billyboytoobs
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Post by billyboytoobs on Nov 29, 2013 7:33:22 GMT -5
My Mum, Sister and Wife have all slated me over the years for my obsession with the line and recently when we were having a debate infront of a few others I said (in the heat of the moment) the wwf Hasbro line is in the top 5 most sort after toy collection. Im not a toy collector of any kind, I tried collecting jakks classics and had over 200 loose and 100 mib but my heart wasn't in it so I sold them all. My childhood was me and the Hasbro line, even now when someone new brings this topic up with me I show them what I have and everyone has a story about them. My question is - Are Hasbros up there as real contenders or is my heart ruling my head?
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Nov 29, 2013 8:33:48 GMT -5
Even tho' I'm a wrestling collector, I don't think the Hasbro WWF-line is in the top 5 of most sought after toy collections.
I think the top 5 looks like this:
5. Lego 4. Hotwheels 3. Matchbox 2. Action Man (the big GI Joes) 1. Barbie
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Post by Ry_D on Nov 29, 2013 9:15:04 GMT -5
Star Wars, Transformers and GI Joe are right up there. Also the likes of MOTU, Thundercats ect. ect. I think one of the most expensive toys ever sold was a GI prototype that went for $200k. Wrestling figures are extremely popular. Maybe not top 5 or ever 10 ten, but there's a sizeable following. You only have to look at some of the prices the top end pieces go for too. Greg Valentine proto $12k+, kamala Moon, LJN Bret Hart, some LJN Black cards ect.
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Post by yeetman13 on Nov 29, 2013 10:30:58 GMT -5
pretty sure that wrestling collectibles are a small niche in the toy collecting market compared to other figures.. even here in Canada...i go to the 80's collectible Toy shows they have here in Toronto pretty often (once every 3 months) and of the probably 100 vendors that are at these, there are barely any wrestling sellers.. maybe 5-7 of the vendors sell anything that is wrestling related, and here in Canada, most of those vendors sell LJNs...i barely EVER see hasbros at these toy shows, and i been going the last 2.5 years.. probably 1 vendor each show maybe has a good 10-15 loose hasbros and thats it..kind of sad...
so here in Canada, LJN is definitely that most collectible wrestling toy set.... not sure how it is in the USA, and i assume in the UK and elsewhere, it was all about Hasbro..
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Post by ozz on Nov 29, 2013 10:32:15 GMT -5
Never considered them the most popular vs. all other lines, however some of the collectors can be as rabid as anyone out there. As Ry_D mentioned, just look at some of the prices paid for some of these rarities that have popped up from time to time.
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Post by Ry_D on Nov 29, 2013 11:23:43 GMT -5
In my post above I mentioned prototypes which are going to be rare and sought after in any toy line. I guess if you look at the regular Hasbro releases, there aren't too many that are that high value when you compare them with other toy lines. The like's of Dusty is not really that big a ticket compared to a lot of other toy lines that have many regular released figures fetching $1000+.
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billyboytoobs
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Post by billyboytoobs on Nov 29, 2013 12:39:11 GMT -5
sorry guys I didn't mean value wise, I meant how many people are actually interested in them
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2013 14:57:47 GMT -5
I don't think nearly as many people are into the Hasbros as they are even the other wrestling toys, like the LJNs. Which I don't personally get, but to each his/her own. I think the Hasbros are more like that TV show that gets canceled midway through the second season. There's a small, but fiercely loyal fan base; Yet it's not enough to make any real difference in the grand scheme of things.
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Post by curiousjohn on Nov 29, 2013 17:19:58 GMT -5
I'm new to the boards but I'm very serious. It will ruin my week if I lose a eBay bidding war for something I'd love to own.
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Post by kev85hasbro on Nov 29, 2013 17:26:46 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards mate. Have you got any figures to share with us?
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Post by ozz on Nov 29, 2013 17:27:14 GMT -5
sorry guys I didn't mean value wise, I meant how many people are actually interested in them My reply was meant for your point exactly. Despite "fewer amounts of people" in the world collecting Hasbros (or LJNs, my personal fave), those that do are just as nuts as any serious collector of whatever other toy line is most desirable by the masses (MOTU, GI Joe, etc.). My reference to the prices some of these wrestling figures was evidence of that. If the wrestling collectors weren't serious(ly die-hard and dedicated to their love), those prices wouldn't be reality.
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Post by curiousjohn on Nov 29, 2013 19:20:58 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards mate. Have you got any figures to share with us? Hello Kev thanks bud. I have a few bits but no idea how to share with you guys I'm afraid. I'm just being nosey and desperate to get hold of a few things and just curious on a few things I've seen recently.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2013 21:26:21 GMT -5
sorry guys I didn't mean value wise, I meant how many people are actually interested in them My reply was meant for your point exactly. Despite "fewer amounts of people" in the world collecting Hasbros (or LJNs, my personal fave), those that do are just as nuts as any serious collector of whatever other toy line is most desirable by the masses (MOTU, GI Joe, etc.). My reference to the prices some of these wrestling figures was evidence of that. If the wrestling collectors weren't serious(ly die-hard and dedicated to their love), those prices wouldn't be reality. I agree with this. If anything, part of the fun for me in collecting Hasbros in how niche it is. I know a lot of people that collect a lot of things, but nobody I know in day to day life collects hasbros. So people come over and they see my collection and they ask me questions about this or that figure and I can give them a moderately informed and interesting answer, and most of that knowledge comes from the community here. It's a small but fun community to be a part of.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2013 22:16:34 GMT -5
personally I think the Hasbro line is popular I like them because they really captured the 1990's and our childhood. They were unique in design snd just a fun figure I just wish I would of saved them all from childhood
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Post by East Coast on Nov 30, 2013 18:58:18 GMT -5
Star Wars, Transformers and GI Joe are right up there. Also the likes of MOTU, Thundercats ect. ect. I think one of the most expensive toys ever sold was a GI prototype that went for $200k. Wrestling figures are extremely popular. Maybe not top 5 or ever 10 ten, but there's a sizeable following. You only have to look at some of the prices the top end pieces go for too. Greg Valentine proto $12k+, kamala Moon, LJN Bret Hart, some LJN Black cards ect. I'm listening to this weeks Colt Cabana podcast. Colt is talking about figures w/ Matt Morgan......and he mentioned that Ryder bid $12,000 on a Hasbro Greg Valentine....and still lost.
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Post by figurecollector on Dec 1, 2013 13:36:34 GMT -5
I seem to think Hasbro collectors are unique. Quite a number of them did not go on to OSFT(M), Justoys, Jakks or Mattel, they stayed with that product.
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Post by Vamp55 on Dec 2, 2013 6:31:44 GMT -5
I have always wanted. Hasbro collection. One day I will start, probably when the current product loses my interest. I was close in the early stages of Mattel. But alas elites peaked my interest again.
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Post by Tommycoholic on Dec 2, 2013 9:03:10 GMT -5
I remember that the Mc Donalds Happy Meal toys are the most selling toys at all, stated in "Supersize Me". We really can't count them in because these are mostly licensed toys and the collection of one 4-8 toy line can be bought easily at once. As i asked in the Hasbromaniac post, i really want to know how many figures of each line were actually made, Hasbros are still everywhere on the planet and the rarer ones didn't even get much higher through the last 10 years. As you might know i'm a Hasbro Customizer myself and i love the figures to death, even thought i never even collected them. I had some of them in my childhood but i was more into TMNT and comics back then and recovered my desire for wrestling during the Attitude era in early 97 when the BCA line was the current toyline for WWF figures. Some of them were really nice but i never really got into BCA, when Toybiz came around, i got more into collecting new stuff but you couldn't get them easy over here in germany these days so i bought almost everything i could get in a store. Jakks put out the first TTLs and i got the ones i was interested in, moneywise i couldn't get all of them anyway. When my dad finally got the internet working, i was obsessed by wrestling figures, i still wasn't a real collector with around 30 figures but i spent hours in front of the computer just looking at figures. I read all info about all kinds of lines and my passion for Hasbros never died so i came across Quirks Hasbro Customs (RIP) and i was even more obsessed about Hasbros. With the fact of figures beeing to expensive and my desire for art, i decided to make them on my own. The hunt on Hasbros begun! For some reason i never collected the real Hasbros, i only made my own Hasbro Custom collection.
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Post by fixedorbust on Dec 2, 2013 10:10:21 GMT -5
I remember that the Mc Donalds Happy Meal toys are the most selling toys at all, stated in "Supersize Me". We really can't count them in because these are mostly licensed toys and the collection of one 4-8 toy line can be bought easily at once. As i asked in the Hasbromaniac post, i really want to know how many figures of each line were actually made, Hasbros are still everywhere on the planet and the rarer ones didn't even get much higher through the last 10 years. As you might know i'm a Hasbro Customizer myself and i love the figures to death, even thought i never even collected them. I had some of them in my childhood but i was more into TMNT and comics back then and recovered my desire for wrestling during the Attitude era in early 97 when the BCA line was the current toyline for WWF figures. Some of them were really nice but i never really got into BCA, when Toybiz came around, i got more into collecting new stuff but you couldn't get them easy over here in germany these days so i bought almost everything i could get in a store. Jakks put out the first TTLs and i got the ones i was interested in, moneywise i couldn't get all of them anyway. When my dad finally got the internet working, i was obsessed by wrestling figures, i still wasn't a real collector with around 30 figures but i spent hours in front of the computer just looking at figures. I read all info about all kinds of lines and my passion for Hasbros never died so i came across Quirks Hasbro Customs (RIP) and i was even more obsessed about Hasbros. With the fact of figures beeing to expensive and my desire for art, i decided to make them on my own. The hunt on Hasbros begun! For some reason i never collected the real Hasbros, i only made my own Hasbro Custom collection. Love the customs. I always want to try and get some customs to try and add to my hasbro collection but sometimes some customs are pretty pricey. I am only about 3-4 away from finishing my loose hasbro collection. So those first then customs. I have seen your customs and they are awesome.
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Post by Zigzag on Dec 2, 2013 10:49:15 GMT -5
I don't think nearly as many people are into the Hasbros as they are even the other wrestling toys, like the LJNs. Which I don't personally get, but to each his/her own. I think the Hasbros are more like that TV show that gets canceled midway through the second season. There's a small, but fiercely loyal fan base; Yet it's not enough to make any real difference in the grand scheme of things. Awesome analogy.
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