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silenth 03-03-2011 07:36 PM
Thursday = delivery day at TRU = Thanos and phasing Vision for me. I hope everyone is taking advantage of TRU's 2 for $10 promo.

Marv0850 03-03-2011 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by silenth (Post 100953)
Thursday = delivery day at TRU = Thanos and phasing Vision for me. I hope everyone is taking advantage of TRU's 2 for $10 promo.
You talking thursday night into friday morning or thursday morning? Ive often wondered when tru takes trucks..

ludovicotek 03-03-2011 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Marv0850 (Post 100954)
You talking thursday night into friday morning or thursday morning? Ive often wondered when tru takes trucks..
Thursday morning opening = newly stocked shelves. Same goes for Saturday morning. This has been my experience with TRU in my area, but I think it is fairly common all around.

DrewBlank 03-03-2011 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ludovicotek (Post 100949)
That fact that she even knows what a variant Warpath and Ms. Marvel are is very commendable. :)
My wife wishes she didn't know what a Warpath and Ms. Marvel variant were.

darkfire194 03-03-2011 08:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by silenth (Post 100953)
Thursday = delivery day at TRU = Thanos and phasing Vision for me. I hope everyone is taking advantage of TRU's 2 for $10 promo.
yep.....2 for 10 varaint Warpath and varaint Ms Marvel!

darkfire194 03-03-2011 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Marv0850 (Post 100954)
You talking thursday night into friday morning or thursday morning? Ive often wondered when tru takes trucks..
around here they stock thursday morning before they open so if your there at 10am when they open you get first picks!

DrewBlank 03-03-2011 09:12 PM
I opened up three of my variants tonight and they were all messed up. Daredevil has grey paint all over the back of his head, Warpath's arm won't stay on, and Ms. Marvel's legs look like someone attacked them with a hot wire at the factory.

Is anyone else having problems like this, or am I having an abnormally bad run of luck?

silenth 03-03-2011 10:38 PM
Like everyone said, Thursday mornings at TRU increases your chances of getting good stuff. Unfortunately almost everyone knows about it, specially the scalpers. The only reason I was able to snag the variants was because the lady was nice enough to pull out another box as the pegs were empty. She said 2 guys came in and bought everything that was out. So I have those 2 scalpers to thank for clearing up space.

I had to return both my DD and warpath variants for bad QC. Bad paint apps I can live with, even loose joints I can fix. But when the damn things won't stay on together, they're going back to target.

LUCKYDUBE 03-03-2011 11:36 PM
I just want one of each can anyone hook a bratha up?

trebleshot 03-04-2011 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by EricCC (Post 99865)
Part of the reason you see these figures going up in price is there was a 12% price increase to toy dealers from Hasbro. The MSRP (Suggestest Retail Price) of the Marvel Universe figures was $8.99. A lot of the big box stores (TRU, Target, Wal-mart, etc) were able to sell the figures for less, depending on volume, but usually 6.99 to 8.99.

Because of the price increase from Hasbro, they have marked the MSRP of the latter part of Wave 12, as well as Wave 13 and 14 (these are pre-ordered, and are release in April and May), they have told us the MSRP is now $12.49.

That's a huge jump, and it means that some retailers are not ordering new cases. Toy sellers don't have to charge MSRP, of course, but many do set the price of Marvel Universe figures at that as a base (and then charge a premium for rares and variants).

Having a small toy store, I'll never compete with Target or Wal-mart on price...but you also won't come to my shop and find 12 Stealth Ops Iron Man and 15 Captain Americas as the only selections on the peg.
Interesting info about the increased MSRP, but I'd hazard a guess and say you didn't pay $12.49 a figure or $149.88 per case, though I'm sure the wholesale cost went up too.

And some people seem to forget that the S in MSRP stands for Suggested. There is no iron clad deal that says all retailers must sell them at that price. Retailers are free to charge as much or as little as they want.

In my area, I've seen both Walmart and Target drop their prices on MU figures back to $7.99 after being at $8.99 for a few months. Do I expect another price increase in the future? Probably. But I don't expect it to stay that way, either.

AndyCR75 03-04-2011 08:04 AM
HATEMYSELF HATEMYSELF HATEMYSELF!!

Looking at all the variants now at retail versus what I paid online. Lesson learned, I suppose. :confused:

ludovicotek 03-04-2011 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyCR75 (Post 101106)
HATEMYSELF HATEMYSELF HATEMYSELF!!

Looking at all the variants now at retail versus what I paid online. Lesson learned, I suppose. :confused:
The thing is, you never know. It's always a roll of the dice.

behindthemask 03-04-2011 05:19 PM
this is true.. sometimes you'll buy a figure in store and find it cheaper online and vise versa... running into rare figures and variants it's first come first serve.. because who knows how rare they'll become or when they'll stock them again.. if you see them retail buy it and savor the awesomeness as you saved $$ on shipping, in some cases exchange rate etc... I try not to buy anything online unless I have 2.. and lately I've kinda cared less about certain waves, atleast to the point of collecting them all... I have a good source on all 3 sdcc figures, want to get those, along with my mu galactus.. after that not 2 worried, get them as they come.

gpmartin414 03-05-2011 01:29 PM
No luck for me on finding these variants.

neatogecko 03-05-2011 02:52 PM
So far I've found the DD dark red variant at Toys R Us and the clear Vision variant at the Disney store. Othere than that I've been beat out by scalpers or other collectors.

ludovicotek 03-05-2011 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by neatogecko (Post 101500)
So far I've found the DD dark red variant at Toys R Us and the clear Vision variant at the Disney store. Othere than that I've been beat out by scalpers or other collectors.
Well, at least you found that variant Vision. I think he's one of the most sought-after variants.

ludovicotek 03-05-2011 04:13 PM
Anybody find the Black Widow variant yet?

TheLoudMaster 03-05-2011 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ludovicotek (Post 101515)
Anybody find the Black Widow variant yet?
No such luck. :/

But I managed to find the regular version of her, which is an accomplishment for me.

Autobot_Goldbug 03-05-2011 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ludovicotek (Post 101515)
Anybody find the Black Widow variant yet?
I don't think she was sighted anywhere yet.
Dark Ronin is the newest one.

AndyCR75 03-05-2011 04:35 PM
Im guessing they roll out Black Widow and Luke Cage at the same time, much like they did Vision, Warpath, etc.

jamesmruddy 03-06-2011 03:01 PM
Since we are talking variants. Have there been any reports, rumors and such about what variants to expect out of the last couple of waves that have been released?

Tarquinius 03-06-2011 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jamesmruddy (Post 101767)
Since we are talking variants. Have there been any reports, rumors and such about what variants to expect out of the last couple of waves that have been released?
According to Toyfair 2012, we will get a

Cable running change without Hope
Darkhawk variant
X-23 variant
Phasing Dr Strange

AndyCR75 03-06-2011 05:59 PM
Ok...Glossy Rulk and Electro vs. Matte Rulk and Electro. This is frustrating as h*ll.

I own what appears to be 3 "glossy" Rulks, and one glossy Electro. I did recently sell a loose Electro who appears to be a matte finish without a doubt...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MESDIX:IT

The one I have MOC is clearly glossy as compared to this pic...SO...in my search for matte MOC for Electro, Ill email sellers, and most don't even know a variant exists! So..is it worth the gamble? Maybe maybe not, but lighting and regular amatuer pics on ebay are so tough to go by. (Thus me owning 3 Rulks. lol)

AndyCR75 03-06-2011 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by darkfire194 (Post 100965)
yep.....2 for 10 varaint Warpath and varaint Ms Marvel!
smh. me? $160 for the two. Patience is a virtue I have not been blessed with clearly.

jamesmruddy 03-06-2011 06:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarquinius (Post 101814)
According to Toyfair 2012, we will get a

Cable running change without Hope
Darkhawk variant
X-23 variant
Phasing Dr Strange
That's cool, but how about the last two waves that have been released? The Thanos and Captain Marvel waves.


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