TENIME_art Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Jeez. I wonder if it's just the areas (all of yours and the one of mine), and not the store chain/toy company. And I'm just hoping they keep up (or resume after the movie) with more Renegades figures. These (and the Star Wars Clone Wars figures) have ruined me on the realistic sculpts. I want more toony-stylized. Plus, the way they were doing them (and the way they are doing CW), mixing them in with the "regular" figures, fans of the realistic style don't lose out on their toys, and people like me still get what we want, too. I love win/win situations. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Yeah, all Targets jumped. TRU is about to hike the price to $11 as well. Just think that we were paying $5 not 4 years ago. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Yeah, the current prices at retail are making the pre-order prices through places like BBTS look like a steal, even with shipping costs. I'm glad I'm not a completist with this line, and since I only collect 25th/30th style versions of characters I had as a kid (and the occasional unique new character like Zombie Viper), I'm glad to say that my collection is almost complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'll say this. I bought every single RoC figure. They were cheap and readily available. PoC less so. This... whatever this is. I can't find them. They're $11 a pop. They're not worth it. TRU had their Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale, and Joes disappeared around here. I bought a ton of them. it was a good deal, and I could find them. But this... I don't know what is going on, if it's Hasbro or if it's Target, but this is stupid and something has to snap. This isn't 2000. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 My GIJoe Club Footloose arrived today! This was another favorite figure of mine as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I'm anxiously awaiting mine. I'm still kicking myself for not getting Dialtone as he's now the only 25th/30th style Joe I'm missing. Of course, I might be adding the con set for this year tothat list as much as i hate to miss out on the Oktober Guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 There are six exclusive single carded Joe figures (25th style) at Dollar General. They are pretty barebones, and are $6 each. - Snake Eyes - Shipwreck - Duke - Storm Shadow - Cobra Soldier - Cobra Commander Also, please consider this a request for help tracking them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I'm pretty sure I have at least one Dollar General in the area, YB. Do you need all six? 'Cause I need Duke and Shipwreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yeah, looking for all 6 at the moment. I have some stores the next town over that I plan on hitting on Wednesday, but the one I went to today was out. I'll look for those for you, HP. I guess they already announced a color variation wave of the same figures... Also, if anyone needs a Renegades Storm Shadow, I have one MOC I'm looking to trade for a ROC Low-light, MOC or Loose/complete is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm actually doing resets at DGs the past and next few weeks. I've seen several. If you want I know for sure I can get them. I only picked up SE and SS for myself cause that's all the cash I had on me at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 If these are out, then I'll start looking tomorrow. And is anyone else planning on getting the con boxed set 'Iron Grenadiers vs. Oktober Guard'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Any luck yet? I'm curious how Shipwreck compares to the 25th figure(s), as I don't have him yet. Does he at least have Polly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 No Polly. He's a Spy Troops homage, which is kinda cool. (Now if we could get Bombshell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlecat Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Gah, that Shipwreck does look really cool. If anyone can help out a whiny Canadian, please give me a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 So, sorry to everyone looking forward to it, buuuuuuut....... GI Joe Retaliation just got pushed back to March 2013 for 3D features. No, I'm not joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 What a ridiculous decision. And it puts Hasbro in a hell of a bind - do you go ahead and put the new toys out there, knowing you'll have no movie to advertise them? Or do you pull them from the stores and store them for a year, and have no product out there for months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 The problem is that stores already have stock with a street dated release. I know my store has TONS in the back. I don't think hasbro would have the stores shipping the merch back to have it sit in a warehouse until Jan/Feb of next year. It is not just hasbro that is in this bind, it is all the other companies (trend comes to mind [ie posters]) that have their product ready to go. I am very curious to see how this will play out from a merchandise standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Can't be true. I mean, I believe you, TTF, but there must be major problems with the movie. Why not release it now and rerelease it in 3-D? Anyway, it's gonna really f##k things up for Hasbro, since they'll have movie figures sitting there on shelves for a year with no movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 The movie figures are already out. I got a Snake Eyes last week. It's an incredible figure actually, blows the Resolute/City Strike one out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatta Pake Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Incredible news. 30th Anniv figures got axed for Retaliation figures, Renegades cartoon scrapped, and now the movie is delayed a year. Hasbro stock has plummeted over 1.5% in after hours trading so far. And lets not forget Battleship sunk. ZACK's report today appears to be before this announcement: "Hasbro’s strong product line-up slated for the second half of the year, strategic tie-ups, and its growing presence in emerging geographical regions bode well for future growth. However, the Consensus miss in the first quarter concern us a bit. Management commented that this underperformance was expected as it planned for a back-end loaded year. Hasbro currently retains a Zacks #3 Rank, which translates into a short-term Hold rating. We are maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on the stock. As a point of reference, one of Hasbro’s major peers Mattel Inc. (NasdaqGS:MAT - News) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in its first quarter 2012 earnings per share and revenue." If they were planning to back-load using GI Joe, wow. Wonder what the stock will settle on? The silver lining is Ted has been bumped up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Did the movie suck that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Anyone got a pic of the Dollar Store Joes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Here's a review: http://www.itsalltrue.net/?p=18716 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 What the heck is going on I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Thanks for the link punisher. I will be getting these, they look pretty good. Plus Storm Shadow and Snake eyes have the outfits from 110+ issues. Seeing Renegades Storm Shadow makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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