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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 8, 2019 5:02:40 GMT -5
Just letting it be known that when I said on the UK board “it’s possible we may not get this figure, so if you’re desperate to have him in your collection then eBay may be your best bet”...
.... this is NOT what I meant
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 7, 2019 10:35:02 GMT -5
What's up lads, just letting you know I'm gonna be discontinuing the weekly round up. Been slacking at my job and my duties as a dad so need to try and prioritise my time a bit better. Just letting you know incase anyone came looking for it tomorrow.
Here's a few bits that would have been in this weeks:
Smyths
Basic 92 (Cena, Joe, Jeff, Mandy and Rollins) are available for home delivery and in stock at a decent amount of stores. Although according to the stock checker it looks like some stores didn't get Mandy?
Wrestlemania 35 Elites, Basics and Battlepacks are all in stock for home delivery. According to the stock checker, Liverpool Croxteth has them in stock now. It looks like we'll be getting Charlotte, but possibly not Trish (as she's not available for delivery or in stock there)
Some reductions: Elite 59 Finn Balor - £12.99 Basic 91 Dean Ambrose, Drew Gulak - £7 Basic 90 Aiden English - £7 Basic 88 Baron Corbin, Chad Gable, Sasha Banks - £6 Basic 89 Cesaro - £5 Basic 89 Kurt Angle - £7
Elite 65 now has a more specific release date of March 15th - 22nd
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 6, 2019 6:50:05 GMT -5
The Wrekkin' Slam Mobile is now on offer at The Entertainer for £26.39 (I imagine that's just a promotion), making it the cheapest retailer stocking it at the minute
There was a load of these at my local Smyths this morning (10+). I envision these being practically given away come summer time. Which is a shame because it's a pretty cool item, I just don't have a whole lot of use for it (which I imagine is the same for a lot of people)
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 6, 2019 4:36:50 GMT -5
Looks like he’s listed as in stock at a bunch of stores, I assume yours just hasn’t updated for some reason Solid cases of Matt though? That’s odd. Maybe it’s gonna be another situation like with Basic 91 where half the wave came in then Nakamura and Ambrose followed a few days later? Not sure. Wasn't T&M in the same situation minus a couple of figures from the WM Basics too? No Charlotte I think someone said. It was only Matt I needed anyway so not too bothered. Hope the elites follow soon. Gotta have that Undertaker. Aye if T&M’s cases are representative of what the UK is getting then we’re missing out on Charlotte and Trish. Which is crap because I’ve been excited for that gold Charlie for a long time
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 5, 2019 16:23:41 GMT -5
Looks like we can no longer depend on the Smyths stock checker as it says Matt Hardy is out of stock and unavailable for home delivery/store collection but yet the pegs are full of him. WTF? Looks like he’s listed as in stock at a bunch of stores, I assume yours just hasn’t updated for some reason Solid cases of Matt though? That’s odd. Maybe it’s gonna be another situation like with Basic 91 where half the wave came in then Nakamura and Ambrose followed a few days later?
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 4, 2019 11:31:37 GMT -5
Goldberg is back on the Smyths website if you wanna order online or use the stock checker
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 4, 2019 11:20:03 GMT -5
Going with Cena
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 4, 2019 10:27:52 GMT -5
I’d get Bryan and Taker. Maybe if Strowman if something is different but like, what would be different unless they do the GRR belt? ...they could actually do him with the correct style/color pants for once?
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 4, 2019 8:24:11 GMT -5
E63 Backlund - US Walmart. Although WWE shop got some by "mistake". Available on Amazon soon. E64 Pete Dunne - US Target. Only found in Australia/NZ so far. Backlund will be on Amazon soon? There's a listing on Amazon UK with Backlund's picture on it. Could turn out to be legit but Amazon listings can be a bit hit or miss
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 4, 2019 6:04:03 GMT -5
This reminds me of my biggest issue with mwf pod. When they get on their rants about “you missed it, tough luck pay eBay prices” All well and good for two guys who can literally walk into Mattel, rsc etc and get figs they want, but for us overseas this is our only option sometimes. Yet they say they don’t like re releases. I like the show, but that line always bugs me when they have it so much easier than most getting figs. 100% Full disclosure, I absolutely love the pod, it's one of the highlights of my week. HOWEVER. Their opinion on re-releases is dumb. If you disagree with a re-release because you think it'll not sell then that's fair enough, shelf cloggers do hinder the line. But to say "You shouldn't re-release a figure because it devalues the original".... eurgh. Mattel is a business, why should they care about the 'value' of your collection? If there's money to be made off re-releasing a figure that fetches £100+ on eBay then it would be stupid for them to not re-release it. Here's another thing, these two guys make what I assume is a 6 figure salary (which hey, they work hard for, not gonna dispute that). It's very easy to say "don't re-release that! let them pay eBay prices" when you make that kinda money. My favourite band is Bon Jovi, but Slippery When Wet came out two years before I was born. If only Universal pressed more copies...
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 4, 2019 5:44:42 GMT -5
Its still a little up in the air one site toys masks place said originally they were getting Pete Dunne then said that Mattel would only supple it if they placed a 5000 unit order which is ridiculous. Not sure whats going on with this figure. Info in their twitter feed. Worrying this is not even in US though So "allegedly" available in the UK right? With zero confirmation from any UK retailer's & going on something a designer said months ago the same designer who (understandably) has explicitly stated he has zero involvement in distribution.. So Pete Dunne will be available in the UK "allegedly". I think the best way of putting it is he'll be available to the UK, but who knows if he'll be available in the UK As I said on the UK board, Mattel are making him available to UK retailers, but it's down to them to order them
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 1, 2019 9:49:23 GMT -5
Basic 92 is available for home delivery on Smyths site Pretty standard set but it does have the first Mandy Rose figure
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 1, 2019 6:04:23 GMT -5
WFIGS: UK Weekly Round Up
Issue 4Thanks to everyone who posted this week. Another quiet week unfortunately but a few bits to address. Had a suggestion that we turn the round-up into a podcast. The potential is certainly there, might not be enough meat on the bone to do a pod just covering figure findings but if we expanded on it then it could definitely be beefed up a bit. I also thought a mailing list might be more efficient going forward. Either way, let me know what you think is the best way of going forward (obviously send me a private message about this stuff so we don't clog up the board). This is a continuation of previous issues. If you want a full overview of what's out and about you can find last week's and previous issues here. SMYTHSDespite disappearing from their site, it looks like Entrance Greats Goldberg is available in a decent number of stores @ £19.99. Not sure why it's no longer visible online, but if you were hoping to order for home delivery or track his in-store availability then watch this space I guess. The Stretch Armstrong style figures (AJ Styles, Roman Reigns, John Cena and Finn Balor) are listed on the site now @ £12.99 each. No release date available yet. We're now in February, so look for the Wrestlemania Elites, Basics and Battlepacks, plus Basic 92 to land any time now. Basic 90 The Miz is down to £7 As always with Smyths, check out their website if you're planning on making a trip as their stock checker is generally pretty accurate, but keep in mind their in-stock dates can be a bit hit and miss.THE ENTERTAINER Elite 61 (Shane McMahon, Big E, Tyler Breeze, Fandango, Kevin Owens, AJ Styles) @ £10 each Elite 62 (Akam, Rezar, Roman Reigns, Dude Love, Sting and Braun Strowman) @ £10 each as well as the Wrestlemania Battle Packs (Jeff Hardy & Edge, The Miz & Seth Rollins, AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura) @ £20 each Wrekkin' Slam Mobile @ £32 ASDAStretch Armstrong style figures @ £12.99 True Moves 12" figures (Braun Strowman, Cesaro, Gran Metalik and Bray Wyatt) TOYS AND MASKS / WILL RICHARDS
Spoke to Will @ Toys and Masks on Facebook to see if he had any new stuff or any news. I know a few people are in the market for Retros, not sure if these are the gaps you were looking for, but he has: Series 1,2 and 3 Series 5 - Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods Series 6
and the Retro Ring
He's also got Basic 92 in, the Wrestlemania Elites (only Undertaker and Scott Hall left) Another interesting tidbit, he's got the Wrestlemania Basics in, but his shipment didn't include Trish Stratus or Charlotte Flair. Could be that they've been omitted from the UK cases for some reason. If you're on Facebook, your best bet is to look him up and send him a message on there for the best prices AMAZON DOT CO DOT UKIf you search WWE Elite on Amazon and set your search to 'newest arrivals' there's an item with a picture of the Bob Backlund Elite. Not in stock, but you can order it @ £25.54. Hopefully this is a legit listing for everyone who wants it, obviously treat it with some skepticism as it doesn't mention Backlund by name in the listing. Never really used Amazon UK for figures but looking at it it looks like they have a decent variety of Elites from series 62 and earlier They've also got some of Elite 64 listed at various prices and not all in stock, they seem to be drifting in and out. They're not listed by name, but these are the codes to search: Wwe gcl19 - Seth Rollins Wwe gcl20 - John Cena Wwe gcl21 - Samoa Joe Wwe gcl22 - Jimmy Uso ARGOS:Argos released their new catalogue last Saturday. Some news coming out of that: The catalogue didn't include the NXT Elites, and it looks like they've been removed from the in store stock check monitors (last I checked). They're still listed online, but I would hazard a guess that when the remaining stores that still have them have sold out then that's it for that line as far as Argos goes. It's not impossible that Series 4 will turn up somewhere at some point. Wrekkin' Slam Mobile @ £32.99 Elites (between the catalogue and website they've got a selection of various waves, but a member on here said they found Elias so I guess Elite 60 is among what's out there) @ £19.99 Stretch Armstrong style figures @ £13 Giant Stretch Armstrong AJ Styles figure @ £24.99 WWE Euroshop:Today's deals: 30% off orders over £30 Up to 40% off titles Thank you to everybody who contributed!
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Post by hellojoeivers on Feb 1, 2019 3:27:11 GMT -5
Saw a solitary Strowman in Manchester yesterday but both the paint and box looked like it had gone 5 rounds with the man himself
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jan 31, 2019 6:21:09 GMT -5
That's a helluva cave pal
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jan 30, 2019 15:39:34 GMT -5
I wondered this too
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jan 30, 2019 6:25:43 GMT -5
I thought it was very odd that WWE confirmed he won't be resigning. I'd have thought that was information they wouldn't release. But he had the showdown with Triple H on Raw, next day he's 'leaving'. Maybe the two incidents are linked and they're gonna do a Wrestlemania match?
It would be a shame if they didn't get a heel Ambrose figure out, I love his current look, even if he's not had a great run since turning
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jan 29, 2019 12:31:17 GMT -5
Aye just got Goldberg myself from Bolton Smyths. There was four of them
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jan 27, 2019 15:45:40 GMT -5
I've had EG Goldberg in my smyths basket for about 9 days waiting for it to be available for home delivery in northern Ireland. He has been removed from the site entirely and gone from my basket. Message says "No longer available" Also - huge thanks to @hellojoeivers for the weekly updates! Yeah, no idea what’s gone on there, I was gonna use the stock checker before to see if he was in at Bolton yet but whenever I clicked on him it just took me to a page entitled ‘WWE Basics’. Then I tried again later and he’s just gone. How strange
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Post by hellojoeivers on Jan 26, 2019 19:06:55 GMT -5
I love the idea of a Retro Hollywood Hogan if only to see people’s reactions when a Retro comes out before an Elite
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