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Post by powerfred3k on Mar 23, 2024 12:21:04 GMT -5
Steve somewhat made it seem like Superstars could end up on Mattel creations. God, I hope so. So ollies getting 20 cases per store and 3rd party sellers getting the product well before walmart is hurting/killing the line ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Mar 20, 2024 11:39:36 GMT -5
Wow ok. So i counted 29 boxes then, (includes the figures on pegs). Anyone who goes to ollies and sees more or the same at other stores post it here so we can gwt an idea of how many of these have been produced. Well ill revise my numbers from 43,500 to 47,000 rounded up. (50k is very likely now) -(based on an additional 17-18 boxes per store, but averaging it out in between the 2 as some stores may be higher volume (29-12 = 17 > /2 = 8.5) So 8.5 boxes x 512 ollies stores = 4352 The problem is mattel and people who work for mattel do not want to acknowledge the problem. If mattel blames themselves they look like an incompetently run company. If they blame walmart then walmart could cut down there shelf space even more as retaliation. So this is the same cycle over and over again with walmart and even target exclusives. I have seen pics of cases of target exclusive legends and ollies as well. I would not bet against rsc and ollies/discount stores getting ruthless aggression figures in stock in the future.
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Post by powerfred3k on Mar 19, 2024 17:40:33 GMT -5
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Post by powerfred3k on Mar 18, 2024 18:23:03 GMT -5
A lot of behind the scenes conversations and hard work. Your feedback never fell on deaf ears. Steve, we appreciate your hard work. I hope to see one day, all exclusives on Mattel Creations website. Could be possible to see a temporary retail exclusive (like now) and then 2-3 months later the wave online on your website? Could be a good trade off for international customers. How about doing a deal with amazon and rsc where all unsold exclusives that walmart, target, etc do not get pay for or get to stores immediately go to them and they can sell ? I highly doubt walmart is going to just magically start doing better. I say just cut the red tape and let amazon and rsc get first dibs right away and not wait 6+ months later. I would think that has to be a better option than stores likes ollies getting 20 cases of superstars and selling them for $4.99 a piece right ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 28, 2024 21:49:28 GMT -5
Do you know if other target stores in your area got matched series 8 as well ? Yeah…quite a few of them did. In fact, I found a chase Punk at the Target in Franklin a few days after. No new Unrivaled as of yet. Interested in trade ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 26, 2024 13:24:52 GMT -5
They are not easy to find in stores but seem pretty widely available on ebay. After seeing series 2 yesterday and liking the direction of the series, I ordered the whole series 1 today because they seem to be disappearing pretty fast. Well what the heck..... where are we supposed to get these figures? It's like they make figures and new lines, but have no idea or plan where they'll be sold I can't even find main-line Elites in any store around here. What i find really funny is Bill years ago said he was fighting to keep the articulation in basics like 5 plus years ago. Then a few years later mattel finally did it, and made basic worse. Now a few more years later not only did they reverse course, they have made basics better. So even with a recession and inflation they made basics almost elite and the price is about the same. To top it all off they are adding belts in 2-packs and these basic/core figures. So i think its safe to say either basic and 2-pack sales flatlined so much they had to take action, or we where mislead, or both.
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 24, 2024 16:26:53 GMT -5
Found this guy before at WM today! Any chance you would be willing to do a trade ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 18, 2024 15:14:54 GMT -5
Found a fresh case of Elite 107 at Walmart on Mason St. in Green Bay this morning. Grabbed the Otis and a Solo. Would have grabbed the Finn and Jade too but the Finn box was torn and the Jade box was too dinged up for my liking so I left them. For basics they had like 5 cases of Basic 141 as well as a couple of the new Lashley/Lesnar & Rousey/Morgan 2 packs and the new Ultimate Reigns. And I'm not an AEW guy but they did have one of everyone from the new set with the ROH Punk and House of Black whichever one that is. The Walmart on Main St. in Green Bay had the Paul/Reigns, HHH/Austin & Styles/Owens 2 packs as well as the new Orton, Rhodes & McIntyre Top Picks basics to go along with some other random basics from mostly series 138. Only elite they had was a lone Queen Zelina. I ended up grabbing a Top Picks Orton & Rhodes as well as the Jacy & Gigi and a chase Shinsuke from Basic 138. Chase aew figures or all regular ones ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 17, 2024 15:13:10 GMT -5
How is this figure even able to be made since punk does not work for aew anymore ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 9, 2024 17:19:16 GMT -5
Does anyone have the tcin number for unmatched ? I was thinking about going to hunt for these, but do not want to waste time and fuel for nothing.
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 9, 2024 17:05:10 GMT -5
I found all of AEW Unmatched Series 8 at the Waukesha South Target on Monday. I left a Luminaries Punk. Do you know if other target stores in your area got matched series 8 as well ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Feb 5, 2024 2:05:15 GMT -5
2 weeks ago i found a lone aew figure, then the next week 3 aew rings at my local ross.
Nothing aew this week, so are people still finding figures and the pop up stages or no ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 30, 2024 21:53:51 GMT -5
kman2100 any ross stores and/or aew stages in your area ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 28, 2024 14:37:17 GMT -5
I saw 3 aew rings at ross yesterday, no pop up stages. I hope i did not miss out on them.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 21, 2024 23:22:19 GMT -5
Looking to get a set of 3 from series 8 if anyone here sees this and has a good walmart store. I have lots to trade and do not need the chase hogan figure.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 18, 2024 13:09:48 GMT -5
Any aew figures/entrance stages at your local ross ? NO idea, never been there. I can check sometime this week though. I picked up a Bryan Danielson for $4 at my local ross today.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 15, 2024 18:33:15 GMT -5
Any aew figures/entrance stages at your local ross ? NO idea, never been there. I can check sometime this week though. Lots of people posting about finding rings, stages, and some with figures. I am checking mine twice a week, but nothing yet.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 14, 2024 23:52:53 GMT -5
Walmart in both Eau Claire and Hallie got in Elite 106. Missed Paul Bearer but got the rest I needed. They also had basic 141 but LA Knight was gone too. Any aew figures/entrance stages at your local ross ?
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 13, 2024 19:12:05 GMT -5
Well no aew figures yet, but over the last few months i have bought lots of gi joe, marvel legends, mcfarlane figures at ross. Ross might be on the level of ollies, but i would need someone who has both and could compare the two. I have an Ollie's and can say my Ollie's is WAY better than my Ross for wrestling figs and figs overall so far. No AEW finds for me at all outside mass retail and GameStop. What have you been able to snag at your ollies ? Also have you been able to find anything at tj maxx or big lots if you have them ?
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