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Community => Other Toy Lines => Well of the Souls => Topic started by: Morgbug on May 29, 2008, 04:38 PM
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Yeah, it's early, but I like starting these.
I hadn't seen all that much lying around for tremendous periods of time but when I went out today, I was sort of amazed to see one thing at each and every store and each store had lots of them too:
Deluxe Indiana Jones and Ark.
Honestly, I thought this would be a top seller because it's a good Indy figure with a pretty much madatory accessory to collect. Can't not have the Ark or this version of Indy because they were both in the vintage line. And the Indy figure is one of the best facial paint jobs I've come across consistently.
Aside from that there's no shortage of vehicles up here either and lots of both versions of Mutt to be found.
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Biggest basic figure pegwarmer - Mutt with snake
Biggest deluxe pegwarmer - Indy w/ Ark
The vehicles sell damn fast around these parts.
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It's a little early but I've been seeing a lot of Cairo Swordsmen and Mutts w/Snakes. I'm also surprised by how easy it's been to find German 2pks but I would call it a pegwarmer just yet.
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It's REALLY been hard to determine pegwarmers because each store has a different sized selection of Indy. Wal-Mart has pretty much everything, TRU nothing, and Target is in between. I'll have a definate answer in about a month or once Wave 3 hits.
Basic - Belloq
Deluxe - Indy with Ark, Indy with Idol Trap, Vine swinging Indy
12 inch - Everything
Everything not in the 3.75 inch line (Potato Head, FX Whip, etc.) is actually selling well, much to my surprise.
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Basic Figures
Belloq
Monkey Man
Cairo Swordsman
German Soldier
Mutt w/ Snake
Mutt w/ Sword
Indy w/ RPG
Deluxe
German Soldier 2-Pack
Marion & Cairo Swordsman
Indy w/ Ark
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For basic figures, I see more Raiders figures of all kinds than Kingdom figures... For Kingdom figures I see Mutt Williams around the most though, and probably more than any Raiders figure.
For Deluxe, I see Marion/Arab, German 2-pack (go figure), and lately I too see Indy w/Ark but that was after many reshipments it seems.
I see NO vehicles in the $20 line anywhere, and no German w/Motorcycles. I also see very few of the trap or Indy/horse, and I see no Russian soldiers and few Dovchenko figures. Cemetary warrior is equally tough to grab here.
I think as a limited line, Indy can work. I think as a movie blitz though, it's time is short.
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I just got back from Target...it was pretty much enough whip action Indys and Cairo Swordsmen to fill up Hangar 51. Yikes. :-\
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Mutt w/snake. Also, the only basic I don't have yet.
The Deluxes sell pretty fast around here, but I do see Indy w/ark more than the others.
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Aside from the vehicles, it doesn't seem like anything is too difficult to find right now. At the beginning, the deluxes (Indy w/horse and Germans w/motorcycle) were nowhere to be found - but I've seen them a few times the past couple weeks. Our local Target actually was stocked to the gills with basic, deluxe, and Adventure Heroes yesterday when I stopped there - and had 2-3 each of the aforementioned deluxe packs.
As far as overall pegwarmers, I think I'd offer the same ones mentioned. For deluxe, it seems to be (somewhat surprisingly) the Indy w/Ark figure, although most of the others aren't too tough to find either. For the basic line, probably Mutt Williams (the shirt one in particular) although none have been too overly difficult to grab. I'd say that Marion, Irina, and the Cemetary Warrior seem to be the most difficult to find.
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Basic Figures
Belloq
Monkey Man
Cairo Swordsman
German Soldier
Mutt w/ Snake
Mutt w/ Sword
Indy w/ RPG
Deluxe
German Soldier 2-Pack
Marion & Cairo Swordsman
Indy w/ Ark
Around here, it's pretty much the same story except also throw in Whip Cracking Cairo Indy.
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When I check out the Indy stuff, Mutt (both versions) is the figure I see most of, that and the deluxe German w/ motorcycle.
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Ugha Warrior and the German Deluxe figure with Bike
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Well, considering today is only the 1 month anniversery, I wouldn't count anything as a "pegwarmer."
Endor 3PO on the Saga Card, or VOTC Endor Leia...now those are pegwarmers!
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I would say both "Mutt"s are the dogs of this line...
And you guys are seeing Germans on bikes peg warm? I guess it is regional. The most seen deluxe for me are the two playset/gimick ones.
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I was down throuh PA this weekend for Wizard World so I hit some stores there, in Binghamton and here in Ithaca. Plus I was in Elmira a week ago. The figure I see the most often are the two Mutt figures with the jacket figure seeming to sell faster.
Depending on stores/locatsion, there are always Indy figures on the pegs but they're different versions at different stores.
Honestly, I don't think any one figure stands out as a bona fide peg warmer yet but if I had to pick one, it'll be that jacketless Mutt.
One thing, I don't think there was quite as big of a rush on the figures after the movie opening as I was hoping for. They're selling, but they aren't blowing out the door.
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I would say both "Mutt"s are the dogs of this line...
And you guys are seeing Germans on bikes peg warm? I guess it is regional. The most seen deluxe for me are the two playset/gimick ones.
Me either... I've not seen a German on bike in AGES now. Not in stores anyway.
I don't see the playsets either though... I see Indy w/Ark, Marion/Henchman, and German 2-pack the most. All the rest are less common as deluxe go. As vehicles go, I see NOTHING most of the time. Saw trucks/Cutters the other day for the first time since launch basically.
For basic figures, definitely Mutt... Belloq, Sallah, and Swordsman are pretty close on that. I don't see many Indy's but the whipping one. I see almost all the other figures (except Raiders Indy) sporadically. I'd buy a few for customs but don't see them in quantities to do so (to use the $5 coupon). Bummer. :-\
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I've only seen the 4wd car once since launch day. It was a TRU a couple weeks ago and I didn't pick it up because I assumed my Target and/or WM would have them again. My Target store hasn't restocked vehicles since the first week and WM hasn't restocked since launch day.
I'm kind of kicking myself right now but next time I see it I'm definitely buying it.
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Mine either... Target is blowing at the moment.
I was hoping for 2 more trucks and 2 - 3 more cars. I really wanted to make one's convertible top work and paint it in some accurate DAK colors. I was going to paint two to match the Raiders sequence, and I was considering a camo European paintjob for another... Alas, it's just not getting the play at retail it deserves, and I too was waiting for Target to get some in to save. Way to go Target. :(
WM has the trucks so I may buy another one there...
If there's been one steady seller in this line, it's the vehicles. Well, them and the basic Indy figures.
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I stopped in WM today, first time since last Wed or Thursday and sure enough I missed out on their restock on the vehicles. There was a truck and Jungle Cutter left but no car.
They also put up a huge 4-sided display in the aisle with bullwhips on one side, Raiders figures on one, Kingdom on another and games on the fourth. Plus some exclusive Monopoly (is it Monopoly? The one in the wood box) on top.
I picked up two more Cemetary Warriors. I'm planning on taking the mask off one of them and now I'll have a set of three of them. I think the Ugha Warrior and Jacketless Mutt are the last two figures I haven't picked up yet.
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E, my WM has the same display, and all Indy sections are stocked full. I've seen pretty much every basic figure there, though I think I bought the only Russians they had. WM is definately THE place to buy anything Indy, although the Deluxe figures and Vehicles are hit and miss.
Target sucks... not just with Indy but ALL toys. They must be in a holding pattern until a big reset because they have about 3 action figures from every line. It seriously looks like they haven't restocked any toys since Christmas. TRU isn't any better, they have stuff stocked, but all their action figures are compressed into two small aisles... have to make room for all the baby clothes I guess.
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If there's been one steady seller in this line, it's the vehicles. Well, them and the basic Indy figures.
That's an interesting point/observation Jesse. It sort of seems that way around here too, and I'm wondering if its because the vehicles sell to a number of people (Indy collectors, "army" collectors, etc.). Also, with the Indy figures, it seems like I've heard/read a lot of people saying "I'll probably pick up an Indy" when talking about this line - if they aren't going "all in" to it. I'm wondering how this line is doing at this point, and what the future holds.
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The vehicles haven't shipped in sufficient numbers.
I think it's that simple.
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I was able to make a stop at Target over lunch today, and the Indy stuff was fairly picked over. No vehicles (as usual), and on the basic pegs they only had jacketless Mutts, Ugha Warrior, Belloq, and the Cairo Swordsman. There was also one each of Marion and German Soldier. Not a single basic Indy on the pegs of any kind, which is kind of surprising. For all of our joking about the army of Indys, they (at least the basic ones) seem to be selling. They did have deluxe Indys (with Ark, and traps), and that was about it.
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I hit a few stores over the last week or so, and I didn't see a single (basic) jacketed Indiana Jones figure. The Super Target we have in town did have a few of the "whip action" ROTLA Indy, and TRU has a few of the rocket launcher KOTCS Indy, but that's about it. There are still figures on the pegs overall, but they do seem to be selling fairly decently. Not selling out - but not stacked to the gills either that I have seen.
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The only place that I've seen really stocked is Wal-Mart... I'd say they're overstocked actually.
TRU... since their Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale, I don't think they've even stocked again, or sold much.
Target... never really had much to begin with...
I think the line has done ok, but really would have benefitted from there being another wave at launch... Deluxes and Vehicles seem to be the hottest sellers.