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10-05-2011, 04:14 PM | #2271 |
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Damn, when I go to Attleboro, I'm checking the bath and garden sections. Might find some hidden treasures.
Personally most of the time I leave it because I mini-army build (squads of 4 at most). But I don't begrudge those that grab it for the 3 reasons AIr-tight laid out. I know it's frustrating to walk into a store and not see anything but there are plenty of helpful RI/MA tankers who hunt more than I do, so if I put out the bat signal on this thread, someone helps me out. If my son gets into Joes hardcore, he's going to be glad I'm his father. A less expereinced and dedicated collector would have a hard time providing for his son. |
10-05-2011, 04:16 PM | #2272 |
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Shadow Ninja would probably have a better idea. I got one at Warwick. It was 50% and I had a coupon. I got it for $11 with tax IIRC.
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10-05-2011, 04:17 PM | #2273 |
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That's why I order some stuff online, too. My collection is a combination of retail and buying online. If you're only going to buy at retail, then you either better know people or hunt as your job.
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10-05-2011, 05:48 PM | #2274 |
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Know of any that still have them? What was the clearance price? I'd love it if I could make 4 altogether to have in the stun.
Copy cat! http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...er-tucker.html Maybe I should have you make me the Motor Viper for the surprise. lol I cleaned the surprise today.. If you have time you can come by on the weekend.. |
10-05-2011, 08:28 PM | #2275 |
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That's why I order some stuff online, too. My collection is a combination of retail and buying online. If you're only going to buy at retail, then you either better know people, hunt as your job, or be dgnr82 and just get lucky there are no joe collectors in southern RI.
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10-05-2011, 11:44 PM | #2276 |
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Curse you dgnr82 and your domination of the South County market!
Lincoln Mall Target blows worse than Warwick Mall Target. That place hasn't gotten restocked with new figures since around Wave 3. The only figures on the pegs were 3 Arctic Destros begging me to take them home. It's a sad thing to see figures so desperate to be bought. |
10-06-2011, 12:46 AM | #2277 |
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Curse you dgnr82 and your domination of the South County market!
Lincoln Mall Target blows worse than Warwick Mall Target. That place hasn't gotten restocked with new figures since around Wave 3. The only figures on the pegs were 3 Arctic Destros begging me to take them home. It's a sad thing to see figures so desperate to be bought. ^Hands down, my biggest mistake in collecting POC so far. Had I nabbed 1 of each then I would only need 3 damn wave-5 figures. Now it's 9. Ugh. I hope these show up at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. There's just to much POC product missing across the country, and this all seems eerily similar to what happened with the 25th and ROC line near their end. They're probably in some damn warehouse, collecting dust, right next to the HISS Scouts and Ashiko Bikes. Hell, there's a few people on here saying that their stores have the later waves in the back, but won't put them out until all the Arctic Destros are gone. Why don't they just clearance him or have Hasbro buy him back like they are with the Vintage Star Wars clone/stormtroopers as a means to clear the pegs for new product?
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10-06-2011, 09:20 AM | #2278 |
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They did have a full case of wave 6 (2 of each figure) one day only, but stupid me, I thought they would be showing up everywhere and I was already buying 5 Transformers that day so held off to the next morning. They were gone and they never showed up again.
^Hands down, my biggest mistake in collecting POC so far. Had I nabbed 1 of each then I would only need 3 damn wave-5 figures. Now it's 9. Ugh. I hope these show up at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. There's just to much POC product missing across the country, and this all seems eerily similar to what happened with the 25th and ROC line near their end. They're probably in some damn warehouse, collecting dust, right next to the HISS Scouts and Ashiko Bikes. Hell, there's a few people on here saying that their stores have the later waves in the back, but won't put them out until all the Arctic Destros are gone. Why don't they just clearance him or have Hasbro buy him back like they are with the Vintage Star Wars clone/stormtroopers as a means to clear the pegs for new product?
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10-06-2011, 09:21 AM | #2279 |
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@netkid: Lesson learned I'd say. Transformers will always be found in abundance. GI joe ... not so much.
I did the same with Wave 3 Snake Eyes. Saw multiples on an endcap one day and only grabbed 2 Shocktroopers. Went back a couple days later and they were cleaned out, never to be restocked again. |
10-06-2011, 09:35 AM | #2280 |
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I guess I'm just too used to finding Joes easily, or actually, having Joes be easy to find. They were never this bad during 25th or ROC. Joes were never this hard to come by, but recently it's been pathetic. I hope Joes do better, I'd hate to see such an iconic brand die again, or at the very least, become an online-only line again.
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