powerfred3k
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Post by powerfred3k on Aug 10, 2018 12:34:17 GMT -5
Well still nothing near me, but i found out on the tracker and confirmed by checking if the store does not pop up on the list of nearby stores that means they are not carrying these. So thats great, only select stores are going to carry these. which is weird since the first series was in a lot more stores Yep and if the store has any left and the price is marked down i am pretty sure they are not carrying them either. So yeah thanks walmart and thanks mattel for making it even more difficult to actually buy some wrestling figures. |
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Aug 10, 2018 12:37:22 GMT -5
which is weird since the first series was in a lot more stores Yep and if the store has any left and the price is marked down i am pretty sure they are not carrying them either. So yeah thanks walmart and thanks mattel for making it even more difficult to actually buy some wrestling figures. I found mine at the closest wal mart that carries them which was about a 40 minute drive. First time brickseek said 9 on the floor but I went and none there. Second time they had them thankfully when the brickseek counter said 17. Hopefully more wal Marts pick up this set |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 10, 2018 13:53:25 GMT -5
I thought I saw pics of Doink’s hair being removable like his first elite. Mine isn’t coming off. I wanted to give him the straighter wig. I guess I could headswap but wigswap woulda been so much easier.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Aug 10, 2018 14:17:58 GMT -5
I thought I saw pics of Doink’s hair being removable like his first elite. Mine isn’t coming off. I wanted to give him the straighter wig. I guess I could headswap but wigswap woulda been so much easier. its removable |
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Post by dynamitekido on Aug 10, 2018 14:20:11 GMT -5
This is easily the most rediculous exclusive Mattel is releasing. At least in the area I live. Here’s a funny story.....
So I’ve been checking Brickseek daily for these and nothing. So at around 6pm I notice my local WM has 8 (one case) so I call a buddy of mine who wants them and we meet at Walmart. We go in, NOTHING. Now I know they have them in the back or they’re on a truck (I’ve went to this WM before and they get a huge delivery on Thursdays). So they’re bringing out pallets and still nothing. So me and my buddy head out to the parking lot to leave, get to BSing for a bit and head back in. So we notice more pallets are coming out and some are for the toy section, yet still no flashbacks. At this point we notice a guy hanging around the toy section and more specifically the WWE section. He started looking at stuff, yet you can tell he wasn’t really looking. Read completely like a scalper to me. So then we see a pallet come out and I see a few Mattel boxes that are WWE. At this point I’m trying to look and see if the flashbacks are there without getting in an employees way. Then I see the flashback box, me and my boy wanted a set each, meaning the whole case. Once the workers clear I grab the box, then another employee approached us for what we were doing, I tell him we’re buying the whole case and then the guy was fine. Me and my boy hit an isle to open the box and split the figs and we both notice scalper man eyeing us up and leaving the store empty handed. I’d never go to this length for stuff but the first FB series was only around here ONCE. It’s so stupid to make figures THIS hard to buy. It doesn’t make them more exclusive or anything, it’s just giving an opportunity for scalpers to make a bunch of cash, while the company (Mattel) misses out on $ if they aren’t as available as they should be, and collectors end up disappointed and annoyed with the product.
In short, I’m happy I got my set, but this is beyond stupid and annoying. If I by chance I couldn’t make it last night to this store, I’d be willing to bet I’d be paying top dollar on the secondary market for the whole set or skipping them entirely.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 10, 2018 14:21:23 GMT -5
I thought I saw pics of Doink’s hair being removable like his first elite. Mine isn’t coming off. I wanted to give him the straighter wig. I guess I could headswap but wigswap woulda been so much easier. its removable I couldn’t get mine off. I ended up just headswapping. |
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Bobby Heenan
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Post by Bobby Heenan on Aug 10, 2018 14:26:32 GMT -5
This is easily the most rediculous exclusive Mattel is releasing. At least in the area I live. Here’s a funny story..... So I’ve been checking Brickseek daily for these and nothing. So at around 6pm I notice my local WM has 8 (one case) so I call a buddy of mine who wants them and we meet at Walmart. We go in, NOTHING. Now I know they have them in the back or they’re on a truck (I’ve went to this WM before and they get a huge delivery on Thursdays). So they’re bringing out pallets and still nothing. So me and my buddy head out to the parking lot to leave, get to BSing for a bit and head back in. So we notice more pallets are coming out and some are for the toy section, yet still no flashbacks. At this point we notice a guy hanging around the toy section and more specifically the WWE section. As soon as the guy say ya he started looking at stuff, yet you can tell he wasn’t really looking. Read completely like a scalper to me. So then we see a pallet come out and I see a few Mattel boxes that are WWE. At this point I’m trying to look and see if the flashbacks are there without getting in an employees way. Then I see the flashback box, me and my boy wanted a set each, meaning he whole case. Once the workers clear I grab the box, then another employee approached us for what we were doing, I tell him we’re buying the whole case and then the guy was fine. Me and my boy hit an isle to open the box and split the figs and we both notice scalper man eyeing us up and leaving the store empty handed. I’d never go to this length for stuff but the first FB series was only around here ONCE. It’s so stupid to make figures THIS hard to buy. It doesn’t make them more exclusive or anything, it’s just giving an opportunity for scalpers to make a bunch of cash, while the company (Mattel) misses out on $ if they aren’t as available as they should be, and collectors end up disappointed and annoyed with the product. In short, I’m happy I got my set, but this is beyond stupid and annoying. If I by chance I couldn’t make it last night to this store, I’d be willing to bet I’d be paying top dollar on the secondary market for the whole set or skipping them entirely. Job well done! Remember, every set we buy at retail takes a 100% overcharge out of the mouth of a socially awkward scalper xD And before anyone jumps to their defense: it's one thing to take figures from a series that's not that hard to find and make them available to people in other countries or areas with a reasonable hike for their time and trouble, that I'm cool with. It's completely buying out limited release figures (thanks to exclusives and/or to Mattel's spotty distribution... Hasbro does it too) to sell them for over twice their retail value on evil bay that grinds my gears. See: TRU Fan Central Elites. Good luck hunting to those that haven't scored their figures yet! |
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Post by Showstopper on Aug 10, 2018 14:30:40 GMT -5
I'm tired of waiting for these figures to come to the east coast, so I ordered the Shawn one off of Ebay. It's 2018 and the distribution for these is awful. They might not even come to my area. So, Ebay it is. Disgraceful.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Aug 10, 2018 14:31:25 GMT -5
I couldn’t get mine off. I ended up just headswapping. I thought it wasn’t either but I guess mine had less/no glue. Came off easily |
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ellisd
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Post by ellisd on Aug 10, 2018 14:43:38 GMT -5
I was able to get my set today in Bowling Green, KY. I bought a set of four and an extra HBK. Well still nothing near me, but i found out on the tracker and confirmed by checking if the store does not pop up on the list of nearby stores that means they are not carrying these. So thats great, only select stores are going to carry these. Yep, this is true. My Walmart doesn’t show up on the list when I search for them and we aren’t getting them right now, there’s not a spot on the pegs for them. |
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powerfred3k
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Post by powerfred3k on Aug 10, 2018 14:49:19 GMT -5
Could someone please get me an extra alundra blayze ? I don't even want to buy a whole set anymore just the blaze figure and belt. To anyone seeing this i don't want the baf piece either.
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buddyboy101
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Post by buddyboy101 on Aug 10, 2018 14:49:36 GMT -5
Well still nothing near me, but i found out on the tracker and confirmed by checking if the store does not pop up on the list of nearby stores that means they are not carrying these. So thats great, only select stores are going to carry these. which is weird since the first series was in a lot more stores They prob have a purchasing rule that diverts/focuses inventory of a subsequent series to the stores that sold the most of the previous series. |
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Aug 10, 2018 14:54:05 GMT -5
Could someone please get me an extra alundra blayze ? I don't even want to buy a whole set anymore just the blaze figure and belt. To anyone seeing this i don't want the baf piece either. I would have but I sold mine with razor for 25 already sorry man |
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Aug 10, 2018 14:54:17 GMT -5
which is weird since the first series was in a lot more stores They prob have a purchasing rule that diverts/focuses inventory of a subsequent series to the stores that sold the most of the previous series. wack. |
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powerfred3k
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Post by powerfred3k on Aug 10, 2018 15:12:59 GMT -5
They prob have a purchasing rule that diverts/focuses inventory of a subsequent series to the stores that sold the most of the previous series. wack. Cause you know what helps sell your exclusive wwe figure ? Only having them for sale (maybe) in select stores. At this point i think mattel has been doing this on purpose the whole time with there god awful distribution. #makemattelgreatagain |
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bizcliz4life
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Post by bizcliz4life on Aug 10, 2018 18:38:26 GMT -5
They prob have a purchasing rule that diverts/focuses inventory of a subsequent series to the stores that sold the most of the previous series. wack. If true, it's super weird. I searched my stores, and a couple that sold out super quick aren't taking this series, then. Dammit, I'm really getting antsy now. |
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anddrew
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Post by anddrew on Aug 11, 2018 3:15:40 GMT -5
Found in Savannah, GA picked up HBK and Doink. If anyone wants Razor or Blayze let me know.
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Post by Thought Collector on Aug 11, 2018 4:57:08 GMT -5
I'm tired of waiting for these figures to come to the east coast, so I ordered the Shawn one off of Ebay. It's 2018 and the distribution for these is awful. They might not even come to my area. So, Ebay it is. Disgraceful. I def. don't blame you, especially if they're Walmart exclusives lol. |
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jburnabtnh
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Post by jburnabtnh on Aug 11, 2018 9:30:43 GMT -5
Confirmed that these have now hit Maine. I picked up a full set at the Scarborough Walmart this morning. One full set remains there, looks like a couple sets in Falmouth and Auburn according to Brickseek.
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hbkfan77
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Post by hbkfan77 on Aug 11, 2018 10:53:14 GMT -5
Confirmed that these have now hit Maine. I picked up a full set at the Scarborough Walmart this morning. One full set remains there, looks like a couple sets in Falmouth and Auburn according to Brickseek. Great news! They're finally making their way East! I hope to see them this week now!
Now 66% in stock. Movin' on up!
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