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Post by Taylor on Aug 14, 2017 12:55:18 GMT -5
More Reigns Retro's spotted in Walmart in the past 24 hours! My hawk eye has spotted a couple on the bottom shelf here...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 13:06:23 GMT -5
The Kane I mentioned earlier is now up to 56 including shipping. Just wow So frustrating how Kane is overpriced for you guys and we have similar pricing over here for Owens and Reigns, where as Kane is retail price. Always annoys me when collectors have to overpay so much for a figure that should be currently in the stores. It's not like these figures are 25 years old and no longer available. The majority of these sellers have probably bought a load purely to make a huge profit and aren't even collectors themselves. When the first series starting hitting here I paid just over 20 for Brock and Owens and thought that was insane. I really want Kane, but I'm not paying 7-10 times retail.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 13:07:26 GMT -5
More Reigns Retro's spotted in Walmart in the past 24 hours! My hawk eye has spotted a couple on the bottom shelf here... Did somebody steal the belt from the KO ON the top shelf?
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Post by Taylor on Aug 14, 2017 13:24:46 GMT -5
More Reigns Retro's spotted in Walmart in the past 24 hours! My hawk eye has spotted a couple on the bottom shelf here... Did somebody steal the belt from the KO ON the top shelf? I didn't even notice that! The picture wasn't taken by myself. It does appear someone has opened the bubble up! Not cool.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 14, 2017 13:29:39 GMT -5
So frustrating how Kane is overpriced for you guys and we have similar pricing over here for Owens and Reigns, where as Kane is retail price. Always annoys me when collectors have to overpay so much for a figure that should be currently in the stores. It's not like these figures are 25 years old and no longer available. The majority of these sellers have probably bought a load purely to make a huge profit and aren't even collectors themselves. When the first series starting hitting here I paid just over 20 for Brock and Owens and thought that was insane. I really want Kane, but I'm not paying 7-10 times retail. I guess it's supply vs demand at this stage. I'm the same with Owens and Reigns. I think once the original hype dies down we'll be seeing these at much more reasonable prices and look back to when we were seeing them for silly money at this time. I can imagine you seeing Kane in a discount bucket in a few months time when Series 3 is out and laugh at when people were asking $60 for him!
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 14, 2017 14:49:38 GMT -5
Just seen a photo posted on Facebook by a guy who says he has picked-up Austin, Mankind and Triple H at Smyths here in the UK - the photo has their price stickers on all three. Their website still lists them as out of stock with stock expected in September, but if that photo is on the level then things are moving faster than I expected.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 14, 2017 15:11:19 GMT -5
Just seen a photo posted on Facebook by a guy who says he has picked-up Austin, Mankind and Triple H at Smyths here in the UK - the photo has their price stickers on all three. Their website still lists them as out of stock with stock expected in September, but if that photo is on the level then things are moving faster than I expected. That is encouraging! I think they do sometimes get the odd stock in early but as you say, the website still says expected September 2017.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 14, 2017 16:02:11 GMT -5
The Kane I mentioned earlier is now up to 56 including shipping. Just wow Just madness lol. They haven't even really released, people just need to give it a few weeks, even if they're still hard to find in certain areas ebay prices should come down drastically once they've been out a while. Look at series 1.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 14, 2017 16:41:13 GMT -5
The Kane I mentioned earlier is now up to 56 including shipping. Just wow Just madness lol. They haven't even really released, people just need to give it a few weeks, even if they're still hard to find in certain areas ebay prices should come down drastically once they've been out a while. Look at series 1. Agreed! It's all about patience at this time. I really hope no one pays these silly prices though. Depends how badly collectors want them right now, I suppose.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Aug 16, 2017 8:12:37 GMT -5
So, I was just on eBay...just saw a $149 retro Sting get scooped up. We currently have a ferocious war...33 bids...89 bucks for Kane with a day and a half left.
But fear not, if you want the entire series 2 at your front door by August 31st, it could be yours for the nominal fee of roughly $350. Shipped from Europe of course.
This entire series 2 stocking situation has been a mess from the word "go."
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Post by Taylor on Aug 16, 2017 8:51:35 GMT -5
So, I was just on eBay...just saw a $149 retro Sting get scooped up. We currently have a ferocious war...33 bids...89 bucks for Kane with a day and a half left. But fear not, if you want the entire series 2 at your front door by August 31st, it could be yours for the nominal fee of roughly $350. Shipped from Europe of course. This entire series 2 stocking situation has been a mess from the word "go." I think it's pretty disappointing that's it's come to collectors paying such astronomical prices for these already. This is all down to Mattel not releasing them correctly, I guess. You could also point the finger at buyers not having the patience to wait and see when they're released. I can't imagine paying that for a figure that has only just been released and has a retail price of $9.97/ £9. I paid a a couple of pounds over this for my Sting and Kane Retro's including postage. It's all gone a bit crazy! Imagine paying $149 for a Retro Sting and then seeing him on a peg in Walmart for $9.97 a few weeks later. I don't get it personally.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Aug 16, 2017 9:56:15 GMT -5
I don't either. I'm from Chicago, so it's been a Cena/Lesnar wasteland over here. I did strike twice early and pay $20/figure to complete my series 2 set early during the initial release in late July before everyone lost their minds and got Kanefused lol. But it helped me be content enough to sit back and wait for Mattel and Wal-Mart to get it right and fill out stores with these.
With my collection, I'm doing two of each guy...one in package, one loose. But like someone else here already said, these people paying hundreds will feel like fools in February when the Kanes and Stings are treated like lepers to make room for Flair, HBK, Hart, and Series 3..
But if someone made $400 on 6 of those figures today...man, I can't hate on him. He is a good business man. Supply and demand 101. But that also is our main gripe with Mattel and Wally-World at the moment as of now. Hope they learn from this and fix it for Series 3.
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Post by guster on Aug 16, 2017 10:02:21 GMT -5
I think it's obvious with only 2 series released this year, it hasn't been a priority to get Series 2 out. As long as it comes out before the holidays, I don't think Mattel or Walmartl are in a huge rush.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 16, 2017 10:33:38 GMT -5
I think it's obvious with only 2 series released this year, it hasn't been a priority to get Series 2 out. As long as it comes out before the holidays, I don't think Mattel or Walmartl are in a huge rush. The complete Series 2 has been picked up in Smyths here in the U.K., today, by a fellow collector. We've never had Owens or Reigns here in the U.K. up until this time and Smyths don't plan on stocking those two either. It certainly hasn't been a flawless introduction to this line in either the U.S. or the U.K.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 19:35:07 GMT -5
So my local walmart had a whole peg of retro figures but they were the first series. I know some of you had said you couldn't find them where you are at. I bought one of each that had good cards in hopes that maybe they would put series 2 out if these started moving. They cost me $10 each, so I will sell them at cost plus shipping if anyone is interested. Will ship wherever as long as you pay shipping on them. If interested just let me know.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 17, 2017 2:41:19 GMT -5
So my local walmart had a whole peg of retro figures but they were the first series. I know some of you had said you couldn't find them where you are at. I bought one of each that had good cards in hopes that maybe they would put series 2 out if these started moving. They cost me $10 each, so I will sell them at cost plus shipping if anyone is interested. Will ship wherever as long as you pay shipping on them. If interested just let me know. I've just sent you a message!
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Post by Taylor on Aug 17, 2017 2:44:59 GMT -5
A collector just posted on Twitter an 18 figure Retro haul he's just picked up in the New Jersey area, $2 per figure! 4 'Takers, 8 Warriors, 4 Cenas and 2 Lesnar's.
I guess this is a pretty clear sign they're making way for Series 2, so that's good news for you guys.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 17, 2017 3:39:14 GMT -5
Intresting, can't believe they'd be marked down to $2. I'll have to check my walmart on my way home, but brickseek still says they're 9.97 all over my area.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 17, 2017 4:24:11 GMT -5
I know, I was pretty shocked! That is quite a reduction! Like I say, that screams that they want to get them sold ASAP so the news ones can be brought out I imagine. I wish we had a sale like that over here!
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 17, 2017 6:15:22 GMT -5
Still full price here, but they do only have 7 of S1 left on shelves, although inventory says they have 10.
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