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Post by #DI-WHY? on Jul 18, 2012 19:31:30 GMT -5
So, I was at Toys R Us and looking for WWE toys so I can complete COO Triple H. So I didn't see anything good on the shelves. Pretty much all Cenas, two Undertakers, Three Triple Hs, and one Daniel Bryans. So I ask if theres anything in the back and the nicest employee who has the same favorite wrestler as me, Mr. SmackDown Money in the Bank. So he comes back with FOUR cases of Elites and I was stoked. He opened up one Elite 13. I thought okay please let the next one be Elite 15. Two Elite 13. Three Elite 13. I was getting pissed. Opened up the fourth case and to my luck (he said sarcasticly) ELITE FRIGGIN' 13! Anyone else had this happen to you? I mean why woulld a store possilbly order FOUR cases of Elite 13?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2012 19:33:09 GMT -5
Because 14 was not up for order and they thought they would sell out of those? Who knows?
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Post by Chewdeezy on Jul 18, 2012 19:37:04 GMT -5
Some things in life just isn't fair. You should of bought the Zigglers and sold them loose, probably would have gotten your money back.
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Post by squaredcircleactionfigs on Jul 18, 2012 19:41:23 GMT -5
Because Mattel overproduced the PPV figures. They sold, reordered and now are sitting on shelves. Elite 13 was ordered in the mean time and has not been placed on the shelves because the floor is full of Elite PPV. Therefore, 13 is sitting in the back and new figures are not being ordered. Note, TRU implements an electronic inventory system. Once the count of a particular item is below the threshold the system automatically reorders. A manager can bump the count down to initiate a reorder but rarely do unless the floor/back bay count is way off.
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Post by WWEKidCollector on Jul 18, 2012 19:42:27 GMT -5
That must have been a HUGE let down! Which figure was the short-packed of Elite 13 series? I remember having a hard time finding Cody Rhodes. Was that it?
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Post by #DI-WHY? on Jul 18, 2012 19:48:41 GMT -5
That must have been a HUGE let down! Which figure was the short-packed of Elite 13 series? I remember having a hard time finding Cody Rhodes. Was that it? I don't know. As soon as I saw a Sheamus or a Red, White, and Green Mysterio I said no thank you. And the only reason I didn't get the Elite 13 Ziggler is 'cause I'm super stoked about the Elite 19 Zig-Zag-Man, Mr. Money in the Bank, Doplh Ziggler.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 19, 2012 9:14:04 GMT -5
My TRU's are full of Elite 13 also. TRU seems to be the store for Elite 13 in my area. In fact, Ive not seen Elite 13 anywhere else other than there. Walmart has been the place to get Elite 14 and Kmart has been the place to get elite 12 for me.
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Post by lestial12 on Jul 19, 2012 10:21:46 GMT -5
Ive never seen E13. My walmart got up to E11, then restocked E9 once those were gone. After that nothing but a few E11 Barretts was all we had. When it got down to one on the peg i figured id see E12. Nope they skipped right over 12 & 13 and went straight to 14.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 19, 2012 10:23:50 GMT -5
I've seen E13 it hit my Walmart twice
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 19, 2012 10:25:16 GMT -5
We never got the PPV case that came with Bret Hart at my TRU, and I'm positive we never got the Basic set with Mark Henry either. However, they did get 3 cases of E13, then the cube with E14 and then a whole new case of E13 after that point. But hey, if you want a Rey or Cena figure, I have about 20 Basics and 10 Elites of those two guys and absolutely nothing else at my TRU, so come get them.
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Post by el torro on Jul 19, 2012 10:32:49 GMT -5
Hey man, at least you got E15.
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Post by turtle on Jul 20, 2012 20:10:12 GMT -5
I Didnt have them order the whole case. They Just ordered the cenas,reys,and ortons from different series.
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Post by #DI-WHY? on Jul 20, 2012 20:17:20 GMT -5
Hey man, at least you got E15. I didn't. I wanted elite 15.
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Post by beauforsure on Jul 20, 2012 20:37:59 GMT -5
Note, TRU implements an electronic inventory system. Once the count of a particular item is below the threshold the system automatically reorders. A manager can bump the count down to initiate a reorder but rarely do unless the floor/back bay count is way off. This is nail on the head.. and its not just TRU.. its every major ..thus with no "human" restock order.. new figures become htf and this is why we have "scalpers" .
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Post by savagepoffo on Jul 20, 2012 20:41:38 GMT -5
Sounds like every TRU i go to here in So Cal......
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Post by Scotty Flamingo on Jul 20, 2012 21:14:40 GMT -5
It seems like Mattel produces more of one series than another at times. Elite 8 & 9 were everywhere and can getting restocked but Elite 10 & 11 only showed up maybe once or twice. Now it seems like Elite 12 & 13 keep coming but Elite 14 has shown up maybe once or twice but it was the cases with no Bossman or Booker and Elite 15 hasn't shown up at all yet. Plus Basic 15 & 18 have yet to show up & Basic 17 & 11 only showed up once. Yet we got lots of Basic 12, 13, & the Signature Series which all contained almost no new releases.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2012 21:38:06 GMT -5
Elite 13 shelvewarms like crazy here
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Post by homeslice1998 on Jul 20, 2012 23:41:15 GMT -5
Damn that must suck big time.
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Post by The Madness on Jul 21, 2012 0:11:38 GMT -5
Elite 13 didn't really stick around here for any length of time.
We basically went from shelfwarming Ortons --> quickly sold out E13 (less than a week) --> shelfwarming Cena.
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