Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 4:50:51 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to introduce myself - I'm a long time collector of Hasbro's and have been collecting for more than 10 years. Like most on here, I also collected the figures when I was a child and had a nearly complete loose set.
I completed my Mint On Card and mail away sets several years ago and also have a 'Near Mint' loose collection. I have been a regular reader of these forums for some years, although this is my first post.
I've almost certainly had dealings with many of you over the years and look forward to having many more discussions on all things Hasbro!
I'll share a few photos of my collection over the next few days...
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 6:06:49 GMT -5
My complete loose collection...  |
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Feb 11, 2017 6:41:11 GMT -5
Welcome to the forums.
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 7:44:50 GMT -5
Thank you, Ruby Fusion. I'm very happy to be here. Some of my favourite Series from my loose collection... Series 1 and 7:  The Tag Teams, although not from the same Series, and Series 9:  Series 8 and 11:  |
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Post by The Brain on Feb 11, 2017 16:04:16 GMT -5
My favorite wrestling figures ever. Great collection man.
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 16:07:00 GMT -5
A few of my rarer carded figures - Bret Hart 'Purple Heart' variant, Sgt. Slaughter 'no name' error card, Dusty Rhodes and Ultimate Warrior #3.  |
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Post by figurehumble on Feb 11, 2017 16:07:32 GMT -5
Very nice. Great to see them all together like that. I always loved that tiered display of all of them at one of the Wrestlemanias - IX I think. The challenge I always have with my loose set is how to keep them out on display and not be constantly dusting them. These look really good though.
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 16:10:51 GMT -5
My favorite wrestling figures ever. Great collection man. Thanks a lot! Yeah, I absolutely love this era of wrestling figures, brings back so many great memories. |
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Post by The Brain on Feb 11, 2017 16:15:29 GMT -5
My favorite wrestling figures ever. Great collection man. Thanks a lot! Yeah, I absolutely love this era of wrestling figures, bring back so many great memories. Ever get any of your MOC ones signed by anybody? |
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 16:23:32 GMT -5
Very nice. Great to see them all together like that. I always loved that tiered display of all of them at one of the Wrestlemanias - IX I think. The challenge I always have with my loose set is how to keep them out on display and not be constantly dusting them. These look really good though. Thanks, figurehumble. I remember the tiered display you're referring to, it looked so cool. These figures are actually carefully stored, I took them out to photograph. As you say it's a challenge to keep them fresh and I'd always be worried about sun damage etc. Such a shame as I'd love to have my whole collection out on display but it comes down to the old argument of to display or not to display... |
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 16:28:18 GMT -5
Thanks a lot! Yeah, I absolutely love this era of wrestling figures, bring back so many great memories. Ever get any of your MOC ones signed by anybody? I didn't, unfortunately. Living in the U.K. I never got the chance to meet most of the superstars I followed growing up. As morbid as it sounds, a lot of these guys have passed on now as well so I'll never get the chance for a number of my figures personally. How about yourself? |
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Post by The Brain on Feb 11, 2017 16:34:17 GMT -5
I still have all my old loose ones from when I was a kid but unfortunately none MOC. I'm going to a legend fan fest in April here in Philly and I know they sell old figures there so I'm definitely going to pick some up and get em signed while there. To say the least it's going to be one expensive day lol.
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 16:49:01 GMT -5
I still have all my old loose ones from when I was a kid but unfortunately none MOC. I'm going to a legend fan fest in April here in Philly and I know they sell old figures there so I'm definitely going to pick some up and get em signed while there. To say the least it's going to be one expensive day lol. That sounds awesome! I've just looked it up and there's gonna be some great names there - Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Razor Ramon, 123 Kid, Diesel and many more. Very cool. Would be great to see what you pick up or just to share your experience of meeting any of these guys afterwards! |
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Post by The Brain on Feb 11, 2017 16:52:48 GMT -5
I still have all my old loose ones from when I was a kid but unfortunately none MOC. I'm going to a legend fan fest in April here in Philly and I know they sell old figures there so I'm definitely going to pick some up and get em signed while there. To say the least it's going to be one expensive day lol. That sounds awesome! I've just looked it up and there's gonna be some great names there - Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Razor Ramon, 123 Kid, Diesel and many more. Very cool. Would be great to see what you pick up or just to share your experience of meeting any of these guys afterwards! Yeah it's going to be great definitely looking forward to it. As of now I'm going to have Flair sign my Royal Rumble 92 VHS and Steamboat sign my WM 3 VHS. As for the other that's where the figures come in. |
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 17:09:44 GMT -5
That sounds awesome! I've just looked it up and there's gonna be some great names there - Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Razor Ramon, 123 Kid, Diesel and many more. Very cool. Would be great to see what you pick up or just to share your experience of meeting any of these guys afterwards! Yeah it's going to be great definitely looking forward to it. As of now I'm going to have Flair sign my Royal Rumble 92 VHS and Steamboat sign my WM 3 VHS. As for the other that's where the figures come in. Great choices! I've seen WM 3 on VHS and remember the Royal Rumble '92 like it was yesterday. Both brilliant. Razor to sign a VHS of WrestleMania 10 would be great! Very jealous, have a fantastic day. |
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Post by figurehumble on Feb 11, 2017 17:13:49 GMT -5
The MOCs look pristine and the Dusty is amazing. I've decided that the pink heart and purple heart Bret MOC are my collecting goals for 2017.
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Post by Taylor on Feb 11, 2017 17:24:24 GMT -5
The MOCs look pristine and the Dusty is amazing. I've decided that the pink heart and purple heart Bret MOC are my collecting goals for 2017. I was really specific when buying all my MOC's so nearly all of them are NM+. There's nothing better than a nice, sharp, vibrant card! Those two would be great additions to any collection. I really like the Series 8 Bret Hart, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2017 7:48:33 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by Taylor on Feb 12, 2017 8:10:11 GMT -5
Thanks, Hasbrogiant! I've really enjoyed seeing posts of your collection these past couple of years, you've got some fantastic pieces. A few of my favourite MOC's from my collection:  Although they're not especially rare, I think I liked these figures more as they were original figures that had been given new paint jobs. At the time I remember thinking they looked awesome! Especially Jim Duggan with his new accessory. Looking back, we all now know it was probably more of a cost-cutting exercise by Hasbro, as they didn't want to pay out for new molds etc. Still, very cool! |
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Post by yeetman13 on Feb 12, 2017 9:06:43 GMT -5
amazing collection Taylor..the quality of those MOCS look amazing!!!
here in the Toronto, Canada area, i frequent the toy shows that they have 3-4 times a year for the past about 6 years... this past toy show, on the day of the royal rumble, was the first time i have seen soo many MOC Hasbros at the shows... usually you will see loose LJNs, some loose hasbros...few MOC LJN...maybe a few MOC hasbos..but nothing significant.. mostly the current figures for wrestling stuff... anyway, this time around, one seller had about 25 MOC Hasbros.. and two other sellers had about 8-10 each... was pretty crazy to see...Honky tonk man was also signing at the show and there was a MOC Honky hasbro..but no one was buying it it seems lol..
in the end, the guy with the 25 MOC Hasbros also had a MOC Hasbro regular ring and a MOC Hasbro ring with sound module..ended up scooping both of those rings for $240 CDN total...which is about $180 USD or 145 British Pounds, which i think was a great price!!
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