Remember when . . .

I’d say getting Jeff hardy, AJ Styles, Ric Flair, and Kurt angle for the first time was a big deal for me!

Terremoto!...I mean,.happy new year!..

- The Ringmaster was first discovered in the wild and it didn't get leaked? Yes, I headed to TRU right away and paid full price for one when it would rot on shelves and get clearanced later on

- You really had to hunt for E16 Kevin Nash? Who still never saw it in the wild? I mightve seen Diesel but not Kevin Nash

- We used to have to make custom Prince Devitt figures? Who would have thought he'd come to WWE? Not into customs

- We had to make custom Shinsuke figures? Not into customs

- We saw the DM Crow Sting for the first time? SDCC 2014

- The excitement of getting your hands on a RSC Exclusive SES Punk-Never bought that figure

- RSC offering loose figures for sale for a steal? Yes, picked up a DM5 Cena and something else I cant remember

- Had that amazing artwork on the legends figures? (still feel those are the best packages ever) Great packaging

- We almost got Koko B. Ware? Never heard anything about that figure

- We almost got Hollywood Hogan (still believe we will)? Yes

- We all (well most of us) thought E19 was the perfect series for Christmas? Dont remember who was in the series

- Figures came with stands? (not the new backdrop ones) Early Elite series

- Lips were painted? (I believe Mattel said they never did that, but look back on the old figs they were painted)-Dont pay attention to this kind of stuff

- Our excitement when we first saw Tito, and then kept seeing him? Its a great figure and I thought he would sell really well. I bought mine off a 3rd party seller on Amazon at full price because I dont live near a Target. A few weeks later, I was at a Target and he was all over the shelves.

- Our excitement over the Four Horsemen set and a Windham figure? I was excited when I got it for $25

I'd say AJ Styles was more surprising than all. It was obvious that Angle and Jeff would both be back eventually, but before the news leaked that he signed, no one would have guessed that Mr. TNA would not only be a figure, but one of the top five guys in the company. It's still surreal

Oh man! Our impulse control is lacking.

I completely forgot about that! Man, people went nuts for that figure.

I’m gonna sell mine and my kid is gonna get to go to college lol

If you sold King Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Pete Dunne, Sensational Sherri, Aleister Black, Killian Dane and HOC Ultimate Warrior, Nikki Bella will want to hook up with you.

My Mattel memories

- Seeing Basic Series 1 at my local Toyworld in November 2009, reading about Mattel figures and how they were being released in 2010, i thought i was special and one of the only people to get them early.

- The elation i had when my Elite Series 1 CM Punk arrived in early 2010, Punk was my favourite at the time and i tohught that figure was one of if not the best figure ever (still one of the best). About a week later i went to Toyworld and they had Elite 1 except Punk & Rey, i didn't desperately want Rey and i already had Punk so it worked out for me.

- Big W had a huge Toy sale every June-July and in 2010 i went in expecting Elite, Basics and Battle Packs, only to find an abundance of Basic Series 4. I already had Regal & Hardy from the set so there was nothing i wanted which was disappointing, especially since previous years had me getting 3-4 things which as a kid was pure heaven. Looking back on it now, i wish i got all the Basic 4 HBK's for their heads so i wouldn't have to buy them later on.

- One of the best days ever, when Elite 5 was at my Toyworld, i really wanted the set, so i gave it a shot and asked Mum if i could get them and to my surprise she said yes, i put Kozlov back as i didn't care for that figure and it was some money saved. We left the store and Mum asked if i wanted to get Mcdonald's for lunch, i don't think i've ever been more happy than i was that day.

- In 2011, there was a custom Nexus CM Punk Basic on Ebay, it had short hair and his Black/Orange/White attire, this was before a short hair Punk was release so i remember wanting this so badly but it got Bid up to $100+ It was like the hottest thing on the Bay at the time.

- The hype that surrounded the Elite 11 Punk, i wanted to buy it so much but all the listings on Ebay were $150+ so at the time there was no chance, i stalked Youtube for weeks waiting for reviews on it.

There's way more but that's what i can remember at the moment, good times.