NECA Provides Release Schedule For Target And Walmart TMNT Products - Says Working On Fixing Availability Problems

I really hope they find a good way to keep their product on shelves with more availability. I am not looking forward to hunting down super shredder, tokka and rahzar.

19 hours ago, Belmont13 said:

I appreciate the effort on NECA's part with the schedule and everything but I have this nagging feeling that it won't help much in the long run. The Casey Jones/Ralph online debacle and the fact that it looks like the Walmarts are only getting 2 at a time doesn't inspire much confidence.

No, it won't help much. The biggest thing NECA could do to remedy things would be to sell their own batches of these figures like Hasbro did when Amazon F'd up the pre-order for their Star Wars exclusives back in May. But I doubt they're manufacturing stuff in the kind of numbers Hasbro does, so I doubt this will happen.

I appreciate the effort on NECA's part with the schedule and everything but I have this nagging feeling that it won't help much in the long run. The Casey Jones/Ralph online debacle and the fact that it looks like the Walmarts are only getting 2 at a time doesn't inspire much confidence.

17 hours ago, JayC said:

NECA will start revealing their 2020 SDCC exclusives starting next Tuesday (7/7) and throughout the week. They will also give the breakdown on retail availability for them. I believe a number of them will be released at Target and Walmart stores.

Are they planning on doing all of their exclusives through big box retailers instead of their own website or is it just the turtles they are doing this way?

Walked into the second Wal Mart yesterday morning and found two Casey Jones two packs

on the pegs. I picked one up and left the second for another collector. They're hitting stores only in number of two which I believe should be way more.

NECA will start revealing their 2020 SDCC exclusives starting next Tuesday (7/7) and throughout the week. They will also give the breakdown on retail availability for them. I believe a number of them will be released at Target and Walmart stores.

I think the best solution is to offer these up through some sort of pre-order ala Super7, that way you know that you'll get one for sure instead of on the day drops that sell out instantly. Or make these fan channel exclusives, this way there will be more places and more opportunities to get these.

NECA needs to take a different avenue here to get these in people's hands that want one, they don't want to upset their loyal fan base. A happy customer is a returning customer!

2 hours ago, Roadpigmaster said:

Can I finally get the Bebop and Rocksteady set?

Amen. Those figures need to get back out there again before I can get excited about any of these.

6 hours ago, JayC said:After last week's debacle with their Walmart exclusive TMNT Movie Casey Jones and Raphael In Disguise 2-pack sale, NECA has said they have heard the feedback from you and are actively working to improve things. Expect news in the coming weeks regarding our SDCC offerings and future TMNT availability online.They have also put out this phase 1 release schedule for both their TMNT Target and Walmart products for in stores and online.Cartoon Target Exclusive-Wave 3 - 7/16, 8/6, 8/20-Metalhead - 7/16-Bebop And Rocksteady Restock - 9/3SDCC Exclusive Items (Target Exclusive)-Exclusive Figure Boxed Set - 7/23-Exclusive Merchandise Bundle - 7/23Movie Walmart Exclusive-Casey & Raphel In Disq - 6/29-Leonardo/Donatello - 7/6-Michelangelo and Raphael - 7/6-Super Shredder - 8/10Arcade (Specialty Exclusives)-Wave 2 - 7/14While it's nice to have these release dates, the real fix for the problems collectors have had finding these items, is making sure the stores are stocking them in sufficient enough numbers. If the product is made readily available, then the scalpers won't buy them all up to try and resale them on the secondary market, because the demand will no longer be there for that. In other words they have to start shipping enough so they don't sell out in seconds, or require someone having to be there the moment they are put on shelves in order to get them. As much as we hope NECA is successful in accomplishing that, at this point we will believe it when we see it.

Can I finally get the Bebop and Rocksteady set?

I wonder what the exclusives this year are going to be, I really hope these get to my country sometime soon cause Im still waiting for wave 2 of cartoon and Movie figures to hit the shelves here and the reveals keep piling on