The City That Hasbro Forgot

Compulsive Collector · 05-02-2008, 02:58 PM

Whatever waves we get. The only figures that get left behind are Buzzer, Serpentor, and Cobra Commander. Every Target store was loaded with wave 4, 5, and 6 figures right after the price increase. By last weekend, several had no figures left at all, one still had the three usual suspects, and one had a lonely Stalker.

And yes, empty pegs at Target are a good thing, because it means their inventory system will trigger an order from the distribution center.

245am · 05-02-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Amberbratt

15$ per figure? or total...

last time i checked it usually only takes 1 gallon of gas to get to the store and u can buy multiples.

packing/shipping shouldn't take 5$ per figure... maybe 2$ if buying multiples...

and you would still make a ok profit

unless of course your intention was to sell them at 15$.. if so I would just go buy all the vipers and u will make 15 each w/ no problems.

Good points- yeah, if somebody wanted a couple and I could grab them and ship them together, I'd be more than happy to combine the shipping. Not sure what's the cheapest way to send, but whatever is lowest, I would do.

Honestly, I have no interest in making even $1; I'm just trying to help, this area was a wasteland forever and it suuuucked, so thought I'd offer if anybody was THAT hard up.

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Originally Posted by Iron Spider-Man

Last time I checked gas was almost $4, especially in Michigan. Shipping priority mail is $4.60 from Michigan to California, and first class mail is $2.32. So, $7 (a conservative price, since a figure plus tax at $6.84 is $7.25...) for the figure, $3 (minimum, keep in mind shipping materials for non-priority mail don't grow on trees, $.70 for shipping mats is reasonable, IMO) for shipping, and $4 gas is $14. You're going to balk about a buck, which basically amounts to wear and tear on his car and the time he took to find the figure? $15 for ONE figure, shipped, IMO, is more than reasonable... but hey, what do I know...

Thanks for the backup, ISM! I've got a nice little streak here of never pissing anybody off, hope to keep that going!

A.V.A.C. · 05-02-2008, 03:32 PM

the one pic that i wanted to take but didn't was the target closest to me. there are 8-9 buzzers, and it has been that way for 2-3 months. why don't they discount these bastards and order fresh stock. obviously no one wants them. they'll hang there another 3 months while wave 10 comes and goes.

MST3KFan · 05-02-2008, 03:37 PM

The part of Minnesota I live in is very much like that. The three Targets near me basically will usually only have the Hawk/Scarlett 2-packs and a few hooded Cobra Commanders or something. A K-Mart near me has a TON of Crimson Guards and Flash figures. O_o And the sole Toys R Us occasionally gets stuff in but you have to get there at the right time to get them.

I wonder when Targets here are going to re-stock. I hear some people saying theirs will have their toy sections restocked by Monday, but I don't feel like going in every day up to then to see. ^_^;; They might wonder since I've already gone in both Thursday and today looking for the Indy figures actually.

Echo7Solo · 05-02-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Compulsive Collector

Whatever waves we get. The only figures that get left behind are Buzzer, Serpentor, and Cobra Commander. Every Target store was loaded with wave 4, 5, and 6 figures right after the price increase. By last weekend, several had no figures left at all, one still had the three usual suspects, and one had a lonely Stalker.

And yes, empty pegs at Target are a good thing, because it means their inventory system will trigger an order from the distribution center.

I agree empty pegs are a good thing for a little while. Target has the same Buzzer and CC collection.

Walmart has a few of Scarlett, Gung Ho, Duke, Roadblock, Serpentor, Cobra Commander (mask and helmet both) Snow Job, Destro and Buzzer. The only thing that has moved in the last week is a Storm Shadow. Oh, and this is consistanly in the top three Walmarts in the nation.

Blaster'spunchingbagg · 05-02-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Echo7Solo

My target is resetting today. They didn't have anything but they said that they started a week early on the reset so I'll check in the morning for more there. Walmart isn't moving too fast due to the new price and the fact that they just got a shipment BEFORE wave 7. I knew this would happen. The only TRU close to me is being redone so they have a boat load of nothing! I've been hours late of the only two places that I know of that got any in. So I'll check the store who had the lowest pegs tomorrow with my figners crossed.......... I'm so tired of looking my eyes are starting to match my fingers

Why the hell do stores keep redoing things. Their "planagram" as they like to call it? It holds up stock, it disorients us when we go looking, and I don't ever find it more helpful. Stores need to realise one thing from now until forever, supply and demand, supply and demand, and lastly . . .supply and demand.

"If you stock it heavily, . . . they will come" -B'sPB

Echo7Solo · 05-02-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Blaster'spunchingbagg

Why the hell do stores keep redoing things. Their "planagram" as they like to call it? It holds up stock, it disorients us when we go looking, and I don't ever find it more helpful. Stores need to realise one thing from now until forever, supply and demand, supply and demand, and lastly . . .supply and demand.

"If you stock it heavily, . . . they will come" -B'sPB

with the new line of Indy figures, Batman figures, hulk figures and stuff they have to make room for it somewhere. Something has to give.

Compulsive Collector · 05-02-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Echo7Solo

Oh, and this is consistanly in the top three Walmarts in the nation.

Well, that doesn't necessarily make it a hot spot for toy collecting. What that tells me is that there are a lot of people who need to save as much money as possible on their necessities, you know?

Snake-Eyes · 05-02-2008, 04:25 PM

The Wal-Marts in my area are only selling out of wave 7 because they get one case. The other waves are swinging in the breeze. The 3 WM in my area have figures from waves 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 hanging on the pegs and I'm sure once everyone has wave 7 or more cases ship it will be hanging there also.

Echo7Solo · 05-02-2008, 04:29 PM

Judging from the way the figures were selling, from the number of collectors I've seen there and the lines backed up for other toys when they had midnight releases...... I can tell you it isn't exactly cold. All I'm giving you is first hand information. Things I have seen with my own eyes. I respect your opinion Compulsive and it is obvious that you are well informed on everything you speak of but in this case I think I might have a little more first hand knowledge. Considering I have seen this with my own eyes, live here and shop here. If you were located in this area I'm sure you would see the same things also.