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[zeedox]

Arco Toys Ltd?

Look at the sticker from the times square toys r us...

[Lynn TXP 0369]

Heck, Our TRU still has never had these, and it is a big store too.

Lynn

[MIB41]

Some excellent points raised in this thread. Another point worth mentioning though...Let's break this down by distribution of product and volume. How many TRU stores do we have in the US? Roughly 600. Now lets compare that to Walmarts and Targets where they are NOT sold. There are more than 2500 Walmart stores in the US and nearly 1800 Target stores. Each of these sell figure lines like those mentioned by Jason and you see the availability issues those lines have. CLEARLY there is more volume based on the number of stores to be distributed to, which also cuts down on COST. So the idea that a mere 600 stores in the US can saturate demand for an exclusive figure line in less than seven months is making a pretty strong statement. One: The interest is not as high as anticipated or Two:The price is too high which is reducing interest outside of the collector circle. So it sounds to me like Mattel is going to need to move this figure line out to other vendors to help reduce the ticket shock and make the line more popular...and profitable.
Oh and one more thing... Don't tell me that Wave two will sell as well as Wave One, now that potential buyers can see how quickly they get marked down. That will turn an initial impulse purchase into a better option to game the marketplace and wait for the discount to hit. Same translation: Time to lower the purchase price.

[The Toyroom]

^ Excellent points Tom!

[drmego]

Those Luthors and Sinestros have been at the Times Square TRU since Easter.
On April 5th there was 1 GL and no Supes. On June 4th, I stopped in and
the price was still $19.99 and they had at least 20 of each.

Since wave 2 is due to arrive in the next few weeks, the store is trying to
clear out the shelf.

[AAAAA]

Sorry everyone, but those labels are specific to a certain TRU and are not chain wide. These labels are used to mark down items that may be missing pieces, have damaged packaging or a few pieces of an item that has been around too long in order to get rid of them. If it is done to get rid of a few pieces it means that the item has been discontinued.
That doesn't mean the entire line of Retro Figures has been discontinued by TRU. Each item is assigned a six digit number called a SKN ("skin" but most large retailers call it a SKU. The first assortment of Retro Figures may have been discontinued but the next assortment is still active and has a different SKN number.
I worked for TRU for ten years and this was part of my job. Hope this information is useful.

thats how i got my card with no sinestro in it.
the manager open a case to restock, and in the box was a perfect card and bubble with no figure.

[wyldpny]

Yeah you want to be careful getting excited seeing certain figures marked down as it would be much better to have them sold out. Though it sounds like in this case there is a different reason as to why these specific figures are marked down at this specific store?

[JDeRouen]

I'm not sure you can judge anything by the action of one single Toys R' Us store.

[kingdom warrior]

Went to the NYC TRUS this afternoon and snapped these pics. they still have them marked down.
Four pegs full of Luthor and Sinestro All have some card damage and gook all over them.....

[Meule]

Went to the NYC TRUS this afternoon and snapped these pics. they still have them marked down.
Four pegs full of Luthor and Sinestro All have some card damage and gook all over them.....

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q290/MrAtomicThunder/100_2233.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q290/MrAtomicThunder/100_2232.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...r/100_2234.jpg

Thanks for these pics. I've never seen Megos on the pegs as a kid and this is the most DC retro figures I've ever seen on the pegs

[fallensaviour]

I'm going to my comic shop on Tuesday I hope...fingers crossed...LOL
Last time I was there he had wave one beside emce trek it was a spectacle to see I tell you.
I want to take my camera with me this time and snap a couple pic for you guys.

[The Toyroom]

Went to the NYC TRUS this afternoon and snapped these pics. they still have them marked down.
Four pegs full of Luthor and Sinestro All have some card damage and gook all over them.....

Wow....those are selling REAL well, ain't they? And marked down half price at that..

[kingdom warrior]

Wow....those are selling REAL well, ain't they? And marked down half price at that..

I thought the same thing.........

[kingdom warrior]

Thanks for these pics. I've never seen Megos on the pegs as a kid and this is the most DC retro figures I've ever seen on the pegs

Thomas your welcome......but I was hoping to see Green Lantern and Superman there...I was bummed to see soooooo many Luthors and Sinestros

[WannabeMego]

If you live in NYC you would know that THIS Toys R Us buys things in EXCESS and has been since it opened, so I wouldn't make a general judgement based on THIS specific stores action or reaction...what I would do instead is take advantage of their misjudgment and buy them if the price is right with you...

If you have purchased them and are still unhappy, you always have this route: Mattel BBB Complaint

Constantly complaining over here on these boards doesn't seem to get the message across...again, if you're that disappointed AND have already purchased them, the BBB seems to be your best option if Matty Collector's is ignoring your complaints.

My son likes them and he's having a ball with them...so there are no complaints in my household.