ellisd
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Post by ellisd on Dec 30, 2013 15:56:46 GMT -5
I had been collecting Jakks for years. Mostly collecting the Classic Superstars line and an occasional newer star.
When Mattel took over, although I wasn't happy about them taking over, I knew I had to at least buy a couple of figures to see how they were. So I picked up the Shawn/Jericho Battle Pack. Then shortly after that I picked up Entrance Greats HBK and HHH. I continued to collect mostly HBK figures, as he's my favorite, occasionally picking up other figures like Elite Kofi and Elite Kane. I think it was around Elite 16 that the Mattel Collecting bug really bit me though. When I saw them I knew I had to find Diesel, Nash, and Punk. Between new figures and picking up some older ones, my collection has grown alot since then.
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Dec 30, 2013 15:58:14 GMT -5
i actually bought the first basic Austin a month before it hit retail, along with basic 1 set series 1 2 packs and elite 1 undertaker.
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Post by marino13 on Dec 30, 2013 16:06:33 GMT -5
I ran into TRU a few days after Christmas that year and found my TRU had stocked early. I bought Triple H, Evan, & Kofi. Only those 3 cause I wasn't trilled about starting over. I was impressed enough to grab Cena. Then Big Show. Few days later I picked Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes, HBK/Chris Jericho, Santino/Beth Phoenix. Believe it or not it was Santino that sold me. I knew right then I needed to start over officially. Couple days after that I found Taker, Batista, Finlay/Hornswoggle, Primo/Carlito. By January 2nd I already had close to 20 figures. I was trilled, my wife was not. I will say however the Miz/Morrison two pack was so awful it almost scared me away. Especially Morrison... But now I absolutely love my collection and couldn't imagine not collecting Mattel/WWE figures.
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Dec 30, 2013 16:06:58 GMT -5
- started with E1 whole set, was only going to get Undertaker figures loose and MOC but loved the way they were and went off buying elite set after elite set picking up all Undertaker i could and select basics
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Post by James on Dec 30, 2013 16:10:49 GMT -5
I think I was drunk when I started collecting again back in late 2011 when my first figures were a cena and big show from god knows what series.
Was a jakks boy until 2008 when I breaked from wrestling and picked it back up in mid 2011.
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Dec 30, 2013 16:19:09 GMT -5
BP MVP/Henry and Entrance Greats HBK
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Post by Vamp55 on Dec 30, 2013 16:24:52 GMT -5
For me, I started with legends, after CS I started with only the ones I liked. When Legends finished, so did I. Defining moments got me back. Then I left again. I wanted to collect, but just couldn't bring myself to buy the stuff they were putting out. When they switched elite to the white packaging, I was interested, then e16 was announced with diesel and Nash. And I also think that the hitman and savage RSC were around then. Well they had me again, and I'm hooked again. And have been ever since
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greggymac12x
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Post by greggymac12x on Dec 30, 2013 17:18:22 GMT -5
started off by saying i was never going to buy them because i just wasn't interested in rebuilding a collection and i wasnt really into wrestling that much at this point so i stopped everything wrestling all together. then i watched the nexus angle in the summer and fell in love with wrestling all over again. I went out to TRU and bought any figures that were there. Christian in his purple tights from the rumble heritage series was my frist figure. I said i'd never but them but now ive pretty much donated all of my jakks and pretty much get any mattel figures. I'll get basics but if i like th elite better or if the superstar is a favorite of mine i'll get both. No personal preference on my part
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Post by kidjoe on Dec 30, 2013 17:44:23 GMT -5
it might have been late 09 or 2010, i remember buying the first release of triple h (with t shirt, hammer and water bottle) thinking it looked like a good toy, a week later(or so) going back to buy elite batista (because it looked cool as a toy) at the time not having much interest in wrestling, i wasnt until summer 2011 when i came across the defining moments rock, remembering how much i enjoyed wrestling back when i was 5 years old in 2001,(it was a brief period though) next thing i know i see this macho man figure and this ricky steamboat figure; both looking awesome, which of course lead me to discover who these guys were and then i see this ultimate warrior figure etc. next thing i know not only am i wrestling fan again, but an excessive amount of elite figures
thanks to mattel's awesome figures, i ended up a wrestling fan... guess their marketing works...
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Dec 30, 2013 17:44:36 GMT -5
January 1, 2010
Elite 1 Undertaker Elite 1 MVP Elite 1 Edge Elite 1 CM Punk Elite 1 Rey Mysterio
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Post by PJ on Dec 30, 2013 18:10:20 GMT -5
With my Mattel color took mine started Christmas morning 2009 with all of Basic Series 1 including 1/1000's of Cena and Big Show. Then Jan 1st I picked up E1 and most 2-packs series 1 and WMH including 1/1000 Austin and Edge. Then a few weeks later I had the rest of 2-Packs series 1 and all of series 2.
With Jakks I had a couple BCA and started getting TTL's with the House of Pain HHH. Once R3 hit I really started with Jakks figures. And was fully in board with the CS.
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Post by King Richius on Dec 30, 2013 18:23:41 GMT -5
I was a casual collector of Jakks figures, but the usual complaints about them kept me from getting more than just my favorite wrestlers. The Jakks R3 line was an improvement but still didn't have me completely hooked. Once Mattel took over I continued with my habit of just getting figures of my favorite wrestlers. Then the Legends line came out. L1 is what turned me from a casual collector of Mattels into an obsessive collector.
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Post by thefranchise2013 on Dec 30, 2013 18:35:17 GMT -5
I used to collect Jakks figures be they classic superstars, BCA, etc. back in the day. I have always been a wrestling fan and had kinda lost interest in it around the time that Mattel took over the property. I thought the figures looked cool (the elites) but couldn't convince myself to get into the line because of the cost of the figures and having only a casual interest. I did however get the series 1 Rey Mysterio because I liked the color scheme and he was hard to find for a while. Eventually I got back in to wrestling thanks to TNA and within the last year and a half or so started watching RAW and Impact both. Somewhere along the way I picked up a legends Jake the Snake for about 6 or 7 bucks at Ross and just within the last month I've decided I want to start my figure fed back and the only way to do that properly is by bringing in new blood. Doesn't hurt that I was able to pick up some loose elites from a local toy shop pretty cheap (as well as trading for a few more) and well, the rest is history.
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Post by TheChamp420 on Dec 30, 2013 18:43:40 GMT -5
A week or so before x-mas09 my TRU was putting out b1, I stopped in every morning grabbing the set, then when 1-1-10 hit I had the most fun hunting! Found everything that day, bp1&2, basic 1, wmh & e1
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Post by knupmc on Dec 30, 2013 19:01:38 GMT -5
I've been collecting figures before the Mattel line started but my first fig was 2 pack series 2 with Jo mo and the miz. My first elite was elite 4 kingston
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Dec 30, 2013 19:02:38 GMT -5
I was constantly going to Smyth's looking for Mattel WWE from December 2009. Didn't find them by early-mid January so ordered from Wrestling world. All of elite 1 besides MVP, plus the Santino and Beth two-pack. A few weeks later, I also had elite MVP, all of two-packs series 1 and 2, and most of basic series 1 and WMH. Haven't looked back since.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 30, 2013 19:13:29 GMT -5
I started at B8 when Kmart had the cube and Maryse caught my eye and I heard my coworker brag about how Mattel owned Jakks in quality. I hadn't collected WWE figures since the BCA days. So I then took advantage of the Buy 2 get one free sale and bought a B8 Kane and Royal Rumble Cena and another Maryse ti give to my coworker
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Post by JCF on Dec 30, 2013 19:17:56 GMT -5
Believe it or not I actually picked up Series 1 HHH & Evan Bourne about 2 weeks before the actual January 1st 2010 release. TRU must have put them out early without any problem because of the holiday rush. I immediately fell in love with the line and knew it would be a success. Four years later (damn it's been THAT long!) I have about 500 or so figures and couldn't be any prouder of my collection.
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Post by Cooperman on Dec 30, 2013 19:20:28 GMT -5
Started Jan's first week, when Mattels first came out. Got Basic series 1 TRU 6 pack & Elite 1 Undertaker. Also got ECW & WHC belts.
Miss those days :')
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Post by | NLS™ | on Dec 30, 2013 19:40:31 GMT -5
Well I started collecting Mattels 2 years ago when on my sons first birth day. My brother gave him the savage/punk battle pack.
I was pretty impressed by how far figures have come in detail so I started lookin them up online when I found WFigs. I been a hardcore trader on GameTZ (a video game trading site) for years so I figured maybe I can give trading figures a shot. My first trade was with this assh*le from El Paso, TX. He ripped off our battle pack and almost derailed our collecting before We even got started.
Anyways, after a long debate I decided to keep collecting in hopes that my boy becomes a huge wrestling fan like myself and we can bond together thru pro wrestling and figure collecting. Our first pick up since we got jacked was Legends Brian Pillman and Defining Moments Bret Hart.
We now have anywhere between 120-150 figures (never counted).
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