wfindonesia
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Post by wfindonesia on Apr 8, 2011 6:30:13 GMT -5
anyone knows? it seems forever to wait for new line  |
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 8, 2011 6:44:14 GMT -5
personally,i don't think it's so much the stores don't have the new stuff in,it's just that there's such a logjam of older stuff out there....
some stores have a policy...let's say they got in 8 cases of Basic Series 8...and the yhave 3 pegs reserved for WWe Basic figures...at BEST,they can probably get 2 or 3 of those cases on the pegs...but they can't put any more out until the space opens up for more to go out...and they don't sell well...then,HEY! now they got in their cases of Basic 9!! BUT....they still haven't sold all their cases of Basic 8 yet...so the Basic 9 cases sit in the back til Basic 8 sells enough to unload all the cases from the storeroom,and then when enough of those last cases sell enough figures to leave some space on the pegs,THEN they'll start putting out Basic 9....
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Post by ozzytorezwrestling on Apr 8, 2011 7:09:05 GMT -5
I feel ya. I can't stand the wait for 2P9.......
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Apr 8, 2011 7:41:43 GMT -5
personally,i don't think it's so much the stores don't have the new stuff in,it's just that there's such a logjam of older stuff out there.... some stores have a policy...let's say they got in 8 cases of Basic Series 8...and the yhave 3 pegs reserved for WWe Basic figures...at BEST,they can probably get 2 or 3 of those cases on the pegs...but they can't put any more out until the space opens up for more to go out...and they don't sell well...then,HEY! now they got in their cases of Basic 9!! BUT....they still haven't sold all their cases of Basic 8 yet...so the Basic 9 cases sit in the back til Basic 8 sells enough to unload all the cases from the storeroom,and then when enough of those last cases sell enough figures to leave some space on the pegs,THEN they'll start putting out Basic 9.... Oh dear God! That's......just horrifying, especially considering how crappy some series (like Basic 9) are. I don't think that is entirely the case though. My WalMart has like 2 Basic 8 figs:Finlay and Christian, and very few remaining Elite 7. I think its more a case of poor distribution. 2 packs 9 is taking forever. I remember 2 packs 6 came out 2 weeks before Basic 6, and like a month and a half before Elite 6. Basic 9 has been out for about a month (not around here, we just got it a week ago), but nobody has found 2 packs 9 yet. There is no real consistency. I thought Elite 8 and Legends 5 would be coming out "any day now" 2 weeks ago. There are helpful employees who go back and check to see if they have a series if you ask. Nobody has these series yet. |
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wfindonesia
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Post by wfindonesia on Apr 8, 2011 8:29:22 GMT -5
personally,i don't think it's so much the stores don't have the new stuff in,it's just that there's such a logjam of older stuff out there.... some stores have a policy...let's say they got in 8 cases of Basic Series 8...and the yhave 3 pegs reserved for WWe Basic figures...at BEST,they can probably get 2 or 3 of those cases on the pegs...but they can't put any more out until the space opens up for more to go out...and they don't sell well...then,HEY! now they got in their cases of Basic 9!! BUT....they still haven't sold all their cases of Basic 8 yet...so the Basic 9 cases sit in the back til Basic 8 sells enough to unload all the cases from the storeroom,and then when enough of those last cases sell enough figures to leave some space on the pegs,THEN they'll start putting out Basic 9.... that's sounds logic too bad that there are too many shelfwarmer, i think the store should be more generous on promotion for those fig which could not be sold  |
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Post by geroge86 on Apr 8, 2011 12:40:33 GMT -5
I feel ya. I can't stand the wait for 2P9....... same here my Walmart just got 2 pack series 8. As for my TRU the only 2 packs they have are Rhodes and DiBiase from series 1. |
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Post by The Viper on Apr 9, 2011 0:47:39 GMT -5
The Toys R Us' here in Vegas has a waiting period that is unbearable. I don't know what it is. I went to a couple last week and they STILL had Wrestlemania XXVII TRU Exclusives. How the hell can you carry an exclusive Wrestlemania series a year past that certain 'Mania? It's literally been a year and they still have them in stock.
Nobody gives a sh*t anymore!! They still have Legends 2pack Series 1 and a crap load of Cody Rhodes Elite Series 3. WE'RE UP TO SERIES 9 HERE, PEOPLE!!!! GET WITH THE PROGRAM!!!!! Fortunately, some Targets here don't have too long of a waiting period but TRU can screw themeselves in a corner for all I care.
/endrant
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Post by BoneCrunchingCustoms on Apr 9, 2011 5:25:03 GMT -5
where i live, the latest line is legends 2. i have to order online |
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Post by terraryzing on Apr 9, 2011 8:04:42 GMT -5
It's very difficult to predict whats hitting where and when. Some stores by me will have 1 or 2 basic figures sitting there for a month, while other places around the country are getting new stock, they get nothing. And then all of a sudden they'll get 4 cases of some old series out of nowhere. Some series get into a store 1 or 2 times, while other series are restocked 6-7 times. There's no rhyme or reason. The one thing I can tell you is that TRU is the bottom of the barrel and get stuff last by over a months time. Royal Rumble series hit in December at Target. My TRUs just got it in 2 weeks ago in March. That's pathetic.
It makes it so hard to find figures at mass retail these days I'm sure many people have given up on the hobby because of it.
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Post by azraelms on Apr 9, 2011 13:16:32 GMT -5
Another factor is how the store is set to receive new stock. I know my Target needs to be down to less than 3 of the basic series/PPV series before they get in another case. Currently they have 4 Christian, 3 Finlay, and 2 Kofi Kingston all from Series 8, so they will not get another case sent to the store until they sell 6 of these figures.
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Post by jbarqu88 on Apr 9, 2011 13:17:44 GMT -5
I've just given up looking in stores. They never have anything new. I'm sticking with RSC.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 13:20:19 GMT -5
Well personally here in Canada ive never seen L1 or L3 , We got Legends 2 and 2 packs.... then out of nowhere we got legends 4 ........
the way things seem to go for us we wont see more retail till L6 lol.... but hopefully not cuz L5 is the best in the series imo
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 13:48:02 GMT -5
my target has been getting basic 9 for a while but when i went this morning, they restocked with basic 4 and royal rumble 2010.
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Post by laz22 on Apr 9, 2011 14:54:58 GMT -5
I want basic 9 Evan Bourne, I won't see him for a while |
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PaqMan
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Post by PaqMan on Apr 9, 2011 15:11:09 GMT -5
I used to work in KB Toys before it closed in my area, and boy I miss having first dibbs on new shipments lmao. I remember my manager and I (both rabid wrestling fans) would unload a truck, get new cases in, and open them up like giddy kids on xmas morning, pulling out the figs we wanted and setting them aside so we could buy them at a discount LOL.
But the figs we did put out seemed to sell pretty fast -- much faster than I saw at Wal-Mart and Target, who always seemed to be 2-3 series behind. Such a shame KB closed, there's no other real toy store around here now.
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Post by "Original Broski" jonjon535353 on Apr 9, 2011 16:18:46 GMT -5
I used to work in KB Toys before it closed in my area, and boy I miss having first dibbs on new shipments lmao. I remember my manager and I (both rabid wrestling fans) would unload a truck, get new cases in, and open them up like giddy kids on xmas morning, pulling out the figs we wanted and setting them aside so we could buy them at a discount LOL. But the figs we did put out seemed to sell pretty fast -- much faster than I saw at Wal-Mart and Target, who always seemed to be 2-3 series behind. Such a shame KB closed, there's no other real toy store around here now. I'm thinking about getting a Summer job at K-Mart, Target, or Wal-Mart unloading trucks so I can have first dibs on everything  |
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Post by ozzytorezwrestling on Apr 9, 2011 16:20:35 GMT -5
Elite 8 just hit...so now it's just the waiting game for 2P9.
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Post by stonecold316 on Apr 9, 2011 16:36:47 GMT -5
Elite 8 just hit...so now it's just the waiting game for 2P9. the faster, the better. |
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 9, 2011 17:45:09 GMT -5
Elite 8 just hit...so now it's just the waiting game for 2P9. i expect them around July or August at this rate.... |
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 9, 2011 18:34:02 GMT -5
stores around here suck!! i'll give you a breakdown:
we only have 3 stores in town that sell these...
Wal-Mart: currently have a bunch of OTL leftovers....couple Signature Series (just Edge and HHH)...Elite,some Series 6 leftovers.... 2-packs,some Series 7 leftovers,and a bunch of Series 8.... newest Rey Mysterio Superstar Match-up's... couple Rumblers deluxe packs...some Belts,and some rings....soem FlexForce
K-Mart: oh,Jesus! bunch of the Cena/Sheamus, HHH 3-packs....a few Legends HOF leftovers ( just like Funk and Dusty)....Basic pegs have a mix of Basic 6 ( Dibiase), sig Series ( HHH,Cena) a,d Basic 8 (Christian) ....2-packs , ShowMiz, Jericho/Steamboat,The Colon's ....some Flex force...TONS of Belts and soem rings....lots of DM Macho Man....
Boscov's: roughly 50 - 60 Flex Force figures....some Legends 1 and Basic 6 / OTL leftovers...SummerSlam ring...
...Christ,it's like the land that time forgot!!! after a great Christmas/New Year's season with lots of Basic 7 and 8, Legends 3 and 4,i though things had turned around for us....
i was wrong!
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