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Walmart Starscream SCALPED!!!!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:48 pm
by Bigdaddymcqueen
Just got off the phone with a friend of mine who works at wallyworld! he said that they did arrive!! BUT! the cases had a " Don't sell til Oct" sign on them! well it seems the same ole scapler thats been haunting that damn store , walked up and bought ALL THREE CASES!! and then to top it off, he also bought the 3 cases of wave 2 25th ann.g.i. joes!! DAMN!!!!!!!!! my friend told me they WERE NOT suppose to ring up until the grand opening( oct.24th) but they did!! same damn scalper too, that resells them at the local trade shows!!!DAMMIT!!!!!!! on a good note i was told the next shipment that comes in, i'll get a call, so....... sorry for the rant!

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:49 pm
by mineralblue
that guy is an ass.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:50 pm
by Bigdaddymcqueen
i had more choice words for him, but that fits too!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:54 pm
by fnlrun
So let me see, the cases were out on the floor? Or did the random guy walk into the stock room and grab them?? Your story has holes in it.
Not to be a dick, but the guy who takes NO for an answer will never win. You should have taken yourself up there and grabbed them.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:02 pm
by Bigdaddymcqueen
no the new people pulled the pallets to the floor, not knowing the do not sell signs!!(stupid i know) and if i'd have gotten a call, i would have been up there, in a heartbeat!! but they were not suppose to ring up!! and they did!! the guy is there almost everynight, looking, its not the first time hes done this! when i worked there i would'nt give him or any other scalper a chance, but its changed since i left! oh well, someone will pay his inflated prices i'm sure, i'll just sit and wait for now!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:06 pm
by fnlrun
Ok I got ya now. Was it the new encore Starscream? The neighbor girl works at our new Wal-Mart, I might have to check it out in the AM

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:08 pm
by Bigdaddymcqueen
yep, the walmart exclusive one!! i must have one!!!!


Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:12 pm
by Dispensor
I would hunt him down and tear out his organs with my teeth.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:22 pm
by Autobot032
fnlrun wrote:Ok I got ya now. Was it the new encore Starscream? The neighbor girl works at our new Wal-Mart, I might have to check it out in the AM
Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:yep, the walmart exclusive one!! i must have one!!!!

Uh..no.
Masterpiece Starscream is a Wal-Mart exclusive. Encore Starscream is the G1 reissue from Takara, which can be purchased on WM.com The stores will be carrying the Masterpiece figure, not the Encore Japanese reissues.
There is a difference, and the uninformed will get incorrect information. This must be stopped.
Re: Walmart Starscream SCALPED!!!!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:06 pm
by DevastaTTor
Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:Just got off the phone with a friend of mine who works at wallyworld! he said that they did arrive!! BUT! the cases had a " Don't sell til Oct" sign on them! well it seems the same ole scapler thats been haunting that damn store , walked up and bought ALL THREE CASES!! and then to top it off, he also bought the 3 cases of wave 2 25th ann.g.i. joes!! DAMN!!!!!!!!! my friend told me they WERE NOT suppose to ring up until the grand opening( oct.24th) but they did!! same damn scalper too, that resells them at the local trade shows!!!DAMMIT!!!!!!! on a good note i was told the next shipment that comes in, i'll get a call, so....... sorry for the rant!
When in October where they suposed to put them out, just any day or coorsponding with the movie DVD release?

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:21 pm
by WolfDawg
I'm guessing it'd be corresponding to the DVD...but I could be wrong. I'm just glad to know there's at least a relative date that he'll be released. I wouldn't worry about the scalper though. I have a feeling he'll be easy to find at Wal Mart. Kids are going nuts over the movie toys. Movie Optimus is impossible to find, yet the 20th anniversary primes are overflowing at every Wal Mart I've been to in the past week or two.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:51 pm
by Bigdaddymcqueen
Autobot032 wrote:fnlrun wrote:Ok I got ya now. Was it the new encore Starscream? The neighbor girl works at our new Wal-Mart, I might have to check it out in the AM
Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:yep, the walmart exclusive one!! i must have one!!!!

Uh..no.
Masterpiece Starscream is a Wal-Mart exclusive. Encore Starscream is the G1 reissue from Takara, which can be purchased on WM.com The stores will be carrying the Masterpiece figure, not the Encore Japanese reissues.
There is a difference, and the uninformed will get incorrect information. This must be stopped.
thank you for clearing that up! i'm still a n00b with it comes to which is which!!


Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:53 pm
by Larsgoes2hell
some people ruin it for everyone.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:00 pm
by Bumblebee-otch
ohhhh... i thought you meant movie starscream. i was like

"what's the big deal!?"
that truly sucks.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:18 pm
by Kimmer
of course that scalper douche is an ass but is it just me or does wal-mart purposely hire retards? that scalper would never have had the chance to get them if only these employees knew what the hell they were doing and followed the policies.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:24 pm
by one wing angel

i am going to rip out his organs sufacate him with them pour gasoline on him a lite it on fire and eat the remains that is all


Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:27 pm
by Autobot032
plasmawave wrote::-x i am going to rip out his organs sufacate him with them pour gasoline on him a lite it on fire and eat the remains that is all

Wow. You seriously need checked.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:30 pm
by Sunstar
When are these figures going to be released and what's the DPI?

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:32 pm
by one wing angel
Autobot032 wrote:plasmawave wrote::-x i am going to rip out his organs sufacate him with them pour gasoline on him a lite it on fire and eat the remains that is all

Wow. You seriously need checked.
sorry i was just letting of some anger beacase a guy stole a 08 bumblebee right out of my hands

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:37 pm
by Bumblebee-otch
WolfDawg wrote:I'm guessing it'd be corresponding to the DVD...but I could be wrong. I'm just glad to know there's at least a relative date that he'll be released. I wouldn't worry about the scalper though. I have a feeling he'll be easy to find at Wal Mart. Kids are going nuts over the movie toys. Movie Optimus is impossible to find, yet the 20th anniversary primes are overflowing at every Wal Mart I've been to in the past week or two.
that's probably because they're 80 dollars and not that good a toy compared to the other MP's.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:40 pm
by Autobot032
Sunstar wrote:When are these figures going to be released and what's the DPI?
1.) Unknown. Though we're guessing it will be around October 16th when the DVD hits stores.
2.) It's a UPC, because it's a Wal-Mart exclusive. (Target uses DPCIs)
The UPC is: 6 53569 27551 0
Good luck.
plasmawave wrote:Autobot032 wrote:plasmawave wrote:Mad i am going to rip out his organs sufacate him with them pour gasoline on him a lite it on fire and eat the remains that is all Cool
Wow. You seriously need checked.
sorry i was just letting of some anger beacase a guy stole a 08 bumblebee right out of my hands
Well you gut check that guy, you don't want to kill someone over it. (Although, as Counterpunch would say...this doesn't sound real.) No offense...

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:53 pm
by AntBot
*sigh* Why can't we all just buy 1-3 of each? It's people like this that make me sick for buying on eBay, and I rarely do so for that reason.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:02 pm
by Sunstar
AntBot wrote:*sigh* Why can't we all just buy 1-3 of each? It's people like this that make me sick for buying on eBay, and I rarely do so for that reason.
I buy on ebay often because it's the only way I can get some figures.

Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:05 pm
by one wing angel
Autobot032 wrote:Sunstar wrote:When are these figures going to be released and what's the DPI?
1.) Unknown. Though we're guessing it will be around October 16th when the DVD hits stores.
2.) It's a UPC, because it's a Wal-Mart exclusive. (Target uses DPCIs)
The UPC is: 6 53569 27551 0
Good luck.
plasmawave wrote:Autobot032 wrote:plasmawave wrote:Mad i am going to rip out his organs sufacate him with them pour gasoline on him a lite it on fire and eat the remains that is all Cool
Wow. You seriously need checked.
sorry i was just letting of some anger beacase a guy stole a 08 bumblebee right out of my hands
Well you gut check that guy, you don't want to kill someone over it. (Although, as Counterpunch would say...this doesn't sound real.) No offense...
None taken


Posted:
Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:44 pm
by HoosierDaddy
Sucks. I have to deal with scalpers just like that as well.
