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10-02-2022, 08:19 AM | #16151 |
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Yeah, you'd think they would at least have recapped those two names, before moving on to Snow Serpents, Buzzer, and FemTrooper.
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10-02-2022, 08:22 AM | #16152 |
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So Falcon is sold out in Pulse UK. Interesting. Didn't think he'd be the first in the wave to sell out.
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10-02-2022, 08:27 AM | #16153 |
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The Serpentor email notification clearly indicates some way of checking interest on a made-to-order run for the figure (and also an easy way to get a ton of emails for marketing purposes). If Mattel can do made-to-order for a bespoke run of low-interest characters (yeah I still bought one of each) like Wun-Dar or Grizzlor, then surely Hasbro (a larger company, albeit slightly) can do the same for Serpentor. The idea that it's impossible for a $6B corporation to plan pre-sold figure re-runs is nonsense when other companies are doing the same (unless you want to admit other toy brands are better at their manufacturing and shipping logistics than Hasbro, in which case demands from the Joe brand on distribution transparency are in fact very reasonable).
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10-02-2022, 09:01 AM | #16154 |
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Falcon had 240 compared to Crimson BATs 304 (UK has some weird stock numbers). Serpentor had just 204 (although it started at 180). The weird thing about Serpentor is, the inventory shows 204, but the amount sold shows 246. I wonder if Pulse UK started pulling stock from the rest of Europe, at some point?
By comparison, Dr. Mindbender had 700 figures allocated for the UK. I can't believe they only gave us less than 250 Serpentors... EDIT: Continuing to check the other figures... Outback and Barbecue both have 240 inventory, like Falcon. Cover Girl has 300. Interesting.
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10-02-2022, 09:06 AM | #16155 |
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If you want an additional level of worry for your TF/PP preorders, my MOTU Sun-Man 3-pack was listed as "backordered" (and still is), yet I just placed an order for the set along with Masterverse Hordak (the one that BBTS canceled preorders for due to stock allocation) and both are already "preparing to ship."
An unsubtle reminder that your year-old TF/PP preorders won't mean a thing when it comes to Target fulfilling them at all. Besides the Sun-Man 3-pack also has retail shelf availability right now, too - so the most likely indicator that TF/PP are going to ship soon is many of us seeing the figures on stores shelves. i.e., Target gonna Target.
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10-02-2022, 09:18 AM | #16156 |
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Though, looking back, Sideshow?s Falcon looks eerily similar to Channing Tatum?. Quote:
I?m still expecting a number of the sequel characters to end up as some sort of retail exclusive. Quote:
I?m not a fan of the new Marauders name. I get changing it for trademark purposes and not attaching a team to an unowned character. But I?m not sold on ?Mad Marauders?. I would have preferred something like ?Mega Marauders? or ?Mighty Marauders? or something like that. Quote:
Here in the US, the Crimson BAT actually sold out first, even beating Serpentor.
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10-02-2022, 09:22 AM | #16157 |
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I am curious about this. I got the limited edition Grizzlor in that awesome box with awesome card art, will the second runs have the same packaging or plain packaging since they aren't the limited-edition versions?
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10-02-2022, 09:44 AM | #16158 |
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I?m not a fan of the new Marauders name. I get changing it for trademark purposes and not attaching a team to an unowned character. But I?m not sold on ?Mad Marauders?. I would have preferred something like ?Mega Marauders? or ?Mighty Marauders? or something like that.
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10-02-2022, 09:49 AM | #16159 |
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Maybe they're Mad Mauraders because Hasbro sold out of thier figures and Target cancelled their pre-orders?
That would be on-brand.
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10-02-2022, 10:01 AM | #16160 |
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“Marauders” alone sounds far better than with anything added ahead of it. “Mad Marauders” is so lame it made me laugh, so maybe that’s the motivation within Hasbro. If we can’t laugh about it a little, I guess what’s the point really? Lenny and co love this stuff but can’t take it 100% serious. They did give us PD Destro after all.
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