becks007
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BELT MARK
Joined on: Aug 14, 2011 9:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by becks007 on Jun 24, 2013 20:30:16 GMT -5
I didn't watch a single wrestling show between 2003-2010... Just got sick of it.. Then watched Summerslam 2010 cos I couldn't sleep and Bam!.. Been watching ever since, started collecting figures again aswell. I've had the same feeling about my collection recently... Looking at them one night just thinking they don't actually do anything, don't have any effect on life whatsoever. I sold a lot of them...mainly doubles of characters and figures I didn't even like just bought for the sake of it (e.g E14 Bossman). Focused on collecting figures from the Attitude Era. Chin up, you'll find something that re-ignites the flame. So far I've not felt this way about my collection yet. I look at my display of WWE figures and replica belts within my detolfs regularly since its on display right in my living room.. I come home from work, I would walk by it. When I have my dinner on the dining table, the display is basically right across from the table. I actually feel proud of the display. And whenever I have guests come over, they would tell me that I have a unique looking set up. I would slow down if there are no figures that interests me, but I do not think I would actually stop..
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Von Hooten
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The Innovator of Innovation
Joined on: Jan 23, 2012 13:13:14 GMT -5
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Post by Von Hooten on Jun 25, 2013 11:45:33 GMT -5
Well thanks for all the good advice guys.
I guess there is a bit of a drought and that does cause a bit of a stagnet feeling. Also WWE figures aren't the only figures I collect and it doesn't help that the other things I like a becoming utter garbage (i.e. Iron Man 3 figures, new 3 3/4" figures having less articulation and looking like $1 store toys, not finding figures anywhere, expense, etc) I was also falling into the abyss of being a completest. Not in the sense of wanting every figure made, but all the short packed figures. I already have B24 AJ so do I really need an E21 AJ? Also, do I really need to spend $20 for a Dolph/Vickie BP when I have both of them already all I really want is the MITB SD briefcase? There is where the ebay prices cause a person to make crazy decisions like this because even the retail price is crazy for such a small thing, but it makes it feel like a deal because I'm not paying some scaler megabucks. Same goes for E20 Cena.
I will admit that finding some good figs hasn't been as hard as it was this time last year, so maybe the distribution got better, since I saw HTM a number of times now. This is good because I can actually get the figures I want just by being patient. It is also bad because, in the most screwed up of ways, that thrill of the hunt feeling is gone. Ultimately it is more important that I get the figs I want in my collection. I'd rather have the casual approach of going into Wally for milk and strolling down a toy aisle and throwing a figure I want into my cart, as opposed to getting up very early and hitting every single store on my way to work just to end up feeling miserable because I didn't find anything that tickled my fancy.
I am no where near done collecting anytime soon, but I just feel bummed because I haven't been as excited to even talk about WWE figures. I used to come here multiple times a day and lately my presence here is non existant, and I am not happy about that. I like the good folks here, and I feel like a am part of a community. I even felt the need to share my greif when my father died months ago because I knew the ppl here can make me feel better. But at the same time there is only so much I can say about wrestling and wrestling figures in general that hasn't been said already by others, so I don't feel the need to make pointless posts. So I am actually more upset about my decreased activity here than my decreased activity in hunting and buying figures. I guess maybe I should not care and make the pointless posts. At least I'll still be conversing on my favorite subjects even if I am not enthused at the moment.
I also did become a mod for another site, and I have to make my time there. I guess I just have to learn how to share my focus. This is a problem when you are a HUGE fan of many, many things.
Well there is a brightside, SDCC is just a couple weeks away, so there will be much to discuss there... hopefully (Toyfare was a sleeper) and I am stoked about getting The Rock from E22. I hate that new WWE belt, but I am blown away by the turn around time on getting it in figure form and regardless it is the WWE Title. FBs and Vac Belt are still a must for me, so the hunt isn't over yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 12:04:54 GMT -5
Haha! Yeah completist drive me crazy.... I wonder how crazy they actually feel... It's almost like a dis order.
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