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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on May 21, 2019 23:33:15 GMT -5
3000 miles? You're not a truck driver are you?
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scotscollector
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Post by scotscollector on May 22, 2019 15:51:35 GMT -5
So over the course of the last 2 weeks myself and my wife drove just under 3,000 miles starting in Miami doing a loop around Florida, Georgia, North Carlolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana and then finally back to Miami. to say i was excited about my potential new figs being added to my collection was an understatement. But how wrong was I? think I must have been to around 12-15 different Walmart’s and all I got from there was the DX battle pack. I had absolutely no joy from the half dozen or so target shops either. I did get retrofest Hacksaw and Ric Flair from a GameStop in New Orleans. i found some nice figs in a flea market in Tennessee just outside Gaitlinburg. I bought a signed Kevin Nash for a decent price. But my experience has left me wondering how everyone in the states build their collections? I had long thought i would end up with a separate suitcase filled with my buys but wasn’t to be. turns out you guys have it as hard as us in the UK. Ah well need to stick to eBay. I take it you went to Flea Traders in Sevierville? There's a kid/dad that set up there a lot. They have a bunch of figures but are usually overpriced. They use to post on Craigslist & Facebook all the time. Yeah that was one of the we went to. There were two very close to each other. first one I went to had loads of loose figs that were VERY overpriced. So didn’t look much further there. The second market is where I picked up the Nash fig. Compared to what i would have to pay from eBay in the UK it was a decent price
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scotscollector
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Post by scotscollector on May 22, 2019 15:54:24 GMT -5
I order most of mine from Ringside Collectibles. Otherwise I live in Eastern Massachusetts outside of Boston. Every Sunday I will hit all of my local Walmarts (2) and Target (1) and then head into NH where there's about 3 Targets and 2 Walmarts all within a half hours drive. Haven't had much luck at all lately, but when they all restock i have a field day and it's a lot of fun hunting for certain figures. Frankly I just think your timing was bad. Most Walmarts and Targets are currently empty. With a few figures left that no one really wants. We're all waiting for the next release, which is....i have no clue. Should be soon though. Since all my local stores have a huge empty section where WWE figures should be. By the way, I'd get that Nash auto figure checked. Flea Markets are an epitome where scammers love to flock with their stuff. I’ve seen a few of his signed figs online and look the same. The stall had quite a selection of signed figure including Mick Foley and a few others. even if it’s not a genuine signature it’s still cheaper than buying from eBay in the Uk.
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