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Post by Chicago on Apr 24, 2013 18:42:34 GMT -5
What stores were the first two-packs exclusive to? I remember looking for a long, long time for that Bret & Owen w/painted cast set but I don't remember where I eventually found it. Thanks for sharing that magazine scan! Paul Bearer looks awesome like that! No problem. Glad that you enjoyed it. The Razor and Diesel 2-pack was exclusive to Puzzle Zoo, a mail-order company, in the fall of 1996. It was later picked up by retailers such as Hills, KB Toys, and Ringside Collectibles after Puzzle Zoo liquidated their stock in early '97. The Hart vs. Hart Family Feud 2-pack was exclusive to KB Toys stores. I've heard the HBK/Vader set was an Ames exclusive, but I'm not sure and wouldn't want to be quoted on that. Same applies to Sid/Bulldog. Has anyone been able to track down any prototypes from BCA Series 4 and later? Not on my end, but I figure sooner or later someone will test the market with a post-Series 4 prototype. Give it time. For anyone interested. Here are some pics of my BCA collection. I am currently trying to sell them. I am going to Chicago at the end of the month for a week vacation and would like a little extra spending cash. These have been stored in a box in my closet for the last two years. Probably time to move on without them.... I guess I should tidy the house then... You have a very nice collection, it's just too bad that you're looking to part with it. Selling the entire lot of them might provide you some extra cash, but it really depends on the level of interest from collectors around here before the end of the month. Best of luck to you. I noticed a couple members no longer post here and I wondered what the deal was, so thanks for the update. Shame to hear it, though.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Apr 24, 2013 19:59:30 GMT -5
It's actually really depressing for me to look at that picture of all those BCAs, because I had at least 50% of them at one point.. and over the years, I tore up or traded them all..
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Post by blu3blazer on Apr 24, 2013 23:20:29 GMT -5
Chicago, thanks for the info on the 2-packs. I definitely found the Hart vs. Hart set at KB Toys then. I'm fairly certain that I found Razor vs. Diesel at KB Toys and also HBK vs. Vader since there were no Ames stores around me. I may have found HBK vs. Vader at a flea market though. There was a guy there that sold nothing but wrestling figures and he had some rare stuff. Did Hills ever have any store exclusives? I shopped there pretty frequently, but most of the stuff that I bought there was WCW OSFT figures. Oh, and I bought rebel19's BCA collection that he posted on the last page.
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Post by UNK on Apr 25, 2013 0:06:17 GMT -5
Those pics really serve as a reminder that Austin had CRAZZZZZZY alternate uniforms. I've got most of those (except Blazer, Luna, Razor and one or two others that may have been lost through the years) but seeing those SCSA alts make me think completely completing BCA would be hardddddd. Anyone have one of every figure and colorway released? Chicago, you're definitely the BCA authority. Have you completed the line?
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Post by blu3blazer on Apr 25, 2013 0:12:34 GMT -5
Yeah, it's pretty crazy how they managed to have so many different Austins when he basically wore the exact same attire for his whole WWE career. That's one thing I miss about Jakks that Mattel doesn't do. All of the street gear figures.
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Post by Chicago on Apr 25, 2013 0:56:16 GMT -5
Chicago, thanks for the info on the 2-packs. I definitely found the Hart vs. Hart set at KB Toys then. I'm fairly certain that I found Razor vs. Diesel at KB Toys and also HBK vs. Vader since there were no Ames stores around me. I may have found HBK vs. Vader at a flea market though. There was a guy there that sold nothing but wrestling figures and he had some rare stuff. Did Hills ever have any store exclusives? I shopped there pretty frequently, but most of the stuff that I bought there was WCW OSFT figures. Oh, and I bought rebel19's BCA collection that he posted on the last page. The two Special Collection 3-packs (one Stone Cold, one Undertaker) were exclusive to Hills department stores. Congrats on the purchase, and I'm glad for rebel19, too. Hope he has a safe trip. Those pics really serve as a reminder that Austin had CRAZZZZZZY alternate uniforms. I've got most of those (except Blazer, Luna, Razor and one or two others that may have been lost through the years) but seeing those SCSA alts make me think completely completing BCA would be hardddddd. Anyone have one of every figure and colorway released? Chicago, you're definitely the BCA authority. Have you completed the line? I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I can't say that I've completed the line. I think I've purposefully held off on that to have something to strive for in the months/years ahead. It would be tremendously difficult to track down every Austin repaint, let alone run the gamut of BCA figure collecting, but I think it's possible. Costly and frustrating at times, but definitely in the realm of possibility.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 8:10:15 GMT -5
Chicago, thanks for the info on the 2-packs. I definitely found the Hart vs. Hart set at KB Toys then. I'm fairly certain that I found Razor vs. Diesel at KB Toys and also HBK vs. Vader since there were no Ames stores around me. I may have found HBK vs. Vader at a flea market though. There was a guy there that sold nothing but wrestling figures and he had some rare stuff. Did Hills ever have any store exclusives? I shopped there pretty frequently, but most of the stuff that I bought there was WCW OSFT figures. Oh, and I bought rebel19's BCA collection that he posted on the last page. Thanks again. Should be enough to cover gas and my tickets to the Reds/Cubs series comming up. lol Kind of bummed about parting ways with my BCA collection, but then again I have barely looked at them in the last 5 years. Most of them were MOC up until last year when my daughter and I got bored and decided to crack them open for the heck of it. After that, they got stuck in a box and that's where they sat since I pulled them out to take pics.
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Post by Chicago on Apr 25, 2013 10:56:32 GMT -5
The Razor and Diesel 2-pack was exclusive to Puzzle Zoo, a mail-order company, in the fall of 1996. It was later picked up by retailers such as Hills, KB Toys, and Ringside Collectibles after Puzzle Zoo liquidated their stock in early '97. For reference purposes, here is a full-page ad scan for Puzzle Zoo in the October 1996 issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest (#33). I can honestly say that I never knew the original price for the Razor/Diesel 2-pack until I bought this issue. So, there you go.
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Post by blu3blazer on Apr 25, 2013 11:49:16 GMT -5
I never even knew what Puzzle Zoo was until now! $4.99 for brand new figures. Those were the days.
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Post by DeadManFan92 on Apr 25, 2013 21:00:35 GMT -5
I'm looking to part with my MOC BCA Undertaker collection if anyone is interested. I love the BCA days but I had to decide whether to display them or my Mattel collection and you can guess which one won out. It'll be a shame to let them go, but hopefully to a better collector. I sure miss the BCA days for the hunt and the cheap price.
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Post by Chicago on Apr 26, 2013 14:58:06 GMT -5
Don't adjust your computer screen, this thread has not been upgraded to Titan Tron Live. We're still very much talking all things BCA, and what better way to spark a discussion than to share some new magazine scans? Beginning with Tomart's Action Figure Digest #37 (February 1997), we receive news that the Razor/Diesel 2-pack is now available at numerous retailers. Similarly, here is an update regarding the Series 1 re-release of Diesel and the very first Mini Rings playset, WrestleMania, in the June 1997 issue of Tomart's (#41). A brief mention is made of Jakks Pacific's future, especially pertaining to the BCA line, in Tomart's #44 published in September 1997. Last but not least, the 44th issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest provided us a preview of new BCA figures to be released in the months ahead. Of course, the new direction for Jakks would be unveiled later as the dreaded S.T.O.M.P. line of figures. S.T.O.M.P. and its fantasy concept for wrestling figures were due to replace the regular Superstars Series figures and their innovative BCA mechanism after the release of Series 5 (shown above) in November 1997. Jakks Pacific eventually learned the hard way when S.T.O.M.P. failed to register with collectors and was scrapped after Series 3 (which later morphed into Series 4 and the short-lived Camo Carnage line). BCA, in all of its glory, returned with Superstars Series 6 and a little more bulk in September 1998, roughly one year after Series 5 was projected to be the end of the original Jakks figures. And that's it for today's lesson. Enjoy the new WF!
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Apr 26, 2013 16:24:13 GMT -5
Don't adjust your computer screen, this thread has not been upgraded to Titan Tron Live. Wow! These two have taken me RIGHT back! I bought so many of these on a trip. Paul Bearer and Mankind in the 2 pack and Rocky and Shamrock in the singles. I have no idea where the idea came for the ladders that came with them though haha. Huge platforms on them and only one sided. I suppose it only made the proper ladder even better when the TTL's hit.
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Post by blu3blazer on Apr 26, 2013 18:13:37 GMT -5
I always thought it was weird that every single BCA Yokozuna figure was exclusive to KB Toys.
And I never knew that STOMP was actually meant to replace the BCAs. I always thought they were just an offshoot of the line. Why did they think that figures of wrestlers, not in their wrestling attire and with various weapons, would replace the figures in their wrestling attires?
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Post by fallbrawl on Apr 26, 2013 18:31:14 GMT -5
I remember going into tru and seeing the mankind/paul bearer 2 pack.
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Post by Chicago on Apr 26, 2013 19:09:51 GMT -5
I always thought it was weird that every single BCA Yokozuna figure was exclusive to KB Toys. And I never knew that STOMP was actually meant to replace the BCAs. I always thought they were just an offshoot of the line. Why did they think that figures of wrestlers, not in their wrestling attire and with various weapons, would replace the figures in their wrestling attires? My guess, because I don't think there is a definitive answer to the question, is that Jakks wanted to attract a larger demographic consisting of non-wrestling fans who didn't collect Jakks and might be swayed by the outlandish armor and weapons for use with other popular six-inch action figure lines on the market. Had the decision to replace Superstars with S.T.O.M.P. not been made, I believe S.T.O.M.P. could have been a suitable alternative for wrestling fans looking to have the best of both worlds from the same manufacturer. Unfortunately, wrestling figure collectors weren't a top priority for Jakks judging by their decision and sales figures must not have justified sticking with the original Superstars line in the first half of 1998. They wanted a new direction and they got it, but it wasn't a turn for the better. If you ask me, I think Jakks was looking for a replacement to "Bone Crunching Action" as early as 1997. They tried it with S.T.O.M.P., Slammers, and to a lesser extent Ripped and Ruthless/Legends, but none of these lines took off like Jakks hoped they would. Eventually, Titan Tron Live and the development of new technology delivered the crushing blow to BCA, but Jakks certainly didn't help sustain the line as they chipped away at it in the latter years (1998-99). When you go back and look at its history, BCA was doomed from the start.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2013 23:50:44 GMT -5
Those Prototypes look great. Too bad we never got that Sid in black tights.
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Post by Chicago on Apr 27, 2013 0:48:03 GMT -5
Those Prototypes look great. Too bad we never got that Sid in black tights. We did. Superstars Series 5 Sid had black trunks. His debut Superstars Series 3 figure had blue trunks, and the limited edition Raw Is War 4-pack figure had purple trunks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2013 0:54:49 GMT -5
Those Prototypes look great. Too bad we never got that Sid in black tights. We did. Superstars Series 5 Sid had black trunks. His debut Superstars Series 3 figure had blue trunks, and the limited edition Raw Is War 4-pack figure had purple trunks. I don't recall seeing any of them expect the blue version. Hmm learn something new everyday.
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Post by GoldenHulk on Apr 27, 2013 2:44:42 GMT -5
The Hart vs. Hart Family Feud 2-pack was exclusive to KB Toys stores. I've heard the HBK/Vader set was an Ames exclusive, but I'm not sure and wouldn't want to be quoted on that. Same applies to Sid/Bulldog. HBK/Vader was sold at Hills. That's where I got mine. I'm reasonably certain I got Bret/Owen at a Meijer store. It seems like a lot of these exclusives were "semi-exclusive" or shared by a couple of different chains. Love the old magazine scans. Notice how they've got Executioner misnamed as "Grim Reaper" in that caption under the Buried Alive set. Executioner was easily the most random and forgettable character released in the entire BCA line.It was a real shame that Terry Gordy was such a shell of his former self at that point. Given a decent costume and his old skill set, Gordy could have done some great things against Undertaker in a prolonged feud.
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Post by Chicago on Apr 27, 2013 11:48:20 GMT -5
Yeah, that's about what I figured was the case for these early exclusives.
It would be nice to know their date and place of origin, though.
I love Gordy being identified as "Grim Reaper"; It almost makes you think the Executioner gimmick could have been a success.
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