Welcome to the second installment of Who Made Them Better? There has always been talk over who made the better Classic/Legends line, Jakks or Mattel. As an avid collector of both, I intend to get to the bottom of it. Jakks: When Jakks Pacific introduced Classic Superstars in 2004, it changed the wrestling figure landscape…
A collection of commercials featuring the WWF Hasbro figures.
Since 2019, There have been 26 WWE Ultimate Edition figures released by Mattel. These figures feature more articulation than regular Elite figures, come with more/higher detailed accessories, and usually alternate heads and hands. They come at a higher price point as well, clocking in from $29.99 to $31.99. The first few figures released were very…
The Hot Wheels Heritage Series was first released in 2015 to replace the short lived Hot Wheels Cool Classics. The castings of the Heritage Series come in two wheel segments: Real Riders and Redlines. Real Riders were typically found at Target, while Redlines were more often found at Walmart. Kroger received both as well. These would be replaced in 2016 with…
A pleasant surprise today, as a check in on Target resulted in the arrival of 2021 L case. A collector buddy told me he checked his Target and there was L case there. I checked my nearest two Targets with no luck, as part of my routine. A helpful stock update email arrived at 11:00am,…
Word on the street was that Target was beginning a mail in promotion this month, so I began keeping an eye on the numbers on their Hot Wheels. All at once, all of the local stores jumped up by 2-3 cases. Most of the ones I checked or heard about either received E case or…
Photo Credit: hwtreasure.com, t-hunted This is strictly my personal opinion, this has been a pretty good year for Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts, and no fantasy castings which is always good news. It’s possible that the release order may change. My main criteria is Color, Wheels, Tampo, and casting choice. Starting at #15:
These are the Super Treasure Hunts that don’t get enough credit, in my opinion These Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts (Supers) from over the years generally don’t get talked about a lot, and you don’t see them around too often in some cases. This batch of Supers stand out to me as just all around…
Meijer got into the game this week, delivering on the first spotting of Hot Wheels H case and their third gold exclusive. Other highlights: Now to find that H case Super…
Superstars Series 1 Razor Ramon, Diesel ,Goldust ,Undertaker ,Shawn Michaels ,Bret “Hit Man” Hart Superstars Series 2 Owen Hart ,Ultimate Warrior ,Vader ,Undertaker “Glow in the dark” version, Shawn Michaels 2, Bret “Hit Man” Hart 2 Superstars Series 3 Sycho Sid, Ahmed Johnson , British Bulldog , Mankind, Shawn Michaels re-release, Bret “Hit Man” Hart…
