New Dollarama Action Figure finds

[canprime]

Originally Posted by Stevan

Scalpers are out in force in facebook marketplace regarding dollarama origins and masterverse. Webstor wave is offered in Ontario for $40-$50 a figure. Masterverse Evil Lyn/Roboto wave $100 for the set.

Let them.


I took a quick look and basically the Webstor wave is the only ones at Dollarama right now that have any real bump on the secondary market. Even then it isn't much in most cases, plus there are other, cheaper, options for most of them online elsewhere. Webstor is going for the most, then Stinkor. The other two are basically retail, or even less in some cases.



Everything else is either below regular Canadian retail on the secondary market, or just around regular Canadian retail.


Frosta and Evil-Lyn are below their retail price (Canadian) and Roboto and Stratos range from below retail to just slightly above retail.



The deluxes are all below Canadian retail on the secondary market. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON RAM-MAN AND CLAMP CHAMP!!!


So let them get whatever and clear the shelves. As others said it will hopefully motivate Dollarama to try and grab more action figure lines for the shelves at cheap prices (C'mon ML, SW:BS and Classified). They likely won't get too much for most of it, just the more rare stuff. And that is based on the idea that the flood of stuff already out, the late arrival of this stuff, and the slowing of the MOTU line in general (especially Origins) won't have already shrunk the market for these items.

[usernameprime]

Barrie Dollarama on Essa has a Masterverse evil-lynn, mr.roboto, and some blue frosta chick.

also a couple worlds smallest MOTU figs, I grabbed the last worlds smallest GI Joe fig (roadblock)

They also have the entire Gundam series 1 BAF wave and a series 3 Unicorn.

Bloody inigo and inconceivable guy as well

*I seen the Gundams around for a while but never bought any until I saw the whole BAF wave in front of me. Having opened them I am a big fan, really fun lil figures that look great.

[FETT1]

MATTEL / HASBRO are sitting on tons of merch...just look at OLLIE's videos and the amount each store has ... Toy companies do not make a few of each item...they make tons hoping that retailer's will pick them up and stock their shelves !!!
A lot of these item's are bought for pennies on the dollar allowing places like $1RAMA to but cheap and make a few dollars on each item.
Toy companies need to clear the toys out and excess will be available !

[FETT1]

Originally Posted by Murf Dawg

Found the Webstor wave in Ottawa at the Dollarama on Montreal road. There were only the four and I bought them.

Ditto in DEADMONTON PLUS McFart DRAGON ...AWESOME DRAGON that is ..

[Zeroflamez]

These toy companies really must have over produced figures during the pandemic. Cause I don't remember toys like this being in excess at cheap prices before 2020 at least since 10-15 years prior to it.

[canprime]

Originally Posted by Zeroflamez

These toy companies really must have over produced figures during the pandemic. Cause I don't remember toys like this being in excess at cheap prices before 2020 at least since 10-15 years prior to it.

There were always places in the US and, to a lesser degree, Canada where figures would show up cheap. Not to the same scale as we have seen in the last couple months, but it did happen.



That is the problem for the big guys (Hasbro, Mattel, etc.). Outside of their crowdfunding models, and exclusives, they have to try and make a certain number of toys to meet both projected demand, and any Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ) from the factories. So they end up having to hope they get it mostly right.



I don't know how easy it is for them to drop production numbers both quickly, and accurately, going forward. I imagine 2024 will still see some higher than normal overstock, even though they will be scaling back production numbers.



The bigger question for me is will we see another price increase sooner rather than later? Not counting TRU of course.

[Robimus]

It really is the scale of the sales, particularly the MOTU stuff, that is most impressive over the past year or so.

There are always clearances too be found if one is diligent enough. $5 Fridays at Gamestop, Walmart clearances and .02 cent screw ups, indenpendent liquidation stores.

Dollarama, with the amount of inventory we are seeing is a whole new level though.

[FlashWWest]

Stopped into my neighbourhood Dollarama yesterday. Lots of BA He-Man and Skeletors. Two of the Webstor waves. I think the scalpers had been by and picked up all of the Masterverse that had been out earlier in the week. Regardless, they had a tonne of stuff and had seemed to restock quickly. They must be sitting on a lot of Origins.

[4lott]

Finally found TC and FF at a Dollarama just north of Laval. Still hoping to be surprised by other assortments this week.

[FETT1]

Originally Posted by 4lott

Finally found TC and FF at a Dollarama just north of Laval. Still hoping to be surprised by other assortments this week.

sorry you lost me here ..TC / FF ??