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Post by PJ on Dec 17, 2018 17:52:23 GMT -5
I picked up a Roberts for myself and finally found a Race for JokerFC. Who else is in the set? Yeah the set is... Race Steamboat Roberts Austin And a BAF Commissioner HBK.
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 17, 2018 18:31:49 GMT -5
Has anyone seen wave 3 in Canada yet? Nope Scalpers will mess it up anyway
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 17, 2018 18:47:00 GMT -5
I went to Walmarts in two different states today. All were loaded to the brim with E61 and Battle Packs
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2018 21:20:26 GMT -5
Has anyone seen wave 3 in Canada yet? No, it hasn't hit here yet and honestly I don't think it ever will. The Walmart in my area had a separate tag for the flashback elites and recently I noticed they have removed it- not a good sign IMO. I think the abrupt cancellation of this line by Mattel has resulted in WM changing their mind about carrying Series 3. I am completely fed up with Walmart and their horrible distribution of the WWE line and Mattel with all their damn store exclusives- they can both SUCK IT as far as I am concerned. I was hoping to pick up the Steamboat fig and then call it a day but now it appears as though I won't get the chance. The lack of new legends figure release (first time in the line figs will be few and far between IMO going forward) and the horrible retail distribution of this line has finally taken its toll on me and for the first time I am starting to lose interest. This was supposed to be a fun hobby, a stress reliever but it has now become a source of stress thanks to the difficulty in finding anything- especially these store exclusives.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Dec 17, 2018 21:36:08 GMT -5
I’m surprised I haven’t seen this in person yet, still looking for Jake!
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Dec 17, 2018 21:47:48 GMT -5
I’m surprised I haven’t seen this in person yet, still looking for Jake! have there even been Cases in the area
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 17, 2018 23:37:18 GMT -5
Has anyone seen wave 3 in Canada yet? No, it hasn't hit here yet and honestly I don't think it ever will. The Walmart in my area had a separate tag for the flashback elites and recently I noticed they have removed it- not a good sign IMO. I think the abrupt cancellation of this line by Mattel has resulted in WM changing their mind about carrying Series 3. I am completely fed up with Walmart and their horrible distribution of the WWE line and Mattel with all their damn store exclusives- they can both SUCK IT as far as I am concerned. I was hoping to pick up the Steamboat fig and then call it a day but now it appears as though I won't get the chance. The lack of new legends figure release (first time in the line figs will be few and far between IMO going forward) and the horrible retail distribution of this line has finally taken its toll on me and for the first time I am starting to lose interest. This was supposed to be a fun hobby, a stress reliever but it has now become a source of stress thanks to the difficulty in finding anything- especially these store exclusives. I recently sold my collection again or if frustration with the eBay global shipping program, I had Estates shipping on eBay because of how bad Walmart Canada is. Seriously, Walmart Canada is [Tom Prichard] the drizzling sh*ts[/Tom Prichard]
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2018 23:50:26 GMT -5
This figure and Bob Backlund should be red flags to Mattel. There is huge interest in both and both are very limited. They are under valuing their market. This is a huge concern in Canada. Toys R Us are always well stocked up here but do not get every series. They are guilty of over-ordering which probably discourages them from adding new product. Walmart Canada on the other hand are garbage. They get new product now, but they under order. It's impossible to find any new figures unless you visit 5+ Walmarts. I work in logistics and works love to have a crack at Mattel retail distribution. I think Sycho Sid really messed up the retail appetite up here. TRU is hands down better than WM, most of the figs I have purchased at retail have been from TRU. They do tend to over order, not sure why that is- perhaps they think the fanbase is larger than it actually is?! If the flashback series was a TRU exclusive, series 3 would already be on store shelves and I would have a Steamboat figure in my hands instead of bitching about crapmart.
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 18, 2018 5:49:41 GMT -5
This figure and Bob Backlund should be red flags to Mattel. There is huge interest in both and both are very limited. They are under valuing their market. This is a huge concern in Canada. Toys R Us are always well stocked up here but do not get every series. They are guilty of over-ordering which probably discourages them from adding new product. Walmart Canada on the other hand are garbage. They get new product now, but they under order. It's impossible to find any new figures unless you visit 5+ Walmarts. I work in logistics and works love to have a crack at Mattel retail distribution. I think Sycho Sid really messed up the retail appetite up here. TRU is hands down better than WM, most of the figs I have purchased at retail have been from TRU. They do tend to over order, not sure why that is- perhaps they think the fanbase is larger than it actually is?! If the flashback series was a TRU exclusive, series 3 would already be on store shelves and I would have a Steamboat figure in my hands instead of bitching about crapmart. Agreed 100% Although they only gave us one wave of HOF. I've seen DiBiase, Jimmy Hart and Macho King for two years now. They are still on the shelf
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Dec 18, 2018 9:10:57 GMT -5
TRU is hands down better than WM, most of the figs I have purchased at retail have been from TRU. They do tend to over order, not sure why that is- perhaps they think the fanbase is larger than it actually is?! If the flashback series was a TRU exclusive, series 3 would already be on store shelves and I would have a Steamboat figure in my hands instead of bitching about crapmart. Agreed 100% Although they only gave us one wave of HOF. I've seen DiBiase, Jimmy Hart and Macho King for two years now. They are still on the shelf Wow, I never saw the full set of HOF 3 in stores. Friend of mine half way across the country never found them either.
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Post by The Madness on Dec 18, 2018 9:18:02 GMT -5
Agreed 100% Although they only gave us one wave of HOF. I've seen DiBiase, Jimmy Hart and Macho King for two years now. They are still on the shelf Wow, I never saw the full set of HOF 3 in stores. Friend of mine half way across the country never found them either. I never saw HOF 3 in stores once, and I checked around 2-3 times a week.
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 18, 2018 9:18:54 GMT -5
Agreed 100% Although they only gave us one wave of HOF. I've seen DiBiase, Jimmy Hart and Macho King for two years now. They are still on the shelf Wow, I never saw the full set of HOF 3 in stores. Friend of mine half way across the country never found them either. They are in almost every TRU I visit. Richmond Hill and Oshawa are two recent (in the last month) locations where I have seen the whole set.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 12:16:46 GMT -5
Agreed 100% Although they only gave us one wave of HOF. I've seen DiBiase, Jimmy Hart and Macho King for two years now. They are still on the shelf Yes, HOF 3 is the one sore spot with me as far as TRU goes. I was really hoping they would pick up the subsequent sets (HOF 4 & 5) but it never happened because as you said HOF3 still clogs shelves to this day. I still can't figure out what happened with this set- did they over order the hell out of it or did it sell terribly?! I think it might be a bit of both but I tend to lean toward the 'sold terribly' side. This was not a strong set IMO, it was short one figure due to the Dude Love debacle and it looks like not many people were interested in M$M or Jimmy Hart?! Also, with Macho, I think most people prefer his mid/late 80s look with the star trunks as opposed to the Macho King era with the tights. I didn't really want this figure but at the time did not have any Macho figures and did not know if they would release another star trunks elite so I picked it up when it was on sale. I still don't really like it, specifically the checker board design- why didn't they release a Macho King with the WM6 attire especially since that is the attire they chose for the Sherri figure?!
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Post by JokerFC on Dec 18, 2018 12:21:40 GMT -5
I picked up a Roberts for myself and finally found a Race for JokerFC . swish!!!!!!!!
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Post by randyrock on Dec 20, 2018 19:45:52 GMT -5
I picked up a Roberts for myself and finally found a Race for JokerFC . swish!!!!!!!! People helping people. Very cool.
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Post by PJ on Dec 21, 2018 6:28:20 GMT -5
Last night we went to Walmart for some last minute gifts and I checked the aisle. For the WWE all they had were 3 Bailey, 2 Carmella, 1 Dana Brooks basics and a retro Rock. And the ML wasn’t any bettwith 5 Wasp, 2 Electra and 2 of Songbird.
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on Dec 21, 2018 19:02:14 GMT -5
Last night we went to Walmart for some last minute gifts and I checked the aisle. For the WWE all they had were 3 Bailey, 2 Carmella, 1 Dana Brooks basics and a retro Rock. And the ML wasn’t any bettwith 5 Wasp, 2 Electra and 2 of Songbird. Too bad that that Songbird is a peg warmer. She was awesome in the original Thunderbolts.
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 21, 2018 23:11:06 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to find Race but I wanted a 2nd to make an NWA Race, the way these are being distributed.....which is not at all....It doesnt seem like its gonna happen.
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Post by powerfred3k on Dec 21, 2018 23:35:50 GMT -5
The poop trophy actually exists so I might have to buy one and send 1 to the to whoever is the boss of the entire wwe mattel line because that person thought it would be ok and acceptable to short pack the baf harley race figure. In the meeting or email exchanges at mattel when whoever thought it would be a good idea to short pack harley race, no one else spoke up and said that would be a very bad idea considering its a build a figure set of 4 ?? If i could afford I would buy one for every wwe/mattel employee cause the rest are guilty by association for not speaking up.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Dec 22, 2018 1:50:01 GMT -5
The poop trophy actually exists so I might have to buy one and send 1 to the to whoever is the boss of the entire wwe mattel line because that person thought it would be ok and acceptable to short pack the baf harley race figure. In the meeting or email exchanges at mattel when whoever thought it would be a good idea to short pack harley race, no one else spoke up and said that would be a very bad idea considering its a build a figure set of 4 ?? If i could afford I would buy one for every wwe/mattel employee cause the rest are guilty by association for not speaking up. They’ve short packed BAF set figures many times before
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