@WWERetroStars
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Post by @WWERetroStars on Oct 4, 2017 19:24:08 GMT -5
I’m ready to give up on these.
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Lyle_The_Intern
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Post by Lyle_The_Intern on Oct 4, 2017 19:46:52 GMT -5
I'm also convinced I will never see these. The distribution is really, really shitty.
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138bit
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Post by 138bit on Oct 4, 2017 21:18:10 GMT -5
I bought all the series 1 figures at a store to clear the stock out with the intentions of returning them after getting series 2. A few days after buying the last of series 1 they got series 2 in. I bought all of the series 2 because I want to have a loose set and a NIP set. A few days after find them I found they had put a second box, I bought the 4 that are 1 per box for my loose set & left the Austin & Rock figures. Today when I stopped they seemed to have put out 2 more boxes of series 2, they had 2 Sting, 2 Mankind, 2 HHH, only 1 Kane & a bunch of Austin & Rocks, plus the series 1 figs I had returned. From watching stock on brickseek it doesn't look like any other stories in my area have gone up so I'm assuming they never got series 2. If you have the money to put into buying series 1 and return them a few weeks later to trigger them sending series 2 out to your store it looks like this works.
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drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 5, 2017 0:44:54 GMT -5
I bought all the series 1 figures at a store to clear the stock out with the intentions of returning them after getting series 2. A few days after buying the last of series 1 they got series 2 in. I bought all of the series 2 because I want to have a loose set and a NIP set. A few days after find them I found they had put a second box, I bought the 4 that are 1 per box for my loose set & left the Austin & Rock figures. Today when I stopped they seemed to have put out 2 more boxes of series 2, they had 2 Sting, 2 Mankind, 2 HHH, only 1 Kane & a bunch of Austin & Rocks, plus the series 1 figs I had returned. From watching stock on brickseek it doesn't look like any other stories in my area have gone up so I'm assuming they never got series 2. If you have the money to put into buying series 1 and return them a few weeks later to trigger them sending series 2 out to your store it looks like this works. Do they have a limited time on how long you can return stuff? I have a bunch of S1 I don't need and don't think it would be worth ebaying most of them. I was thinking of taking some back. But I don't want to clog up my store with S1 again. I do have a store ten minutes from where I work that doesn't carry them, so was thinking of taking them back to that store.
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drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 5, 2017 6:05:25 GMT -5
Just bought 2 sets this morning, saw the apike of 16 at the store I pass on my way home! I had to ask the guys working though and they couldn't find them, I finally found the 2 boxes, and it looked like someone had opened one box already without removing any. Guessing it was staff and they were probably going to send them to the back room when they figured out there wasn't even a spot for them on the shelves. Hope this isn't happening in a lot of other places. Staff was questioning why they would receive them if they didn't even have a spot for them.
And I pointed out where the older ones were sitting on the bottom shelf and that the tag there was for something else. I'm wondering if they had wound up in the back room if anyone would have been able to locate them at that point knowing what a mess Walmart is.
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Post by Thought Collector on Oct 5, 2017 6:39:23 GMT -5
I'm also convinced I will never see these. The distribution is really, really crapty. We're only into the third wave and thanks to Walmart we already have a new Green Card series lol.
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drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 5, 2017 7:08:27 GMT -5
I'm also convinced I will never see these. The distribution is really, really crapty. We're only into the third wave and thanks to Walmart we already have a new Green Card series lol. Yeah lol, they're an exclusive to them and they don't even have a spot for them on the shelves! Mattel should just start sending S2 to all retailers at this point. Although part of this is Mattel's fault for poor choice on case break down and over packing Cena and Warrior.
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Hasbromaniac
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Oct 5, 2017 7:21:07 GMT -5
You would think with all the toy flex space the stores have, they could put them out somewhere in the toy dept. ? As some guys have said that once S1 figures sell, they are able to put or get the S2 in.
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mrbaseball
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Post by mrbaseball on Oct 5, 2017 13:00:18 GMT -5
drnickriviera995,
Glad you were able to find them. I'm still holding out hope that I will find them at my local Wal-Mart. (Oxnard, CA)
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larryarms82
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Post by larryarms82 on Oct 5, 2017 13:12:06 GMT -5
My closest Walmart in CT, which had been already carrying over 25 of these goddamned Series 1 figures, seems to have gotten ANOTHER 10-12 of Series 1 as of last night. I've been going back and forth on giving up on this series for a while, but I'm just over it at this point. The hunt is supposed to be fun, but eventually, it becomes not so fun when you continually leave empty handed for almost 2 months. I gotta guess that I've been through the doors of at least 18 different Walmarts in CT, NY and NJ over the last few weeks, several times a week, at least 100 visits across all of them, only to come up empty handed every time.
I want to give Mattel my money, but the miles/gas/wear on my car isn't worth it anymore. I'm sure I'll stumble on them eventually, but I'm giving up the chase for now. Gonna go back and fill some holes in my Elites.
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Post by qdogg on Oct 5, 2017 13:13:31 GMT -5
Maybe RSC or another place can eventually get them if they don't show up anywhere.
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rcgdodge
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Post by rcgdodge on Oct 5, 2017 21:20:47 GMT -5
At this point I'm about ready to buy them on eBay.
The amount of time I've wasted looking for them would make it worth it.
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Plastic Cowboy
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Post by Plastic Cowboy on Oct 5, 2017 21:32:50 GMT -5
I just bought all of Series one for 2.50 each on clearance. The kicker.... that wal mart still has about 30 Series one figures still left. I may buy a few for toys for tots at that price though. I bought these for one of boys for xmas.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Oct 6, 2017 5:47:47 GMT -5
At this point I'm about ready to buy them on eBay. The amount of time I've wasted looking for them would make it worth it. I'm surprised you haven't already. I gave up a month ago. Went online and bought 2 of each. Ehh..so you'll pay an extra 10 bucks on each. Look at it as for what it truly is. A poorly distributed series. If we were in 1994, this is the Green card.
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thebigzakbowski
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Post by thebigzakbowski on Oct 6, 2017 9:41:57 GMT -5
still no luck here and getting frustrated
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popyduggan
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Post by popyduggan on Oct 6, 2017 11:50:20 GMT -5
It's so frustrating, the majority of my stores have 6-12 figs and they won't replenish because with the new modular, that's all they need for the one facing they cut them down to, way to undermine your exclusive.
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@WWERetroStars
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Post by @WWERetroStars on Oct 6, 2017 18:25:28 GMT -5
I bought all the series 1 figures at a store to clear the stock out with the intentions of returning them after getting series 2. A few days after buying the last of series 1 they got series 2 in. I bought all of the series 2 because I want to have a loose set and a NIP set. A few days after find them I found they had put a second box, I bought the 4 that are 1 per box for my loose set & left the Austin & Rock figures. Today when I stopped they seemed to have put out 2 more boxes of series 2, they had 2 Sting, 2 Mankind, 2 HHH, only 1 Kane & a bunch of Austin & Rocks, plus the series 1 figs I had returned. From watching stock on brickseek it doesn't look like any other stories in my area have gone up so I'm assuming they never got series 2. If you have the money to put into buying series 1 and return them a few weeks later to trigger them sending series 2 out to your store it looks like this works. Talked to a manager at Walmart today and he confirmed this is 100% accurate. He said as long as there is stock of Series 1, the system will not trigger a new order. He DID say that if a customer makes a specific request for an order they will honor it, with the only obstacle being a store manager override. He place te order for Series 2 for me today and said it will be in around the 17th. We’ll see...
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drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 6, 2017 18:51:20 GMT -5
That's interesting, curious, do they even have a spot on the shelves for them there with a price label for the correct item? At my store once they got the shipper they were erased from the newly reduced WWE section in the regular isle. Then once the shipper disappeared they just threw the rest on the bottom shelf without even labeling the price or anything. They're just sitting in the spot where something else is supposed to be.
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Post by Thought Collector on Oct 6, 2017 19:32:44 GMT -5
That's interesting, curious, do they even have a spot on the shelves for them there with a price label for the correct item? At my store once they got the shipper they were erased from the newly reduced WWE section in the regular isle. Then once the shipper disappeared they just threw the rest on the bottom shelf without even labeling the price or anything. They're just sitting in the spot where something else is supposed to be. At my store in PA they were scattered on the bottom shelf. Then when they did the reset they put them on a hook at the top of the shelf. As it stands now there is a full peg of Warrior figures and one Cena. However, there is an empty shelf labeled for the Retro figures right next to it-all they did to fill it was place one Warrior figure on it.....every time I go it's still empty. If they mark them down to 97 cents like the Nano Metalfigs I'll clear them all out and create a Warrior Nation display shrine or something lol......anything at this point to end this Retro Groundhog Day-esque nightmare lol......
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drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 6, 2017 19:43:55 GMT -5
That's interesting, curious, do they even have a spot on the shelves for them there with a price label for the correct item? At my store once they got the shipper they were erased from the newly reduced WWE section in the regular isle. Then once the shipper disappeared they just threw the rest on the bottom shelf without even labeling the price or anything. They're just sitting in the spot where something else is supposed to be. At my store in PA they were scattered on the bottom shelf. Then when they did the reset they put them on a hook at the top of the shelf. As it stands now there is a full peg of Warrior figures and one Cena. However, there is an empty shelf labeled for the Retro figures right next to it-all they did to fill it was place one Warrior figure on it.....every time I go it's still empty. If they mark them down to 97 cents like the Nano Metalfigs I'll clear them all out and create a Warrior Nation display shrine or something lol......anything at this point to end this Retro Groundhog Day-esque nightmare lol...... Geez, well at least they have them on pegs at your store, better than over here. At least I have one store that seems to reorder if they drop to single digits. The other stores around here though don't seem to restock. The other close store has had 9 for at least a month now and I haven't seen any spikes. Unless they got them in and sold the entire shipment overnight before I had a chance to see it on brickseek. Which is very possible as I've bought up all of the S2 that came in at the store I pass on my way home, about 6 a.m. both times they came in. I'm only buying the retros, which had had 12 figures out so far, no idea how those who collect all the main lines deal with this distribution. I would just give up and pay the higher ebay prices.
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