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  • phil
    Persistent Member
    • May 11, 2007
    • 2078

    Wave 8 At Retail?

    Does anyone know if Wave 8 will be available at Walmart or any other retail stores?
  • palitoy
    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
    • Jun 16, 2001
    • 59204

    #2
    Originally posted by phil
    Does anyone know if Wave 8 will be available at Walmart or any other retail stores?
    I'll get confirmation soon but I'd bank on WM.
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    • phil
      Persistent Member
      • May 11, 2007
      • 2078

      #3
      Originally posted by palitoy
      I'll get confirmation soon but I'd bank on WM.
      Thanks. I have little faith in my local Walmart. They were suppose to have Wave 7 but never did. They are terrible with collectibles,

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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59204

        #4
        Originally posted by phil
        Thanks. I have little faith in my local Walmart. They were suppose to have Wave 7 but never did. They are terrible with collectibles,
        that may change, from what i understand, WM is focusing heavily on a collectible section soon:
        DC Comics launched their line of 100-Page Giants exclusively in Walmart a couple of years ago, with a couple of similar titles of Target, before
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        • phil
          Persistent Member
          • May 11, 2007
          • 2078

          #5
          Being able to go into Walmart and buying MEGO figures like any other toys would be great. If DC is expanding in Walmart I wonder if that includes any potential MEGO figures.

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          • palitoy
            live. laugh. lisa needs braces
            • Jun 16, 2001
            • 59204

            #6
            Originally posted by phil
            Being able to go into Walmart and buying MEGO figures like any other toys would be great. If DC is expanding in Walmart I wonder if that includes any potential MEGO figures.
            One would hope. The lack of Mego at Wal-Mart is a Wal-Mart thing, their initial launch of stores was something of a testing ground instead of a huge rollout. I don't understand the store choices, but I've encountered similar things when working with them.

            I have heard that the overall sales were very good, so Americans should see an increased presence of figures. That should be how it all works.
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            • hedrap
              Permanent Member
              • Feb 10, 2009
              • 4825

              #7
              So maybe this explains the delay in the Mego DC figures? They've become Walmart exclusives to tie into the new rollout.

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              • palitoy
                live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                • Jun 16, 2001
                • 59204

                #8
                Originally posted by hedrap
                So maybe this explains the delay in the Mego DC figures? They've become Walmart exclusives to tie into the new rollout.
                I didn't say that, I don't know that from what I understood COVID shutdown and licensor/vendor approval are just taking a little while. Approvals for all figures take a whole lot longer when you're not on-site, which Joel from Mego normally is. The wheels are totally in motion but there are some minor obstacles in the road. They did say "Maybe Christmas" at MM2019 and that was totally wishful thinking.
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                • hedrap
                  Permanent Member
                  • Feb 10, 2009
                  • 4825

                  #9
                  Originally posted by palitoy
                  I didn't say that, I don't know that from what I understood COVID shutdown and licensor/vendor approval are just taking a little while. Approvals for all figures take a whole lot longer when you're not on-site, which Joel from Mego normally is. The wheels are totally in motion but there are some minor obstacles in the road. They did say "Maybe Christmas" at MM2019 and that was totally wishful thinking.
                  That's fair, but it can't be simple approvals anymore. Mego got their DC license at the same time as McFarlane and Spinmaster, which have been readily available at Walmart during shutdown.

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                  • CrimsonGhost
                    Often invisible
                    • Jul 18, 2002
                    • 3568

                    #10
                    I have found by working in the toy industry that the toy industry defies logic.
                    Expectation is the death of discovery.

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                    • palitoy
                      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                      • Jun 16, 2001
                      • 59204

                      #11
                      Originally posted by hedrap
                      That's fair, but it can't be simple approvals anymore. Mego got their DC license at the same time as McFarlane and Spinmaster, which have been readily available at Walmart during shutdown.
                      Trust me, approvals, and retailer involvement was very much a factor in early 2020. I can't say much but it's alive and well.
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                      • Brown Bear
                        Still Old School
                        • Feb 14, 2008
                        • 7057

                        #12
                        My dream is to someday see Mego on the pegs in Walmart here in CANADA!!!
                        No luck yet but local comic shops, EB Games and Sunrise Records have been great stocking these.
                        Last edited by Brown Bear; Jun 30, '20, 6:51 AM. Reason: Spelling
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                        • palitoy
                          live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                          • Jun 16, 2001
                          • 59204

                          #13
                          New distributor in Canada coming. Good company too, the dream may happen.
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                          • Tiberiusguy
                            Museum Patron
                            • Aug 23, 2019
                            • 148

                            #14
                            @brownbear... where you finding them? I have limited success at tru, sunrise and hmv... oh, ebx where am I not looking?
                            @brian... where can we start looking??

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                            • palitoy
                              live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                              • Jun 16, 2001
                              • 59204

                              #15
                              Distributor in Canada will begin when wave 8 arrives, then I'll have more details.
                              Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions

                              Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
                              http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

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