starchild83
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 13:31:59 GMT -5
Now I know when this figure first came out it was a dream figure of most due to Paul Heyman being the creator of ECW.When this Figure was we all were foaming at the mouths cause ECW was about to make its comeback,and take over the world of Pro Wrestling again.... Well we were wrong I guess on both because ECW IMO turned out to be a dud,and the figure was terrible because when it shipped to all of us we got this:  No box!!! The excuse was thats how it was shipped....Well thats not the case...Heres the story with pics. The figure came Mint in box...  But Instead of saying Wrestling S*perStore it said this:  So The figures were taking out of the boxes and they were destroyed... There are only 24 figures of this figure still mint in package and include the box....Pretty rare..... heres some more pics of this super rare figure    I actually have a few of these.... |
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Post by HardyHeft on Sept 30, 2008 13:34:15 GMT -5
Cool i never knew that. I don't know why they just didnt put a sticker over it with the right site.
Like what they did when the RSC EX Flair and on the package it had his name spelt Rick.
They just put a black sticker that said Ric
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Post by Ryan on Sept 30, 2008 13:35:16 GMT -5
Awesome story! I never knew this. Do you have connections to the store that had this exclusive? Thats the only way I could imagine you getting this. Thanks for the story and pics and Karma +1.
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starchild83
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 13:38:19 GMT -5
The sticker thing I dont think wouldnt of worked only because it was so big on the box...Plus people would of pealed it off only to see the other companys name...
I think it was a pride thing...
Either way It makes it a pretty rare item due to there being so little of them still in package so im not complaining
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Post by jfinnomore on Sept 30, 2008 13:49:27 GMT -5
The sticker thing I dont think would of worked only because it was so big on the box...Plus people would of pealed it off only to see the other companys name... I think it was a pride thing... Either way It makes it a pretty rare item due to there being so little of them still in package so im not complaining nah they use crazy stickers that would rip the cardboard before you could peel them off. kinda silly if you ask me that they'd ditch all the boxes, even more silly is the fact that paul e. had an IE to begin with. |
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 13:52:18 GMT -5
The sticker thing I dont think would of worked only because it was so big on the box...Plus people would of pealed it off only to see the other companys name... I think it was a pride thing... Either way It makes it a pretty rare item due to there being so little of them still in package so im not complaining nah they use crazy stickers that would rip the cardboard before you could peel them off. kinda silly if you ask me that they'd ditch all the boxes, even more silly is the fact that paul e. had an IE to begin with. But think about it...at the time ECW was red Hot,and on its way back with the reunion show...How could you go wrong...Back then Everyone looked at ECW at this Federation that could do no harm and was godly compared to WWE..The figure was a good idea,and from what I heard it sold well at first,but once people found out it had no box it really lost its value...All of the MOC collectors opted not to buy it due to it being out of package.... |
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Post by The Assassin on Sept 30, 2008 13:54:05 GMT -5
that's actually quite interesting and i never knew that. how did you find out this information?
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Post by jfinnomore on Sept 30, 2008 14:06:45 GMT -5
nah they use crazy stickers that would rip the cardboard before you could peel them off. kinda silly if you ask me that they'd ditch all the boxes, even more silly is the fact that paul e. had an IE to begin with. But think about it...at the time ECW was red Hot,and on its way back with the reunion show...How could you go wrong...Back then Everyone looked at ECW at this Federation that could do no harm and was godly compared to WWE..The figure was a good idea,and from what I heard it sold well at first,but once people found out it had no box it really lost its value...All of the MOC collectors opted not to buy it due to it being out of package.... i'm a die hard ECW fan, its all i watched in high school and it was the only figures i collected for a while but i still don't see the appeal to a paul e ie figure, either way its silly they took them out of the box to sell. |
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Post by WalterF on Sept 30, 2008 14:07:04 GMT -5
Odd. They should have just put a sticker like they did to all of Benoits pics, etc.
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 14:11:20 GMT -5
Odd. They should have just put a sticker like they did to all of Benoits pics, etc. Well even if that was the case Its pretty dumb that Jakks would mess up like that...Plus I dont think jakks realized what they did... If I had a company and had a exclusive item and when i got it in my main rival was on it I would be upset... Taking the figure outta the box IMO was dumb but the sticker thing Im thinking wasnt a option.. |
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Post by JedsWorld on Sept 30, 2008 14:19:58 GMT -5
Thanks for that story - I never knew that - I passed up on so many chances to buy that WITHT THE BOX !
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 14:23:16 GMT -5
Thanks for that story - I never knew that - I passed up on so many chances to buy that WITHT THE BOX ! from what i heard so did alot of people.... |
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Post by jfinnomore on Sept 30, 2008 14:24:44 GMT -5
Odd. They should have just put a sticker like they did to all of Benoits pics, etc. Well even if that was the case Its pretty dumb that Jakks would mess up like that...Plus I dont think jakks realized what they did... If I had a company and had a exclusive item and when i got it in my main rival was on it I would be upset... Taking the figure outta the box IMO was dumb but the sticker thing Im thinking wasnt a option.. i think it was, when i worked at kmart we got in big sacks of baseballs like 12 packs and each ball had a sticker on it with the upc and under it said "made exclusively for walmart" so we had to open each pack and cover up walmart on each and every ball. sucks but i think people would be more turned onto a package with a black sticker on the side then no package at all. |
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 14:29:02 GMT -5
Well even if that was the case Its pretty dumb that Jakks would mess up like that...Plus I dont think jakks realized what they did... If I had a company and had a exclusive item and when i got it in my main rival was on it I would be upset... Taking the figure outta the box IMO was dumb but the sticker thing Im thinking wasnt a option.. i think it was, when i worked at kmart we got in big sacks of baseballs like 12 packs and each ball had a sticker on it with the upc and under it said "made exclusively for walmart" so we had to open each pack and cover up walmart on each and every ball. sucks but i think people would be more turned onto a package with a black sticker on the side then no package at all. Your def.Right...but i think it was more of a pride thing...Im sure they were pissed that there rival companys name was on the box... It was def.handled the wrong way... |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Sept 30, 2008 14:38:01 GMT -5
I actually used to have that figure MIB. I got it in a trade from someone on this board, like 2-3 years ago. It wasn't traded as some sort of super-rare figure... it was just part of a normal deal.
Interesting story.
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 14:40:03 GMT -5
I actually used to have that figure MIB. I got it in a trade from someone on this board, like 2-3 years ago. It wasn't traded as some sort of super-rare figure... it was just part of a normal deal. Interesting story. interesting....Cause there are only about 24 of them that are still in the box....I believe only 4000 figures were made,and only 24 of them survived with the box |
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Post by 2tontubbalubba on Sept 30, 2008 14:46:40 GMT -5
new story to me, thanks for the post. very interesting. i can't stand all of these internet exclusives. especially the ones that they make of people that nobody cares about.
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Post by starchild83 on Sept 30, 2008 14:48:45 GMT -5
internet exclusive are getting to be a bit much......
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Post by Cassa Nova Kid on Sept 30, 2008 15:55:56 GMT -5
Dude Wow just Wow.....Wow u just blew my mind thanx for the info.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 30, 2008 15:56:26 GMT -5
Speaking of IE mishaps I hear that IE Taz originally had the towel around his waist. Not sure how true it is but it'd explain a few things.
Never knew that's why Heyman was shipped out like that. I always figured they went the cheap route. Fun fact: This Heyman debuted the skinny arm mold seldom used.
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