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Post by warriorheart on Dec 6, 2018 20:27:24 GMT -5
The distribution is my biggest complaint and I don’t blame them for that. Some Targets and Walmarts are great and some are terrible and don’t restock for 6 months. I honestly don’t know who to blame on that. Is it Mattel or is it the store? I would tend to think the store, but I don’t know.
My son collects Hasbro Marvel figs and the distribution is just as bad. Changing companies wouldn’t solve that issue.
The QC is definitely an issue. That needs to be approved upon. It seemed like it was headed in the right direction a year or so ago. Now it’s going the other way again. Just inconsistent.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 1, 2018 22:57:53 GMT -5
I was going to go to this signing, but had to pass. I was able to meet Steamboat earlier in the year at the Pro Wrestling Tees store. Really cool guy I thought as well.
Did he have his wife take pics with all the fans as well or was that something you requested? Can’t say I’ve ever seen that before if they weren’t a wrestler.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 1, 2018 22:50:01 GMT -5
AWA Remcos are my most cherished toy memories. More than Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, or He-Man. Definitely more than LJN WWF. I hated that the LJNs were hard rubber with no articulation. They couldn't be played with unless all you wanted to do was bash them together. I had a pretty decent collection. I had 2 sets of Road Warriors, Paul Ellering, Curt Hennig, Greg Gagne, Fabulous Ones, Baron Von Raschke, Long Riders, Rick Martel, Larry Zbyzsko, Ric Flair, Referee Curly Brown, and Remco Rocky 3 Thunderlips and Clubber Lang were my Hulk Hogan and Mr T. I also used He-Man figures to add to my roster. Prince Adam was pretty much my jobber. King Randor was my king for a while until he lost the crown to someone else (forget who). Kobra Khan was pretty much my Killer Khan type wrestler who cheated by spraying mist and blinding his opponent. I kept my entire collection. It was the one thing I never had my mom sell off from my childhood. But when I moved from Louisville to Cincinnati it somehow got lost. I've been wanting to at minimum recreate my collection but been hesitant because of how pricey it can get. I do have the Road Warriors and Hogan. I've also made a Mattel custom of that Thunderlips. I mixed my AWA Remco figs with my He-Man figs as well. I also found another Remco line called the Warlord series which were ththe same scale. I used the Hercules from that set as Kerry Von Erich. Another one as Savage. Pretty cool set. I think I what I loved about the Remco series were th accessories. All the robes and jackets were awesome. I still have all of mine. It’s the only toys along with MOTU that I will never sell or haven’t sold from my childhood.
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Post by warriorheart on Nov 24, 2018 16:10:23 GMT -5
Found all of HOC series 3 at Target in Wheaton Wish that was closer to me. I’m hoping they hit the south side of Chicago soon. Plethora of Simmons at point.
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Post by warriorheart on Oct 13, 2018 13:16:32 GMT -5
I see they didn’t fix the arms on Steamboat. Too skinny. Should of went with the DM arms. I guess the jacket can hide them.
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Post by warriorheart on Sept 14, 2018 15:13:48 GMT -5
Anybody find the Walmart Flashbacks of Flair, Lex, Sting and Booker yet?
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Post by warriorheart on Sept 7, 2018 21:42:27 GMT -5
If you have an Instagram page sell them on there. Ton of collectors on there. Most likely the people that follow you are collectors as well if you’ve posted pics of your collection in the past. If you don’t have a page, create one and give it some time to gain followers and then sell them. Just make sure you specify Paypal only. You can even send them an invoice. The fees for PayPal are minimal compared to EBay.
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Post by warriorheart on Sept 4, 2018 18:58:04 GMT -5
Should of posted this the other day. Walmart Bridgeview has the Elite Flashbacks. Still 1 HBK, 2 Alundra and 2 Doink.
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Post by warriorheart on Jul 25, 2018 20:12:26 GMT -5
Surfer Sting, Warrior and Goldberg. That's it for me. Possibly Taker, but I need to see the final product first. This might not sound like a lot that I want, but this is easily the most I've ever wanted after a SDCC.
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Post by warriorheart on Jun 20, 2018 13:27:47 GMT -5
If I was a kid I would think this is awesome. At 45 not so much.
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Post by warriorheart on May 28, 2018 17:06:21 GMT -5
Is this really a TRU exclusive? Doesn't make sense for a closing store to get these.
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Post by warriorheart on May 13, 2018 11:47:32 GMT -5
I've always passed on that Sid fig. Just too many issues with it for me. Not tall enough is one. The wrong hair color is another. The biggest one is that facescan, good idea in theory, it just didn't make for a good toy.
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Post by warriorheart on May 13, 2018 11:44:04 GMT -5
Liger, Muta and Psychosis. The more WCW figs the better IMO. Definitely not enough masked wrestlers made by Mattel.
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Post by warriorheart on May 8, 2018 21:40:01 GMT -5
I remember being highly disappointed in the Elite 23 Taker due to the purple being wrong. Thankfully the Lost Legends fixed that. If your on the fence about which one to get go for the Lost Legends one for sure. The mask is also slightly different in color. One looks dirtier if that makes sense. Unfortunately I've mixed them up and have no idea which came with which anymore.
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Post by warriorheart on Apr 14, 2018 17:25:06 GMT -5
I'd get magazines signed. Figure wise Cena's DM and the new Hall Of Champions Batista or Bluetista. Yep, I always get magazine covers signed myself. They make for great display pieces.
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Post by warriorheart on Apr 12, 2018 18:31:25 GMT -5
While I would buy more both Flair and Steamboat it’s the lack of surfer Sting that is frustrating to me. I said it before and I will say it again...I wouldn’t be upset if they released a Surfer Sting in every single wave of every single line they release. I totally agree. It's just puzzling the lack of Surfer Stings.
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Post by warriorheart on Apr 12, 2018 18:26:10 GMT -5
I ordered from Ring Bling back in January. Took about a month from start to finish. I thought that took a long time, but compared to some of you that was nothing. He did throw in a few extras shirts that I didn't even order. Not sure if that was a mistake or if he was trying to make up for the delay. His communication was always odd. I talked to someone that recommended him thru IG and he said he was going thru something ( I presume medically). Either way he does make great stuff. I'd just be a little hesitant to order again after reading this thread.
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Post by warriorheart on Apr 6, 2018 18:20:10 GMT -5
If anybody sees an extra HOC Eddie Guerrero please let me know. I've literally checked 12 Targets in the Chicago suburbs and nothing except an empty peg. I got lucky at one and found Taker but nothing else yet.
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Post by warriorheart on Mar 26, 2018 12:49:40 GMT -5
I want all the WCW Masked guys as they would make great figs. Juvi, Psicosis and Liger would be awesome. An 89 Muta as well.
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Post by warriorheart on Mar 24, 2018 13:43:19 GMT -5
KB was cool back in the day. However I bought more video games for the Atari 2600 back in the day from that bin in the front of the store than figs. Be cool to see again as I miss going to that store when I'm at the mall.
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