MELO
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Post by MELO on Aug 6, 2013 14:57:55 GMT -5
Hey guys, came across this today and thought it was newsworthy. Elites were scanning at five dollars today at Target. Observe... Unfortunately, nothing good was available yet. My Target got Elite 21 in already and so I'm waiting for Elite 22. Would be a great deal if they came up that way. However, I did come across Basic 31 Kane and Del Rio. I asked an associate if he could possibly bring out the rest of the series as more were in the back according to the price scanner. He was nice enough to go look and I was feeling confident I was gonna get Rosa since it was early in the morning. The associate returned and he had a box with him and in it was full R-truths and Ryders a barrett and more Kanes and Rios. But there was no Rosa. I'm not familiar with the case assortments so I'm assuming its a revision case with no Rosa? That or someone had already beaten me to her. UPDATE Got Tensai today
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Post by doctaheath78 on Aug 6, 2013 15:04:39 GMT -5
What state was that in?
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Post by MCUcollector24 on Aug 6, 2013 15:16:51 GMT -5
I may just go to target to see if they are $5 there too
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Post by RybackV1 on Aug 6, 2013 15:18:48 GMT -5
Id buy any elite for that price!
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Post by Spear Guy on Aug 6, 2013 15:22:17 GMT -5
I'd grab a HTM and a AJ for $5!
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Post by doctaheath78 on Aug 6, 2013 15:22:22 GMT -5
I called several Targets by me and they laughed when I told them the price after looking it up and had 1 store call me a liar.
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Post by RybackV1 on Aug 6, 2013 15:29:26 GMT -5
Oh and to try to answer your Q about rosa. I remember when protos first leaked that MDT responded saying they weren't happy with the headsculpt, thus leading them to short packing her even more.
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Post by PJ on Aug 6, 2013 15:37:08 GMT -5
Not at my local Target. Sandow was $16.99. If he did ring up for $5 I would have picked up the R2-D2 figure I passed on. Oh and to try to answer your Q about rosa. I remember when protos first leaked that MDT responded saying they weren't happy with the headsculpt, thus leading them to short packing her even more. She's packed less than past divas? Because I've seen 3 cases between 3 Targets and there was one in every case.
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Post by Jericho Is God!™ on Aug 6, 2013 15:39:03 GMT -5
damn that's cheap and your lucky if your store still has couple good ones hanging around for that price
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Post by jnavo217 on Aug 6, 2013 15:43:26 GMT -5
Not at my local Target. Sandow was $16.99. If he did ring up for $5 I would have picked up the R2-D2 figure I passed on. Oh and to try to answer your Q about rosa. I remember when protos first leaked that MDT responded saying they weren't happy with the headsculpt, thus leading them to short packing her even more. She's packed less than past divas? Because I've seen 3 cases between 3 Targets and there was one in every case. She isn't in the second wave and is only .5 per every other case or something they said
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MELO
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Post by MELO on Aug 6, 2013 15:53:56 GMT -5
The only elite they had was e22 mysterio. About two weeks ago I actually bought e22 AJ with a clearance sticker for ~$11 at this same store.
Since this was the first time I came across basic 31, I thought I'd come across Rosa at first with the earlier distributions. The search for her continues...
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Post by Matt on Aug 6, 2013 15:54:12 GMT -5
Wow, lucky! Lol
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Post by PJ on Aug 6, 2013 15:59:01 GMT -5
Not at my local Target. Sandow was $16.99. If he did ring up for $5 I would have picked up the R2-D2 figure I passed on. She's packed less than past divas? Because I've seen 3 cases between 3 Targets and there was one in every case. She isn't in the second wave and is only .5 per every other case or something they said So she is like the basic Fox and e19 Liz. Don't quote me but I think other than Mickie James and the 2-Pack Series 1 Beth/Santino all divas were packs 1 per 2 case figures (every other case)
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Post by RybackV1 on Aug 6, 2013 16:58:16 GMT -5
These are actually photos of first factory samples. We will be making changes to two of the figures: Kane will come with two elbow pads, not sure why earliest ones did not. Zack Ryder head sculpt will be changed to the most recent smiling head used on Elite figure. Unfortunately we will not be able to change the head on Rosa at this point. Internally we are about as unhappy with the head as all of you who have expressed your opinion so far. Changes were requested to address the narrowness of the head that unfortunately were not able to be completed in time for the figure's release. The pace of the line demands that at the very least 6 new Basic figures need to be released every month to meet expected demand. This year however, thanks to you and a whole lot of other WWE fans,the Basic figure line is flying off shelves at its best pace ever, even better than at the launch, which I find unbelievable. The drawback to this is that the schedule to deliver figures to market to meet the demand is shortened, giving us less time to fine tune adjustments like this. At this point we were left with two options. One was to remove her from the wave entirely, which was considered. However in light of the recent decision to remove Kaitlyn from her scheduled release date it would have set a very bad precedent on actually delivering diva figures to market when they are supposed to. Also, there was no open slot in the basic figure schedule for the rest of the year that we could slip her into, as there was when Kaitlyn had to be delayed. The other option was to release her as is, which is the option we chose to pursue. Since internally we feel that this figure is not up to our standards it will be released in a lower amount than originally scheduled,as we do not feel it truly represents the level of quality we have established for this line. Often times when we are not as happy with the end result on a figure we will prioritize a resculpted figure even if the character is not necessarily a major presence on WWE programming (the new Jinder Mahal in the two pack is an example of this). With that in mind we will be looking a opportunities of placing a Rosa figure again in our 2014 offerings (2013 is set in stone). So yes, the Rosa figure is not as compelling as it could be and now you know why. Thanks Bill
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 17:43:26 GMT -5
It's a shame whenever you see a great price on the scanner there is never anything worth getting.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 18:11:24 GMT -5
5 bucks is still too much for a Cena elite.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 18:15:14 GMT -5
I did pick up the Elite 22's for $11.89 each at Target today
(3) Rocks Big Show Tensai Damien Sandow
Was pretty happy with that. 30% off brand new figures!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 19:07:00 GMT -5
i bought sandow and tensai today. 16.99 each
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Post by Justin on Aug 6, 2013 19:08:18 GMT -5
Is this a real sale, or is it only at some targets? Because i might hit every target on Long Island tommorow
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Aug 6, 2013 19:19:08 GMT -5
i was at a target today and elite 22 rang up as retail. Wish it rang up as $5 i would have grabbed them all
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