[cmderinchief]

The latest JOhio newsletter:
http://www.johio.org/newsletter/johio2.pdf

[Gnawgahyde]

Target and Wal-Mart in Hamburg in Lexington had zilch for singles. Wal-Mart's ordering tags were hanging up, looking like they haven't had anything in weeks. They have 56 cases on order for 6/21, but I doubt that'll be filled.

[pyro894]

Anybody that's in Western KY holler at me if you need some Python Patrol Officer's. There's an army here. I don't want them.

[Hicks_Royel]

Lucky bum, I just found my first Python "Officer" this weekend hidden behind some Spider-man toys. I don't really want that many, but it'd be nice to see them more often.

[Hicks_Royel]

Well, I guess I got my wish, I've passed on a half dozen Python figures now and most of that wave, as well... I guess the lack of activity on this thread either means no ones found anything or decided to move on.

[Gnawgahyde]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hicks_Royel

I guess the lack of activity on this thread either means no ones found anything or decided to move on.

I haven't seen anything besides comic packs and Cobra Commanders in more than a month.

[Hicks_Royel]

Well, I found the newer Wild Bill and Torpedo early yesterday morning after work. So I just missed wave nine here. But from what I can tell, none of the other Wal-marts around have shown any interest in restocking.

[snackrabbit]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hicks_Royel

Well, I found the newer Wild Bill and Torpedo early yesterday morning after work. So I just missed wave nine here. But from what I can tell, none of the other Wal-marts around have shown any interest in restocking.

Yeah, not much activity on the Ky sightings board. Anyone as disgruntled as I am? I've just now finally found the new comic packs. (@KMart, no less!)

It continues to be a depressing task, hunting 25th figures. If I wasn't also a collector of Transformers I would not be on the look-out at all.

The 25th collection has been consistently selling out for what, well over a year now? And wether it be Hasbro or the retail chains' call, not a damn hint of improved distribution or larger shelf space. I can only reasonably assume that there never will be and that it's by design.

I have been really pumped about the new vehicle releases but I have a feeling finding them is going to be even worse than hunting the figures, if the Target Exclusives were any indication.

I've still got my eyes open in stores but I have a feeling most of my Joe purchases going forward will be on-line. And after 25th is over, I'm not very inclined to support new animated series or movie toys. I even have a bad gut instinct that the almost perfect 3-3/4" 25th figure style will be ditched for something completely different for new movie and cartoon toys... Why? Because Hasbro seems to be 1/2 genius and 1/2 total moron.
If time proves otherwise I will gladly eat my words.

[pyro894]

Nothing new out west. No wave 4 comic packs, No wave 9, no vehicles. One Target literally had 8 mass device CC's and that was it. Nothing on the pallets except Iron Man Figs either.

[Hicks_Royel]

Funny, there was nothing but Batman Figures on the pallets here recently. Sadly, stores still seem forced to cater to the trends of the latest impulse buys. I did find the Wave four comic sets, though in little quantity and two of them were flattened. Since reading of a 7/21 release on the Vehicles, I'm not too concerned there...

But you're right, snackrabbit, I've been securing orders through BBTS from the start, the hunt's more or less a "for old times..." thing for me. I had hoped that the increased sales and stocking that seems to happen across the rest of the country would happen here. Doesn't seem that way though, does it?