lakeshow24
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Post by lakeshow24 on Sept 27, 2018 1:08:34 GMT -5
My local walmart has them for 5$. They was clearanced to 9$ last week
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monstarpr
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Post by monstarpr on Sept 27, 2018 2:30:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. I’ll roll by my local one tomorrow to see what they got.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 4:49:44 GMT -5
must cop for me
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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 27, 2018 6:23:13 GMT -5
If I can find the new set at that price then I would build JJ but I doubt I’ll get them. At regular price I’ll only buy flair.
My store clearanced the elite flashback series 2 for $9 and the pegs say temporarily out of stock. Also the tag says they are not on order. I feel like some store managers hate these and they decide not to carry them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 13:35:36 GMT -5
Saw DiBiase and some Ortons for $5...
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Post by Old School Collector on Sept 27, 2018 13:41:21 GMT -5
They’re all good figures, too ... a shame that people wait until they clearance them out to buy up everything ... then complain about distribution 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by adecw on Sept 27, 2018 14:03:46 GMT -5
damn if only they made it to the uk especially at these prices
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Post by qdogg on Sept 27, 2018 14:28:22 GMT -5
I would love to find some of the 2nd series discounted
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Post by mmondrag96 on Sept 27, 2018 17:10:23 GMT -5
Mine has them all still for $5 now. Might have to pick up another set.
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Post by joes7164 on Sept 27, 2018 19:23:13 GMT -5
I may pick them up at that price. They’re $9 at my Walmart right now, so I’ll wait. I did break down and buy a HOF Tito the other day. He was down to $9.98...probably could have waited until he dropped in price again, but I got him anyway.
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Post by monstarpr on Sept 27, 2018 21:03:37 GMT -5
Drat. Mine are still at retail. Was looking forward to grabbing the set today.
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Post by Iron Bison on Sept 27, 2018 21:27:58 GMT -5
They’re all good figures, too ... a shame that people wait until they clearance them out to buy up everything ... then complain about distribution 🤷🏻♂️ Bob is really the most boring and bland of the set but I agree. That's why we can't continue to have nice things. People rather wait till they rot and get clearanced out to buy them and then wonder why we can't get more figures. I hate basics now but I ponied up and bought them and sold off the basics as a lot to recoup something. That way I at least got Fink and didn't pay some guy on eBay for it.
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Post by Artie Kendall on Sept 27, 2018 22:11:55 GMT -5
I don't think people waiting to buy these on clearance has anything to do with the death of the basic flashback series. I think a lot of stores are about to go through resets (two out of three walmarts near me are currently doing it) which is when you see a lot of toys go to clearance prices. I think it says a lot more that the Basic series Flashback seems to be cancelled while the Elite series is getting a third release.
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Post by joes7164 on Sept 28, 2018 5:22:11 GMT -5
I would suspect that the new articulation (or lack thereof) would be a big reason that the basics aren’t selling very well. It’s not a bad set, really...
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Post by Rattlehead on Sept 28, 2018 8:19:17 GMT -5
I did procrastinate on this set since I knew it'd still be on the shelves when I was ready to spend the $50. I've been spending $$$$ on catching up with figuarts since the prices to those usually go up. So I wasn't waiting on a sale since I like to support these lines to keep em comin, but I had to take advantage of this one. Thank you lakeshow24 for the heads up, I managed to get them at $5 each.
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Post by powerfred3k on Sept 28, 2018 12:31:41 GMT -5
I would suspect that the new articulation (or lack thereof) would be a big reason that the basics aren’t selling very well. It’s not a bad set, really... The problem was point blank howard finkel was a bad choice. JJ Dillon on the other hand is an excellent choice. Nobody was asking online anywhere Mattel please make us a howard finkel announcer figure. Its nothing against him either, they just should have picked someone else and it would have probably sold better.
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Post by powerfred3k on Sept 28, 2018 12:34:22 GMT -5
Drat. Mine are still at retail. Was looking forward to grabbing the set today. Use brickseek and find a store that has them marked down. You might have to go to multiple stores to get a whole set. Also do not buy any figures that looked to be opened in any way.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 12:37:06 GMT -5
So they have a $.10 bag tax where you are? That's ...something.
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Post by boz1515 on Sept 28, 2018 14:30:12 GMT -5
I feel like some store managers hate these and they decide not to carry them.
It's interesting that you mention this. Many of the Walmarts in my area never got the Summerslam display. The Wrestlemania end caps came in late and are still clogging the pegs in some of mine, so I'm guessing that is the reason.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 15:04:55 GMT -5
I would suspect that the new articulation (or lack thereof) would be a big reason that the basics aren’t selling very well. It’s not a bad set, really... The problem was point blank howard finkel was a bad choice. JJ Dillon on the other hand is an excellent choice. Nobody was asking online anywhere Mattel please make us a howard finkel announcer figure.Its nothing against him either, they just should have picked someone else and it would have probably sold better. I'll take him, he fits in perfectly with the era I collect and now that I have a ring I have a need for a ring announcer. You guys are damn lucky, this set was never released in Canada and even if it had been there is no way we would have see it discounted to 5 bucks. I snagged an Orton figure (at full price) back in the summer while on a trip across the border but was unable to find the other figures in the set. I don't really want the figures just the parts to build Fink but at 5 bucks I would have picked up the others. Also, I don't recall anyone asking for a commissioner HBK figure yet we are getting one- this is a waste of a spot IMO. Since 3 out of the 4 figures in series 3 have a KOTR connection, the BAF should have been someone connected to that event like Doc Hendrix or better yet they should have continued with the build-a-set theme and had a build a KOTR backdrop. In addition to the figures in series 3, Mattel also recently released a Bret Hart KOTR figure and we are getting a KOTR Duggan (sort of, only comes with a crown, no robe) so a KOTR backdrop would have been the more suitable accessory IMO than Commish Michaels. I wonder if the Michaels was supposed to be the BAF in the next set of basics but since the flashback basic series has been cancelled they decided to move the figure into the flashback elite line?!
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