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Post by Triple S: POOR on Jul 28, 2015 8:11:51 GMT -5
I honestly thought this would be an interesting topic. Just wasn't sure where to post this, as it involves both. Mostly focused on purchasing figures, so I figured (  ) I'd put it here. I feel the current product has been improving quite a bit again, since about 2 weeks before Battleground. Divas Revolution, the continuation of Cena's Open Challenges, as well as guys like Cesaro and Neville getting feuds. I feel RAWs haven't been a chore lately, either. Now, with enjoying the product more, I find myself buying more figures. Made some SDCC pre-orders, which I haven't done in about a year, or 2. Mostly NXT/newer WWE talent, but still. I've also been going back a couple of series and looking into buying some figures I've passed on. Such as E34 Rusev, E35 Matadores and Orton, etc. Point of this thread. Does anyone else do this, or is it just me? I think the last time I went into a buying frenzy was during WWE's re-hashing of the Summer of Punk. |
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Post by The neferious brotha Hargrove on Jul 28, 2015 8:33:44 GMT -5
Yeah , get what your saying , their are certain figures that I didn't think or bother to want but as they are featured more and more on TV , I ending up getting the desire to want them like ( new day bp/ Xavier wood new basic , b55 Charlotte, new updated Naomi and Paige )
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 8:40:43 GMT -5
I don't buy many of the current superstars. I really focus on Flashbacks or Legends, but I do occasionally buy a current superstar, for example I'll more than likely buy the Adam Rose elite.
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Jul 28, 2015 8:41:54 GMT -5
Yeah , get what your saying , their are certain figures that I didn't think or bother to want but as they are featured more and more on TV , I ending up getting the desire to want them like ( new day bp/ Xavier wood new basic , b55 Charlotte, new updated Naomi and Paige ) Yeah. Charlotte, Xavier and Hideo were all Day 1 pre-orders for me. Most excited for Charlotte. I think the desire is wanting to alter the current storylines/feuds for my "figure fed". Which leads to me actually wanting figures of Roman, the Bella's and a new Big Show. Haha |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jul 28, 2015 9:11:20 GMT -5
I just buy who I like. Im not out to have every Legend, Era, Current Roster, NXT, Suit.
In fine buying only who I want and enjoy. TV time wont effect me being a fan and buying a cool looking figure.
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Post by The neferious brotha Hargrove on Jul 28, 2015 9:14:55 GMT -5
Yeah , get what your saying , their are certain figures that I didn't think or bother to want but as they are featured more and more on TV , I ending up getting the desire to want them like ( new day bp/ Xavier wood new basic , b55 Charlotte, new updated Naomi and Paige ) Yeah. Charlotte, Xavier and Hideo were all Day 1 pre-orders for me. Most excited for Charlotte. I think the desire is wanting to alter the current storylines/feuds for my "figure fed". Which leads to me actually wanting figures of Roman, the Bella's and a new Big Show. Haha yeah for some reason I was more excited about Charlotte than some of the other figures , I'm enjoying the whole diva storyline going on and I desperately want a Sasha banks figure |
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Post by Raging Bender on Jul 28, 2015 9:45:51 GMT -5
I get what you're saying, a few months ago I was happy to just have updated ex shield but now I'm grabbing up any NXT I can find as well as Cesaro and Divas... I'm going to need a bigger bookcase
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Post by kgchampion on Jul 28, 2015 10:15:40 GMT -5
I've always tried to get figures of people that I don't have or of updated gimmicks of the bigger names. For example, I have a couple Codys and now Stardust, updated Dean and Seth, Corporate Kane, etc. But now I'm trying to slow down on buying figures I don't feel I need. For example, I'm passing on elite Bo, passing on the upcoming Brock, Adam Rose, Daniel Bryan, etc. I think I'm going to start focusing mostly on flashbacks and NXT guys. My current roster is so big, I'm running out of space on my shelf for it and I don't play with half of them. I think unless there's a big gimmick change that I like or a new wrestler that I really like, I'll be passing on modern guys.
I buy for play, not for display and always like coming up with my own stories, so other than news guys, I typically don't let what's happening on TV impact who I buy, other than new wrestlers.
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Post by legendsguy on Jul 28, 2015 10:27:25 GMT -5
yea ive converted slowly over the last couple months. i had zero interest in buying any new product of anyone for almost 3 years. And i can complete a roster if i choose too. unlike the legends , im waiting and waiting for releases and in some cases never getting a release of a guy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 10:38:27 GMT -5
I just buy who I like. Im not out to have every Legend, Era, Current Roster, NXT, Suit. In fine buying only who I want and enjoy. TV time wont effect me being a fan and buying a cool looking figure. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 12:57:38 GMT -5
I buy figures based off of how cool it is. Figures like sin cara with a good paint app or stardust's new elite are the type of figures I buy.
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Post by originalniceguy on Jul 28, 2015 13:05:37 GMT -5
Definitely think there's a strong correlation. I'm a new collector and have stuck to late 90s figures as I haven't been interested in a lot of the newer characters. However over the past few months I have at least thought about owning a few of this newer generation (rollins, Owens etc)
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Post by Figure kingdom on Jul 28, 2015 13:05:41 GMT -5
I have not been interested in the WWE product in a long time and have not seen much of a change lately.
NXT however, is where I am very much interested in and cant wait to buy those figures!
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Post by customania on Jul 28, 2015 13:24:23 GMT -5
I seem to get more excited/involved around the start of the year as I get excited by mania and the Rumble. As I don't have the network and sky charge £15 a show I don't watch it as much, or atleast live, the only ones I pay for is rumble and mania and I watch the occasional free ones. For me it depends on what figures I want and when they're released but when I enjoy it more I buy more as I also collect lego star wars, hobbit and lord of the rings so I get that when I'm not watching it as much. I kind of have one phase wwe, one phase lego, then wwe again and the cycle continues. Now that lego hobbit and lord of the rings have been cancelled I have got more wwe figures recently, also as the new star wars doesn't interest me as much as wwe figures I buy more wwe figures.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jul 28, 2015 13:29:22 GMT -5
Most of the figures I've bought in the last six months have been NXT guys... So, I'd say NXT being as good as it has been has fueled my figure buying.
That said, I was still buying figures from 2006-09 when I hardly watching at all.
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Post by Generic Theme on Jul 28, 2015 18:47:02 GMT -5
Around the time of MITB 2011 I was preordering elite cases from RSC and hunting almost every day.
I would even buy a consolation Miz or Big Show basic instead of going home empty handed.
Since then, I have lost a lot of interest in the modern product and went back to only collecting legends.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 28, 2015 19:43:03 GMT -5
I pretty much only buy the classic guys but I do pick up current roster characters if the Elite figure is cool like the Wyatt Family, Ambrose, Rollins, Fandango, Uso's, Stardust the upcoming Balor and more to come I'm sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 19:57:22 GMT -5
I barely watch anymore. I buy Ambrose figures, some legends and NXT guys.
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Jul 28, 2015 20:59:05 GMT -5
Around the time of MITB 2011 I was preordering elite cases from RSC and hunting almost every day. I would even buy a consolation Miz or Big Show basic instead of going home empty handed. Since then, I have lost a lot of interest in the modern product and went back to only collecting legends. I was doing the exact same thing during that time. Except just series, not full cases. |
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Post by KPnDC on Jul 28, 2015 22:49:02 GMT -5
yea ive converted slowly over the last couple months. i had zero interest in buying any new product of anyone for almost 3 years. And i can complete a roster if i choose too. unlike the legends , im waiting and waiting for releases and in some cases never getting a release of a guy. WOW I love The Nasty Boys in your avi. And the current product doesn't really affect me because I rarely purchase newer guys. E18 Cena, SMS Punk, E30 Brock, The Shield & Paige are the only current folks I have. Zeb too now that I think about it. |
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