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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 12:05:29 GMT -5
Only basics I get are flashbacks. And I rarely collect anymore anyway. If @heroesandmartyrs would come up off that SES Punk...it might get me back in the game. So, its really on him as to whether or not I spend my money. Friend, you'll have an easier time slapping my Grandmother in the face in front of me than me giving up that beautiful figure. |
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Feb 3, 2017 12:13:45 GMT -5
It's all personal preference man. I prefer basics as I think they are more aesthetically pleasing. Sure some detail may be left off , but I'd rather a logo be missing or unpainted tats than deco misaligned on the leg swivel or chopped up on the ab crunch. I feel like there are far fewer quality control issues. Elites feel very fragile to me as well. I did grab AJ and Seth Rollins in white for (retail price) and both feel like feel like the arm peg is twisting when I move the arm. But for me, basics all the way, UNLESS I can get a decent deal on an elite I really like.
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Post by jsmells on Feb 3, 2017 12:15:07 GMT -5
I'll get some Basics if I think they won't get to it as an Elite, ever or soon. Like Green Sting, certain Warriors etc. Otherwise I can wait for the Elite.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 12:30:08 GMT -5
Only basics I get are flashbacks. And I rarely collect anymore anyway. If @heroesandmartyrs would come up off that SES Punk...it might get me back in the game. So, its really on him as to whether or not I spend my money. Friend, you'll have an easier time slapping my Grandmother in the face in front of me than me giving up that beautiful figure. I am ALWAYS down for a bit of good ol' fashioned elder abuse. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 12:35:58 GMT -5
Friend, you'll have an easier time slapping my Grandmother in the face in front of me than me giving up that beautiful figure. I am ALWAYS down for a bit of good ol' fashioned elder abuse. Lil' Jesse - age 3  |
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Post by Mark Martin on Feb 3, 2017 12:40:55 GMT -5
I always wait.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Feb 3, 2017 12:47:21 GMT -5
only basics i usually buy r divas and for head swaps. so i try to wait for elite. tag teams would be the exception with how long it takes them to get elites so will pick up american alpha and revival.
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Post by qdogg on Feb 3, 2017 13:06:44 GMT -5
I pretty much just buy the diva basics and a few legend ones and stick to Elite.
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Post by Purple Reigns on Feb 3, 2017 13:41:00 GMT -5
I only buy basics if I feel an elite won't be out for awhile or if I can't wait for it to drop.
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Post by wweretrocollector on Feb 3, 2017 14:03:50 GMT -5
I only buy elites but I'm biased because I'm a moc collector and I think they look better in the box.
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Post by dorianslade on Feb 3, 2017 15:18:33 GMT -5
It depends on who it is. You just have to take it on a case by case basis.
If it's someone the caliber of like a AJ Styles or Finn Balor, who's being pushed to the moon - wait. An Elite is obviously not too far behind.
But if you're wanting a Hideo Itami or Austin Aries Elite - you'll probably be waiting a while. So grab the basic.
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Post by naparo01 on Feb 3, 2017 15:36:01 GMT -5
I typically wait for elites with the exception of legends. I by just about all legends.
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Post by Yayo on Feb 3, 2017 16:03:05 GMT -5
I usually wait for the Elite. Unless I can't (such as with Braun wyatt), then I buy the basic to hold me over. I was gonna get the Enzo and Cass battle pack but could never find it for a decent price and I wasn't big on the Enzo. I'd get the upcoming one but Elite 49 isn't that far away so there's no real sense in it
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PaqMan
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I spend too much time writing figure storylines lol
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Post by PaqMan on Feb 3, 2017 16:10:44 GMT -5
I painfully wait for elites. I never bought a basic male figure before Hideo Itami. He was out injured when I got it, and honestly I thought he was gonna get released and never get an elite lmao. So I bought it and regretted it due to the crap articulation. Lesson learned. Whenever Hideo gets an elite, I'll be tossing my other one in storage. Thanfully Mattel is rushing the internet darlings to elite form first. Demon Balor, AJ Styles, Joe, Nakamura... and even if they don't, it's not a long wait anymore it feels for the elite to follow.
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Post by NYdream™ on Feb 3, 2017 16:11:53 GMT -5
I will get basics of guys I like and if they are in attire I like that there is no Elite of. But for the most part I stick to elites.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 3, 2017 17:01:50 GMT -5
I really try to avoid basics at all costs. The height or body choices it seems are always wrong for the guys that I do collect.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 17:14:47 GMT -5
I wait, usually.
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killerkapowski
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Switched from Motorola to a PrimeCo phone...
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Post by killerkapowski on Feb 3, 2017 17:21:09 GMT -5
I've been waiting for Elite Prime Time Players since 2012.  |
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Post by dollarbill04 on Feb 3, 2017 17:33:10 GMT -5
Well, I guess it depends. I prefer Elites, but I'll grab what I feel would be a worthwhile Basic. Sasha and Bayley come to mind, I grabbed those at first glance. But some I'll definitely wait on. Hell, sometimes I'll pass on individual Elites if a 3pack is coming (looking at you, New Day Booty-O's 3pack).
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Cane Dewey Riley
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Has there ever been a time when more companies have been making wrestling figures at the same time?
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Post by Cane Dewey Riley on Feb 3, 2017 20:54:34 GMT -5
I used to buy the Basics and then the Elites for those characters I really liked, but now I'm just buying Elites. I'm not sure why I bought this Apollo Crews Basic figure. I got Samoa Joe's Elite first and then saw him Basic at Walmart and was like, nah.
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