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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 21:44:55 GMT -5
I don't watch wrestling anymore. I haven't since early 2000. But I still buy newer guys if the figure or his gimmick look cool. One thing I LOVE about wrestling is all the gimmicks. I preordered Bray Wyatt because aside from Hillbilly Jim I've got nothing like him. Elite Tensai is in my collection, even though I've never seen a single match of his because he looks original.
Sin Cara is the same. He just looks cool. The rest of my collection features legends and flashbacks which are circa 1999 or earlier. Great Khalil is another one. I watched a match with him and Rey Mysterio on youtube and I wasn't impressed, but I just couldn't pass on having my only Indian character PLUS the tallest Mattel fig to date. That's my rationale. 1) I must be familiar with the guy, or 2) I must think the figure looks cool or unique. It doesn't matter if I like him or not. I hated Honkey Tonk Man when I was growing up, and his hasbro fig is the most beat up one I got; he always jobbed for any new figs. But when will I ever get another Elvis impersonator??
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Post by n2jib on Feb 21, 2014 21:49:27 GMT -5
Yes. Some reasons 1. To fill up the roster. 2. Their figure looks good. 3. For fixup/custom 4. They're on discount
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Post by ricflair4ever on Feb 21, 2014 21:53:55 GMT -5
I am a completist. I buy at least one of every superstar made, plus major attire changes/gimmick changes. I will buy every figure of the guys who I like the most. I enjoy having a very very full collection. As it sits right now, the only guys I don't have a mattel for are Arn,Tully,Bundy, and Zeb Colter.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 21:56:17 GMT -5
I only collect elite guys I like. So basically I buy for parts for customs.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Feb 21, 2014 22:27:02 GMT -5
I do want an Xavier Woods figure so with my luck he will be in a battle pack with truth.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Feb 21, 2014 22:29:43 GMT -5
I say no.. Eve though I own an Orton figure and can't stand him... I got it cheap if I could use it for a custom I would but I can't think of who to make...
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Feb 21, 2014 22:51:31 GMT -5
Yes and it's so stupid. I have a couple Sin Caras and 4 Reys. But they display so damn good. All the colors and the different attires.
I also never planned on collecting as many current roster guys as I do.
I also swore I would never collect divas. That changed when my wife started watching Total Divas and she would just come home with em.
I guess my hobby is a hair out of control....
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Post by RybackV1 on Feb 21, 2014 22:54:55 GMT -5
Yeah I have a crap ton of sin Cara for no reason LOL. Pretty much everyone love or hate.
I remember when I was a youngster. I was trying to pick between tazz and a Kurt angle TTL my father said "well you need someone to beat up on" and I've been collecting heels/hated guys ever since (even though I began to love angle )
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Feb 21, 2014 22:56:19 GMT -5
Nope, unless its in a lot I bought on eBay.
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Post by AKI Man on Feb 21, 2014 23:46:52 GMT -5
I do, but I wouldn't get as many of them compared to people that I do like
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Post by Duck Holliday on Feb 22, 2014 0:55:44 GMT -5
Not so much for WWE figures; the exceptions being if I am buying for a belt or for a custom/fix-up.
I also collect Transformers and I will get figures I find that are well done or just look amazing, even if I don't like the character or the fiction they are from.
Sometimes a toy can stand totally on it's own.
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Post by speaktomeworriers on Feb 22, 2014 1:05:41 GMT -5
I only have 2 figures of guys I don't like and that's Avatar Rey and Batman Rey lol, seems like rey mysterio and john cena, are EVERYWHERE, I have 5 john cenas and 4 rey's because they came in lot deals i bought, and plus i got rid of a few, i cant find any good deals without having to have a rey or cena in it
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Post by dieselramon on Feb 22, 2014 1:08:17 GMT -5
Everybody needs a jobber or two in their collection
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Feb 22, 2014 1:11:11 GMT -5
I buy all the figures in the Elite line whether I like them or not.
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Post by Mox on Feb 22, 2014 1:27:02 GMT -5
I feel like collecting everything or everyone is like saying you like all music. Well then do you really have any taste? Just my feelings but I also can't afford to have it all so I'm probably just jealous of those who can.
But for me I'll get those guys in ebay lots. I just got my first Del Rio in an ebay lot and I kind of love it, even though he's probably my least favorite wrestler.
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Post by The Madness on Feb 22, 2014 2:03:05 GMT -5
Only if I get them really, really cheap - like "a deal I can brag about" sort of cheap, because everybody needs jobbers. I don't understand buying figures you don't like. I'm not knocking those who do, I just legitimately can't understand buying something you don't like when you don't have to.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Feb 22, 2014 2:05:52 GMT -5
I have Rey Mysterio so I guess yes lol.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2014 2:06:41 GMT -5
I've limited myself to only collecting from a certain era to save on money. On the flip side, that means I'm usually foaming at the mouth when a figure is released from that era and I buy it regardless of who it is.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2014 2:07:36 GMT -5
Yes, if I like the figure itself or want to update my roster.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2014 2:08:29 GMT -5
I'd buy a @monoxide23 figure, and I don't like him.
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