Vampirenighthawk
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Post by Vampirenighthawk on Dec 22, 2018 14:00:51 GMT -5
I have been on a multi-year hiatus from collecting and have recently gotten back in. Is it just my opinion or has collecting interest dwindled? I see far less trades on Facebook groups and even in the classifieds here.
It seems less people collect today than just a few years ago. Am I crazy in that assumption?
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Post by Mr Angry Cena on Dec 22, 2018 14:03:54 GMT -5
Over saturation and a poor television product have hurt consumer interest.
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Post by Decky on Dec 22, 2018 14:16:35 GMT -5
I seem to post this way too often so sorry to repeat myself. I've bought 6 WWE figures since June. Sublines, variants, poor distribution, exclusives and UK getting the shaft has killed my interest AND my collection. I would LOVE Harley Race, The Brian Kendrick Alundra Blayze, Fan Central Henry, Elite Elias, Elite Mickie James and many more but I won't be ripped off either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 14:38:51 GMT -5
A combination of poor quality and high price on the figures and the wrestling on tv being crap has caused that
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scarpy
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Post by scarpy on Dec 22, 2018 15:12:40 GMT -5
The hottest figure right now is Harley Race. Followed by Bob Backlund and HOC Ultimate Warrior. That does not say much for the current product!
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Post by stc13 on Dec 22, 2018 15:29:58 GMT -5
I don't know that there are necessarily fewer collectors, but there's a lot more stagnation.
There have been very few new characters in the past year, and most of the "iconic" or high demand looks for the most popular wrestlers have already been made. It can't help that the actual WWE product has become very stale and viewership has been steadily trending downward. They've failed to make new stars, and most of the guys at the top of the card (Reigns, Ambrose, Brock, Stroman, Taker, etc) have pretty bland attire that barely changes, which doesn't translate well in figure sales.
Unless you're a relatively new collector, there just isn't much that you could consider a must have figure.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 15:37:30 GMT -5
The hottest figure right now is Harley Race. Followed by Bob Backlund and HOC Ultimate Warrior. That does not say much for the current product! On here perhaps, in the wild no, the hottest figures are Rollins, Cena, Reigns, Styles etc, not characters from the 80s & 90s
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Sting
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Post by Sting on Dec 22, 2018 16:20:05 GMT -5
I seem to post this way too often so sorry to repeat myself. I've bought 6 WWE figures since June. Sublines, variants, poor distribution, exclusives and UK getting the shaft has killed my interest AND my collection. I would LOVE Harley Race, The Brian Kendrick Alundra Blayze, Fan Central Henry, Elite Elias, Elite Mickie James and many more but I won't be ripped off either. I’m in the UK too and have had to pay incredible amounts of money for some of those figures. I’m in the same boat too now, have to limit my purchases over the next year because is just getting too damn expensive.
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Post by Decky on Dec 22, 2018 16:22:41 GMT -5
I seem to post this way too often so sorry to repeat myself. I've bought 6 WWE figures since June. Sublines, variants, poor distribution, exclusives and UK getting the shaft has killed my interest AND my collection. I would LOVE Harley Race, The Brian Kendrick Alundra Blayze, Fan Central Henry, Elite Elias, Elite Mickie James and many more but I won't be ripped off either. I’m in the UK too and have had to pay incredible amounts of money for some of those figures. I’m in the same boat too now, have to limit my purchases over the next year because is just getting too damn expensive. Its so frustrating isn't it? Then again, its nice on the wallet. I paid about £35 for Virgil and £35 for Mean Gene at the start of the year and knew I'd have to cut back.
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Sting
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Post by Sting on Dec 22, 2018 16:23:27 GMT -5
The hottest figure right now is Harley Race. Followed by Bob Backlund and HOC Ultimate Warrior. That does not say much for the current product! On here perhaps, in the wild no, the hottest figures are Rollins, Cena, Reigns, Styles etc, not characters from the 80s & 90s Even on here are the Race and Backlund figures hot? I’ve seen so many people on this forum say they are not interested in them and I don’t even think I’ve seen anyone post any pictures of Race after purchasing him. Definitely the hottest are the ones you mentioned, Reigns etc.
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Sting
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Post by Sting on Dec 22, 2018 16:26:07 GMT -5
I’m in the UK too and have had to pay incredible amounts of money for some of those figures. I’m in the same boat too now, have to limit my purchases over the next year because is just getting too damn expensive. Its so frustrating isn't it? Then again, its nice on the wallet. I paid about £35 for Virgil and £35 for Mean Gene at the start of the year and knew I'd have to cut back. Damn. I got lucky with Virgil a few weeks ago on RS just before their sales, he was going for 10 dollars ... but the shipping to the UK pretty much doubled that lol. I collect mostly loose so I keep checking eBay for cheap figures. I wish I lived on the states. I doubt I’ll ever see Mean Gene loose on eBay. He’s a BAF, right?
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Post by Decky on Dec 22, 2018 16:35:35 GMT -5
Its so frustrating isn't it? Then again, its nice on the wallet. I paid about £35 for Virgil and £35 for Mean Gene at the start of the year and knew I'd have to cut back. Damn. I got lucky with Virgil a few weeks ago on RS just before their sales, he was going for 10 dollars ... but the shipping to the UK pretty much doubled that lol. I collect mostly loose so I keep checking eBay for cheap figures. I wish I lived on the states. I doubt I’ll ever see Mean Gene loose on eBay. He’s a BAF, right? I collect loose as well - makes it easier to figure hunt on the bay! Mean Gene was in the Elite Legends wave. His BAF was cancelled I think. images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51idwMhPHCL.jpg
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inevitabledeth
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Post by inevitabledeth on Dec 22, 2018 16:36:42 GMT -5
Its so frustrating isn't it? Then again, its nice on the wallet. I paid about £35 for Virgil and £35 for Mean Gene at the start of the year and knew I'd have to cut back. Damn. I got lucky with Virgil a few weeks ago on RS just before their sales, he was going for 10 dollars ... but the shipping to the UK pretty much doubled that lol. I collect mostly loose so I keep checking eBay for cheap figures. I wish I lived on the states. I doubt I’ll ever see Mean Gene loose on eBay. He’s a BAF, right? He's a regular figure with swappable jacket parts. Flashback series 1 iirc
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 16:40:25 GMT -5
Damn. I got lucky with Virgil a few weeks ago on RS just before their sales, he was going for 10 dollars ... but the shipping to the UK pretty much doubled that lol. I collect mostly loose so I keep checking eBay for cheap figures. I wish I lived on the states. I doubt I’ll ever see Mean Gene loose on eBay. He’s a BAF, right? I collect loose as well - makes it easier to figure hunt on the bay! Mean Gene was in the Elite Legends wave. His BAF was cancelled I think. images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51idwMhPHCL.jpgWasnt cancelled, it just popped up in clearance stores once and went away again
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Post by Decky on Dec 22, 2018 16:42:17 GMT -5
Wasnt cancelled, it just popped up in clearance stores once and went away again I actually knew this reply was coming and I'm not one bit surprised it was from you. Hahahaha
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 16:49:38 GMT -5
Wasnt cancelled, it just popped up in clearance stores once and went away again I actually knew this reply was coming and I'm not one bit surprised it was from you. Hahahaha lol why post yours then if you knew it wasnt cancelled?
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Post by Decky on Dec 22, 2018 16:58:09 GMT -5
I actually knew this reply was coming and I'm not one bit surprised it was from you. Hahahaha lol why post yours then if you knew it wasnt cancelled? Because its Christmas. And its Saturday night. And did you actually laugh out loud or just type lol with a straight face?
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Post by Mongo Bears on Dec 22, 2018 17:07:09 GMT -5
I’m less interested Gimme elite 70’s champ Superstar Billy Graham and I’ll be back into it
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 17:09:19 GMT -5
lol why post yours then if you knew it wasnt cancelled? Because its Christmas. And its Saturday night. And did you actually laugh out loud or just type lol with a straight face? More like a 'huh' out loud but it was for emphasis
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Post by Decky on Dec 22, 2018 17:11:37 GMT -5
Because its Christmas. And its Saturday night. And did you actually laugh out loud or just type lol with a straight face? More like a 'huh' out loud but it was for emphasis Merry Christmas!
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