EMW Figure Shelf
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Post by EMW Figure Shelf on Sept 10, 2013 20:43:36 GMT -5
1. Do you buy/get.. F. Only the figures/wrestlers that appeal to me
2. You collect wrestling figures for: A. Display, MOC B. Display, loose C. Play with loose (obviously) D. Resale/collectible value MOC, but not displayed E. Resale/collectible value loose, but not displayed
3. In terms of companies/styles, you tend to purchase: E. The best possible representation of each character you want
4. Your primary concern when choosing which figures to purchase is: A. Price B. Articulation C. Outfit Design/Detail and/or Headscan D. Value (Rarity/What Accessories are included/Etc.) Yeah, pretty much all of these now. Also, if the other brands like Jakks and Toybiz scale well with Mattels.
5. How did you start collecting? My dad was a time keeper and had figures since the LJNs and Remcos. Once I got into wrestling 16 years ago, I basically took over the collection. Now, it has drastically consolidated to things I want. I used to get EVERYTHING to cater to my pic fed but I no longer cater to it. I get what I like and that's basically it. 6. Why do you collect? I collect because I love action figures. I am 21 and I don't care if my fiance or anyone else rags on me for having toys still. I enjoy them and will continue to enjoy them. Wrestling isn't the only thing. I collect Batman, Marvel comic figures, Rocky, UFC, Music figures (AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Beatles etc.)
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Sept 10, 2013 21:12:24 GMT -5
1. E but usually get all the elites as i buy a case of the new waves 2. C would be the best answer since they r all in a box. but one day hopefully B 3. A but have picked up some tna jakks figures. mite get the jakks wwe figures to fill out the collection someday 4. B is primary but will buy basics for D-unique accessory 5. the legends wave with the ultimate warrior and demolition really dug up some nostalgia and it snowballed from there. 6. y not
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gcreams
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Post by gcreams on Sept 10, 2013 21:33:35 GMT -5
1. F. Mostly flashback elites and anything Bryan/Cesaro/Rhodes 2. A and B. Mostly loose. Have a couple RSC exclusives MOC. 3. A. 4. B and C. Beyond the obvious question of who the superstar is, I like elite articulation and I'm a sucker for belts as accessories. 5. Collected Jakks from 2000-2002, stopped watching wrestling consistently for a while. Started collecting Mattel this year. I originally just wanted to get Punk and Cesaro for display but just kept going. 6. I always liked action figures and wrestling, just makes sense.
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Post by Richikane on Sept 11, 2013 1:43:03 GMT -5
I buy almost everything off eBay. I don't live close enough to any stores to hunt and even if I made the drive they only restock around Christmas and then do a MASSIVE restock of basics and Elites in January to carry them the whole year. Its the worst I've seen anywhere I have lived. Also, I've had to restart my collection I think 4 times now because of selling it to do something or move somewhere. I usually go right back to the figures I had and fix them up the same way. I try to keep my collection around 30 figures.
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CodebreakerDX
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Sept 11, 2013 3:08:47 GMT -5
1. E 2. B/C 3. A/B 4. C/D
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Sept 11, 2013 17:45:54 GMT -5
1. Do you buy/get.. F. Only the figures that appeal to you, mostly flashbacks and legends
2. You collect wrestling figures for: A. Display, MOC B. Display, loose depending on if it looks better moc or its to cool not to take it out lol.
3. In terms of companies/styles, you tend to purchase: D. Something else it depends on the character and how well it looks
4. Your primary concern when choosing which figures to purchase is: C. Outfit Design/Detail and/or Head scan price can be a factor but not a huge one, If the head scan doesn't look right i pass on it, if i see it somewhere down the line and a better one hasn't shown ill pick the best attire
5. How did you start collecting? It all started when my dad came home with an ljn cowboy bob Orton and kamala He gave me some of his ljn figures to play with but i mainly started to collect figures around the jakks bca line, I had a decent amounts of hasbros but my collection blew up with the original jakks bcas. TTLs i had some but nothing compares to the Classic superstar line, and leads us into my mattel collection
6. Why do you collect? I collect because its something from my childhood that i still hold on to. i hate to sound so cliche but wrestlings been my life....all my life. Ive watched wrestling the day i came home from the hospital. The first picture of me and my father was him holding onto me while showing me wrestling. It remains to this day a way me and my father bond.
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wayneyb
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Post by wayneyb on Sept 11, 2013 18:24:12 GMT -5
I've been a longtime WWE fan, since I was a 10 year old kid watching Wrestlemania 7 for the first time back in 1991. I used to have WWE Hasbro figures as a kid but never really got into Jakks.
I started collecting Mattels for my son in early 2011, and as my local TRU has never really stocked a great selection of WWE Mattels I just picked him up whatever I could.
When they had the promo where you got a free RTWM Rock figure, I thought that was a cool figure, and as a longtime Rock fan I picked one up for myself and stuck it on a shelf. Then I got bitten by the bug and basically tried to buy every different figure I could from wherever I could, as well as keeping my sons collection growing.
I've amassed a collection of about 200+ figures, and my son probably has about the same.
Today I have a little girl due in January and my priorities have slightly changed. I've accepted i'm never going to have a 100% complete collection unless I win the lottery, and even keeping up with new releases is getting so expensive, plus I have run out of room to display so the majority of my collection is in a box.
So I've picked out my favourite figures, about 50 or so, that I am going to keep. Any that I had, that my son doesn't have will be given to him, i've given him about 20 already, there are about another 40 that I will be split between his birthday and Christmas. The rest I am currently selling on ebay, about 100 figs.
Going forward I will continue to get my son WWE Mattel figs, but I will definately be scaling back what I buy for myself - I will only get the figures I really want, not just whatever I can find.
I really enjoy collecting with my son and being in a position where I can buy him wrestling figures and playsets, because my mum couldn't really afford to buy me many toys as a kid, so its nice to be able to play with him. It also gives us lots of quality time together and hopefully lots of memories for him.
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TheHotshot
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Post by TheHotshot on Sept 12, 2013 10:09:27 GMT -5
1. Do you buy/get.. A. Every release of a specific wrestler. B. Only current stars C. Only Legends D. Only Divas E. One of each different character released F. Only the figures that appeal to you G. Whenever my mom/dad allow me too 2. You collect wrestling figures for: A. Display, MOC B. Display, loose C. Play with loose (obviously) D. Resale/collectible value MOC, but not displayedE. Resale/collectible value loose, but not displayed 3. In terms of companies/styles, you tend to purchase: A. Only MattelB. Only Jakks C. Only classic brands (Remco/Hasbro/Toybiz) D. Something else E. The best possible representation of each character you want 4. Your primary concern when choosing which figures to purchase is: A. Price B. Articulation C. Outfit Design/Detail and/or Headscan D. Value (Rarity/What Accessories are included/Etc.)E. Brand Loyalty 5. How did you start collecting? When I was 9 my mate gave me a shitload of his Jakks figures and ever since then I've been buying/collecting.6. Why do you collect? To make myself happy.
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