My biggest steal of 2016
Mar 3, 2016 11:39:00 GMT -5
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Post by poindizzle on Mar 3, 2016 11:39:00 GMT -5
9/16/2016:
My steal of the year so far. $1.49 for a really recent basic. I couldn't believe the tag so I had an employee price check it for me. I have only seen this figure out in the wild one other time and the paint was so bad. This ones almost perfect and it was close to 90% off. No other Walgreen's around here have WWE on clearance, but they do have a slew of other toys at deep 90% discounts so they're worth checking for sure:
8/28/2016:
This has to be one of my favorite figures of the year. I have yet to see Xavier Woods anywhere at retail yet, but once I have the New Day Elites I'll be a happy camper.
I like the attire color a lot, the headscan is absolutely amazing, and Kofi has one of the most accurate body molds of any Mattel figure. Those tattoos too! In a set with so many great figures this one still might be my top pick.
8/2/2016:
Spent up a little of my Birthday cash on these figures. IRS was $12.97 at GameStop and Adam Rose came from Kmart. I never knew my local Kmart had more action figures hiding down a back aisle near automotive. This figure was dusty and had likely been there a while. It was significant to me because I never found a good enough Adam Rose to buy. Always some massive paint issue or the one time that I found a well painted one but his right hand looked as though it had partially been melted off. I am pleased. Playing catch up right now.
7/18/2016:
Haven't done a pickup post in a while. Went to Target this morning and saw the new Summerslam Heritage basics....priced As-Is condition for $4.86! I noticed a few other non WWE lines had new figures places out with the As-Is prices on them. So I didn't know if this is countrywide but I grabbed two great basics for a little less than the price of one.
That's how the barcodes were labeled:
4/3/2016:
Picked these up at Toysrus with a $10 reward they had just emailed me. In conjunction with the 2 for $15 sale, this was $5.34 total.
Such accuracy as Khali hobbles to the ring!
4/1/2016:
The Truth shall give you unstable arms to forget gravity you hungry viper! @heroesandmartyrs
Last few days of pickups. Glad to have a complete Paul Bearer. R-Truth's headscan is probably still top 3 to me. Ryback and his new torso look great. This'll be the last great Ryback, his new look sucks.
3/21/2016:
Went to Target today to find HOF 3 on sale for $14.99 a figure. They also have an easter deal this week where you can text to get a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase so the Dean Ambrose was almost free.
3/21/2016:
Why not? Everyone else does it. Sting from Big Lots and Edge from a Walmart Easter display. Mr. #1derful and Bayley compliments of member drftko. Thanks!
3/19/2016:
I went to check the local Kmart today for the Nation 2 Pack and came up empty handed. I just decided on a whim to run across the street to Big Lots and found last year's Wrestlemania Elites. No bargain at $20.00 but I bet it's cheaper than buying one on Ebay and paying shipping.
3/14/2016:
I just couldn't wait to take pics. I felt like a kid at Christmas. I'm actually happy for once that the stores around here have old inventory so I could reacquire some figures or snag ones I missed.
3/4/2016:
Walked into Toysrus and saw a full case of basic 59. TRU has been on point for the past week!
3/3/2016:
I have carefully deliberated for about a month whether or not I had it in me to want to start over from scratch. I went through the official checklist and counted how many figures I had previously owned at one point or another and came up with 729(!).
Obviously this number gave me a lot of information. I'm passionate about action figures. I was dedicated to the hunt. I'm absolutely crazy.
It also told me that a return was likely inevitable. And it reminded me of the fun I had. Lastly, it gave me the wisdom to know that I don't have to regain or obtain every figure to have fun. After all, I didn't own all 729 at once, I had sold bulk amounts at least 4 occasions and kept what I truly loved. It is the nature of all collections I've ever cultivated. Putting it in that perspective helped set my mind at ease about starting over. I'm ready to take this wild and fun journey again and get back to being a more regular contributor to this community.
Here goes:
That's about a month of pickups. Thanks to this forum, I scored those four Basic 58 figures in a Walmart Easter display.
I came across that AJ at a very rural Walgreen's while searching for Elite 40. Glad to have her back.
Also not sure if anyone has seen this, but I have spotted a few Dean Ambrose elites recently that have a gold kendo stick rather than light brown. Sorry if it isn't abundantly clear in the picture, but it is night and day in person.
I am having a blast and look forward to expanding as I start to sell off things I no longer have any need for.
My steal of the year so far. $1.49 for a really recent basic. I couldn't believe the tag so I had an employee price check it for me. I have only seen this figure out in the wild one other time and the paint was so bad. This ones almost perfect and it was close to 90% off. No other Walgreen's around here have WWE on clearance, but they do have a slew of other toys at deep 90% discounts so they're worth checking for sure:
8/28/2016:
This has to be one of my favorite figures of the year. I have yet to see Xavier Woods anywhere at retail yet, but once I have the New Day Elites I'll be a happy camper.
I like the attire color a lot, the headscan is absolutely amazing, and Kofi has one of the most accurate body molds of any Mattel figure. Those tattoos too! In a set with so many great figures this one still might be my top pick.
8/2/2016:
Spent up a little of my Birthday cash on these figures. IRS was $12.97 at GameStop and Adam Rose came from Kmart. I never knew my local Kmart had more action figures hiding down a back aisle near automotive. This figure was dusty and had likely been there a while. It was significant to me because I never found a good enough Adam Rose to buy. Always some massive paint issue or the one time that I found a well painted one but his right hand looked as though it had partially been melted off. I am pleased. Playing catch up right now.
7/18/2016:
Haven't done a pickup post in a while. Went to Target this morning and saw the new Summerslam Heritage basics....priced As-Is condition for $4.86! I noticed a few other non WWE lines had new figures places out with the As-Is prices on them. So I didn't know if this is countrywide but I grabbed two great basics for a little less than the price of one.
That's how the barcodes were labeled:
4/3/2016:
Picked these up at Toysrus with a $10 reward they had just emailed me. In conjunction with the 2 for $15 sale, this was $5.34 total.
Such accuracy as Khali hobbles to the ring!
4/1/2016:
The Truth shall give you unstable arms to forget gravity you hungry viper! @heroesandmartyrs
Last few days of pickups. Glad to have a complete Paul Bearer. R-Truth's headscan is probably still top 3 to me. Ryback and his new torso look great. This'll be the last great Ryback, his new look sucks.
3/21/2016:
Went to Target today to find HOF 3 on sale for $14.99 a figure. They also have an easter deal this week where you can text to get a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase so the Dean Ambrose was almost free.
3/21/2016:
Why not? Everyone else does it. Sting from Big Lots and Edge from a Walmart Easter display. Mr. #1derful and Bayley compliments of member drftko. Thanks!
3/19/2016:
I went to check the local Kmart today for the Nation 2 Pack and came up empty handed. I just decided on a whim to run across the street to Big Lots and found last year's Wrestlemania Elites. No bargain at $20.00 but I bet it's cheaper than buying one on Ebay and paying shipping.
3/14/2016:
I just couldn't wait to take pics. I felt like a kid at Christmas. I'm actually happy for once that the stores around here have old inventory so I could reacquire some figures or snag ones I missed.
3/4/2016:
Walked into Toysrus and saw a full case of basic 59. TRU has been on point for the past week!
3/3/2016:
I have carefully deliberated for about a month whether or not I had it in me to want to start over from scratch. I went through the official checklist and counted how many figures I had previously owned at one point or another and came up with 729(!).
Obviously this number gave me a lot of information. I'm passionate about action figures. I was dedicated to the hunt. I'm absolutely crazy.
It also told me that a return was likely inevitable. And it reminded me of the fun I had. Lastly, it gave me the wisdom to know that I don't have to regain or obtain every figure to have fun. After all, I didn't own all 729 at once, I had sold bulk amounts at least 4 occasions and kept what I truly loved. It is the nature of all collections I've ever cultivated. Putting it in that perspective helped set my mind at ease about starting over. I'm ready to take this wild and fun journey again and get back to being a more regular contributor to this community.
Here goes:
That's about a month of pickups. Thanks to this forum, I scored those four Basic 58 figures in a Walmart Easter display.
I came across that AJ at a very rural Walgreen's while searching for Elite 40. Glad to have her back.
Also not sure if anyone has seen this, but I have spotted a few Dean Ambrose elites recently that have a gold kendo stick rather than light brown. Sorry if it isn't abundantly clear in the picture, but it is night and day in person.
I am having a blast and look forward to expanding as I start to sell off things I no longer have any need for.