[cobra_temple]

I've seen the Desert AWE Striker around town, but little else. Anything new hitting the pegs in your area?

[oliverbox]

HOLY CRAP!!! There are a TON of Mississippians on here! This is great!

Sound off, fellas! Where is everybody from?
I live in Pontotoc, just West of Tupelo. I grew up in Aberdeen.

I'm adding all you boys as friends on here. This is great.

[cobra_temple]

Finally ran across the Firebat at Walmart down here. They also had the F.A.N.G. and C.L.A.W. set. And the pegs are jammed with refresh waves including Hawk, Stalker, Snow Job, Rock n' Roll, Beach Head, Firefly, etc. With two more waves coming, it's a good bet that Wally World ain't gonna see them anytime soon.

[wraith]

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Originally Posted by oliverbox

HOLY CRAP!!! There are a TON of Mississippians on here! This is great!

Sound off, fellas! Where is everybody from?
I live in Pontotoc, just West of Tupelo. I grew up in Aberdeen.

I'm adding all you boys as friends on here. This is great.

We are pretty close. I'm in Senatobia, about 70-80 miles from your area. Just off of I-55. And also, Cobra Temple, I was in your neck of the woods about 3 weeks ago & found the claw/ fang set,the firebat, & desert awe (left that one...already had one) at the Target on County Line rd. in Jackson. Keep checking!

[iflye8s]

I mostly know of sightings in the Golden Triangle (Columbus), but my wife is a cancer patient and we go all over to see doctors. Here's what I've found lately.

In columbus: the refresh wave abounds at WalMart. Slim pickings at K-Mart, I picked up the firebat there and they had a Sharc but someone had already raped it and returned it.
In West Point: the same...pegs full of repackaged old stuff

In Tupelo: WalMart the same...ToysRUs...the same (they did have that cool PTE F-22 though)

Tuscaloosa: Target, 2 each of the conquest and rattlers, nothing new. Walmart refresh wave. ToysRUs...a bunch of old crap.

I can't find the new senior officer packs anywhere. I'm also looking for the Fang so if you see those, Id appreciate a shout out.

Later

[cobra_temple]

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Originally Posted by iflye8s

I can't find the new senior officer packs anywhere. I'm also looking for the Fang so if you see those, Id appreciate a shout out.

Toys R Us is choking on shelf-fulls of the original three-packs. Lime green Duke ain't going no where, so I expect these things to be on the shelves forever. And there's no room for new packs, so I'm curious if we'll ever see the senior officer packs.

Hey, it's great that we're all talking and getting store reports! Let's keep this thread alive and active. It's great to meet and talk to local Tankers!

[cobra_temple]

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Originally Posted by iflye8s

I mostly know of sightings in the Golden Triangle (Columbus), but my wife is a cancer patient and we go all over to see doctors.

Prayers going out to you and your wife, my friend. I'm having surgery myself on December 9th to remove a tumor. I hope that we all get good news real soon.

[iflye8s]

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers for my family. I had said that I was done with Joe for a while, but it's my escape from reality, so the hunt continues. While in Birmingham today, I came across the Target exclusive battle pack. I had said that I wasn't going to buy it, but I hadn't found any new joes for a while so I broke down. I'm planning on keeping the short fuse, the grey soldier, the blue flight pod and the hiss driver. Any of you fellas interested in the MOBAT, red HISS, or any of the other figures? I'm not a scalper, just need to try to cover. I also have the desert colored AWE striker if anyone is looking for it without the SM Brazil Leatherneck.

[cobra_temple]

Yeah, I wasn't too crazy for the new Battle Pack either -- mainly due to the price point. I wish they would create a new battle tank for G.I. Joe, because the MOBAT is so outdated looking. Even some of the knock-off toys that mimic G.I. Joe have better looking (modern) tanks. I really hope they fix Short Fuse, because he was my first Joe and the repainted Doc Head is horrible.

If anybody has run across an extra clear Wraith, let me know. I keep missing the fresh cases and can't find one.

[HonestAbeJoeHooah]

ran into oliverbox in tupelo (yesterday) for the second time in 4-4 1/2 months. Great to see You again man. So did You enjoy opening up those new dvd packs man?