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Post by SteveHulk on May 14, 2014 20:36:16 GMT -5
Wow... $18.98 is too expensive? Sometimes I wonder if people know about inflation and the rising costs to make figures like these. I would love to have found them for that price... I paid £24.99 for my Bret (about $42). $18.98... smh.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 20:43:37 GMT -5
Wow... $18.98 is too expensive? Sometimes I wonder if people know about inflation and the rising costs to make figures like these. I would love to have found them for that price... I paid £24.99 for my Bret (about $42). $18.98... smh. Yes. I feel $20.00 (after tax) is expensive for a wrestling figure which looked incomplete. That is just my opinion.
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Post by RV F'N D on May 14, 2014 21:26:01 GMT -5
I doubt the lack of elbow pads was even on purpose. I really think it was just an oversight. Two black elbow pads aren't breaking any budgets. MDT has done things like that before. E26 Roman Reigns with no wrist tape for example.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 21:32:38 GMT -5
I doubt the lack of elbow pads was even on purpose. I really think it was just an oversight. Two black elbow pads aren't breaking any budgets. MDT has done things like that before. E26 Roman Reigns with no wrist tape for example. E26 Roman wasn't an oversight... it was either before he wore it or it was on purpose, seeing as the box art does not show he has wrist tape. I would post a pic but my computer is really slow, so look it up for yourself.
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Post by RV F'N D on May 14, 2014 21:36:04 GMT -5
I doubt the lack of elbow pads was even on purpose. I really think it was just an oversight. Two black elbow pads aren't breaking any budgets. MDT has done things like that before. E26 Roman Reigns with no wrist tape for example. E26 Roman wasn't an oversight... it was either before he wore it or it was on purpose, seeing as the box art does not show he has wrist tape. I would post a pic but my computer is really slow, so look it up for yourself. Pretty sure Bill said he forgot about it because he was so focused on getting the tattoo sleeve right. The box art means nothing.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on May 14, 2014 22:09:13 GMT -5
Ok.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 22:19:31 GMT -5
I have an easier time believing you're a stripper dressed as a cop more so than a real cop. Just gonna put that info out there.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on May 15, 2014 5:33:15 GMT -5
They are $23.49 in my area. They were on amazon for like $12 each for a while.
Dude didn't u guy n sell ur collection like 6x? Get back in and stay in and you'll have a bin of spare parts full of extra elbow pads.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 6:27:18 GMT -5
Lol he's a cop there's no way he'd get high.....or would he. Haha no thanks. Anyway, is it weird that Bret not having elbow pads bugged me? I've seen 1,000 Bret Hart matches and never saw him wrestle once without elbow pads. There were lots of times where he didn't have sunglasses, a jacket or a belt but he always had elbow pads. I dunno, it was just a strange choice to package him without any, IMO. He only wore 1 elbow pad in this match.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 7:13:45 GMT -5
They are $23.49 in my area. They were on amazon for like $12 each for a while. Dude didn't u guy n sell ur collection like 6x? Get back in and stay in and you'll have a bin of spare parts full of extra elbow pads. Haha two times. Also, Anvil Fan, leave it to you to find the ONE exception. He still had two elbow pads at WM X though!
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Post by poindizzle on May 15, 2014 8:40:02 GMT -5
Good grief, some people still loosing their minds over stomach hair... Elite 19 didn't have any body hair at all and was still awesome.
Mattel is spoiling us for real. Jakks doing the same sort of things and using innaccurate parts never made people make a 10+ page about how no stomach hair was tantamount to Mattel going in dry.
The Elbow pad argument is much more valid, I feel, but what I'm realizing is that this was a set released outside the norm, and probably had a smaller budget since it was a smaller two figure run.
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Post by CrossRhodes on May 15, 2014 8:55:12 GMT -5
Seeing Bashcrashwiley's post's often make me feel uncomfortable at times, seeing how he is a police officer and all lmao. Anyways almost got sucked once more with Elite 27 and the Ringside Exclusive CM Punk. Unless your up to no good I don't see why you should be nervous, half my family are cops the other half lawyers, I wouldn't trust any of them to watch my cat for a week, They Crazy! -.-
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Post by AlexWestCollects on May 15, 2014 9:24:30 GMT -5
They are $23.49 in my area. They were on amazon for like $12 each for a while. Dude didn't u guy n sell ur collection like 6x? Get back in and stay in and you'll have a bin of spare parts full of extra elbow pads. Haha two times. Also, Anvil Fan, leave it to you to find the ONE exception. He still had two elbow pads at WM X though! All I'm saying is it's a good time to be a mattel collector right now.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 12:20:56 GMT -5
Haha two times. Also, Anvil Fan, leave it to you to find the ONE exception. He still had two elbow pads at WM X though! All I'm saying is it's a good time to be a mattel collector right now. I remember seeing Elites around the $15 to $17 mark. Did they recently increased in price?
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Post by AlexWestCollects on May 15, 2014 12:22:12 GMT -5
All I'm saying is it's a good time to be a mattel collector right now. I remember seeing Elites around the $15 to $17 mark. Did they recently increased in price? Yep.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 12:26:59 GMT -5
I remember seeing Elites around the $15 to $17 mark. Did they recently increased in price? Yep. How recent was this price hike? Is there any justification for the increase in price? Meaning are the Elite figures now better than when they were from 1-20 series? Did they bring back glossy championship belt cause I remember at one point they only had matte belt. I'm OK with the increase in price if it mean the figures are better looking, comes with more accessory, or is just more better in general. Also you said this is a good time to be a Mattel collector, can you clarify more on what you mean? Wouldn't this be the most expensive time to be a collector? I'm new to collecting Elites so I like to hear your thoughts on it.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 14:38:59 GMT -5
Seeing Bashcrashwiley's post's often make me feel uncomfortable at times, seeing how he is a police officer and all lmao. Anyways almost got sucked once more with Elite 27 and the Ringside Exclusive CM Punk. Unless your up to no good I don't see why you should be nervous, half my family are cops the other half lawyers, I wouldn't trust any of them to watch my cat for a week, They Crazy! -.- I meant uncomfortable as in the awkward posts about chicks, that would probably be considered sexual harassment. lol
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Post by King of Kings on May 15, 2014 14:45:10 GMT -5
Regarding Elbow Pads, I absolutely HATE when a figure has elbow pads or knee pads...even if it's accurate. I'm glad its accurate, especially for my display. But only because of those odd moments when I'll be waiting for a WoW queue or something...and I'll pick up two figures on my desk and start messing around...knee pads and elbow pads are too thick and its impossible to really do much. I'd much rather have molded knee and elbow pads. For someone like, Daniel Bryan, for example. When are you going to remove those knee pads? As far as I can tell, they're just going to sit above his boots to match the design on his kickpad. So why have them removable at all?
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Post by Joejitsu22 on May 15, 2014 15:31:39 GMT -5
I'm in same boat. Cleared my collection except for customs and fix ups I made, but I did bite on those two figs....
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 15:33:03 GMT -5
Unless your up to no good I don't see why you should be nervous, half my family are cops the other half lawyers, I wouldn't trust any of them to watch my cat for a week, They Crazy! -.- I meant uncomfortable as in the awkward posts about chicks, that would probably be considered sexual harassment. lol
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