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Post by J-MANN on Aug 7, 2023 9:59:15 GMT -5
I've said this multiple times in the AEW threads about this sort of thing. It's 2023 ... buy your figures online. I would love to buy Walmart exclusives online from Walmart. Not gonna happen though. |
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Post by peterjp2 on Aug 7, 2023 10:07:52 GMT -5
I’m in Canada, and as stated above it is brutal over here. I amazingly found Elite 102 last week, but that was a fluke. We probably won’t see 103, 104 or 105 this year. We also don’t see any of the Walmart US exclusives. We occasionally get a random legends series in from ToysRUs, but it’s barely happening. We may get series 19 or 20, and that’ll be it for the whole year. So online it is, and we all know how expensive that can be. I’m glad that we have all these great “retail” exclusive lines, even if they end up costing way too much. It’s better than waiting a couple months between elite series for one meager flashback. Also being in Canada I hear you on this. I have heard elite 102 has popped up in ON but haven't seen it yet myself in AB. Hopefully we see Legends 19 but I haven't seen anything since Legends 16 on shelves. The Target and Walmart exclusives are a killer for me though, way too many of them and too difficult to find even within the US for some people making it difficult to get even if helpful friends go across the border. |
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Post by stc13 on Aug 7, 2023 10:18:30 GMT -5
Frustrating? Sure. But honestly I've made my peace. I have every character I want in my collection who has been produced, or expect alternate versions to be available of them soon. I just don't have the time or desire to hunt for figures anymore. If I don't get it, I don't get it.
The RA Booker T and Nash were two huge wants for me. I ordered both multiple times on Walmart.com only to have them cancelled. In past years, I would have hit a dozen Walmarts looking for them. But I just didn't care. Ended up finding both of them at retail in otherwise very overpicked stores. I'm happy to own them, but life would go on if I never found them.
That's where I am with E100 Andre, and sort of the same with Bischoff and Torrie. And I still need some figures that seemed to skip retail - Chainsaw Charlie, Faarooq, Boogeyman. I want the figures, but generally speaking I'm content with where my collection is and happy to sprinkle in additions where I can. It's just not worth the time, energy, and gas money to chase.
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 7, 2023 12:51:15 GMT -5
I've said this multiple times in the AEW threads about this sort of thing. It's 2023 ... buy your figures online. I would love to buy Walmart exclusives online from Walmart. Not gonna happen though. You can buy them online elsewhere. Costs more, sure. But so many people act like getting it at their local store is their only option, then they lose their mind when they can't find it on the shelf. Maybe beind an older adult on this site is a bad idea for me. |
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Post by humbruh on Aug 7, 2023 12:54:56 GMT -5
Buying everything online for a reasonable price and shipping is no issue for me at all. It's the Target exclusives that grinds my gears. I have to rely on 3rd party markups and no one should ever have to deal with that.
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Post by ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕠 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝 on Aug 7, 2023 13:19:51 GMT -5
I would love to buy Walmart exclusives online from Walmart. Not gonna happen though. You can buy them online elsewhere. Costs more, sure. But so many people act like getting it at their local store is their only option, then they lose their mind when they can't find it on the shelf. Maybe beind an older adult on this site is a bad idea for me. The lightbulb moment you have when you realize you can just get what you want if you pay more.  |
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Post by personagamer on Aug 7, 2023 13:22:06 GMT -5
Frustrating? Sure. But honestly I've made my peace. I have every character I want in my collection who has been produced, or expect alternate versions to be available of them soon. I just don't have the time or desire to hunt for figures anymore. If I don't get it, I don't get it. The RA Booker T and Nash were two huge wants for me. I ordered both multiple times on Walmart.com only to have them cancelled. In past years, I would have hit a dozen Walmarts looking for them. But I just didn't care. Ended up finding both of them at retail in otherwise very overpicked stores. I'm happy to own them, but life would go on if I never found them. That's where I am with E100 Andre, and sort of the same with Bischoff and Torrie. And I still need some figures that seemed to skip retail - Chainsaw Charlie, Faarooq, Boogeyman. I want the figures, but generally speaking I'm content with where my collection is and happy to sprinkle in additions where I can. It's just not worth the time, energy, and gas money to chase. if you still want Nash he's still hitting stores I found him yesterday |
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Post by sandeep on Aug 7, 2023 13:27:53 GMT -5
I'm a legends and flash back collector, now a days everything flashback and legends is exclusive so dont give a crapabout collecting anymore. I have switched to mafex and amazing yamaguchi figures and they are fun and easily available.
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Post by J-MANN on Aug 7, 2023 13:37:02 GMT -5
You can buy them online elsewhere. Costs more, sure. But so many people act like getting it at their local store is their only option, then they lose their mind when they can't find it on the shelf. Maybe beind an older adult on this site is a bad idea for me. The lightbulb moment you have when you realize you can just get what you want if you pay more. Genius. |
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Post by ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕠 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝 on Aug 7, 2023 14:03:18 GMT -5
The lightbulb moment you have when you realize you can just get what you want if you pay more. Genius. Can't find UE Eddie in stores for $32.99? ROLLING RN LMFAO YOU IDIOT ITS ONLY $70 ON EBAY |
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 7, 2023 14:38:57 GMT -5
You can buy them online elsewhere. Costs more, sure. But so many people act like getting it at their local store is their only option, then they lose their mind when they can't find it on the shelf. Maybe beind an older adult on this site is a bad idea for me. The lightbulb moment you have when you realize you can just get what you want if you pay more. It's the American way, yo. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Aug 7, 2023 15:59:00 GMT -5
The lightbulb moment you have when you realize you can just get what you want if you pay more. It's the American way, yo. ...it's the ONLY way for some of us... 🥴 |
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Post by ddt4thee on Aug 7, 2023 19:50:26 GMT -5
I would love to buy Walmart exclusives online from Walmart. Not gonna happen though. You can buy them online elsewhere. Costs more, sure. But so many people act like getting it at their local store is their only option, then they lose their mind when they can't find it on the shelf. Maybe beind an older adult on this site is a bad idea for me. "...beind an older adult" 🤣. I'm 51 years old, junior. Sit down. Walmart is one of the biggest retailers in the world. No one should have to buy elsewhere. |
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Post by ddt4thee on Aug 7, 2023 19:51:34 GMT -5
Can't find UE Eddie in stores for $32.99? ROLLING RN LMFAO YOU IDIOT ITS ONLY $70 ON EBAY CONSUME AT ALL COSTS! OBEY! OBEY! |
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Post by nomorexclusives on Aug 7, 2023 19:55:19 GMT -5
I've said this multiple times in the AEW threads about this sort of thing. It's 2023 ... buy your figures online. I would love to buy Walmart exclusives online from Walmart. Not gonna happen though. Yeah they either get cancelled or are never in stock online. Only way to get most walmart exclusives is on ebay right now. With the additional taxes, high shipping costs, high handling fees, and lack of recourse if figures show up damaged, ebay is probably the worst place to buy stuff at the moment. I have better luck at toy shows. For the gentleman who says buying online is the only option. I have more luck at toy shows, swapmeets, garage sales, estate sales and other auction sites (besides ebay). EBay is certainly the most expensive route to go and for the collector who dabbles in multiple lines, brands and series; that small purchase ads up quick. I would urge people to look on the 2nd page on google when looking for figures to buy. There are lots of clearance sales online, you just need to find some of these smaller companies selling them. Try etsy, or even games top in malls or goodwill. It's best to think outside the box but I would suggest people never buy anything that was just released on ebay. It just fuels the resellers market and insures those guys keep buying the same figures again making it harder for you to find them in stores. Just resist and find other avenues. Patience is a virtue but I know it can be frustrating when a series is completely skipped at your local stores. Having to pick up those missing pieces later can be a pain. Luckily wwe figures are all mass produced and have no real collectible value unless we are talking super exclusive figures produced in low amounts so again most of these should be at every walmart sitting there waiting for us to buy. Sadly the mentality of buy now for 2 or 3x the value of something has taken over. I blame the pandemic which caused so many delays and cancellations that we are all scared we will never find something in stores. With toy collecting losing steam in general it does feel like we are in toymegeddon. Like I said in another thread, when these 50th anniversary lines are all done, nothing will be able to replace them and action figures will dissappear from toy shelves in large numbers. We gotta just enjoy these last 15 years or so ( i say 15 as some lines like the 3 3/4 gijoe line still has some years till it hits 50). After that we will all be buying virtual action figures instead. Sad but true |
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Post by SteveHulk on Aug 7, 2023 20:09:42 GMT -5
Can't find UE Eddie in stores for $32.99? ROLLING RN LMFAO YOU IDIOT ITS ONLY $70 ON EBAY CONSUME AT ALL COSTS! OBEY! OBEY!  |
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 7, 2023 20:21:01 GMT -5
You can buy them online elsewhere. Costs more, sure. But so many people act like getting it at their local store is their only option, then they lose their mind when they can't find it on the shelf. Maybe beind an older adult on this site is a bad idea for me. "...beind an older adult" 🤣. I'm 51 years old, junior. Sit down. Walmart is one of the biggest retailers in the world. No one should have to buy elsewhere. I'm 48 and my city has banned Wal-Mart. |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Aug 7, 2023 20:27:54 GMT -5
Only with Walmart exclusives.
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 7, 2023 20:36:38 GMT -5
Can't find UE Eddie in stores for $32.99? ROLLING RN LMFAO YOU IDIOT ITS ONLY $70 ON EBAY CONSUME AT ALL COSTS! OBEY! OBEY! Noooo. "Well I guess I'm not getting one," is a much better avenue. Because you get to mope and complain online about it. |
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Post by ddt4thee on Aug 7, 2023 21:06:49 GMT -5
CONSUME AT ALL COSTS! OBEY! OBEY! Noooo. "Well I guess I'm not getting one," is a much better avenue. Because you get to mope and complain online about it. Sorry I ruined your "Everyone should just pay double or triple price for figures they want and stfu" party 🤣 |
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