FFK
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Post by FFK on Aug 28, 2017 16:06:42 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 Damn I wish I seen a spike of 8! It probably is series 2. Where are you located?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 18:49:26 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 Damn I wish I seen a spike of 8! It probably is series 2. Where are you located? Southern Indiana but Walmart with the spike is in Illinois
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FFK
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Post by FFK on Aug 28, 2017 19:35:18 GMT -5
Damn I wish I seen a spike of 8! It probably is series 2. Where are you located? Southern Indiana but Walmart with the spike is in Illinois I'm in Indiana but by Chicago.
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Post by @WWERetroStars on Aug 28, 2017 20:14:51 GMT -5
I'm so tired of driving to 5 different Walmart's looking for these. Especially considering four of the five have figure sections that are so strip down there is honestly no hope. They need to open these up to all retailers. If I were 11 years old and still played with these I will be going insane right now. My mom would probably have me in the car driving to seven different states to calm me down.
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Post by CampCornette on Aug 28, 2017 20:33:37 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 drnickriviera995 on Aug 28, 2017 21:21:00 GMT -5
I'm so tired of driving to 5 different Walmart's looking for these. Especially considering four of the five have figure sections that are so strip down there is honestly no hope. They need to open these up to all retailers. If I were 11 years old and still played with these I will be going insane right now. My mom would probably have me in the car driving to seven different states to calm me down. Just open it up to online, I'll gladly pay 15 a piece to forego the ordeal of searching for them in craphole Walmart.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Aug 29, 2017 5:28:02 GMT -5
I'm so tired of driving to 5 different Walmart's looking for these. Especially considering four of the five have figure sections that are so strip down there is honestly no hope. They need to open these up to all retailers. If I were 11 years old and still played with these I will be going insane right now. My mom would probably have me in the car driving to seven different states to calm me down. Just open it up to online, I'll gladly pay 15 a piece to forego the ordeal of searching for them in craphole Walmart. Amen...I did, and I feel so much better. YES, someday these will be in stores for 10 bucks, but the mess of stocking these, and the ridiculous wait compared to the guys that caught them in the UK made paying the extra few dollars worth it. I made $20 each and I have two sets...one loose, one MOC...I caved, whatever. One thing I KNOW I will not, is regret waiting on Wal-Mart. I did the hopeless runs up until about 2 weeks or so ago. It's insane. But I'm happy. I know I won't pay friggin $50 each though lol.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 29, 2017 6:37:23 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. It is a bit off that collectors can't actually buy each Series in order, whether in the U.K. or U.S., which is one of the main appeals for most of us when collecting such lines. It's all very messy.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 29, 2017 6:40:53 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? Agreed. It's pretty confusing when one Series is a Walmart exclusive, one obviously isn't, later Series are coming out before earlier ones are even in th e shelves. Im not a massive fan of buying figures either without actually seeing what you're buying. I'm sure everything will become clearer soon. Mattel don't seem to have taken much responsibility for this line since it was released. I haven't seen many replies to people's questions on Twitter etc.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 29, 2017 6:43:47 GMT -5
No series 2 in my local Smyths on the South Coast of England yet.... Same here. I'm in the South West and haven't had a single Retro in my local Smyths yet, from Series 1 or 2. I've had to pick up all of mine online. Buying these in store was one of the main reasons I wanted to get this line, this hasn't been possible yet, though.
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Post by Taylor on Aug 29, 2017 6:45:20 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 They're finally on a peg! That price is ridiculous though, I'm sure the staff must know they're priced incorrectly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 7:37:00 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 Only had 4 retros on the shelves and they were all series 1. Brickseek said they have 12 in stock. Asked an employee who didn't have an answer for me. I was frustrated so I came home and pre ordered series 3 off ringside lol. Wonder if I will find series 2 in stores before I receive series 3 in the mail? Wishful thinking
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 29, 2017 7:40:08 GMT -5
I would think they S2 would be out by then, I think it's just a matter of patience, though very frustrating. This is the first time I've ever ordered or preordered anything from ringside. Are they typically pretty much on target with advertised release dates?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 8:20:09 GMT -5
Usually they get stock in before the date mentioned.
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Post by slickrickstyles on Aug 29, 2017 12:57:23 GMT -5
Thankfully I have a friend who is a manager of a walmart here in IL and he was able to snag me them all in the first wave except Kane as they didn't receive even one of him...Thankfully he snagged me one last Friday on their second delivery
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Post by qdogg on Aug 29, 2017 18:55:54 GMT -5
in 3 or 4 months everybody will be saying they are clogging the pegs and where is series 3 lol
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Post by LostHawk05 on Aug 29, 2017 19:36:15 GMT -5
in 3 or 4 months everybody will be saying they are clogging the pegs and where is series 3 lol This.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Aug 29, 2017 20:32:56 GMT -5
in 3 or 4 months everybody will be saying they are clogging the pegs and where is series 3 lol Agreed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 20:55:24 GMT -5
Finally found series 2!! Bought all 6 plus extra Rock and Stone Cold. Only downfall was 4 out of 8 cards were damaged. Still bought them since I collect a moc and loose set. Location was Lawrenceville,IL
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Post by Taylor on Aug 29, 2017 20:59:47 GMT -5
Finally found series 2!! Bought all 6 plus extra Rock and Stone Cold. Only downfall was 4 out of 8 cards were damaged. Still bought them since I collect a moc and loose set. Location was Lawrenceville,IL Great news! Glad you finally found them.
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