zen411
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Post by zen411 on Aug 9, 2020 9:36:14 GMT -5
I finally was able to pre-order jake last night around 4am. Minutes later he was back to unavailable. I feel great about that. I just want the chase too when it comes out. Was Eddie up too? Yes and he was available after Jake was no longer available. He was gone this morning though.
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Post by Old School Collector on Aug 9, 2020 10:32:45 GMT -5
I love that we’re getting the Legends line back, but Target is terrible. You’d think for a line that literally died (RIP) years ago, and is making a big comeback, they’d want to fulfill every pre-order and make their money? If I’m Mattel, I’d be slightly annoyed by this. It could hurt Mattel’s sales in the long run, causing another cancellation of the line, all through the fault of the retail partner, not Mattel. While I do agree with this, it’s no worry to Mattel what Target does once they pay them for x amount of inventory.
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The Coach
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Post by The Coach on Aug 9, 2020 15:33:23 GMT -5
I love that we’re getting the Legends line back, but Target is terrible. You’d think for a line that literally died (RIP) years ago, and is making a big comeback, they’d want to fulfill every pre-order and make their money? If I’m Mattel, I’d be slightly annoyed by this. It could hurt Mattel’s sales in the long run, causing another cancellation of the line, all through the fault of the retail partner, not Mattel. While I do agree with this, it’s no worry to Mattel what Target does once they pay them for x amount of inventory. Definitely, but if I’m Mattel, I’m sitting here like “Man y’all over here cancelling PRE-orders when we could be pocketing more money. Just order more inventory from us!”
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Post by Old School Collector on Aug 9, 2020 19:17:42 GMT -5
While I do agree with this, it’s no worry to Mattel what Target does once they pay them for x amount of inventory. Definitely, but if I’m Mattel, I’m sitting here like “Man y’all over here cancelling PRE-orders when we could be pocketing more money. Just order more inventory from us!” I’m sure that Target ordered x amount and those will be fulfilled to Target ... again, Mattel could care less what Target does with them. I do get what you’re saying though, as it doesn’t look good for Target to mishandle a product from Mattel ... but I really don’t think Mattel would care as they’ve already gotten paid and have move on to whatever is next.
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Post by junel1216 on Aug 10, 2020 8:31:22 GMT -5
Finally got lucky and got Eddie at 440 AM!
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Post by Goldust on Aug 10, 2020 10:38:40 GMT -5
Finally got lucky and got Eddie at 440 AM! Grabbed two Jake’s at the same time. No luck with Warrior yet.
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GoCanes84
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Post by GoCanes84 on Aug 10, 2020 11:02:35 GMT -5
All four were available at different times between 4 and 5am. I was able to grab the two I originally missed and an extra Eddie (just for free shipping as I had to get the two I missed separately at the times they were up).
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Post by Goldust on Aug 10, 2020 13:53:37 GMT -5
All four were available at different times between 4 and 5am. I was able to grab the two I originally missed and an extra Eddie (just for free shipping as I had to get the two I missed separately at the times they were up). Guess I missed Warrior then...again. Seems like between 4-5 am has been the witching hour the last few days.
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Post by Chip on Aug 10, 2020 13:55:56 GMT -5
im all set with getting up at 4 in the morning to pre-order action figures of Jake Roberts and Ultimate Warrior, to which I already have multiples of each.
if these things are going to be this difficult and annoying to get before scalpers its not worth collecting anymore
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thekev12
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Post by thekev12 on Aug 10, 2020 14:33:10 GMT -5
Time zone for this mythical 4 am magical hour?
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mikeawesome
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Post by mikeawesome on Aug 10, 2020 14:33:13 GMT -5
im all set with getting up at 4 in the morning to pre-order action figures of Jake Roberts and Ultimate Warrior, to which I already have multiples of each. if these things are going to be this difficult and annoying to get before scalpers its not worth collecting anymore sure buddy it's in are blood we say we're gonna quit but Mattel always bring us out of retirement just take a little break 😁
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havoc7179
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Post by havoc7179 on Aug 10, 2020 15:15:34 GMT -5
I just have a question are people really happy with what they're getting in preorders?
I ordered two sets for a buddy of mine in Canada. Both sets came in mashed and mangled. Luckily he wanted one set loose but I had to go out and find the other set.
since most of us are collectors and looking to keep it carded I feel like pre-ordering is a waste of time at this point. what makes me mad is that Target is professing itself to be the collectors corner. I even had it on there a app that they were the number one spot for collectors, yet they don't really do anything to ensure things show up well..
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GoCanes84
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Post by GoCanes84 on Aug 10, 2020 15:29:15 GMT -5
Time zone for this mythical 4 am magical hour? EST sir.
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Post by junel1216 on Aug 10, 2020 17:25:30 GMT -5
Time zone for this mythical 4 am magical hour? Was 440 am central time for me.
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Post by Old School Collector on Aug 10, 2020 19:10:26 GMT -5
I just have a question are people really happy with what they're getting in preorders? I ordered two sets for a buddy of mine in Canada. Both sets came in mashed and mangled. Luckily he wanted one set loose but I had to go out and find the other set. since most of us are collectors and looking to keep it carded I feel like pre-ordering is a waste of time at this point. what makes me mad is that Target is professing itself to be the collectors corner. I even had it on there a app that they were the number one spot for collectors, yet they don't really do anything to ensure things show up well.. I really don’t have a choice but to preorder, because I don’t have a Target anywhere close to where I live.
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Post by LK3 on Aug 10, 2020 20:45:40 GMT -5
I just have a question are people really happy with what they're getting in preorders? I ordered two sets for a buddy of mine in Canada. Both sets came in mashed and mangled. Luckily he wanted one set loose but I had to go out and find the other set. since most of us are collectors and looking to keep it carded I feel like pre-ordering is a waste of time at this point. what makes me mad is that Target is professing itself to be the collectors corner. I even had it on there a app that they were the number one spot for collectors, yet they don't really do anything to ensure things show up well.. While I may be an MOC collector, most of us are in fact not looking to keep figures carded.
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tmorris686
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Post by tmorris686 on Aug 11, 2020 6:10:58 GMT -5
I just have a question are people really happy with what they're getting in preorders? I ordered two sets for a buddy of mine in Canada. Both sets came in mashed and mangled. Luckily he wanted one set loose but I had to go out and find the other set. since most of us are collectors and looking to keep it carded I feel like pre-ordering is a waste of time at this point. what makes me mad is that Target is professing itself to be the collectors corner. I even had it on there a app that they were the number one spot for collectors, yet they don't really do anything to ensure things show up well.. I don’t preorder from Target or Walmart for this reason. I am a MOC collector and I’m not wasting money on stuff that will most likely come damaged. If I find it in the store, great, if not it’s just an action figure, not the end of the world.
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soxfan
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Post by soxfan on Aug 11, 2020 13:05:40 GMT -5
Just giving everyone a heads up to head to target.com and get that new Eddie .. i was able to preorder just now .
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Post by azraelms on Aug 11, 2020 13:25:56 GMT -5
Just giving everyone a heads up to head to target.com and get that new Eddie .. i was able to preorder just now . Nope, it is gone again.
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soxfan
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Post by soxfan on Aug 11, 2020 13:43:21 GMT -5
Its back up .. its been selling out and then back to being available the last few hours ..
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