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Post by mattyp on May 14, 2019 18:39:40 GMT -5
Bought an Owens E66 today and noticed the sku was 087-06–0615?
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on May 14, 2019 19:43:43 GMT -5
That’s the individual dpci
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Post by mattyp on May 14, 2019 19:57:34 GMT -5
Yes sorry. But I thought all the dcpi codes were the same for all elites? That’s how I look them up on popfinder. Target Elites: 087-06-4395 And that was always how it appeared on my receipts.
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Post by kgchampion on May 16, 2019 12:22:02 GMT -5
Yes sorry. But I thought all the dcpi codes were the same for all elites? That’s how I look them up on popfinder. Target Elites: 087-06-4395 And that was always how it appeared on my receipts. I used to work the stockroom at Target. It's wonky. There's a series DCPI which is basically what we put on the box itself and every individual figure from that series scans in with the same DCPI. That's why if you scan a figure in the price checker kiosk, it'll say X number in stock and whatever number in stock can be any figure from that series. So if you scan a Kevin Owens, it says "3 in backstock" or whatever, that doesn't mean it's KO. It just means there are 3 figures from that series in the back. On Brickseek, for whatever reason, it can actually list an individual DCPI. You can find this by punching in the UPC of the figure and it'll also give you the DCPI of that individual figure. Target doesn't use individual DCPI for individual figures if it's part of an assortment. So if I type in the individual DCPI for "HOC Batista" it'll say 0 for every Target. But if I type in the overall DCPI for Hall of Champions Series 1, it'll tell me exactly how many figures are in stock from that series. But we don't differentiate in the backroom when it's an assortment. Come to think of it, I think all regular Elites regardless of series scanned in with the same DCPI, so we'd have no idea if it was series 40 or series 44. I'm pretty sure Hall of Fame was the same way. I got very excited when we got a box of what I expected to be HOF Series 5 (the one with Diesel). Nope. Series 2. The one with Tito. Which we still had hanging on the shelf. That's how bad Target distribution is.
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Post by nocturnal on May 16, 2019 19:59:08 GMT -5
Yes sorry. But I thought all the dcpi codes were the same for all elites? That’s how I look them up on popfinder. Target Elites: 087-06-4395 And that was always how it appeared on my receipts. I used to work the stockroom at Target. It's wonky. There's a series DCPI which is basically what we put on the box itself and every individual figure from that series scans in with the same DCPI. That's why if you scan a figure in the price checker kiosk, it'll say X number in stock and whatever number in stock can be any figure from that series. So if you scan a Kevin Owens, it says "3 in backstock" or whatever, that doesn't mean it's KO. It just means there are 3 figures from that series in the back. On Brickseek, for whatever reason, it can actually list an individual DCPI. You can find this by punching in the UPC of the figure and it'll also give you the DCPI of that individual figure. Target doesn't use individual DCPI for individual figures if it's part of an assortment. So if I type in the individual DCPI for "HOC Batista" it'll say 0 for every Target. But if I type in the overall DCPI for Hall of Champions Series 1, it'll tell me exactly how many figures are in stock from that series. But we don't differentiate in the backroom when it's an assortment. Come to think of it, I think all regular Elites regardless of series scanned in with the same DCPI, so we'd have no idea if it was series 40 or series 44. I'm pretty sure Hall of Fame was the same way. I got very excited when we got a box of what I expected to be HOF Series 5 (the one with Diesel). Nope. Series 2. The one with Tito. Which we still had hanging on the shelf. That's how bad Target distribution is. This is enlightening. Thank you!
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Post by mattyp on May 16, 2019 23:33:07 GMT -5
Yes that’s the way it’s been. All elites ring up with same dcpi. On the scanner (it would list WWE elite) and in the receipts. That’s how it was easy to use Popfindr. Sure you don’t know what case was coming in, but you had a pretty good idea. Today I tried another store out of curiosity. Same thing. I used the scanner fir e66 AJ and it came up his individual dcpi. I bought it and the dcpi on the receipt was his. Completely different than the e66 Owens I bought a few days ago. . I used to work the stockroom at Target. It's wonky. There's a series DCPI which is basically what we put on the box itself and every individual figure from that series scans in with the same DCPI. That's why if you scan a figure in the price checker kiosk, it'll say X number in stock and whatever number in stock can be any figure from that series. So if you scan a Kevin Owens, it says "3 in backstock" or whatever, that doesn't mean it's KO. It just means there are 3 figures from that series in the back. On Brickseek, for whatever reason, it can actually list an individual DCPI. You can find this by punching in the UPC of the figure and it'll also give you the DCPI of that individual figure. Target doesn't use individual DCPI for individual figures if it's part of an assortment. So if I type in the individual DCPI for "HOC Batista" it'll say 0 for every Target. But if I type in the overall DCPI for Hall of Champions Series 1, it'll tell me exactly how many figures are in stock from that series. But we don't differentiate in the backroom when it's an assortment. Come to think of it, I think all regular Elites regardless of series scanned in with the same DCPI, so we'd have no idea if it was series 40 or series 44. I'm pretty sure Hall of Fame was the same way. I got very excited when we got a box of what I expected to be HOF Series 5 (the one with Diesel). Nope. Series 2. The one with Tito. Which we still had hanging on the shelf. That's how bad Target distribution is. This is enlightening. Thank you!
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Post by MR._SOCKO on May 19, 2019 7:30:25 GMT -5
mattyp, it would appear as though you are correct. I'm hoping this will make it easier to find specific figures then instead of hoping it's one of the ones included in the number for a type of figure (Basic, Elite, NXT, Battle Pack, etc.)
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Post by Scotty Flamingo on May 19, 2019 17:13:00 GMT -5
It is looking that way. The popfindr number has remained the same since it went up on Tuesday and there has never been a time when almost everything sells after a day or two. If they change to having each figure having it’s only sku it will make popfindr almost useless. It is easier to see the number move up by 8 than check each figure individually.
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Post by WreckerJack on May 20, 2019 4:49:21 GMT -5
How does DCPI work? Also how does mattel know which figures sell and which ones don't?
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Post by LK3 on May 20, 2019 15:27:22 GMT -5
How does DCPI work? Also how does mattel know which figures sell and which ones don't? The UPC that gets scanned when purchasing the figure is specific to the figure, so that’s how.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on May 20, 2019 17:01:40 GMT -5
Yes sorry. But I thought all the dcpi codes were the same for all elites? That’s how I look them up on popfinder. Target Elites: 087-06-4395 And that was always how it appeared on my receipts. I used to work the stockroom at Target. It's wonky. There's a series DCPI which is basically what we put on the box itself and every individual figure from that series scans in with the same DCPI. That's why if you scan a figure in the price checker kiosk, it'll say X number in stock and whatever number in stock can be any figure from that series. So if you scan a Kevin Owens, it says "3 in backstock" or whatever, that doesn't mean it's KO. It just means there are 3 figures from that series in the back. On Brickseek, for whatever reason, it can actually list an individual DCPI. You can find this by punching in the UPC of the figure and it'll also give you the DCPI of that individual figure. Target doesn't use individual DCPI for individual figures if it's part of an assortment. So if I type in the individual DCPI for "HOC Batista" it'll say 0 for every Target. But if I type in the overall DCPI for Hall of Champions Series 1, it'll tell me exactly how many figures are in stock from that series. But we don't differentiate in the backroom when it's an assortment. Come to think of it, I think all regular Elites regardless of series scanned in with the same DCPI, so we'd have no idea if it was series 40 or series 44. I'm pretty sure Hall of Fame was the same way. I got very excited when we got a box of what I expected to be HOF Series 5 (the one with Diesel). Nope. Series 2. The one with Tito. Which we still had hanging on the shelf. That's how bad Target distribution is. Every time i enter the dpci on Brickseek it says OUT OF STOCK no matter what. Even when i enter one of a figure i know they have that i just saw there an hour ago.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on May 20, 2019 17:14:28 GMT -5
So, how do you check inventory for individual figures? Im a bit confused. Brickseek and popfinder all say out of stock or zero when i enter the #s in for individual figures. But if i enter it for "elites" or "retros" then it will say a number.
Like everyone else id like to check for specific figures. Is there a way to do that?
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Post by americanhyena on May 27, 2019 2:41:59 GMT -5
Popfindr still works using the 087-06-4395 DPCI but when they ring up they now do the same thing Walmart does and ring up by individual figure DPCI / codes. If you’re in a Target, just politely emphasize to an employee (if you’re asking them to check) that you’re looking for the general assortment / series, not the specific figure in hand. Their Zebra scanners can search for both. Walmart’s in store stock tracking system lacks this ability as far as I know (either that or that’s just what employees say). They can only search for the character specific skus.
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Post by kgchampion on Jun 4, 2019 11:41:46 GMT -5
I used to work the stockroom at Target. It's wonky. There's a series DCPI which is basically what we put on the box itself and every individual figure from that series scans in with the same DCPI. That's why if you scan a figure in the price checker kiosk, it'll say X number in stock and whatever number in stock can be any figure from that series. So if you scan a Kevin Owens, it says "3 in backstock" or whatever, that doesn't mean it's KO. It just means there are 3 figures from that series in the back. On Brickseek, for whatever reason, it can actually list an individual DCPI. You can find this by punching in the UPC of the figure and it'll also give you the DCPI of that individual figure. Target doesn't use individual DCPI for individual figures if it's part of an assortment. So if I type in the individual DCPI for "HOC Batista" it'll say 0 for every Target. But if I type in the overall DCPI for Hall of Champions Series 1, it'll tell me exactly how many figures are in stock from that series. But we don't differentiate in the backroom when it's an assortment. Come to think of it, I think all regular Elites regardless of series scanned in with the same DCPI, so we'd have no idea if it was series 40 or series 44. I'm pretty sure Hall of Fame was the same way. I got very excited when we got a box of what I expected to be HOF Series 5 (the one with Diesel). Nope. Series 2. The one with Tito. Which we still had hanging on the shelf. That's how bad Target distribution is. Every time i enter the dpci on Brickseek it says OUT OF STOCK no matter what. Even when i enter one of a figure i know they have that i just saw there an hour ago. Like I said, Brickseek only shows the stock of the DCPI of the series, not the individual figures if that's what you're asking about. Because Target groups the series together. This is how the store receives it from distribution: An unopened box containing 8 figures from the same series: 4 figures single-packed, 2 figures each double packed for a total of 8 figures in 1 box. And I only saw 1 box come in at 1 time regardless of series and they came in slowly. So, this unopened box of figures comes in from our local distribution signal. I'd scan the barcode that Mattel printed on the box, then our label printer, which was connected to my scanning gun, would print a label that contained the DCPI of the series and a Target barcode that when scanned would pop up the entire series and give a location of where that shipment is. So you put the label on the bottom of the box, you put that box on a shelf somewhere in the stockroom, preferably in the designated toy area if there was room. Every sections of the shelves have their own location label with a barcode. You scan the label on the box, you scan the location label on the shelf, that box is now tied to that location. Target employees can look up where that box is located on their scan devices. I know the guns do it because that's what I used in the stockroom. I don't know if the red PDAs do it because I never used those things. To find it on the gun, I think you have to go Sub T (which I forget how to get to), either scan the item or type in the DCPI and it'll show you the exact location in the back. Okay. So now the unopened box is on a shelf in the stockroom and it's got a location and it's scanned into the system. The system knows it's there. Well, what if a backroom guy wants to open the box? You scan the label, you remove it from the location, you open the box, you scan the barcode ON THE INDIVIDUAL FIGURES, and you put them in a section for individual figures, scan that location, and now those figures are in that location. When you scan the barcode printed on the individual figures (the UPC), it shows the series DCPI on our guns. No matter what figure you scan from that specific series, it always popped up as the Series DCPI that we originally printed a label for and slapped onto the box. I left 2 years ago so I don't know if that has changed, but I doubt it would in the stockroom. However, it still might have changed for the stockroom (even thought that would make things overly complicated). Here's the dirty little secret: Things in the stockroom only get put out for the sales floor if it shows up on our daily "Put these things out" list in our gun. I think this list pops up 3 times a day at specific times and usually takes an hour or two to finish. WWE figures (and most action figures) never showed up on this list while I was there during my shift. And it rarely showed up at all. I have seen a new series of elites sitting on the shelf in the stockroom for months before it was finally put out for sale. This is because I got tired of them sitting there not being bought, so I manually pulled them from location and sent them out to the floor. They were sold through within 2 weeks. I've done this for elites, basics, and Hall of Fame. I remember some holiday shipper we got that was supposed to be out (the one that came with basic ABA Taker maybe and long-haired Sting). I had to ask them to pull it from the back so I could open it up and buy some figures. I've seen this happen with the first X-Men Marvel Legends series (with Deadpool) and DC Multiverse, too. Even if the shelf had a lot of space on it. So sometimes there is more in the back AT TARGET. I don't know about other companies. And sometimes the sales floor people forget to audit the store shelves or do so incorrectly, so it'll say there's 1 Battlepack on the store shelf, when there hasn't been one for months. They get lost or stolen or damaged and nobody out front scans it out of inventory.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 4, 2019 13:22:28 GMT -5
Every time i enter the dpci on Brickseek it says OUT OF STOCK no matter what. Even when i enter one of a figure i know they have that i just saw there an hour ago. Like I said, Brickseek only shows the stock of the DCPI of the series, not the individual figures if that's what you're asking about. Because Target groups the series together. This is how the store receives it from distribution: An unopened box containing 8 figures from the same series: 4 figures single-packed, 2 figures each double packed for a total of 8 figures in 1 box. And I only saw 1 box come in at 1 time regardless of series and they came in slowly. So, this unopened box of figures comes in from our local distribution signal. I'd scan the barcode that Mattel printed on the box, then our label printer, which was connected to my scanning gun, would print a label that contained the DCPI of the series and a Target barcode that when scanned would pop up the entire series and give a location of where that shipment is. So you put the label on the bottom of the box, you put that box on a shelf somewhere in the stockroom, preferably in the designated toy area if there was room. Every sections of the shelves have their own location label with a barcode. You scan the label on the box, you scan the location label on the shelf, that box is now tied to that location. Target employees can look up where that box is located on their scan devices. I know the guns do it because that's what I used in the stockroom. I don't know if the red PDAs do it because I never used those things. To find it on the gun, I think you have to go Sub T (which I forget how to get to), either scan the item or type in the DCPI and it'll show you the exact location in the back. Okay. So now the unopened box is on a shelf in the stockroom and it's got a location and it's scanned into the system. The system knows it's there. Well, what if a backroom guy wants to open the box? You scan the label, you remove it from the location, you open the box, you scan the barcode ON THE INDIVIDUAL FIGURES, and you put them in a section for individual figures, scan that location, and now those figures are in that location. When you scan the barcode printed on the individual figures (the UPC), it shows the series DCPI on our guns. No matter what figure you scan from that specific series, it always popped up as the Series DCPI that we originally printed a label for and slapped onto the box. I left 2 years ago so I don't know if that has changed, but I doubt it would in the stockroom. However, it still might have changed for the stockroom (even thought that would make things overly complicated). Here's the dirty little secret: Things in the stockroom only get put out for the sales floor if it shows up on our daily "Put these things out" list in our gun. I think this list pops up 3 times a day at specific times and usually takes an hour or two to finish. WWE figures (and most action figures) never showed up on this list while I was there during my shift. And it rarely showed up at all. I have seen a new series of elites sitting on the shelf in the stockroom for months before it was finally put out for sale. This is because I got tired of them sitting there not being bought, so I manually pulled them from location and sent them out to the floor. They were sold through within 2 weeks. I've done this for elites, basics, and Hall of Fame. I remember some holiday shipper we got that was supposed to be out (the one that came with basic ABA Taker maybe and long-haired Sting). I had to ask them to pull it from the back so I could open it up and buy some figures. I've seen this happen with the first X-Men Marvel Legends series (with Deadpool) and DC Multiverse, too. Even if the shelf had a lot of space on it. So sometimes there is more in the back AT TARGET. I don't know about other companies. And sometimes the sales floor people forget to audit the store shelves or do so incorrectly, so it'll say there's 1 Battlepack on the store shelf, when there hasn't been one for months. They get lost or stolen or damaged and nobody out front scans it out of inventory. Excellent insight! Thanks! So, it might be in our best interest to ask an associate to check the back for Elites? Would they be able to do that for us?
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jun 4, 2019 13:31:41 GMT -5
How does DCPI work? Also how does mattel know which figures sell and which ones don't? I’m pretty sure they don’t know exactly how many sold of each character. They know how many they sell to retailers though, and that’s on them if they order too many. I’m sure it gets back to them when someone warms like Tito, Big Cass, DM UM Warrior. Like someone once asked about royalties and Curt Hawkins explained years ago that they are paid lump sums for likeness in games and figures and not steady royalties. If they were Brodus, Apollo, Etc would never get paid....
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