|
Community Links |
Social Groups |
Pictures & Albums |
Members List |
Search Forums |
Advanced Search |
Go to Page... |
|
Thread Tools |
10-26-2020, 08:55 PM | #5291 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: May 2015
Location: CT
Posts: 2,052
|
Any whispers on what wave 3 may consist of? Curious to see what vehicle(s) they have up their sleeve.
|
10-26-2020, 09:02 PM | #5292 |
The REAL Goldbug
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Smallville, IL
Posts: 6,151
|
Quote:
I went into Walmart today, and I saw actual Hasbro representatives stocking shelves. The lady said they were stocking shelves with product that had been sitting in the back for weeks. I’m talking a shitload of HISS, AWE Strikers, wave 1 and wave 2 Retro figures. Mattel reps were there too. Is this common practice?
I doubt they could hire enough reps to cover the entire country. Since that is what they would need to do to get these stocked.
__________________
FOR TRADE: MUCaptMsMarvel MUX23Wolverine PPSAWViper PPLamprey RetroAce RetroMMCobraComm RetroRampRat RetroFailSafe http://www.hisstank.com/forum/buy-se...t_goldbug.html
WANT: RetroScarlet MTFWWII 50thChuckles SMBrainiac |
10-26-2020, 09:54 PM | #5293 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: VA
Posts: 6,169
|
Quote:
We don't know what the vehicle (if any) will be.
__________________
Feedback |
10-26-2020, 10:01 PM | #5294 |
Bucketbot
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: ATX
Posts: 1,402
|
I think alot of the toy industry reps are seasonal. From what I understand, they generally cover the big markets and often don't get out into the small Walmarts.
|
10-26-2020, 10:03 PM | #5295 |
Joe Greenshirt
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denton, Texas
Posts: 5,399
|
Quote:
I went into Walmart today, and I saw actual Hasbro representatives stocking shelves. The lady said they were stocking shelves with product that had been sitting in the back for weeks. I’m talking a shitload of HISS, AWE Strikers, wave 1 and wave 2 Retro figures. Mattel reps were there too. Is this common practice?
I have not seen one in a long time but my son ran into one and spoke with them this week. He asked about Joes and they only knew that particular store didn’t have any yet. As popular as these appear to be it is disappointing that they can’t produce enough and get it out there. Then again, there are more popular brands that suffer the same fate.
__________________
My Feedback: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/buy-se...-feedback.html My Buy/Sell/Trade List: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...ml#post2192187 |
10-26-2020, 10:26 PM | #5296 |
Bill Cosplay
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Staying clear of knee-jerk nerds.
Posts: 5,914
|
IIRC, these toy company reps are actually supplied by third-party merchandising companies and aren't really connected to Hasbro or Mattel. I could be wrong about that, but most "reps" you see in stores are like that nowadays. They just do assigned tasks and don't really have any answers. The Hasbro rep I lucked into a couple of weeks ago didn't know shit except what was on her "task list." I asked her about the Retro product, and she said the store hadn't set the POG yet. I showed her the empty pegs for the Retro figures and she was genuinely surprised. Since she now had some place to put the product, she pulled a Retro wave 2 case out of the back (she said it was on a pallet), hung them on the pegs and that's the story of how I got my Retro Scarlett.
__________________
"Good luck in your senior year!" "If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they'd send a limousine anyway." "This ain't no party. This ain't no disco. This ain't no foolin' around." |
SmokeBellew |
View Public Profile |
Find More Posts by SmokeBellew |
10-26-2020, 10:53 PM | #5297 |
LNC Commander
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Sbartek's Guest Room
Posts: 24,586
|
Quote:
IIRC, these toy company reps are actually supplied by third-party merchandising companies and aren't really connected to Hasbro or Mattel. I could be wrong about that, but most "reps" you see in stores are like that nowadays. They just do assigned tasks and don't really have any answers. The Hasbro rep I lucked into a couple of weeks ago didn't know shit except what was on her "task list." I asked her about the Retro product, and she said the store hadn't set the POG yet. I showed her the empty pegs for the Retro figures and she was genuinely surprised. Since she now had some place to put the product, she pulled a Retro wave 2 case out of the back (she said it was on a pallet), hung them on the pegs and that's the story of how I got my Retro Scarlett.
__________________
|
10-26-2020, 10:56 PM | #5298 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 821
|
I've hit up several Walmarts in N. California and have found no Retro stock. All of my pre-orders for Wave 1 still say delayed so I was hoping to find them in the wild. With the Wave 2 sightings I'm worried that I've missed the boat.
__________________
Feedback: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/buy-se...-niknak96.html |
10-26-2020, 11:01 PM | #5299 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Northern California
Posts: 3,082
|
|
10-26-2020, 11:04 PM | #5300 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Northern California
Posts: 3,082
|
Quote:
It would be good if they could be told, or at least recognize and report it back up the chain, that these failures to stock the shelves with product are common place and the lack of sales was not because the 3 and 3/4 community was not supporting the lines (25th; RoC; PoC; Retaliation; 50th as well as the Marvel Universe lines). It was because we could never find the products on retail.... and now can't get them through preorder as well. We had no choice but to purchase items at discount retail stores or even on the secondary market (if they ever made it to those outlets). I remember hearing comments about how 3 and 3/4 fans don't support there line, yet could never find items on shelves. The thought was that items were sold out, but it was that mixed with the lack of products in the shelves.
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Saturday Morning RPG (full of 1980's retro goodness and GIJoe spoofs) | Trigue | Video Games | 1 | 09-22-2020 01:00 AM |
Canceled List of 30th Anniversary Figures(Modern Flint!) Revealed In Walmart Computer | Viper Commando | G.I. Joe News and Rumors | 181 | 03-09-2012 02:47 PM |
New WalMart Computer Listings!!!!!! | newtypejuggalo128 | G.I. Joe News and Rumors | 144 | 03-21-2009 09:56 PM |
On-line exclusives at Walmart.com | Blaster'spunchingbagg | G.I. Joe Toys Modern & General Discussion | 3 | 12-29-2008 03:50 AM |
New Walmart Computer Listings | newtypejuggalo128 | G.I. Joe News and Rumors | 80 | 12-10-2008 04:47 PM |
|
|
Recent Off Topic Threads |
JazWares 18th Halo |
Last Movie You Watched? |
Hisstank Late Night thread... |
What song are you listening to? |
Streets of Rage 4? by Jakks Pacific |