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Post by Charlie f'n Kelly on Jun 25, 2013 22:59:11 GMT -5
What do stores do when a wrestling figure sat on the shelf too long and they have a new stock of figures to put up? Before I started getting into collecting, the meijer by my house had Elite Goldust, Elite Matt Hardy, Elite William Regal... And now they're not there anymore and they have tons of Cena and Mysterio basics and some elite 16s. But where do the figures go when they take them off the shelfs? Keep them in the back? Send them back to Mattel? God forbid they throw them away!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 23:22:02 GMT -5
If you had those three figures seriously sitting there and didn't buy them to at least flip them, you are absolutely INSANE.
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Post by joesgonnakillu on Jun 26, 2013 0:08:54 GMT -5
What do stores do when a wrestling figure sat on the shelf too long and they have a new stock of figures to put up? Before I started getting into collecting, the meijer by my house had Elite Goldust, Elite Matt Hardy, Elite William Regal... And now they're not there anymore and they have tons of Cena and Mysterio basics and some elite 16s. But where do the figures go when they take them off the shelfs? Keep them in the back? Send them back to Mattel? God forbid they throw them away! I'm not 100% sure but I believe it works like this. Stores like Walmart and Meijer buy the figures or sign a contract to carry the figures. They pay the manufacturer (Mattel) and when they sell they make their money back. If they continue to make $ and profit on the figures they will continue to carry the line. If not it's dropped. When there are peg warmers, store will occasionally put them on sale or reduce the price to try and move them. If they still don't sell after all that, they will then sell the stock to discount stores (Big Lots, CW Price, etc). That's why you can find alot of older lines at these stores. Again not 100% sure but I believe this how it works |
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Post by PJ on Jun 26, 2013 0:59:48 GMT -5
Once the stock goes to an actual store (not their distribution centers) I'm pretty sure it's sold. or sometimes stores transfer stock between stores. This usually happens when a new store is opening un the region. Stores will send alot of their product to the new store so they will have product on the shelves. Both of my closest Targets did that when they opened. For their first month they had all the pegwarming figures that were sitting at other stores.
But in your case I'd guess people just picked them up. It happens. When Jakks CS 1 hit the HBK was a major pegwarmer I had picked up at least four for friends who had wanted him, but kept passing on getting one for myself. Then one day (around the star of the holiday season) I decided to get one and they were all gone. And between two TRU, 2 Targets and a WM there were at least 20 sitting on the pegs for months.
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Post by Charlie f'n Kelly on Jun 26, 2013 1:20:20 GMT -5
If you had those three figures seriously sitting there and didn't buy them to at least flip them, you are absolutely INSANE. I wasn't into collecting them at the time. I didn't know they were worth that much, I would just occasionally walk through the isle and see then just because I wanted to look and see what they looked like. If I would of known, I would or in a heartbeat, but I didn't. |
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jun 26, 2013 7:26:14 GMT -5
I used to see a ton of rare or valuable figures when I didn't collect. I would be in a store and walk over to the aisle just to check them out, just because I'm a WWE fan and had hasbros as a kid. I was just curious to see what they looked like. If I knew then what I know now.......
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Post by StephMcMahonFan on Jun 26, 2013 8:59:27 GMT -5
My stores have had Rey and Cenas for over a year. They sit there. Lonely as Virgil.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 26, 2013 15:18:07 GMT -5
I *wish* that the Target closest to my home would "retire" the six Elite Finlays that they have had warming the pegs for literally YEARS now!
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Post by demolitionrulz on Jun 26, 2013 16:00:55 GMT -5
I'd buy that Hardy from you for 10 bucks over what you paid!
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Post by retrojordanwwefigure on Jun 26, 2013 17:10:16 GMT -5
I used to see a ton of rare or valuable figures when I didn't collect. I would be in a store and walk over to the aisle just to check them out, just because I'm a WWE fan and had hasbros as a kid. I was just curious to see what they looked like. If I knew then what I know now....... Same thing in my case bro,if only I knew then what I know now lol But I think if product or figures don't sell then slow moving product is sold cheap to close-out stores (to recoup there money) like someone else mentioned stores like Marshall's ,cw price,Tj max,big lots.Those type of stores get product that doesn't sell well and they get it for cheap and sell it for cheap (below regular retail in most cases ) and its not just toys it happens to clothes and home goods etc I believe thats it ,I could be wrong! |
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Post by RybackV1 on Jun 26, 2013 17:48:36 GMT -5
See I hate that. back before me and ALOT of others began with Mattel, the shelfwarmers were guys like Goldust, Carlito, Shelton, Shawn Michhaels, Hart Dynasty etc, all guys that are HIGHLY sought after now. And now our only shelfwarmers are Rey, Orton, and of course JEEEEOOOHHNN, CEEEENAAAHH
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Post by jnavo217 on Jun 26, 2013 17:54:14 GMT -5
I *wish* that the Target closest to my home would "retire" the six Elite Finlays that they have had warming the pegs for literally YEARS now! You could just buy them all and when you're out of town, dump them in another target so somebody else gets stuck with them! |
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Post by BCizzle on Jun 26, 2013 20:32:15 GMT -5
They go in a landfill with all the Atari E.T. cartridges.
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Post by Lance on Jun 26, 2013 21:01:50 GMT -5
I *wish* that the Target closest to my home would "retire" the six Elite Finlays that they have had warming the pegs for literally YEARS now! Seriously? I want a Finlay. |
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Post by JC Motors on Jun 26, 2013 21:11:48 GMT -5
They probably still sit there until somebody buys it
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Post by PJ on Jun 26, 2013 21:17:11 GMT -5
I *wish* that the Target closest to my home would "retire" the six Elite Finlays that they have had warming the pegs for literally YEARS now! Seriously? I want a Finlay. There was a WalMart by me that had 3 full pegs of the Elite 5(?) Finlay that lasted two holiday seasons before they finally sold them all. |
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Post by Lance on Jun 26, 2013 21:28:13 GMT -5
Seriously? I want a Finlay. There was a WalMart by me that had 3 full pegs of the Elite 5(?) Finlay that lasted two holiday seasons before they finally sold them all. Wow. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 21:31:57 GMT -5
i have seen a loooooooooooooooot of Finlays chillin in my time. i wonder where they all went.
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