GoCanes84
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Post by GoCanes84 on May 25, 2012 18:36:41 GMT -5
I've been an avid collector since the Hasbro days...
I've been collecting Mattel's since day one. Minus the 1/1000 figures I have seen nearly ever Mattel figure produced in stores except the following:
Vickie Guerrero Shawn Michaels RR Heritage Goldust RR Heritage Bret Hart RR Heritage Bret Hart BOPPV (Might be too early to tell)
My first Brodus sighting was the other day.
I guess I am luckier than most on here, considering the stories I have read...
I am nervous that this trend will continue and eventually be this way with Elites. Have any of you hardcore collectors not been able to find one specific fig despite SEARCHING AND SEARCHING? Royal Rumble Heritage is that way for me.
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Post by qdogg on May 25, 2012 18:50:33 GMT -5
Ive never seen Legends 6 around here. Thats about it for me. Theres quite a few Ive only seen in my stores one time however. Some Ive only see online (at retail price) and not in my store. When it comes to Mattel you literally have to buy the good ones when you see them, otherwise you might not get another chance to get them, unless you want to pay double or triple the price.
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Post by juicewinslow on May 25, 2012 18:50:37 GMT -5
I have not seen Basic 17 Zack Ryder in stores. BOPPV Bret Hart, and BOPPV Daniel Bryan as well.
Luckily I have them all though.
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Post by PJ on May 25, 2012 19:08:12 GMT -5
The only figures I've never seen in a store are the RRH Hitman & DM5 Cena. Luckily I had preordered RRH Bret from RSC when they first listed him and I just gave up/passed on the Cena. Everything else that has hit mass retail locally I have found.
My area has had - Legends 1- 6 Basics Series 1 - 17 (including PPV's & Heritage) Elites Series 1 - 14 2-Packs Series 1 - Battle Packs Series 2 (Rock vs Cena wave)
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Post by Chewdeezy on May 25, 2012 19:51:50 GMT -5
I've go searching twice a week and have been able to find every figure released so far. Seems like its getting harder but it'll show up.
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Mr.1050
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Post by Mr.1050 on May 25, 2012 19:52:20 GMT -5
I have not seen:
B17 Ryder B14 Bret Hart ELITE 11
Thats it though
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Post by mrhoss on May 25, 2012 19:52:45 GMT -5
I haven't seen any B15, B17 Ryder, B17 Riley, BOPPV Bret. I do have these from online stores. I won't consider B18 and 2 packs 16, they're too new. Everything else made it to my area (within 30 miles of me).
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Post by Jay on May 25, 2012 19:59:19 GMT -5
Never saw most of Legends 6 or any of basic 13.
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Post by Daniel Arshad on May 25, 2012 20:51:11 GMT -5
I've never seen ANY elite figure here in person, besides Matt Hardy from E2, priced at, i believe $45; back in July 2010. In fact, the waves/figures i HAVE seen would be quite a shorter list than those i haven't.
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Post by JC Motors on May 25, 2012 20:56:49 GMT -5
most of the early Mattels since I started collecting in 2011
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anglefan80
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Post by anglefan80 on May 25, 2012 21:19:32 GMT -5
I have never had any issues finding figures until Mattel took over. I had to get my Natalya through a trade on here, and I've never seen Brodus or any of the popular basics after him (Bret, HBK, Warrior, A-Ry, Ryder, Hunico, and so on).
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Post by skribbel24 on May 25, 2012 21:25:26 GMT -5
I never saw "that" cm punk, ever.
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Post by gelatinoustapeworm on May 25, 2012 21:47:43 GMT -5
My area was great until the begining of this year. Since then it has been a nightmare. I have never seen the following: B14 Bret Hart, Goldust, Shawn Michaels B16 Ultimate Warrior, Eddie Guerrero B18 CM Punk, Hunico, Kelly Kelly, Sin Cara BP 15 Bella Twins E14 Big Bossman
There are also several figures I've only seen when I've been out of town. I've never seen any of the following in my area: B15 Brodus Clay, Layla B18 John Cena, Cody Rhodes BP 15 Sin Cara/Daniel Bryan
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Post by ckhybrid on May 25, 2012 21:54:06 GMT -5
never saw Vickie Guerrero, HBK & Bret from RRH or Brodus Clay, I have all of them cause I bought them online, but never in person, before this year I had seen everyone in stores at least once or twice, but starting with the first series of the year theres been at least 1 person a set I haven't seen
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Post by The Madness on May 25, 2012 22:19:32 GMT -5
My area is still waiting on Basic 15. I've seen it in one store, but most stores are sitting on tons of unsold RRH figures. I saw Goldust once, but never HBK or Bret.
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joesgonnakillu
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Post by joesgonnakillu on May 26, 2012 1:25:41 GMT -5
Elite Tyson Kidd.
Saw DH Smith as recent as 2 months ago but never saw Kidd
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figurehunting101
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Post by figurehunting101 on May 26, 2012 1:36:43 GMT -5
I have yet to find the following E14 Booker T (I dont need it but haven't seen it at retail) Entire Basic 16-18 sets
I have spotted everything else mattel has produced since I started collecting.
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Post by TyP09 on May 26, 2012 1:43:25 GMT -5
-B13 Vickie -RRH Bret, HBK -B15, 16, and 17 -BP 14, BP 15 Bellas and Bryan/Cara -E11 -DM 5
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Post by 5D's on May 26, 2012 2:12:30 GMT -5
I had excellent luck in 2010 and 2011. The only figure I never saw was Basic 7 Kofi which I didn't want anyway, and the ones I saw but didn't buy immediately and missed out on were Basic 8 Christian, Elite 8 Bourne, and DM 5 Hart and Cena.
Ever since the switch to the white packaging, collecting has been hell. I've never seen...
B14 Hart, Michaels B15 All B16 Anything but Cena/HHH B17 Alex Riley B18 All
E14 Booker, Boss Man
BP14 Slater/Gabriel, Punk/Macho BP16 Mcgillicutty/Otunga
Also, I never got the Bellas, Sin Cara/Bryan, or Christian/Orton because the cards were a mess and I keep everything MOC.
I only saw one of Basic Goldust(14), Vickie(13), and Ryder(17) once and bought them.
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Post by chillax on May 26, 2012 2:34:19 GMT -5
For me it's these 3 just like you.
Shawn Michaels RR Heritage Goldust RR Heritage Bret Hart RR Heritage
Also, the Bellas and BOPPV Mark (just found Bret the other day).
I had to get Legends 6 Eddie from Ebay, never saw him once. And DM5 Bret and Cena I got from Mattel online, never saw them in stores.
Basic 8 I never saw in any stores near me, but when I went out and visited my brother I found them at Wal-Mart. It was weird how that wave never hit here at all.
I never found Basic 5 Cena in stores either, that wave was real tough to find around here.
And half of the Basic 1 figures I never found, but I bought the 6-pack from TRU.
I think that's about it.
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