Tips for in store buying

I think the best day usually depends on your store. For a long time my Target was M,W,F. While some of my out of town stores had toys arriving the other days. Unfortunately, you have to go practically everyday to see if there are new figures. You can always ask an employee which days are best, but good luck finding someone knowledgeable. My Target is now a disaster and I usually have to ask for things or else they stay in the backroom.

Nice one bro thank you, yeah they’re not very helpful at all are they haha

I generally try to get to Walmart(s) when they open at 6am. That's been the best time for me to find stuff - even though finding stuff at Walmart is RARE....

Don't be surprised to see your Walmart go up to 4 months without getting anything significant or new. It can be very frustrating.

Some stores stock better than others - there's one Walmart that I don't even check anymore, as they might get stock (a little bit) twice a year. The shelves just run empty the rest of the year. I've sent complaints and nothing has changed. Maybe you'll get lucky and find a Walmart in your area that sometimes gets stuff in.

Target Legends generally have a street date, for the current set that came out 4/28, most stores didn't put them on shelves the first few days - the best way to get them was to do "in-store" pickup. After a week or so they were fairly well-stocked on shelves. If Target Legends linger, they are typically discounted down to $13 and sometimes even $6. This usually happens close to two months after they are released (when the next set is about to come out).

Don't forget to check your local Ollie's Bargain outlet (or other bargain stores) we've found some real treasures (at a deep discount) at those places over the last year. Right Now, Ollie's has Superstar Ric Flairs by the dozen for $3.99, you might still find some Superstars Hollywood Hogans for that price too. We're also seeing the Target "Then, Now, Forever" 4-pack showing up at Ollie's for $29.99 (which is a great price for this).

Walmart starts rolling the next day's pallets out around 9pm..... they are generally open til 11pm. If you get there around 9:30 - 10:00pm you can see what's on the pallets and reasonably expect them to be out on shelves the next morning (but not always). If there's no WWE/Mattel boxes on the pallets (most of the time), you can safely assume there will be no new stock on shelves the following day.

I don't know if other people do this - but when I'm at a store (Target, Walmart) and they've put all kinds of other stupid toys on the WWE pegs to make them appear FULL - I clear them off and put them back where they belong so that the WWE pegs are EMPTY. It hasn't really worked, but my hope is that someone will notice these toys are OUT OF STOCK and do SOMETHING to get more in. But I don't think they should be putting Silly Putty and Pokemon crap on the WWE Monday Night Wars pegs just so that it looks like these shelves aren't bare as hell. I also have been known to put all the Basics back on the Basics pegs - they like to "spread out" the Basics across all the pegs so that it looks like they have more figures than they do. I think I do a better job organizing their shelves than the employees do.

I use Amazon for most main line elites and Ultimates, but will check these forums/instagram to see when stuff starts hitting and usually wait a week or two to hunt because I’m in the middle of the country. Stuff like Ringside exclusives you’re gonna have to throw some cash on a visa gift card or something idk, not married.

No I leave them at my office, and trust me not the worst secret any husband could keep from their wife let’s be honest

Dude it ain’t that deep lol. How can I say it without violating forum rules.

She feels wrestling is on the Goldust side of things if you get what I mean. So I’m just avoiding the extra accusations haha

What was wrong with Goldust other than being completely freaking awesome?

not that there's anything wrong with that!