Lord of the Rings Mystery Minis

Postby **snowsiren** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:10 pm

Oh my god... I saw you say "3 boxes" and I was like, ok, three cases, they're probably just using the terms interchangeably. But no. You MEANT only three boxes. And I was already panic checking the stores because I REALLY don't want to pay out the nose for this set. >_<

Postby **repair-manmanmanman** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:26 pm

I've decided to make an honest effort to try and get sauron. I have a friend visiting New Zealand right now, I'm wondering if they sell these over there lol

Postby **ShyGuyPal** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:08 pm

Grex54 wrote:Wasn't able to get a layout for my HT case since the store took them out and put them individually on a self. However I was able to get a sealed regular case. Hope it helps.

TBL: saruman TBR: aragorn
TML: samwise TMR: boromir
TFL: galadriel TFR: samwise

BBL: gandalf BBR: gimli
BML: frodo BMR: legolas
BFL: frodo BFR: pippin

Got my case in today and got the exact same layout (except Sam and Boromir were switched left to right). I was hoping for Sauron or a Ringwraith, but at least I got Pippin. Saruman and Galadriel are cool though, just more commonly available it looks like. It does feel great to have the nearly complete Fellowship after one case.

Postby **Grex54** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:23 pm

ShyGuyPal wrote:
Grex54 wrote:Wasn't able to get a layout for my HT case since the store took them out and put them individually on a self. However I was able to get a sealed regular case. Hope it helps.

TBL: saruman TBR: aragorn
TML: samwise TMR: boromir
TFL: galadriel TFR: samwise

BBL: gandalf BBR: gimli
BML: frodo BMR: legolas
BFL: frodo BFR: pippin

Got my case in today and got the exact same layout (except Sam and Boromir were switched left to right). I was hoping for Sauron or a Ringwraith, but at least I got Pippin. Saruman and Galadriel are cool though, just more commonly available it looks like. It does feel great to have the nearly complete Fellowship after one case.

I've pick through several cases and what I found is the 1/24, 1/36, and 1/72s are in either the top front left, top back left, or bottom front right. I won't say it's 100% but its worked everytime for me.

Postby **Geescube** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:31 pm

galadriel -___-

Postby **CaseyJones14** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:35 pm

Talked to a B&N employee today and they said they have a shipment of 12 on the way for next week. So that's a good sign!

Postby **jrocksphotos** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:20 am

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Found 3 to only realize I left my wallet at home smh

Postby **BrienneTheBlue** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:21 am

I'm waiting for these to come out here. I'm thinking about picking up a case of 12 and then try and get the 1/24s I don't have from eBay. (I'm never that lucky to get the 1/72s but I did manage to do that with a picked over justice league box today!)

Postby **Grex54** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:57 pm

Hot Topic have them up on their website now.

Postby **hailmary25** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:35 pm

Picked up the there boxes from my local B&N and went 3/3 on exclusives.

All I need is Arwen and I'm done.

Postby **Mystlurker** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:39 pm

Grex54 wrote:Hot Topic have them up on their website now.

Interestingly the ones on their site do not say exclusive. I bought some with Hot Cash but I'll return them in store if they aren't.

Postby **Mystlurker** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:44 pm

hailmary25 wrote:Picked up the there boxes from my local B&N and went 3/3 on exclusives.

All I need is Arwen and I'm done.

Wow lucky duck!

Postby **Grex54** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:05 pm

Mystlurker wrote:
Grex54 wrote:Hot Topic have them up on their website now.

Interestingly the ones on their site do not say exclusive. I bought some with Hot Cash but I'll return them in store if they aren't.

They probably are the exclusives. I remember when GoT series 3 came out, their site didn't have exclusive in the description but they were. However you can't be sure until they arrive.

Postby **Grex54** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:08 pm

hailmary25 wrote:Picked up the there boxes from my local B&N and went 3/3 on exclusives.

All I need is Arwen and I'm done.

That's pretty crazy luck, maybe you should buy a lottery ticket. lol

Postby **ShyGuyPal** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:43 pm

thepopgod22 wrote::freddy1:
Mystlurker wrote:
Interestingly the ones on their site do not say exclusive. I bought some with Hot Cash but I'll return them in store if they aren't.

They should be the exclusives because they had them in the website picture

It looks like they have both the exclusives and regular ones on sale:

Regular: http://www.hottopic.com/product/funko-t ... 94138.html
Exclusive: http://www.hottopic.com/product/funko-t ... 14861.html
Looks like they're sold out the exclusives though for now.

Postby **Chaister87** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:39 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?

HT has hit stores, but so far none from Barnes. Oh and TRU has started to get some in too of the common case.

Postby **mrxdoe** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:01 am

Got super lucky, pulled a Lurtz off a fresh case at Santa Anita HT then Eowyn off a fresh case in Montebello (California). I was so happy seeing Eowyn I gave a Gollum to the HT employee that helped me out.

Lurtz comes in at 77.6
Eowyn comes in at 58.7
Both were somewhere in the top front two

These two weight exActly the same as a Gandalf and Boromir. I have to wonder how many of them I passed up. Oh well at least they’re both mine now!!!

Postby **GetLostYouPsycho** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:46 pm

Mystlurker wrote:
Grex54 wrote:Hot Topic have them up on their website now.

Interestingly the ones on their site do not say exclusive. I bought some with Hot Cash but I'll return them in store if they aren't.

Yeah, I ordered 10 using hot cash and then realized the next day that they were actually the non-exclusive ones. I wish I'd noticed before I ordered them.

Postby **Geescube** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:55 pm

mrxdoe wrote:Got super lucky, pulled a Lurtz off a fresh case at Santa Anita HT then Eowyn off a fresh case in Montebello (California). I was so happy seeing Eowyn I gave a Gollum to the HT employee that helped me out.

Lurtz comes in at 77.6
Eowyn comes in at 58.7
Both were somewhere in the top front two

These two weight exActly the same as a Gandalf and Boromir. I have to wonder how many of them I passed up. Oh well at least they’re both mine now!!!

im pretending i didnt see this... lol

hope i didnt pass on any -___-

every time i opened one of those it was exactly Gandalf and Boromir.

Postby **imdustin6** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:33 pm

Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

Postby **w00kiee77** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:40 pm

repair-manmanmanman wrote:I've decided to make an honest effort to try and get sauron. I have a friend visiting New Zealand right now, I'm wondering if they sell these over there

Depending on the stores, and if they're in the same boat as us to the west of them, our ETA on LOTR just got pushed out to March

Postby **GetLostYouPsycho** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:34 pm

imdustin6 wrote:Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

yeah, I'm really hoping the prices will drop. I really want Lurtz at the very least. My HT hasn't gotten in any new cases since the first two they got earlier this month, so I haven't really had a chance to look for them since then.

Postby **Ar7** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:59 pm

First try got Lurtz with the only box left at one store. That was the hook, now I have 3 Frodos and 2 Gandalfs. Good thing my buddies and I trade to help each other complete our sets!

Postby **FredKruger** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:05 am

imdustin6 wrote:Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

I'd recommend a scale, scales are cheap and help improve your luck. Much like reading this forums does by providing info others don't have. Scales are the future for collectors. No more 1/6 dupes for me.

Postby **purplesour2000** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:33 am

Was able to reserve 3 boxes at local Barnes and Noble today via their website. Might be worth a try if looking for the B&N exclusives.

Postby **imdustin6** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:14 am

GetLostYouPsycho wrote:
imdustin6 wrote:Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

yeah, I'm really hoping the prices will drop. I really want Lurtz at the very least. My HT hasn't gotten in any new cases since the first two they got earlier this month, so I haven't really had a chance to look for them since then.

when I saw glams I'm like witch king looks sweet as well as sauron...didn't realize king was an exclusive and its up there in price already...hoping it dies down...Lurtz looks pretty sweet too

Postby **Dayhiker** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:22 pm

new here and a huge lord of the rings fan. I love these minis. the Gandalf would go well with the Balrog Pop. and perhaps Merry and Pipping with Treebeard... lots of duplicates though. still searching for those exclusives though the boxes are hard to come by. Our gamestops don't have them. HT only got one case, and BN only 3 boxes which I missed out on...besides ebay, any tips to get sauron, and the nazgul?

Postby **purplesour2000** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:26 pm

purplesour2000 wrote:Was able to reserve 3 boxes at local Barnes and Noble today via their website. Might be worth a try if looking for the B&N exclusives.

Ugh.... I walked away with 2 Sam's and a Merry. No exclusives... *Facepalm*

Postby **Dayhiker** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:33 pm

purplesour2000 wrote:
purplesour2000 wrote:Was able to reserve 3 boxes at local Barnes and Noble today via their website. Might be worth a try if looking for the B&N exclusives.

Ugh.... I walked away with 2 Sam's and a Merry. No exclusives... *Facepalm*

I got a 2 sams and an Aragorn

Postby **dolphinax2** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:09 pm

Wanted to get these for my son's gf but have been unsuccessful

Postby **RBlue30** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:21 pm

has anyone seen a restock at hot topics in store? The workers don't know if they will get more so was curious if anyone has seen a restock yet. I really want that Lurtz!

Postby **Geescube** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:28 pm

RBlue30 wrote:has anyone seen a restock at hot topics in store? The workers don't know if they will get more so was curious if anyone has seen a restock yet. I really want that Lurtz!

Definitely not

Postby **RBlue30** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:49 pm

Geescube wrote:
RBlue30 wrote:has anyone seen a restock at hot topics in store? The workers don't know if they will get more so was curious if anyone has seen a restock yet. I really want that Lurtz!

Definitely not

oh dang. Thanks for letting me know. I guess eBay it is then

Postby **w00kiee77** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:48 pm

FredKruger wrote:
imdustin6 wrote:Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

I'd recommend a scale, scales are cheap and help improve your luck. Much like reading this forums does by providing info others don't have. Scales are the future for collectors. No more 1/6 dupes for me.

Yeah indeed... Scales, especially when Funko are going to persist with so many 1/6s and crazy ratio'd exclusives, are a necessity these days, if only to distinguish between a 1/6 Frodo or Sam (taking up 1/3 of each case!) and a 1/24 Gollum...

Mine has definitely saved me from getting even more Sorting Hat Potter trio or Snapes or Thestrals in their last series...

Postby **FredKruger** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:50 pm

w00kiee77 wrote:
FredKruger wrote:
imdustin6 wrote:Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

I'd recommend a scale, scales are cheap and help improve your luck. Much like reading this forums does by providing info others don't have. Scales are the future for collectors. No more 1/6 dupes for me.

Yeah indeed... Scales, especially when Funko are going to persist with so many 1/6s and crazy ratio'd exclusives, are a necessity these days, if only to distinguish between a 1/6 Frodo or Sam (taking up 1/3 of each case!) and a 1/24 Gollum...

Mine has definitely saved me from getting even more Sorting Hat Potter trio or Snapes or Thestrals in their last series...

Just bought 5, no dupes, no exclusives. Ratios are tough on this one.

Postby **Mystlurker** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:44 pm

w00kiee77 wrote:
FredKruger wrote:
imdustin6 wrote:Cant wait for prices to drop for some these (at least hoping they will) Some of these pieces on ebay are just ridiculous and its kind of fruitless to try my luck in store with people being sighted with scales weighing stuff

I'd recommend a scale, scales are cheap and help improve your luck. Much like reading this forums does by providing info others don't have. Scales are the future for collectors. No more 1/6 dupes for me.

Yeah indeed... Scales, especially when Funko are going to persist with so many 1/6s and crazy ratio'd exclusives, are a necessity these days, if only to distinguish between a 1/6 Frodo or Sam (taking up 1/3 of each case!) and a 1/24 Gollum...

Mine has definitely saved me from getting even more Sorting Hat Potter trio or Snapes or Thestrals in their last series...

I don't mind the 1/6 for the ones where they do that for the store exclusives like some of the Thor line. The way it works is then the 1/6 store exclusives work out to trade for 1/12 normals or even 1/24 in some cases. Whats crazy is anything over 1/36 (which are hard enough) as store exclusives. Hot Topic has a lot of locations but isn't known for restocking them much. I think this strategy must be paying off in the short run, but I think long run it will haunt them if people stop caring.

Postby **mrxdoe** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:49 am

Geescube wrote:
mrxdoe wrote:Got super lucky, pulled a Lurtz off a fresh case at Santa Anita HT then Eowyn off a fresh case in Montebello (California). I was so happy seeing Eowyn I gave a Gollum to the HT employee that helped me out.

Lurtz comes in at 77.6
Eowyn comes in at 58.7
Both were somewhere in the top front two

These two weight exActly the same as a Gandalf and Boromir. I have to wonder how many of them I passed up. Oh well at least they’re both mine now!!!

im pretending i didnt see this...

hope i didnt pass on any -___-

every time i opened one of those it was exactly Gandalf and Boromir.

I opened up many Gandalfs and Boromirs too. But I took a chance because I never seen these weights up front in a fresh case. I've seen Lurtz mentioned around 78.1 but my particular Lurtz, no matter what box , wrapping and black bag i use keeps coming in too close to Gandalf. Same with Eowyn.

Postby **Geescube** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:32 pm

yeeeeepppp.

Postby **Grex54** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:20 pm

HT exclusives are back up on the website.

Postby **w00kiee77** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:20 pm

Mystlurker wrote:I don't mind the 1/6 for the ones where they do that for the store exclusives like some of the Thor line. The way it works is then the 1/6 store exclusives work out to trade for 1/12 normals or even 1/24 in some cases. Whats crazy is anything over 1/36 (which are hard enough) as store exclusives. Hot Topic has a lot of locations but isn't known for restocking them much. I think this strategy must be paying off in the short run, but I think long run it will haunt them if people stop caring.

Yeah exactly... Even Disney Afternoon series did that with their 1/12 Scrooge and the Chip N Dales swapping out for Magica and swimming scrooge and Negaduck... It just seems a more logical and fair way to do it, but that's not the way their business division thinks... I fear like you commented at the end, that this will start to bite them in the arse and they won't understand it's because they keep screwing their fans with exclusives and rares and stop doing the more non-mainstream ones...

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