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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2013 9:31:52 GMT -5
I was just thinking, elite John cena's do not warm the shelves that much anymore? They dont. I was a Walmart a couple days ago and saw the Cena with the MITB case. It was the first one I had seen in a while.
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Jun 22, 2013 11:11:36 GMT -5
At my Walmart, there's a lone Miss Liz that still lingers on the pegs long after waves of E19, 20 and 21 have come and gone. I wonder if she'll stick around until E23 Macho pops up.
Oldest Elite I still see at retail is Brodus Clay. Lots of him still around.
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Post by jnavo217 on Jun 22, 2013 12:09:59 GMT -5
Cena doesn't last as long which is strange since his basics are the reason my wal mart hasn't put out a set since B26... Christian def warms, there's 5 at my wal mart right now....Lawler flew out of my area, as did Liz... I have seen HTM at least 15 times since E21 hit retail and I had the luxury of seeing nash at least 15+ times
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2013 12:18:35 GMT -5
When I first started collecting.... Late last year.... I saw 3 E8 Regel's, 3 E7 DH Smith's and 3 E12 Chirstian's at 3 different Walmarts. 1 Hastings Entertainment had 4 L5 Macho Man's peg warming with E12 Ortan and a E12 Justin Gabriel... K-Mart has been warming with E17 Cena's and Toys R Us still have tons of E18 Ray Mysterio's, BAF Miz, and BAF Big Show!!! I see E18 Brodus Clay, Wade Barrett, and E19 Daniel Bryant everywhere I go!
I don't see flash backs stay on shelves too long, but E20 Christian has been peg warming!
Honorable peg warming mentions E19 Dolph Ziggler, E20 Santino and Cody Rhodes, and the new E21 Rey Masterio haha!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2013 12:24:28 GMT -5
Everyone's areas vary so wildly, it's the one thing that we all have in common, we all have a valid point when we say distribution is all out of whack. I and other North Carolinians nearby can all attest that Elites are easy as can be to find, that basics are difficult to track down, and yet in other areas, people complain about the sheer volume of basics and how they never see half of the Elite sets in their stores. I agree on Elite 20 Christian warming, I concede to your point on that one. Someone on MDT loves Christian, and I admittedly do to, but if more people loved him maybe he'd hold a belt longer than a few days... Anyway, despite not making that requisite "TV time" they still make an unheard of number of Christian figures. More than a dozen at this point. it will be interesting to see what they do with his return. will they give us more figures? I think they packed him right in tru BAF, yet it made no sense due to the BAF parts. I'm good with all the Christian elites out haha! Wouldn't want to see a new one for a long awhile!
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Post by champofakind on Jun 22, 2013 12:43:10 GMT -5
The only 2 flashbacks that I have seen shelf warm but its not really that bad are elite 18 Taker and elite 20 Christian. I love and own both of these figs too..its not that they shelf warm badly (usually just a lone one).. its just usually the ones I will see at a store flashback wise. The biggest elite shelf warmer goes to Rey Mysterio right now..I see loads of his elite 18 and elite 21 not to mention his two pack with sin cara. They need to tone it down a bit on him. But I am looking forward to his next battle pack with him as Batman I know that one will move good.
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Post by Von Hooten on Jun 22, 2013 12:54:56 GMT -5
For my area no FB shelf warm in the sense that a Rey, Orton, or Cena will. But it is safe to say that any FB figure that is still someone on the current roster will stick around a little longer, (i.e. Edge, Christian, and I am sure the upcoming Giant) but don't go as fast as the more classic guys do.
Of course there are expections. Like E12 Kane, and even though I didn't have a hard time getting one, E18 Taker went relatively quick. Eventually they all sell but I notice it is guys that are still currently active on WWE's programming that tend to stick around longer.
I think the only reason E12 Kane did well was because Mattel went the extra mile on him where Jakks didn't. I bet if "Hardcore" Kane were a retial release he too would be sticking around for a bit.
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Post by jnavo217 on Jun 22, 2013 14:30:49 GMT -5
For my area no FB shelf warm in the sense that a Rey, Orton, or Cena will. But it is safe to say that any FB figure that is still someone on the current roster will stick around a little longer, (i.e. Edge, Christian, and I am sure the upcoming Giant) but don't go as fast as the more classic guys do. Of course there are expections. Like E12 Kane, and even though I didn't have a hard time getting one, E18 Taker went relatively quick. Eventually they all sell but I notice it is guys that are still currently active on WWE's programming that tend to stick around longer. I think the only reason E12 Kane did well was because Mattel went the extra mile on him where Jakks didn't. I bet if "Hardcore" Kane were a retial release he too would be sticking around for a bit. Giant won't warm, everyone wants the NWO shirt and he was very popular in the WCW days...big show from that set, on the other hand, will most certaintly warm the shelves next to tensai and kane from E22
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Post by qdogg on Jun 22, 2013 16:27:36 GMT -5
I saw a Papa Shango shelfwarming for a long long time at a local Target but somebody bought it. Papa wasnt exactly on the same level as some of the other guys in the flashback line but it REALLY is a cool figure! I also saw Diesel during Kmarts last 12.99 sale and Im still kicking myself for not getting it just to steal the belt outta it and then selling the figure!
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jun 22, 2013 16:38:54 GMT -5
I agree on Elite 20 Christian warming, I concede to your point on that one. Someone on MDT loves Christian, and I admittedly do to, but if more people loved him maybe he'd hold a belt longer than a few days... Anyway, despite not making that requisite "TV time" they still make an unheard of number of Christian figures. More than a dozen at this point. Christian has had plenty of TV time when he's been healthy and on the active roster. He's always been a solid, reasonably popular midcard act with occasional forays further up the card. He was a World champion two years ago and feuding with big guns like Sheamus and Orton, and I think that would've been when his last basic was planned. His BOPPV figure was (of course) based on a PPV he was on. Christian's figure output is right in line with his position in the company.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 0:04:16 GMT -5
I usually always find a figure eventually, but yoko I never saw not once nor did I ever see nash at retail! Or mankind!
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