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Post by Chip on Jan 28, 2010 15:59:20 GMT -5
I hope that my fellow Rhode Island figure hunters are aware of my lack of "Basic 2 1/1000" CM Punk situation...and would be kind enough if they find one to unselfishly hide it somewhere in the store and proceed to inform myself of the exact location of said 1/1000's location ;D
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Jan 29, 2010 15:42:05 GMT -5
I just found Carlito & Primo here in Waterford Walmart! Finally after looking for weeks the set no longer eludes me. They also had 2 EG HBK's but I skipped out as I just ordered him from RSC the other day. They also had Basic Series 2 in stock. I looked for a 1/1000 Punk for ya Chip but they didn't have any. I'll keep my eyes open though if I find one I can always bring it over to RI and meet ya somewhere.
Now the hunt for Elite Series 2 begins. If any of you guys in RI spot them please let me know.
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Post by Chip on Jan 29, 2010 23:19:08 GMT -5
I just found Carlito & Primo here in Waterford Walmart! Finally after looking for weeks the set no longer eludes me. They also had 2 EG HBK's but I skipped out as I just ordered him from RSC the other day. They also had Basic Series 2 in stock. I looked for a 1/1000 Punk for ya Chip but they didn't have any. I'll keep my eyes open though if I find one I can always bring it over to RI and meet ya somewhere. Now the hunt for Elite Series 2 begins. If any of you guys in RI spot them please let me know. I've got a shiny new 1/1000 Kane for ya in a trade if you find a Punk and you're interested I appreciate it though. I just get the feeling that I'm not going to come across a 1/1000 Punk on my own...basically because it's the thing I want the MOST. LoL.
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Post by Icon on Jan 30, 2010 10:59:00 GMT -5
I just found Carlito & Primo here in Waterford Walmart! Finally after looking for weeks the set no longer eludes me. Now the hunt for Elite Series 2 begins. If any of you guys in RI spot them please let me know. Congrats toxic! The Walmart around here got Series 2 in as well. Winding up picking up the Hornswoggle/Finlay 2 pack. They didn't have much left in the Basics Series 2. They had everyone except for Kane, Kozlov, and Swagger (which is the one I'm hunting for as I have everybody else). If I see a 1/1000 Punk, I'll pick it up for you OP. You'll likely get Elite Series 2 before us Toxic. I'll give you guys a heads up if it arrives around here if you haven't found them first. I'm uncertain I'll pick up anybody in this set (maybe R-Truth...but I'm uncertain...I'll have to see them). I'm still waiting on Elite 3 for the Cena in that set.
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Jan 30, 2010 14:36:00 GMT -5
You'll likely get Elite Series 2 before us Toxic. I'll give you guys a heads up if it arrives around here if you haven't found them first. I'm uncertain I'll pick up anybody in this set (maybe R-Truth...but I'm uncertain...I'll have to see them). I'm still waiting on Elite 3 for the Cena in that set. I dunno lately it seems they show up in RI before CT which is odd. Either way I can't wait to find them. I'll be picking up Orton, R-Truth, & Matt Hardy.
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Post by zackmalibu on Jan 30, 2010 15:07:40 GMT -5
No such luck on the Elite 2's around here just yet.
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Post by Icon on Jan 30, 2010 15:15:39 GMT -5
No such luck on the Elite 2's around here just yet. Yeah. It doesn't help that places like Walmart loaded up pegs with Elite 1. Hopefully we start seeing Elite 2 within a few weeks. That was the case when boardies overseas started spotting Basic Series 2. A couple weeks later, we saw them over here...
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Post by Icon on Jan 30, 2010 15:21:42 GMT -5
You'll likely get Elite Series 2 before us Toxic. I'll give you guys a heads up if it arrives around here if you haven't found them first. I'm uncertain I'll pick up anybody in this set (maybe R-Truth...but I'm uncertain...I'll have to see them). I'm still waiting on Elite 3 for the Cena in that set. I dunno lately it seems they show up in RI before CT which is odd. Either way I can't wait to find them. I'll be picking up Orton, R-Truth, & Matt Hardy. I saw Basics Series 2 when my company sent me to Wallingford a week before they arrived at the Walmart in Cranston. It's confusing when you don't know what store will get certain things in sometimes. Hopefully, this 2nd Elite set comes in soon. I'm sticking to my plan of only 1 figure per wrestler as long as I'm collecting the Mattel line.
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Jan 30, 2010 18:18:26 GMT -5
Well Wallingford is a bit far anyway. I try to stick to this side of CT and RI for finding figures. I just wish it didn't vary so much from store to store with what they are stocking. It would be a lot easier to find everything if say every Walmart carried the same sets.
I'm also pretty much sticking to one figure of each person. There's only a few that I've got more than one of.
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Post by Chip on Feb 1, 2010 19:11:55 GMT -5
Again I say...if anyone does find a 1/1000 Punk I've got a 1/1000 Kane for you straight up swap, so at least you'd be getting more than just the money back. haha
Its crazy these damn Mattel's got me hunting again. I'm really 50/50....I like some, but dislike others. The ones I like, I like 'em alot. The ones I dislike, I dislike alot. It's still fun to hit stores and see the new stuff out there. It's been so random though, some Wal-Marts are getting tons, some just have Flex Force, Elite & Ent.Greats.
Same with TRU though...no Wrestlemania sets have showed up at ANY TRUs in the area...the one in North Attleboro never even got Basic series 1 (unless I just missed it, which is highly unlikely)
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Post by Icon on Feb 2, 2010 18:13:41 GMT -5
Walmart in Attleboro has basic Series 2, nothing worth noting as it looks like it was picked through (no Swagger or Kane). I did find 2 of the Dark Blue Rey Mysterio variants if anybody is interested at that store in particular...had to do a double take because I thought it was the lighting playing tricks (as I've seen an abundance of powder blue Reys just about everywhere).
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Post by zackmalibu on Feb 3, 2010 10:02:06 GMT -5
I also spotted the dark blue Rey variant at the Wal-Mart in Warwick, RI. Also found Vladimir Kozlov #797/1000 yesterday as well.
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Post by Chip on Feb 3, 2010 18:17:14 GMT -5
Stopped by Super Walmart in Taunton on my way home from work tonight... There were 11 out of 12 Basic Series 2 figures on the shelf...only Kozlov was missing, think it was a 1/1000? Most likely Chip = PISSED They also had the varient Rey mysterio, weird. I'm thinking that it was just a production change instead of a "variant" Also stopped by Target in Seekonk. They had Elite Series 2 however only 1 Batista & 1 Ted DiBiase...so those are starting to hit the area now.
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Post by zackmalibu on Feb 3, 2010 18:50:02 GMT -5
Stopped by Super Walmart in Taunton on my way home from work tonight... There were 11 out of 12 Basic Series 2 figures on the shelf...only Kozlov was missing, think it was a 1/1000? Most likely Chip = PISSED They also had the varient Rey mysterio, weird. I'm thinking that it was just a production change instead of a "variant" Also stopped by Target in Seekonk. They had Elite Series 2 however only 1 Batista & 1 Ted DiBiase...so those are starting to hit the area now. Crap, I knew I should have taken the ride up there yesterday.
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Feb 3, 2010 19:21:08 GMT -5
Damn I hope that means I'll find Elite 2 on Friday. I went all over today looking for them and nobody has stocked them yet.
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Post by zackmalibu on Feb 4, 2010 14:26:13 GMT -5
Toys R' Us in Warwick today got in Series 2 2 packs, the Heritage set (finally) and more Basic Series 2.
No 1/1000's in the Heritage set (only one case out) but I did find 2 more 1/1000 Kane's, #555 and 891 (IIRC) respectively.
No Elite 2 whatsoever, and just Edge/MVP on the shelf from series 1.
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Post by Chip on Feb 4, 2010 14:56:20 GMT -5
uh so yea...I found 4 1/1000 Kane's today at the Brockton TRU...they're in my car and I can't remember the numbers right now, 2 were in the 580s & 2 were in the 860's
If anyone in the area has an extra/double 1/1000 or one of someone they don't want and wants to trade for a Kane I'll be more than happy to.
I'm gonna try to get other 1/1000's for the Kanes, to build up the collection a little. Figure thats a good way to do it.
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Post by Icon on Feb 4, 2010 16:35:03 GMT -5
You guys are lucky. I'm just trying to find one 1/1000 (haven't found any yet). Nothing over here in northern RI (or the Attleboro area). I doubt TRU is going to be stocking anything from Mattel anytime shortly. There is absolutely no room for anything new because of the glutton of Jakks product. Mattels endcap is full as well and they only added the new 2 packs. Walmart is full of Elite 1 and Flex Force but have been blown out of Basics 2 for at least over a week.
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Post by zackmalibu on Feb 4, 2010 17:56:45 GMT -5
One place I've forgotten all about was the Lincoln Mall Target. Anyone have any luck over there?
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Post by Icon on Feb 5, 2010 12:59:13 GMT -5
I went there on Sunday to pickup a few things. They had the same usual figs (WM Heritage figs, Elite 1, EG, Flex Force, 1 Ted/Cody 2 pack, Raw Rings, and the kid belts.
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