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Post by laythvandam on Jul 24, 2023 16:01:23 GMT -5
Bought Ruthless Aggression Kevin Nash from Wrestle HQ/Super Power Toys. Wasn't going to find it any cheaper and needed it to complete nWo 2002.
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Post by laythvandam on Jun 30, 2023 12:58:27 GMT -5
Nice! What's the price point? There was no price tag and I never even thought to ask as I already have them on pre order from elsewhere They are 27.99 each. It still works out slightly cheaper I guess when you factor in the independents are charging between £25-26 each and then you have to pay a postage charge on top of that. Good to see the Legends line finally get released here, my local independent (Wrestle HQ) are completely sold out of them, the market/demand was always there Mattel just didn't listen until 13 years into the line. Better late than never!
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Post by laythvandam on Jun 24, 2023 17:17:31 GMT -5
Bought Unrivsaled 10 Wardlow from FP. Shocked that Taz seems to be the best selling one out of all the stock they have.
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Post by laythvandam on Jun 16, 2023 17:14:08 GMT -5
Bought AEW Unrivaled 10 Taz and Miro from Forbidden Planet
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Post by laythvandam on Jun 8, 2023 16:11:42 GMT -5
The Entertainer had two full pegs of Elite 100 Becky Lynch. The tag on the pegs literally said Becky Lynch Elite so they've not got or aren't getting anyone else from the set, at least in my store. Weird? Sounds about right. They likely got them for a discount - if there's one thing the owner loves, it's bulk-buying stock that nobody else wants at a discounted price. It's how he ended up with all of those TNF Elizabeth's. Nice to see them finally disappear after literal years of seeing them on shelves! I might get a Lynch now they have them since I really didn't want to get her from overseas due to the costs involved.
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Post by laythvandam on Jun 2, 2023 16:55:50 GMT -5
Bought a damaged box Jamie Hayter from Ringside for £30 shipped. Don't mind the extra £10 especially as it's taken us a year to get Unrivaled 10 in the UK....
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Post by laythvandam on May 3, 2023 5:32:51 GMT -5
Where can you find those pre show tickets now? I am 4th row, my friend from Germany managed to get us in there which I'm very grateful for after my computer kept buffering the ticket page! I've no idea where or if you can get them after the fact. They popped up as an optional add on for me when going through checkout, like when it asks you if you want ticket insurance and stuff. Just added some cheap tickets to the basket so I could get more information on it and it turns out it's on the Saturday which I can't attend due to being at a wedding the day before the show. Probably for the best since my ticket was an insane price to begin with.
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Post by laythvandam on May 3, 2023 4:47:44 GMT -5
Got my seat in section 120. £199 including fees, then I added on a £60 ticket to the preshow event at the Box Park with meet and greets, Q&A and stuff. Where can you find those pre show tickets now? I am 4th row, my friend from Germany managed to get us in there which I'm very grateful for after my computer kept buffering the ticket page!
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Post by laythvandam on Apr 22, 2023 11:03:29 GMT -5
Never pre ordered but you can get the pack from online UK independents and you'll know for certain you won't get customs charges that way.
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Post by laythvandam on Mar 3, 2023 16:15:57 GMT -5
Really liking that CM Punk!
Looking forward to grabbing that pack with MJF at some point.
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Post by laythvandam on Feb 7, 2023 14:26:48 GMT -5
Received WWE Legends 17 AJ Styles from Wrestle HQ.
Mega impressed that Mattel went that obscure with this release given he only had 4 WCW matches and being a big WCW & TNA fan it was a must buy. It could easily pass for an 02/03 AJ.
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Post by laythvandam on Feb 1, 2023 13:49:39 GMT -5
Does anyone know if Smyths will be getting the new Wrestlemania Basics? I haven't bought a Basic in years but I really like the look of Andre and Kane. My local has Undertaker, Kane and Andre. Kane having the old articulation on his arms is a massive plus I have to say. However I have Elite 4 Kane which is the same look.
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Post by laythvandam on Jan 28, 2023 17:43:05 GMT -5
Got given the WM Elite Rock by a friend as a late Christmas present.
The figure is very underrated and often written off because it's another Rock in gold trunks, granted the attire has been done a million times but the new arms on it are fantastic, great playability and look more like Rock's arms at the time. Also the head scan is among the best ever that Mattel have done for me, it could work as a 2001/Invasion era Rock as he looked exactly the same in 01/02.
Now to get the Hogan to match it. If I see it for £20 or so I'll definitely grab it straight away, though if he sells well at £27 or whatever he is it might rope me into just buying it at full whack.
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Post by laythvandam on Jan 11, 2023 13:11:48 GMT -5
Just bought the AEW Excalibur from Wrestle HQ.
Works out a bit cheaper than buying him off Ringside so that's a huge plus!
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Post by laythvandam on Jan 8, 2023 15:22:53 GMT -5
You'd think for such a milestone in the line they would carry the full wave, always around Christmas time they get the full sets in so why can't they do it all year around?
It doesn't bother me as much these days since I go for AEW figures and classic/legacy WWE characters. I feel such a disconnect with the current roster in WWE I rarely buy someone from the current roster but I do like seeing them on the shelves in Smyths or another store. I like searching through the pegs and picking my own and just seeing it in hand in a shop for the first time can't be replicated online though I do like to support my local online independent after he helped keep the passion alive during lockdown. Hopefully Wrestle HQ will get Excalibur in soon he's really the only figure I'm in need of right now.
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Post by laythvandam on Dec 8, 2022 15:08:59 GMT -5
Bought AEW Unmatched Jade Cargill, Cody Rhodes and Chris Jericho from Wrestle HQ.
Supporting a local indy at Christmas time!
It might benefit the indys exclusively stocking AEW now the national chains have stopped.
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Post by laythvandam on Nov 4, 2022 15:12:54 GMT -5
Does anyone know, what the current prices are for WWE & AEW figures in Smyths stores are? Elites, basics, unrivaled ect. AEW are £8 each. I'm getting another Chuck Taylor for that price, shame with AEW it's a case of when they're gone they're gone. Got Chase Thunder Rosa for £110 from eBay. Wouldn't usually pay that for a figure but I love Rosa as a performer and character. It's a brilliant figure!
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Post by laythvandam on Oct 23, 2022 14:45:18 GMT -5
From Friday to Saturday. I managed to pick up Evil Uno, John Silver, Painmaker Chris Jericho and Nyla Rose. All for £12:99 each! I'm hoping they'll stock best friends soon! Trent and Chuckie T are both a tenner each in Smyths. Orange Cassidy too for that matter if you had a branch nearby.
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Post by laythvandam on Oct 15, 2022 10:50:37 GMT -5
Bought Legends Mighty Molly from Wrestle HQ. Wish we had a matching 2001 Hurricane to go with her!
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Post by laythvandam on Oct 1, 2022 9:17:49 GMT -5
I really wonder if TRU will ever be the same once it does come back....I mean my local has been sat derelict for the last 5 years almost and as of last Friday night I saw it was surrounded and on the verge of being a demolition site....so sad to see. It really hit me then that this comeback will not have the same model of out of town warehouses full of toys. It might be an Entertainer style model at best, it will be unrecognisable to how we remember it in a bid to survive in todays climate. My local one is now a B&M. I can’t see anyway that we have it back to the magnitude it was before. I think you’ve got the mail on the head with it being an Entertainer-esque type store now in the sense it’ll be on such a smaller scale. I’m happy just having the prospect of having it back in some way though, so whatever happens hopefully it does! Aye, I'll take it being around in some form at this point as it's a place I liked to frequent when I was a kid/young teenager. As I got older it was in decline I thought....just never had anything in and the stock was years old and overpriced. They'll have to put a lot more into their online business this time around for me, the last company didn't have as big of an online presence.
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