UK findings and buying thread

Fox wrote:

Yeah no problems.

Thanks mate.

One last one



& Just for fun:

I thought I was funny

I picked up Tom's Harvey Dent it was £4.99.

I also picked up a second Hazard Viper & third Cobra Trooper & Ultimate MvC 3 there's something satisfying about hitting MODOK in the face with a log

Yey!!! Thank you!! let me know the pnp and I'll write you a check or would you prefer a postal order?

ironmanfan wrote:

I thought I was funny

It was actually

Will do.

Saw the TDK figs in TRU picked me up a few figs I can't believe they actually had something different in. Hasbro aappears to have gone from 2 full isles in TRU to 3 quarters of an isle in just a year

There's fuck all marvel stuff. I miss vivid distributors

I'll still take that HD off ya though Fox if that's cool? Oh and send him loose mate. Its easier and cheaper

Hasbro'll make up for it next year with GI Joe:Retaliation & The Avengers (please Hasbro release the Quinjet over here I promise I'll buy 3)

Will do.

I put the latest trailer up in the films thread.

I want a fucking ace playset not like that crappy Pit we got the last time

I just want some decent smaller & medium sized vehicles, hopefully movie versions of iconic vehicles like the Hiss Tank & Rattler.

For Avengers though the Quinjet needs to be released over here. I don't care about the smaller vehicles as they are just re-releases from the Iron man/ Captain America lines.

For the Avengers I just hope we get the 6" figs. Don't know if im going to continue collecting MU's as too many of them suck...which leads to think that they do it deliberately so as to make em that little bit better next time round like they do with SW and Joes

I forgot The Amazing Spider-man Hasbro are gonna fill the pegs with those figures as well.

Of course they, do it's pretty much a standard business practice for hasbro

I have absolutely no faith in the 6" ers turning up outside of comic shops, movie lines in general don't seem to be a big deal for retailers nowadays & very few seem to get anything past the first wave or two released, I'd hope that retailers will finally learn to appreciate adult collectors by carrying it but sadly I doubt they will.

True

True

True

Its funny cos back in 08 I was speaking with the then manager of my local TRU and pointed out about the adult market. I said that if you advertised out there that you stocked specialist toys then you could undercut Forbidden Planet which makes millions from the stuff you refuse to stock (I dunno whether that's true or not I was lying to get shit in store) but obviously he's a small fry and to be fair I just needed to vent. TRU would make major bank if they stocked on specialist stuff. This is why I hope the TDK figs fly off the shelf (regardless of price) so as to maybe see there is a market for the Adults.

I mean GI Joes I would say has a majority adult market would it not?

They know there is a collectors market that's why we do get the TF Masterpieces & Star Wars exclusives they just need to be convinced of the market being there for other lines.

I'd agree GI Joe's primarily an adult market.

GAH so true. If i was them i would test the waters again and see what bites if it doesn't work out then no biggie but the collector in me (and I might be wrong) thinks they missed the boat not bringing in other lines (TDK Joes ML's) I tell you now if Marvel Legends 2-packs had hit our shelves I would have bought the lot As for the Joes? *puts on italian american voice* Forget about it *comes off as hugh grant* I would have lapped them up. I still pick up the odd Movie fig for army building

Mattel don't offer things like DCUC or Movie Masters over here the wave that's turned up is overstock hence the price. Hasbro are more willing but need companies like TRU to give them a push in the right direction.

To be fair Mattel's prices are worse than Hasbro's when it comes to those products so as annoying as it is I wouldn't stock on a bland 6" fig for £18 especially when the WWE figs sell for £13 and some get some awesome accessories

Just ordered myself 8 zombie Vipers! OH YESH! Some decent Zombie figs at last!!

Jesus! eight of the zombie bastards I think you've gone a bit overboard there (this coming from someone with around 50 Cybermen)

50?!

Yeah Im a sucker for Army building. I have 20 of the movie Vipers 10 AIM soldiers etc etc. I even have 7 Shield agents from the 2-pack Plus Zombie Joes is just too good to not go overboard

Lordtom wrote:

50?!

Yeah Im a sucker for Army building. I have 20 of the movie Vipers 10 AIM soldiers etc etc. I even have 7 Shield agents from the 2-pack Plus Zombie Joes is just too good to not go overboard

After a recount it's actually closer to 61

Generally I try for 3-5 army builders occasionally I go overboard

I only have 5 AIM soldiers & they are protecting MODOK.

Matalan had 3 Spider-man figure 3 packs for £9.99 not that interesting but possible custom fodder.