DSTZach Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 No idea if B&N will carry this series, or whether they've ordered Series 1 more than once. They may have restocked, but I'm not sure why that's silly -- the point of the series is to keep a store stocked with famous faces. I believe they're selling impulse purchases and gift ideas, not trying to lure in collectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I picked up PM & IF last night. Holy crap. Cage is now one of my favorite Minimates. He is AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Katz Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If you sell series one, why would you carry series two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I thought the point of the "Best of" assortments was to offer nothing but familiar faces. These are all evergreen characters, are they not? Seen on TV and/or in films? Higher Q scores than, say, your Boomer or your Sin-Eater. I don't know. If I were Geoffrey the Giraffe, I'd want to make sure that a kid who likes Spider-Man (from the cartoon or the movies) can walk into my store at any time and buy Spider-Man product that looks like the Spider-Man I know. Not like this thing. Same with all the other characters, especially if I'm also stocking more obscure characters anyway. Seems like "Best of" is ideal for all retailers who sell Minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Someone help an old guy out, BAM is short for ??????? Thank you in advance! BAM = Bricks & mortar .......... a store . LCS = Local Comic Shop . MisterPL = Mister pulls legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 No PL is correct its a chain of speciality stores http://www.booksamillion.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 B&M = brick & mortar I didn't know what BAM was either until the chain took over one of our closed Borders locations. It's virtually the same thing but with a much better toy selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I think all the Books-A-Millions in town have been closed, and now we only have a couple of Barnes and Chernobyls remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DSTZach Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 PL, I was just saying that, even though B&N definitely carries Series 1, I did not know if they had re-ordered that same series, since pappymojo thought it was silly they "only" stocked Series 1. Maybe it's the same order they're working through, in which case buying Series 2 would be premature. Or maybe they bought more Series 1, because why should they care which series it is? If they sell out, great -- they may just see what Best of series we have in stock and order that. If it's more Series 1, great. I don't think they're saying, "Let's give the collectors who bought Series 1 something different," They're saying, "Let's sell more of those awesome Best of Marvel Minimates to people who come in for books and magazines and coffee." I think TRU as a toy retailer is less interested in keeping the same assortments/looks around. They want a refresh with different characters, because collectors ARE their business. Given where they usually stock us, I do not think they would want the big name heroes looking exactly the same in each assortment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Good points. I just think it's odd that "Best of" isn't sold as a small line (sub-line?) rather than a single assortment of eight characters. Hey, if something's selling, great. Keep pushing that first series. If it starts to wane, it might be time to push a different series. Which I'm sure your sales force already knows. I'd just expect a retailer that had success with the first "Best of Elton John" album to try offering the next when it becomes available, assuming they know it does exist. (And yes, Marvel = Elton John.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieFodder Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 When I got new release minimates, i also got the rest of best of I didn't get the first time, And damn, this Spidey is the best Spidey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I don't know how many Best of Elton John albums there are, but, to a certain extent, no matter how many new songs he records, his greatest hits are probably going to stay more or less the same. So most stores will only NEED to stock one. But if we're talking about a multi-volume greatest hits collection, where each volume has a new batch of remastered songs, then it seems like that would be something certain stores would want to keep all three volumes of in stock, and big Elton John fans would want to own all of, especially if Crocodile Rock is only in Volume 2. And... Isn't this a sub-line? There are three series and 24 figures. We make a new series whenever the sales team asks for one, so apparently they know when to move on. We may do a fourth someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuisporQuake Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I picked up "Best of" along with 58 and 59 today..... a total HOME RUN on all sets! The plentiful bonus parts will bring me right back to the store to make the alternate figures. Great job!!! GO GIANTS!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I always thought it would make sense for TRU to have an evergreen box set with Spidey, Cap, Iron Man and Wolverine (or something like that). A four pack just says "starter kit" to me. That way, you'd always have those core characters in stock, and you wouldn't have to worry so much about mixing them in to the regular assortments. I know that I'd probably have bought a ton as gifts or Toys for Tots donations over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 It is probably also worth mentioning that Diamond is completely sold out of their stock of Best of Series 2, while they still have (or produced more of?) Best of Series 1. So that might be another reason why they are not carrying Best of 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 They absolutely produced another run of best of 1. There's different copyright dates on the figures and slightly different stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 They absolutely produced another run of best of 1. There's different copyright dates on the figures and slightly different stands. Hey bigvis, What copyright year is on the later ones ....2014 ? Purely out of interest does the packaging differ in any way ..... coding , dates ? I'm also going to guess that you no longer have the packaging ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I do! Just give me a couple days, I'm in the middle of a move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappymojo Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) To be honest, I think its silly that large supermarkets dont carry best of 1, 2, & 3. Edited October 30, 2014 by pappymojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 If they sold them in Rite Aid I would probably buy some. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I've been meaning to give significant kudos to DST for printing Luke Cage's arm skin details OVER the yellow paint/plastic instead of vice versa! Sure, a little yellow may show when his elbows are bent, but at least the skin tone matches. This is one of those little details that really stands out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 By the way, please sign me up for an Elton John Minimates box set. Donald Duck costume, crocodile costume from the Muppet Show appearance, outfit from cover of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and modern, overweight Elton with hairpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 With a Billy Joel companion 2-pack: cool 80's Billy w/shades Modern drunk Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I've been meaning to give significant kudos to DST for printing Luke Cage's arm skin details OVER the yellow paint/plastic instead of vice versa! Sure, a little yellow may show when his elbows are bent, but at least the skin tone matches. This is one of those little details that really stands out for me. I agree, that's a thing that you don't notice so much when it's done right but it really stands out when done wrong. My only complaint with Cage (and probably the whole set besides the the usual list of problems with Spider-Man) is that they packed him with the silver parts on the figure itself. It looks good in the package but it's very likely you'll end up with silver marks on the belt and boots if you remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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