What do Basics mean to you?

A cheaper figure and an easier way to get out more first time in the line figures and more versions of wrestlers. I collect to display so I don’t have the same distain for them that some have based on articulation. Plus they are good if you have kids or have kids in your family that want figures. Honestly, I have the Phoenix Gargano and it may be one of my favorite figures. Looks great on display. Basics have their place and still sell.

I love some of the Basics I have. A lot of times I'll buy them, uncertain as to whether or not an Elite may come around. Other times I like a guy enough to pick up his Basic, and if an Elite comes along down the line, I can replace it. I don't typically display them in line with my Elites (only one I have up there is Andre from the WrestleMania carts), but I feel like they have their place in my collection.

Last one I bought was Dijak like, a week or two ago.

Not much. I have 2 Sasha’s MOC that I really like, a Sami I got for free, a monsters Asuka/zombie Sasha that were really cheap, and a Keith Lee I bought because at one point I was tired of leaving stores empty handed constantly. That’s the extent of basics in my collection. I will be adding the Drew/Rollins championship showdown figures soon as I really want a Rollins in that Messiah look and the figure looks really good.

To me nothing but a part swap when they used to be all interchangeable

They’re good to be on the shelves for kids or people who collect only one person

I stick to elites unless I need a head swap now

Theyre the base of the line. Mattel should release more FTITL, unique attires and even some Legends as Basics. Its kind of funny seeing people whine and complain about Basics that they are not going to buy and if you go to RSCs Instagram whenever they reveal Basic prototypes, you have all these commenters crying about how they shouldve been Elites.

Sorry, what does FTITL mean?

I only have two....the network spotlight Sting & the neon green Starrcade 90 Sting....I don’t care for the basic line honestly, to me most lack detail & a lot aren’t scaled accurately either as is the case with the green Sting, while even kept Moc it doesn’t take much to notice that it’s shorter than the network spotlight & his elite figures....basics work for some & that’s awesome but overall they’re an easy pass for me....I only bought those two because I’m a huge Sting mark & they’re surfer versions which we didn’t get many of or at least not near as many as we should have had

If it’s Warrior, Macho, or Foley I’ll grab no matter what. Rest are pretty much passes unless they have parts that I could use for fixups.

Some basics are better than elites and I display my figures so don't care about articulation. 

Also basics are the most important line in all of the series. They are affordable for kids and the most distributed.