bizcliz4life
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Post by bizcliz4life on Jun 11, 2019 18:26:14 GMT -5
I read online that walmart had marked all Elites down to $11 and sure enough this morning i hit three walmarts in my area and they all had them marked down to $11(I didn't buy anything but most of the stores in my area have Elite 65 with a mix of Ellsworth, Cass, and Charlotte). I also read, but find it hard to believe, that walmart currently has no plans to have the Elite series in stock moving forward and just the Top Picks. Edit: I would check brickseek before going out on this as it looks like one walmart in my area that I didn't go to today still has Elites at 15. That would be the height of irony. Mattel halted the exclusive lines because it was claimed to be harming the sale of the Elite line. Then they create the Top Picks line to keep the favorites on shelves while embedding store exclusives in the regular line, and that turns out to be the death of Elites at retail. Plus they're under different numbers, so there's no reason for the Top Talents to push out regular elites.
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Jun 11, 2019 22:12:16 GMT -5
I read online that walmart had marked all Elites down to $11 and sure enough this morning i hit three walmarts in my area and they all had them marked down to $11(I didn't buy anything but most of the stores in my area have Elite 65 with a mix of Ellsworth, Cass, and Charlotte). I also read, but find it hard to believe, that walmart currently has no plans to have the Elite series in stock moving forward and just the Top Picks. Edit: I would check brickseek before going out on this as it looks like one walmart in my area that I didn't go to today still has Elites at 15. if that’s the case hopefully amazon will end up honoring the Patterson orders after all because they’d have to end up someplace and everyone that wants one would have a chance at getting it for a decent price vs eBay scalper prices.
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Post by bizcliz4life on Jun 11, 2019 22:20:19 GMT -5
Mattel has already confirmed Patterson isn't going to be sold through Amazon.
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Post by vampiro666 on Jun 11, 2019 23:26:45 GMT -5
That would be the height of irony. Mattel halted the exclusive lines because it was claimed to be harming the sale of the Elite line. Then they create the Top Picks line to keep the favorites on shelves while embedding store exclusives in the regular line, and that turns out to be the death of Elites at retail. Plus they're under different numbers, so there's no reason for the Top Talents to push out regular elites. true but some of the workers are so stupid or just don't care that they don't know the difference in either one of them and think it's all the same thing even though it's 2 completely different line's plus it's never like they stock the shelves with anything anyway and if they do it's the garbage top picks set I still say cancel that one because it's pointless when the same figure is in the elite line up already at the same time
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Post by rkmo: 10 Month Notice on Jun 11, 2019 23:39:16 GMT -5
Checked Bruckseek earlier and two of my three closest Walmarts have Elites for $11. The nicest one's are still $15.88 for now, the other two are kinda outdated and struggle at moving them though I've had decent luck with one.
I sure hope they are just trying to clear old stock out to make room for the Summer rush...
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jun 12, 2019 6:41:50 GMT -5
Got an email from Amazon about Patterson. I was expecting a cancellation notice but instead it’s been delayed to 1/3/2020.
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Post by hbksmrules1 on Jun 12, 2019 7:45:25 GMT -5
Got an email from Amazon about Patterson. I was expecting a cancellation notice but instead it’s been delayed to 1/3/2020. If action figure attack aka Steve from mattel says they aren't going to be honored you believe him. Amazon is just giving false hope, I'm sure cancellation email will come eventually
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jun 12, 2019 7:56:04 GMT -5
Got an email from Amazon about Patterson. I was expecting a cancellation notice but instead it’s been delayed to 1/3/2020. If action figure attack aka Steve from mattel says they aren't going to be honored you believe him. Amazon is just giving false hope, I'm sure cancellation email will come eventually I knew the second I placed the order it would eventually be canceled prior to anything said by Mattel. Still doesn’t hurt to place the order and hope that something gets screwed up and they somehow get them in stock.
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Post by hbksmrules1 on Jun 12, 2019 7:57:48 GMT -5
If action figure attack aka Steve from mattel says they aren't going to be honored you believe him. Amazon is just giving false hope, I'm sure cancellation email will come eventually I knew the second I placed the order it would eventually be canceled prior to anything said by Mattel. Still doesn’t hurt to place the order and hope that something gets screwed up and they somehow get them in stock. That's true, doesn't cost you nothing to keep the preorder. I would buy it if you see it in store though!
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Post by legendsguy on Jun 12, 2019 8:50:18 GMT -5
If action figure attack aka Steve from mattel says they aren't going to be honored you believe him. Amazon is just giving false hope, I'm sure cancellation email will come eventually I knew the second I placed the order it would eventually be canceled prior to anything said by Mattel. Still doesn’t hurt to place the order and hope that something gets screwed up and they somehow get them in stock. yea not only that, but if somehow this Walmart rumour is true and they no longer are gonna order the elite line, than it makes more sense Pat ends up being on Amazon to order.
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Post by bluthswede6 on Jun 12, 2019 15:50:38 GMT -5
Can confirm most wal marts have elites for $11. I went to one today that showed 30 figures in stock yet I only counted 7 on the floor. I asked someone if they had any in the back, her scanner showed 30, and was told “no, sometimes the counts are off.” So either this wal mart is missing 23 figures or they just didn’t want to take the 5 minutes it would take to go find them. No reason the distribution has to be this bad but it’s brutal and pretty exhausting having to go to these stores and literally beg people to pull new figures out of the back. They sell when brought to the floor too but this trash distribution will be the death of the line eventually.
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Post by cableV on Jun 12, 2019 15:55:15 GMT -5
Saw this at a couple Walmart's today. I think the rumor above has some legs until we hear otherwise.
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Post by legendsguy on Jun 12, 2019 19:34:54 GMT -5
Can confirm most wal marts have elites for $11. I went to one today that showed 30 figures in stock yet I only counted 7 on the floor. I asked someone if they had any in the back, her scanner showed 30, and was told “no, sometimes the counts are off.” So either this wal mart is missing 23 figures or they just didn’t want to take the 5 minutes it would take to go find them. No reason the distribution has to be this bad but it’s brutal and pretty exhausting having to go to these stores and literally beg people to pull new figures out of the back. They sell when brought to the floor too but this trash distribution will be the death of the line eventually. confirmed lazy employee.. those numbers aren't off like that. I can see maybe like 2-4 numbers being off, but not 30. You prob have some cases just waiting back there , you can always grab a manger if you really wanna waste the time messing around with them, lol.. sometimes its worth it, and if he brings them out, rat that employee out for giving you the cold shoulder and not doing her job. Helping people find something to buy should be there #1 priority and I hate lazy people who just want to make there money by walking around , or brushing off customers are ready to spend money. its not cool at all.
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Jun 12, 2019 20:07:37 GMT -5
Elite Pat Patterson is on Amazon for $19.99. its been reported here a week ago, apparently it’s a mistake and the orders will be canceled: I keep hearing that, and I’m sure it’s true, but I just got an email stating Pat’s release will be January 2020.
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Jun 12, 2019 20:27:26 GMT -5
its been reported here a week ago, apparently it’s a mistake and the orders will be canceled: I keep hearing that, and I’m sure it’s true, but I just got an email stating Pat’s release will be January 2020. if the rumors of Walmart no longer carrying elites is true which wouldn’t surprise me with the way my Walmart’s been stocking them, they’ll probably need to find another place to sell it.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jun 12, 2019 20:49:50 GMT -5
I keep hearing that, and I’m sure it’s true, but I just got an email stating Pat’s release will be January 2020. if the rumors of Walmart no longer carrying elites is true which wouldn’t surprise me with the way my Walmart’s been stocking them, they’ll probably need to find another place to sell it. Walmart isnt going to stop selling elites. That would be the end of the Mattel license.
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Jun 12, 2019 21:58:34 GMT -5
if the rumors of Walmart no longer carrying elites is true which wouldn’t surprise me with the way my Walmart’s been stocking them, they’ll probably need to find another place to sell it. Walmart isnt going to stop selling elites. That would be the end of the Mattel license. walmart changing elites prices to $11, no stock in a while, and rumors are stating they won’t be carrying them anymore
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 12, 2019 22:20:43 GMT -5
Walmart isnt going to stop selling elites. That would be the end of the Mattel license. walmart changing elites prices to $11, no stock in a while, and rumors are stating they won’t be carrying them anymore One pic on the internet of a bunch of clearance Charlotte flairs and as per usual everyone jumps to conclusions and starts freaking out. This has happened a million times throughout the license. No worries
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 13, 2019 12:51:36 GMT -5
Can confirm most wal marts have elites for $11. I went to one today that showed 30 figures in stock yet I only counted 7 on the floor. I asked someone if they had any in the back, her scanner showed 30, and was told “no, sometimes the counts are off.” So either this wal mart is missing 23 figures or they just didn’t want to take the 5 minutes it would take to go find them. No reason the distribution has to be this bad but it’s brutal and pretty exhausting having to go to these stores and literally beg people to pull new figures out of the back. They sell when brought to the floor too but this trash distribution will be the death of the line eventually. confirmed lazy employee.. those numbers aren't off like that. I can see maybe like 2-4 numbers being off, but not 30. You prob have some cases just waiting back there , you can always grab a manger if you really wanna waste the time messing around with them, lol.. sometimes its worth it, and if he brings them out, rat that employee out for giving you the cold shoulder and not doing her job. Helping people find something to buy should be there #1 priority and I hate lazy people who just want to make there money by walking around , or brushing off customers are ready to spend money. its not cool at all. He is right. There's no way the count would be off by over 20 figures. I used to work at Walmart and at Target and the only reason the count would be off like that is because there are more figures in the back. We used to find cases of Elites and basics that were a year or 2 old and stock them. Ever walk into a Target or Walmart and wonder why they had a bunch of old figures stocked? Thats why. The ONLY way the count would be off would be from loss prevention aka stolen or damaged products that are just sitting around out back. It's impossible to manually enter in an actual count number. Those 30 figures were 100% scanned at one point and were never sold or sent back. Therefore, common sense says they are in that store somewhere. I'd say you should go back and ask someone who's willing to go look for you.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 13, 2019 16:00:15 GMT -5
Went to my local Walmart today and our reset/change has already taken place. Elites and Basics still on the shelf, basics did get cut down from six pegs to three pegs. Then the shelf now has just one row for battle packs instead of three on pegs, the ring, and the title belts, can’t speak for retros as this store never carried them.
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