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Post by carsonalt on Jun 7, 2023 10:39:16 GMT -5
I got 30+ Walmarts within a 1 hour radius of me... and they almost all look like that. >_> Did online sells do that or a chicken and the egg type thing? I was always content to get figures in stores. If I missed one I missed one and could go online. At some point over the last 3-5 years all of my stores now get a wave or two and will have them clogging the legs with be just that wave for 6 months or longer preventing new product. Thanks to that I finally had to go fully online to get everything. I spend more and get more figures than I used to but seems like that is a net negative for figures. I want Walmart and target to carry figures, but if they don’t have what people want then at what point do they just stop carrying toys in any real amount and become Walgreens toy aisles. |
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 7, 2023 12:47:49 GMT -5
I haven’t seen an empty Walmart like that in a while. Mine are just sitting on Randy Orton top picks, Unrivaled 9, Unmatched 4, AEW exclusives. Why did every Walmart get solid cases if Randy Orton top picks? I've been to 7 Walmarts in the past couple weeks and they all had only that figure. |
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Jun 7, 2023 15:16:42 GMT -5
I haven’t seen an empty Walmart like that in a while. Mine are just sitting on Randy Orton top picks, Unrivaled 9, Unmatched 4, AEW exclusives. Why did every Walmart get solid cases if Randy Orton top picks? I've been to 7 Walmarts in the past couple weeks and they all had only that figure. I never buy Top Picks figures when they first come out because I already know I'll be able to get them on clearance for 1/3 of the price after a couple months of shelf-warming overstock. The only one I ever paid full price for was the Rey Mysterio Batman figure. I will probably grab Cody and Jimmy Uso (if we even see them in stores at all), but the rest I will just wait it out. |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Jun 8, 2023 2:04:28 GMT -5
I haven’t seen an empty Walmart like that in a while. Mine are just sitting on Randy Orton top picks, Unrivaled 9, Unmatched 4, AEW exclusives. Why did every Walmart get solid cases if Randy Orton top picks? I've been to 7 Walmarts in the past couple weeks and they all had only that figure. bro I’m on vacation this week and so far during it, every Walmart that I’ve been to has had the Top Picks Orton. it’s been like 3-4. I was surprised to find that 1 had ra booker and greatest hits bam bam |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 8, 2023 9:14:54 GMT -5
There are a few remote Walmarts between here and where my family lives. I’m going up to see them this weekend. I’m talking podunkiest of podunk. If these figs aren’t at one of those, then all hope is lost. I’m not even looking for RA aside from Bischoff, I’m just hoping for the Superstars Quake and Rude. The Mattel store was my Hail Mary and they only had Rock, Warrior, and like 5000 Flairs and Wyatts.
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Post by Figure Nova on Jun 8, 2023 11:17:51 GMT -5
Why did every Walmart get solid cases if Randy Orton top picks? I've been to 7 Walmarts in the past couple weeks and they all had only that figure. bro I’m on vacation this week and so far during it, every Walmart that I’ve been to has had the Top Picks Orton. it’s been like 3-4. I was surprised to find that 1 had ra booker and greatest hits bam bam Weird how that Bam Bam seems to be so common. Other than Jake, I haven’t seen any other GH on shelves more than once, and haven’t seen Rikishi one time. |
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Post by mightyone29 on Jun 8, 2023 11:38:38 GMT -5
bro I’m on vacation this week and so far during it, every Walmart that I’ve been to has had the Top Picks Orton. it’s been like 3-4. I was surprised to find that 1 had ra booker and greatest hits bam bam Weird how that Bam Bam seems to be so common. Other than Jake, I haven’t seen any other GH on shelves more than once, and haven’t seen Rikishi one time. I have a local Walmart that got in two cases of the greatest hits almost a month ago, and the rikishi's have been the only ones that were bought, as I was there a couple days ago to see what they had. And it's bad that they're dedicated cases of Randy Orton, now that he's not on TV, so it's basically out of sight out of mind. |
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Post by triplehpotter7 on Jun 8, 2023 12:10:15 GMT -5
Out of my 30+ Walmarts, only FIVE got the WM39 shipper with the GH1 set. Within a DAY, each one was picked clean of ALL GHs & RA2s. Most of the WM39Es, E97s, and E98s were also ravaged within a couple days. All that was left were the Superstars figs, that got moved to the pegs. =\
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Post by jmikesell35 on Jun 8, 2023 12:26:04 GMT -5
Has anyone bought the random RA figure from Walmart lately? I ordered three yesterday. Should come by Thursday. I don’t have any from this line so I’ll be more than happy if I get one of each. Did you your figures today? I’m wondering if they are still shipping series 2. Or maybe it will be 3. Who knows! |
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Post by TGTD 2.0 on Jun 8, 2023 13:42:30 GMT -5
I ordered three yesterday. Should come by Thursday. I don’t have any from this line so I’ll be more than happy if I get one of each. Did you your figures today? I’m wondering if they are still shipping series 2. Or maybe it will be 3. Who knows! I had ordered a quantity of 6 and they just arrived. It was two cases of RA series 2 sadly |
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Post by Flair Forever on Jun 8, 2023 14:12:15 GMT -5
Out of my 30+ Walmarts, only FIVE got the WM39 shipper with the GH1 set. Within a DAY, each one was picked clean of ALL GHs & RA2s. Most of the WM39Es, E97s, and E98s were also ravaged within a couple days. All that was left were the Superstars figs, that got moved to the pegs. =\ Sounds about right - out of my 3 Walmarts, I only found the shipper at 1. And I happened to get there as they had just finished stocking it. GH set, Ruthless Aggression 2, Wrestlemania BAF, and the Elite set that had Farooq. I had to go back to Walmart the next day for something else (non-wrestling) and noticed the shipper was picked clean. |
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Post by Chicago on Jun 8, 2023 14:15:37 GMT -5
I ordered three yesterday. Should come by Thursday. I don’t have any from this line so I’ll be more than happy if I get one of each. Did you your figures today? I’m wondering if they are still shipping series 2. Or maybe it will be 3. Who knows! Not yet. They’re out for delivery. I’ll post a pic as soon as I get them. I was just in a Walmart yesterday and saw the tag for RAs, but I’ve still never actually seen one on the pegs. Plenty of Basics, Championship Showdown 2-packs and Superstars figures, though. |
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Post by Chicago on Jun 8, 2023 15:33:13 GMT -5
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Post by triplehpotter7 on Jun 9, 2023 12:11:54 GMT -5
Out of my 30+ Walmarts, only FIVE got the WM39 shipper with the GH1 set. Within a DAY, each one was picked clean of ALL GHs & RA2s. Most of the WM39Es, E97s, and E98s were also ravaged within a couple days. All that was left were the Superstars figs, that got moved to the pegs. =\ Sounds about right - out of my 3 Walmarts, I only found the shipper at 1. And I happened to get there as they had just finished stocking it. GH set, Ruthless Aggression 2, Wrestlemania BAF, and the Elite set that had Farooq. I had to go back to Walmart the next day for something else (non-wrestling) and noticed the shipper was picked clean. holycrap  I got a Network of peeps across town who keep tabs on their Walmarts/Targets and report any significant changes. When one saw the initial shipper & told the group, I was at work, and mulled over wanting some of those GH1s to replace the old Elites. By the time I got off work and hit that location to see it for myself, it was ravaged. Every other time I saw the shipper, it was already took. Now I'm looking at those GH1s on the 'Bay and thinking, "Shoot. Maybe I ought to replace them." The prices are kinda talking me out of it, though. Do I REALLY need swappable hands, double-jointed elbows, TrueFX, and an additional piece of fodder? It's like these Walmarts will get a case of _______ and then they're gone within a day, 'cause the areas are so thirsty for new figs. A stock of anything significant is so few and far between at Walmart; kinda at Target. It's super-frustrating. Like, just seeing how the mainline Elites, CSBPs, and Basics are getting equally ravaged on RSC is crazy to me, but I get it--shelves aren't being stocked well at the B&Ms. =\ |
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Post by Flair Forever on Jun 9, 2023 12:18:17 GMT -5
Sounds about right - out of my 3 Walmarts, I only found the shipper at 1. And I happened to get there as they had just finished stocking it. GH set, Ruthless Aggression 2, Wrestlemania BAF, and the Elite set that had Farooq. I had to go back to Walmart the next day for something else (non-wrestling) and noticed the shipper was picked clean. holycrap I got a Network of peeps across town who keep tabs on their Walmarts/Targets and report any significant changes. When one saw the initial shipper & told the group, I was at work, and mulled over wanting some of those GH1s to replace the old Elites. By the time I got off work and hit that location to see it for myself, it was ravaged. Every other time I saw the shipper, it was already took. Now I'm looking at those GH1s on the 'Bay and thinking, "Shoot. Maybe I ought to replace them." The prices are kinda talking me out of it, though. Do I REALLY need swappable hands, double-jointed elbows, TrueFX, and an additional piece of fodder? It's like these Walmarts will get a case of _______ and then they're gone within a day, 'cause the areas are so thirsty for new figs. A stock of anything significant is so few and far between at Walmart; kinda at Target. It's super-frustrating. Like, just seeing how the mainline Elites, CSBPs, and Basics are getting equally ravaged on RSC is crazy to me, but I get it--shelves aren't being stocked well at the B&Ms. =\ I swear it's notable if the Walmarts around here get new stock once a month. And I know they sometimes skip months at at time. So it's amazing to me that a Walmart around my area only gets new stock...... 12 days a year. Or less. |
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Post by triplehpotter7 on Jun 9, 2023 12:34:44 GMT -5
holycrap I got a Network of peeps across town who keep tabs on their Walmarts/Targets and report any significant changes. When one saw the initial shipper & told the group, I was at work, and mulled over wanting some of those GH1s to replace the old Elites. By the time I got off work and hit that location to see it for myself, it was ravaged. Every other time I saw the shipper, it was already took. Now I'm looking at those GH1s on the 'Bay and thinking, "Shoot. Maybe I ought to replace them." The prices are kinda talking me out of it, though. Do I REALLY need swappable hands, double-jointed elbows, TrueFX, and an additional piece of fodder? It's like these Walmarts will get a case of _______ and then they're gone within a day, 'cause the areas are so thirsty for new figs. A stock of anything significant is so few and far between at Walmart; kinda at Target. It's super-frustrating. Like, just seeing how the mainline Elites, CSBPs, and Basics are getting equally ravaged on RSC is crazy to me, but I get it--shelves aren't being stocked well at the B&Ms. =\ I swear it's notable if the Walmarts around here get new stock once a month. And I know they sometimes skip months at at time. So it's amazing to me that a Walmart around my area only gets new stock...... 12 days a year. Or less. That's awful. =( |
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 9, 2023 13:36:18 GMT -5
Unless there is a shipper, then my closest Walmart will generally only get a new shipment of elites right before Xmas and thats about it. The other walmarts around my area usually don't even get the shipper , so they still sit with empty elite pegs and basics with lingering figures from SEVERAL waves ago. I did see the first RA series on that shipper with the GH line and the Wrestlemania set. All of which were picked clean in the 3 hours it took me to get back to the store (I was on a supply run for work when I seen them) and got exactly zero of what I wanted. Hopefully there will be some kind of distribution shift, but really I don't expect one. Its been terrible in my area well before the pandemic was a thing so thats no excuse either. 2018 and very early 2019 was the last time buying a WWE figure at a Walmart was not a rarity of epic proportions for me.
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Post by hbchris on Jun 10, 2023 13:55:56 GMT -5
I can't believe that Walmart is still taking orders for camo Edge months after it went up. But then again, I suppose you can take as many orders as you want if you never have any intention of fulfilling them...
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Post by mulkeymania on Jun 10, 2023 20:06:11 GMT -5
I’m sure this is wishful thinking but I’m holding out hope they eventually show up in the stores again. Not apples to apples but I got an Amazon Hogan fan UE last December and I think it originally was released the previous year in August and a lot of people were not able to get one.
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Post by Flair Forever on Jun 12, 2023 13:04:14 GMT -5
Steve, Should I give up on ever expecting to find the RA series 3 in store and just go the 3rd party route or do you guys have a plan to actually get those figures distributed? It’s looking like they’re going to hit retail fairly soon. Taken from Steve's Q&A thread. I would never take a deeper dive into a question/answer there but I'll sure do it here.... The original question is about Series 3.... didn't that already hit Walmart, on the shippers? Series 3 is the one with Nash..... did they mean Series 4? I'm desperately hoping to get the RA Eric Bischoff...... and I have concerns it won't be found easily..... I'm confused by the question..... And the answer..... AFA Steve said "going to hit retail fairly soon"..... he didn't say Walmart. Should we be expecting these at discount shops? Burlington, Big Lots, Ollies? and what does "fairly soon" mean? By December? Not trying to be a jerk..... honestly just want some clarity on when/where to expect to find these. |
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