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Post by popyduggan on Aug 26, 2017 9:48:00 GMT -5
Just of note I drove to that Walmart this morning that had the 6 retros in stock that hadn't had any in the past. Got there and they have nothing, very small WWE section, and no shipper to be found here. Staff was nice and all and tried to help, I mean they must have some, someplace in the building. I don't know how Walmart can't locate merchandise that's supposed to be on hand. I'm guessing they're kicking around somewhere in the back unaccounted for. I really hope these are not a Walmart exlusive from here on out. If I can get them all on ringside for about 15 a pop like the new presale, that would be worth not wasting my time and patience dealing with Walmart. mine's the same, 28 on Brickseek, 0 on the shelf.
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Post by RIT_Tyger on Aug 26, 2017 9:56:40 GMT -5
Hoping for some insight from this board as I've been trying to find Series 2 in Walmart for weeks. Its very available in the UK, and some sites will ship to the US for a fair amount, but they sell out quick online. I've been to about 10 Walmart stores in my area (north Florida), and have only found Series 1. I keep an eye on Brickseek daily just to see inventory trends, and when I see them go up I try to make it to that store the same day.
I was successful using Brickseek for Series 1. All 6 UPCs are findable, however, the results usually just show the sum total of retro figures in that store, regardless of which one it is. Right now, I'm only able to find Kane on Brickseek, but again, the store results are lumped in as total figures in the store. I have the UPCs for all Series 2 figures from Ebay photos, but the other five result something like "WWE Retro Figure Set".
Ebay has been increasing lately on people reselling, and its seems to be just a few cities scattered throughout the US. IL, TN, NY are a few. Was the full US release just pushed back and not communicated widely?
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Post by RIT_Tyger on Aug 26, 2017 10:00:19 GMT -5
Just of note I drove to that Walmart this morning that had the 6 retros in stock that hadn't had any in the past. Got there and they have nothing, very small WWE section, and no shipper to be found here. Staff was nice and all and tried to help, I mean they must have some, someplace in the building. I don't know how Walmart can't locate merchandise that's supposed to be on hand. I'm guessing they're kicking around somewhere in the back unaccounted for. I really hope these are not a Walmart exlusive from here on out. If I can get them all on ringside for about 15 a pop like the new presale, that would be worth not wasting my time and patience dealing with Walmart. mine's the same, 28 on Brickseek, 0 on the shelf. I've noticed some displays in other areas of the toy aisles where Retros are being put. Don't just look at the figure aisle. End caps and walkways are places to check. I was in a store that said "30" on Brickseek, and literally found most of them in the middle aisle display straight out of the shipping box. All of Series 1.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 26, 2017 10:33:01 GMT -5
Nah, they were nowhere to be found this morning, I spent a good while looking around the various aisles and end caps etc. I'll bet they got the shipper which is probably series one anyways, and then wound up pulling the display as my other store did, only they left the shipper sitting on a pallet infront of the normal aisle. It's been there for most of the week like that. Maybe the other store just stuck the shipper in the back someplace and didn't bother to put the figures back out when the re-did the aisle. I hope this isn't the case for long or widespread. We'll never see series 2 if series 1 is sitting in the back and not even available for purchase.
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Post by RIT_Tyger on Aug 26, 2017 13:48:05 GMT -5
Every store near me has Series 1 available. Some have a bunch of Taker and UW too.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Aug 27, 2017 15:58:38 GMT -5
Where are the UPCs for retro 2? I recall seeing one a while back but brickseek at that time didn't recognize it.
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Post by Don't Go Down on Aug 27, 2017 16:48:48 GMT -5
Why does Mattel particularly with their Wal MArt sets suck so bad with distribution? They've unloaded a million of Series 1 retro and Series 2 TNF Elites so that they're just sitting there going no where. And then they put out a shipper and it has... SERIES 1 AGAIN?
Then they will kill these lines for not selling well- punishing us the consumer when it was someone employing an absolutely poor distribution strategy.
Now we are getting pre orders for series 3 retros and Series 1 is rotting away at wal marts- with the flimsy cardboard backing bent to crap meaning anyone even trying to get a second set to keep MOC is gonna have a hell of a time.
and I also don't understand why the back of the card looks so generic and ugly. How difficult would it be to replicate the back of the Hasbro card, which had so much character with the drawn figures and checklist, and hilarious profile cards.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 17:19:34 GMT -5
Just wish mattel would make a statement regarding the retro line. Are they still a Walmart exclusive? Why is ringside taking pre orders for "series 3" without having actual images of the product? Why would you allow pre orders for series 3 when series 2 has yet to be distributed throughout the country?
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Post by RIT_Tyger on Aug 27, 2017 17:53:38 GMT -5
Where are the UPCs for retro 2? I recall seeing one a while back but brickseek at that time didn't recognize it. This is what I was able to put together from Ebay pics. The Rock: 887961536140 Stone Cold: 887961536188 Kane: 887961536133, SKU 197160116 (searchable on BS) Triple H: 887961536157 Mankind: 887961536164 Sting: 887961536171
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Post by ARUN on Aug 27, 2017 18:03:10 GMT -5
These hit Canada this week but have been hard to find for me. I keep seeing Austin and the rock but am having trouble finding the rest
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Post by wherespup on Aug 27, 2017 18:13:38 GMT -5
Where are the UPCs for retro 2? I recall seeing one a while back but brickseek at that time didn't recognize it. This is what I was able to put together from Ebay pics. The Rock: 887961536140 Stone Cold: 887961536188 Kane: 887961536133, SKU 197160116 (searchable on BS) Triple H: 887961536157 Mankind: 887961536164 Sting: 887961536171 So all those UPCs and SKU are all technically for the same item. Regardless of which one you search it returns the same results which includes inventory for Series 1 and 2 (if in stock) they all are identified as one item in Walmart's inventory
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Post by RIT_Tyger on Aug 27, 2017 18:26:48 GMT -5
This is what I was able to put together from Ebay pics. The Rock: 887961536140 Stone Cold: 887961536188 Kane: 887961536133, SKU 197160116 (searchable on BS) Triple H: 887961536157 Mankind: 887961536164 Sting: 887961536171 So all those UPCs and SKU are all technically for the same item. Regardless of which one you search it returns the same results which includes inventory for Series 1 and 2 (if in stock) they all are identified as one item in Walmart's inventory If trying to use Brickseek to search Walmart inventory, then yes, the UPCs are irrelevant because it will return total figures for both Series 1 and 2. However, each figure has its own UPC and SKU which, in theory, should be helpful to some degree. I noticed that Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior didn't show up as their own UPC for about 3-4 weeks after the other part of Series 1 was available in the stores. Once they returned as a search result, I started seeing them in the stores. I thought the same would happen for Series 2, but to date, I've only found Kane on BS, and nothing for Series 2 in many, many stores.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 27, 2017 19:16:01 GMT -5
Just the case breakdowns are killing distribution, they over packed Cena and Warrior so those are clogging up stores. If you have six figures in a set, why not just do 12 per case and do 2x per figure.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 28, 2017 2:47:35 GMT -5
It's looking like some collectors in the States and Canada may even have the 4 Series 3 figures before they get the Series 2 set.
I was the same over here in the U.K. as I had all of Series 2 before completing Series 1 due to Owens and Reigns.
Hope you guys find them soon, it's getting closer by the sounds of it!
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Post by Taylor on Aug 28, 2017 7:14:07 GMT -5
Just the case breakdowns are killing distribution, they over packed Cena and Warrior so those are clogging up stores. If you have six figures in a set, why not just do 12 per case and do 2x per figure. This would certainly make sense! I did pose this question to someone on twitter but the response was that the number of figures per case is decided at 8 early on, which is why we are getting a couple of figures that are more common.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 28, 2017 8:13:23 GMT -5
Yeah, it will probably be the same thing with Rock and Austin sitting around once series 2 really starts getting out to the stores.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 28, 2017 8:28:28 GMT -5
Yeah, it will probably be the same thing with Rock and Austin sitting around once series 2 really starts getting out to the stores. Yeah, they are the easiest to get hold of over here at the moment due to the case breakdown.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Aug 28, 2017 14:47:26 GMT -5
So all those UPCs and SKU are all technically for the same item. Regardless of which one you search it returns the same results which includes inventory for Series 1 and 2 (if in stock) they all are identified as one item in Walmart's inventory If trying to use Brickseek to search Walmart inventory, then yes, the UPCs are irrelevant because it will return total figures for both Series 1 and 2. However, each figure has its own UPC and SKU which, in theory, should be helpful to some degree. I noticed that Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior didn't show up as their own UPC for about 3-4 weeks after the other part of Series 1 was available in the stores. Once they returned as a search result, I started seeing them in the stores. I thought the same would happen for Series 2, but to date, I've only found Kane on BS, and nothing for Series 2 in many, many stores. Maybe I should have read that better. I plugged in the info for Kane last night and came up with 11 results!...so I drove the 45 minutes to my nearest Wal-Mart, got to the isle and!...nothing. Beat up elites, basics, etc. ...BUT THEN THERE THEY WERE! Retros on the bottom shelf (not on pegs)! I dig through them to find...no series 2. There were 7 Cena, 2 Warrior, 1 Taker, and 1 Brock. Oh well...the search continues 😔
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 15:35:27 GMT -5
Still no retro series 2 at my Walmart. Display thing is gone and retros are actually on a peg.. only bad thing is it says they are 17.94 because they don't have an actual price tag on a peg for retros. Heading to another Walmart tonight that showed an inventory spike of 8! Hoping it's a case of series 2
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Post by hulkjoegan on Aug 28, 2017 15:51:17 GMT -5
No series 2 in my local Smyths on the South Coast of England yet....
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