Going straight from full price to 70% off sounds like a manager-exclusive sale to me
I got retro Duke today at Gamestop since I had my $5 reward coupon. Used some points too and got him for like $15. He's a pretty good figure. Glad I waited for this version. I just don't like his guns, or the fact he can't store them anywhere. His knife is also really gummy, but I think most of them are for Classified anymore. I gave him a black m16 I had from... probably the Quarrel pack? He looks much better with that.
I got Raptor for $11 and change on clearance at Target.
I already got Raptor from Pulse for full price a month ago, so it stings quite a bit to find eight of them on the shelf for 10.50.
I did also find an Iron Grenadier, but that was full price. Picked up anyway.
It was on sale already... and here I thought it may be hard to get at one point. I don't know why I preorder anything anymore. I went to Ollie's not too long ago, they had all the Black Series Inquisitors for $10. I preordered all of them, cause they were cool designs, and i didn't wanna miss out. They had boxes of them. Straight up boxes full. I also just nabbed Yord and another Aayla Secura for $16 a piece. Aayla was harder to get when she first came out right? I go looking through parts on Ebay for customs and such. I find full figures, with all the accessories, like Vypra and Lady Jay for like $15-$20. It's starting to get a little frustrating. But then the one figure i would really want, I don't preorder, and it'll be impossible to get later.
I think I'm just becoming more Jaded with everything right now. Maybe that's the problem.
Found retro carded Beachhead, Eel, and Snow Serpent at Target today along with Iron Grenadier and IG BAT.
@trunks3540 If you're referring to Falcon/Quarrel, it was most likely a return from Walmart.com. I think someone in my area buys multiples and keeps the best package. So far I've found carded Snake-Eyes, carded Crimson Guard, Tracker, Mole Rat, and Range Viper all on clearance and not regularly carried at my store. My store doesn't carry any Joes at the moment.
Got Alpine and the Iron Grenadier today.
Always loved Alpine as a kid (can't wait to pair him up with Bazooka!). Folks who said he really need a backpack are right, it's a weird omission, but honestly, otherwise I think he's a spot on interpretation. Love the carabiners and other details on his belt.
Mixed emotions about the Iron Grenadier. The original version was one of my favorite baddies as a kid and I miss the sleekness of V1, so the new version looks to busy to me. It leans just a little too much into... y'know, REALLY bad guys IRL. That being said, one of the best, smoothest articulations I've run into yet, the lower half of the jacket is SHOCKINGLY well designed to not impede poses, and I like the storage options with his holsters and the nods to Destro with the gear included. So I think I like him as a villain figure overall, but they'd definitely get me to spend 25 bucks again if they did a vintage version and then this guy becomes an Iron Grenadier officer.
When i get V2 storm shadow will modify his hood, its too low on his face, looks weird.
@trunks3540 also to note, if you're talking about that NF Quarrel set, they are hard to get. They were OOS before pre-orders were filled and haven't been restocked. I'd love a second set but I simply can't find one for retail. Apparently I should be buying duplicates, returning them, and then shopping at that very same walmart for the return clearance copies. I saw the same thing with the Night Force Shockwave bike at my local store.
Well, in a weird way that make me feel better about preordering it.
It's all a game now. Most stuff is fairly readily available, but there is the odd item that gets sold out and not restocked, either at all, or very quickly. However most stuff is still pretty accessible to us with time.
Up here (Canada) Gamestop just put the Mad Marauders two pack (Spirit/Low-Light) up for preorder. That was a Pulse exclusive that was sold out yet now they are getting stock??? I don't know how this happens, but just another example of something that was initially hard to get finding a way out again.
As I predicted and like previous NF, I have never seen the Falcon Quarrel two pack in any of the Walmarts I go to. They probably showed up but was sold out quick and obviously restocks never really happened. And also to those who haven’t bought the original Falcon but were holding off on buying him once you get the two pack to swap heads, start paying closer attention to where he is available for normal retail price.