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Post by want2knowall on Oct 13, 2009 12:45:16 GMT -5
I know the distributors arent supposed to ship till January but is it possible they'll get here before Christmas?  I know some stores like Walmart get things ahead of time and they even put em on the shelf ahead of time......  |
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Post by jowadwayne on Oct 13, 2009 13:34:47 GMT -5
Doubtful, but I'm sure some places will have them before Christmas.. Cross your fingers it's a store near you!
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Post by want2knowall on Oct 13, 2009 14:08:46 GMT -5
oh I hope so...then I know what to for to ask for christmas!  |
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Post by Chip on Oct 13, 2009 14:16:16 GMT -5
no way man, they are making a HUGE thing out of this 1/1/10 date. You won't see anything before then...also stores legally aren't allowed to sell Mattell's product until then.
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Post by Scotty on Oct 13, 2009 16:34:46 GMT -5
theres already a thing for this
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Post by The Highwayman on Oct 13, 2009 16:43:38 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I was at a certain professional figures shop, and they said they'll recieve the figures in December, but, will not legally be allowed to even show them to customers...
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Post by LeighD on Oct 13, 2009 16:49:47 GMT -5
I'm willing to bet that at least one store, will have them on the shelves. My guess is as always going to be Wal-Mart because they've got some real dumb people working for them.
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Post by Lk™ on Oct 13, 2009 16:52:56 GMT -5
surely some store worker will at least open a box and buy it, its not really a life and death situation if they do.
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Post by want2knowall on Oct 13, 2009 20:12:11 GMT -5
surely some store worker will at least open a box and buy it, its not really a life and death situation if they do. this happens all the time at Walmart, some guys come on delivery days and already have the worker waiting for them with the whole box! they pay the workers extra to save them box..... |
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Post by Dabid on Oct 13, 2009 20:35:34 GMT -5
You have it totally wrong. The distributor--AKA Mattel--will be shipping these toys in December, in boxes marked "Do Not Sell Until 1/1/2010". Beyond a doubt, some--and only SOME--cases will be put out early and sold early. This is against Mattel's wishes and illegal, but it will happen.
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Post by want2knowall on Oct 14, 2009 11:04:30 GMT -5
lucky for me there's a worker at my Walmart that's always making deals with toy collectors..... he's the reason I got all my Marvel Legends Variants! |
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Post by PJ on Oct 14, 2009 17:52:43 GMT -5
If Mattel does ship them early stores can't sell them until Jan 1st. If they do they can get into legal trouble for selling them before the license is in effect.
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Post by Dabid on Oct 14, 2009 20:16:46 GMT -5
If Mattel does ship them early stores can't sell them until Jan 1st. If they do they can get into legal trouble for selling them before the license is in effect. *rolls eyes* Please. Do you know how many stores sell figures before their release dates each year? THOUSANDS. The fact is, stores can't be held liable for release dates on toys because 99.9% of employees don't know about, understand, or care about release dates on these. |
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Post by Sam Hain on Oct 14, 2009 23:55:56 GMT -5
If Mattel does ship them early stores can't sell them until Jan 1st. If they do they can get into legal trouble for selling them before the license is in effect. *rolls eyes* Please. Do you know how many stores sell figures before their release dates each year? THOUSANDS. The fact is, stores can't be held liable for release dates on toys because 99.9% of employees don't know about, understand, or care about release dates on these. Well, now, that could theorectially be true....except that the cases are clearly and largely marked with "Do Not Display Until..." on them. So if a store hired 99.9% of their staff with a mental disability, then what you say is entirely possible.. However, if even 1% of their staff does not have special needs, then what you say is not true. |
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Post by The Dude on Oct 15, 2009 0:04:17 GMT -5
no way man, they are making a HUGE thing out of this 1/1/10 date. You won't see anything before then...also stores legally aren't allowed to sell Mattell's product until then. That's only with CDs, Movies, and video games that have official street dates. |
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Post by Sam Hain on Oct 15, 2009 0:10:00 GMT -5
no way man, they are making a HUGE thing out of this 1/1/10 date. You won't see anything before then...also stores legally aren't allowed to sell Mattell's product until then. That's only with CDs, Movies, and video games that have official street dates. So when I worked at Wal-Mart 6 years ago,was a big Masters of the Universe collector, and would scout out the back room for new figures....the cases that were marked with release dates specifically saying, "Do Not Display Until..." didn't exist? I was the only person seeing that writing and it was just a co-incidence that they were only on the sales floor on the date that I saw? Really? |
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Post by hitman1072 on Oct 15, 2009 2:28:15 GMT -5
no way man, they are making a HUGE thing out of this 1/1/10 date. You won't see anything before then...also stores legally aren't allowed to sell Mattell's product until then. These release dates are so stupid. Seriously...what are companies like Mattel & Hasbro going to do? Pull their stuff from Wal-Mart? That would hurt the toy companies way more than Wal-Mart. |
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Post by Dabid on Oct 15, 2009 7:46:10 GMT -5
*rolls eyes* Please. Do you know how many stores sell figures before their release dates each year? THOUSANDS. The fact is, stores can't be held liable for release dates on toys because 99.9% of employees don't know about, understand, or care about release dates on these. Well, now, that could theorectially be true....except that the cases are clearly and largely marked with "Do Not Display Until..." on them. So if a store hired 99.9% of their staff with a mental disability, then what you say is entirely possible.. However, if even 1% of their staff does not have special needs, then what you say is not true. Ha ha. Have you been a collector long? Explain the hundreds of ebay auctions for Revenge of the Sith figures, Rise of Cobra figures, Lost in Space, Godzilla, Revenge of the Fallen figures, Target exclusives with set dates, K-Mart Day Pixar Cars, etc. that have all hit ebay weeks if not months before the official release date printed on the box? Toy items with release dates have always--and will always--slip out early. |
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Post by cableV on Oct 15, 2009 7:46:29 GMT -5
Come on people, this is the third tread on the topic. They are all on the front page, how can you miss them?
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Post by Sam Hain on Oct 15, 2009 8:56:00 GMT -5
Well, now, that could theorectially be true....except that the cases are clearly and largely marked with "Do Not Display Until..." on them. So if a store hired 99.9% of their staff with a mental disability, then what you say is entirely possible.. However, if even 1% of their staff does not have special needs, then what you say is not true. Ha ha. Have you been a collector long? Explain the hundreds of ebay auctions for Revenge of the Sith figures, Rise of Cobra figures, Lost in Space, Godzilla, Revenge of the Fallen figures, Target exclusives with set dates, K-Mart Day Pixar Cars, etc. that have all hit ebay weeks if not months before the official release date printed on the box? Toy items with release dates have always--and will always--slip out early. I've actually been a collector for about 16 years now, junior. Yeah, stuff will slip out, I'm not saying it won't, but what I was saying is that you said that they come out early because the staff at these stores don't know about the release date, which is not true. |
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