[Duke19821994]

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Originally Posted by Goin' Commando

I’m so tired of Wal Mart’s incompetence and Hasbro’s choices for retailers....
I found an AWE Striker supposedly in stock and available for in store pickup. I checkout and drive 10 miles to pick it up. The employee goes back and hands me a bag and says here you go. There’s some cheap remote control jeep in the bag.
I said this is not what I ordered and showed her my order.
The reply I got is sometimes the item is not available and they substitute the best match they can find. What?!? Don’t email me confirmation that my order is ready to pick up and have it not be there. That is unacceptable!

Dude that sucks! I would be pretty upset and confused if I was in your shoes when that happened!

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Originally Posted by turner

I’m wondering if the crankcase head is modeled after a real person. Maybe even mark the mustache guy?

Mustache guy is totally on some sort of substance but I always get a kick out of his presentations because he is so darn unpredictable

[SmokeBellew]

I found the AWE & HISS. Which is all hooray! except that I was really looking for Scarlett and Roadblock. Anyway, just messing with them now and I gotta say, I suspect these were toys planned for the 50th line. I don't think anyone currently with GI Joe had much to do with them, except maybe new "retro" packaging. I think this shit was sitting around with DePriest's and Mark Weber's signature on 'em, waiting to go, and all the new guys did was send them into production.

[ShadowNinja]

Why dont they just bring back the old dude like Depriest and the others? I really didnt like the panel. They seemed like they had no idea and when they said the joes that had as a kid I pictured them as really liking Lanard and had like one or two joes (far fetched but you kind of get my point....I hope).

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Originally Posted by SmokeBellew

I found the AWE & HISS. Which is all hooray! except that I was really looking for Scarlett and Roadblock. Anyway, just messing with them now and I gotta say, I suspect these were toys planned for the 50th line. I don't think anyone currently with GI Joe had much to do with them, except maybe new "retro" packaging. I think this shit was sitting around with DePriest's and Mark Weber's signature on 'em, waiting to go, and all the new guys did was send them into production.

[ShadowNinja]

Has anyone tried putting the retaliation ultimate head on the retro storm shadow?

[ozzie92]

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Didn't he always? That's why he's cool.

Man, that Hiss Driver is definitely growing on me...might even be worth purchasing and tossing the tank itself.

[SmokeBellew]

Oh, I guess I should also say that I checked 4 Super Walmarts and found:

-1 HISS at the first store, that's it.
-4 HISSeseseses and 2 AWEs at the second. Either they received 2 HISS caseseseses and 1 AWE or someone bought the other AWEs.
-El Zippo at the next 2 stores.

There wasn't a tagged location for them in any of the stores. They were all just placed in random locations in the action figure aisle.

What does this mean? Not a damn thing, except maybe these are gonna sell really well and be "HTF RARE!"

[46 Zone]

What state is that Smoke? Nice find btw.

[sbartek1974]

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Originally Posted by 46 Zone

What state is that Smoke? Nice find btw.

Honda Lou's Reefer. Not sure where that's at.

[RoadPigJohn]

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Originally Posted by Duke19821994

Dude that sucks! I would be pretty upset and confused if I was in your shoes when that happened!

Mustache guy is totally on some sort of substance but I always get a kick out of his presentations because he is so darn unpredictable

I think Mark is very enthusiastic and enjoy what he is doing... I understand that personality because I'm like that.

[Cross Country]

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Originally Posted by yojoe1138

Yeah, this felt much less painless than anticipated. I am. It sure if they are still available, but I was able to accomplish what I set out to today. Still not sure how I feel about the Fang, but for now I will hold on it.

I'm guessing that the 6" exclusives took the brunt of the scalpers' attention and some of the collectors who are into both scales. If the 4" line were the only figures going live at 5 then I think I would have had more issues. And it sounds like the 6" guys had more trouble and aggravation. I feel for you 6" collectors and am glad for a number of reasons that I refrained from the line. HOW ON EARTH DO YOU MAKE FIREFLY AN EXCLUSIVE?! He's in the top 3 Cobra Rogues gallery!!!!

I feel you on the Fang. I grabbed one because of nostalgia but am regretting it. The Cobra copter looks like shit and the 25th one was just fine. I'm keeping my order for now and will decide when it's in hand. If I decide I don't want it I'll hook up a tanker at cost.