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Post by qdogg on Oct 2, 2019 21:07:17 GMT -5
They should of put some Sherri's in the Ghostbuster shipper along with Rock. Sadly I see no evidence of e65 ever being at any of my local Walmart's. I would of liked to have found one. Found Liv today and was super happy to have that one as I don't like going to Target. Patterson was very easy to find as no-one wanted him I guess. I hope Brisco, Monsoon and Blassie are going to be easy to find.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Oct 2, 2019 21:15:34 GMT -5
Only one Walmart around me got in E65
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Post by drifter on Oct 2, 2019 21:19:47 GMT -5
The exclusives are obviously not going to stop, but the way it's implemented really needs to change. As others have said, if it's just a single figure or two, in a regular series, then they need to be shipping more than just one per case. Ever since they've done these exclusive figures, I've only ever seen, Liv and Sonya, once (unfortunately someone else got them) in person. It needs to either be an exclusive line, like Target had with Hall of Champions or NXT, or it needs to be more of the exclusive figure.
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Post by popyduggan on Oct 2, 2019 23:07:33 GMT -5
If distribution wasn't so terrible, it would be fine, but I got multiple guys in my area already that use trackers and wipe out anything that's a deal or "rare" as soon as hits the pallet, so I dunno what to do other than nothing, because I don't want to live like that, checking online trackers every few hours so I can litter my house with cheapass Walmart toys, ya know?
Then they got the shippers that either never hit or my stores don't put them out until months later(my local supercenter just put out a bunch of WM35 basics, BPs, and Elites)
And then there's Canada, that gets a glut of the stuff I never even see in stores like the Target NXT exclusives and Bob Backlund, etc.
I suppose I'll just buy it all loose in a couple years when no one cares anymore.
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Post by rastlinfigures on Oct 2, 2019 23:18:40 GMT -5
Most of my points of agreement have already been raised by others replying to this. I’ve been checking PopFindr way too often lately just to find the stupid Liv Morgan figure, and their stock count is not always accurate - leading to wasted trips to the store. And, no, I do not buy other products (increase the food traffic) while there that I would not have otherwise. Does anyone else?
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Post by powerfred3k on Oct 2, 2019 23:51:07 GMT -5
If something is exclusive to Walmart or Target you should have no trouble finding it at that store when it comes out. You should be able to walk in and find it sitting on the shelf. Instead they only get one case at a time instead of loading the shelves with each series like they used to. If they continue doing it that way they should just get cases of the exclusive. Another idea would be to make AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, or Roman Reigns the exclusives since the stores always need them in stock and make Monsoon, Blassie, etc part of the regular set. Kmart & Toys R Us always had no trouble keeping their exclusives in stock. You mean how I was easily able to buy the gamestop exclusive punisher war machine ?Even though I had no idea it was coming out and then was able to buy 2 a few days later after finding out it existed. Man wouldn't it be great if buying wrestling figures was that easy. Holy crap, more people might get into collecting wrestling figures if it was i don't know easier and not pulling teeth difficult.
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Post by frozinfun on Oct 3, 2019 2:08:53 GMT -5
I'm not saying this because I haven't found any, because I have all of them except Liv. I'm saying this because there's been nothing but problems with actually finding them. Rock was a fiasco because of the Walmart error, which in turn they had to send some on the Ghostbusters shipper. And I really don't know about you guys, but all 4 Targets around me have terrible distribution and haven't got anything since E65. It's just ridiculous in my honest opinion. Just put them in the set, that way you can find them at all stores. I'm probably going to catch heat for this, but I really don't care and hope others voice their concerns about it. That explains why I saw 4 Rock exclusives mixed in with the Ghostbusters shipper. In the aisle there was remnants of e68, then saw the shipper with 3 Ghostbusters figs left and 4 Rock exclusives, thought I was losing it, looked high and low with no trace of e69
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Post by gizmo184 on Oct 3, 2019 2:16:26 GMT -5
I wish they Would stop it.
I think that Target,Walmart, Walgreens Exclusive thing is absolut unfair because i am a Collector in Germany. We can Buy Elite and Basic here in Germany, even that could be better by the way but all of that Exclusive Things we Must Pay Horror Prices on eBay. 3 Times Expensive Prices. For the Figure+ expensive Shipping + Tax. That Sucks. I Love The Elite Line, But i hate that exclusive thing. Even When Mattel makes First time in The Line Figures or Figures with Outfits Fans ask For years to that exclusive Figures. Like in The Moment Liv Morgan, Sonya Deville and The Rock. or the Network Series wit Asuka, Mahal, Diesel.
Man i want that Figures badly,but paying over 90€ For one Figure. Never in life.
So ending this exclusive bullcrap I would celebrate. Or even take Wrestler in second Outfits for that.
When all of this can not happens, I think it would only fair when Mattel brings all of this Exclusive figures and Lines on the regular Market in Europe.
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Post by BCizzle on Oct 3, 2019 2:35:48 GMT -5
I’ve only found one Pete Dunne and a couple Rocks that I don’t care about. Got Bob and Pat off Ebay and think I waited too long on Sherri. Got Wolfe from Ringside.
Hoping I can find Liv and Sonya (and a bonus Liv for my bro’s birthday), but I have slim hopes. I did find E69 sans the ladies at Target the other day for the first time, so there is a glimmer.
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Post by maske2g on Oct 3, 2019 3:46:25 GMT -5
Theyre not going to. Walmart and Target are Mattel's 2 biggest customers now that Toys R Us is gone, and if they want exclusives, Mattel has to give it to them. Its a business. If Mattel said no, do you think they would stop ordering?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 4:46:04 GMT -5
Has there been any news on if Ohno has been release yet? Gagging to try and pick that up, although it'll most likely be an over priced ebay job for me as I'm in the UK
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Post by LA Times on Oct 3, 2019 6:06:08 GMT -5
Theyre not going to. Walmart and Target are Mattel's 2 biggest customers now that Toys R Us is gone, and if they want exclusives, Mattel has to give it to them. Its a business. If Mattel said no, do you think they would stop ordering? Kind of hard for Mattel to say no to money
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 3, 2019 6:07:37 GMT -5
store exclusives
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Post by Medieval on Oct 3, 2019 6:12:16 GMT -5
Has there been any news on if Ohno has been release yet? Gagging to try and pick that up, although it'll most likely be an over priced ebay job for me as I'm in the UK Nothing yet. He will be in cases of elite 71 at Target in the U.S. And Tru Canada is also carrying him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 6:20:27 GMT -5
Has there been any news on if Ohno has been release yet? Gagging to try and pick that up, although it'll most likely be an over priced ebay job for me as I'm in the UK Nothing yet. He will be in cases of elite 71 at Target in the U.S. And Tru Canada is also carrying him.Is the TRU thing confirmed? He was on their site but has since disappeared. Also - I doubt they ship internationally?
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Oct 3, 2019 6:31:59 GMT -5
Nothing yet. He will be in cases of elite 71 at Target in the U.S. And Tru Canada is also carrying him.Is the TRU thing confirmed? He was on their site but has since disappeared. Also - I doubt they ship internationally? TRU Canada had Backlund and a few others
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Post by SmithyPlayz on Oct 3, 2019 6:58:33 GMT -5
I just wish it wasn't the good figures, Pete Dunne, Liv etc. I wish they just did a repaint every series for them to be honest, so not only Mustafa Ali has a chase figure but another figure in that series has a chase figure or something different about them.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Oct 3, 2019 7:13:31 GMT -5
They need to rerelease Sonya with the jacket to the side in the packaging
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Post by isloth on Oct 3, 2019 7:18:43 GMT -5
I’m torn on them. It does bring more figures into the line that may not have otherwise which is always a good thing, but also the distribution makes them really difficult to find and they’re always expensive to get online. I have a lot of Targets and Walmarts in my area but I don’t even bother anymore because it was so time consuming and I hardly ever found anything I looked for.
I feel like when Mattel first started I could reliably guess about what day new sets would arrive to my stores but now it feels like a total crapshoot. Some stores will get them months apart, some skip a set or two randomly, etc.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Oct 3, 2019 7:49:07 GMT -5
I’d much rather have the frustration of trying to find figures like Sherri, Brisco, Patterson, etc. than not have those figures at all.
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