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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2015 21:52:18 GMT -5
I only buy in store. Never order online, except a few upcoming figures i dont want to miss. I just enjoy physically finding figures, has always been a big part of collecting anything. Yep. I find most figures in stores and like you said, I order the ones I know will be hard to track down... The fun part of collecting for me is tracking it down, not just ordering right away. Kills the fun for me. Balor and sami though, will be preordered |
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Post by JNH2248 on Sept 9, 2015 21:59:16 GMT -5
Yep. I find most figures in stores and like you said, I order the ones I know will be hard to track down... The fun part of collecting for me is tracking it down, not just ordering right away. Kills the fun for me. Balor and sami though, will be preordered Yeah, only ones I usually order right away are exclusives... |
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Post by jackhammer02 on Sept 9, 2015 23:47:54 GMT -5
I have learned to find out what days stores get their deliveries. Between that and the target tracker, I have been very successful lately hunting.
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Post by @Sweetbob on Sept 10, 2015 0:09:59 GMT -5
This is why I preorder on RSC. I hate hunting.
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Post by J Man Graves on Sept 10, 2015 3:09:45 GMT -5
I just always make wal mart the last stop as I've learned that, as a rule, their selection is garbage. Been that way for me for years. Low expectations for them, every now and again it'll be that much better when they actually do have something worthwhile.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Sept 10, 2015 4:11:22 GMT -5
I like hunting when I can get something decent out of my 3-5 go-to stores, unfortunately only a couple of my stores have even gotten e36, and I'm still hunting for Dean.
Overall, it has become more and more frustrating to try and keep up with the hobby.. and I'd get more online if it weren't for the questionable QC over the last year or so. (this goes for Marvel Legends along with WWE)
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Post by Flair Forever on Sept 10, 2015 4:11:48 GMT -5
The first half of 2015, I hunted a lot & had great luck.....
Since June, I've lost all interest..... Target's been out of Basics for two months, and only mostly getting those garbage assortment Elite packs.... Walmart either has a decent selection or has absolutely ZERO figures.... and KMart has the same crap from last year. I've hardly bought any figures since the end of May.....
Honestly, there isn't even that much on the horizon that I'm interested in.... the new Elite Macho Man, & the next Hall of Fame assortment.....
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Sept 10, 2015 4:42:55 GMT -5
Shout out to the millions of unsold Triple H/Curtis Axel two packs clogging shelves everywhere.
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Post by TheMouth on Sept 10, 2015 5:31:40 GMT -5
Most of my buys come from RSC or the bay. I have no confidence in finding anything at retail. I still check my TRU and Walmart sometimes. On the odd occasion I do find something, it's just icing on the cake.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Sept 10, 2015 5:37:33 GMT -5
seems retail is good in spurts in my area. barely saw e29-32 but have had no problem finding e33-36. only on-line order this year, which i made a couple months ago, with rsc was to get the hbk exclusive, basic steph(ironically only diva i havent seen at retail in the past 6 waves), half of e36(which i found at retail), and a couple older figures. will do another one to get the nwo hall
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Sept 10, 2015 14:35:40 GMT -5
I do most of my figure buying on Ringside or eBay, maybe Amazon if they have a better price on something. I still check out Walmart, TRU, and the occasional Target and K-mart run, but I usually find stuff I already have or nothing good, just enough Triple H/Daniel Bryan BPs to last a lifetime. e39 will be preordered, as will Finn Balor once his preorders open.
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Post by robi2184 on Sept 10, 2015 15:01:50 GMT -5
I dread figure hunting, I use to love it but you can't find anything you want anymore between the workers who have first pick and the scalpers it's become an impossible task. I'm strictly RSC and yeah maybe sometimes I pay a bit more but atleast I get my figures, plus you factor the he gas money and how time consuming figure hunting is and you realize real quick RSC is a life saver.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 15:28:09 GMT -5
I never have hopes for my local Wal-Mart, we still have like... A basic Finlay half open and rotting on the shelves.
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Post by Sizzle on Sept 10, 2015 16:21:51 GMT -5
Walmart's getting a lot of new ML, but no WWE figures. I haven't even been to KMart in months due to their lack of selection. Target was my go-to place, but they're slacking now. Right now, TRU is stepping up to the plate, and Walgreens is getting into the game with Elites and MLs. I love figure collecting and hunting, but sometimes they're is just nothing new anywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 17:42:39 GMT -5
I never have hopes for my local Wal-Mart, we still have like... A basic Finlay half open and rotting on the shelves. I would love to find a finlay, open or not. Jealous |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 20:34:16 GMT -5
I never have hopes for my local Wal-Mart, we still have like... A basic Finlay half open and rotting on the shelves. I would love to find a finlay, open or not. Jealous It's the series 8 one I believe? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 21:06:33 GMT -5
In bored... Got Ahold of E36 super quick, E37 seems like it's taking forever, and we JUST got the E39 lineup... Add the delays I'm reading about... And I have nothing to hunt for  I would like to find the modern cage tho |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 22:22:59 GMT -5
If Wal-Mart were my only access to figures, I'd have thrown in the towel long ago. I am lucky to live near a Toys-R-Us and 2 Targets. With wrestling figures, ToysRUs is where I have the most luck. They seem to restock at least every 2 weeks. Target has been good all summer, but now that they have limited their display, i don't expect much out of them.
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Post by poindizzle on Sept 11, 2015 0:32:37 GMT -5
 This is my local Wal-Mart... Since January. Never seen a defining moment in this town... I've travelled some this year and they all essentially look like this that I've seen. It's killed my interest in a way. I played catch-up on a lot of other things this year. Started back collecting movies, doubled down on comics and comic toys and have generally think less and less about wrestling toys as time goes on. Which seems to prove that so many of us addicts are nothing without a steady stream of new product. And while Mattel isn't doing as abysmal a job with this as they did with DC Universe Classics, the distribution is piss poor. Hasbro is getting more Marvel Legends consistently on store shelves, spanking Mattel distribution, and they were cancelled once, almost twice. That's saying something |
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Post by scottydub on Sept 11, 2015 1:42:41 GMT -5
For years Canada was in a serious drought. TRU was the only place to find Elites, and when they did get some, it was almost ALWAYS a few lines behind what was being found in America. Fortunately, I live near the border and was able to survive the extended drought. It was during this time I started ordering off Amazon. The Canadian dollar was on par or better than the U.S. dollar as well, which helped. This year Walmart started carrying Elites again (around series 32 I believe), and though the start was shaky, my word has it gotten good. Found every one of the re-launched DM's at retail (last week even landed Sting) and have had my pick of full cases of Elite 34-37 over the summer. Been able to snap up every one I've been after easily. I know this hasn't been everyone's experience up here, but it's been unreal hunting in Canada in 2015...starting back at the beginning of the year with that BAF Bearer craziness.
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