randyrock
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Post by randyrock on Jul 27, 2018 14:22:59 GMT -5
Once upon a time (last years SDCC) I was at work when Camp Cornette tagged me in a post which contained a picture of the soon-to-be-released E52 Ken Shamrock. That was a good day.
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Post by dynamitekido on Jul 27, 2018 14:35:50 GMT -5
Here’s one of my favorites.
I started collecting in 2016 and the Elite 41 Series was in the area. Had most of them besides Balor which was the one I really wanted. This was around the time Big Lots was getting Elites in for the first time. So I go in and find a whole set of E41 there without price tags. I knew they were supposed to be $10 each but I took a couple to the register to ask about the price. The cashier struggles for a few minutes to find anything. Then he finally finds a WWE you barcode and it came up as $3 each. I promptly grabbed the whole set which was 6 figures for $18. So I got a whole series for cheaper than one elite. That was a good day.
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Post by BROKEN on Jul 27, 2018 14:37:48 GMT -5
Here’s one of my favorites. I started collecting in 2016 and the Elite 41 Series was in the area. Had most of them besides Balor which was the one I really wanted. This was around the time Big Lots was getting Elites in for the first time. So I go in and find a whole set of E41 there without price tags. I knew they were supposed to be $10 each but I took a couple to the register to ask about the price. The cashier struggles for a few minutes to find anything. Then he finally finds a WWE you barcode and it came up as $3 each. I promptly grabbed the whole set which was 6 figures for $18. So I got a whole series for cheaper than one elite. That was a good day. You winded up sending me that Elite 41 Balor. Thanks haha
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Post by dynamitekido on Jul 27, 2018 14:42:12 GMT -5
Here’s one of my favorites. I started collecting in 2016 and the Elite 41 Series was in the area. Had most of them besides Balor which was the one I really wanted. This was around the time Big Lots was getting Elites in for the first time. So I go in and find a whole set of E41 there without price tags. I knew they were supposed to be $10 each but I took a couple to the register to ask about the price. The cashier struggles for a few minutes to find anything. Then he finally finds a WWE you barcode and it came up as $3 each. I promptly grabbed the whole set which was 6 figures for $18. So I got a whole series for cheaper than one elite. That was a good day. You winded up sending me that Elite 41 Balor. Thanks haha Well, one of them. Because I was able to find it cheap I bought it like 4 times. I still have one packed away. That was awhile ago. Do you remember what you traded me for it? I don’t remember at all. LOL
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Post by chowmeinkane on Jul 27, 2018 14:45:06 GMT -5
Finding the last EG Jeff at Wal-Mart on my way to my first day of work was pretty cool.
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Post by BROKEN on Jul 27, 2018 14:49:16 GMT -5
You winded up sending me that Elite 41 Balor. Thanks haha Well, one of them. Because I was able to find it cheap I bought it like 4 times. I still have one packed away. That was awhile ago. Do you remember what you traded me for it? I don’t remember at all. LOL Elite 39 Dolph.
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Post by dynamitekido on Jul 27, 2018 15:09:27 GMT -5
Well, one of them. Because I was able to find it cheap I bought it like 4 times. I still have one packed away. That was awhile ago. Do you remember what you traded me for it? I don’t remember at all. LOL Elite 39 Dolph. YES! Now I remember. Man that was awhile ago.
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Post by BROKEN on Jul 27, 2018 15:10:06 GMT -5
YES! Now I remember. Man that was awhile ago. Haha yea. Pretty awesome. Loads of good memories collecting.
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eaterofworlds
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Post by eaterofworlds on Jul 27, 2018 15:15:16 GMT -5
I hid a Bobby Roode at a target and it was there after 3 months Why did you wait 3 months to buy it? lol
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eaterofworlds
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Post by eaterofworlds on Jul 27, 2018 15:24:32 GMT -5
One time i went into TRU looking for E40 Sami Zayn but before i entered i seen this couple arguing then the guy starts pushing the girl. I then intervene and told the man i would call the cops if he didnt stop. The guy tried fighting me but i was like twice his size so i laughed lol then we go our seperate ways. I went into TRU and so did the couple!! I thought man if something happens TRU could be liable, im going to tell a manager. I try and tell a manager who was ringing up a customer but he shushed me!! I said forget it and proceeded to finding the only Zayn figure so i was psyched! Then i go to pay and it is the same guy who shushed me. I tell him what the issue was and he rings me up. Then that couple that was arguing walked out as i was finishing my purchase. They went their different ways and everything seemed fine so i felt good about that. Then as i was driving home i realized the cashier actually gave me back my money during our discussion! I gave him $21 for the figure and found it back in my pocket when i got home! I felt like this was kind of karma coming back to me in a good way
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Jul 27, 2018 15:28:53 GMT -5
I hid a Bobby Roode at a target and it was there after 3 months Why did you wait 3 months to buy it? lol I just forgot about it
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Post by theicwguy on Jul 27, 2018 15:59:06 GMT -5
One time i went into TRU looking for E40 Sami Zayn but before i entered i seen this couple arguing then the guy starts pushing the girl. I then intervene and told the man i would call the cops if he didnt stop. The guy tried fighting me but i was like twice his size so i laughed lol then we go our seperate ways. I went into TRU and so did the couple!! I thought man if something happens TRU could be liable, im going to tell a manager. I try and tell a manager who was ringing up a customer but he shushed me!! I said forget it and proceeded to finding the only Zayn figure so i was psyched! Then i go to pay and it is the same guy who shushed me. I tell him what the issue was and he rings me up. Then that couple that was arguing walked out as i was finishing my purchase. They went their different ways and everything seemed fine so i felt good about that. Then as i was driving home i realized the cashier actually gave me back my money during our discussion! I gave him $21 for the figure and found it back in my pocket when i got home! I felt like this was kind of karma coming back to me in a good way That's a really great story dude!
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nickhall006
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Post by nickhall006 on Jul 27, 2018 16:15:56 GMT -5
I was out hunting for E57 Jeff and Nakamura and was kind of low on cash (Only had enough for the two figures if I found them) and at one of my first stops which was a Target I saw the NXT Elite Ember Moon. I already had her but did want an extra to display loose but I had other places to stop and as I mentioned I was low on cash. So I decided to hide her and would come back later if I didn't find the E57 figures I was looking for.
Well I didn't find them and I came back to the Target I hid the Ember Moon and while I was trying to find her I found an Elite 57 Nakamura someone else had hidden.
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Post by LK3 on Jul 27, 2018 16:33:43 GMT -5
I was out hunting for E57 Jeff and Nakamura and was kind of low on cash (Only had enough for the two figures if I found them) and at one of my first stops which was a Target I saw the NXT Elite Ember Moon. I already had her but did want an extra to display loose but I had other places to stop and as I mentioned I was low on cash. So I decided to hide her and would come back later if I didn't find the E57 figures I was looking for. Well I didn't find them and I came back to the Target I hid the Ember Moon and while I was trying to find her I found an Elite 57 Nakamura someone else had hidden. Or when we drove to Jersey City to only find your first Ember Moon 😂
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Rattlehead
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Destruction can be beautiful!
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Post by Rattlehead on Jul 27, 2018 16:35:13 GMT -5
When HOF3 was out I spotted a wild HOF1 Warrior haha picked that up then went to Wal-Mart to get the TNF basic warrior to do some swaps . When I went to check out, the cashier randomly cuts a promo on me like he was Hulk Hogan lmao of course I played along and cut a Warrior promo. The cringe was probably real but it was all good and fun. Oh jeez lol that’s hilarious. I once had a target worker explain to me how he used to take his kids to house shows back in the 80s That's always interesting since it was before my time.
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nickhall006
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Post by nickhall006 on Jul 27, 2018 17:33:24 GMT -5
I was out hunting for E57 Jeff and Nakamura and was kind of low on cash (Only had enough for the two figures if I found them) and at one of my first stops which was a Target I saw the NXT Elite Ember Moon. I already had her but did want an extra to display loose but I had other places to stop and as I mentioned I was low on cash. So I decided to hide her and would come back later if I didn't find the E57 figures I was looking for. Well I didn't find them and I came back to the Target I hid the Ember Moon and while I was trying to find her I found an Elite 57 Nakamura someone else had hidden. Or when we drove to Jersey City to only find your first Ember Moon 😂 Then we stopped at that random Wal-Mart before heading home and I picked up some wrestling cards and pulled a Naomi autograph. That was a good night for me.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 27, 2018 17:40:15 GMT -5
I found my E12 Kane hidden behind a bunch of rings at the bottom of the shelf after spending months trying to find him. This happened at Kmart. Was pretty cool.
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Post by BROKEN on Jul 27, 2018 17:53:50 GMT -5
Here’s a negative one, in Walmart right now and I find the Howard Finkel set. Someone stole all of the BAF pieces. Nice.
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Post by LK3 on Jul 27, 2018 18:10:31 GMT -5
Or when we drove to Jersey City to only find your first Ember Moon 😂 Then we stopped at that random Wal-Mart before heading home and I picked up some wrestling cards and pulled a Naomi autograph. That was a good night for me. Yeah that’s right you did. I got Miz at TRU and Becky at that Walmart, so it wasn’t all bad.
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Post by 666erickana on Jul 27, 2018 18:18:28 GMT -5
In the days of jakks figs, i was the first guy in america to find the first figure ever of brock lesnar !
In the bca jakks era, the day that i called zellers (ex canada store) asking them if they have the new series with the first fig ever of edge and val venis, and they told yes, it was 30 mins before the store close, and i was at 40 mins of the store, i went full speed, did it in 20 mins, took edge and venis and they were closing, but they me buy them. It was a big day for me as a collector. When i was young also we didnt have internet or mags to know which wwf ljns figs will be next, so we wnt to the store, not knowing anything and youmfind koko bware, jake roberts, or as of demolition , it was a blast, much cooler than today , that we know 6 months in advance.
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