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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 20:58:15 GMT -5
A lot of good advice in here. What I would do is keep buying the ones that you want right now, since Mattel has been killing it lately, and just put everything in storage until you get your own place then you can set everything up.
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Post by villians on Apr 22, 2017 21:35:17 GMT -5
You do you fam.... I always stuck by live you passions, if you like music...go full out, collect instruments, get shirts and so on...same thing goes with wrestling, I'm 29, I only stopped liking wrestling when I was just getting in high school and shortly realized what I enjoy in my life doesn't revolve around others opinions on things. Life is short, live what you love and don't let anyone influence you to put something down for "status" Sure not everyone will like what you like and that's okay, that should never determine a friendship. Good people will respect what you are into even if it's not their thing. I bring people over to see my toy setup all the time and even if they have never watched wrestling in their life, they still mark out and play with things.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Apr 22, 2017 21:41:28 GMT -5
Just be confident with it. I'm personally very open about it now unlike the past when I was pretty embarrassed about it. To be honest, I'm a pretty good looking guy who has a good bit of confidence to begin with. I eventually got to the point where it was almost a relief to flat out be proud of liking wrestling and honestly you end up making MORE friends that way cause a lot of closet wrestling fans will gravitate to you cause they have probably wanted someone to talk to about it to. And as for anybody that judges you for it? GOOD!!! Everyone is judgmental and if they have a problem with you watching a specific tv show, then at least you know they aren't worth your time anyways. It's just like how I got with girls... At first I was shy and always wondered if someone would like me or not. Then eventually I just stopped giving a crap and straight up found out by asking them out and getting rejected a decent amount of times. Rejection and judgement are Good things, seriously. Better to know exactly what someone thinks about you than constantly wonder. I know I took this to a whole different direction, and it's tough to do while in college. But it is something to work on. I was like this too. A lot of my friends knew I liked wrestling and collected figures and it didn't really bother them or affect my social status mainly because of the type of person I was. Some friends would even go to lengths of being interested about hearing/seeing customs I made as they knew I was an artist. The only reason I eventually stopped collecting WWE figures in 2009 was because the Jakks license was ending and I didn't wanna spend £100s on building a Mattel collection. But even now, being 24 I collect certain SH Figuarts such as Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Bruce Lee etc and nobody minds it (I'll hear the odd 'go play with your figures' joke now and then) but a lot of people know my hobbies and interests and are quite accepting of it.
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Post by Orlando Wrestling on Apr 22, 2017 22:05:15 GMT -5
Yeah I feel the same way. When I go to college, I won't be showing my figures collection to anyone unless there a fan but I have no shame in wearing a shirt of someone I like. But the important thing to remember is it doesn't really matter what people think. You can do whatever you want in life it just depends on how far you want to go with it. Anyways, hope your doing well in college man.
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Post by LuisTX on Apr 22, 2017 22:16:13 GMT -5
I only went to a local technical college, so I didn't do campus living. But if I did, I wouldn't worry about decorating my place with any personal stuff, especially action figures. What purpose do you have doing that? Figures shouldn't be something sentimental, unless it's a signed MOC figure, in which case would be perfect sense and just have it inside a RSC defender case.
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Post by hitman1072 on Apr 22, 2017 22:23:01 GMT -5
I've never understood the mentality of caring about what other people think. But..if that is something that matters to you, hit the gym & don't dress like a shmuck, and you'll be able to have the figures & the ladies.
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Post by hbk89 on Apr 22, 2017 23:05:25 GMT -5
A lot of good advice in here. What I would do is keep buying the ones that you want right now, since Mattel has been killing it lately, and just put everything in storage until you get your own place then you can set everything up. Y ea that's what I'm doing right now. I've got a decent amount of figures at home (none at school with me) and just gradually add to it during school breaks and stuff. Then in a couple of years when I have my own place it'll be easier
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Post by thechoad on Apr 23, 2017 3:32:28 GMT -5
Just say "Hey it's better than heroin" in my "sophomore year...3 years ago I started collecting again and my gf at the time who I'm still dating and bought a house with has encouraged it she thinks they're awesome! Since dating me she's started a woman's superstar collection!
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Post by Alittlefloki on Apr 23, 2017 3:51:38 GMT -5
Life is too short to worry about what other people think about what you enjoy. Chances are, they're probably into things that YOU think are lame. I've never cared about what others think, whether it be at uni, work or other social means regarding my passion to wrestling because it's pretty much the most part of who I am. You're not truly being yourself if you're hiding what you're into. If people aren't into it that's their choice and while they will most likely show their discontent for it, if they are good people they will accept your interests and think no less of you. If anyone gives you crap for what you're into, they're not worthy to be around in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 3:52:52 GMT -5
I won't lie to you. Your figure collecting will be taking a hiatus. it absolutely matters what people think when your trying to get laid. It's hard to close when you got a half naked man doll on your dresser. You'll stop collecting and get back into it when you have kids. I got a GF and laid when in college and I had a Orton figure collection She probably thought of Orton the entire time to be fair.
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Post by doubled on Apr 23, 2017 5:32:23 GMT -5
I wouldn't collect while in college.
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Post by The Delightful One on Apr 23, 2017 6:15:39 GMT -5
I would say that if you would really still like to collect, then go for it. Collecting shouldn't stop just because you are going to college. If the people you are living with don't get it or make fun then walk away. Chances are, they don't collect anything themselves. They probably only think about getting laid and going out to drink. They probably have few interests. I guarantee that through your interest in pro-wrestling and your collection, you will be the most interesting of the bunch. I'm saying this with reference to my own experience at University, where most people that I was in contact with were boring as hell as they only cared about sex, drink/drugs/alcohol. I made it know that I was a wrestling fan and most thought it was immature, fake, dumb, whatever else. I decided to turn my back and only hang out with people who accepted me for who I was/am.
What i'm trying to say is don't change yourself to fit in with others or suppress who you are. You're only letting yourself down in the process and not being true to yourself. Be yourself and anyone who tells you that you should be a certain way can take a hike. Life is too short.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Apr 23, 2017 6:24:50 GMT -5
Luckily I went to college '96-00 where Nwo and attitude era were very popular on college campuses, people used to shout out wrestling phrases all the time. With girls around we would talk about wrestling, watch wrestling, and still got laid lol. .. I never collected action figures then though.
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Post by tylergfromthe513 on Apr 23, 2017 7:41:30 GMT -5
Do you and Dont hide it. Be REAL. F the people that dont understand. Its a hobby. Youre aloud to have a hobby..
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Post by stc13 on Apr 23, 2017 7:42:08 GMT -5
Honestly my experience was that there was so much else to do in college I put all of my collections on pause for a few years. I didn't regret it then, and don't now. I went to school in a mid-sized city, and between school work, hanging out with friends, and taking in all the different opportunities and experiences the city had to offer, I didn't have the time or disposable cash to collect all the various collections I had going. When I graduated and had a solid job and my own place, I jumped back into collecting and had no trouble catching up on the couple years I had been out of the game.
Study hard and enjoy your time in school. If you take a break or slow down collecting, the figures will still be around when you graduate in a few years.
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Post by The Classic on Apr 23, 2017 8:13:16 GMT -5
I'm 32 and my advice to you us be proud, be confident and don't change who you are because in fear of others reactions. Enjoy what you do. I'm lucky I have a lot of friends in my life from all different walks and never have I hid my joy of wrestling, comics, figure collecting from any of them. Sure some don't get it but they do respect me and respect my hobbies. Don't change who you are for somebody else eventually you'll regret it.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Apr 23, 2017 8:46:37 GMT -5
Its been stated 100 times, but don't change who you are for people. They will see through your mask. Besides, these people won't matter when your gone, but those that are truly friends will stick around no matter what, because they know the real you.
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Apr 23, 2017 9:31:57 GMT -5
Dude my friend is in college and has no problem finding people who watch wrestling. Its a part of nerd culture. You'll be fine, its like having POP Vinyls on a shelf.
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Apr 23, 2017 10:20:20 GMT -5
If I was you, I would not display them!!!
Not because you will be shamed by your college friends but I fear people might trash them. I've been to room party or group get together and some people just don't give a crap about what they trash in other people's rooms. Either to be funny, show off or just for the hell of it. I think you should display that your a WWE fan but keep those figures for yourself to enjoy in private. It would suck to walk into your room and have your collection messed up.
Never be afraid of what you enjoy, especially since it doesn't hurt anyone. I would recommend talking about WWE to see how many of those roommates remember or still like WWE. I have a brother that doesn't watch wrestling like me, but from time to time her asks me to see my collection. He likes to see the wrestling figures he liked when he did watch it and see how real they turned out.
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Post by warriorheart on Apr 23, 2017 11:03:47 GMT -5
I haven't been in college since 1993 but the reason I never got into the Hasbro guys was I felt too old and didn't want people seeing me collecting action figures. People always knew I was into wrestling and that was an never an issue, but I didn't want people think I collected toys. Obviously everybody is different and you could do what you want. I personally would put it on hold.
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