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Post by ImJoeGrizzlyBitch on Mar 15, 2024 14:50:28 GMT -5
If you over pay for the figures, you’ll have to look at the fact that you would have probably spent more in gas driving around looking for the figures. What if you factor in shopping into your daily activities? Is it considered wasting gas if I went grocery shopping and found no figures? Cause I only ever go to the store when I have something else to get. I never considered "wasting gas" into the equation. I mean yeah I sometimes go shopping 2-3 times a week, but like I said I always have something else to get. I never leave empty handed unless what I originally looked for was oos. I mean I guess if your nearest store is 45+ plus minutes away that would suck, but if you drive a gas guzzler, consider trading in to support other habits 😂 (joke lol) Because the way people are on here about figures, they’re not just going to the store to get stuff and then say “oh I need to check the figure isle.” You definitely have people here who drive 10-15 min twice a day every day for weeks looking for figures. Me? My closest Walmart is 20 miles away, so yeah by the time I drive there and back that’s 40 miles , if I did that 2 times that week that’s 80 miles I just wasted money by strictly going to the store to look for figures. So that’s like $15 of gas just for those 2 trips, if I come up empty handed then guess what? I’m pretty sure I’m going to check 2 more times the following week , if I come up empty handed again guess what? Now it’s $30 I’ve wasted in gas specifically looking for toys. I ended up spending $78 on undertaker/Hogan and $65 on Stone cold/Hall. Thats $143 I spent on figures that if I found in store would have been $100, so I spent $43 more than retail. But in the end I would have ended up spending more than that in gas driving back and forth looking . But it’s a hobby to me, so I dont necessarily mind driving around looking, but sometimes you just don’t feel like fooling with it when it comes to places like Walmart. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 15, 2024 15:40:30 GMT -5
Is this the set where Harlem Heat is in 2 different attires? Black and then chase purple? Or was it blue?
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Mar 15, 2024 16:01:21 GMT -5
Is this the set where Harlem Heat is in 2 different attires? Black and then chase purple? Or was it blue? Yes. Black and blue |
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Post by CM Tusk on Mar 15, 2024 16:20:38 GMT -5
I’ll buy the Ultimates secondary eventually. Not stressing it.
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Post by Jeremiah on Mar 15, 2024 17:27:11 GMT -5
After seeing that they now charge you upfront I cancelled my order would rather use that money then just have them sit on it only to cancel it in Aug possibly
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Post by Rocket_Fuel_Merchant on Mar 15, 2024 20:09:58 GMT -5
After seeing that they now charge you upfront I cancelled my order would rather use that money then just have them sit on it only to cancel it in Aug possibly It's only authorization hold that will fall off. The confirmation email clearly states "you won't be charged for pre order items until their shipped" They have to temp charge your payment method to make sure it's active |
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Mar 16, 2024 13:48:41 GMT -5
Kind of sucks that we haven’t gotten the preorders for Piper and Bret. Really pumped for my Harlem Heat and Eddie if they do get fulfilled.
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Post by shanieomaniac on Mar 16, 2024 18:17:56 GMT -5
Welp, being sick for the last 3 days, I didn't even realize what day it was.
Missed out on the Mankind pre-order. I'm either going to have to suck it up and get it on secondary or hope and pray for it to show up here. Doubtful on that second one.
More than likely, most of this line will be ebay exclusives for me. I did manage to score the Wave 1 Austin from the shipper, but that's it.
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Post by shanieomaniac on Mar 16, 2024 18:19:22 GMT -5
After seeing that they now charge you upfront I cancelled my order would rather use that money then just have them sit on it only to cancel it in Aug possibly If you order via paypal, they charge you upfront and keep the money. If you order via credit card, it's a temporary charge. |
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Post by buddyboy101 on Mar 16, 2024 18:44:35 GMT -5
Is it basically too late to find these in store? Found the WM shipper at Burbank Walmart, but not a single MNW figure despite the shelf tags on the shipper being there.
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Post by cableV on Mar 16, 2024 18:59:41 GMT -5
Is it basically too late to find these in store? Found the WM shipper at Burbank Walmart, but not a single MNW figure despite the shelf tags on the shipper being there. According to Steve, they will have a spot on the shelves with the next reset. Not sure when that will be or what series they will start with. |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Mar 16, 2024 19:39:56 GMT -5
Is it basically too late to find these in store? Found the WM shipper at Burbank Walmart, but not a single MNW figure despite the shelf tags on the shipper being there. not necessarily. some Walmarts haven’t received them yet or at least not put them out yet. one of mine put out one the other day and the other store I went to earlier didn’t have one out yet |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Mar 16, 2024 20:11:15 GMT -5
FYI, the “official” set date for the shipper is actually 3/24 or 3/25 so they’re not even widespread yet. Some people are just getting lucky and finding it early.
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Post by ImJoeGrizzlyBitch on Mar 16, 2024 21:36:46 GMT -5
FYI, the “official” set date for the shipper is actually 3/24 or 3/25 so they’re not even widespread yet. Some people are just getting lucky and finding it early. Would’ve been nice to have known this weeks ago. |
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Post by cableV on Mar 16, 2024 21:59:16 GMT -5
FYI, the “official” set date for the shipper is actually 3/24 or 3/25 so they’re not even widespread yet. Some people are just getting lucky and finding it early. Would’ve been nice to have known this weeks ago. We did. Based on the picture on page 1, the "set date" on the shipper is 3/25. Clearly not all stores adhere to this, not even sure if they are supposed to, but maybe some are? |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Mar 16, 2024 23:20:55 GMT -5
FYI, the “official” set date for the shipper is actually 3/24 or 3/25 so they’re not even widespread yet. Some people are just getting lucky and finding it early. Would’ve been nice to have known this weeks ago. It’s literally on the first page of the WM Shipper thread. |
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Post by buddyboy101 on Mar 17, 2024 2:11:06 GMT -5
Would’ve been nice to have known this weeks ago. We did. Based on the picture on page 1, the "set date" on the shipper is 3/25. Clearly not all stores adhere to this, not even sure if they are supposed to, but maybe some are? FWIW the shelf stickers I came across today had the date of 3/12/24. Not sure if that might just be the print date rather than the intended street date.  |
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Post by buddyboy101 on Mar 17, 2024 2:18:26 GMT -5
Would’ve been nice to have known this weeks ago. It’s literally on the first page of the WM Shipper thread. Steve, I'm sure you probably feel this as much as the rest of us, but these Walmart exclusives are a real pain to the hobby, especially without an online order (let alone preorder) process. As a fellow Angeleno, you're prob aware Walmarts are few and far between out here. I somehow made it to seven today (Burbank, Compton, Southgate, Pico Rivera, Downey, Paramount, Torrance) and didn't find a single MNW figure. This scarcity, which I imagine is somewhat by design to ensure the success of the line, makes collecting an expensive chore to keep up with and only ensures the livelihood of scalpers. Locking Scott Hall's iconic WCW debut behind such a limited run leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I do realize physical stock is somewhat out of everyone's control and abundantly stocked shelves risk the viability of the line. But there is definitely a happy medium that involves well-advertised and well-supplied online preordering that does not run out within seconds or results in cancelled orders. |
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Post by ImJoeGrizzlyBitch on Mar 17, 2024 3:16:45 GMT -5
Would’ve been nice to have known this weeks ago. We did. Based on the picture on page 1, the "set date" on the shipper is 3/25. Clearly not all stores adhere to this, not even sure if they are supposed to, but maybe some are? I don’t have Instagram and don’t know who that is who posted that to have known. |
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Post by nomorexclusives on Mar 17, 2024 3:36:14 GMT -5
Steve, I'm sure you probably feel this as much as the rest of us, but these Walmart exclusives are a real pain to the hobby, especially without an online order (let alone preorder) process. As a fellow Angeleno, you're prob aware Walmarts are few and far between out here. I somehow made it to seven today (Burbank, Compton, Southgate, Pico Rivera, Downey, Paramount, Torrance) and didn't find a single MNW figure. This scarcity, which I imagine is somewhat by design to ensure the success of the line, makes collecting an expensive chore to keep up with and only ensures the livelihood of scalpers. Locking Scott Hall's iconic WCW debut behind such a limited run leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I do realize physical stock is somewhat out of everyone's control and abundantly stocked shelves risk the viability of the line. But there is definitely a happy medium that involves well-advertised and well-supplied online preordering that does not run out within seconds or results in cancelled orders. Showing my age again but back in the days whwn i was a mere whippersnapper, cough, walmart used to hold event days where they would release a sh ton of cases/boxes to give everyone a chance to buy product. It worked too. Walmart had tons of employees and a manager who was visible to the public. Hard to believe i know. Unfortunately, for the past decade they are almost as unorganized as kmart (at their best). No store can compare to k-mart at its worst (even goodwill was more organized lol). Btw: agree with everything you said. Getting the numbers right to make sure they dont rot on the shelves is a science. Walmart however seems to enjoy fooling the customer into thinking that their products are rare and underproduced and thus walmarts keep a lot of backstock. UNTIL ONE DAY (it's starting now) noone buys them anymore even when they are put out in quantity due to the fact that most of us have bought the figures on ebay already as even the most patient collector(like myself) will give in to ebay tempation eventually after waiting a year for a figure and when (on paper) he is physically behind 3 or 4 series. Walmart is acting like a dinosaur. They are slow to adapt and change and stuck in their ways. They have management that cant accept that people mostly buy online now. Look how late they were at establishing an amazon-like website. This is what happens when you dont hire the best and hire under a spectrum of colors the least amount of employees for the lowest salaries possible in the business. Ive said it many times; Walmart is in trouble. They cant compete with target anymore. Target has played the slow and steady race and won. They weren't greedy and freque ntly clearanced out everything to make room for better selling stuff. Every morning they have meetings, timed perfectly, (when people first enter the stores) and laugh when collectors used to race to the toy aisle (this waS when toys were stocked overnight) Bottom line, WALMART IS A LINE KILLER!!! |
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