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Post by Stuart? on Aug 24, 2014 5:02:40 GMT -5
Back in 2008 or 2009 when Jakks had the WWE figure license, my Forbidden Planet in Belfast had an entire wall devoted to wrestling figures. It was always filled with loads of RAs, DAs, a couple of playsets and mainly Classics, all for a pretty decent price, so that was my main store for getting figures.
Then I hadn't been to the store in a couple of months because I was busy with other things around that point but I went back in September and all the WWE figures on the wall had been replaced by Star Wars ones. So I went and asked one of the guys where the WWE stuff was and he lead me to one of the corners of the shop where there were about 5 or 6 TNA DI figures. (All of which were Desmond Wolff)
Now, all they carry wrestling wise is Stackdown, Brawling Buddies and the same Flexforce Lightning Evan Bourne. I was wondering if Forbidden Planet stores in the rest of the UK has the same problem or do your stores carry Elites and Basics?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 5:58:21 GMT -5
FB in Liverpool has basics and some double packs. Nothing you cant find online, cheaper.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 24, 2014 6:10:58 GMT -5
Every Forbidden Planet stocks a fair bit of WWE Mattel -- basics, two-packs, usually elites (although I haven't been in since around Christmas time), and some of them carried at least one case of Defining Moments, Entrance Greats and Legends series 2 back in 2010/2011. But Belfast doesn't have a Forbidden Planet. It has a Forbidden Planet International, which is a different company but sells largely the same stuff... Except for WWE Mattel. The only "proper" Mattel figures I've ever seen at FPI is basic series 6, and even that was about a year after everywhere else had them. Forbidden Planet: www.forbiddenplanet.comForbidden Planet International: www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk
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Post by SmithyPlayz on Aug 24, 2014 6:23:51 GMT -5
My nearest one Southampton has Elite 28, just the day our TRU got Elite 29. they had AJ and Big E Battle packs and loads of basics
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Post by Stuart? on Aug 24, 2014 7:28:51 GMT -5
Every Forbidden Planet stocks a fair bit of WWE Mattel -- basics, two-packs, usually elites (although I haven't been in since around Christmas time), and some of them carried at least one case of Defining Moments, Entrance Greats and Legends series 2 back in 2010/2011. But Belfast doesn't have a Forbidden Planet. It has a Forbidden Planet International, which is a different company but sells largely the same stuff... Except for WWE Mattel. The only "proper" Mattel figures I've ever seen at FPI is basic series 6, and even that was about a year after everywhere else had them. Forbidden Planet: www.forbiddenplanet.comForbidden Planet International: www.forbiddenplanet.co.ukI didn't realise they were two different stores. Thanks for the info!
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 24, 2014 11:16:20 GMT -5
I didn't realise they were two different stores. Thanks for the info! Yeah, it's a very weird situation. FPI used to be Forbidden Planet Scotland and was owned (or part owned) by the same people as the London one, but then the company split in two and both groups grew, opening new shops everywhere. Some branches of FPI have another name, like Worlds Apart in Liverpool and Nostalgia & Comics in Birmingham (but both in the same font as the FPI stores). I know the one in Stoke used to be called Another World, but I think it's just a standard FPI now. WWE Mattel is the only thing I've ever noticed one company selling and the other not selling... But I don't collect any other lines so there are probably loads of other toys/collectibles in the same boat. I bet the FPI branches get a fair few calls about wrestling figures saying "you're selling them in these other places though!"
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Post by GBGav on Aug 24, 2014 11:55:51 GMT -5
The FP in Newcastle carries Basics and Battle Packs and that's pretty much it. They might get one or two boxes of Elites in once in a blue moon. They did have the recent WM Battle Packs and HBK/Bret Elites but they went quickly. I was fortunate to get HBK there.
It's sad to see barely a few shelves of WWE figures there now when back in 2002/3 there was almost an entire wall devoted to pretty much every WWE line going. I used to love going there and just looking at all of the figures and ring gear sets.
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Post by Escape The Rules on Aug 25, 2014 9:09:22 GMT -5
My local FP seems to have stopped doing wrestling figures years ago, I think after Mattel took over they just stopped. They might have the odd thing in here and there WWE related but it's rare, I was in like a month ago and they had some WWE Pop Vinyls. Nothing else.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 25, 2014 9:57:26 GMT -5
My local FP seems to have stopped doing wrestling figures years ago, I think after Mattel took over they just stopped. They might have the odd thing in here and there WWE related but it's rare, I was in like a month ago and they had some WWE Pop Vinyls. Nothing else. Every FP has stocked WWE Mattel since 2010. You've probably not got an FP local and you're meaning an FPI.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 11:08:24 GMT -5
Is the one in Liverpool an FP or an FPI?
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Post by ChrisIsAwesome on Aug 25, 2014 12:23:21 GMT -5
Is the one in Liverpool an FP or an FPI? It's an FP.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 25, 2014 12:24:31 GMT -5
Is the one in Liverpool an FP or an FPI? We get both. Bold Street - FP Lime Street - FPI (Worlds Apart) White/black/red logo is FP, white/black/yellow is FPI.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 12:28:57 GMT -5
Cheers guys!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 13:42:31 GMT -5
Last time I checked (about 3 weeks ago) the Lime St store had nothing whatsoever
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 25, 2014 14:13:04 GMT -5
Last time I checked (about 3 weeks ago) the Lime St store had nothing whatsoever Is it being refurbished?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 16:57:22 GMT -5
Nothing going on when I went
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 25, 2014 17:36:28 GMT -5
Surely they must have had some stuff in though, otherwise why would they even be open?
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Post by BladeDJK on Aug 25, 2014 17:44:51 GMT -5
FP used to be where I got my wrestling figs, but now it's Toys R Us. They always seem to have more and better prices there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 17:51:27 GMT -5
Surely they must have had some stuff in though, otherwise why would they even be open? They had tons of stuff, comics, books, toys, dolls everything but wrestling figures.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 25, 2014 17:51:57 GMT -5
Are FP charging £12.99 for basics now, or still £10.99? I noticed Toys R Us changed them back down to £9.99, except in Liverpool One where they're still £10.99.
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