picked up were Legends Series 4 Demolition.
Basic series 8 and 9 are all mostly repaints, same with 2 packs until the Nexus packs hit.
How do you cope when there is a large gap in figures that you want to purchase?
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Post by wwetna2008 on Apr 7, 2011 15:08:28 GMT -5
My wallet says he deserves a few moments with money in him lol
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Post by ozzytorezwrestling on Apr 7, 2011 15:18:22 GMT -5
I haven't bought a figure in retail since January. 2 months later, I got Wade at a comic shop. Then I got E8 these last 4 days. But my collection has been having a 'drought' here and there. Next up to join is Heath when they hit stores.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2011 15:35:30 GMT -5
Ive been waiting for Legends 7 the minute Legends 6 was shown. The only two figures i want out of 6 are warrior and tornado and DM 4 didnt appeal to me too much. So its been a Drought for me too as im all caught up on figures i want and even bought some i didnt want
I Even almost bought 3 figures just to make a purple trunk macho king figure, and was contemplating mixing hacksaw and big show with some fur and paint to make a gonzalez custom, i dont want to make any customs cuz im sure mattel will make whatever i custom but better but man i need some new figures
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Post by Rob7274 on Apr 7, 2011 15:53:11 GMT -5
No not with Elite 8, Elite 9, Legends 5 and DM3 just out.
But I have been itching for Wrestling World to get the All-Star 2 packs in and was very disapointed and worried when Legends 6 got pulled back.
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Post by TheChamp420 on Apr 7, 2011 15:54:35 GMT -5
Can't wait for e8 to hit retail. To long of a gap between elites hitting retail, the only thing that has kept me busy between 7 & 8 are all stars 2 packs
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Post by JoeRocco420 on Apr 7, 2011 16:02:52 GMT -5
Don't know about anyone else, but I had 3 deliveries from RSC last week, Regal came from Mattel and I picked up the rest of E7 at Walmart on Monday. So the last 10 days I received 14 figs. Thats not a drought, it's XMAS!!!!
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Post by v4vndtta on Apr 7, 2011 16:03:47 GMT -5
It's been probably a month now since I picked up DM2 Warrior. Other than that, haven't seen anything of interest to me. Just waiting for E8 and B10 to hit retail. Until then, my Mattel collecting is on hold.
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Post by BØRNS on Apr 7, 2011 16:06:51 GMT -5
Yeah, a pretty big drought for my figure-buying. I got the 2-packs 8 Legacy set, but that's my only fig purchase for 2011. I'm eagerly awaiting E 8,9, and 10. I'm looking forward to all of the new Elite figures. I just don't have money to be paying extra for them online, unless RSC has a sale.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Apr 7, 2011 16:27:51 GMT -5
Yes. Where the hell is elite 8 and legends 5 already? The last fig I bought was in Feb. These sets need to come out faster. Elite 9 is arriving from ringside and elite 8 hasn't even hit stores yet. Seriously, this is ridiculous already.
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Post by jbarqu88 on Apr 7, 2011 16:33:13 GMT -5
I think the last figure I got was the Basic William Regal. I'm gonna get a boat load in the coming months, tough.
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 7, 2011 16:40:16 GMT -5
retail sales,yes, there's been a drought around here...i mean,i bought a bunch of Rumblers,but as far as actual "Figures" go,there hasn't been much around here...Wal-Mart FINALLY put out a couple of cases of Sig. Series last week,and they all flew off the pegs...now it's back to the standard OTL assortments....
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Post by marino13 on Apr 7, 2011 16:59:16 GMT -5
It was killing me for the first two months of the new year, but since then it's been great. I got all of Elite 8, series 9 Slater/Christian, series 10 Orton/Edge, DM3 Steamboat & Triple H, Basic 10 Triple H & Ziggler, All-Stars Jake Roberts & Orton, and PPV 8 Morrison is on his way. So I can't complain at all.
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Post by JoeRocco420 on Apr 7, 2011 17:03:01 GMT -5
Yes. Where the hell is elite 8 and legends 5 already? The last fig I bought was in Feb. These sets need to come out faster. Elite 9 is arriving from ringside and elite 8 hasn't even hit stores yet. Seriously, this is ridiculous already. That's the way it's been since day one. If you pre order from RSC, you should be 2 sets ahead of retail. E7 just came out by me and I got E8 last week. And I didn't pre order them. Others here have had E8 WAY before I saw E7 @ retail. Stick with RSC for Elites and Legends |
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Post by jfinnomore on Apr 7, 2011 18:36:32 GMT -5
retail has been awful around here for figures. they are 2 to 3 series behind whats available online so its not even worth my gas money to explore them anymore.
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Post by ozzytorezwrestling on Apr 7, 2011 18:49:11 GMT -5
The wait for 2P9 has been excrutiating.
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Post by VinMan on Apr 7, 2011 18:51:16 GMT -5
There is for sure a lull at a retail in receiving the latest figures. I don't remember having this much lag time when Jakks had the license and Mattel is a much bigger company. Toy's R Us here hasn't had any new Elites since series 5. I have never seen Legends 4 in any TRU, Target, or Wal-Mart. I don't have K-Mart nearby so I won't include them since most people have found those there. Wal-Mart here doesn't carry Legends or Defining Moments. I frequent these stores and keep seeing the same dust covered figures every time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2011 18:57:08 GMT -5
I bought Legends 4 at K-Mart in the first full week of January and for the last 3 months nothing. I saw WM Heritage about 2 weeks ago and my first sighting of Basic 9 this Tuesday. Way to long in between sets.
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Post by TheWholeFnShow on Apr 7, 2011 18:57:27 GMT -5
I couldn't have said it better myself. I think it's kind of messed up that ringside got the slater/christian 2 pack at the beginning of January, and here it is April and they still haven't hit retail. I search the internet all the time for them, and I just happen to miss the day that it was up on mattel.com. Oh well, I'll find them eventually I guess.
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Post by twinn on Apr 7, 2011 19:01:40 GMT -5
Since the only thing I collect is Legends, it seems like I am always in a never ending drought  |
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