Figures you passed on (Biggest regrets)

[redrooster]

After Jakks lost the license, I was out on collecting. I remember going to Kmart and seeing all of the Mattel legends just rot away on pegs. They had a clearance bin at one point with demolition, Akeem, Martel, Vader, Kerry and Kevin and I passed on ALL of them. Seriously one of my biggest collecting regrets ever. Hopefully all of those guys will be back under a deal one day.

[Biff Slamkovich™]

Legends Texas Tornado, Akeem and Rick Martel.

[BaLoR RoLLiNS]

King Kong Bundy

[Crossfit Jesus]

None but I regret selling a lot

[oldschoolfool]

Probably Kerry for me but at the time wasnt collecting wrestling figures.

[Stuart?]

LOD elites. Decided to go for Billy Gunn and Batista instead. Been kicking myself for a decade lol.

[warriorheart]

For me it’s more about buying two sets of certain guys. I have the NWA Road Warriors and Von Erichs loose as I opened all of them. I wish I would’ve bought a second set to keep MOC. Just too pricey now. I did keep the card backs which does ease the pain a bit LOL.

[Joe/Smurf]

It’s just money, so if it was something I wanted enough I could work to get it or get it again.

That said, I missed out on the first Eddie Guerrero Ultimate and would rather not pay second-hand prices so that qualifies here. I sold my SES CM Punk when money was tight, and then it was tighter yet when the re-release went up so I couldn’t replace it 😭 but such is life. Always a chance they come available again.

[breal59]

Mark Henry Decade of Domination. Need him to finish up the Mint on Card Series. Remember him already being the most expensive when it first went on sale and also went the fastest. Can only get so many at once I guess.

Eddie Guerrero Monday Night Wars Ultimate Edition.

[finnbalor1]

Nov 6, 2024 12:22:19 GMT -5 warriorheart said:

For me it’s more about buying two sets of certain guys. I have the NWA Road Warriors and Von Erichs loose as I opened all of them. I wish I would’ve bought a second set to keep MOC. Just too pricey now. I did keep the card backs which does ease the pain a bit LOL.

Same for me. I have a MOC Texas Tornado but I would love to have another for my loose collection

[randyrock]

You know, I have no regrets but I can tell you I purchased the ultimate set of Hogan and Mr. T and was really happy about that. I saw them and thought about not making the purchase, put them down and walked away. But it was if they were calling me back so I bought ‘em. I brought them home and looked at them and said out loud, “Maaaaaan, this is so kick ass!”

[Eric]

I was only collecting Warrior back then, but I saw most of the early Legends and Defining Moments figures and passed.

If I had to pick just one, it would be WM7 Macho Man. I grabbed the Warrior and was happy (still have it MOC), but after I started collecting all the wrestlers I liked, I realized it would have been nice if I'd grabbed that Macho Man. When they cancelled the UE release, it felt a little worse.

[dollarbill04]

When I first started collecting, Legends Arn was on Ringside. I passed on it a few times in favor of RSC Macho King, and then RSC Austin, and then I can't remember what next. It was there for awhile, to the point of "It'll still be there after the NEXT figure I get, and then I'll get it". When I went to get it, gone. It's bothered me ever since.

[essarios187]

Red Rooster Target online exclusive & Sgt. Slaughter Ultimate Elite

[derekbrazen]

When I first started collecting I went to my local K-Mart and I had to choose between an Elite JTG or an Elite John Morrison. I bought the Morrison. I never saw JTG in stores again. Later I bought Shad, but was I unable to complete my Cryme Tyme.

At the time I didn't understand that more popular wrestlers would get more figures made per set and that more popular wrestlers would have more figures made of them over time. I also regret passing on Elite Chavo and Elite Zack Ryder. (Eventually, I did get the Super7 Matt Cardona)

I did find this site around that time, I lurked for a year before making an account.

[toofastone]

Luckily they have been reissued for ringsidecollectibles Straight Edge Society CM Punk with mask and Elite Series 13 Cody Rhodes.

In the beginning, I only collected legends. So many figures are being reissued. It's a good and bad thing for us collectors. How many figures will we have 2 of the same but with different articulation

[MonsoonMan]

not really figures i had passed on but more like figures ive sold. i had all of the original goodies; all the matty collector figures, andre, arn, ddp, King kong bundy, RSE Macho King, RSE Macho nWo, legends Ax/Smash/crush, legends Road Warriors, E16 nash, RSE SES Punk, all of the elite CM Punk figures. hundred of dollars spent in high end custom figures


ugh.

[FBtagteamsrule]

In the last year, the elite street profits and RA Shelton benjamin. Profits I only saw once but kept pushing back on getting Shelton for over a month

[kgchampion]

SES CM Punk was #1
RSC all pink Bret Hart
RSC Stone Cold with the red and black vest
Elite Ted Dibiase Jr
The first elite Jericho
Any elite Jack Swagger pre-We the People
Tommy Dreamer

Not a figure, but the NXT barricade from Wicked Cool Toys. I kept expecting it to be on a deep sale eventually and it never did. I also thought it was a little short so I didn’t really want it that much. Until I finally looked at the barricades at real life wrestling shows and realized the perception in my memory was off and the toy was sized pretty accurately. I was kicking myself once RSC sold out. I should’ve got it when it was $30 on release.

And a 2nd Smackdown Main Event ring or whatever it was called. The LED one. I kept waiting for a price drop that never came. I combined two Raw rings to raise the posts up a little higher and it looked good. I wanted to do that to the Smackdown ring, but needed a second one to do it. I also wanted a second Smackdown announce table for a Spanish commentary team.

[JokerFC]

Ill start by saying I've been very lucky getting what I wanted. Lots of this is in no small part to help from my old buddy PJ Ive also been lucky getting older figs on Ebay for quite reasonable.

but I missed these guys and its all on me...LOL.

Legends Rockers
RSC Jericho
AE Jericho
RSC Macho King
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich
Rick Martel
Tito Santana from that WM series(although I may be able to track him down)
Elite versions of Dawson & Dash. 
Blood & Guts Punk & MJF