[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

I went in and asked the team members at the electronics desk about it as usual, but they said there was a new policy about not bringing out more of a collectible item if there were any of the same type left on the shelf. Specifically, they said a manager was fired there for bringing stuff out for people.

Has anyone else had any Targets tell you something like that? I understand it's probably to stop scalpers, but I kinda hope this policy doesn't roll out to other Targets, and that it's just a store-by-store thing.

It's actually a company policy, but it's enforcement will vary from store to store. This is to help mostly with headaches like partial cases and loss prevention during inventory season. Employees however are often secret shopped at most large retailers as a part of their evaluation, and are often encouraged to check stockrooms for items as a part of the secret shopper process, so it becomes moot point.

Some stores however will catch on to certain practices of collectors and scalpers through customer complaints however, and will more strongly enforce these rules for certain items deemed "collectibles" (such as action figures and Funko Pops) as well as hot items (like the Hatchimals craze a year or two ago.) Employees who happen to know or be collectors or scalpers are also a problem of course, and if customers complain and stores catch onto it, it can also force more strict policies into place. My local Targets actually had signs posted in their toy aisles for over a year and stuck to it, due to local scalpers doing their business right out in front of the store in the parking lot during the Star Wars seasons, many of who either had friends or family members working in stores helping them out.

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Originally Posted by donmeca2020

Guys while i do feel your pain about not being able to find figures locally. Remember majority of them are available online. Some of you need be less dependant of retailers and if you want the figures so bad both dorkside ( which charges no taxes and free shipping on stuff ovEr $100) and BBTS. Damn near always have these figures in stock.

Granted i look around locally too but sometimes it's not worth the gas,time,effort,and headache of not finding what you want.

Before anyone says lizard wave and DP wave aren't available online. Bullshit i just got my lizard wave from dorkside and i've seen other members on here posting pics of their DP wave.

This very much. I feel everyone's pain when it comes to not finding what they're looking for, but the brickseek updates and phantom empty handed stocking reports are getting really repetitive.

These figures can be all found online through many of the e-tailers (which have gotten better at stocking individual figures for each wave now...provided you pre-order.) A great deal of them can also be found now on eBay, at very minimal mark-up, especially if you are buying loose. Unless you are trying to build a BAF or are a MOC collector, there's always alternatives, unless you REALLY enjoy burning gas, dealing with traffic, wasting time and being let down by your local retailers.