Star Wars Black Series discussion

[Alexander Quinn]

Originally Posted by Zeroflamez

I'm just tired of Canadian retail now days. Low availability, unreliable, nothing goes on clearance. Stores would rather sit on 20 peg warming Yavin Ceremony Lukes instead of just putting them on clearance dirt cheap to make room for new stuff. Even Canadian online stores are just as unreliable and shipping costs way too much (I know it's Canada posts fault not theirs) but it's still frustrating when I can order an import figure from Japan and pay less to have it shipped to me than it does to have something shipped to me that's coming from within my own country.

The real kicker comes when you see US Walmart’s or Targets clearancing stock that’s barely been on the shelves. I see collectors in the States picking up figures for 50% off or more after only a month. Meanwhile my local Walmart had a TFA Finn at full price for 4 YEARS!

[Stryfe2026]

Originally Posted by Alexander Quinn

The real kicker comes when you see US Walmart’s or Targets clearancing stock that’s barely been on the shelves. I see collectors in the States picking up figures for 50% off or more after only a month. Meanwhile my local Walmart had a TFA Finn at full price for 4 YEARS!

A lot of clearance comes from in store, where someone uses monthly “clearance dollars” to get rid of products. If something, like the Marvel Legends Sugarman wave are put on clearance across multiple stores, then that’s at a store level. So for example, only having one Finn, the price person may have decided it’s not worth asking for an allocation of clearance money and losing out on clearancing other things. Plus the US has 100x the population, so they make up in volume what we get.

[Zeroflamez]

Originally Posted by Alexander Quinn

The real kicker comes when you see US Walmart’s or Targets clearancing stock that’s barely been on the shelves. I see collectors in the States picking up figures for 50% off or more after only a month. Meanwhile my local Walmart had a TFA Finn at full price for 4 YEARS!

I know the feeling. The deals and clearances they have in the States make me question how anyone can say things are expensive there.. Like I've seen videos of people hunting in Target and seeing Studio Series Leader Class Star Scream going on clearance for half the price as you said within weeks of release. It's just nuts lol.

Originally Posted by Stryfe2026

A lot of clearance comes from in store, where someone uses monthly “clearance dollars” to get rid of products. If something, like the Marvel Legends Sugarman wave are put on clearance across multiple stores, then that’s at a store level. So for example, only having one Finn, the price person may have decided it’s not worth asking for an allocation of clearance money and losing out on clearancing other things. Plus the US has 100x the population, so they make up in volume what we get.

Yeah I'm not expecting Stores to clearance one Finn sitting on the shelf. But when you have a whole shelf FULL of old figures that have been sitting there forever with no one even buying it, it just has me asking what's even the point? It's not even just Figures though wherever I go I never see anything on clearance ever. Doesn't matter what store. They will just sit on old product forever. I guess this is just the reality of Retail in Canada in 2020. Don't even get me started on those Black Friday and Boxing day "deals".

[Wheelwave]

WTF!!!!!!!!!

Best Wal-Mart I can get to has -6 on both super commando mando and clone trooper.

I Effin hate This!!!!!!!!

[Zeroflamez]

Originally Posted by Wheelwave

WTF!!!!!!!!!

Best Wal-Mart I can get to has -6 on both super commando mando and clone trooper.

I Effin hate This!!!!!!!!

Yep. It's why I stopped bothering with Stock Track. I've been to multiple walmarts saying they had it in stock and I ended up wasting my time. For whatever reason it isn't working with these exclusives.

[sixshot1981]

Originally Posted by Zeroflamez

Yep. It's why I stopped bothering with Stock Track. I've been to multiple walmarts saying they had it in stock and I ended up wasting my time. For whatever reason it isn't working with these exclusives.

It merely shows stock in the store...it's not a guarantee it has hit the floor yet. It's an excellent tool if you know how to use it. I routinely use it to score crazy clearance lego deals.

Much better than not knowing as well and guessing and wasting time driving around like the good ol days lol

[chaingunsofdoom]

Originally Posted by Wheelwave

WTF!!!!!!!!!

Best Wal-Mart I can get to has -6 on both super commando mando and clone trooper.

I Effin hate This!!!!!!!!

Sounds like human-error while stocking. Received 18, scanned 12, sold 18. Minus 6. (Just based on what I saw using the numbers here, most stores got 18.)

It was so... not... great... missing them in-person at multiple stores and watching over 100 Super Cs (and 332nds) disappear from all area WMs in less than 2 hours here last night.

[Zeroflamez]

Originally Posted by sixshot1981

It merely shows stock in the store...it's not a guarantee it has hit the floor yet. It's an excellent tool if you know how to use it. I routinely use it to score crazy clearance lego deals.

Much better than not knowing as well and guessing and wasting time driving around like the good ol days lol

Oh no yeah, I know it does work sometimes. It's how I got my Ahsoka Troopers, but lately it's been really hit or miss for me. Went to multiple stores that it said had Super Commando's I went and not a damn thing every time.

[Darth Cosmos]

Great haul today!

[jetsetjo]

Do you have the SKU for Commander Pyre? Thanks!