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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Oct 5, 2018 8:37:41 GMT -5
Sorry, didn't watch the hour long podcast. So what is chase about these figure? Are there going to be two different figures for each listed (Backlund, Sherri, and the other two)? Or are the gonna be in some boxes that go to stores and not others? Does that mean, for instance Series 63, that Backlund will be in some boxes replacing one of the figures in the set like Dusty, then in other boxes Dusty will be there but Backlund won't? I'm kind-of confused. No specifics given. Just one per case. My guess is that it will replace whoever is packed most. So 63 will have 1 Dean instead of 2 or something like that.
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Post by Gorilla on Oct 5, 2018 8:38:58 GMT -5
I wish people wouldn't overreact. The inclusion of chase figures is going to give us a lot of characters that we might not get otherwise. I wish people world stop complaining.
We are getting Sherri and Backlund. Be happy that we are getting them, because of they had a wide release, they would probably rot on the shelves.
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Oct 5, 2018 8:42:19 GMT -5
Only interested in Backlund and Sherri, and my Walmart is typically pretty good with stocking the regular Elite line.
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Post by Rattlehead on Oct 5, 2018 8:42:46 GMT -5
This makes "the hunt" much more interesting, fun and frustrating haha
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Post by stc13 on Oct 5, 2018 8:50:22 GMT -5
Sorry, didn't watch the hour long podcast. So what is chase about these figure? Are there going to be two different figures for each listed (Backlund, Sherri, and the other two)? Or are the gonna be in some boxes that go to stores and not others? Does that mean, for instance Series 63, that Backlund will be in some boxes replacing one of the figures in the set like Dusty, then in other boxes Dusty will be there but Backlund won't? I'm kind-of confused. No specifics given. Just one per case. My guess is that it will replace whoever is packed most. So 63 will have 1 Dean instead of 2 or something like that. Did they say they were one per case? I didn't catch that on the podcast. I think the "chase" wording was mistakenly added in by the OP. These are just store exclusive assortments.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Oct 5, 2018 8:51:37 GMT -5
SMH!
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Post by havoc7179 on Oct 5, 2018 8:52:55 GMT -5
I wish people wouldn't overreact. The inclusion of chase figures is going to give us a lot of characters that we might not get otherwise. I wish people world stop complaining. We are getting Sherri and Backlund. Be happy that we are getting them, because of they had a wide release, they would probably rot on the shelves. While I agree, and while I know they have no control over how they are distributed and put on shelves, the fact that my Walmarts and Targets rarely put out exclusive lines* has me wanting to pray that guys I really want are popular enough to make it to a main line, or are part of the nWo so RSC can get it as an elite. *still waiting on 2 Targets to put out HOC 2. I don't need them but I know friends on the board who do, plus I like to keep track so that I know when HOC 3 is mentioned on the board, whether the stores are behind or up to date. also waiting on 4 Walmarts to get Flashback Basics 2 and Flashback Elites 2 for the same reasons plus to buy hopefully better versions of Basic Series 2 because the carding was great but still had some folds as the only Walmart I found them at likes to bend the carding.
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Oct 5, 2018 8:53:29 GMT -5
I swear, they love taking a giant crap all over Flashback collectors. this company sometimes. SOMETIMES...like this instance.
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Oct 5, 2018 8:53:54 GMT -5
Hopefully target and Walmart’s will actually stock these, unlike the flashback and Nxt lines. What area are you in that Wal Marts are not stocking the Flashbacks? Out of the 20 WM’s in my area, I’d say 19 have stocked and restocked both Series 1 & 2. Haven’t been difficult to find at all Target has improved. They stock the stuff, just a lot slower I welcome this idea, like someone else said. If it gets Elites of people who won’t sell in the main line. Bring them on. If I can’t find them, then there’s always the classifieds, eBay or 100 other ways to get them they carry the figures but it seems like it takes forever to get them in and restock.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Oct 5, 2018 8:55:29 GMT -5
I don’t see these as being too hard to find, the average fan isn’t gonna go crazy over Backlund,Sherri or Wolfe. Dunne might be the hot piece to hunt down though. but the scalpers???
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Oct 5, 2018 8:56:41 GMT -5
No specifics given. Just one per case. My guess is that it will replace whoever is packed most. So 63 will have 1 Dean instead of 2 or something like that. Did they say they were one per case? I didn't catch that on the podcast. I think the "chase" wording was mistakenly added in by the OP. These are just store exclusive assortments. I think they said 1 per case but not sure. I assume 1. But yeah, they’re not chases but exclusives. Every case sent to Walmart or Target will have at least 1 of these figures.
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Oct 5, 2018 8:57:01 GMT -5
We got two words for Mattel: "FU"
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Post by Chip on Oct 5, 2018 8:58:13 GMT -5
if these chase figures are just a fancy way of saying store exclusives, like there will be 1 (or more) per case in those stores....then fine, whatever we can deal with it
if its a chase figure in the way Funko does it...this is an incredibly stupid and poor decision on mattel's part. most of what chase figures do in their existence is line pockets of scalpers and piss off collectors.
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Post by Goldust on Oct 5, 2018 8:58:21 GMT -5
The inclusion of chase figures is going to give us a lot of characters that we might not get otherwise. This is a huge benefit of this approach. I'm just not a fan of store exclusivity as my Targets are usually butt and my local Walmart rarely gets stuff in a timely manner.
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Post by stc13 on Oct 5, 2018 9:04:11 GMT -5
I wish people wouldn't overreact. The inclusion of chase figures is going to give us a lot of characters that we might not get otherwise. I wish people world stop complaining. We are getting Sherri and Backlund. Be happy that we are getting them, because of they had a wide release, they would probably rot on the shelves. While I agree, and while I know they have no control over how they are distributed and put on shelves, the fact that my Walmarts and Targets rarely put out exclusive lines* has me wanting to pray that guys I really want are popular enough to make it to a main line, or are part of the nWo so RSC can get it as an elite. *still waiting on 2 Targets to put out HOC 2. I don't need them but I know friends on the board who do, plus I like to keep track so that I know when HOC 3 is mentioned on the board, whether the stores are behind or up to date. also waiting on 4 Walmarts to get Flashback Basics 2 and Flashback Elites 2 for the same reasons plus to buy hopefully better versions of Basic Series 2 because the carding was great but still had some folds as the only Walmart I found them at likes to bend the carding. I completely agree. Maybe I'm being an optimist, but I think these store exclusives are actually designed to avoid those issues. Obviously what happens once figures hit a store's warehouse is out of Mattel's hands. In exchange for the store exclusive figure, the stores likely had to commit to buying X cases of each series. Stores in my area never saw E40-44. A few got E45 and 46, but skipped 47A and B. Things were going well for a while, but then we missed E52 and 53 at the end of last year. Pegs went empty after the holidays, and E54 and 55 got overordered and are still on shelves. They then jumped straight to E59. E63 is the first of the 2019 sets, so it makes sense to try to reset distribution at retail after the holiday shopping clears out old stock. I think these store exclusives may help Mattel better control the ordering patterns, keeping the case numbers fairly even across series. Whether those make it to stores as intended is yet to be seen. But there's nowhere to go but up in my eyes...
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 5, 2018 9:05:05 GMT -5
Well let's see, Mattel is currently distributing series 64/65....my walmarts still have elite 55 on the shelf. I should get Backlund & Sherri sometime around 2032.
Great job mattel.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 9:11:46 GMT -5
Well let's see, Mattel is currently distributing series 64/65....my walmarts still have elite 55 on the shelf. I should get Backlund & Sherri sometime around 2032. Great job mattel. Not many collectors round your way?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 9:13:20 GMT -5
I don’t see these as being too hard to find, the average fan isn’t gonna go crazy over Backlund,Sherri or Wolfe. Dunne might be the hot piece to hunt down though. but the scalpers??? lol
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Post by tanaka808 on Oct 5, 2018 9:20:15 GMT -5
Well let's see, Mattel is currently distributing series 64/65....my walmarts still have elite 55 on the shelf. I should get Backlund & Sherri sometime around 2032. Great job mattel. Oof I feel your pain. For me it's gonna be more like...
Elite 63 will have Charlotte (Walmart) Elite 64 will have Tito Santana (Target) Elite 65 will have Charlotte (Walmart) Elite 66 will have Tito Santana (Target)
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Post by Gorilla on Oct 5, 2018 9:22:41 GMT -5
Honestly, I'm in Canada and don't even have access to US Walmart except for when I travel for work. I'm not upset by this. I'm happy we get two new figures.
You guys all really need to give Mattel a break. They have made an amazing line of figures and they are trying to get every character to us that they can without losing money.
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