G.I. Joe Classified Series 6 inch discussion

[wesperino]

Originally Posted by canprime

It's interesting that now it looks like Dorkside Toys in the US is heading for closure.

Apparently the talk has hit a crescendo, and they no longer have any preorders on their site. Also no word from them about anything.

So if a fairly large online retailer is going belly up, I wonder how well some of the site sponsors here are doing.

Someone posted on a FB group about dorkside last week. Saying it?s been mismanaged and greed has take. Over or something and now they are unable to float the biz.

Thought it was an angry customer.

[canprime]

Originally Posted by wesperino

Someone posted on a FB group about dorkside last week. Saying it?s been mismanaged and greed has take. Over or something and now they are unable to float the biz.

Thought it was an angry customer.

Ex-Employee.




Apparently the talk started well before that post, but most people are taking it as fact since Dorkside has pulled all preorders, and hasn't addressed the talk in any way.

[sixshot1981]

At least they pulled preorders...our good friend over at Outrun was taking preorder right up to the bitter end/past that wasn't he ?

Troubled times

[Realboss]

I know several people who got hosed with Outrun closing and not honoring pre orders. I was fortunate I had paid through Sezzle and they refunded me.

[canprime]

Yeah it is hard to say what is going on, but it does look like Dorkside is on it's last legs, but still managing to make some people whole before the inevitable.


Hopefully I'm wrong, but we'll see.


As for the topic of this thread....


I got my Dusty this week in store pickup, but I have a sneaking suspicion I'm about to get dinged with Zarana and 2 CGs next week!!! Yikes!! Too much product coming out way earlier, and all at once!!!

[Realboss]

I picked up Dusty yesterday and low and behold Zarana magically appeared too lol. Apparently for that instore pre order pick up last week someone put two Zarana behind a bunch of other stock in the storeroom where they couldn't be seen.

[RocketGTR]

Originally Posted by Realboss

I picked up Dusty yesterday and low and behold Zarana magically appeared too lol. Apparently for that instore pre order pick up last week someone put two Zarana behind a bunch of other stock in the storeroom where they couldn't be seen.

Glad you got your Zarana!

[Mudflap]

I wonder if Hasbro's bumped up release dates across various lines has financially hurt some of these online retailers. There's been a lot of product released in the span of a short period recently, and all had release dates into 2023 at time of preorder. I know speaking as a consumer this has wreaked havoc on my budget as I'm paying for things I had only expected months from now.

[Tiffster]

Originally Posted by Realboss

I picked up Dusty yesterday and low and behold Zarana magically appeared too lol. Apparently for that instore pre order pick up last week someone put two Zarana behind a bunch of other stock in the storeroom where they couldn't be seen.

Picked up Dusty, they told me they had my Zaranna then couldn't find it.

[Realboss]

Originally Posted by RocketGTR

Glad you got your Zarana!

Thanks me too! Lol Gamestop is usually pretty good about get out the figures. So hopefully everyone gets theirs as well