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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 17:46:28 GMT -5
From Lords of Pain: - WWE has started to remove Hulk Hogan merchandise from major online retailers such as Target, Walmart, Amazon and Toys R Us. No word yet on the removal of items from in stores but that's likely.
We noted when the Hogan scandal broke that WWE informed all licensees to nix any current and future Hogan projects they were working on. Mattel confirmed on Twitter today that they are halting production of all Hogan items.
Just checked Amazon (UK and US) and Hogan is still up though.
The Hulk Hogan DM figure is the #1 Best Seller in Wrestling Figures & Playsets on Amazon UK.
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Post by legendsguy on Jul 28, 2015 17:49:28 GMT -5
yup i found the official tweet
@thekillermanjoe Jul 25 @mattel will you still be releasing the hollywood hulk hogan action figure 0 retweets 1 favorite Reply Retweet Favorite1 More Mattel @mattel 4h4 hours ago @thekillermanjoe At this time, we have decided to halt production on Hulk Hogan products.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 18:28:14 GMT -5
If you are having trouble finding him it's mostly like because people are snatching them up before the crap storm. I bought his basic figure just to have an extra because I think it will be a very long time before we ever see a figure of him again. Went up to my girlfriends camp and their stores in Plattsburgh were stocked to the gills with the DM Hogan.
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Post by poisonclan on Aug 1, 2015 17:16:47 GMT -5
Last week I went to target and found two HOF Hogans and thought about buying one because they might be pulled. I went to the same target today and they were gone. Also checked Walmart and no basic Hogans there. Not sure if they were pulled or scalpers got them.
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Post by AmericanMadeLesGold on Aug 1, 2015 17:34:17 GMT -5
I'm seeing E34, HOf and the basic Hogan warming around my area at TOys R Us and Target.
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Post by PJ on Aug 1, 2015 18:10:30 GMT -5
I saw 8 DM and 3 WMH Hogan figures today at the Westwood NJ KMart.
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Post by qdogg on Aug 1, 2015 18:16:31 GMT -5
I'm sure they will sell through what they have and that will be it. Probably can't afford to eat the costs of the figures, especially DM ones.
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Post by The Outsider on Aug 1, 2015 18:25:44 GMT -5
Yeah, the scalpers here have ravaged the shelves. I DID manage to find a CAW Hogan yesterday. Now, I need just one more.
Is there anyone here who would be willing to hook a dude up with 2 HOF Hogans if they have them at a Target near them?
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Post by Kyle on Aug 1, 2015 18:52:08 GMT -5
I still see e34 everywhere
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2015 20:19:40 GMT -5
I still see e34 everywhere Buy em up people weirdos gonna collect weirdos brother.. Who am I kidding I need one for nwo...
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Post by JNH2248 on Aug 1, 2015 21:01:12 GMT -5
Last week I went to target and found two HOF Hogans and thought about buying one because they might be pulled. I went to the same target today and they were gone. Also checked Walmart and no basic Hogans there. Not sure if they were pulled or scalpers got them. I seen a basic WM Heritage Hogan at Wal-Mart and K-Mart while doing my routes yesterday. Also, a few HOFs at Target a few days ago, started to pick up a second just cause.
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Post by JNH2248 on Aug 1, 2015 21:02:35 GMT -5
I'm seeing E34, HOf and the basic Hogan warming around my area at TOys R Us and Target. That American Made pic...I have no words for that...
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Post by Yayo on Aug 1, 2015 21:56:01 GMT -5
I wish since there's 8 at my Target that aren't going anywhere now
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Post by BOOM! #WDE on Aug 1, 2015 23:58:15 GMT -5
The shelves at Walmart in Selma are full of Wrestlemania Heritage Hogans. If Selma can have Hogan on its shelves, any city can...
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Aug 2, 2015 0:18:26 GMT -5
My stores are LITTERED with Hogan figures.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 13:20:06 GMT -5
Smyths are still selling the DM and E34 on their site, and HOF2 Hogan is listed up there as well for September release.
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Post by hellojoeivers on Aug 2, 2015 14:51:13 GMT -5
Smyths are still selling the DM and E34 on their site, and HOF2 Hogan is listed up there as well for September release. Though I've no interest in the Hogan from this set, I really hope the series as a whole doesn't get pulled from Smyths because of Hogan...
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Post by RWF on Aug 2, 2015 14:51:48 GMT -5
People post that they fear they'll be removed. Scalpers, scared fans, and people on the fence, rush out and buy them. People report seeing all the Hogans gone, thus fueling the rumor that they've been pulled. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
All of these "Wrestling news" sites that are reporting that WWE is making retailers take it down, are MAKING that story up. Absolutely NO truth to it, not even online retailers. The ONLY website that took down Hogan Merch was WWE.com/WWE Shop. The end.
K-Mart MAY have pulled their stuff, but it's hard to say because they still have other Hogan merch up for sale. Their online presences is an unorganized wastelan.
Online retailers have NO obligation to pull Hogan Merch and WWE can't make them. There's no way WWE will do a cash back exchange on them with every online retailer. So if they're still selling, online retailers will keep them online.
Most of these brick and mortar retailers can barely figure out how to stock this stuff on the shelves, they'd be terribly inefficient at removing them from store shelves. It's not like it's a single product, like say Rebel Flag Inflatable Chair. It's a figure, inside a whole series of other figures, which is constantly changing, constantly evolving. Target, Walmart, etc, would be wholly unequipped to pull these figures from shelves, even if they were told to.
In short, stop spreading hysteria. If you want a Hogan figure, pick it up now, but there's no mad rush or insane value inflation.
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Post by Zigzag on Aug 2, 2015 14:52:09 GMT -5
My fiancee says, at our Walmart, there are tons of Hogans on the pegs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 15:07:50 GMT -5
Smyths are still selling the DM and E34 on their site, and HOF2 Hogan is listed up there as well for September release. Though I've no interest in the Hogan from this set, I really hope the series as a whole doesn't get pulled from Smyths because of Hogan... If they do pull anything, it'll probably be Hogan only. But I highly doubt that they will.
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