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Post by spockoda on Jan 26, 2018 18:49:00 GMT -6
Well, the closest TRU near me(a 2 hour round trip) is on the list of store closings. This saddens me mainly due to collecting memories as I used to go to the store quite a bit. However, it won't really impact what little collecting I do anymore as I might get down to the store once a year and they don't really have much I want anymore anyway but it still is kind of a bummer. I wasn't surprised that store was on the list of closings as all the other stores outside of Wal-Mart and Target that carried figures in this area went out of business two years ago or longer.
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Post by bowheadwhale on Feb 8, 2018 16:26:39 GMT -6
I know, it's very sad. I just cannot understand why Toys'R'Us are in Financial troubles. Don't children play with toys anymore? What is going on? In my childhood, there were plenty of toy stores everywhere. They closed one by one over the years. What exactly is going on?
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Post by figurecollector on Feb 8, 2018 19:33:09 GMT -6
Toys R Us ran out the smaller and Mon & Pop toy stores and now they are getting blown out by Amazon and other on line retailers.
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Post by bowheadwhale on Feb 10, 2018 13:23:21 GMT -6
But when we buy online, we pay catastrophic shipping prices! Stores may have a little less choice, but at least, we don't pay prohibitive shipping costs when we buy there!
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Post by spockoda on Feb 11, 2018 18:18:59 GMT -6
I think the retailers have a hard time competing against a virtual "store" where you can be sitting in bed or something like that and order what you want. Some prefer the physical appeal of looking at something in your hands before purchasing it but where I live buying figures outside of those stocked at Wal-Mart is not possible.
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Post by spockoda on Feb 11, 2018 18:22:00 GMT -6
Toys R Us ran out the smaller and Mon & Pop toy stores and now they are getting blown out by Amazon and other on line retailers. True. I remember going to a decent sized toy store called "Toys By Roy", about the era of the 3.75" Mego figures from Star Trek TMP. Back then I wasn't really aware of prices although my Dad was doing models back then and he said the store was a little high on their prices. The store was in business until Toys R Us came to town. It may have lasted a year after that. |
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Post by lightman42 on Mar 19, 2018 17:09:14 GMT -6
I can't help but wonder if this isn't the same kind of ploy Hostess pulled when they threatened the end of the Twinkie. Everyone is rushing out to every Toys-R-Us in existence to buy shit. Ethically questionable marketing plan?
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Post by spockoda on Mar 20, 2018 18:57:49 GMT -6
Although it's supposedly just in the talking phase, a company is toying with the idea(excuse the pun)of bringing back KB Toy stores with possible plans to have some open by Christmas. I'll believe it when I see it.
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Post by StarRunn on Apr 6, 2018 5:43:58 GMT -6
Checked out a couple of TRU in Manhattan a couple of days ago and one on Long Island yesterday. Although proclaiming discounts up to 30%, most stuff, including all action figures, is just 10%. They have a long way to go before I start considering scooping up in quantity. One employee thought that total closure might be June 30.
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Post by spockoda on Apr 6, 2018 17:47:48 GMT -6
I thought about making a run to the nearest TRU before it closes but honestly they don't really stock anything I am into collecting right now.
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Post by rihia2k on Apr 7, 2018 16:33:37 GMT -6
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Post by spockoda on Apr 7, 2018 18:41:24 GMT -6
All true, and kind of sad. People are looking out for price points and quality(I'm looking at you Hasbro). The kiddies don't seem to want traditional toys in numbers like they used to and the collectors have to turn to kickstarter campaigns to get what they want while paying even more than they would for the same items at retail.
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Post by figurecollector on Apr 7, 2018 19:40:24 GMT -6
I do not think that I would ever pay the prices they charge for Lego sets. The small ones are okay, but I will not pay $70 - $100 for them when 1,000 pieces probably cost $1.00 to make and there are cheaper alternatives. Kids lose interest too fast in them after a week anyway.
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Post by rihia2k on Apr 8, 2018 6:40:49 GMT -6
I do not think that I would ever pay the prices they charge for Lego sets. The small ones are okay, but I will not pay $70 - $100 for them when 1,000 pieces probably cost $1.00 to make and there are cheaper alternatives. Kids lose interest too fast in them after a week anyway. Lego was always on the slightly more expensive side, even when I was a kid, but when they got the Star Wars license in 1999 - wow! I could hardly believe some o' the prices printed in the aisles. |
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Post by Thor Laserpunch on Apr 9, 2018 14:15:26 GMT -6
You guys killed toys for everyone with your dang unwillingness to buy $200 Lego Death Stars that fall apart whenever there's a strong draft from moth wing movement. For shame!
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Post by spockoda on Apr 20, 2018 18:08:12 GMT -6
You guys killed toys for everyone with your dang unwillingness to buy $200 Lego Death Stars that fall apart whenever there's a strong draft from moth wing movement. For shame! And your unwillingness to pay $500 for Jabba's Sail Barge.  |
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Post by Thor Laserpunch on Apr 21, 2018 8:41:51 GMT -6
But if they made it 6” scale and it was 2 grand I’d be all over it. Might be divorced soon after, but I am willing to accept that.
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Post by bowheadwhale on Aug 14, 2018 13:55:50 GMT -6
I thought about making a run to the nearest TRU before it closes but honestly they don't really stock anything I am into collecting right now. I did the exact same thing a few months ago but, as you said, there was not much for me there left. |
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Post by vole on Oct 5, 2018 22:37:48 GMT -6
Ah, Toys by Roy. They had two in Wichita in the 80s. I remember one selling Mexican jumping beans or something similar.
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