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10-07-2012, 08:52 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys, I found a brand new batch of pursuit of Cobra figures at Toys 'r'us in Chattanooga,Tn. They had Duke,Firefly,2 different Snake eyes, Zartan,Dusty,Cobra Commander,Jungle Viper, Beach Head, and Alley Viper. There were no dupes on the shelves. Many could say they probably had them in the back, but I doubt that because they have been pitting out new stock of 30th anniversary figures the last few months. I foolishy missed most of POC, so I was very happy to pick up Firefly, Zartan,Dusty,Alley Viper, and Beach head. They are so awesome! I regret not getting the camo Duke now, but I may go pick him back up Tuesday, if they still have him. So has this been happening at other stores?
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10-07-2012, 09:55 PM | #2 |
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Yes, sort of.
Toys R US and many pharmacies started getting new stock of PoC around the fall resets. From all indications, all of it has been leftover PoC shipments that were likely diverted from discounters, or left over in distribution centers (all of the case assortments have lined up with those that were shipping in the late spring/summer of 2011). Thus far, ONLY TRU and Pharmacies are seeing this, GI Joe is still a discontinued product at Walmart and Target until the movie line reappears after Christmas.
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10-07-2012, 10:03 PM | #3 |
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Wow, I am very thankful for this due to missing pretty much the entire line. I just hope I can now find a Smow Job, Shadow Tracker, General Hawk, and low Light. Thanks for the info, I have been away from the boards for a while.
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10-08-2012, 01:04 AM | #4 |
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The date codes on the ones I have come across have actually predated the ones on figures I've had for a couple of years by a couple of days, so they're definitely some kind 'contingency' stock that Hasbro socked away when Walmart slashed their POC orders. I'm guessing they rightly foresaw some kind of retail difficulty after the ROC (...and Iron Man 2, and Thor, and Captain America...) retail failures and in addition to cutting production, held back on wholesale distribution. And they're from 2010, NOT 2011.
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10-08-2012, 01:10 AM | #5 |
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I would love to find that Snake-Eyes with the two heads, because even though that REsolute version is the definitive Snake-Eyes, that one looks pretty awesome. And I need Lowlight because the one from the 7 pack sucks.
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10-08-2012, 02:26 AM | #6 |
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Yeah, like mentioned they've been hitting TRUs and Drug stores. TRU started the summer with 30th Anniversary w4, then they were getting an early POC revision case. Now they've been getting POC w1. CVS & Walgreens have been getting POC w5 for the past three weeks. I'm just playing the waiting game to see if POC w6 shows up.
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11-17-2012, 03:34 PM | #7 |
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Yeah, like mentioned they've been hitting TRUs and Drug stores. TRU started the summer with 30th Anniversary w4, then they were getting an early POC revision case. Now they've been getting POC w1. CVS & Walgreens have been getting POC w5 for the past three weeks. I'm just playing the waiting game to see if POC w6 shows up.
Also to note just incase you guys have a big lots, and don't know yet, They are getting ROC M.A.R.S Trooper 3-Packs. At least that's what Biglots.com is showing.... Last edited by Lab Rat; 11-17-2012 at 03:38 PM.. |
11-18-2012, 05:09 AM | #8 |
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BTW, according to the date codes found on a few of the Walgreens POC figures, they were made in July of THIS year. I've pondered that for awhile and think I may know how and why that's happening: It's not out of the realm of possibility that when Hasbro tooled up for the Club figures, they ran some more POC in addition to pulling from their back stock. So far, the only newly produced ones I have seen have been Cobra Troopers and Steel Brigades. All the Hawks and Jungle BATs still carry the old 10801 code. I don't think we're going to see any of the Moneybags Destro/Crazylegs wave, but it would be cool if we did.
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