Originally Posted by Weapon X (Post 704118)

Man, I would have reported that rude employee to the manager.

Originally Posted by jwyss234 (Post 704116)

I've met one of those sketchy scalpers. The guy looked like the type that would have someone chopped up in his meth lab. He came up to me while I was looking at Transformers in Walmart and started talking to me about the different characters, how much some of the older figures were worth, and whether any of the new figures were worth any money online. I grabbed my Grimlock and headed for the end of the aisle. Fortunately the guy didn't follow me over to the grocery section.

My worst experience at Toys R Us was with an employee. I was looking for the Dark Knight Movie Masters Batman and Joker. I asked an employee his response was "Pfft, check eBay." He walked off and didn't even ask me if I needed anything else.

However my best experience at Toys R Us was when I was around 10 years old. I was looking for Star Wars figures (POTF2) and the lady stocking the shelves went to the back and and returned with another employee. They had pulled out 3 or 4 cases of new figures for me to look through. After we left (with new figures!), my mom told me that the the two employees had said they wouldn't have done that for an adult because they would have assumed that the lone adult was a scalper. They were more than happy to help a little kid get toys.

Originally Posted by Phantomcrow (Post 704107)

Well I am pretty sure I am the customer he saw. I don't care for being labeled a slob ( I was in tshirt and shorts). I stashed a Skylander figure in the "Overstock Bin" above the section. Those are Overstock areas that TRU uses to hold what they cant fit on shelves. I check them myself all the time at almost every TRU I go to. ( I was told Skylanders were going on 3$ sale the week before by a employee). I have even taken newer stock down from those overhead bins and placed them on pegs and put old stock up there so fellow collectors can get new stuff because employees would just leave old stock on the main display. I never scalp toys. I help out a few fellow collectors, but never buy something just for the purpose of reselling or making a profit.

P.S. I have been going to that TRU for almost 15 years. I am one of the most loyal customers that store has.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 704148)

It also doesn't help that an employee can be fired for any given reason these days, even if it is trying to stop a shop lifter. The Best Buy I worked at lost 3 managers, 1 super visor, their security guy, and 2 employees over a guy who stole three laptops.

Originally Posted by OGTrilogy (Post 704151)

Yikes! I'm sorry for being a such a tool. I haven't had much luck finding any figures for a while and I was venting. I have been going to that TRU for around 10 years and have never found anyone there particularly helpful. I probably wouldn't shop there if it weren't for exclusives. Unfortunately, they're about the only game in town for Neca figures too.

Originally Posted by Kirathis (Post 704165)

So I have to say that the more I mess around with it, the more I absolutely love this Darkhawk figure. At first I did not like how they did the wings but they really allow for some great swooping type poses using a flight stand. Now I just need to get an actual display area set up so I can take shots.

I would say Darkhawk is easily my favorite figure so far of 2017. What is everyone else liking so far this year?

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 704148)

It also doesn't help that an employee can be fired for any given reason these days, even if it is trying to stop a shop lifter. The Best Buy I worked at lost 3 managers, 1 super visor, their security guy, and 2 employees over a guy who stole three laptops.

Originally Posted by Weapon X (Post 704164)

Damn, I've never heard of that. How does that even work?

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 704173)

Becuase if the shop lifter gets injured the store can get sued.

We had a shop lifter run out the door with 2 laptops under his arm and he tripped over the island in the parking lot, breaking his leg. He sued the store and won $40,000 for it in addition to the store having to pay his medical bills.

Originally Posted by OGTrilogy (Post 704151)

Yikes! I'm sorry for being a such a tool. I haven't had much luck finding any figures for a while and I was venting. I have been going to that TRU for around 10 years and have never found anyone there particularly helpful. I probably wouldn't shop there if it weren't for exclusives. Unfortunately, they're about the only game in town for Neca figures too.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 704173)

Becuase if the shop lifter gets injured the store can get sued.

We had a shop lifter run out the door with 2 laptops under his arm and he tripped over the island in the parking lot, breaking his leg. He sued the store and won $40,000 for it in addition to the store having to pay his medical bills.

Originally Posted by donmeca2020 (Post 704142)

Employees don't do that kinda stuff anymore. They used to do the same years ago when i was a kid with my grandmother.

Originally Posted by donmeca2020 (Post 704142)

You try asking people today, they tend to avoid contact with customers.

Originally Posted by decepticon_mark (Post 704158)

Hoping for some help from my fellow Arkers. I'm in need of either Marvel Legends Banshee or just the head (fellow customizers) for a decent price. Working on an Arcade custom and so far it's the only head I've found that'll do. Thanks guys/gals.

Originally Posted by Captain Nash (Post 704061)

It's a mix here. There are several comic book shops that have made scalping (or at least overpricing) their specialty. I've learned to just not bothering with them, which is probably for the best because they are full of unwashed adults and kids who haven't learned about deodorant yet. And except for one shop they are selling at ridiculous amounts, and not a whole lot of it either, so at that point I assume it's mostly distribution and then a little scalping.

But we had one in particular that is not in business any longer, that was known for it, this was back in the late 90's and early 00s. You'd see the employees out while doing your own toy run (for just your stuff, maybe for a friend), and they'd have like a cart full of the figures. Same figures, one of each, I don't think it mattered. During one of the Star Wars figure releases two of them showed up and barged through with their carts, and pretty much just grabbed everything and threw it in their cart..then within minutes were trying to turn around and sell it to us..they actually got banned from the store because they hadn't even paid for it yet. I'm actually glad that store isn't around anymore.

Anyways...I digress but yeah...scalpers are scum.

Originally Posted by Kirathis (Post 704165)

So I have to say that the more I mess around with it, the more I absolutely love this Darkhawk figure. At first I did not like how they did the wings but they really allow for some great swooping type poses using a flight stand. Now I just need to get an actual display area set up so I can take shots.

I would say Darkhawk is easily my favorite figure so far of 2017. What is everyone else liking so far this year?

Originally Posted by Weapon X (Post 704181)

For anyone who has the new Cyclops figure...his feet are baby feet. Hasbro is weird lol.

Originally Posted by Weapon X (Post 704181)

For anyone who has the new Cyclops figure...his feet are baby feet. Hasbro is weird lol.

Originally Posted by Tomax (Post 704175)

thats odd. he still got paid even thou he wasnt a shopper? but was shoplifting? doesnt sound rite. and if that did happen, that money that he won, a good portion went to the lawyer from the criminal case for theft...