nate4589
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Post by nate4589 on Mar 30, 2010 22:02:14 GMT -5
I remember when they used to get stuff in sooooo early! Some RA sets I wouldnt even have seen in stores and they would have the next series in stock!
Now it seems they get Mattel way after my local stores. Irronically, they have Survivor Series in stock and thats the only set I havent found out of all of the series 3's.
I was thinking about preordering some stuff but whats the point, especially with the higher price?
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 30, 2010 22:03:50 GMT -5
Mattel is  ing over the best places to get figs. RSC gets them, but only after they have been at retail for a month or 2. TRU....well, they never get crap. Mine still has Basic 1. Its the newest series they have gotten. In fact, they only got about 3 restocks since Jan.1 and it was the same stuff. |
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Post by HardyHeft on Mar 30, 2010 22:05:31 GMT -5
Mattel is ing over the best places to get figs. RSC gets them, but only after they have been at retail for a month or 2. TRU....well, they never get poop. Mine still has Basic 1. Its the newest series they have gotten. In fact, they only got about 3 restocks since Jan.1 and it was the same stuff. then your TRU sucks. My TRU has basic 3 and Elite 3.  |
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Post by JCF on Mar 30, 2010 22:12:59 GMT -5
Mattel is ing over the best places to get figs. RSC gets them, but only after they have been at retail for a month or 2. TRU....well, they never get poop. Mine still has Basic 1. Its the newest series they have gotten. In fact, they only got about 3 restocks since Jan.1 and it was the same stuff. then your TRU sucks. My TRU has basic 3 and Elite 3. Are you ing serious?? Now I need to get to TRU!!!! |
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nate4589
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Post by nate4589 on Mar 30, 2010 22:14:53 GMT -5
then your TRU sucks. My TRU has basic 3 and Elite 3. Are you ing serious?? Now I need to get to TRU!!!! I gave up on my toysrus long ago. I never thought I would say this, but my Walmart rocks! |
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Post by TheNinthCloud on Mar 30, 2010 22:15:17 GMT -5
I may order some figs I just can't find from RSC.
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Mar 30, 2010 22:16:05 GMT -5
Basic 3 & Elite 3 at TRU? That's the first I've heard of that. Everyone else has mostly been finding them at Walmart & Target.
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Post by hbkrules on Mar 30, 2010 22:53:27 GMT -5
While still convenient and reliable ringside has lost it's edge. I was always willing to pay a premium price to get my figures 3-4 weeks early. I ordered a ton of jakks figs from them but have yet to order any mattel. I'm not going to pay more to get my figures later than retail.
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Post by Drdoom on Mar 30, 2010 23:01:38 GMT -5
Yeah no point getting them online if you can find them in stores first. That was the advantage RSC had, getting them two-three weeks earlier of Toys R Us. But with Mattel, friggin Walmart and Target get them even before Toys R Us and Online Retailers!!!!
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Mar 30, 2010 23:38:27 GMT -5
This has to be really hurting RSC. I mean they used to be able to charge whatever so people had the figures first and they had w/e is rare which you never knew what you would and wouldnt find. Now that the stores are getting stuff first the only thing people would wanna go to RSC for is stuff they can't find in stores.
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Post by wwecustoms on Mar 31, 2010 11:58:43 GMT -5
I still might order Elite 3 from them. I Will be having surgery soon and can't hunt.
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Post by sean™ on Mar 31, 2010 12:11:58 GMT -5
Personally, it works out well for me. I can browse my local stores, looking for what I'm wanting, and by the time I've "searched" enough for my liking, I can hop on RSC and just pick it up there.
I think personally we got spoiled by Jakks previously, so waiting a little longer if I'm wanting to order online isn't a big deal to me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2010 16:15:37 GMT -5
thats cuz Elites r Walmart exclusives. They have a contract to get them before anyone else. Target used to have that when the Elite 1 came out. Out here in Cali i just walked in to a Walmart and ALL the Elite 3 were there waiting for me to pick up. ;D
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Post by PJ on Mar 31, 2010 17:00:09 GMT -5
If it's like their DCUC lines Mattel ships the mass retail store orders(WalMart, Target & TRU) before they ship online stores their orders. And they (Mattel) have been known to under-produce lines and not meet their orders. They came up short on DCUC9 and ended up shorting online retailers their 70% of their orders so they could cover WalMart. Meanwhile Series 9 was the first wave they offered on Matty.com.
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Post by Dean Winchester on Mar 31, 2010 17:13:10 GMT -5
Mattel is ing over the best places to get figs. RSC gets them, but only after they have been at retail for a month or 2. TRU....well, they never get poop. Mine still has Basic 1. Its the newest series they have gotten. In fact, they only got about 3 restocks since Jan.1 and it was the same stuff. then your TRU sucks. My TRU has basic 3 and Elite 3. What toysrus in jersey would that be? |
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Post by sean™ on Mar 31, 2010 17:14:34 GMT -5
thats cuz Elites r Walmart exclusives. They have a contract to get them before anyone else. Target used to have that when the Elite 1 came out. Out here in Cali i just walked in to a Walmart and ALL the Elite 3 were there waiting for me to pick up. ;D I'd love to know why exactly I've been able to pick up Elite 1, 2, and seen 3 at various Targets, Toys R Us, Kmart, as well as Walmart? |
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Post by thespecialone on Mar 31, 2010 18:15:58 GMT -5
I wonder how this thread is still open...
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Post by JCF on Mar 31, 2010 20:26:55 GMT -5
then your TRU sucks. My TRU has basic 3 and Elite 3. What toysrus in jersey would that be? Oh please, he's most likely making it up... I even sent him a PM to confirm it and he didn't respond.... so yeah....  |
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