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12-05-2007, 09:01 PM | #11 |
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Originally Posted by kennywr22
I feel guilty alot of the times when i 'm reading alot of posts on here. I guess i live in a good area. I usually hit a couple of walmarts on my day off and stop by one after work like 2 times a week. I've found everything and i have 24 soliders and 22 officers. I'm now starting to check for wave 4 because i want my 15 or so air troopers. I did pre order the wave 5 with 2 crimson guards from bbts just because i want at least 20 of them although i may cancel and just keep my searching since now there is gonna be a two pack with them in it too. I continue to see the pegs filled up every 2 weeks or so. I am begininng to see the box sets pile up and ss and hooded cobra commander starting to peg warm also. I do work at target also but have gotten much more at walmart( still cheaper even with my discount). ALthough i did luck out and get a yellow stalker from my store.
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12-05-2007, 10:31 PM | #12 |
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No pre-orders for me, even if that means paying ebay's prices for the figures. However I may be patient enough to wait for the stores but maybe not with Wave 5.
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12-05-2007, 11:14 PM | #13 |
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Well, I missed wave 5 all together. BBTS was sold out by the time I got there! I'm just hoping we'll see this wave in quantity @ retail! So far I've been pretty lucky @ Target...got everything there except for Flint (got him on evil bay)! I always make sure and get in a preorder though, 'cause you can never tell whether you'll find them or not...this way at least I'm covered!
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12-05-2007, 11:18 PM | #14 |
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Well, to give you guys an idea of my area, we've got 7 WMs within 30 minutes, 2 Targets, 2 TRU. Since wave 1 was first sighted, I've gotten one set of wave 1, left a hooded CC on peg, seen 3 each of SS and SE, and 2 officers, which I grabbed. Also saw 1 Buzzer and 1 Beachhead, that you could tell had been returned from the return sticker residue on them. That was it until last night. After going on vacation to South Carolina and hitting numerous WMs, Targets, and TRUs, I came up with 1 Stalker and lots of empty pegs. This doesn't include the stores I've hit outside of the area that I mentioned. If you add another 30 minutes to the trip, those store numbers almost double, but still no Joes. That, gentlemen, is why I preordered, and I'm not much for Evilbay. At least now I'll be sharing another of my collections with my kids! Have a good night and happy hunting..
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12-06-2007, 12:06 AM | #15 |
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Hey everybody. Finally got the email saying my 25th waves 2 and 3 are shipping from BBTS on Friday. Had already given up on finding them on the shelves. Hadn't seen schmidt since wave one (first week of wave 1 mind you). Walk into the next town overs WM last night. BAM!!! Wave 2 and 3 on the pegs. All but Serpentor and Lady Jaye. Never freaking fails. Bought 'em all out of impatience anyway. Now I guess I've gotta pick up another set of 5 packs so my son can have them too. Just thought I'd share.
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12-06-2007, 12:23 AM | #16 |
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i still can't believe people are having a hard time finding these guys. i have cancelled wave 1-3 on bbts as i have numerous copies. i have quite a bit a credit now. i feel a little guilty too, the central part of the country is rich with the 25th, at least in kansas city. i go into stores now, leaving everything just trying to catch something new. i feel for you guys who aren't catching these, and if you can afford it, pre-orders are a great insurance policy. no mountains, no ocean, but tons of joes, kcmo!!
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12-06-2007, 12:33 AM | #17 |
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Originally Posted by Stygian
There's some strange universal trigger that sounds the all clear once I've overpaid online for whatever the figure happens to be
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12-06-2007, 12:57 AM | #18 |
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You know if I was still stuck in MN and dealing with the Shoddy Distribution, and fighting off the other collectors there for what little there is not to mention a certain online store's buyers I might panic and pre-order some where. Fortunately I'm in AZ now, land of AWESOME distribution!!! *Looks at his wave 4 on the wall*
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12-06-2007, 01:00 AM | #19 |
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Originally Posted by A.V.A.C
i still can't believe people are having a hard time finding these guys. i have cancelled wave 1-3 on bbts as i have numerous copies. i have quite a bit a credit now. i feel a little guilty too, the central part of the country is rich with the 25th, at least in kansas city. i go into stores now, leaving everything just trying to catch something new. i feel for you guys who aren't catching these, and if you can afford it, pre-orders are a great insurance policy. no mountains, no ocean, but tons of joes, kcmo!!
Yeah I never had a problem finding anything when I used to live out there. Are the 5 TRU's still open out there? (I used to go from North kansas City or so down to around Overland Park or so on my toy hunts) |
12-06-2007, 01:17 AM | #20 |
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Never had any experience with pre-orders or online stores but after every time I make a trade with a forum member I find it at the store.
Damned annoying that I just found a Flint and Beachhead. |
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