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Post by pjr3 on Jan 12, 2017 16:05:22 GMT
I expected the cost to go up because of the liscensing. I didn't expect the Kong figure price to be so high. Hopefully it will be worth it but that will be easier to judge when it's in stores.
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Post by sageforsaken on Jan 13, 2017 3:31:30 GMT
I wonder if they have the rights to use these new heads later.
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Post by sageforsaken on Jan 13, 2017 3:44:05 GMT
Looking over it im surprised they were able to rework existing vehicles and body molds. Though i love the idea of making figures for movies. You can tell if they are going to keep doing this they likely will need to focus on war movies. Or syfy
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Post by Admin on Jan 20, 2017 9:58:20 GMT
Just replaced the broken links in the first post.
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Post by AWCramer on Jan 20, 2017 10:00:08 GMT
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Post by pjr3 on Jan 22, 2017 0:51:50 GMT
I was in. a Walmart today that was resetting the Action Figure aisle. In the Corps section were two empty scanner pegs marked Kong Battle Packs. Whatever they are the price was around $10. I didn't have time to look closer at any other possible peg or shelf labels.
I just thought I'd pass along what I saw.
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Post by MagicWazard on Jan 22, 2017 1:49:22 GMT
I've only seen the Creature Contact sets and Kong so far. However, the prices are much lower than the MSRPs listed in the linked article. The Creature Contact sets are only about $10. Kong is about $24. Pretty reasonable, actually!
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Post by pjr3 on Jan 22, 2017 3:47:23 GMT
These toys are staring to turn up at retail?
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Post by MagicWazard on Jan 22, 2017 4:02:19 GMT
These toys are staring to turn up at retail? Yeah, but only in limited quantities so far. My Walmart only had 1 each of the 3 Creature Contact sets, and 2 Kongs; they didn't have any of the Storm Strike vehicles at all yet. I don't think anyone on Hisstank has seen the Storm Strike vehicles yet either. Also, at least for the States, the toys are all marked as Walmart exclusive. I imagine they'll be exclusive to whatever chain sells Corps in any given region. |
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Post by pjr3 on Jan 22, 2017 5:02:12 GMT
These toys are staring to turn up at retail? Yeah, but only in limited quantities so far. My Walmart only had 1 each of the 3 Creature Contact sets, and 2 Kongs; they didn't have any of the Storm Strike vehicles at all yet. I don't think anyone on Hisstank has seen the Storm Strike vehicles yet either. Also, at least for the States, the toys are all marked as Walmart exclusive. I imagine they'll be exclusive to whatever chain sells Corps in any given region. Thanks. I was wondering if they would be Walmart exclusives. |
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Post by AWCramer on Jan 23, 2017 12:39:55 GMT
Got a response from one of our local stores here that stock The Corps regarding the Kong merch... Looks like I have a long wait  "Hi Andrew, Please see below response from our Buyer. These playsets will be part of the range but will only be in stock at PNP in the 2nd half of the year. This is due to factory production and shipping times to South Africa." |
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Post by ljacone on Jan 23, 2017 13:57:22 GMT
My brother called me on Saturday to report that the sets had been spotted in the wild, so I will begin hunting down. Glad to hear the MSRPs are lower than originally reported, that will make buying them much easier!
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Post by jknox33 on Jan 23, 2017 18:23:34 GMT
I've been to a couple of Walmarts and I've seen peg space designated for them but they haven't been stocked yet. Kinda fun being on the hunt. Unlike Joes, I feel like I'll actually spot them in the wild.
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Post by ljacone on Jan 24, 2017 13:22:08 GMT
Walmart in Simpsonville, SC had them out and ready for sale.
Kong was $24.86 (two of him).
The big vehicle set (boat and helo) were $14.92 (one each).
The small vehicle sets (outpost, boat, and Jeep) were $9.84 (one of each).
Did not pick any up this morning but am really leaning towards the outpost and maybe the large assault boat.
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Post by AWCramer on Jan 24, 2017 13:45:00 GMT
Anyone seen these in Tennessee or Georgia yet?
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