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Post by wrestlingcollector80 on Oct 30, 2024 8:26:46 GMT -5
Still 2 left, some Ollies still had it too for $10. Where can I find the Masters of the WWE universe pages or forum on here?
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Post by thebigzakbowski on Oct 30, 2024 20:28:30 GMT -5
My local Walmart restocked. Was able to get bossman already had the other two from the wave
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Post by kman2100 on Nov 1, 2024 10:12:58 GMT -5
Found a case of series 12 at Walmart this morning. Grabbed one of each and brought them up to the self checkouts just to get the item not found messages when I scanned Neidhart. Got the same with Cactus but the Bret scanned so after calling a supervisor over they just had me scan the Bret three times and called it good. Still on the lookout for the chase Razor otherwise I'm caught back up again.
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Post by wrestlingcollector80 on Nov 1, 2024 11:40:28 GMT -5
Found a case of series 12 at Walmart this morning. Grabbed one of each and brought them up to the self checkouts just to get the item not found messages when I scanned Neidhart. Got the same with Cactus but the Bret scanned so after calling a supervisor over they just had me scan the Bret three times and called it good. Still on the lookout for the chase Razor otherwise I'm caught back up again. Lucky you, I have cactus just need a Anvil and Bret Hart yet then I have them ALL. |
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Post by thebigzakbowski on Nov 1, 2024 13:36:04 GMT -5
Found a case of series 12 at Walmart this morning. Grabbed one of each and brought them up to the self checkouts just to get the item not found messages when I scanned Neidhart. Got the same with Cactus but the Bret scanned so after calling a supervisor over they just had me scan the Bret three times and called it good. Still on the lookout for the chase Razor otherwise I'm caught back up again. Lucky you, I have cactus just need a Anvil and Bret Hart yet then I have them ALL. Still two waves ahead of me lol |
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Post by hvymetal on Nov 1, 2024 20:15:49 GMT -5
Found a case of series 12 at Walmart this morning. Grabbed one of each and brought them up to the self checkouts just to get the item not found messages when I scanned Neidhart. Got the same with Cactus but the Bret scanned so after calling a supervisor over they just had me scan the Bret three times and called it good. Still on the lookout for the chase Razor otherwise I'm caught back up again. Who is double packed this wave? |
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Post by nomorexclusives on Nov 2, 2024 4:14:40 GMT -5
Finally found series 9 in store. Had to drive about 5 hours (one way if direct) without counting the 24 or so stops I made along the way at other targets/walmarts. I went on a mission to find out if the problem was truly in pa and/or in surrounding states as well. I already knew new jersey carried these figures more often than not but I hadn't checked southeast in Delaware. I had almost given up hope until I reached the Atlantic Ocean and found this  No sign of bossman or s11 or s12 (already?) anywhere yet. Did see a tatanka and some kurt angles along the way but all in beat up packages. I am no longer buying figures to open at retail prices, when I see them selling for 5 bucks a piece on ebay. I will not do another road trip like this but it confirmed to me what others villified me for. PA is not getting enough to fulfill demand and they are instead being sent to retirement community towns where they collect dust. Walmart distribution at its finest. I don't think I can keep up at this pace and may give up soon. I just cant get myself to pay 35-55 dollars on ebay for them as i am tryong my hardest not to feed scalpers. I'm constantly 2 waves behind and always end up with the scraps (packages in beat up condition) Pa has the 5th most walmarts in the country. This doesn't make any sense whatsoever anymore. Noone should have to drive 2 days to find something hitting 2 dozen walmarts along the way and find it in a single store where the minimum age is 80 years old. By the way I found no mnw figures but 2 lonely rocks at one store. Good luck to those of you who stick it out but this is getting too frustrating. |
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Post by Flair Forever on Nov 2, 2024 5:41:21 GMT -5
Finally found series 9 in store. Had to drive about 5 hours (one way if direct) without counting the 24 or so stops I made along the way at other targets/walmarts. I went on a mission to find out if the problem was truly in pa and/or in surrounding states as well. I already knew new jersey carried these figures more often than not but I hadn't checked southeast in Delaware. I had almost given up hope until I reached the Atlantic Ocean and found this No sign of bossman or s11 or s12 (already?) anywhere yet. Did see a tatanka and some kurt angles along the way but all in beat up packages. I am no longer buying figures to open at retail prices, when I see them selling for 5 bucks a piece on ebay. I will not do another road trip like this but it confirmed to me what others villified me for. PA is not getting enough to fulfill demand and they are instead being sent to retirement community towns where they collect dust. Walmart distribution at its finest. I don't think I can keep up at this pace and may give up soon. I just cant get myself to pay 35-55 dollars on ebay for them as i am tryong my hardest not to feed scalpers. I'm constantly 2 waves behind and always end up with the scraps (packages in beat up condition) Pa has the 5th most walmarts in the country. This doesn't make any sense whatsoever anymore. Noone should have to drive 2 days to find something hitting 2 dozen walmarts along the way and find it in a single store where the minimum age is 80 years old. By the way I found no mnw figures but 2 lonely rocks at one store. Good luck to those of you who stick it out but this is getting too frustrating. It is getting beyond ridiculous, I live in Delaware so I hit the Walmarts here, Maryland, and a few PA ones frequently. The last time I found anything "new-ish" was MNW Series 4 and that was September 9th. It's now November 2nd and the shelves have been stagnant for almost two months. Never saw the last two Superstars lines, No new Main-Line Elites (whateve happened to Elite 111?), never saw MNW Greatest Hits, never saw Ultimate Mankind/Guerrero, and I sure as heck haven't seen MNW Series 5 (as some people are reporting to have found). Where are all these new products? |
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Post by kman2100 on Nov 2, 2024 15:19:17 GMT -5
Found a case of series 12 at Walmart this morning. Grabbed one of each and brought them up to the self checkouts just to get the item not found messages when I scanned Neidhart. Got the same with Cactus but the Bret scanned so after calling a supervisor over they just had me scan the Bret three times and called it good. Still on the lookout for the chase Razor otherwise I'm caught back up again. Who is double packed this wave? Cactus is 2 per case unless they received more than one case and sold the other Brets & Neidharts. But I'm pretty sure Cactus is the 2 per case for this wave. |
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Post by arossi417 on Nov 2, 2024 18:54:48 GMT -5
Finally found series 9 in store. Had to drive about 5 hours (one way if direct) without counting the 24 or so stops I made along the way at other targets/walmarts. I went on a mission to find out if the problem was truly in pa and/or in surrounding states as well. I already knew new jersey carried these figures more often than not but I hadn't checked southeast in Delaware. I had almost given up hope until I reached the Atlantic Ocean and found this No sign of bossman or s11 or s12 (already?) anywhere yet. Did see a tatanka and some kurt angles along the way but all in beat up packages. I am no longer buying figures to open at retail prices, when I see them selling for 5 bucks a piece on ebay. I will not do another road trip like this but it confirmed to me what others villified me for. PA is not getting enough to fulfill demand and they are instead being sent to retirement community towns where they collect dust. Walmart distribution at its finest. I don't think I can keep up at this pace and may give up soon. I just cant get myself to pay 35-55 dollars on ebay for them as i am tryong my hardest not to feed scalpers. I'm constantly 2 waves behind and always end up with the scraps (packages in beat up condition) Pa has the 5th most walmarts in the country. This doesn't make any sense whatsoever anymore. Noone should have to drive 2 days to find something hitting 2 dozen walmarts along the way and find it in a single store where the minimum age is 80 years old. By the way I found no mnw figures but 2 lonely rocks at one store. Good luck to those of you who stick it out but this is getting too frustrating. It is getting beyond ridiculous, I live in Delaware so I hit the Walmarts here, Maryland, and a few PA ones frequently. The last time I found anything "new-ish" was MNW Series 4 and that was September 9th. It's now November 2nd and the shelves have been stagnant for almost two months. Never saw the last two Superstars lines, No new Main-Line Elites (whateve happened to Elite 111?), never saw MNW Greatest Hits, never saw Ultimate Mankind/Guerrero, and I sure as heck haven't seen MNW Series 5 (as some people are reporting to have found). Where are all these new products? Haven't really gone out since finding series 11 out towards Berks County a couple of weeks ago. Still an assortment of Kane and Angle around in SEPA, probably harder to find the rest of the set at this point. I gave up on hunting for MNW4 after that online drop since I was coming up empty for about a month or so. I know MNW5 and series 12 of superstars are out there but I'm tired of seeing the same garbage at 13 stores in a week. I know you've made the point before, but they really just ship pallets of hot garbage to the toy departments around here and leave us pissed off perpetually. Wish Target would pick up with stocking basics and showdowns, trying to nab the Okerlund/Hogan 2-pack was a chore because corporate apparently didn't bother to upload a price into the system. I know we complain a lot, but WM is not even close to a competent retailer anymore. |
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Post by Flair Forever on Nov 3, 2024 7:55:51 GMT -5
It is getting beyond ridiculous, I live in Delaware so I hit the Walmarts here, Maryland, and a few PA ones frequently. The last time I found anything "new-ish" was MNW Series 4 and that was September 9th. It's now November 2nd and the shelves have been stagnant for almost two months. Never saw the last two Superstars lines, No new Main-Line Elites (whateve happened to Elite 111?), never saw MNW Greatest Hits, never saw Ultimate Mankind/Guerrero, and I sure as heck haven't seen MNW Series 5 (as some people are reporting to have found). Where are all these new products? Haven't really gone out since finding series 11 out towards Berks County a couple of weeks ago. Still an assortment of Kane and Angle around in SEPA, probably harder to find the rest of the set at this point. I gave up on hunting for MNW4 after that online drop since I was coming up empty for about a month or so. I know MNW5 and series 12 of superstars are out there but I'm tired of seeing the same garbage at 13 stores in a week. I know you've made the point before, but they really just ship pallets of hot garbage to the toy departments around here and leave us pissed off perpetually. Wish Target would pick up with stocking basics and showdowns, trying to nab the Okerlund/Hogan 2-pack was a chore because corporate apparently didn't bother to upload a price into the system. I know we complain a lot, but WM is not even close to a competent retailer anymore. I've frequently been trying to get there when they roll the pallets out (usually around 9:00pm - 10:00pm) and it's really surprising to see the same pallets being brought into multiple stores in the same evening.... you'll almost always see Barbie Dream Houses & dolls, Monster High, Hot Wheels, Red Wagons, and Board games, but rarely any WWE stuff. Even when the WWE section is empty. I've been trying to figure out if they ARE getting new stuff and I'm just missing it (scalpers finding it first) or - - - the stuff just isn't coming in at all. The other night I FINALLY saw a WWE Ultimate box on the pallet, and I got excited - thought maybe it was finally Mankind/Eddie Guerrero (I have yet to sight these) - - - It was more of the Gunther set, which they already had. No other WWE stuff, and I was really hoping for new Main Line Elites (never saw any E111), Monday Night Wars GH (never saw these), Series 5 Monday Night Wars, and S11-S12 Superstars (I have not seen these either). None of this stuff came in. I've also been concerned with the lack of Main Line Elites all year. You just don't see them out there much at all, unless there's a shipper involved. I truly don't know what they're doing or why this area seems so frequently neglected. It's frustrating though. Even more frustrating when you see Target distributing in a very well-planned, organized manner - and Walmart seems completely random, scatter-shot, and scarce. Like looking for a needle in a haystack. |
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Post by nomorexclusives on Nov 3, 2024 14:12:15 GMT -5
Haven't really gone out since finding series 11 out towards Berks County a couple of weeks ago. Still an assortment of Kane and Angle around in SEPA, probably harder to find the rest of the set at this point. I gave up on hunting for MNW4 after that online drop since I was coming up empty for about a month or so. I know MNW5 and series 12 of superstars are out there but I'm tired of seeing the same garbage at 13 stores in a week. I know you've made the point before, but they really just ship pallets of hot garbage to the toy departments around here and leave us pissed off perpetually. Wish Target would pick up with stocking basics and showdowns, trying to nab the Okerlund/Hogan 2-pack was a chore because corporate apparently didn't bother to upload a price into the system. I know we complain a lot, but WM is not even close to a competent retailer anymore. I've frequently been trying to get there when they roll the pallets out (usually around 9:00pm - 10:00pm) and it's really surprising to see the same pallets being brought into multiple stores in the same evening.... you'll almost always see Barbie Dream Houses & dolls, Monster High, Hot Wheels, Red Wagons, and Board games, but rarely any WWE stuff. Even when the WWE section is empty. I've been trying to figure out if they ARE getting new stuff and I'm just missing it (scalpers finding it first) or - - - the stuff just isn't coming in at all. Like you i go out at night to see what is new and noticed this trend as well. This is something i wanted to adress before as i literally see the same employees bringing out the same pallets BUT with a few hot boxes that would surely sell but instead of placing the hot product on overflowing pegs, they will put them back on the pallets before then buying them later on their shift. In other words they are purposely (in some cases) leaving the pegs full of red pants hogan (for example) but bring out hot boxes to the floor SO THEY CAN OPEN noTHEM, and as a team hiding big bossman on overstock shelves or on "return carts" till they get their 15 min smoke break where they can buy said figure and a drink (cough). I have seen this 3 times now and twice at the same store. So if they can open boxes and put them out they could also pull the pegwarmers and stock the hot toys. But no... The employees have outsmarted the walmart restock situation and corporate having axed all mid level executive positions doesn't have the pencil pushers to figure out why superstars aren't selling. Then there's the fact that they still haven't clearanced out the rocky maiva 3 pack which throws steves excuse (that he is sending walmart new squ's for red pants hogan) out the window. This is all on walmart. Sidearm quarterbacks everywhere would agree. There is no assortment of rocky maiva 3 packs. They could clearance those now, today, no new sku needed. I really want to understand why walmart never wants to clearance out product until years later. Who came up with that idea. Target has a fast turnover. They may not make as much per figure but they will make it in droves based on quantity. Walmarts model of maximizing roi is stupid and outdated and screams the practice of a reseller who will wait for that sucka to pay top dollar. Target acts like a business and is happy with their 75% profit. Those 3 packs will end up at ollies for 29.99 like the hogan 3 pack. Walmart could just reduce the price to 30$ themselves and they'd sell out in one day, but they'll instead sell them to ollies for 15$ or less after sitting on them for a year so that ollies can make the 30 dollars instead Pure stupidity. Again the perfect (mr.prrfect)example; they could have sold those 1000s of perfects and bambams for 10$ all day long but instead they sold them to ollies for 5$ or less. Whoever controls the toy side of the business should be axed immediately. They are losing walmart tons of money |
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Post by Flair Forever on Nov 3, 2024 14:50:32 GMT -5
I've frequently been trying to get there when they roll the pallets out (usually around 9:00pm - 10:00pm) and it's really surprising to see the same pallets being brought into multiple stores in the same evening.... you'll almost always see Barbie Dream Houses & dolls, Monster High, Hot Wheels, Red Wagons, and Board games, but rarely any WWE stuff. Even when the WWE section is empty. I've been trying to figure out if they ARE getting new stuff and I'm just missing it (scalpers finding it first) or - - - the stuff just isn't coming in at all. Like you i go out at night to see what is new and noticed this trend as well. This is something i wanted to adress before as i literally see the same employees bringing out the same pallets BUT with a few hot boxes that would surely sell but instead of placing the hot product on overflowing pegs, they will put them back on the pallets before then buying them later on their shift. In other words they are purposely (in some cases) leaving the pegs full of red pants hogan (for example) but bring out hot boxes to the floor SO THEY CAN OPEN THEM, and as a team hiding big bossman on overstock shelves or on "return carts" till they get their 15 min smoke break where they can buy said figure and a drink (cough). I have seen this 3 times now and twice at the same store. So if they can open boxes and mot put them out they could also pull the pegwarmers and stock the hot toys. But no... The employees have outsmarted the walmart restock situation and corporate having axed all mid level executive positions doesn't have the pencil pushers to figure out why superstars aren't selling. Then there's the fact that they still haven't clearanced out the rocky maiva 3 pack which throws steves excuse (that he is sending walmart new squ's for red pants hogan) out the window. This is all on walmart. Sidearm quarterbacks everywhere would agree. There is no assortment of rocky maiva 3 packs. They could clearance those now, today, no new sku needed. I really want to understand why walmart never wants to clearance out product until years later. Who came up with that idea. Target has a fast turnover. They may not make as much per figure but they will make it in droves based on quantity. Walmarts model of maximizing roi is stupid and outdated and screams the practice of a reseller who will wait for that sucka to pay top dollar. Target acts like a business and is happy with their 75% profit. Those 3 packs will end up at ollies for 29.99 like the hogan 3 pack. Walmart could just reduce the price to 30$ themselves and they'd sell out in one day, but they'll instead sell them to ollies for 15$ or less after sitting on them for a year so that ollies can make the 30 dollars instead Pure stupidity. Again the perfect (mr.prrfect)example; they could have sold those 1000s of perfects and bambams for 10$ all day long but instead they sold them to ollies for 5$ or less. Whoever controls the toy side of the business should be axed immediately. They are losing walmart tons of money I'm sure your theory about employees buying the figures does happen. But not every week at every store. When the five Walmarts in my area get no new stock for two months, I don't think that the employees in every store are doing this. Maybe in one, maybe even in two.... but not all of them. What grinds my gears is that Walmart shouldn't be stocking so lightly that one "collector" or "scalper" can wipe out an entire store's supply and not even need a shopping cart. You don't see people depleting an entire Target of Legends figures - because Target stocks correctly for it's customers. Target is prepared. Walmart is not. Bottom line, Walmart often sends 1 case per store. An average case of wrestling figures includes one of each figure. If Walmart is only stocking 1 of each figure per store, it doesn't matter if an employee buys them first, because there is equal chance that another scalper or even just a regular FAN comes along and buys it before I ever see it! Walmart is under-stocking, distributing un-evenly, and creating this problem. As far as clearance sales go - I'm pretty sure BOTH clearance and moving stock to Ollie's Bargain Outlet is a complete LAST RESORT for both Walmart and Mattel. I'm not so sure that they are deliberately allowing stock to sit and collect dust for a whole year instead of clearancing it out - - - but I AM pretty sure that they just don't care and aren't paying attention to it, because it's such a small fraction of their business that they aren't one bit worried about it. Plus, they no longer employ "managers" to run their toy departments, they just get stock in and sell through it. No one is doing any ordering, and they probably only move stuff to clearance when the plan-o-gram changes and the items no longer have a spot. I think you often confuse Walmart's lazy business practices as intentional. I don't think they are plotting to hold these items because they are so afraid of losing money on them - - - but I do think they simply aren't paying attention because it doesn't matter to them. And they're too cheap to pay any managers for the toy departments, so they just aren't well maintained. And it shows, whenever you walk through a typical Walmart toy aisle and it's either barren of any relevant product or it looks like a tornado has just run through it. |
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Post by nomorexclusives on Nov 3, 2024 15:34:57 GMT -5
I don't think they are plotting to hold these items because they are so afraid of losing money on them - - - but I do think they simply aren't paying attention because it doesn't matter to them. And they're too cheap to pay any managers for the toy departments, so they just aren't well maintained. Ofcourse walmart isnt. My point was that when they actually get product that employees take advantage of their lack of supervision (those jobs -toy floor supervisor, were axed).we agree on that. But as you mentioned where is the product. Instead of your town getting them they are sent to stores where they sit on pegs as guys like you dont go to retirement communities. What you said is exactly the issue at hand "No one is doing any ordering, and they probably only move stuff to clearance when the plan-o-gram changes and the items no longer have a spot" I have eluded to this as well through the actual words of the regional supervisor "we only audit once a year, in july". Everything is sent at random and employees, nor managers, are allowed to reorder. Complete incompetence. I bet we will both find a store somewhere in the country one day with pegs full of unsold mnw that still ring up at full price. Maybe in the desert somewhere. Any walmarts in death valley? |
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Post by thebigzakbowski on Nov 3, 2024 15:47:30 GMT -5
Nothing new at my Walmart today astonished how many kanes they have
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Post by wrestlingcollector80 on Nov 3, 2024 17:58:46 GMT -5
Mine don't have much either, furthest one has piper and 1 Vader, closest one has rock only, and the next one has Typhoon rock,and dibiase
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Post by ttmbrad on Nov 3, 2024 19:25:29 GMT -5
I work at Walmart. Today, I scanned a doink figure that has been warming the shelf for awhile to check and see if we had any incoming. According to the system, we had 5 on the sales floor, which was accurate (doink, red pants hulks, and 1 blue pants) and 8 in the back room. There is another full case of series 8 that I found. But, should be another case back there somewhere. Couldn't locate it though.
On my journey though, I did find a case of AEW jazware figures in the back room, which had a chase Keith Lee figure in it.
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Post by arossi417 on Nov 3, 2024 19:58:33 GMT -5
Haven't really gone out since finding series 11 out towards Berks County a couple of weeks ago. Still an assortment of Kane and Angle around in SEPA, probably harder to find the rest of the set at this point. I gave up on hunting for MNW4 after that online drop since I was coming up empty for about a month or so. I know MNW5 and series 12 of superstars are out there but I'm tired of seeing the same garbage at 13 stores in a week. I know you've made the point before, but they really just ship pallets of hot garbage to the toy departments around here and leave us pissed off perpetually. Wish Target would pick up with stocking basics and showdowns, trying to nab the Okerlund/Hogan 2-pack was a chore because corporate apparently didn't bother to upload a price into the system. I know we complain a lot, but WM is not even close to a competent retailer anymore. I've frequently been trying to get there when they roll the pallets out (usually around 9:00pm - 10:00pm) and it's really surprising to see the same pallets being brought into multiple stores in the same evening.... you'll almost always see Barbie Dream Houses & dolls, Monster High, Hot Wheels, Red Wagons, and Board games, but rarely any WWE stuff. Even when the WWE section is empty. I've been trying to figure out if they ARE getting new stuff and I'm just missing it (scalpers finding it first) or - - - the stuff just isn't coming in at all. The other night I FINALLY saw a WWE Ultimate box on the pallet, and I got excited - thought maybe it was finally Mankind/Eddie Guerrero (I have yet to sight these) - - - It was more of the Gunther set, which they already had. No other WWE stuff, and I was really hoping for new Main Line Elites (never saw any E111), Monday Night Wars GH (never saw these), Series 5 Monday Night Wars, and S11-S12 Superstars (I have not seen these either). None of this stuff came in. I've also been concerned with the lack of Main Line Elites all year. You just don't see them out there much at all, unless there's a shipper involved. I truly don't know what they're doing or why this area seems so frequently neglected. It's frustrating though. Even more frustrating when you see Target distributing in a very well-planned, organized manner - and Walmart seems completely random, scatter-shot, and scarce. Like looking for a needle in a haystack. My biggest overall complaint is not being able to see what is in stock at stores - I'm okay if you say not eligible for pickup or whatever, but if you at least make an effort to show me if it's worth driving to a store, I'm cool with it. Part of the reason I tend to order mainline stuff online is because there's no hope of ever seeing what's actually in stock at a store. |
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