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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 7, 2014 1:38:48 GMT -5
Totally jealous right now. I remember seeing the previous Bellas battle-pack in stores some time ago. Like a dope, I passed it up because I figured not a whole lot of people would be interested in Divas and I could get them later (was new to collecting then). Man, was I wrong. Divas are gone as soon as they hit shelves in my area.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 7, 2014 1:31:05 GMT -5
Yeah, definitely get The Rockers first. They'll only get harder to find as time goes on.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 6, 2014 3:32:12 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to meet Matt Bourne some years back. Only got to speak to him for a few minutes, but he struck me as a guy who was very passionate about the world of pro wrestling. Highly underrated talent to boot. I'd buy an Elite series Doink in a hearbeat. Why have you got a pic of the Rikishi Flashback head sculpt as your avatar? I jest! There is a rather odd likeness between the two. LOL.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:57:54 GMT -5
Fantastic collection, especially for being fairly new to collecting.
Love the shelving too... Only suggestion would be to build some risers in there (the deluxe stands from rsc, as suggested earlier, would work too). You've got some room above the figures heads and lots of awesome ones sort of buried in the back rows. See if you can't raise those back figures up a bit to show them off a little more. A sweet collection like that deserves to be shown off as much as possible.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:46:43 GMT -5
I actually found the black one in store (which is rare because I NEVER see Divas in my area). Really like the figure. Great little details on the vest. Very glad I bought her. Only thing I don't like is that she's too skinny in figure form. Totally understandable why though, so that's really just me being picky.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:41:39 GMT -5
I LOLed... Love the 'induction'.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:37:18 GMT -5
Disappointed to see Rumblers get the axe in favor of these new Slam City things. I wonder what leads Mattel to belive they'll sell better than Rumblers.
Anyway, I'm kinda new to the whole collecting thing... Was picking up the Rumblers here and there because they didn't take much room and were fairly cheap. Been toying with the idea of selling my Rumbler collection to make some room and add some funds to my "new figure fund". Do people still have interest in Rumblers? In other words, would it be worthy actually trying to sell them or is it better just to keep 'em since they don't take up much room? Figured I'd ask here as you folks would probably know best.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:28:32 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to meet Matt Bourne some years back. Only got to speak to him for a few minutes, but he struck me as a guy who was very passionate about the world of pro wrestling. Highly underrated talent to boot.
I'd buy an Elite series Doink in a hearbeat.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:23:56 GMT -5
Stopped by TRU today too (hoping for the JR BAF set and e26 Langston). Sheamus seems to be clogging shelves in my area as well. I actually like the e25 one myself, so it seems a little odd to me. Cena and Miz figures were all over the place too. Oddly enough, Del Rio seems to sell extremely well down here.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:18:15 GMT -5
Gotta say, I really don't like these figures. They seem kinda... Cheap and gimmicky.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:16:44 GMT -5
Already Produced Yokozuna Booker T Goldust Jake "The Snake" Roberts (the All-Stars one with Damien) CM Punk (yellow & BITW) Macho Man (defining moments) Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania elite) Road Warriors Divas (other than Trish, AJ, or Kaitlyn)
Not Yet Made Psycho Sid Harlem Heat Legion Of Doom Macho Man (neon cowboy) Sting (anything from the surfer era) Ric Flair Ultimate Warrior (the silver attire from the last match at Survivor Series 1990) Earthquake Million Dollar Man
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 22:01:31 GMT -5
I'd love a Doink figure too... Must admit that I wasn't too crazy about some of the characters from the New Generation era, but Doink (particularly evil Doink) was awesome. Seeing the great quality Mattel has done with elite 27 Fandango and RVD, I'd imagine they'd do a bang-up job on Doink too. Hopefully they'll make one soon.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 21:57:54 GMT -5
Really nice pick-ups. I stalk my local craigslist all the time. Must be another collector or two in the area because anytime wrestling figures are posted they get snapped-up before I get a chance.
Just got the Demoliton figures myself. Gotta be my favorite figures (along with the Mattel Andre The Giant - as recently purchased)
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 12:09:13 GMT -5
I'd imagine that if there was a CM Punk figure scheduled for e28 or e29, it'll still happen, even if he's gone from the company for good. At the end of the day, these figures are produced to make money and Punk sells. They wouldn't schedule any further ones for a guy who's not there anymore, but if he was on the list for either of the next two series, they've probably already put some work into concept designs and whatnot. Would be kinda silly of them to throw that money spent out the window when they can keep going and release a figure that will surely sell well.
As far as attires go... I have a feeling we may see one with the plain black kick-pads, since he'd been wearing them a lot recently. Personally, like many of you, the Hitman attire would by my first choice. Wouldn't mind the SummerSlam 2013 gear either. And I've always wanted and elite Punk with the orange and black Halloween or the set from a few years back at Night Of Champions.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 4:50:56 GMT -5
I've always thought molded pads would be nice, but impractical from a cost standpoint. I'd imagine that would either raise the consumer's cost per figure or result in a loss of individual details from reusing the same molds for multiple figures even more than they do now.
I'd be all for the idea of using the thinner, more flexible plastic like e24 Miz's coat (as said above)
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 4:45:55 GMT -5
Indeed... Series 24 Rey is awesome.
I also really liked Series 18 with the green and black combo.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 4:43:45 GMT -5
I'm on a pretty tight budget for new figures myself, so I stick to buying only the ones I really like.
As far as finding some in stores... Yes, most definitely some figures will be way harder to find in stores than others. Lost of reasons for that. Your location, store policies and practices, popularity of the figure, number of figures in each case, etc... I can sometimes be a crapshoot to be honest. In my particular area, I can't ever seem to find divas figures or real popular legends, but I see John Cena, Sheamus, and The Miz figures everywhere (note: I collect elites almost exclusively, so I really pay attention to those most).
Re-stocking really depends on the store itself. Just for example, there's two Walmarts in my area. One will restock pretty regularly. The other only seem to do so twice a year (I may be exaggerating that a bit, but they really don't do it very often at all). I also seem to live in an area that gets series late. Just started to see Elite 25s show up in mid-January. If you have a go to store that you buy at, it doesn't hurt to ask someone who works there when they typically get shipments and how often they restock certain sections.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 5, 2014 4:32:20 GMT -5
Just got into collecting late last year, but was pretty happy to grab Ax & Smash off eBay for $40 shipped. They were loose (which is fine because I open all the figures I buy anyway), but still complete with vests, masks, and wrist cuffs.
Also grabbed Andre The Giant, Bret Hart, & Undertaker loose off Ringside Collectibles last week.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 4, 2014 23:42:03 GMT -5
Just joined the forum... Wanted to say that I am in complete awe of the customizing skills some of you guys have. So many awesome custom and fixed-up figures in this thread... Wish I had the money and skills to get into it myself.
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Post by Quazimoto on Feb 4, 2014 23:39:31 GMT -5
This new ring is intriguing... Will have to wait to see some pics, but being that I just got back into collecting late last year, I am in need of a ring. Hopefully it's a well made one so I won't have to shell out the big bucks for a RSR.
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