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Post by terraryzing on Nov 29, 2019 9:03:16 GMT -5
Well my last random Survivor Series Elite got cancelled, so the only way I'm getting Muraco is if I find him in stores, or one of you guys on WF can help me out. Not paying scalper prices though. Will pay a finders fee though.
I wish I saw these were online when they first popped up, cause it seems no one has gotten one since that initial wave was listed.
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Post by terraryzing on Nov 29, 2019 9:54:43 GMT -5
If anyone still needs, Fox is back in stock.
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Post by stylesfan on Nov 29, 2019 15:20:00 GMT -5
Jeff back in stock.
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Nov 29, 2019 21:41:34 GMT -5
I find it funny that walmart and target want store exclusive lines but barely stock them ? SS found online but not much in stores. Network spotlights in stores but not online. Something's broke here.
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Post by powerfred3k on Nov 30, 2019 1:09:26 GMT -5
I find it funny that walmart and target want store exclusive lines but barely stock them ? SS found online but not much in stores. Network spotlights in stores but not online. Something's broke here. It's called mattels distribution and it's been "broke" since damn near the beginning I think I can safely say. It is also not gonna get any better any time soon because that might actually cost mattel more money to ensure product is actually getting to stores. Walmart and Target don't really care because these exclusives are just little bonuses to entice people to buy more crap in there stores.
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Post by dynamitekido on Nov 30, 2019 1:39:22 GMT -5
I find it funny that walmart and target want store exclusive lines but barely stock them ? SS found online but not much in stores. Network spotlights in stores but not online. Something's broke here. I’m convinced at this point that it’s MATTEL. It’s no coincidence that this is happening in all different points in the country too. It’s beyond annoying and I keep saying this, but it’s allowing me to cut down on what I’m buying by a LOT.
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Post by terraryzing on Nov 30, 2019 7:56:37 GMT -5
I find it funny that walmart and target want store exclusive lines but barely stock them ? SS found online but not much in stores. Network spotlights in stores but not online. Something's broke here. It's called mattels distribution and it's been "broke" since damn near the beginning I think I can safely say. It is also not gonna get any better any time soon because that might actually cost mattel more money to ensure product is actually getting to stores. Walmart and Target don't really care because these exclusives are just little bonuses to entice people to buy more crap in there stores. Exactly. IE: It the same general reason Best Buy & Circuit City sold cds, which they made little to no profit on, but they drove traffic into the stores on a regular basis, with the goal that customers would end up spending money in other departments where things were profitable.
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Post by supremeopinion on Nov 30, 2019 11:44:41 GMT -5
Got Muraco for $40 MOC on eBay. I gave up on hope finding him on the dot com.
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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 12:06:45 GMT -5
Muraco will be easily available ... what’s going on right now is that scalpers caught wind of it could be the next Harley Race and are buying multiples as soon as they go up for order, so that they can flip them later on.
Why can’t this hobby be about helping others add to their collection to, instead of trying to run side jobs and make profits ... why ?
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Post by Blackbird 13 on Nov 30, 2019 12:16:44 GMT -5
Why can’t this hobby be about helping others add to their collection to, instead of trying to run side jobs and make profits ... why ? I mean, to be fair, Mattel and WWE don't make these figures out of the goodness of their hearts. The same can be said for Walmart, Target, and other retailers, some of whom even jack prices up to squeeze every penny possible out of figures. I get what you're saying, and we're fortunate to have fellow collectors working on this line, but let's not act like everyone involved in the process isn't doing it to make bank as well.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Nov 30, 2019 12:26:14 GMT -5
I find it funny that walmart and target want store exclusive lines but barely stock them ? SS found online but not much in stores. Network spotlights in stores but not online. Something's broke here. I’m convinced at this point that it’s MATTEL. It’s no coincidence that this is happening in all different points in the country too. It’s beyond annoying and I keep saying this, but it’s allowing me to cut down on what I’m buying by a LOT. Or it could be my theory: reptilians tunneling into distribution centers and stealing the exclusive lines to sell aftermarket posing as these "scalpers" to fund their forthcoming uprising. #AllHailReptilianOverlords
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2019 13:00:20 GMT -5
Yeah I’m about ready to just buy a Muraco with a marked up cost on EBay. Pretty sure I’ll never see that figure in the wild.
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Post by JP on Nov 30, 2019 13:32:01 GMT -5
I bought him on eBay. I'm not risking another Harley Race situation, at least this way, I know I've got one.
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Post by supremeopinion on Nov 30, 2019 15:20:43 GMT -5
Muraco will be easily available ... what’s going on right now is that scalpers caught wind of it could be the next Harley Race and are buying multiples as soon as they go up for order, so that they can flip them later on. Why can’t this hobby be about helping others add to their collection to, instead of trying to run side jobs and make profits ... why ? Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 17:07:39 GMT -5
Muraco will be easily available ... what’s going on right now is that scalpers caught wind of it could be the next Harley Race and are buying multiples as soon as they go up for order, so that they can flip them later on. Why can’t this hobby be about helping others add to their collection to, instead of trying to run side jobs and make profits ... why ? Don’t hate the player, hate the game. A place like this shouldn’t be a game, it should be here to help others out as well.
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Post by supremeopinion on Nov 30, 2019 17:47:42 GMT -5
Don’t hate the player, hate the game. A place like this shouldn’t be a game, it should be here to help others out as well. Says who? You? Why should someone be obligated to forfeit profits to appease your collecting habits?
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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 17:52:36 GMT -5
A place like this shouldn’t be a game, it should be here to help others out as well. Says who? You? Why should someone be obligated to forfeit profits to appease your collecting habits? Nobody is obligated, bro. I said that it SHOULD be here to help fellow collectors, but there’s way to many selfish people these days and they use these boards as info to aid that. Maybe I was raised differently than you, but I dont need 16 Don Muraco’s to bait people for 3 x’s retail to make $$$ ... I work a job for that.
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Post by supremeopinion on Nov 30, 2019 18:09:54 GMT -5
Says who? You? Why should someone be obligated to forfeit profits to appease your collecting habits? Nobody is obligated, bro. I said that it SHOULD be here to help fellow collectors, but there’s way to many selfish people these days and they use these boards as info to aid that. Maybe I was raised differently than you, but I dont need 16 Don Muraco’s to bait people for 3 x’s retail to make $$$ ... I work a job for that. Here’s the thing, these communities exist to build relationships with like minded people. Not to mooch to avoid paying a premium on the occasional times you are unable to find something at retail. If you haven’t built a relationship with other collectors where you look out for them and they look out for you so you don’t pay crazy prices than that’s on you. It comes down to you only interacting with the community when you need a favor and/or never helping others out. Don’t look at these communities as a source to use and abuse, instead look at these communities as place to gain knowledge and interact with like minded individuals who share the same interest as you. Look at it as a way to build relationships.
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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 18:29:18 GMT -5
Nobody is obligated, bro. I said that it SHOULD be here to help fellow collectors, but there’s way to many selfish people these days and they use these boards as info to aid that. Maybe I was raised differently than you, but I dont need 16 Don Muraco’s to bait people for 3 x’s retail to make $$$ ... I work a job for that. Here’s the thing, these communities exist to build relationships with like minded people. Not to mooch to avoid paying a premium on the occasional times you are unable to find something at retail. If you haven’t built a relationship with other collectors where you look out for them and they look out for you so you don’t pay crazy prices than that’s on you. It comes down to you only interacting with the community when you need a favor and/or never helping others out. Don’t look at these communities as a source to use and abuse, instead look at these communities as place to gain knowledge and interact with like minded individuals who share the same interest as you. Look at it as a way to build relationships. Again, I dont have a problem with getting what I’m wanting to add to my collection, but I also dont try to take advantage of those that cant. I have plenty of friends in this hobby that feel the same way, it’s the scalpers that make this hobby worse than it already is, with Mattel’s asinine distribution.
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 30, 2019 19:49:54 GMT -5
I've always loved the "I don't need to sell figures - I have a job" posture. It's such a grasp for people to try and pedestalize themselves over the heads of people they don't even personally know, based solely upon factors that are circumstantially inconvenient to them.
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