Hawkeye's Junk

Can anyone suggest a good price for the joker non dx release? I was goingto put on offer but not that educated on hot toys. Is it even worth getting or Judy go with the dx

Rooftop is a must get.

i like the eradicator, nice work. Did you use decals?

I have never bought the army builder packs, Is there just one Red Skull?

Here's how it works: When a truck comes in, there is a manifest listing what is MEANT to be on that truck. Once the truck has arrived and is unloaded, the manifest is usually accepted into the system, meaning whatever it SAID was on the truck is now listed in the system, "on the floor" regardless of where it physically is in the store. There are two kinds of trucks - early morning and live unload. A "live unload" means the truck shows up in the middle of the day and is physically unloaded as soon as possible. HOWEVER... merchandise from that truck may not be unloaded until the next morning depending on staffing. However, the manifest will usually be accepted at the time of the unload. WHENEVER the truck crew is scheduled, it is their job to work out any of the merchandise that is "needed." This leads to the problem of pegwarmers. If the shelves are crowded with the last wave of a particular product, when the truck crew gets a box of the new wave, they may not realize the difference and may not bother to put out the new merchandise. Any merchandise that won't "fit" out on the shelves is sent to the "back of house" to be scanned into "bays." It is not until items are scanned into bays that they cease to show as "on the floor." THEREFORE... a truck that comes in as a live unload on a Friday afternoon that has a new wave of Minimates will show up in the store's inventory that same afternoon usually as "on the floor." HOWEVER, if the pegs were already full with pegwarmers from previous waves, that new product won't be scanned away into the back until the next morning or afternoon, most likely. At that point, asking for the new SKU will get the employees a bay number that will allow them to track down the exact location of the items. The two glitches in this system are that some people (customers and employees alike) hide product in the backroom, under the baseboards, or in the valances. This still shows as "on the floor" though no one could ever locate it. Similarly, if an item is stolen, it will continue to show as "on the floor." There's also the possibility that an employee could have put the item on hold for a customer or themselves, in which case the item would still register as being "on the floor." At MY store, between myself and one of the other supervisors, we're VERY cognizant of different waves/assortments/etc. If either of us is working when a truck comes in, we do our best to insure the new product makes it to the floor, even if the truck crew isn't in yet or doesn't recognize the value of these new figures. I can't guarantee it's like that everywhere. It's a weird double edged sword. Having a collector that works at your store means the new product is going to get top shelf attention because we can appreciate what it means to sales and customer satisfaction, but at the same time, you can bet we'll be the first ones to snatch up what we're looking for. Our pay sucks and our discount is paltry; first dibs is the closest thing we get to a "perk." AND... before anyone asks... I'd love to help, but we get so little selection that by the time I'm done 1) getting my own stuff, 2) looking for stuff for my friends, and 3) helping our regular customers, there's rarely anything of value left over. I hope, however, that my explanation of our process has helped everyone understand the situation a little better. Yes, sometimes it's actually better to come in the next day - you'll be more likely to find the thing you're looking for. That said, the BEST policy is to befriend an employee. This doesn't mean USE an employee. Actually chat with and be nice to someone at your store who seems to have half a brain. More likely than not, they'll be happy to help you out whenever they can. Oh, one more flaw in the system. Truck manifests are not always correct and there's no system in place to check every single item that comes off of the truck. Therefore, if our next manifest says we're getting ten cases of wave ten, as of that manifest being accepted, our inventory will say we have ten cases of wave ten. Eventually, someone will go looking for one of these packs, see that we have none, and after a good bit of research, will be FAIRLY sure we have a discrepancy. At that point, corrections will be made. Mind you... it's not until WE are aware the figures aren't where they should be that this process can begin. If someone tells you an item is "on the floor" and you don't see it there, ask for a manager or supervisor. They'll either be able to let you know that 1) the truck just got unloaded and it hasn't been processed yet or 2) the product SHOULD be there. If it's two, and the product isn't there, that's the first step in that store getting their counts fixed. And they aren't likely to get any more of that product until that count is fixed, so... you're helping them out and yourself if you give them this feedback. Again, however... here's where it's handy to know someone at the store who will actually care. The more interested I am in the product in question, the deeper I'll likely dig to figure out what's wrong. Thanks for the low down. It is very understandable that you get the perk of getting things first. I appreciate you taking the time to carefully describe how TRU's truck to floor stocking works.

And here I thought you were one of the biggest AoA fans on the board lol

nah, I think its the Stephanie thing. K-80 is right.

They probably will. I have been buying these figures since the beginning and Hasbro always seems to re-release figures. That's how they killed the GI JOE 25th anniv line.

Please explain. It's been a while since I heard any good wrestling gossip. The rumor is that Macho either messed around with Stephanie or said some lude things to her when she was underage or something like that. It did have to do with Stephanie. One thing that's weird is that HHH i think is ok with him so who knows what is true. The rumors were that Vince was going to let up on the freeze on Macho Man. I think any time creative mentioned him he would always veto anything about Macho.

i still have dreams that i forgot about a class or exam in the college setting. Very strange, and I've been out for 10 yrs

nice work on the hat and hair.

Damn, looks like im going to have to stick with hot toys over sideshow now. My wallet is crying.

I didnt see it. Hopefully its streaming on netflix. I liked her in the JLU series.

Good luck u will have to update your name to webhead PMP!

pretty cool. Looks like he is not going to have a Luchadore mask.

I need to get caught up too. I thought Nate Grey was dead. I would go ballistic for a Nate Grey minimate. For all those that hate this line and bought them anyway. PM if you want to sell/trade i need an extra sabretooth

A wrestling legend... sad day was hoping he would be on tv again with him being in the game.

Yeah, i still havent gotten one. I need to buy one hopefully I can find on at Heroes Con.

agreed im so glad i sold my warpath angel pack. Now i'm going to have to pay through the nose to get them. I really thought I could find another one. I did the same thing with a clone wars cartoon emperor. now it sells for big bucks

My Magneto's "dark" head is impossible to get on. Heat up the the head piece in near boiling water. I have a near boiling water tap on my sink. It worked perfectly. Slides right on.

I'm not interested in a regular sized Galactus minimate at all. I dont see the point of having a 2.5 inch Galactus. I'm actually surprised that there is a lot of people into him. I would only be interested if its around the size of a bowen statue.

Thanks! Try using a pair of X-Men 3 Juggernaut's boots on Sabretooth. They are big enough to add bulk to the mate and they look to be the same color brown. If anybody could post a pic of AoA Sabretooth wearing those, it would be much appreciated. Will do, didnt think of that. Uploaded with ImageShack.us I think it works pretty well. These are for minijeff, I think they did a good job on the pony tail. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Got mine and they look great. I agree that the bright colors are nice change. I never thought we would get AOA minimates. VICTORY! I saw that someone got a set with bad paint apps. Keep hope alive! Here are some pics Uploaded with ImageShack.us all AOA Team Shot Uploaded with ImageShack.us Totally agree that we need big boots on Sabretooth. I'm probably going to paint some ultimate x-men boots brown and use them. Looking forward to getting Sinister. I still dont understand how we still havent had a Nate Grey released. Too bad we will probably never have the four horseman. I dont see DST giving us Mikhail and Abyss. Hopefully someone can come up with a nice customs for both. AOA 4 life!

agreed, it think this is pretty solid wave.

i picked up the 3.75 cap figures last week. Are those supposed to be out?