[BeachheadMatt]

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Originally Posted by CG23

I found one at Ollie's with a mangled box last year for $13 I think.

Scored the Carbonized Death Trooper and Mando today. Very cool looking cards and "sturdy" feeling

Same here. The cards REALLY are amazing. Makes you wonder why they cheaped out Funskool-style on the new retro joes.

[Sean_C]

Because 3 3/4" GI JOE collectors are the poop under Hasbro's shoe.

[ShadowNinja]

It is because we are annoying as hell. Im sure stores have complaints about us. All we do is want want want and when they give we are like wtf this figure sucks.

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Originally Posted by Sean_C

Because 3 3/4" GI JOE collectors are the poop under Hasbro's shoe.

[Cross Country]

Evening all, apologies if this was already discussed. I haven't been as active on these boards lately.

There is a new Walturd exclusive TVC set allegedly based on Mando. It's probably wise to order it now before it sells out. You can cancel the order once it's revealed if you're not interested. Ships mid December.

https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2...almart-online/


Update: Apparently its Mando and the Child and Pram. The assumption is it's Beskar Mando but not sure.

Update 2: The link is no longer active. I guess Walmart realized they goofed.

[Cross Country]

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Originally Posted by Bujo

You don't understand the logic because your parameters are wrong. Folks are likely wrong in assuming Hasbro Pulse is a prime mover of product. Hasbro wants to make money by selling as much product as possible and that means supplying the biggest consumers first, which is Walmart and Target. Hasbro Pulse is more on par with BBTS in size and scope. They serve a niche customer base, thus their orders get filled after the major players are taken care of. I'm curious who will fill preorders first Pulse or BBTS?

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Originally Posted by Goin' Commando

I found 2 x TVC Jedi Luke and was able to cancel my Hasbro Pulse “pre-order”.
I don’t understand Hasbro’s logic and probably never will.
Mine has been showing an estimated December arrival and I find them at retail in October.

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Originally Posted by axonrey

No doubt. No one would order from hasbro if pulse was just going to undercut them. By and large, I think Pulse is essentially a surplus outlet. The alphas eat first.

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Originally Posted by Bujo

I wouldn't call it a surplus outlet unless there was a history of Pulse canceling preorders for widely released figures due to lack of inventory. I'd say it's more analagous to MattyCollector, collector focused and designed to deliver SKU's that would not be viable in big box retail. The collector focus and online only availability limits the sales volume to probably to less than 25% than that of Walmart and Target. I'm curious what mechanism is in play that allows Pulse to sell out of preorders while stores like BBTS still have preorders open.

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Originally Posted by Dake

Hasbro stated in early Q&As that Hasbro Toy Shop was specifically set up to not be a competitor to their larger buyers so as to not step on any toes. I would imagine the same holds true for Pulse now. It wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that BBTS and EE even get preference over Pulse.

The only reason Pulse get exclusives is because everyone else passed on them first.

Yeah I just thought Pulse was a spot to grab some exclusive items or Con items without having to go but as far as regular retail items I wouldn't expect Pulse to get the items first. No retailer would do business with Hasbro if Hasbro sold the same product with free shipping at the same price to fans first. I do try to use Pulse as my first option because, it's cheaper than BBTS by a couple bucks and I'm never in a rush to get an item in hand. I do want to know that I got my pre order in before it sells out but don't really care when it arrives. I'd rather sit back and wait a few months than waste my time hunting for toys that retailers are not putting out. I do miss the hunt but it's an evaporating culture.

[BeachheadMatt]

So, those new Walmart displays, from what I saw, look to have 4 of each TVC figure, Mandalorian, death trooper, cara, and remnant StormTrooper.

The black series were not as evenly distributed though. I think I counted 5 Clone Troopers, 5 Mandalorian super commandos, 4 Ahsako Tanos, and only 2 Mandalorian Loyalists.

Not sure if it will be the same at every location.

[ShootingtheGala]

Put him in

[ShootingtheGala]

General Whorm Loathsom

[axonrey]

Mando Monday just revealed a TVC Moff Gideon and Armorer, but the real start is the Beskar Mando with removable helmet and pack-in Child.

[axonrey]