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09-12-2008, 08:59 PM
Arashikadawan
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: CA
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Hi, my first post. I found this site while searching the net for info on the Rattler. This thread in particular has been very helpful as I have not "hunted" for any toys in years. The Rattler is an exception since it's way up there on that list of toys I wanted as a kid and never got til now.
I have been reading the posts on this thread and checking the Schuman site since I found out about it. I'm in Nor Cal and it seemed from other posts like we don't get a whole lot of stuff here. Like most people, the Schuman site returned a whole lot of "not available" for the past couple of weeks.
So today was a little different. Recap:
07:00am - arrive at work
07:55am - Schuman shows "available" or "limited availability" all over the Bay Area
08:05am - call Tanforan; in stock but company policy not to hold collectors items
08:10am - call Colma; one set left, also won't hold
08:15am - call Serramonte; limited stock, of course, won't hold
08:16am - me stuck at work and resigned to missing out
10:30am - check Schuman again; out of stock in most places except Tanforan
10:55am - took early lunch, drove over just to see empty shelf
11:00am - asked a worker, he checks stock, brings set out
11:05am - driving off with a stupid idiot grin
So apparently the Schuman site worked for my area. All I can say is that Nor Cal must be packed with hunters because about 10 out of 12 stores went to "out of stock" within an hour or two of first trying to seeing "available".
I only went to Tanforan, so I don't know how the other stores are, but they only had enough space on the shelves for two planes. Apparently, the guy who helped me said they bring out one set at a time since there's no space and to discourage scalpers from buying the whole stock. It seemed like they put it out on the shelves periodically so as long as it says in stock on Schuman, there might be hope.
Anyways, just wanted to thank everyone who posted. There's no way I would've avoided having to buy one on Ebay without the info here (I didn't even know there was a pre-order until way too late). I don't intend to get more than the set I got today, but hopefully my experience will be useful to those (not the scalpers) still hunting.
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