Tracksuit Mafia

When the fk are these going to ship!?

They're most likely gone, but nobody knows.  Target has been absolutely terrible about everything related to managing inventory for most of the past year--they screw prices up, they forget to list things, they list things but then never enter a release date for them until they've already sold out, their external systems (target.com and their direct data interface used by sites like Brickseek and Popfindr) report things as out of stock that may actually be in almost every store, and they frequently don't fulfill pre-orders.

Whenever there's an exclusive without a release date just assume they're going to screw it up and watch stores and threads here like a hawk.  That's really all you can do, but at this point it's probably too late for this release unless inventory happens to bubble up from somewhere.

Bro, I received my early Target pre-orders for Mantis/Adam/Drax/Kraglin about a month ago, bro. They had already disappeared from the website by the time this bro got the "release date change" email and then they actually shipped - bro, I was shocked! Then I returned them, bro.

So, bro, all hope is not lost.

BUT - new Target trend I've noticed - most Target exclusives they allow for pre-order on the site will go to "Sold Out" on or immediately after the release date and no longer be available via Target.com. I'm gonna be watching Wanda and Vader come Oct 1st to see if this happens again.

I was able to purchase Tracksuit Mafia's & Black Widow on clearance while my pre-orders still haven't shipped yet, Target's been pretty frustrating this year.

Posted by: @onetwelfthghoul

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I was able to purchase Tracksuit Mafia's & Black Widow on clearance while my pre-orders still haven't shipped yet, Target's been pretty frustrating this year.

That's my big frustration as of late. Stores putting exclusives on clearance in store while people online are still waiting for their pre-orders to ship. It's happened a few times with the Tracksuit Mafia figure, and happened again with Wal-Mart and some of their recent Black Series exclusives. I hope it's not the new normal, but I'm sure it's something we'll have to get used to.

I'm half-tempted to just go ahead and resort to ebay for these. Yeah, I'll pay extra, but at least I won't have the constant holds on my card anymore. I know that as soon as I do that, though, they'll magically appear in the warehouse and start shipping.

Part of me is holding out hope that maybe when Echo is released they'll either release them or make another run or something.

If they suddenly show up and you've already bought them on Ebay, you can sell the ones that just showed up on Ebay - you'd at least make your money back!

How and where did Widow already end up on clearance?

Posted by: @schizm

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How and where did Widow already end up on clearance?

Don't know the where, but the how has been happening repeatedly--Target just can't manage inventory worth a hoot over the past year.  MANY figures are hitting shelves and then going to clearance within weeks, sometimes even days.  They have no control over what they're doing right now.

Holy shit my heart is racing. Just got emails that there’s an actual release date of 10/27 scheduled for the Tracksuits! Could it be?? I really hope this happens.

Wow. Well, you can count this as one of the very few times we received something like this in Australia well ahead of you guys in the US.

I've had mine long enough to decide I no longer need it, and I've already moved it along on ebay. 

That said, I only sold the figure and heads, and kept the weapon accessories. 

I got the same email

Same!

I got the same one! Hot doggies, could it actually be true? Wonder if Hasbro actually produced more or if a shipment was held behind? I ain't gonna look a gift horse in the mouth, I just hope it's true!

Count me in for that Target e-mail, as well. I was only able to snag a pre-order for one of these. Would really like the chance to get one or two more.

Same!

I have no interest in a Tracksuit Mafia figure but I find it strange I never saw one at retail and I have been lucky enough to find every other ML figure.