This easily could have been me! I remember the Dedede amiibo was my favorite of the original Smash amiibos, but it was super difficult to get and I wasn't about to drop $100 or whatever, especially since I was a broke college kid at the time.
But I actually picked one up about a year ago when I saw there was a limited restock from Wario64's twitter. King Dedede now sits upon my mantle, jolly lil' guy.