I find this entire hobby fascinating
Sept 23, 2019 14:16:49 GMT -5
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Post by Road Warrior Shark on Sept 23, 2019 14:16:49 GMT -5
I'm a typical child of the 80's I was 9 when Hulkamania started running wild, brother. I was lucky and had a neighbor who was a longtime fan, and was quickly introduced to the NWA, AWA, WCCW, and others. Been a fan ever since (to varying degrees)
I had @ 3/4 of the LJN figures & the ring. I also had (and preferred playing with) most of the AWA Remco line, including that ring as well.
Even though I was an avid wrestling fan, and a collector of baseball cards & such, I never, EVER thought there would be a demand for collecting my old toys. If I knew then what I know now....
Fast forward to present time, and I stumbled upon the Figure It Out series on YouTube a couple of months ago and found it very entertaining. From there, I came across the Major Brothers YT series, and between the two, I've developed an affinity for this hobby.
I don't think I will ever get as seriously into this as the rest of you guys and gals are, but I have decided to start a small collection of figures of my current favorite wrestler, Mustafa Ali. So here is my entire collection so far….. consisting of one whole figure
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I went for the red variant, mainly because red is my favorite color. I’ll eventually buy the yellow version and get the 2 basics as well. I’m thinking I will wait a bit on those and see what might cycle through the nearby retail stores. (Newest ones I’ve seen out here are the E-68 and Basic 99, so there’s still time). If not, then give the prices a bit of time to come down a bit before ordering any. I did find it curious that Ali went from no figures released to four in the span of just a couple months. Hopefully that’s a good sign for his career, and my enjoyment of his work.
Cheers,
Sharky
I had @ 3/4 of the LJN figures & the ring. I also had (and preferred playing with) most of the AWA Remco line, including that ring as well.
Even though I was an avid wrestling fan, and a collector of baseball cards & such, I never, EVER thought there would be a demand for collecting my old toys. If I knew then what I know now....
Fast forward to present time, and I stumbled upon the Figure It Out series on YouTube a couple of months ago and found it very entertaining. From there, I came across the Major Brothers YT series, and between the two, I've developed an affinity for this hobby.
I don't think I will ever get as seriously into this as the rest of you guys and gals are, but I have decided to start a small collection of figures of my current favorite wrestler, Mustafa Ali. So here is my entire collection so far….. consisting of one whole figure
. I went for the red variant, mainly because red is my favorite color. I’ll eventually buy the yellow version and get the 2 basics as well. I’m thinking I will wait a bit on those and see what might cycle through the nearby retail stores. (Newest ones I’ve seen out here are the E-68 and Basic 99, so there’s still time). If not, then give the prices a bit of time to come down a bit before ordering any. I did find it curious that Ali went from no figures released to four in the span of just a couple months. Hopefully that’s a good sign for his career, and my enjoyment of his work.
Cheers,
Sharky
