humbruh
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Post by humbruh on Jul 19, 2024 2:15:11 GMT -5
I was reading Toy News International -- and someone posted this comment about a Habsro line. Do people who collect other lines know this is true? If yes, maybe the issue is really partly Mattel... "You will see them on Walmart.com and some of them on HasbroPulse. Walmart exclusives haven't been hard to find for a while if you order online." In Canada we get none of the Walmart Mattel exclusives from WWE or Masters of the Universe and we get all the Hasbro ones the same day as the US does. It definitely is a Mattel issue. |
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y2josh
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Post by y2josh on Jul 19, 2024 7:32:37 GMT -5
I love seeing figures like the Harlem Heat chases already selling for 60 bucks or more a piece online and being unable to find them for retail price in the biggest retailer on the planet! And the fact we're looking at Series 3 already when no one was able to get Series 2? Chef's kiss! Très magnifique! Great job, Walmart and Mattel! #ShippersSaveLives Yeah, it’s incredibly annoying. We don’t even get a chance at them. I hope nobody buys them for secondary prices and they just sit there. I would NEVER pay anything above retail for wrestling figures. Ever. I don't order from Ringside, I don't buy on eBay. If I can't get it in person or Amazon, I clearly don't need it. Probably why my Mattel collection is so dated; I buy what I can find and that's about it. |
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Post by J-MANN on Jul 19, 2024 7:34:42 GMT -5
My buddy went ahead and bit the bullet on a Chase Stevie Ray for $50.. all things considered I guess that’s a deal.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Jul 19, 2024 7:50:22 GMT -5
My buddy went ahead and bit the bullet on a Chase Stevie Ray for $50.. all things considered I guess that’s a deal. Buddy?  |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jul 19, 2024 9:16:06 GMT -5
Yeah, it’s incredibly annoying. We don’t even get a chance at them. I hope nobody buys them for secondary prices and they just sit there. I would NEVER pay anything above retail for wrestling figures. Ever. I don't order from Ringside, I don't buy on eBay. If I can't get it in person or Amazon, I clearly don't need it. Probably why my Mattel collection is so dated; I buy what I can find and that's about it. Gotta admire the resolve, even if it's probably as unrealistic as you can get in the current market for collectibles. But I guess, at least you realize that, and are at peace with it. |
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Post by mikedanger on Jul 19, 2024 9:29:23 GMT -5
I am considering overpaying for an Adam Pearce BAF only because I don't want any of the figures in the set and I know I am too lazy to sell them.
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ttmbrad
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Post by ttmbrad on Jul 19, 2024 9:42:25 GMT -5
Yeah, it’s incredibly annoying. We don’t even get a chance at them. I hope nobody buys them for secondary prices and they just sit there. I would NEVER pay anything above retail for wrestling figures. Ever. I don't order from Ringside, I don't buy on eBay. If I can't get it in person or Amazon, I clearly don't need it. Probably why my Mattel collection is so dated; I buy what I can find and that's about it. That's about where I'm at too at this point in my life. If I can't find it retail, I'm at peace not having it. And even then, there are a ton of figures that I am like "I will wait for clearance or a sale" to buy. |
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y2josh
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Post by y2josh on Jul 19, 2024 10:05:35 GMT -5
I would NEVER pay anything above retail for wrestling figures. Ever. I don't order from Ringside, I don't buy on eBay. If I can't get it in person or Amazon, I clearly don't need it. Probably why my Mattel collection is so dated; I buy what I can find and that's about it. That's about where I'm at too at this point in my life. If I can't find it retail, I'm at peace not having it. And even then, there are a ton of figures that I am like "I will wait for clearance or a sale" to buy. Bingo, man. At the end of the day, I have a lot more fun digging through $1 bins and $3 bins at toy shows and flea markets than I would EVER have driving all around town to find my 5th Booker T figure in my collection. If I can't find it at the Walmart or Target close to my house, I just call it a wrap on that particular figure. 75% of my wrestling figure collection is in tupperware bins in the attic at this point anyway. |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jul 19, 2024 10:08:15 GMT -5
My buddy went ahead and bit the bullet on a Chase Stevie Ray for $50.. all things considered I guess that’s a deal. Buddy? You want the scoop? You gotta come down to the shop |
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Post by J-MANN on Jul 19, 2024 10:17:53 GMT -5
Buddy? You want the scoop? You gotta come down to the shop We’re open! Everyday but Sunday — 9am to 6pm! |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jul 19, 2024 10:18:50 GMT -5
You want the scoop? You gotta come down to the shop We’re open! Everyday but Sunday — 9am to 6pm! Fook that I don't work that late. Start early, leave early! |
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Post by J-MANN on Jul 19, 2024 10:29:02 GMT -5
We’re open! Everyday but Sunday — 9am to 6pm! Fook that I don't work that late. Start early, leave early! Lmao we know you like to be home by 3pm everyday. I’m about the hire theman for closing shift. He hangs out here enough as it is, might as well put him on the clock. |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jul 19, 2024 10:53:24 GMT -5
Fook that I don't work that late. Start early, leave early! Lmao we know you like to be home by 3pm everyday. I’m about the hire theman for closing shift. He hangs out here enough as it is, might as well put him on the clock. Just tell him to keep his shirt on |
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Post by marino13 on Jul 19, 2024 11:56:29 GMT -5
I wouldn't be mad if they included any of DX members but with the Bushwhackers pants mold, a cloth DX shirt and any of their accessories from the Target line (helmets, bullhorns, etc)
I just didn't love the cloth camo pants from Target.
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mrh
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Post by mrh on Jul 19, 2024 18:22:11 GMT -5
I would NEVER pay anything above retail for wrestling figures. Ever. I don't order from Ringside, I don't buy on eBay. If I can't get it in person or Amazon, I clearly don't need it. Probably why my Mattel collection is so dated; I buy what I can find and that's about it. That's about where I'm at too at this point in my life. If I can't find it retail, I'm at peace not having it. And even then, there are a ton of figures that I am like "I will wait for clearance or a sale" to buy.
I only collect Retros, and if I had to pay a mark-up for Alundra Blaze or Isaac Yankem, I would. I guess the difference is they're only putting out 12 figures a year.. And as much as I really like what Grapplers and Gimmicks and others are doing, I don't have a ton of interest in retros if Mattel isn't producing them, so I'm really not paying much yearly as is.
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thep1
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Post by thep1 on Jul 20, 2024 12:36:32 GMT -5
Granted it's a small sample because it's only based off of 2 YouTubing toy hunters that I watch (Jimmy Wrestling and I forget the other guy) from the UK. But I want to know how Smyth's does it?!?! Each video I watch, especially Jimmy's, he goes in and the Smyth's pegs are LOADED!!!! I put this on the MNW S3 thread because I was watching a YT from just like 2-3 days ago and there were handfuls of each S3.
All may not be like that I get it, but judging from my area WMs (that are pretty good at putting out new stuff, including WM exclusives) and from other hunters that I watch on YT and of course here on the Boards, S3 is very scarce.
But every video is, again, just loaded with figs from all lines.
So again, I ask, what is Smyth's doing that WM is not?!?!
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Jul 20, 2024 14:23:36 GMT -5
Granted it's a small sample because it's only based off of 2 YouTubing toy hunters that I watch (Jimmy Wrestling and I forget the other guy) from the UK. But I want to know how Smyth's does it?!?! Each video I watch, especially Jimmy's, he goes in and the Smyth's pegs are LOADED!!!! I put this on the MNW S3 thread because I was watching a YT from just like 2-3 days ago and there were handfuls of each S3. All may not be like that I get it, but judging from my area WMs (that are pretty good at putting out new stuff, including WM exclusives) and from other hunters that I watch on YT and of course here on the Boards, S3 is very scarce. But every video is, again, just loaded with figs from all lines. So again, I ask, what is Smyth's doing that WM is not?!?! Smyths is a specialty retailer exclusively dealing with toys and games Walmart isn’t so their focus isn’t on toys is my guess.. |
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Post by fzmadness on Jul 20, 2024 14:33:25 GMT -5
This line has been a chore to find. Still need to find Scott Hall, Austin, and Fake Diesel. Was able to get both chase Harlem Heat though.
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thep1
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Post by thep1 on Jul 20, 2024 14:45:47 GMT -5
Granted it's a small sample because it's only based off of 2 YouTubing toy hunters that I watch (Jimmy Wrestling and I forget the other guy) from the UK. But I want to know how Smyth's does it?!?! Each video I watch, especially Jimmy's, he goes in and the Smyth's pegs are LOADED!!!! I put this on the MNW S3 thread because I was watching a YT from just like 2-3 days ago and there were handfuls of each S3. All may not be like that I get it, but judging from my area WMs (that are pretty good at putting out new stuff, including WM exclusives) and from other hunters that I watch on YT and of course here on the Boards, S3 is very scarce. But every video is, again, just loaded with figs from all lines. So again, I ask, what is Smyth's doing that WM is not?!?! Smyths is a specialty retailer exclusively dealing with toys and games Walmart isn’t so their focus isn’t on toys is my guess.. Yeah I am sure there is some truth to that, but still! |
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mrh
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Post by mrh on Jul 20, 2024 21:14:41 GMT -5
Granted it's a small sample because it's only based off of 2 YouTubing toy hunters that I watch (Jimmy Wrestling and I forget the other guy) from the UK. But I want to know how Smyth's does it?!?! Each video I watch, especially Jimmy's, he goes in and the Smyth's pegs are LOADED!!!! I put this on the MNW S3 thread because I was watching a YT from just like 2-3 days ago and there were handfuls of each S3. All may not be like that I get it, but judging from my area WMs (that are pretty good at putting out new stuff, including WM exclusives) and from other hunters that I watch on YT and of course here on the Boards, S3 is very scarce. But every video is, again, just loaded with figs from all lines. So again, I ask, what is Smyth's doing that WM is not?!?! Smyths is a specialty retailer exclusively dealing with toys and games Walmart isn’t so their focus isn’t on toys is my guess..
Here's something to think about though -- if Smyths is always fully stocked like it is, that means those figures aren't selling.
I worry about a place like that going out of business -- I don't know how they make the retail model work.
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