Burger Lad
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 21, 2009 15:34:43 GMT -5
I'm sorry if you're hoping for a major update but I was in TRU near Birmingham today and they had ZERO Mattel figures on the shelves. Loads of Jakks RA & PPV figures though! Anyone seen them in TRU in the UK yet!? *** Edit 01/01/10 *** I went to TRU in Gloucester at 11:30am today full of hope and they had NOTHING! No Mattel. I asked a worker if there was any out back & he just replied "there's nothing out back" The Jakks they had there too were rubbish & had reduced space in anticipation of Jakks. But yeah...no Mattel Anyone else tried TRU in UK today!?  |
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Post by judge on Dec 21, 2009 15:40:27 GMT -5
I'm hoping to get to TRU Coventry in the next few days..... not holding out much hope to be honest. Theres a figure stall in the Bullring Market in Birmingham and I went and asked the bloke there today however he seemed to think they won't be hitting the UK till Mid Jan. |
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Post by Dan88 on Dec 21, 2009 16:11:40 GMT -5
Checked mine today but no mattel yet, however the WWE jakks area at mine has been moved from where it was and is very small now and so wasn't that many figures really.
Hopefully the less jakks figures means the mattel figs will be stocked up better when they get them in.
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 21, 2009 17:36:51 GMT -5
The Jakks section in Shirley (Birmingham) was heaving....loads of AD 2-packs at £9.99....PPV 20's at £6.99 (and possibly RA's at that price). I didn't bother looking at DA. I didn't even think to check with an employee - was too busy skipping out the door with my PPV 20 Jeff Hardy (only one in there!) Supposed to be going on 01/01 so will post an update if I see anything Mattel related! Thansk guys!  |
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Post by judge on Dec 21, 2009 18:21:17 GMT -5
Likewise - if I find any I will post on here.....
I'm hoping Forbidden Planet or Nostalgia and Comics in Birmingham do the business and get them early! Wishful thinking perhaps!
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 21, 2009 19:01:57 GMT -5
Is there still a TRU in/near B'ham City Centre? I used to go to FP about 10 years ago when collecting Star Wars...where is it?
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 21, 2009 19:03:17 GMT -5
I'm hoping to get to TRU Coventry in the next few days..... not holding out much hope to be honest. Theres a figure stall in the Bullring Market in Birmingham and I went and asked the bloke there today however he seemed to think they won't be hitting the UK till Mid Jan. There was an outside market with some toys - I walked past hoping to see a Mannix Diesel. I was 15+ years too late!  |
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Post by judge on Dec 21, 2009 19:09:28 GMT -5
Is there still a TRU in/near B'ham City Centre? I used to go to FP about 10 years ago when collecting Star Wars...where is it? TRU in B'ham city centre shut down about 2 years ago....  Shame as I used to work next door to it! FP in Brum city centre is basically above Dale End, if you walk down towards where TRU used to be and then up the ramp to get up the bridge at the end of Dale End its there. The have a few CS figs at the moment..... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2009 20:26:17 GMT -5
I'm yet to see any in the Doncaster and Sheffield area, I want to have a good look at them in person before I decide whether to start on the Elite or not.
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 22, 2009 4:47:50 GMT -5
Is there still a TRU in/near B'ham City Centre? I used to go to FP about 10 years ago when collecting Star Wars...where is it? TRU in B'ham city centre shut down about 2 years ago.... Shame as I used to work next door to it! FP in Brum city centre is basically above Dale End, if you walk down towards where TRU used to be and then up the ramp to get up the bridge at the end of Dale End its there. The have a few CS figs at the moment..... Thanks Judge - what CS do they have? |
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Post by judge on Dec 22, 2009 20:08:46 GMT -5
Thanks Judge - what CS do they have? I'm not too clued up on the CS line to be honest mate - They did have some of the LJN CS figures - Matt Hardy and Mankind. There were also standard Jesse Ventura and Bret Hart figures, not sure what series they are from. I contacted Mattel UK today to see if they could shed any light on release dates over here and where they will be. I will let you know the answer when I get it! |
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 22, 2009 22:54:03 GMT -5
I hope you have better luck than I did, Judge. I got no reply from Mattel at all. My guess is that from the 1st, the UK wrestling figure sites will start taking pre-orders, and the actual figures will hit towards the middle and end of the month. But I hope I'm wrong, I'd love for 'em all to be on shelves next Saturday!
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Post by Joe CR on Dec 23, 2009 5:28:49 GMT -5
Yeah I'm hoping they'll be in the uk stores as of the 1st. Only fair seeing as though Australia and USA both have had the chance to get the figures.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 23, 2009 5:41:13 GMT -5
Yeah I'm hoping they'll be in the uk stores as of the 1st. Only fair seeing as though Australia and USA both have had the chance to get the figures. The first time the figures turned up was a UK ebay seller though. But of course, that was only one of each figure from Basics series 1. And he wanted £23 each, including postage. The Birmingham branch of Smyths, the toyshop, has FlexForce (£9.99) on their site. Not in stock but for "next available date" it's saying the 1st of Jan, which is a good sign. For the FlexForce With Accessories (£14.99) line, they're expecting them on the 11th Jan. I'm hoping that if some FlexForce will be on shelves on the 1st, the basics, two-packs and elites will too. |
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 23, 2009 10:50:58 GMT -5
Does anyone have any suggestions where we should put an "Official UK figure finds" thread for Jakks and/or Mattel. Saw some Jakks today in Worcester and wanted to let people know just in case they lived close and wanted any. Thanks everyone! |
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 23, 2009 15:03:34 GMT -5
There's one in the WF: UK board. |
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Post by Burger Lad on Jan 1, 2010 10:17:03 GMT -5
Updated above |
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Jan 1, 2010 14:09:39 GMT -5
smyths seems to be the best place in the UK if your near one as they've been seen in stores waiting for today to roll around to get put out
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