The Sad State of DC Universe Classics Distribution

[The Toyroom]

...in my neck of the woods at least....

Checked Wal-Mart for the umpteenth time in the last year...Nothing new...On the pegs:

2 Firestorm
1 Cyborg (price rollback to $11.88 for him only apparently)
1 Eclipso
1 Dr. Mid-Nite
1 Iron
1 Captain Cold (the perennial peg-warmer of this line)
5 Supes/Bats/Luthor/Two-Face/Catwoman 5-Pack (still no price discount almost a year later)

Target:

4 Blue Beetle
3 Booster Gold
1 Camo Aquaman

Over at TRU last week:

1 DeSaad
1 Mary Marvel (red)
1 Mary Marvel (white)
2 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)


VERY VERY frustrating to say the least

[BlackKnight]

I keep seeing Big Barda's and Kid Flashes too.

I agree , and have seen Nothing But what you listed here too. - most of the Wave 12 Mentions ,and have never seen the TRU Jordan.

I did go to Kmart a few days back, and they had a couple of the Wave 13 figures..., which was a Surprise for the most part.

I also Stopped by a Target a Few Towns over, on the Way home 1 night, and they Had 4 Green Arrow's with Nothing Else. Sorta Shocked me when I saw this.

[LonnieFisher]

I have a walmart with power girl, negative man and one other. they have room for one case and won't order more until the ones there are gone. They have three negative man figures. Not selling at all.

[The Toyroom]

When I was in New Jersey this spring I stopped at a Wal-Mart that had something like 10-12 Power Girls (from the re-issue wave) on the pegs....and that's it....

[LadyZod]

Our Walmart in town has nothing. The toy section looks like Star Wars Clone Wars blew up and covered everything.

[megocanada]

Pm'ed you Toyroom.

Derek

[The Batman Professor]

The distribution has been horrible on this line.

Captain Cold and Power Girl are PEG WARMING CHAMPS!

Figures I've never seen at retail that I want:

Gentleman Ghost ( got him for $100 on ebay)
Wave 2 Robin
Deadshot (got him for $20 at convention)
Riddler
ManBat (got him for $25 at convention)
Black Batman variant

Sorry, Mattel, this is BULLS#%T!!!

[BlackKnight]

Riddler was Walmart Only wave 5 ...., and ManBat was Walmart Only Wave 10. Neither Wave Presented themselves Here at any of My Walmart Locations. I never seen them. I did see a Powergirl, but only after She Became and Allstar.

Robin was in Wave 3.
And later an Allstar , I believe, Also a Repainted Version in a 2 Pack with Batman with Walmart.

Wave 3 was a Tough Grab to begin with. Most Retail had Wave 1 still on the pegs, with little orders of Wave 2 or 3. By this Time..., I said enough, and started buying online. It's really the only was to ensure you will get a figure in this line imo.

[The Batman Professor]

That's my point - I've got 5 Wal-Marts and 2 Targets within a reasonable driving distance (under 1/2 hour,) and I never saw those figures.

Sorry about the Robin wave number confusion, but that's academic.

My wife collects Barbie, and never has a problem finding her wants. Mattel has seriously dropped the ball when it comes to DCU.

[ScottA]

There have been a handful I've never seen at retail:
Yellow Sinestro
Both Deadstrokes
Amazo
Gentleman Ghost
Hawkgirl
Green Arrow
Mantis
Both Dr. Fates
Black Wildcat

The last time I made the rounds I could have bought all 7 All-Star figures. I only got Grren Arrow after he became an All-Star. I really only see Iron, Eclipso, Dr. Midnite and Black Canary now. I did manage to see all of Wave 13, which surprised me.

[ODBJBG]

Any of you who have the old peg warmers, Cold, Flash, Cyborg... Just wait till that Dr. Midnite wave hits in full force in your area. You'll have a new peg warmer. We finally cleared out of most of the older stuff, but now Midnite is everywhere.

Most of the Chemo wave and many of the other waves never or just barely touched down here.

[PNGwynne]

Evidently no love for McNider. But he's one of my faves, & I'm glad I found him!

[enyawd72]

...in my neck of the woods at least....

Checked Wal-Mart for the umpteenth time in the last year...Nothing new...On the pegs:

2 Firestorm
1 Cyborg (price rollback to $11.88 for him only apparently)
1 Eclipso
1 Dr. Mid-Nite
1 Iron
1 Captain Cold (the perennial peg-warmer of this line)
5 Supes/Bats/Luthor/Two-Face/Catwoman 5-Pack (still no price discount almost a year later)

Target:

4 Blue Beetle
3 Booster Gold
1 Camo Aquaman

Over at TRU last week:

1 DeSaad
1 Mary Marvel (red)
1 Mary Marvel (white)
2 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)


VERY VERY frustrating to say the least

I hear ya. That's why, website problems aside, I LOVE the way Mattel releases the Masters of the Universe Classics. I've been able to get every figure but one. I didn't even mind paying extra to an Ebay scalper, because it was still cheaper that driving around to a bazillion stores looking for it.

[BlackKnight]

, I LOVE the way Mattel releases the Masters of the Universe Classics.

Whatever Dude.

I Hate what they have become, so Much so, That I quit the Line.
I have Every Figure Till Battle Armor He-man ...., and then They Became an Idea That you can Only seem to buy them with a Subscription, Get Lucky or Pay out the Arse for at 1st, Because Mattel Needs the 4 Minute Sell Outs and Toyfare Plugs to Futher the Mystique and Allure of the Line. They ruined it for Me.

... However I do want the Palace Guard 2 pack..., to go with my Man-At-Arms.

WHATS GOOD about DC Universe, is the Fact you can get them all for the same price online. Many different places. Until That BS Walmart Crap Comes.

[huedell]

Regardless of how their DCUC figs sell POWER GIRL and CAPT. COLD are
CERTAINLY two of the most powerfully impressioned characters in the DCU...
glad they made it to the pegs in the first place... too bad their
production numbers caused them to warm... oh well.