Son0F100MaNiAcS
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Mr.99%
Joined on: Oct 13, 2005 10:31:20 GMT -5
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Post by Son0F100MaNiAcS on May 2, 2010 9:17:55 GMT -5
didn't you guys learn anything from JAKKS? i said from the beginning i would hold out for Elite of anyone. I knew there would be an elite Kofi, Morrison, Jericho and everyone. I didn't buy ANYONE from Basic 1 knowing they would all be out in Elite form in the first 4 waves or so. I'm not upset at all about their recycling attires, because they'll be the first for me! i wasted so much money buying multiple versions of the same guys from JAKKS and i swore to myself that i would have patience, because in this hobby, the lack of patience costs at least $10 at a time. think of it this way, in a year, how many more figs will be out? pace yourselves, grasshoppers. i couldnt have said it better, with my 18 jakks charlie haas figs....but its cool cause i NEEDED the pink rico
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Son0F100MaNiAcS
Mid-Carder
Mr.99%
Joined on: Oct 13, 2005 10:31:20 GMT -5
Posts: 125
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Post by Son0F100MaNiAcS on May 2, 2010 9:26:19 GMT -5
i also waited on mattels untill elites 3 came out, then i back tracked and picked up every elite....the only basics i own are colons,vlad,horns,show (free),shelton,khali,henry (wow fig), and im happy i waited. i figure khali and vlad would be long gone before there elite time rolls around and sheltons already gone. like stated, its hard to be patient, i see the elite 4 and i want to wait but when you play with figs and theres wrestlers sitting at the store that you dont have the anxiety kills you. definitely happy i waited then went all out with the elites.....i figure ill save mad money because i wont buy every guy in every set like i did jakks, but with the mattels and the tnas comming soon its going to be back to the strip club
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Post by mikey1974 on May 2, 2010 11:52:48 GMT -5
my biggest Elite fear is not finding them! we have a HUGE back-up right now of pegwarming HHH,Batizzzzta ,and Dibiase....no room for Elite 3,or anything else for that matter,to go out on the pegs...
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Post by Richikane on May 7, 2010 23:44:15 GMT -5
yeah, not too worried about it. I could see how you would be if you collected every elite, but if your already doing that then why bother with ANY basics? anyone released in basic will more than likely be released as an elite. For me Im only going to buy my favorite wrestlers in elite, or if the figure is REALLY worth the extra $5. But for alot of it Im not worried about it, saving $5 for a figure that looks identical to the elite without a little articulation is fine.
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Post by drew on May 8, 2010 1:26:10 GMT -5
I'm all elite, I just like the added POA enough to justify the buy, and all the accessories make it easy to eat the cost as well. With that said, I did buy PPV Miz and, in a fit of impulsiveness, PPV Kofi. Bad decision, since I think the basics have some awful POA for wrestling figures, but I may buy two Jericho Elites and convert one into a modern Miz elite if the height is the same and I feel crafty. While it's nice to be able to wait out Elite series for figures you really want, I still see myself picking up first timers like the upcoming Drew McIntyre basic and the eventual Sheamus basic just because those are first time figures, and if I became really desperate, I could just buy similar Elite body styles and crack some torsos and spread some paint.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on May 8, 2010 20:35:00 GMT -5
It don't really bother me that much. I buy all Basic figures and if i see an Elite i like i pick that up too. I am trying not to buy every Elite but i really do like them but i get a lot of loose joints with them. I will collect all the Legends though.
Idk why people collect basic and then complain when someone gets an Elite made. I mean you know the main eventers are getting multiples of both and they need to throw repaints in b/c the roster isn't all that big. I kinda like getting a choice of Elite or Basic though.
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Post by LLD on May 9, 2010 18:34:49 GMT -5
I prefer to concentrate on Elites. I don't want or can't collect both lines as they're scaled the same. That way I save on money and space. And only one figure per wrestler.
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Post by bane on May 9, 2010 18:46:10 GMT -5
I just wish we could stop getting so many of the same people & get a deeper roster. Um...You guys ASK for it. So NOW why are you complaining? I CERTAINLY do not get it. I got reemed MANY times by the people on this board and at Mattels' suggestion board about how they want MANY figures of the SAME freaking wrestler and now you guys complain because you are getting what you asked for? Wrestlingfigs DEFIES LOGIC! I complained bitterly about teenys asking for multiple HBK figures. Well, ya get what you ask for... Lovin the hypocrisy around here.
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