Rattlehead
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Destruction can be beautiful!
Joined on: Apr 30, 2013 21:30:51 GMT -5
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Post by Rattlehead on Jun 7, 2013 16:50:10 GMT -5
Went back today and my hidden stash was gone..but still found HTM! Lmao @ "hidden stash" Congrats btw
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Post by RybackV1 on Jun 7, 2013 18:30:45 GMT -5
Justfor future refrence if you happen to find a full case of new items in the future NEVER wait until you get our advice to buy what you want. As you can see. Even hiding spots can't escape the scalping/raising popularity of Mattel.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jun 7, 2013 19:28:27 GMT -5
Just get the one u want. Forget about value down the road.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 2:00:24 GMT -5
Justfor future refrence if you happen to find a full case of new items in the future NEVER wait until you get our advice to buy what you want. As you can see. Even hiding spots can't escape the scalping/raising popularity of Mattel. It's more like.... The 1st rule of scalp club is... ..... There is no scalp club.... How come the guys that buy a few of the same figure to make customs don't get tagged as a negative thing? They take too, ya know! They get a lot of cheer around here, it's cool! I like them. Some of those customs are sick!! I'm just saying, it's kinda a double standard. Anyways..... This guy got a lot of free help. I think the idea that it's wrong to scalp is changing. I mean , it's up to us to speak of minds... This thread should have been locked within minutes. The only rule is not to promote it. Idk, all the evidence was in his original post.... We could petition a new rule regarding scalping. That they can network here and it now that big a deal..... All of us are hear because we love wrestling
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Post by T on Jun 8, 2013 2:38:59 GMT -5
I'd go with Ryback, AJ, HTM, in that order.
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Post by PJ on Jun 8, 2013 5:03:39 GMT -5
If buying figures for the resale value down the road is why you are "collecting" then you are in the wrong hobby. These will never be "investments" because there's ao many produced that very few will ever be all the expensive. You should just collect the figures you like and not care about the costs down the line. As for which to get that is up to you seeing your collection should be a reflection of your tastes. That said I always grab all the ones I want as soon as I see them. If you can't afford to do that then just grab the one you wanted the most.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 8:25:29 GMT -5
I wasn't going to address the accusations of scalping and "if you're collecting for value then you shouldn't be collecting" but I want to be clear, I view my collection as a collection of art, as each of these figures are definitely works of art.b As well as being attached to a niche place in pop culture history, that will always exist in some form or another as part of Americana.
As an artist myself, I realize that on one hand one might view a work of Andy Warhol and Jim Lee on the same level and appreciate it in the same kind of way or even hate Warhol and love Lee, but there is no doubt that one is more valuable than the other, hence more collectible, bring prestige as well as value to ones collection.
That's what I meant by which is more rare or valuable down the road, because as another member mentioned having HTM in his overall all collection makes it overall more of an impressive collection versus a collection of 34 John Cenas and 21 Randy Ortons.
But of course it's all a matter of opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 9:57:13 GMT -5
Yeah, but any art collector is going to tell you that they don't buy it for there collection for monetary value. They are going to want it because they love the artist or that the artwork moves them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 11:15:52 GMT -5
To each his own.
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Post by PJ on Jun 8, 2013 11:48:22 GMT -5
Not sure if you understood what I meant...it had nothing to do with scalping. And I'm not saying don't collect all I was saying is if you are thinking that there's figures out there that you should get because years from now it'll make your collection more valuable...then don't as that's really not the case anymore seeing toys are produced in greater numbers now with plenty of variations/repaints. So what I was saying is if you're a Ryback fan, but you were going to pass on him for HTM because you thought he would go up in value over the years making your collection "more impressive" don't as you are wasting your time.
Buy the figures you like the best or that have meaning to you. Modern guys there's only a few I like with aorton being one of them so I'll buy a new Randy over people like Ryback, AJ or the Shield...because I don't find them entertaining...so I really don't need them in my collection...and if I do get people I don't really find entertaining then it's just one version if the figure really appeals to me.
With Legends/CS I buy the guys I enjoyed but then I also, buy wrestlers that bring back memories of when I was younger watching wrestling with my father. If I look at a figure I didn't like back then, but a fond memory of my father pops into my head I'll buy it. (only reason I have the Bushwackers) because I saw them and right away thought of my father marching around the living room whenever I had friends over putting me in a headlock and pretending to lick my head in an attempt to embarrass me. I was never a fan of theirs, but as soon as I saw them and had that memory on the aisle it put a smile on my face and I purchased them.
And that is what my collections represents...Whenever I look at it it reminds me of the great memories of watching wrestling with my father when I was younger as well as memories of the guys I liked.
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