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Post by chrischrome on Sept 8, 2010 13:25:09 GMT -5
Just wondering, is anyone else's local stores not getting crap in anymore? When Mattel first launched, I could find the first couple of installments EVERYWHERE around here, which excited me because I thought it would always be that easy to find them. Walmart, Kmart, Toys R Us, Target, Bi-lo, EVERY department store carried all the new figs. And now, it seems that since around the time the third sets (B3, E3, 2Pk 3) started showing up, nothing around here is new besides the occasional here-and-there Elite 4's and Legends 1. I have yet to see ANY Basic 4, Basic 5, Basic 6, Elite 5, Elite 6, 2-Packs 5, or Legends 2 ANYWHERE. I've had to resort to buying online, which is ridiculously more expensive, and it takes all the thrill away from finding them on your own. And I really don't think it's scalpers, because I check frequently, and when I call stores they act like they've never heard of the series I ask for. This sucks ass.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Sept 8, 2010 13:28:28 GMT -5
Maybe it's your area, the stores where I live have been pretty good so far.
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Post by Bandalero on Sept 8, 2010 13:31:01 GMT -5
Ha! try living in Canada. We're literally next door and get an army of CM Punk Basic & Flex Force shelf warmers. Oh and as far as elites go, for some insane reason we only get two randomly chosen ones - just saw Henry & Mysterio from Series 5 last night.
oh and I never by Jakks crap in stores heh.
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Post by AdamBomb on Sept 8, 2010 13:31:44 GMT -5
My WalMart is AWFUL, K Mart on the other hand seems to be doing really well.
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Post by PJ on Sept 8, 2010 13:33:48 GMT -5
Between Target/TRU/ WalMart/KMart I've seen everything released up to Series 5. Series 6 just started showing up so I'd say it'll be out in full force within the month. I was actually just complaining to my wife that they are pumping out the WWE lines way to fast to keep up with so I'm starting to pass on some of the repaint figures I was planning on getting because I'm just spending to much because it's out so quickly. Meanwhile it takes forever for anew wave of DC figures to show up. I wish they released both their WWE & DC lines somewhere in the middle of both lines.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Sept 8, 2010 13:35:11 GMT -5
The UK is a pretty strange one. Series 1 was really difficult to find (not for me, but I was mad on the hunt as soon as stuff came out), seemed like places only got one case of anything.
Series 2 was easy, then series 1 seemed to hit more places.
Series 3 was pretty easy to find, the two-packs are still everywhere. Then there was nothing for a real long time. At the moment, elite 4 are pretty much everywhere, basic 4 in some places, two-packs 4 seem a little harder to find... And I've got elite 5 and two-packs 5, but basic 5 hasn't hit anywhere near me yet.
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Post by sean™ on Sept 8, 2010 13:44:08 GMT -5
Pretty much everything around me (Target, Wal Mart, K Mart, TRU) keeps stocked with new stuff. Only thing I haven't seen yet is EG 2 for Jericho.
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Post by chrischrome on Sept 8, 2010 13:49:59 GMT -5
Pretty much everything around me (Target, Wal Mart, K Mart, TRU) keeps stocked with new stuff. Only thing I haven't seen yet is EG 2 for Jericho. And that's yet another series Ive never seen: Entrance Greats 2. I've been keeping up with all the new releases, it just sucks having to pay 1.5 times the retail price PLUS shipping and then having to wait around for it. |
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Post by PJ on Sept 8, 2010 13:52:47 GMT -5
with the EG's Series 2 I just ordered them from WalMart.com had had them ship it to my local store. So there was no shipping cost.
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Post by Matt Hardy Collector on Sept 8, 2010 13:55:56 GMT -5
Now is the problem that the stores have no WWE figures or they have full shelves of old stuff? If they have old stuff that isn't moving then they won't get anything new, but if they just don't have any WWE stuff thats a whole other problem in itself.
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Post by chrischrome on Sept 8, 2010 14:01:17 GMT -5
Now is the problem that the stores have no WWE figures or they have full shelves of old stuff? If they have old stuff that isn't moving then they won't get anything new, but if they just don't have any WWE stuff thats a whole other problem in itself. Well, all the stores do have quite a few Basics peg warmers, but the main problem is I'm an Elite-only collector, and most the stores only have one or two elites warming pegs, but they never move at all and no new elites ever fill the pegs. So it almost seems like the two E2 Batistas that have sat in the stores since January are there to stay. |
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Post by muccguy88 on Sept 8, 2010 14:23:48 GMT -5
i havent really found anything new in any stores near me. however my kmart always sucks and my toys r us is currently renovating so i can kind of understand why they r just putting out what they have and not ordering anything new. i guess they r trying to cut costs where they can until the renovations are done.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2010 14:51:06 GMT -5
Ha! try living in Canada. We're literally next door and get an army of CM Punk Basic & Flex Force shelf warmers. Oh and as far as elites go, for some insane reason we only get two randomly chosen ones - just saw Henry & Mysterio from Series 5 last night. oh and I never by Jakks crap in stores heh. Three words basically for us: Mattel hates Canada. |
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Post by azraelms on Sept 8, 2010 16:12:08 GMT -5
Both my Wal-Marts seem to get one case of each series, and that is it. They are clogged with the remnants of each PPV series, but the basics seem to fly out right away (except for the repeats). We have a new TRU Express in town, first time in years we had a stand alone toy store, and they are loaded up with series 3, like most TRUs. Target hasn't had anything since the Elimination Chamber PPV series, and are loaded up with the remnants of that and the previous waves. Target & K-Mart are loaded up with Legends 1, and TRU Express got in Legends 2, but the 3 figures I wanted (Rude, Roberts & Kamala) were gone by the time I got there.
So for the most part, the older figures are starting to stack up at a few per series, mostly the PPV series, but hopefully the new series will keep shipping.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 8, 2010 16:43:50 GMT -5
The UK is a pretty strange one. Series 1 was really difficult to find (not for me, but I was mad on the hunt as soon as stuff came out), seemed like places only got one case of anything. Series 2 was easy, then series 1 seemed to hit more places. Series 3 was pretty easy to find, the two-packs are still everywhere. Then there was nothing for a real long time. At the moment, elite 4 are pretty much everywhere, basic 4 in some places, two-packs 4 seem a little harder to find... And I've got elite 5 and two-packs 5, but basic 5 hasn't hit anywhere near me yet. Yeah... I've been able to find the Elite figures Series 1-5 OK (which is great as it's my favourite line!)... Tesco/Smyths/Toys'r'Us all seem to stock them. The basics and 2-packs have been a bit more hit-and-miss/harder to find (especially the 2-packs)... some places seem to miss out or jump a whole series - I've just bought the S5 2-packs but haven't found any S4 yet, lol. And I don't think the UK is getting ANY Legends. Which makes me sad...  |
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Post by KrimV on Sept 8, 2010 16:50:13 GMT -5
My local stores have the same peg warmers from Elite 2/3 and Basic 3 (Khali, Mickie James). I haven't seen Basic/Elite 5 or Legends 2 anywhere yet.
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Post by STING on Sept 8, 2010 16:51:35 GMT -5
Right now, my Target is doing the best job of keeping everything stocked. Surprisingly, my Kmart is doing pretty good as well, especially with the Legends.
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Post by mmondrag96 on Sept 8, 2010 19:05:18 GMT -5
I know what you mean I just got Elite 4 at my kmart today
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Post by BV on Sept 11, 2010 17:35:37 GMT -5
My Walmarts suck BALLS. I've yet to see ONE Elite fig. All Basics that are outdated or Elimination Chamber figs.
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Post by BCizzle on Sept 11, 2010 17:43:06 GMT -5
The TRU near me still has tons of Jakks Crap.
Oh wait that wasn't the question.
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