More than just new waves of Minimates at Toys R Us' webite

[groundhog7s]

New, old stuff?

Up for discussion, TRU has only been carrying the newer stuff exclusive to them. Then last week they added a whole Marvel wave as singles. This morning they've added boxsets and a whole wave. Although this seems great, the fact they're adding older product at regular prices makes me think they'll be sitting on these for a while. Anybody else have any thoughts on this?

[buttheadsmate]

Hulk Movie Minimates The Dark Reign is a steal though .

[boyd]

I'm just happy that they still have faith in Minimates and are willing to stock them on their site, considering how poorly the Dark Reign set has sold for them ($6 for a four-pack? That's a huge deal)

[Killek]

I wish Canada would sell more than the Spider-Man friends and foes set. That seems like a deal with the Devil gone wrong. "Yes you can have your minimates at Toys R Us Killek... alll the Spider-Man four packs you desire MUAHAHAHAHA."

"NOOOOOooooo...."

[karamazov80]

Sounds like a Twilight Zone episode

[edge2100]

Are you finding these in TRU or just on the site? The 3 TRUs near me don't have any of em on the shelves but the last marvel wave, a few left over origins, a few BSG and a few GB wave 3 (IM2 is lonngg GONNNEEE!- can you believe that?!). Dark Rein would be cool for that price, but then to pay more to have it shipped makes me not want to spend the extra cash.

[Lobsterman]

I wonder how the LCS packs are selling at $3 more than the TRU exclusive packs?...

Edited May 5, 2010 by Lobsterman

[groundhog7s]

Finally, I've found somewhere that carries Street Fighter Minimates at a decent price. Edited May 23, 2010 by groundhog7s

[Jatta Pake]

I suspect DST solicates items that didn't move at the LCS level. For example,

DST orders a run of 5000 Movie Hulk wave. Half sells to local comic book stores, but orders and re-orders are much lower because the movie wave doesn't move with retailers. A year later DST offers a discount to their other good retailers like AFX who pick up 500 sets at a deeply discounted price. Another year passes and DST offers TRU a big bag of clearanced items such as Movie Hulk and Silence of the Lambs. TRU picks up a portion to expand their website offerings (someone at TRU noticed Minimates sell well at TRU.com).

I don't think this is TRU backstock but rather DST backstock. This DST backstock used to go to oddball retailers like Fye and Urban Outfitters.

[buttheadsmate]

Finally, I've founf somewherethat carries Street FighterMinimates at a decent price.

'Free' would be a decent price. A tad harsh...... in reality I quite like them .

[groundhog7s]

Actually, if you read the description it's Entertainment Earth offering these up. I'm not sure how that works, but now EE can advertise that their prices are outrageous on two different sites.

[edge2100]

what a strange find...I could never understand why they made these and ignored the other main SF characters. I've already cannibalized demitri's capes from the 2 demitiris I have---anyone ever notice how loose the head is on him once you take the cape off? He's got noodle-neck syndrome.

[groundhog7s]

I think to understand Darkstalkers you have to look at the overall plan for SFII, that they were planning on it being successful and the line continuing. Adding a few Darkstalkers in every wave would give you two lines at once, but it never fanned out.