Lord of the Rings Mystery Minis

Postby **MasterSplyntr** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:14 pm

synergy56 wrote:Well, in a good news/bad news twist - one of my Hot Topics posted they got a case last night. I got up early and was the only one waiting outside for the store to open. 3 beautiful utouched cases. Sounds all good, right. Well here is the bad news whammy. 3 cases and just 1 exclusive. 1 Lurtz. That's it. I am officially super NOT a fan of these new ratios. Well, hopefully I'll be able to get to my others stores when they get cases in and havr some better luck. I like Galadriel, but I don't need an army of her....of Saruman...or anyone else.

Big congrats on the Lurtz but wow...no way anyone should ever get just 1 exclusive in 3 cases. That's just not right.

Postby **TheBoilerman** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:17 pm

synergy56 wrote:Well, in a good news/bad news twist - one of my Hot Topics posted they got a case last night. I got up early and was the only one waiting outside for the store to open. 3 beautiful utouched cases. Sounds all good, right. Well here is the bad news whammy. 3 cases and just 1 exclusive. 1 Lurtz. That's it. I am officially super NOT a fan of these new ratios. Well, hopefully I'll be able to get to my others stores when they get cases in and havr some better luck. I like Galadriel, but I don't need an army of her....of Saruman...or anyone else.

That crap right there is exactly why I'm refusing to touch this otherwise fantastic line.

Postby **funkystark** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:40 pm

CaseyJones14 wrote:Loving this set! Must...resist...the....urge to buy...

How'd that go for you? :roflmao:

Postby **CaseyJones14** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:41 pm

funkystark wrote:
How'd that go for you?

I own 0

I did help my friend get one of the 1/36 from Hot Topic though!

Postby **w00kiee77** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:52 pm

bakivali wrote:1/6 army builders, or 1/6 store exclusives. The Thor set and Justice League were great with having the GS and HT (respectively) exclusives be 1/6. That way even if you got a duplicate, you could trade it for something in the common set.

Exactly! 1/6 Exclusives thin out the flood of dupes of the same 2-3 characters out there and brings back some good faith for Funko that the business side are constantly undoing all the good work from the design teams...

Postby **MiniDeadpool** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 6:54 pm

I was at hot topic and noticed two were missing off a normal case, so I went and kind of just tried to hand guess which one seemed the heaviest. I ended up getting Aragorn, so a 1/12 where you have a lot of 1/6 is not too bad.

Postby **synergy56** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 7:31 pm

My luck is turning! 2 more local HTs got these in today and i picked up the Witch King of Agmar from one and Eowyn from the other!! Now I need to wait for Barnes exclusives and Gamestop to get common cases for Arwen and a Nazgul. So relieved and happy to be done with one set of exclusives!

Postby **keyese** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:55 am

synergy56 wrote:My luck is turning! 2 more local HTs got these in today and i picked up the Witch King of Agmar from one and Eowyn from the other!! Now I need to wait for Barnes exclusives and Gamestop to get common cases for Arwen and a Nazgul. So relieved and happy to be done with one set of exclusives!

Nice! Those are definitely the hardest. Hopefully Barnes and Noble gets them out soon!

Postby **HockeyDad** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:27 pm

TheBoilerman wrote:
synergy56 wrote:Well, in a good news/bad news twist - one of my Hot Topics posted they got a case last night. I got up early and was the only one waiting outside for the store to open. 3 beautiful utouched cases. Sounds all good, right. Well here is the bad news whammy. 3 cases and just 1 exclusive. 1 Lurtz. That's it. I am officially super NOT a fan of these new ratios. Well, hopefully I'll be able to get to my others stores when they get cases in and havr some better luck. I like Galadriel, but I don't need an army of her....of Saruman...or anyone else.

That crap right there is exactly why I'm refusing to touch this otherwise fantastic line.

After reading all of the great reviews (on product; not on odds), I decided to dive in. Picked up 2 cases from HT today. Same here ... same layout ... same figures except the front left Gollum vs. Pippin. Only difference ... no exclusives :blackeye:

Postby **Sanzdaman808** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:51 pm

I gotta say, I love, I mean absolutely LOVE these minis but Funko is on some real Bull "S" with these ratio and I mean that with all due respect

Postby **Geescube** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:03 pm

konko wrote:
TheBoilerman wrote:
synergy56 wrote:Well, in a good news/bad news twist - one of my Hot Topics posted they got a case last night. I got up early and was the only one waiting outside for the store to open. 3 beautiful utouched cases. Sounds all good, right. Well here is the bad news whammy. 3 cases and just 1 exclusive. 1 Lurtz. That's it. I am officially super NOT a fan of these new ratios. Well, hopefully I'll be able to get to my others stores when they get cases in and havr some better luck. I like Galadriel, but I don't need an army of her....of Saruman...or anyone else.

That crap right there is exactly why I'm refusing to touch this otherwise fantastic line.

After reading all of the great reviews (on product; not on odds), I decided to dive in. Picked up 2 cases from HT today. Same here ... same layout ... same figures except the front left Gollum vs. Pippin. Only difference ... no exclusives

woah... no bueno.

Postby **synergy56** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:16 am

Just saw the ratios for the Barnes and Noble set and I am so happy! So relived that these should be a little easier to get than Hot Topic, and with a chance for Arwen and the Nazgul as well!

Postby **Esko5150** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:37 am

synergy56 wrote:Just saw the ratios for the Barnes and Noble set and I am so happy! So relived that these should be a little easier to get than Hot Topic, and with a chance for Arwen and the Nazgul as well!

Are these out yet? Or did you see them revealed somewhere?

Postby **synergy56** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:45 am

Esko5150 wrote:Are these out yet? Or did you see them revealed somewhere?

Saw the pic on facebook, but I think it originally was posted on reddit - don't know what part of the country it came from.

Postby **mrxdoe** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:23 am

Still no info on Eowyn? Someone told me Lurtz would be 78.1 grams

Postby **bakivali** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:14 pm

Thank goodness the ratios are reasonable for B&N.

Postby **hailmary25** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:37 pm

Has anybody swung by their B&N, I am hearing they are only getting in 3 boxes?

Postby **Chaister87** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:47 pm

hailmary25 wrote:
Chaister87 wrote:
AnyGivenFunko wrote:Has the Barnes and noble exclusives showed up yet?

I still haven't even seen HT ones here in Cali

What is going on with Cali, did they all fall off a truck

They finally made it to the West Coast but so far not much luck finding the exclusives

Postby **AnyGivenFunko** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:50 pm

Chaister87 wrote:
hailmary25 wrote:
Chaister87 wrote:
I still haven't even seen HT ones here in Cali

What is going on with Cali, did they all fall off a truck

They finally made it to the West Coast but so far not much luck finding the exclusives

HT exclusives or B&N exclusives?

Postby **Geescube** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:08 pm

AnyGivenFunko wrote:
Chaister87 wrote:
hailmary25 wrote:
What is going on with Cali, did they all fall off a truck

They finally made it to the West Coast but so far not much luck finding the exclusives

HT exclusives or B&N exclusives?

B and N hasnt hit west coast. East only so far.

Postby **AnyGivenFunko** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:27 pm

Geescube wrote:
AnyGivenFunko wrote:
Chaister87 wrote:
They finally made it to the West Coast but so far not much luck finding the exclusives

HT exclusives or B&N exclusives?

B and N hasnt hit west coast. East only so far.

Ok. Thank you!

Postby **Geescube** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:34 pm

AnyGivenFunko wrote:
Geescube wrote:
AnyGivenFunko wrote:
HT exclusives or B&N exclusives?

B and N hasnt hit west coast. East only so far.

Ok. Thank you!

The stock checker is active though. So be on it!

Postby **RogueSolo** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:47 pm

Asked my GS this afternoon and the guy said his system was showing the closest Think Geek store (90miles) has a case, but not any of the GS stores.

Postby **Turtledoc** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:59 pm

Looking like BN are only getting 3 boxes a store. THREE BOXES. Why is this set so difficult, and what kind of store gets such little stock on its exclusives?

Postby **synergy56** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:13 pm

Turtledoc wrote:Looking like BN are only getting 3 boxes a store. THREE BOXES. Why is this set so difficult, and what kind of store gets such little stock on its exclusives?

Well that is...disappointing. Maybe Barnes and Noble didn't get the memo that they're supposed to be EASIER for us to get than the Hot Topic ones. Maybe we need to remind them lol

Postby **bakivali** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:35 pm

Maybe B&N thought they were ordering 3 CASES each lol

Postby **Mystlurker** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:14 pm

synergy56 wrote:Just saw the ratios for the Barnes and Noble set and I am so happy! So relived that these should be a little easier to get than Hot Topic, and with a chance for Arwen and the Nazgul as well!

This is the best news all week. A 1/6 good looking exclusive, and the gold one is only 1/12!

Postby **Grex54** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:19 pm

Just checked my B&N, and they had already sold their 3 boxes. The employee told me that as of right now that was all they're getting.

Postby **synergy56** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:45 pm

Why do I get the horrible suspicion that my Barnes & Nobles are all going to get theirs between this Saturday and Wednesday when I'm going to be down in SoCal?

Postby **HowardTheDuck** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:47 pm

I don't like 1/6 at all but I can't lie and act like I'm not glad Invisible Frodo is a little easier to get.

Postby **zodach** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:59 pm

Is there a page for these on the Barnes and Noble website yet? I couldn't seem to find one doing a quick Google search. I would like to check local store inventory if that's possible.

Postby **bakivali** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:11 pm

zodach wrote:Is there a page for these on the Barnes and Noble website yet? I couldn't seem to find one doing a quick Google search. I would like to check local store inventory if that's possible.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/toys-g ... 9698271721

Postby **bakivali** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:12 pm

Does anyone know if there's a Gamestop link up yet?

Postby **Geescube** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:16 pm

bakivali wrote:Does anyone know if there's a Gamestop link up yet?

not yet. I check everyday. However i will say this. The WB link is active, and the stores that i have found WB at, coincidentally have LOTR there too.

Postby **Vander** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:22 pm

My local B&N got their 3 in today:

Postby **synergy56** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:27 pm

Well at least it looks like everyone is getting at least 1 exclusive in the 3 boxes, sometimes 2 or a rarer regular mini. I'm selfishly hoping that if they don't show up by me tomorrow that they wait until next Thursday. Is that wrong? lol

Postby **Esko5150** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:19 pm

Got Gandalf in the mail today and he honestly just ties in all the characters so well. Felt empty without him.

Postby **nikegolferML23** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:53 pm

synergy56 wrote:Well at least it looks like everyone is getting at least 1 exclusive in the 3 boxes, sometimes 2 or a rarer regular mini. I'm selfishly hoping that if they don't show up by me tomorrow that they wait until next Thursday. Is that wrong?

I’ll do a don’t put out dance for you :blob4:

Postby **Jackson** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:18 pm

I've never seen Barnes and nobles exclusives. Should the prices drop significantly for the easier ones or will they stay high. I don't have any Barnes and nobles around me so I will have to buy them.

Postby **funko_poptography_89** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:16 am

I hope Barnes gets a wider distribution (I imagine they will)... 3 minis per store is lame imo. I was going to buy a case from them because they're cheapest, but used Hot Cash to clear out my HT as soon as I found out

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