Stranger Things "Joyce" Pop Announce !!!!!

Postby **GatorsCanes** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:05 pm

Does anyone have the placeholder link for the Hot Topic ECCC exclusive?

Postby **JohnnyPOP** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:20 pm

The BN exclusive Dustin is awesome lol

I love his Karate Kid t-shirt.

Postby **slightecho** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:38 pm

Anyone still having luck finding Chase Eleven in the wild? Gosh this is so tough this is the first time I've ever wanted a chase this badly and she is no where to be found here... I'm also not used to living in an area with this many pop collectors. My old town, I was one of a few so it was easier than here... D=

Postby **odnar** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:54 pm

I've almost given up finding the Stranger Things chases...sadly I will probably look to Ebay soon. Dang it.

Postby **slightecho** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:57 pm

odnar wrote:I've almost given up finding the Stranger Things chases...sadly I will probably look to Ebay soon. Dang it.

I feel that... I've been lowball bidding on some of the auctions for her. But I refuse to buy from an ebay seller for what they're CURRENTLY asking for her until the market for her stops fluctuating so much

Postby **odnar** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:00 pm

Totally regret rolling the dice with Entertainment Earth and hoping they would come through with chases for me like they did with the duck dodgers pair...lesson learned. I've been going the ferrara chase bundle route lately.

Postby **slightecho** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:01 pm

I wish I had the funds to be able to afford entire chase bundles all at once

Postby **darthfabul0us** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:28 am

Dustin exclusive is back up at B&N.

Postby **kickinit** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:49 am

darthfabul0us wrote:Dustin exclusive is back up at B&N.

Thanks

Postby **slightecho** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:08 am

B&N also has a 15% off discount code which seems to be working on Dustin!

9DAWJ1Z88Z134 is the code!

Postby **HITIDE60** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 4:52 pm

stroud1492 wrote:
HITIDE60 wrote:Came home to this delivery from Amazon today. Got Really Lucky.

Do you remember what store on Amazon you ordered these from? Was it directly from Amazon? I've been looking for one since they came out, and I know some Amazon stores separate the chases in their assortments.

I just did the Amazon Pre-Order as soon as it was available on the website so i was able to take advantage if the price dropped (which it did, so I got them for about $8 and change each)

Postby **strezz_dout** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:12 am

I am down to the ECCC set I think. Are there any thatnim missing other than that set?

Postby **odnar** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:19 am

Congrats! I think you got them all (except eccc/hot topic). I'm still missing the chases and eccc (has shipped from HT though).

Postby **strezz_dout** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:23 am

Thanks! I am waiting on my set from Hot Topics too. I am so glad they went back in stock yesterday morning!

Postby **JohnnyPOP** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:08 pm

I was hoping to score a chase Eleven at work but we've only got 4 on order lol

so I might have to resort to eBay prices and just suck it up later on if we don't get lucky.

Postby **froyomorada** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:12 pm

completed series! cant wait for series 2! (batman in the background not included lol

) i also got another barb and underwater eleven that got signed by shanna duncan

Postby **Libertyroxx** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:19 pm

strezz_dout wrote:I am down to the ECCC set I think. Are there any thatnim missing other than that set?

Oh man is that beautiful! Didn't even realize B&N Dustin was out yet!

Postby **slightecho** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:20 pm

Guys, I did it... I finally found her...

MY CHASE ELEVEN!!! :cheers:

Postby **ScarletFunko** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:59 pm

slightecho wrote:Guys, I did it... I finally found her...

MY CHASE ELEVEN!!!

Congrats! Finding one in the wild is such a great feeling isn't it?

Postby **HowardTheDuck** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:59 pm

slightecho wrote:Guys, I did it... I finally found her...

MY CHASE ELEVEN!!!

Congrats! I found one at a GS a couple days ago and couldn't believe it! If only I could've got her. She was purchased by some friends instead.

Postby **odnar** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:03 pm

Congrats on finding chase eleven! Still looking for one. Sigh.

Postby **JohnnyPOP** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:58 pm

Congrats on the chase Eleven! And yes, the BN Dustin looks great! :cheers:

Postby **Measured Mayhem** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:15 am

Man those look so good

Postby **slightecho** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:57 pm

Thanks everyone! I may or may not have gotten a little teary eyed when I finally had her in my hands lol

Postby **Strending625** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:43 pm

I am dieing to get a chase Eleven! I plan on meeting her at C2E2 next month and would love to have sign it. If I can't find a chase before then I might just have an extra regular one signed and sticker swap when I get one.

Postby **HeyJude** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:39 am

Getting close on completing the Stranger Things collection I'm aiming for. I doubt I'll burn extra money on the fye two-pack; just seems redundant.

Finally got my Eleven Chase last night. There's unfortunately next to zip chance I'm ever going to find the Chase in store (I have about ten billion Barnes & Nobles, Gamestops, Targets, Walmarts, Toys R Us stores, etc., and I'm always looking), so I did unfortunately go the secondary market route on that one (which I almost never do, outside of eBay auctions on retailer exclusives and things like that where the prices stay in "expensive Hot Topic price" range!), but I did find an online retailer that was selling it for *much* less than the Eleven Chase seems to commanding on eBay and Amazon. I think a lot of Chases and variants and all of that are kind of gimmicky, but the Eleven Chase is definitely a much more sort of "legit" variant in that it really comes from the show (as opposed to, say, "Metallic" Eggos or something!).

I got the B&N exclusive Dustin in the mail a few days ago. Hot Topic 2-pack is hopefully getting here soon. Then I'm good, other than the Demogorgons which I'm leaning towards passing on. I just don't find it appealing visually at all, and if I get one or both versions, I'd be doing it mostly just to "complete the collection", and I try hard not to collect this stuff just to collect it, but rather because I actually truly like the figures. I'm rewatching "Stranger Things" again to see if the Demogorgon appeals to me enough thematically to go for it.

I do think two different "Chase" variants in the same single line of Pops is kind of overkill and, as I've said, I'm sure I'm not the only person who seems to live in an area with MANY stores to hunt in, but where they all seem to be picked clean immediately.

I recently found probably about 20 John Wick figures across two stores, and still never found a Chase.

Postby **slightecho** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:34 pm

Agreed; I don't really see the point of getting the FYE pack since they're two common pops from the line, just boxed together. I think it's kind of a waste of money for myself, personally. All I need now is the Demagorgon (both versions. not sure if I'll get the chase because of money, though), BN Dustin and that ECCC two pack.

Postby **HeyJude** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:23 pm

slightecho wrote:Agreed; I don't really see the point of getting the FYE pack since they're two common pops from the line, just boxed together. I think it's kind of a waste of money for myself, personally. All I need now is the Demagorgon (both versions. not sure if I'll get the chase because of money, though), BN Dustin and that ECCC two pack.

The fye 2-pack is definitely another case where I have to just quash my impulse to be a "completest" for no other reason than to be one. If I ran across it at retail price, I'd consider it mostly because Eleven is such a cool figure that I wouldn't mind having a second one (and I rarely feel the need to own two of the same).

The regular stand-alone Eleven figure is seemingly about ten times more popular than any other standard figure in the line, so that probably helps keep the price on the fye 2-pack a bit higher.

I might go ahead and pick up the Demogorgon if I can find it cheap. I'm actually probably holding off on buying it because once I have the regular version I'll have too much impulse to then try to get the Chase version! But it's really money I shouldn't be spending.

I have to say that the Dustin B&N exclusive is really only borderline interesting enough to warrant a variant. I frankly would have dug another Eleven variant (maybe hospital gown or the yellow t-shirt from the diner?) instead. But I dig that the Dustin variant at least is more legit than a metallic or sparkly variant or something like that.

Still waiting for the ECCC from Hot Topic. It finally made it to my state, but I don't know how long it's going to take. I think those two will look pretty cool with the Upside Down Will from Gamestop. I've seen pics of the ECCC 2-pack with the figures turned upside down, and it's pretty nifty.

Postby **Tedesch401** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:52 pm

Remember when Amazon delayed shipping on a ton of Eleven pre-orders? Well today they paid off my patience with my 1st chase! :cheers:

Postby **The Head** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:27 pm

Tedesch401 wrote:Remember when Amazon delayed shipping on a ton of Eleven pre-orders? Well today they paid off my patience with my 1st chase!

Nice, congrats!! I've gotten a couple chase pieces at retail via Amazon and it's always a nice surprise.

Postby **HaloHawk87** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:57 pm

I checked my local FYE for Muftak today, and while they didn't have any, they did have a chase Eleven, which I was shocked to see. It has some box damage, but not bad enough that I would leave it behind. It's only my 2nd ever chase, and the one I wanted the most. I'm extremely happy to be able to add it to my collection.

Postby **odnar** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:54 pm

Congrats on that chase eleven! :cheers:

Although I'm in box myself I would have gotten her as well.

Postby **wholean** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:36 am

anyone looking for the chase demogorgon, toys r us currently has it on their site with free shipping! i just bought 2 of them!

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=116608246&cp=&parentPage=search

Postby **commodorefunko** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:22 am

wholean wrote:anyone looking for the chase demogorgon, toys r us currently has it on their site with free shipping! i just bought 2 of them!

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=116608246&cp=&parentPage=search

Not to burst your bubble, but beware. Usually if a big company has a chase for sale online, it's the wrong image. I hope I'm wrong though and best of luck.

Postby **HeyJude** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:45 pm

commodorefunko wrote:
wholean wrote:anyone looking for the chase demogorgon, toys r us currently has it on their site with free shipping! i just bought 2 of them!

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=116608246&cp=&parentPage=search

Not to burst your bubble, but beware. Usually if a big company has a chase for sale online, it's the wrong image. I hope I'm wrong though and best of luck.

Yes, I believe another website (Barnes & Noble as I recall) also has *only* the Chase pic of the Demogorgon. On a lark (and hoping maybe a B&N employee would actually *look* for the Chase at least), I did in-store reservations for this at a few local B&N locations, and they all reserved the "regular" version for me.

I believe the B&N website has a vague, potentially misleading notation something like "w/ Chase." What *all* of these websites mean is that everyone *allegedly* has a chance at a Chase. So your TRU or B&N online orders presumably will be like Amazon orders; you have shot at a Chase but nothing more.

I'm not liking Funko's Chase format. It allows retailers to "cherry pick" their shipments and charge more for the Chases (I've seen this on several websites, and surely some shops do this as well). I also have to say I've *never* run across a Pop Chase, and as I mentioned in this or another thread awhile back, I frequent *dozens* of Funko retailers on a regular basis. I've seen one or two Chase Dorbz at Barnes & Noble; those are the *only* times I've ever seen Chases in the wild.

Postby **JohnnyPOP** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:32 pm

We're not allowed to raise prices on a whim, so your local BNs shouldn't be charging more for a chase. Plus the way they get shipments, chases are pretty infrequent there. If it's a 1 in 6, and most stores only get about 4, then they don't tend to show up as often. Take Eleven and the Demogorgon. We got four of one, and I never even saw the latter. I think we might have the Demogorgon on order but it was not there while we had about a handful of each of the other characters. If the price is ever higher on the BN website, it's likely in the Marketplace (third party sellers) and not officially from our warehouses.

Postby **HappinessGuano** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 5:38 pm

To add, the way retailers receive shipments, nothing's guaranteed to the physical stores. The ratio for making the Pop!s are 1:6, not for sending them to the stores. I was there the my B&N got their Demogorgons in. They got 8, not a single one of them was a chase. It's a matter of chance of what their distribution centers send.

Postby **Rice71** » Wed May 17, 2017 11:55 pm

I like the leaked list. This is still season 1. I hope they make the kids in the ghostbusters outfits for season 2.

Postby **JohnnyPOP** » Wed May 17, 2017 11:56 pm

I liked the list as well, though I'm sad that it's missing Steve. That's a trio that I need.

Postby **slightecho** » Thu May 18, 2017 1:26 am

JohnnyPOP wrote:I liked the list as well, though I'm sad that it's missing Steve. That's a trio that I need.

Agreed!! Where is my exclusive Steve with Domino's Pizza Tracker?! lol

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