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Post by poindizzle on Sept 25, 2016 17:45:12 GMT -5
I was gonna ask this. They put out a couple of Dusty Rings in the last reset but never ordered anything else. I'm in there a lot because it is convenient, so I know I didn't simply just miss it. They haven't had any basics since July when they sold out. And it was something like June when they had stocked the wave that they did. NC is a basic-less wasteland.
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Post by boz1515 on Sept 25, 2016 17:56:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't think they have a choice. They have to buy them by the case, which comes with good and bad. I don't think can cherry pick single figs. They dont have a choice. They order a replenishment of stock and they get what their warehouse sends them. Stores arent going to hire some mark to pick and choose what figures to sell. I understand that they don't have a choice, but perhaps there could be just one jobber Elite in a case, or perhaps Mattel could rethink their strategy when choosing which jobbers receive an Elite in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 18:43:53 GMT -5
They dont have a choice. They order a replenishment of stock and they get what their warehouse sends them. Stores arent going to hire some mark to pick and choose what figures to sell. I understand that they don't have a choice, but perhaps there could be just one jobber Elite in a case, or perhaps Mattel could rethink their strategy when choosing which jobbers receive an Elite in the first place. The series are usually stacked with people that should sell decently. Idk what the deal is with e32,33,34 and 36..but they wont go away.
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Post by RV F'N D on Sept 25, 2016 23:08:16 GMT -5
I picked up an E36 DDP today for $9.14, Basics were like $4.98 but nothing good there. As others have said this was probably the worst year for retail this line has seen, at least in the US.
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Post by Halloween King on Sept 26, 2016 2:43:23 GMT -5
I picked up an E36 DDP today for $9.14, Basics were like $4.98 but nothing good there. As others have said this was probably the worst year for retail this line has seen, at least in the US. I just picked up a second DDP for 12.80.
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Post by fzmadness on Sept 26, 2016 7:47:09 GMT -5
Targets around me havent had anything new for awhile now. Hopefully its gonna change soon with a reset.
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Post by poindizzle on Sept 26, 2016 8:08:23 GMT -5
I don't understand why a business would turn away cash simply because of a reset. "I know people are here everyday as collectors, as kids getting prizes, as people with birthdays, but sorry, toys only get put out on these dates and nothing more!"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 11:30:06 GMT -5
This has been a bad year in Canada as well, we haven't gotten any new elites since E39 hit last year around Christmas. We got E33 through E38 with no problems (E33 warmed a bit but eventually the figures sold) then E39 hit and it all went to hell. This set, for whatever reason, has warmed hard and is still rotting the shelves to this day- almost a year later. TRU & Walmart (the only retailers that carry WWE figs here) have not stocked any new elites since then but strangely TRU has carried various exclusives (HOF, Network spotlight, etc). It looks like they no longer want to carry elites, basics are still being stocked (at Walmart anyway) with B63 recently showing up. The upcoming holiday shopping season will tell the tale IMO, if they don't bring in any new elites then I don't think we will ever see any new stock.
One major difference between retailers here and those in the USA is the retailers here do not like to put stuff on clearance to try and get rid of it. Walmart recently lowered the price of basics but not elites for some unknown reason, while TRU has these 25% off sales every now and then but that's it.
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Post by powerfred3k on Sept 26, 2016 12:28:25 GMT -5
Seeing as Elite 41 is randomly all over Big Lots for $10 bucks each, and no stores are getting new stuff in anywhere close to the rate they used to. I'm mighty concerned for the future of the Mattel-WWE figure line. I'm also concerned.....I never see any new figures at retail. It's like the stores don't want it anymore. Hopefully this changes by Christmas but if not then I don't expect it'll ever be the same again. Bill said in an interview recently that "stores like exclusives" so that might be the wave of the future. No price matching or discounts, so that helps retailers make more money. All stores have to do is put a "store exclusive" sticker on the figures. If this happens Bill I'm done collecting...
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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 26, 2016 13:00:58 GMT -5
I'm also concerned.....I never see any new figures at retail. It's like the stores don't want it anymore. Hopefully this changes by Christmas but if not then I don't expect it'll ever be the same again. Bill said in an interview recently that "stores like exclusives" so that might be the wave of the future. No price matching or discounts, so that helps retailers make more money. All stores have to do is put a "store exclusive" sticker on the figures. If this happens Bill I'm done collecting... I like the main elite line the best. The exclusives are cool here and there. Sometimes for me they are a complete miss but it's ok, only as long as I have my flashback(s) every other month.
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 26, 2016 15:26:27 GMT -5
Don't they do this every year?
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Post by Halloween King on Sept 27, 2016 3:57:35 GMT -5
I'm also concerned.....I never see any new figures at retail. It's like the stores don't want it anymore. Hopefully this changes by Christmas but if not then I don't expect it'll ever be the same again. Bill said in an interview recently that "stores like exclusives" so that might be the wave of the future. No price matching or discounts, so that helps retailers make more money. All stores have to do is put a "store exclusive" sticker on the figures. If this happens Bill I'm done collecting... The thing about exclusives is that they dont get new figures that often. Target for example got Tito, Yoko, Eddie, and Hulk. So for months those are your only options at Target. Only except Yoko and Hulk went first and then Eddie, so for months your only option is Tito. At least with the regular line we get more options.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 8:38:48 GMT -5
I think they're just trying to force out old product that has been sitting too long.
I predict we will get some new stuff before the Christmas season, but "new stuff" to retail is actually old stuff to Amazon and Ringside
Retail will continue to have issues with the main line as long as Amazon keeps keeps getting new stock before them and selling at 19.99 with free shipping. Hell, a lot of the time Amazon has figures even further discounted by the time they hit retail
Then we have ringside for the earlybirds, but I've always wondered how much backstock they have sitting in the warehouse after the initial earlybirds are done and all the other outlets have them.
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Post by Kingdomofmadness89 on Sept 27, 2016 10:57:50 GMT -5
Yeeee
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Post by Tye Hyll on Sept 27, 2016 12:07:30 GMT -5
Target is clearancing a lot of stuff. Star wars for Rogue One and lots of video games are getting clearanced. I assume they are prepping for holidays
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Sept 27, 2016 13:11:34 GMT -5
now if only they'd clearance marvel legends...
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Post by RybackV1 on Sept 27, 2016 13:57:22 GMT -5
They got in that werid ing mix case with JYD and Bluetista , and endless cases of Elite 36. ENDLESS. That type of garbage is why the sales numbers look so crappy and why all of our Targets are loaded with JYD and Bo Dallas. Also, packing Tito 2x case in HOF 2 was basically what killed it. I wouldn't be surprised if HOF 4 has a VERY limited run , and we don't see HOF 5 / Diesel at all.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 27, 2016 14:20:26 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if HOF 4 has a VERY limited run , and we don't see HOF 5 / Diesel at all. I fear you may be correct about this
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Post by qdogg on Sept 27, 2016 19:12:13 GMT -5
they have been useless this year other than 10 dollar HOF figures and 25 buck Heenan set but I expect them to continue to get at least 2 waves a year
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Post by kgchampion on Sept 27, 2016 19:22:12 GMT -5
JYD & D-Bryatt for $10. That's all they have here. No one's buying.
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