Paid Members Cod Eye Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 Was the bloke a member on here previous to Forkgate, or did he just join to lie about "his" collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) From what I remember it was a thread about hasbros and he came out with some amazing posts and knowledge about various rare figures, pics of production designs, genuine post of the year stuff. Can't remember him posting before that, someone else might have a better idea about that. Then he started to mention his collection and the shit hit the fan. Edited July 7, 2017 by chokeout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 First ring (with the square posts, I know what you meant now) Had no sound box. WCW ring came with one and later they sold it separately (I got it for Christmas 1992) before I knew hasbro did one. My ring came with first Hogan and Warrior but think they were carded, not in the box. It came from littlewoods catalogue  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 This thread has really brought some childhood memories back. Remember buying a wrestling figure from Index, which was a catalogue shop like Argos in Barnsley(not sure if they were everywhere). In the Barnsley store, you ordered at till like at Argos, but unlike Argos, for some reason you couldn't ask for the full selection sending down so you could choose which you wanted. They just sent one, and if you didn't want it had to go and order another to be sent until you found one you didn't want. Well, on this occasion my Nan paid for a figure, and we went to the collection point where as a kid it felt like forever until you know which figure would come down in the lift. I had my back to the counter and my Nan was given a big box. Confused, she opened it up to find a selection of about 8(can't remember the exact number) of figures in and promptly bundled me out of the shop. Turns out whoever had been picking them must have gone to where they were stored, and come across a box and thought that was the item. I remember there was like(for example)4 of one figure, 3 of another and one of another(that was Bret Hart I think, as I remember he is who I went in for). The extras went on my cousins Christmas prezzies, and I was left with the knowledge my Nan was a dodgy get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 That's tremendous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) I had an Index in my town, which wasn't Barnsley, so I assume they were everywhere. I'm imagining your nan quickly changing the channel when Crimewatch came on that night. Edited July 7, 2017 by Uncle Zeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Uncle Zeb said: I had an Index in my town, which wasn't Barnsley, so I assume they were everywhere. I'm imagining your nan quickly changing the channel when Crimewatch came on that night. I've just had a quick look online, and Index were indeed a National company. They were part of Littlewoods and were usually in their stores apparently! She actually bribed me with a copy of SummerSlam '92 on VHS to keep it quiet from the rest of the family. God I miss her, the dodgy old cow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) She's sounds class. My nan was very similar by the sounds of it, full of love, down to earth, whilst being a full on sneaky rouge. The box story is ace and yes index must have been national as we had one in Darlington. Edited July 7, 2017 by Kaz Hayashi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat crater Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Calling bullshit on that story I'm afraid, Cod Eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 26 minutes ago, Cat crater said: Calling bullshit on that story I'm afraid, Cod Eye. Your prerogative, sweetheart.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cutting Edge Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Ryder just posted a video on his FB talking about the green Savage figure, and we get some close ups too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Uncle Zeb said: I had an Index in my town, which wasn't Barnsley, so I assume they were everywhere. Had a couple nearby. The main difference I remember between Index and Argos was that at Index your order would arrive on a conveyor belt, like something from the Generation Game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) Did they trundle everyone's purchases along the belt and then give the whole lot to whichever waiting customer could remember the most products? Edit: Cod Eye's nan evidently thought so. Edited July 7, 2017 by Uncle Zeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2017 I swear this is true, my Mam bought my Hasbro ring from Woolworths (or Argos one of the two) and when I opened it on Christmas day I'll never forget there was a packet of lemon polos in the fucking box. Everytime I see that Hasbro ring, I get a taste of lemon in my mouth. I miss lemon polos as much as I do early 90s WWF. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted July 8, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted July 8, 2017 If I remember correctly index were the first to sell Jakks in 97 or so. I believe Toy Stack was the name of a small chain that I got my last Hasbros. Yellow card Razor Ramon if I remember in the mid 90s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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