maniac80
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 29, 2014 5:32:09 GMT -5
Legends Series 2 Terry Funk, £13 shipped from Amazon US.
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 24, 2014 11:23:17 GMT -5
I picked up E8 Taker and Sheamus from my local Home Bargains. Those were the last two figures on the shelf. I asked a member of staff if they had any more figures in the back and he said that they didn't, and probably wouldn't be getting any more in.
My parents managed to get me E9 MVP, Gallows, Kofi, Ryder and Orton from a store in Staffs.
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 17, 2014 4:27:12 GMT -5
Just checked Amazon.com and the Legends figures seem pretty cheap compared to the UK. Reckon it's worth ordering these, so long as you do it one at a time to avoid customs charges?
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 10, 2014 4:57:27 GMT -5
Dunno who Layth is but I was going on what RockerBillyRhino said. He was saying that they had the hairy chest Shawn Michaels but all the Shawn's (RSC, Walmart, Wrestling World...) have the hairy chest. It was just the few initial ones released at retail in the US that had the stomach hair. Anyway, not overly important! But yeah, yesterday London FP had at least six Shawn's with chest hair but no stomach hair. There was only one Bret left but there's probably more in their warehouse. Did they have any of the other Wrestlemania figures? I wouldn't mind the Warrior / Sheamus BP.
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 21, 2014 10:36:23 GMT -5
TRU Milton Keynes didn't have either of the Bearer or JR sets.
Picked up E25 Seth Rollins and E26 Big E in the BOGOHP deal.
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 13, 2014 7:22:23 GMT -5
Thinking of ordering E27 from Beyond The Ropes as my nearest Smyths is 40 miles away. Has anyone ever had any issues with damaged packaging etc.(I am a MOC collector)? BTR sent my last lot of basics boxed and wrapped in bubblewrap and those little polystyrene chips, honestly exactly how any collector would want a delivery of figs to rock up, I'd highly recommend! ^-^ Brilliant, cheers!
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 13, 2014 6:39:24 GMT -5
Thinking of ordering E27 from Beyond The Ropes as my nearest Smyths is 40 miles away.
Has anyone ever had any issues with damaged packaging etc.(I am a MOC collector)?
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Post by maniac80 on Mar 27, 2014 12:23:13 GMT -5
I’ve been checking the boards for a few months now so I thought it was about time I introduced myself.
I am a UK collector in my early 30’s. Like a lot of people on here, I began collecting as a kid when Hasbro released its first series of figures. I remember a friend coming into school with a catalogue for a company in Swindon (their name escapes me), which contained all of the series 1 figures available to order. This was just before they hit retail in the UK. I ordered Savage and Dibiase, and after what seemed like months (although in reality was probably only a couple of weeks), my first two wrestling figures arrived in the post. Over the next few years I built up quite a collection, and even started my own ‘Federation’, documenting all of the matches, events, world tours (seriously) and title changes in a notebook. This featured all of my Hasbro figures, and also some WCW Galoobs (Ric Flair holding my WWF title on two separate occasions).
Eventually though, I grew out of this, and the last figure I bought was (red card) Bret Hart. Fortunately, I kept most of my Hasbro figures, although I did sell off a few along with all of my Galoobs.
Last summer I decided that I needed a new hobby, and seeing collecting wrestling figures had given me so much joy as a kid, I decided to start again as an adult. I began collecting Mattel figures, mainly elites and exclusives, but with a few basics thrown in. I keep them MOC, partly for the joy of collecting, and partly as an investment (or so I tell myself, as I can’t see me selling them off anytime soon). I will post pictures at some point.
Anyway, as much fun as this is, it still doesn’t fill the Hasbro-shaped hole in my life. Whilst I intend to keep collecting MOC Mattels, last week I decided that it was time to complete my loose Hasbro collection. Over the past few days I have picked up around 15 figures off eBay to add to my current collection, and am constantly on the lookout for more good deals. Although the prices of the rarer figures (Dusty, green cards etc.) and those with accessories can be a little off-putting at times, I still hope to have my collection completed in the next few months.
Any advice regarding where to look, prices to pay etc. would be much appreciated. I am off to pick up a cabinet to display the figures tomorrow, so I will hopefully post some pictures over the weekend.
Cheers
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