[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by Kirathis

@Hitman2099
A lot of retailers ordered heavily on the last Avengers and Cap waves. Unfortunately many locations now have the leftovers of those waves clogging their shelves. Hasbro's "more than ever" is great in theory but in practice is causing many areas to run into this issue. For instance, I just moved to KC and the selection here is worse than when I lived in Bloomington, IL. The shelves here have leftover All-Father wave Hawkeye and Sentry figures and tons of Red Onslaught wave Cap, Whirlwind and Cottonmouth taking up space.

Most retailers do not go so far as to differentiate waves. Some have item codes for Spider-Man, Captain America and Avengers. Some combine Cap and Avengers, some combine all 3. Occasionally a different wave comes in with a different distinction. This is why you can sometimes find GotG and Ant-Man wave leftovers on clearance while older waves from the big 3 are still on the shelf. The retailers just see the category. If you are curious how your local stores work, check out their codes on the pricing labels. It will help give you a better idea of what to expect.

This is a big reason a lot of us pre-order from dedicated online stores like BBTS, Entertainment Earth and Dorkside.

It's true. That's why certain sales will only apply to one "line" of Marvel Legends, because of the code batches. Unless you're willing to argue the point well enough or with enough persistence.