[Peteparker]

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Originally Posted by MeGrimlock79

Checked out my 2 local WM and i'm sad to say I think they are both going to stop carrying the MU line. Took this pic of one WM and these are the same figures that have been there for 3 months, and they refuse to restock. The other WM didn't even have a place for any MU and I found what they had left back in the clearance section and they only had comic packs marked down to 8, singles down to 5, team packs down to 15, and 1 sentinel they had left marked down to 40

That's a lot of Iron Men. Perfect for statues outside of the Avengers Mansion tho.

A LOT of the $5 Walmarts just changed their MU price back up to $8.97. It seems to have been a temporary attempt to clear out old stock. You're lucky that one got a Sentinel at all, of the 11 Walmarts in my area, ONE stocked Sentinels. They're still full price.

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Originally Posted by Optimus Vader

I swear they must've made 3x as many Spidy/Sentry Comic Packs as any others. I don't think I've walked through a toy aisle in about a year without seeing that pack.. and it's usually similar to this picture where there's nothing other than that damn pack and one or two other commons, but sure enough, Sentry is always there.

Maybe if he wasn't wearing lipstick he would have moved faster...

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Originally Posted by KingLouie731

anyone else's walmart up the price on MU to 8.97? mine seem to have and it is annoying

Yup, part of the reset to prepare for new stock. It's kind-of a good thing. Kind-of.

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Originally Posted by D Day

have 5 walmarts around me, 4 carry MU but only one restocks semi frequently, but none have restocked since a couple weeks b4 christmas. I'm done hunting until i hear that people are spotting the new waves. I'm tired of fighting the traffic and wasting the time and gas to just be disapointed.

Going to:
3 TRU's
4 Walmarts
8 Targets
and 1 LCS

A couple times a week and not finding anything for months is pretty discouraging, thats why i'm suprised that I can never find varients. Either distribution sucks, or the scalpers in my area are the best in the world.

Thats 16 stores! 16!!!! I should should have all the best pickins in the world but I've never found one varient at retail. Not one! I never got the electro revision wave, i still havent seen the DD/BE or WM/QS packs. Needless to say, i'm out of love with the hunt.

I've got:
2 TRUs
11 Walmarts
5 Targets
3 LCS'

I hit the Walmarts the most, but really only two of those routinely get new cases, the rest just barely follow along (though two of them have never restocked as long as I've been hunting). Targets seem to restock MU only once a week (fridays here), and TRUs get a shipment once a week too. They'll usually tell you when the truck comes. It was 2-3 times a week before Christmas. I only hit LCS when I know a new wave came out, or when I need old stuff I can't find anywhere else.

The LCS' and TRUs are the only place I've ever found varients. It all depends on when they buy the case. Early in the production is a lot different than later, when Walmart and Target usually get them.

What I think happens is Hasbro produces the pre-orders first. Places like LCS' and TRU know if they're going to buy these or not, so their orders are in early. Then right before starting up production for the Walmarts and Targets, the Hasbro factory changes out the paint apps or whatever, and mass-produces the much more common versions of the figures.

That's been my experience, so that'd be my guess. If anyone found the Metal Absorbing Man at Walmart or Target, call me out. Maybe my theory doesn't hold water.