Are 21st century toys being sold at dollar stores ???

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:41 pm

Close friend of the family came to visit me today and with him was a 1:32 scale p-51 I asked him where he got it from and he said a dollar store paid about 4 dollars for it. he said there where a huge stack of 1:32 scale tanks and planes...

USCGSARdog · Post by **USCGSARdog** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:47 pm

WHAT?!

-Rob

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:51 pm

USCGSARdog wrote:WHAT?!

-Rob

Thats what I said...I wounder if it's a fluke, a one time deal.

If that is the case I will get my fill of 1:32 scale.

Has any one else seen this?

tosborne3 · Post by **tosborne3** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:10 pm

Maybe this is the "big distribution news" we've been so eagerly waiting on.(jk)

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:11 pm

tosborne3 wrote:Maybe this is the "big distribution news" we've been so eagerly waiting on.(jk)

LOL this is what I was thinking.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:17 pm

Get back to me if they start bustin' on the 1/18 scale. I will be there

USCGSARdog · Post by **USCGSARdog** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:02 pm

pickelhaube wrote:Get back to me if they start bustin' on the 1/18 scale. I will be there

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. I'm not a super-huge fan of the 1/32 scale stuff either, but at $4 a pop I can learn to like 'em REAL quick.

-Rob

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:56 pm

I'd like to know as well. I've switched my focus to 1:32 so that would be cool.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:39 pm

Here is a story for you guys that happend a year before the storm.. I went to a Wal-Mart in Houma . This is a small town about an hour's drive south of New Orleans. They had the 1/6 scale Stuarts on sale for $110 I got home and the wife went off. She said you have 10 already why do you want another one? She would not buy the reason so I took it back to a Wal-Mart by the house. Well I took it in and of course I did not have my reciept so they gave me the full price $150 . COOL !!!. I went back 2 days later and they had my same tank on sale for $37.50 !!! I got it.

So in the end I paid a grand total of $2.50 plus tax.

Sometimes it pays to shop at Wal-Marts. But other times ....

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:34 pm

Do you know what Dollar store??? Dollar General??? I might have to make a trip to the dollar store tomorrow..

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:37 pm

From my understanding is that dollar stores normally get their merchandise from a secondary outlet. I don’t know it does not make good business sense to sell your products that cheap.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:41 pm

hworth18 wrote:Do you know what Dollar store??? Dollar General??? I might have to make a trip to the dollar store tomorrow..

I dont know the price tag says dollar store And it was bought in Minneapolis some where. and he bought it a few moths back.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:46 pm

If the different dollar stores work like Big Lots did in its early days (and still does sometimes, although they have reached the point where they have their own brand now), then it is likely going to be very sporadic where stuff shows up, and once it's gone, it's gone. Odds are that some toy store or other retailer/chain went out of business or decided to clear out a bunch of overstock--maybe all those 1/32 Motorworks Flakpanzers and such that have been on our local WM shelves for 3+ years. I think the only reason WM doesn't clearance them out is that they forgot they have them. And since it's not in the system, it doesn't exist...
Could be interesting to see if this is an isolated incident, or if things do show up on a wider basis.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:50 pm

FieroDude wrote:If the different dollar stores work like Big Lots did in its early days (and still does sometimes, although they have reached the point where they have their own brand now), then it is likely going to be very sporadic where stuff shows up, and once it's gone, it's gone. Odds are that some toy store or other retailer/chain went out of business or decided to clear out a bunch of overstock--maybe all those 1/32 Motorworks Flakpanzers and such that have been on our local WM shelves for 3+ years. I think the only reason WM doesn't clearance them out is that they forgot they have them. And since it's not in the system, it doesn't exist...
Could be interesting to see if this is an isolated incident, or if things do show up on a wider basis.

I totally agree with your assessment.

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:21 pm

My question is. He paid $4 dollars at the DOLLAR store? They sure saw him coming

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:23 pm

kimtheredxd wrote:My question is. He paid $4 dollars at the DOLLAR store? They sure saw him coming

He also picked up an amt Millennium Falcon for 5 dollars for him self.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:22 pm

well dollar general or the other one had the Gijoe singlepacks and some vehicles for 6.99 or something like that over a year ago - some still have a few figures left here and there.

tpa05 · Post by **tpa05** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:46 am

Just want to be clear. Which dollar stores in particular? Family dollar, dollar general, Dollar (solo) stores and is this true in Florida?

Thanks guys.

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:14 am

Pinch me i must be dreaming

Might just have to take a trip to all the dollar stores in my area

Pinch me

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:50 am

V2 MAN wrote:Pinch me i must be dreaming Might just have to take a trip to all the dollar stores in my area Pinch me

Ok I am now grabbing the fleshy part of your arm right now......

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:37 pm

jeffrowse · Post by **jeffrowse** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:49 pm

A few years ago I saw several (3+) BBI 1/6th figures in the toyshop (KB Toys, I think) at the mall at the end of Orlando's International Drive (it was Belz Mall back then - according to Wikipedia, it's now called "Prime Outlets" and is "undergoing major renovation") - they were under $10

Back here in the UK, the same figures cost about £30-£40 - with the exchange rate, that would have been about £12...

Unfortunately my beloved said "No" and I've never seen any more in there.

Mind you, she did let me have the BBI Kiowa from the TRU in Lakeland two years ago so I'm not complaining (too much).

zonetoys · Post by **zonetoys** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:39 am

A couple of years ago, before Christmas, I found 1/6 Ultimate Soldier, Villains, and America's Finest figures discounted at a couple of the local "A.J. Wright" stores. They are kinda like "Ruby Tuesday" and simialar to "Big Lots!"
So I am not suprised that 21st Century items can show up at these various wholesale discount stores!