[Joe Moore]

TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze - Shredder Teaser by NECA

[IzzyTipsy]

Oh goody. Another Walmart exclusive I have to pay upwards of $50 on Ebay to get because it's basically an Ebay exclusive.

[OriginalFire]

I wonder how much and how long NECA will milk the first two TMNT movies for characters. What else could they do? We need a Sam Rockwell Head Thug lol.

[VashTS]

Nothing wrong with NECA "milking" the first 2 films BECAUSE that is all the Turtles really have. Two films and the original cartoon series. Nothing else is really worth NECA's time.

Now, these exclusives are done on purpose and partially to make fans hunt and to frustrate them. It creates a bit of artificial shortage and creates buzz.

Collectors will go from store to store and Walmart and Target get extra traffic.

I am tired of it also as I cannot keep missing a work day or stretch myself after work to keep getting them. I make sure not to spend double on a figure that originally cost 30....and I hate NECA's shipping costs.

I am missing a few sets myself and no longer really hunt. If I bump into them I will buy, otherwise, pretty much done trying to hunt.

If you find at Walmart Shrredder from SOTO, 30 at walmart, 50 from scalpers or 50 from NECA themselves. I never once ran into a Walmart that carries TMNT and Walmart refuses to stock online because reasons.

NECA knows what they are doing and as I stated above, it's NECA doing it on purpose along with Walmart. Walmart is smart enough to know fans want and want to ensure fans visit their stores, hence the constant mismanagement, "mismanagement," online.

[IzzyTipsy]

What annoys me is that Walmart and Target pegs are clogged with NECA Predator, Aliens, Horror stuff, Back to the Future...but no TMNT. Why is what appears to be their hottest seller so seemingly under produced?

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

What annoys me is that Walmart and Target pegs are clogged with NECA Predator, Aliens, Horror stuff, Back to the Future...but no TMNT. Why is what appears to be their hottest seller so seemingly under produced?

Could be a limitation of the license?

[king kahn]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Could be a limitation of the license?

That's the exact reason.

[AceSimulacrum]

Could also be a gross underestimation of the demand for TMNT (well 1990s) products. I know I had no interest for Michael Bay related reboot stuff and saw alot of peg-warming by the Bay-Turtles and some of the modern toon stuff in recent years.

Also theres the typical standard discussion with poor distribution handling with Walmart and Target. We see it overall not just with NECA but other companies like Hasbro.

[JerpJerp]

Go neca go neca go! GO GO GO GO! Also...Ice...is nice.

[jwyss234]

I'm not sure why Neca has issues getting the TMNT 2 packs in to Walmarts but it seems to be getting a little better in TN. Last summer, I would only see one or two TMNT 2 packs per Walmart. Now it looks like they're getting six to eight 2 packs when they stock them (I'm not counting them when I see them, just estimating).

[Augustus10]

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Originally Posted by VashTS

Nothing wrong with NECA "milking" the first 2 films BECAUSE that is all the Turtles really have. Two films and the original cartoon series. Nothing else is really worth NECA's time.

Now, these exclusives are done on purpose and partially to make fans hunt and to frustrate them. It creates a bit of artificial shortage and creates buzz.

Collectors will go from store to store and Walmart and Target get extra traffic.

I am tired of it also as I cannot keep missing a work day or stretch myself after work to keep getting them. I make sure not to spend double on a figure that originally cost 30....and I hate NECA's shipping costs.

I am missing a few sets myself and no longer really hunt. If I bump into them I will buy, otherwise, pretty much done trying to hunt.

If you find at Walmart Shrredder from SOTO, 30 at walmart, 50 from scalpers or 50 from NECA themselves. I never once ran into a Walmart that carries TMNT and Walmart refuses to stock online because reasons.

NECA knows what they are doing and as I stated above, it's NECA doing it on purpose along with Walmart. Walmart is smart enough to know fans want and want to ensure fans visit their stores, hence the constant mismanagement, "mismanagement," online.

I would buy the samurai versions of the Turtles from TMNT III

[dukefett]

I would probably buy the TMNT 3 versions even though I haven't seen that movie since it was in theaters, just to complete the line. But yeah, the 80's cartoon and original live action movies is where I stop. I'll be happy when/if they start on further cartoons so I can skip them haha.

[Joe Moore]

Honestly, they're going to run out of main line figures they can do from TMNT 1 & 2. You'll get the odd Loot Crate exclusive of a character that would never sell at retail (like Danny). But they'll either have to start doing TMNT 3, or move onto a different era of figures.

And I think the TMNT 3 Samurai Turtles would sell well. They'd tweak those things like the did the Coming Out of their Shells figures to fit in a bit better.

[IzzyTipsy]

Could also do more Video Game figures. The Lootcrate dipping into Tournament Fighters means that's viable, and that's got a bunch of new and characters that would sell.

Clone Turtles allow for repaints (and all the clones allow for repaints), you have Ray Fillet, Sisyphus, Ninja April, Karai, War, Aska, Cyber Shredder, et .

[dukefett]

Are expecting TMNT 2 Turtles?

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by dukefett

Are expecting TMNT 2 Turtles?

I 100% expect them to do TMNT 2 Turtles at some point.

[webz]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

I 100% expect them to do TMNT 2 Turtles at some point.

Totally... Mikey with Combat Coldcuts. Leo with preflight donuts. Donny with CO2, and Raph with duct taped lips.

I’m sure the cosmic balance has demanded a Keno action figure at some point, so that’ll happen... maybe a Loot Crate Professor or “Dream on, Dweeb” girl... possibilities are endless!

[jwyss234]

I'd be down for the Samurai Turtles.

Based on Randy's past comments during his SDCC/NYTF interviews, I'm not sure we'll see anything past the 1990s for Turtles. When someone like Pixel Dan would ask about getting Turtles from other eras, Randy's response was something along the lines of "We're making figures for fans who grew up in the 80s and 90s."

There's never been a definitive "NO" to that question but I'm hesitant to hope for figures from the 2003 cartoon or the IDW comics from Neca.

[webz]

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

I'd be down for the Samurai Turtles.

Based on Randy's past comments during his SDCC/NYTF interviews, I'm not sure we'll see anything past the 1990s for Turtles. When someone like Pixel Dan would ask about getting Turtles from other eras, Randy's response was something along the lines of "We're making figures for fans who grew up in the 80s and 90s."

There's never been a definitive "NO" to that question but I'm hesitant to hope for figures from the 2003 cartoon or the IDW comics from Neca.

The 80’s Mirage comics could use an upgrade. I only had michelangelo back in the day and his leg/hip connection broke. Would love to have redesigned Mirage Tmnt. My ko set with cartoon bandannas is fine, but if they made a new mold with the red bandannas, I think many people would flock to that as a chance to get official figures.

Not to mention Mirage comics Baxter, Utrons, Triceratons, Fugitoid, and all the other Mirage figures that were never made.

[dukefett]

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Originally Posted by webz

The 80’s Mirage comics could use an upgrade. I only had michelangelo back in the day and his leg/hip connection broke. Would love to have redesigned Mirage Tmnt. My ko set with cartoon bandannas is fine, but if they made a new mold with the red bandannas, I think many people would flock to that as a chance to get official figures.

Not to mention Mirage comics Baxter, Utrons, Triceratons, Fugitoid, and all the other Mirage figures that were never made.

Randy said like 2 weeks ago on twitter that they're doing them and going to be new molds.

[jwyss234]

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Originally Posted by dukefett

Randy said like 2 weeks ago on twitter that they're doing them and going to be new molds.

Given the number of years those original figures have been bootlegged, I'm not surprised that Neca is making new molds.

[Neoblackdragon]

Look I'd have no problem with these exclusives if I could buy them.
Supply and demand isn't create so little supply to the point that your customers are totally put off.

I literally can not purchase these products from Target/Walmart. It's not even scalpers. These stores just don't make it easy to buy because they won't distribute them outside certain stores.

I literally can not visit any of the Walmarts in my area and buy these products. They don't stock them.

Can't buy them online from Walmart either. Neca tried selling some stuff and turned $30 figures into $50 plus. This is ridicules.

Same with Mcfarlane. Coming up with a bs excuse about how they couldn't make these without exclusive deals.

Also what is Ultimate Shredder in TMNT2?
He didn't even fight until the end because his body from broken from the first film.



For TMNT 2, weren't they doing a head set?

[digger318]

some 2012 TMNT would be nice

[dukefett]

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Originally Posted by Neoblackdragon

Look I'd have no problem with these exclusives if I could buy them.
Supply and demand isn't create so little supply to the point that your customers are totally put off.

I literally can not purchase these products from Target/Walmart. It's not even scalpers. These stores just don't make it easy to buy because they won't distribute them outside certain stores.

I literally can not visit any of the Walmarts in my area and buy these products. They don't stock them.

Can't buy them online from Walmart either. Neca tried selling some stuff and turned $30 figures into $50 plus. This is ridicules.

Same with Mcfarlane. Coming up with a bs excuse about how they couldn't make these without exclusive deals.

Also what is Ultimate Shredder in TMNT2?
He didn't even fight until the end because his body from broken from the first film.



For TMNT 2, weren't they doing a head set?

They did a preorder for an accessory pack for the first movie Turtles. The heads in there are just different expressions of the TMNT 1 movie versions, not TMNT 2 designs.

[Mommar]

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Originally Posted by king kahn

That's the exact reason.

Is it? Why do we see pictures from places like Atlanta where they literally have fifty sitting on a shelf not being bought but we can't find a single one across seven stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

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Originally Posted by AceSimulacrum

Also theres the typical standard discussion with poor distribution handling with Walmart and Target. We see it overall not just with NECA but other companies like Hasbro.

It's absolutely this. Target and Walmart are doing this with all exclusives and piling them up in key places and completely neglecting others. I recall the Walmart Exclusive Black Widow from last year. People were reviewing their figures they found in store in March, they were reposting HUNDREDS of them marked down to $9.99 in April, Walmart online didn't bother shipping online pre-orders until May, at full price, and not a single one appeared in a store in my city. Hasbro, Neca, etc... need to tell these companies they're perfectly willing to provide exclusives but they need to fix their distribution because fans are not seeing product on every shelf.

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

I'm not sure why Neca has issues getting the TMNT 2 packs in to Walmarts but it seems to be getting a little better in TN. Last summer, I would only see one or two TMNT 2 packs per Walmart. Now it looks like they're getting six to eight 2 packs when they stock them (I'm not counting them when I see them, just estimating).

Last year I saw Zero in Albuquerque. This year I still see Zero.

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Originally Posted by Augustus10

I would buy the samurai versions of the Turtles from TMNT III

Me too.

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Originally Posted by dukefett

Randy said like 2 weeks ago on twitter that they're doing them and going to be new molds.

That would be cool provided they're sold online where I can actually find them in stock.

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Originally Posted by Neoblackdragon

Look I'd have no problem with these exclusives if I could buy them.
Supply and demand isn't create so little supply to the point that your customers are totally put off.

I literally can not purchase these products from Target/Walmart. It's not even scalpers. These stores just don't make it easy to buy because they won't distribute them outside certain stores.

I think there's a lot of people, including Neca/Hasbro staff, who live in places that always get stock and can't fathom Target and Walmart will literally ignore chunks of the market across the country. Instagram has been the tell for the last five years. Racks and racks of unsold/marked down/etc... product piled in key locations and absolutely nothing but decimated shelves in others.