[Gaelinic]

I'm back and I kept the Hellboys. My thought was that they would fit nicely with the Marvel line when that comes out. Also, Mezco sold out on these things. I checked with them each day to see if they were sold out yet. And they sold out this Sunday.

He looks really good. That and his 3 3/4" figures come out this September at Toys R Us and Hot Topic. They rep told me the only reason this figure became an SDCC exclusive was because Toys R Us would not approve of a cigar smoking Hellboy. So there you go.

Oooh, here's a nother tidbit for you. I had an exhibitor's badge thanks to my father-in-law's friend. This got me in the exhibitor hall well before anyone else. So I camped out at the Hasbro Toy Shop on Wednesday. But I also walked the floor to see if anyone would sell something before the doors opened.

Well, lo and behold, Mezco was making sales. I was 5th or 10th in line. All I wanted was a case of Hellboys. I'm chatting up the two guys in front of me who lucked out like me with exhibitor's badges and they were there to buy a Fury figure from The Warriors.

Guess what? Mezco sells out of Fury from The Warriors as I wait in line. These two guys in front of me just wanted one for themselves. I'm watching the cash register ring up $1,500 bills, $1,200 bills, $1,600 bills, etc. I'm thinking that I was reading it wrong. Maybe eyeballing the decimal point in the wrong place. But no. . . Mezco. Sells out. of The Warriors Fury before the doors even open. The two guys start yelling at the Mezco rep.

When it became my turn, I asked if there was a limit on any purchases at the Mezco booth. He said no.


I have no idea what he looked like but I'm thinking that cannot be right. Collectors had no chance of picking that figure up before it went on the secondary market.

So for all my bitching and moaning about not getting more CC black and blue suited figures due to Hasbro's strict rules, I can appreciate what Hasbro was doing. Still, as of Sunday afternoon, they would not break the rule even though they had not sold out. That makes no sense. Why do they want to pay for shipping to send them back to their warehouse? Don't they want to sell them?

Oh, and remind me to tell you the story of the Hasbro punk who reached over the counter to grab me because I had already been in line once to get figures. They had to pull this guy back.

I think I may start a thread about this just to vent.

Gaelinic

[swjay]

SDCC exclusives for sale at HasbroToyShop.com NOW! Blue suit CC already sold out, but black suit version available along with Snake Eyes / Timber Combat Heroes 2-pack. Also have the Star Wars Disturbance in the Force set up as well.

Was able to score all of the above over the course of an hour (lots of "Your order cannot be processed - please try again" messages) including a blue suit CC.

[swjay]

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Originally Posted by Gaelinic

Oh, and remind me to tell you the story of the Hasbro punk who reached over the counter to grab me because I had already been in line once to get figures. They had to pull this guy back.

So let me get this straight, Hasbro has resorted to physical violence to enforce limits on adults buying children's action figures?

Wow ... now I have heard everything! I wonder if the guy would have accosted an adult who had a child in tow.

[Mongoose]

Hasbrotoyshop.com was a freakin joke this morning. I was able to score a blue and a black CC with pure luck and lots of error pages.

[Gaelinic]

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Originally Posted by swjay

So let me get this straight, Hasbro has resorted to physical violence to enforce limits on adults buying children's action figures?

Wow ... now I have heard everything! I wonder if the guy would have accosted an adult who had a child in tow.

Uh, he did. My seven year old was with me. The Hasbro guy would not sell me more than two even though my son had his own badge from the exhibitor. Nevermind it wasn't his name.

The Hasbro rep claims, "How do I know you didn't just pick that up off the floor?" I said, "Do you know anyone who would drop this badge and come straight to you guys to buy two figures?"

[swjay]

Did not know your son was with you ... wow! I am sorry your son had to witness something like that. Bummer that people act like idiots when under stress. Hope you guys still had a good time. I have considered bringing my oldest to SDCC when he gets a bit older (he is 5 now), but after being there for the last couple years and seeing how people act, I don't know if I want to.

[topfueluhl]

I was able to find a few wave 9 singles at Target in Boulder today. I bought one of each BAT, BBQ and Snow Serpent. They are pretty much cleaned out now.

I also found wave 5 comic 2-packs and picked up Nemesis Immortal vs Lt. Falcon. Still quite a few of these left.

[slim19722]

I got the Black Destro & Falcon packs,at Target today.

[The Superfly]

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Originally Posted by Mongoose

Hasbrotoyshop.com was a freakin joke this morning. I was able to score a blue and a black CC with pure luck and lots of error pages.

you bastard! I had both the blue and black figures in my cart within minutes of them going up, but the "confirm order" page kept crashing. I kept trying to order and refreshing for a solid 40 minutes before I had to leave for work but no luck. Once I got here, I tried again for just the black version but had the same issues, and then both were sold out. Oh well, life goes on.

[Mongoose]

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Originally Posted by The Superfly

you bastard! I had both the blue and black figures in my cart within minutes of them going up, but the "confirm order" page kept crashing. I kept trying to order and refreshing for a solid 40 minutes before I had to leave for work but no luck. Once I got here, I tried again for just the black version but had the same issues, and then both were sold out. Oh well, life goes on.

Were you at least able to grab the DCUC Lobo? If not, it's still available online.

Seriously though, Hasbro KNEW this was going to happen, and yet they couldn't make sure their site was up to the challenge. It's not hard to prepare for these types of events.