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Post by wayneyb on Dec 8, 2014 11:59:28 GMT -5
Bradford TRU had full set of E32 today. I walked out empty handed as I couldnt find a single figure that didnt have a botched paint job.
Talk about gutted.
Every Daniel Bryan had a mess of a hairline and/or beardline, every Mark Henry had either red or white paint splattered on his chest or leg, each Big E had a big black splodge on either his head or arm. The Reys and Sin Caras were messed up too. Only had 1 Cody and that had a big smudge on the chest.
This has to be the single worst series Ive seen for paint flaws. Im not spending £18 on a figure that looks like its been painted by a child. None of these are must-haves for me luckily, an up to date Mark Henry was really the only one I wanted so Im going to check out Leeds and keep my fingers crossed.
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Post by wayneyb on Nov 9, 2014 5:27:16 GMT -5
Went to the Manchester show last night, had a really good time with my boy.
Got to say Damian Sandow/Mizdow is genuinely funny in his role as Miz's stunt double. He was brilliant.
Main event was street fight between Rollins/Cena which was great too. Cena cheers were clearly outnumbering the boos. Good finish to the match too, AA from the top turnbuckle through a table.
Overall enjoyable night capped off brilliantly outside where some guy was kicking off with the people selling cheap/knocked off shirts outside the arena. A guy had bought both his kids a red Cena shirt only to discover they had Nottingham Forest labels in the sleeves. He went mental!!
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 14, 2014 12:47:58 GMT -5
Just a quick question. Has anyone here ordered from RSC to get an exclusive or whatever and gotten stung by customs? I wanna buy hardcore Kane or some other exclusive but don't wanna get stung for like £20. Its hit and miss. I've ordered from RSC twice and wasnt charged customs on either occasion. First time I ordered a full set of Elites, cant remember the series it was the one with Diesel and Kevin Nash. I only ordered the full set as we werent expecting to see both Nash variants at retail over here. Postage was expensive but the figures were cheaper, the price overall was comparable with ordering from wrestlingworld but I got them earlier. Second time I just ordered 1 figure. No customs fees but that may be down to luck, other people have been stung.
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 25, 2014 8:03:15 GMT -5
I picked up Edge, Undertaker and Evan Bourne today.
Im going to keep popping in on the offchance they get some more, was hoping to find a Luke Gallows. Or you never know if another series will pop up at some point.
£7.99 is a bargain
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 24, 2014 12:50:39 GMT -5
Wow, just about every figure is a must have. I'm absolutely stoked to see Razor Ramon, Hogan, X-Pac and Doink.
I am gonna be so skint when these start to be released.
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 24, 2014 12:36:08 GMT -5
Wow these are great finds. I'm going to check out my local store in Bradford tomorrow, hopefully they have some there.
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 15, 2014 20:27:22 GMT -5
Sad to read this.
I used to buy Power Slam religiously for several years, i've just recently given all of my old copies to my nephew.
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Post by wayneyb on Apr 9, 2014 7:50:38 GMT -5
How long is the TRU buy one get one half price promo on for?
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Post by wayneyb on Feb 25, 2014 6:02:36 GMT -5
I've been away from this forum for a while due to having a new daughter and my collecting taking a back seat for a while.
Shocked to see this, bought from Ralph for a few years now, his figure clothes were amazing quality and he was a gent to deal with.
I'm glad to see his store is still operating as my son loves getting new shirts for his wrestlers, I will defo be ordering again soon
RIP dude and thoughts to Jojo's family
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Post by wayneyb on Oct 6, 2013 12:53:02 GMT -5
Yeh Silvervision really spoiled us this last year with their sales. It pains me to pay full price now.
Ive not bought much from Fremantle yet but did pick up NOC 2012 bluray that was on offer a few weeks ago when the PPV was on.
Hope they do the same with Hell in a Cell.
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Post by wayneyb on Sept 13, 2013 9:42:46 GMT -5
Just been into Bradford TRU and they had an unopened box of BOPPV BAF Booker T. So we are getting them, that set at least. Im glad ive scaled back my collecting because the figures in that set are poor, apart from Booker T. I wont be getting them, but could be tempted to pick up a complete Booker or seperate parts on ebay for my son once they start appearing. Thanks for the update. I think it's a pretty uninspired set, but I'm okay with it. I'd consider getting that Rock and Del Rio even in the normal singles sets, and Sheamus has a different outfit and head than any other Sheamus figure I've got. Undertaker's the only one I'd definitely pass on otherwise. For the basics, I'd have preferred Ryback, Jericho, Del Rio (so I'm actually completely fine with him being one) and Miz. Are they £12.99 each? I'm not sure on the price, the case was unopened on the floor so I opened it to check if it was the Booker T set. There was no price tag on any peg for this set that I could see, but it didnt look like theyd made any room for it yet. £12.99 seems about right though as thats what the BA Interview set was.
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Post by wayneyb on Sept 13, 2013 8:01:57 GMT -5
Just been into Bradford TRU and they had an unopened box of BOPPV BAF Booker T. So we are getting them, that set at least.
Im glad ive scaled back my collecting because the figures in that set are poor, apart from Booker T. I wont be getting them, but could be tempted to pick up a complete Booker or seperate parts on ebay for my son once they start appearing.
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Post by wayneyb on Sept 11, 2013 18:24:12 GMT -5
I've been a longtime WWE fan, since I was a 10 year old kid watching Wrestlemania 7 for the first time back in 1991. I used to have WWE Hasbro figures as a kid but never really got into Jakks.
I started collecting Mattels for my son in early 2011, and as my local TRU has never really stocked a great selection of WWE Mattels I just picked him up whatever I could.
When they had the promo where you got a free RTWM Rock figure, I thought that was a cool figure, and as a longtime Rock fan I picked one up for myself and stuck it on a shelf. Then I got bitten by the bug and basically tried to buy every different figure I could from wherever I could, as well as keeping my sons collection growing.
I've amassed a collection of about 200+ figures, and my son probably has about the same.
Today I have a little girl due in January and my priorities have slightly changed. I've accepted i'm never going to have a 100% complete collection unless I win the lottery, and even keeping up with new releases is getting so expensive, plus I have run out of room to display so the majority of my collection is in a box.
So I've picked out my favourite figures, about 50 or so, that I am going to keep. Any that I had, that my son doesn't have will be given to him, i've given him about 20 already, there are about another 40 that I will be split between his birthday and Christmas. The rest I am currently selling on ebay, about 100 figs.
Going forward I will continue to get my son WWE Mattel figs, but I will definately be scaling back what I buy for myself - I will only get the figures I really want, not just whatever I can find.
I really enjoy collecting with my son and being in a position where I can buy him wrestling figures and playsets, because my mum couldn't really afford to buy me many toys as a kid, so its nice to be able to play with him. It also gives us lots of quality time together and hopefully lots of memories for him.
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 22, 2013 13:54:44 GMT -5
Hoping we get a signing at the new Smyths in Leeds.
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 13, 2013 16:12:40 GMT -5
Nice Vince and Barrett fix-ups.
That Rosa figure is awful, cant believe how much Mattel have dropped the ball with that one. Looks like a tranny.
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2013 12:09:52 GMT -5
Id like to see a pic of the build an interview set, placed inside the new backstage playset, if anyone has them both. Cheers.
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 9, 2013 13:35:31 GMT -5
Seeing it this weekend, cant wait. Love Alan.
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 1, 2013 15:18:14 GMT -5
Went into TRU Bradford today. Pegs full of Elite Dolph Zigger, Kane and Daniel Bryan which have been there about 6 weeks now.
Hoping they get E21 and E22 in at some point.
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 31, 2013 10:56:13 GMT -5
New Smyths opening in Leeds this weekend. Hopefully should be well stocked so will go see what they have, still need a few figs from E21 and E22.
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 14, 2013 17:44:32 GMT -5
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