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Post by kirk815 on Apr 30, 2023 21:01:46 GMT -5
I hope I'm wrong but I don't have much faith that we are going see wide releases at Walmart for series 4, 5 or 6.
If they even release it at all, it will probably be like the last Flashback and MOTWWEU waves where it's a small one and done/lucky if you find it at Walmart (maybe some online retailers or discount stores get additional stock).
The good news is we can look forward to Series 3 and 4 being released in 2025 as GH4 and then 5 and 6 in 2026 as GH5.
Instead of releasing older in demand figures with the updated technology, Mattel should just rebrand the GH line as "Lost Exclusives (that retailers demanded but never ordered/sold/fulfilled)" like the "lost Legends" they did years ago.
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Post by alkohal on May 23, 2023 1:59:14 GMT -5
Almost a month since the cancellations and still have yet to find in store.
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Post by SteveHulk on May 23, 2023 3:05:34 GMT -5
Has the series with Eric Bischoff been released yet?
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Post by captncharisma19 on May 23, 2023 3:22:17 GMT -5
Almost a month since the cancellations and still have yet to find in store. aaand folks are unboxing the next series already |
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on May 23, 2023 6:33:36 GMT -5
Has the series with Eric Bischoff been released yet? On Mercari & EBay, yes |
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on May 23, 2023 7:02:26 GMT -5
Managed to track down series 4 and series 5. Now the wait for rock, Miz, and MVP and this line will be finished lol
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on May 23, 2023 7:03:24 GMT -5
Almost a month since the cancellations and still have yet to find in store. aaand folks are unboxing the next series already And conveniently answering every comment except the ones asking where they got the figures from |
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on May 23, 2023 8:12:03 GMT -5
aaand folks are unboxing the next series already And conveniently answering every comment except the ones asking where they got the figures from Mercari and won them in a Facebook raffle |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on May 23, 2023 9:26:56 GMT -5
And conveniently answering every comment except the ones asking where they got the figures from Mercari and won them in a Facebook raffle Gotcha. So the real question is how are these already in the hands of scalpers and rafflers |
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on May 23, 2023 9:34:13 GMT -5
Mercari and won them in a Facebook raffle Gotcha. So the real question is how are these already in the hands of scalpers and rafflers They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. |
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Post by glassoni0n on May 23, 2023 9:57:50 GMT -5
Gotcha. So the real question is how are these already in the hands of scalpers and rafflers They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. I wish Mattel would take the risk and open up a few more direct-to-consumer stores. I appreciate that opens their business up to another end of liability in terms of what it costs to operate stores, but the old way of distributing toys died with Toys R Us. Walmart and Target never had the most premium toy sections to begin with, and they mostly stocked that stuff for parents to buy for their kids. Anything elite line and up is really being bought and collected by adult collectors at this point, the way we want to buy things doesn't really fit the Target and Walmart model in a traditional sense. Adult collectors might buy an entire wave of a new line if they see it in stock at retail price, but these days that's a rare find in the wild |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on May 23, 2023 10:15:28 GMT -5
Gotcha. So the real question is how are these already in the hands of scalpers and rafflers They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. It definitely shouldn’t be this hard. I do find it very interesting how easy it’s been to find AEW Walmart exclusives but good luck on them stocking mainline. But they’ll stock WWE mainline and exclusives are nowhere to be seen. |
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Post by mightyone29 on May 23, 2023 10:16:17 GMT -5
They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. I wish Mattel would take the risk and open up a few more direct-to-consumer stores. I appreciate that opens their business up to another end of liability in terms of what it costs to operate stores, but the old way of distributing toys died with Toys R Us. Walmart and Target never had the most premium toy sections to begin with, and they mostly stocked that stuff for parents to buy for their kids. Anything elite line and up is really being bought and collected by adult collectors at this point, the way we want to buy things doesn't really fit the Target and Walmart model in a traditional sense. Adult collectors might buy an entire wave of a new line if they see it in stock at retail price, but these days that's a rare find in the wild They used to have a few around the country. I live about 45 minutes away from one that was closed a few years ago. I believe they reopened one that was in Texas. |
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on May 23, 2023 14:55:47 GMT -5
Managed to track down series 4 and series 5. Now the wait for rock, Miz, and MVP and this line will be finished lol Still need Bishchoff then the final wave |
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Post by Chip on May 23, 2023 16:42:04 GMT -5
Why does every line like this have to be so difficult? How hard is it for Walmart to ORDER product for their stores?
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Post by jokerfan on May 23, 2023 20:25:05 GMT -5
Gotcha. So the real question is how are these already in the hands of scalpers and rafflers They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. That makes sense. Always the same sellers dumping them on Mercari from California lol |
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Post by kgchampion on May 24, 2023 21:00:46 GMT -5
At least make them available on Walmart.com like Target does for their exclusives. All I want is Kevin Nash so I can finally complete my 2002 NWO.
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Post by Eric on May 24, 2023 21:11:37 GMT -5
At least make them available on Walmart.com like Target does for their exclusives. All I want is Kevin Nash so I can finally complete my 2002 NWO. It's so inconsistent from one to the other. Mattel's WWE exclusives for Target are to the point you don't need to preorder because they'll be available on the app or in person, but their exclusives for Walmart are still a total crap shoot. I guess Walmart is just so much more popular among consumers. Or they're just so much worse at this. |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on May 24, 2023 21:21:28 GMT -5
Gotcha. So the real question is how are these already in the hands of scalpers and rafflers They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. I don’t blame Mattel, I blame Walmart. The people who do the ordering aren’t good at it, and it’s not just with the WWE figures. Maybe it’s also a distribution center issue but damn, something needs changed for the better. |
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Post by Jackass Pacific on May 24, 2023 21:49:06 GMT -5
They are available at the Mattel store in California. I’ve seen photos of them on shelves. That’s where lots are getting them from. The series 4 I won in a raffle received them from a mattel supplier directly he bought them from. I can’t fault these people though, make your money. People not being able to find these falls on Walmart and Mattel’s shoulders. It shouldn’t be this hard to find an action figure. I don’t blame Mattel, I blame Walmart. The people who do the ordering aren’t good at it, and it’s not just with the WWE figures. Maybe it’s also a distribution center issue but damn, something needs changed for the better. not to defend walmart here, but i think it ends up just coming down to them("them" being whoever in the chain of command that makes this call) just not seeing toys as an important thing to focus on in 2023. not a great business plan by any means, but hey...it is what it is and unfortunately i don't think anything or anyone is going to change walmart's mind on it |
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