Wally World seemed to have some difficulty rolling out Origins. By keeping stock low, they are making it way too easy for scalpers to do their dirty work. But let’s not forget that Walmart is also at least partly to blame in this debacle. I think collectors agree that scalpers are the worst. It’s even more ridiculous that there are plenty available on eBay for half that price. What really drives me nuts about this behavior is that, very often, the items don’t even get sold! It’s been a few days so far and nobody is buying this. Some spineless scalper had already flipped them back onto the site! MSRP on the Skysled is $30, and this despicable jerkwad is attempting to re-sell them at $107 dollars each. And by the time I clicked through to purchase, all 5 units were gone. I have stock alerts set up, so I knew within a few minutes they were available again. Walmart put 5 of them up for sale on their website. This happened to me earlier this week, so it’s a prime example. Walmart and MOTU have an even more devious case of scalperism as these pirates are able to turn around and immediately put their plunder up for sale on Walmart’s website.ĭo you follow me? They actually buy out Walmart’s entire stock of… let’s say, Prince Adam’s Skysled. But Walmart’s approach to distributing these awesome goodies is creating a cottage industry for scalpers. Mattel will keep making these until everyone has them. Scalpers love to buy limited-run collectables by the case, then flip and sell them for massively inflated prices on eBay.īut the thing is, Origins is not a limited run. If you’re a collector of almost anything, you’ll know how having exclusive rights to sell certain items usually results in massive upcharges from third-party sellers. For this brief moment, the Origins release of He-Man, Skeletor, Battle Cat and the rest of the MOTU gang are still being sold only at Walmart. Just like in the old days! These two are ready to battle!īut as of this writing at the tail end of 2020, scalpers are choosing to ignore the impending overstock of MOTU toys that’s just around the corner. There’s even a chance that, once Walmart loses exclusive rights to distribute, Origins toys will start making their way into clearance. So no, He-Man Origins toys are not worth money. On January first of 2021, Mattel will release the Masters of the Universe Origins toy line to all retailers that want to carry it. However, Walmart does have a lot more Origins figures in stock now, including the awesome Battle-Armor Skeletor and He-Man! Use this affiliate link to have a look! If you make a purchase from this link, it’ll help out the site and keep us in business. Castle Grayskull seems to be readily available online at Target, but Walmart and Amazon only have it at scalper prices. Orko, Trap Jaw, Tri-Klops and Roboto are still very tough to find at MSRP. All retailers are having a very tough time keeping certain figures in stock. Update November 2021 – Since writing this piece, MOTU Origins has indeed become available at most major toy retailers including Target and Amazon. November 19, 2020Novemby Steven Long In Uncategorized 2 Comments
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