andwrestling
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Post by andwrestling on Aug 2, 2012 12:32:29 GMT -5
"Toy sales were down 8%, partially because the action figures are down 10% overall in sales."
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Post by jfinnomore on Aug 2, 2012 12:33:56 GMT -5
probably because we can't find them on the shelves
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Post by WWFhasbroFan on Aug 2, 2012 12:35:01 GMT -5
probably because we can't find them on the shelves Seriously lol. You can't buy what you can't find... |
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Post by Chewdeezy on Aug 2, 2012 12:37:04 GMT -5
Too many Barbies.
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Post by RV F'N D on Aug 2, 2012 12:39:35 GMT -5
probably because we can't find them on the shelves Seriously lol. You can't buy what you can't find... Exactly. Would have liked to give them more of my money but they seemed not to want it... |
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Post by tampatoys813 on Aug 2, 2012 12:40:34 GMT -5
If you cant find them, or they short pack the ones everybody wants and overpack the ones nobody wants, what do you expect.
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Post by Rob Furious on Aug 2, 2012 12:48:35 GMT -5
Also because they cost $90 dollars at retail. I live in NY was at Target the other day... $26.99 for Elites.
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Post by mrhoss on Aug 2, 2012 12:57:06 GMT -5
The 2nd quarter did suck overall for most toys. It was filled with mostly junky movie figures.
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Post by Scotty on Aug 2, 2012 12:58:50 GMT -5
Seriously lol. You can't buy what you can't find... Exactly. Would have liked to give them more of my money but they seemed not to want it... Right...lol |
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Post by STING on Aug 2, 2012 13:02:40 GMT -5
I would have bought more, but I couldn't find anything. I spent more on gas driving around looking and coming up empty handed.
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Post by DarthVeach on Aug 2, 2012 13:07:48 GMT -5
It seems to have escaped the marketing and accounting people at Mattel that poor distribution=poor sales!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2012 13:10:20 GMT -5
They need to cut down on the Cenas, Reys, and Ortons. JoMo didn't help either, his figures are warming the shelfs at my Walmart and Kmart.
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Post by realjuicewinslow on Aug 2, 2012 13:10:28 GMT -5
I buy most of my stuff from RSC. ..and buy doubles of a lot of stuff at retail. Here is the problem, I very rarely find anything at retail. I am not buying more red John Cena's.
Mattel basically screwed themselves buy overproducing Cena, Mysterio, and Orton. Targets in my area haven't restocked much of anything because of Elite Randy Orton. Same goes for KMarts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2012 13:20:38 GMT -5
What i get tired of is hearing them complain about us complaining about distribution. I mainly collect for my 7 year old. He plays with them of coarse so I don't want to pay more than retail unless I have to. I remember the days of walking in kaybee toys and the shelf was full of every figure. This weekend, me and my son went to 11 stores and only found 2 figures he didnt have. I have been calling kmart everyday for the stage. I just don't get it I want to spend my money but they don't want it. I have been just buying on ebay now all the week. You try explaining supply and demand to a 7 year old. Even he gets sick of going to 3 toys r us and seeing the shelves stocked with all John Cena. I still haven't seen the Mark Henry yet. I really feel like the never came to my area. I just got the Bret Hart last week. So it took me 4 months to build him. Again explain that to a 7 year old. Around Christmas I just rely on Ringside. Mattel you make nice figures but you make them very hard to buy
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Aug 2, 2012 13:33:10 GMT -5
Where i live, the elites get a tiny amount of shelf space, and when they do go up they sell out within days. Needs to be way more elites on shelf's.
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Post by Figure Addict™ on Aug 2, 2012 13:37:28 GMT -5
probably because we can't find them on the shelves |
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Post by Joejitsu22 on Aug 2, 2012 13:38:26 GMT -5
I would have bought more, but I couldn't find anything. I spent more on gas driving around looking and coming up empty handed. This 100%. |
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Post by el torro on Aug 2, 2012 13:39:24 GMT -5
probably because we can't find them on the shelves |
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Post by #DI-WHY? on Aug 2, 2012 14:01:15 GMT -5
Maybe now Mattel will finally listen to us. HA! What am I thinking.
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Post by beauforsure on Aug 2, 2012 14:19:06 GMT -5
I found hitting stores restocks is the key.. when they restock that is. Ive found mostly all my stuff in retail, i think its area based.. now dont get me wrong , we are full of Rey and Cena and Orton thankfully kinda sells around here.But Elites sell somewhat good around here. Well with me buying them also only helps my stores restock value. We had E13 for months... skipped E14.....restocked E15 !! So its how fast stores order WWE figs. This has been covered already , its not so much Mattel distrubution , its STORE ordering Mattel. Its all computer based... its almost uncontrolable really !!  |
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