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Post by LA Times on Oct 11, 2020 15:16:30 GMT -5
They've begun to hit Canada, but they're first come, first serve. You better get there early in the morning, or you're missing out on them. Where, Walmart Canadia or Toys R Us Canadia?
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Oct 11, 2020 16:01:34 GMT -5
They've begun to hit Canada, but they're first come, first serve. You better get there early in the morning, or you're missing out on them. Where, Walmart Canadia or Toys R Us Canadia? Only Walmart
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Post by TheLastDude on Oct 11, 2020 16:31:17 GMT -5
And you probably won’t see series 1 on the pegs at this point. Jeremy said in that interview that he strategically underproduced series 1 to get a buzz and want the retailers to order more. Then in the next breath he said they’ll produce more and in the spring they’ll be available at more retailers like Target if all goes well. Then Amazon listed Series 1 for preorder for late this year. Only to have them pushed to April and finally canceled. So clearly Amazon isn’t going to carry them unless it’s third party sellers. And did Walmart.com fill any of their preorders? I don’t think so. Well the dept manager at one of my local stores has the 19th in their device as when they are supposed to get more from their Distribution Center. This is after the September date came and went with it being delayed because the Distribution Center never received more. I would be surprised/shocked if they actually did come in on the 19th. I honestly don’t think we’ll see more until series 2 hits. Most stores received 1 case and the shipper (If they were lucky) and that’s been it since late Aug - early Sept. I get what Jeremy and the Jaz gang was going for. Nobody knew if this was going to work or not. Sure, AEW is hot, but does that translate to toy sales? Not necessarily, because not every property works when it comes to the toy aisle. Look at Game of Thrones and Harry Potter. Massive properties which never really caught on as toys. AEW doesn't even compare to those two worldwide. That being said...I think one has to be concerned about this going the other way now. People are going to stop giving a hug. Sure, they can re-release Cody, Kenny, Jericho, and the Bucks until they're blue in the face (and they probably will), but once you start to lose goodwill, it can be tough to earn back. I know I collect enough lines that if something starts to stagnate or if they're releasing too many figures I don't care enough about (Marvel Legends, WWE Elite, etc, I'm looking at you) my money will just go elsewhere, and it doesn't always come running back right away.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 11, 2020 19:49:22 GMT -5
And you probably won’t see series 1 on the pegs at this point. Jeremy said in that interview that he strategically underproduced series 1 to get a buzz and want the retailers to order more. Then in the next breath he said they’ll produce more and in the spring they’ll be available at more retailers like Target if all goes well. Then Amazon listed Series 1 for preorder for late this year. Only to have them pushed to April and finally canceled. So clearly Amazon isn’t going to carry them unless it’s third party sellers. And did Walmart.com fill any of their preorders? I don’t think so. Well the dept manager at one of my local stores has the 19th in their device as when they are supposed to get more from their Distribution Center. This is after the September date came and went with it being delayed because the Distribution Center never received more. I would be surprised/shocked if they actually did come in on the 19th. I honestly don’t think we’ll see more until series 2 hits. Most stores received 1 case and the shipper (If they were lucky) and that’s been it since late Aug - early Sept. I get what Jeremy and the Jaz gang was going for. Nobody knew if this was going to work or not. Sure, AEW is hot, but does that translate to toy sales? Not necessarily, because not every property works when it comes to the toy aisle. Look at Game of Thrones and Harry Potter. Massive properties which never really caught on as toys. AEW doesn't even compare to those two worldwide. That being said...I think one has to be concerned about this going the other way now. People are going to stop giving a hug. Sure, they can re-release Cody, Kenny, Jericho, and the Bucks until they're blue in the face (and they probably will), but once you start to lose goodwill, it can be tough to earn back. I know I collect enough lines that if something starts to stagnate or if they're releasing too many figures I don't care enough about (Marvel Legends, WWE Elite, etc, I'm looking at you) my money will just go elsewhere, and it doesn't always come running back right away. I could handle the bad distribution; the realization of how heavily this line is gonna rely on low production numbered figures is what has really killed the interest for me. I don’t feel like investing energy into something that is unobtainable for me from the start. And it’s a shame because I was so hyped for these. I hope the eBay sales they won’t make any money off of were worth it.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 18, 2020 17:06:57 GMT -5
At this point Jazwares seems to have even worse distribution problems than Mattel has. Every Walmart I go into, either has the AEW Belts and or Rings. Zero figures. Jazwares distribution is a joke. My Walmart never got the AEW shipper at all. They got a shipment in of AEW figures in ONCE. They never restocked them. However belts and rings are a plenty. If these distribution issues keep up, people are going to get fed up with this nonsense and lose interest in the line. I know Jeremy is raving about this line all over his Twitter and Instagram and whatever. If Jazwares doesn't look into their distribution issues and remedy them, the line might not survive.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Oct 20, 2020 6:14:49 GMT -5
I’ve seen a few people no post how Walmart has started removing the tags, replacing them with other things. It means at the very least there are no more figures coming to Walmart DC’s anytime soon that they can see. They just need to figure out a way to get figures into the stores point blank. At the end of the day it’s not about how fast the one case of figures that stores got in, it’s about $$$ and space and if they can’t produce the figures the big box retailers will stop caring and give the space to someone else.
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Oct 20, 2020 8:09:13 GMT -5
Of the six Walmart’s I constantly checked in that time period several days a week and periodically since as there on my regular toy hunt route four have never gotten a single figure .... or have tags a couple of those did however get belts & rings of which there mostly still just sitting there Now two stores did get shippers one of the stores blew through there shipper in 24 hrs. ( except all the ufc figures which are now marked down quite a bit and shoved into a side shelf ) The store where I got any of my figures That I didn’t order off ringside there shipper stood for over a week barely touched and these two stores also again got belts & rings that have just sat there all along
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Post by Yambag Jones on Oct 20, 2020 11:27:27 GMT -5
My local store hasn't had any more figures post shipper.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 20, 2020 11:52:06 GMT -5
All of the WMs have been sold out since they first hit. Was late to the party, and of course, by the time I realized they SHOULD be in-stores, all I've found are AEW pegs/shippers that are either empty or filled with UFC figs.
I was able to find a lone Jericho (which I bought) at a WM in a small coastal town in Oregon when I traveled through that way a few weeks back. Right place, right time, I reckon.
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Post by Cane Dewey Riley on Oct 22, 2020 16:10:30 GMT -5
As a fun update to this post, I was at my local Walmart today. They put out a bunch of new stuff like the 3 3/4 inch G.I. Joes, MOTU classics, etc (basically the toys I had as a kid) and they *used* to have pegs next to the WWE figures reserved for AEW figures and those are now spoken for by not AEW. So it doesn't look like they're ever going to get them.
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Post by K5 on Oct 22, 2020 16:17:31 GMT -5
there must be some level of production issues? why would a company not want to stock according to demand and make those profits?
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Oct 22, 2020 17:18:24 GMT -5
Don't poke in the stores regularly, but I've come across 1 case across 2 locations this entire time. Both have had tags up since the reset.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2020 17:35:55 GMT -5
there must be some level of production issues? why would a company not want to stock according to demand and make those profits? So Jeremy can pound one out to the secondary market prices. He admitted they deliberately undershipped series 1.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 22, 2020 17:41:09 GMT -5
This whole launch has been a disaster from the get go. Heck when Mattel first launched the WWE line back in 2010, they had figures available in stores on the street date. Did Jazwares do the same thing Mattel did? No way. The dropped the ball big time with their launch. I get underproducing series 1 was to create hype for the line, but that only engaged and benefited the scalpers. What a ing joke Jazwares is.
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Oct 22, 2020 19:49:27 GMT -5
I bought the only case that come to my Walmart and they’ve not restocked since then. I’m glad I secured my series one but still wish that the distribution was better. As others have touched on, it seems like Jerm has some weird obsession and get off to seeing these toys go for insane secondary market prices.
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Post by LA Times on Oct 23, 2020 18:40:13 GMT -5
This whole launch has been a disaster from the get go. Heck when Mattel first launched the WWE line back in 2010, they had figures available in stores on the street date. Did Jazwares do the same thing Mattel did? No way. The dropped the ball big time with their launch. I get underproducing series 1 was to create hype for the line, but that only engaged and benefited the scalpers. What a ing joke Jazwares is. Many toy companies are suffering because they cant get their products in stores after Toys R Us went out of business and you have Walmart who is willing to carry Jazwares AEW and they UNDERPRODUCE THE SETS, not making full use of the shelf space they are given. I guess AEW is third banana to UFC and Fortnite for Jazwares.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 23, 2020 18:42:16 GMT -5
This whole launch has been a disaster from the get go. Heck when Mattel first launched the WWE line back in 2010, they had figures available in stores on the street date. Did Jazwares do the same thing Mattel did? No way. The dropped the ball big time with their launch. I get underproducing series 1 was to create hype for the line, but that only engaged and benefited the scalpers. What a ing joke Jazwares is. Many toy companies are suffering because they cant get their products in stores after Toys R Us went out of business and you have Walmart who is willing to carry Jazwares AEW and they UNDERPRODUCE THE SETS, not making full use of the shelf space they are given. I guess AEW is third banana to UFC and Fortnite for Jazwares. I thought Jakks UFC was the best selling toyline of all time.
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Post by LA Times on Oct 23, 2020 18:44:24 GMT -5
Many toy companies are suffering because they cant get their products in stores after Toys R Us went out of business and you have Walmart who is willing to carry Jazwares AEW and they UNDERPRODUCE THE SETS, not making full use of the shelf space they are given. I guess AEW is third banana to UFC and Fortnite for Jazwares. I thought Jakks UFC was the best selling toyline of all time. They are, but Jazwares UFC will overtake them in a few years.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 23, 2020 18:47:11 GMT -5
I thought Jakks UFC was the best selling toyline of all time. They are, but Jazwares UFC will overtake them in a few years. They will probably all end up at Ollies
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Post by PJ on Oct 25, 2020 13:34:06 GMT -5
The dept manager at one of my local WalMarts checked her scanner today and said it shows that she should expect them in on Nov 7.
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