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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 12:03:48 GMT -5
Any advice on where I can get a good price on protective cases for Hasbro and Mattel Retro figures? Collection is growing quickly so looking for some expert advice on where I can buy good cases in bulk. I’ve found some on eBay and saw the new ones on Ringside Collectibles but want to know if there are other options out there? Thanks for the help!!!
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jan 21, 2018 19:25:52 GMT -5
Either the ones from Ringside or Zoloworld look good. I have 50 zolo cases and they look great. I actually really like how the new ringside cases look, so just bought 20 of those to try them out. My only concern is that possibly some of the Hasbros with larger bubbles may not fit like Yokozuna or Hulkster Hug Hogan.
I think pricing is better on ringside as you can typically get a discount code of some kind such as the current rumble sale. Zolo never runs any discounts from what I gather.
Those are the 2 types I would consider if I were you. Other types seem a bit flimsier and bulky/wider than needed with dead space around the sides.
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Post by BoomerJack on Jan 21, 2018 20:15:53 GMT -5
Either the ones from Ringside or Zoloworld look good. I have 50 zolo cases and they look great. I actually really like how the new ringside cases look, so just bought 20 of those to try them out. My only concern is that possibly some of the Hasbros with larger bubbles may not fit like Yokozuna or Hulkster Hug Hogan. I think pricing is better on ringside as you can typically get a discount code of some kind such as the current rumble sale. Zolo never runs any discounts from what I gather. Those are the 2 types I would consider if I were you. Other types seem a bit flimsier and bulky/wider than needed with dead space around the sides. I bought a bunch of the Ringside cases when they were first released. They are great. I just checked & Yokozuna does fit, but Hulkster Hug Hogan does not. |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jan 21, 2018 21:17:56 GMT -5
Thank you for checking those. They do look great.
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Post by Halloween King on Jan 21, 2018 22:29:06 GMT -5
I've been to a couple of Wal-Mart's looking for Funk. I've seen retros on clearance at all of these now for 5 bucks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2018 21:05:04 GMT -5
Thank you guys for the advice. I’ll try the Ringside ones for now and keep an eye out for any other good options.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jan 26, 2018 5:40:15 GMT -5
I got my order of cases last night. Started packing my figs in them, and they look great! Only thing is there are a few Hasbros they won't hold either because of girth or height of the figure/bubble.
Like BoomerJack said, Hogan #2 is a no go. Also, couldn't fit Andre or Steamboat because the bubbles are too tall. I went through a lot of figures and didn't have issues. Only ones I can think of off the top of my head that I didn't try yet, would be Giant Gonzales and Papa Shango.
Macho King and Macho Man #3 were a tight fit, but fit with a fist or foot slightly poking the case.
Undertaker was close but fit. Hogan 3, Dusty, Piper, Warrior 3 were all good.
I think I'll be very happy with them as I'm only keeping about half the series MOC and for the most part the ones that don't fit, I don't care much about.
I just question if Mattel were to put out anyone really tall or fat if they would fit. But seems like they're pretty concerned about minimizing space taken up in the shipping cartons, so I'm guessing we'll be ok on the rest of the retros.
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Post by Taylor on Jan 27, 2018 13:31:00 GMT -5
You guys are so lucky to be able to pick these cases up so easily. I've got 100+ of the UK standard ones, which do a job but don't look as good as the Zoloworld ones and the new ones from RSC. I'm really keen to replace them all and get twice as many so I've got them for the Retros, too, but the shipping and import charges more than double a cost that would have already been high enough, due to the quantity required.
I think my best option is to take a spare suitcase next time I'm in the States! I don't even know if they'd all fit in that, mind. I'm only joking of course...
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