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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 10:20:00 GMT -5
Never did because I usually just wait until eBay has them loose for half the price. Sadly, the ones I want (wm 8 macho) are never really much cheaper loose, unless you wait a long long time & even then...somebody's greasy fingers were touching him - pass the disinfectant! |
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Post by ThrowinUpTheX on Mar 4, 2014 10:31:50 GMT -5
Never did because I usually just wait until eBay has them loose for half the price. Sadly, the ones I want (wm 8 macho) are never really much cheaper loose, unless you wait a long long time & even then...somebody's greasy fingers were touching him - pass the disinfectant! Unfortunately for collectors like myself who only started collecting recently, picking up loose figures of older figures is the only affordable way! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 17:33:11 GMT -5
Sadly, the ones I want (wm 8 macho) are never really much cheaper loose, unless you wait a long long time & even then...somebody's greasy fingers were touching him - pass the disinfectant! Unfortunately for collectors like myself who only started collecting recently, picking up loose figures of older figures is the only affordable way! oh I'm with you...I was being a bit sarcastic but I do get grossed out at the thought of germs (especially from kids) I've bought quite a few loose used |
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Post by BIG SUPERSTAR on Mar 4, 2014 18:13:32 GMT -5
I agree saves gas time hard ache when it's not in the store and I end up buying online anyway!
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Post by JC Motors on Mar 4, 2014 18:36:53 GMT -5
No
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Post by Colter on Mar 4, 2014 18:39:04 GMT -5
Never have.
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Post by SlayKnotV1 on Mar 4, 2014 18:49:19 GMT -5
since Elite series 2 I remember finding Elite series 1 at retail and then I realized why go crazy driving around looking for these when I can get all the figs I want at once.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 19:47:32 GMT -5
Only Ringside Exclusives, I never pre-order figures I can find in stores.
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Post by cmskunk on Mar 4, 2014 20:07:52 GMT -5
i just did
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Post by LaParka on Mar 4, 2014 21:13:12 GMT -5
I've been pre-ordering all the flashbacks, and first time in the line debuts, and who ever I want an update of. I'm paying a few dollars more but it's well worth it, never saw some stuff at retail that I got from by pre-ordering from Ringside
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 22:57:20 GMT -5
I didn't start collecting until Elite series 16... Even then, I wasn't that far behind. I just missed the ESR at Big Lot's Era, but made it in time for Defining Moments and Legends at Big Lot's Era. I could still find figures going back to series 11 with ease and it was super exciting seeing a Elite 8 Regal or Elite 7 DH Smith. I never saw anything below Elite 4 nor did I ever see Elite 5, 6, 9, & 10 at retail. Now, I'm about caught up. I collect Elite style figures and I'm a selective basics collector. It is so much easier to pre-order. Year, rare stuff could be out there, but there is no need to gamble. Pre-ordering gives me time I can enjoy. With hunting, I get burnt-out quickly and often buy something just to say I didn't completely waste my day. I don't opt for getting the set early, I usually get a case a be done with it. Instead of hunting down Elite 26, all I got to do now is stumble on more Road Dogg's! That's said, only pre-order if you got the money. It does equal about the same, but it's a lot at one time!!!! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL JUNE, OR APRIL FOR THAT MATTER  !! |
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Post by DeadHeadKing on Mar 4, 2014 23:04:42 GMT -5
I do pre-order, but if I need the money i cancel the order and get my money back, and just wait for it to come in stores
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2014 11:14:22 GMT -5
I do pre-order, but if I need the money i cancel the order and get my money back, and just wait for it to come in stores I didn't know you could do that. That's actually a really good idea. |
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Post by TheChamp420 on Mar 5, 2014 13:38:28 GMT -5
Elites only
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Post by The Dave on Mar 5, 2014 13:54:50 GMT -5
I always pre-order right before the big load comes. From overseas that is.
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Post by Old School Collector on Mar 5, 2014 15:02:03 GMT -5
I do. The price really isn't as much as people make it out to be. Retail around me is $18.99 per elite. After tax, your paying just over $20 for 1 figure. When I preorder, I pay, average, just under $30 usually after shipping and the WFIGS code. So that's an extra, let's say, 8 bucks, for getting the figure early, guaranteeing I get the figure, and it saves me time/gas money driving around looking for it. Not to mention shipping costs, so in reality it's not that bad at all. This + I drive a V8 Modded Titan, so the price that I'd spend on just driving around looking for the figure(s) that I want, is way more than that little more that I pay on RSC to pre-order. I gladly pre-order certain figures, especially Exclusives that I want, because they ALWAYS go way up in aftermarket i.e. Kane, Macho King, Pink and Black Bret Hart, NWO Macho Man exc. exc. Bottom line, it's much more convenient for me to pre-order and guarantee that I get the figure(s) : D |
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Mar 6, 2014 4:43:25 GMT -5
I've never had a problem getting any figures I've wanted off Ringside so no, I don't pre order.
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Post by PJ on Mar 6, 2014 9:09:09 GMT -5
Like I said before if it is a figure I really can't wait for or exclusive I preorder. Everything else I just wait for mass retail.
Although if Legends were still being released I would still be ordering complete sets like I did Series 1-6 because it was worth it then. A whole set shipped with the 10% discount cost me maybe $5-$8 more total than it would if I found them at retail. So the extra $5-$8 was worth it to get them a month or so early. But with the modern guys it's not worth it because usually besides the FB there is only 1 or 2 guys I want from the set.
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