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I was actually talking about Lex in a business suit TENIME, thanks Pickle Oh, and yes, in my area the Wal Mart's are clearancing them out at $30. Hell, if I know other stores, they are marking it down even more. Seems to be a store to store difference with both Wally's and Target during this time

Hey Donster.... would you be able to grab me a set? at that awesome price...

I also read that it is part of an after christmas toy sale...

I believe BHM means Lex in a business suit.

Does anybody here know if it is true that Walmart is selling the Green Lantern 5-packs for 29.95 now?

I am also still waiting.

What did you get?

I got a the Marvel Universe Havok that I have been looking for and a DVD of the British version of The Office. the DVD is region 2 so I can't play it but it's still cool.

You could change your PC over to Region 2 for a short period of time to watch the DVD's.

So I'm bidding on a few loose ones on Ebay and I found the Gentleman Ghost/Hawkgirl at a Walmart in my area. I'm trying to get some of these things again.

Which ones are you hoping to replace? Are there any you are having a hard time tracking down?

BHM, I live near one of the five North American Great Lakes and your lake looks a little contrived.

Just sayins.

To be serious for a moment, that looks really neat. I saw a post you made this morning about this "lake" and it got me really curious as to what exactly it was. You saved yourself a very inquisitive PM.

Sent my package off this morning and I have a funny story to go along with it.

The lady at the post looked at my package and said "That is a funny name for a town." I looked down and saw that, in fact, it is a funny name for a town. Oh 'Cut and Paste', you make me miss so many of the little things in life.

yes my named-after-a-german-scientist city does in deed have a funny name, try teaching little kids how to spell that

and yes got my secret santa gift today and the envelope inside was your give away Pickle! many thanks for an awesome assortment of mates!

Jeff of the Miniacs

I thought they might. I hope you like em.... the stamps I mean

When I got your name I had a very good laugh. I was telling the wife not but the day before how you and I really got to talking through the Secret Santa here a few years ago... then I got you again. I thought to myself, what are the odds.

Are there two versions of Martian Manhunter? There were two there with the conehead and an axe hand. The back of the box looks like a normal head and hand...

Yup, the alien head would be considered the variant.

Hmmm, makes me wonder..... Had TRU been into minimates like this a couple of years ago, would we have seen an actual release of the Ghost Rider movie wave? Seems like TRU loves those Marvel movie licenses.

Sent my package off this morning and I have a funny story to go along with it.

The lady at the post looked at my package and said "That is a funny name for a town." I looked down and saw that, in fact, it is a funny name for a town. Oh 'Cut and Paste', you make me miss so many of the little things in life.

Just wanted to throw this out there if my Secret Santa is having a hard time finding stuff for me.. I also love Harry Potter (hence the change in avatar)

Found myself the exclusive TRU Green Lantern figure on the weekend. It is a nice.

Also picked up the regular Martian Manhunter, OMAC and the TRU Luthor / Skeletor 2-pack. Nice weekend for DCUC I think.

Thanks Donster, I totally agree with what you are saying about trustworthy communities.

Anyway, The Hisstank guy finally realized the money was there all along when I got paypal to resend the confirmation. Good thing nobody else asked to purchase them when he thought I never paid. Hopefully they are on the way.

I guess the Fwoosh guy is all by the books and I have to wait for mine to arrive first. I can't get mad at a guy for playing it safe, I just hate that he did not seem to mention he deals that way.

Both will be coming, or so I hope. :s

I just have to rant with my fellow collectors in a forum where I am considered more of an old school member. I am having a bad time with possible scams happening all at once.

First,

This has to do with Hisstank. member: Gaelinic

So I go on the Joe forum and find a guy selling the SDCC DCUC spores for a reasonable price and I contact him about purchasing them. After some back and forth messages I find sets cheaper on the e[vil]bay, but because I already told this guy I would buy them I decided to keep my word and purchase a set from him and one set from ebay. So I send the money and he tells me he is out of town and sends me his wife's paypal to pay and he will send when he gets home. After I send the money (Oct 27), that he asks to send as a gift to cover cost, no messages. I message him again and he says still out of town. I contacted him two days ago and he tells me he never got it, checked last week and thought I lost interest and then sends me the paypal email again to send the money. I then tell him all the info from when I sent the money the first time and 24 hours pass and no response. I then contact paypal to get some help and they resent the confirmation of payment to him and still no response.

WTF!!!!!!

Second,

This one has to do with TheFwoosh.

I am on there trading some Marvel Legends 2-packs for some older DCUC. One guy is awesome to trade with and is making me a great offer. He also sends messages in full proper sentences. The other guy who has interest in the other set simply sends messages in short half sentences. that should have been my first sign not to deal with him. Finally, we (the second guy and I) decide on a trade and off I go to send my package. Twice he contacts me to ask if I sent the package. The funny part is I already messaged him saying the package was shipped. I then ask if he sent his to me, twice. After three days he finally messages me back telling me he has not received the package yet, not to tell me he sent his package. Well, it is coming from Canada so it has to cross the border and takes a little bit longer. I guess he forgot to account for that. Well, I guess I have to wait for him to receive the figures first before he sends his package. What really ticks me off is not once did he say that I have to ship first.

Once again, WTF!!!

I mean This guy at least seems super legit, I just wish he had been more straight forward about how he trades.

Regardless though, It looks like when scams rain, scams pour.

Anyway, thanks for reading my sad sob stories and if you want, I can let you all know how they turn out.

Lesson to learn from this: Don't send paypal payments for merchandise as a gift.

Got the rest of wave 14 today woot woot.

Found a case and a half worth of 14 at the Fort Drum Wal-Mart in NY state.

So I call A toys r us in my area that I know sells minimates,

1:the worker does not know what a sku number is so they transfrer me

2:when I get transffered I say hello and the girl who picks up says what do you want so I say minimates,she asks which speciffic one so I say heroic age,she says she'll check and then hangs up on me.

Thats some real TRU SPIRIT!,now to call another toys r us...

Sneriously? I hate calling other TRU stores for that same reason.

Anyway more bad news, looks like all Halo mates have been canceled and also wave 9 of Marvel. Looks like All we gets is the four-packs

Yes, both were super Wal-marts..... hmmm..... curiouser and curiouser.

I also found out that day that Target had the $7.49 sale and grabbed a classic Booster Gold. The price was right.

I am gonna give it two more goes, this friday and next weekend to find the rest of 14, after that it is resort to begging time.

Not very many stores got these sets Not even mine

Sku's to harass your store with:

Heroic Age 904899

Cap America 904880

Still no news on halo though

How does the secret santa work? I want to vote, and be involved, but I want to make sure I understand how it has worked in the past.

You can also check out the 2009 thread:

http://www.minimatemultiverse.com/index.ph...ic=7327&hl=

Hey,

I have noticed that Reideen1313 has not been around in a long time it seems and he is usually the one to get the whole Secret Santa thing (which I always enjoy) started.

I was just wondering if the verse is gonna have one this year?

Double Post Action!!!!!!!!!!

Well, after six Walmarts (the last having a full case of wave 13 on the pegs) I only found three. Also I only found them at the first two Walmarts

I got Zatanna, Kamandi and Tyr. Only four more to go and I will try the first two Walmarts again this Friday.

Oh, and I hate you Walmart... just sayin'.

*EDIT* Holy crap, and my posts are almost 24 hours apart

Hey guys, Umm, if anybody knows anyone selling a SDCC Plastic man in the package (package can be beat up), could you let me know. Thanks

Also, tomorrow is my trip to the states and five Walmarts to track down wave 14, wish me luck.

Hmmmm. it is hard to say.

The 4-packs only went to the big (class A) stores. Only waves 8 and GB has been canceled... so far. Halo should have shipped a week or two ago so it is hard to say about that wave. I will try to help with staying on top of when sets are shipping... The Cap set slipped by me cause I was focused on checking Halo every day. I will see what I can find out.

Tried for a Heroic Age set in downtown Toronto. Helpful woman at the first TRU looks them up on the computer and says they have 12 sets way across town at the other TRU. Get there and they say they don't have them and that the computer isn't accurate and she should have called instead. Fun times.

Funny part is they will prob show up next week

Most TRU staff sucks minimate balls.

N'way, looks like very few stores got these sets. At least it is something.