NECA - Target Haul-A-Thon 2023 Week 1

Shown below is a preview for NECA's fourth week of online 2023 Haul-A-Thon offerings which should go live later today at 8:00am CST on the Target Website and Haul-A-Thon Website. Below are the Target placeholder links for each TMNT item shown:- TMNT Animated Series Jersey Red & Grunt 2pk $54.99

- TMNT Archie Comics JagwarAlso shown below is another Hello Kitty Plush and some Sonic The Hedgehog items.

16 hours ago, Dmarvelous5000 said:

Congrats on the new baby girl, man!!!

Sorry I still aint sure how to tag previous posts while posting new posts lol...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you man ??

Congrats on the new baby girl, man!!!

Sorry I still aint sure how to tag previous posts while posting new posts lol...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

That Triceraton is nice. I'd really like to collect one of the Turtles lines, either cartoon or movie bit I have to see which one is cheaper and easier to collect.

Shown below is a preview for NECA's third week of online 2023 Haul-A-Thon offerings which should go live later today at 8:00am CST on the Target Website and Haul-A-Thon Website. Below are the Target placeholder links for each TMNT item shown:- TMNT Usagi Yojimbo Black & White $36.99

- TMNT Archie Comics Dreadmon $36.99- TMNT Animated Series Cartoon Short Gangster ( Dumbo ) & Tall Thug ( Dopey ) 2pk $54.99- TMNT Mirage Comics Ultimate Zog $49.99Also shown below is another Hello Kitty Plush.

4 hours ago, Dmarvelous5000 said:

The one I was able to score at was the Coral Springs Target on Westview Drive. I did get incredibly lucky, though, as it seemed that Target employees were literally in the process of putting all they had onto the shelves (even though this is supposed to be done by NECA vendors, at least at the store I work at, sigh).

They had quite the selection, missing only a couple of the first two weeks items. Idk if this specific Target is a hotspot for NECA collectors, but if you have the chance & desire to still find some stuff, I'd definitely swing by this one.

The boxes they were unloading from were not NECA boxes, they were what we at Target called in "repacks." This sounds silly, but this actually makes a big difference- in case you can't find any on the floor and feel like asking an employee that can search the back of store for you.

Best of luck!

Actually my wife used to work at that store and now she is in as a backup employee since we got a baby girl... It will still take months for her to be back and accept days to work. I will see if I pass by to check those TMNT figures man...???

On 3/14/2023 at 10:30 AM, TroyToy said:

That's the point. That's why when you go to Target--the ONLY PLACE locally to get the "good" stuff, T store managers actually have two NECA vendor spots. One is where you find all the NECA refuse they sell freely at their online store. The other is a very small, often obscured end-cap of empty REX-01, Mona Lisa, and Jersey Red 2-pack spaces. These end caps are not far from the rest but far enough to have to hunt all over to find--and sometimes you still don't. It's actually funny all the Targets pull this same thing. But they are all just following orders from Target corporate--who are all following orders from NECA.

NECA does not want to meet customer demands. When it comes to demand, they only want their products to stay high in it. Their business practices reflect no other regards.

I continue to try grabbing 2-packs when possible because they are gorgeous toys. But their manufacturers are scum. I would love to see them put out of business more than getting a Bikini April & Frolicking Irma 2-pack.

I've been able to find both spots at most Target stores- one usually near Electronics, aka 'The Collector's Spot," plus a random endcap not far by. One of the Targets I visited recently had an end cap exactly as you described, yet of course, it was empty. First time I saw an actual price tag & bar code for high-demand items like Rex-1 (still would not be shocked if those have even yet to hit the floor, tbh).

The Target I work at still has their first two weeks of Haulathon products locked up in the back, and being that they are in NECA vendor boxes, we really can't go digging through them...although, a man can only take so much, lol.

Perhaps my Target is unique in the fact that none of my bosses, up to the the Store Director, had any idea what I was talking about when Haulathon began. I suppose this cannot be an isolated case, but cannot be 100% sure.

I just wish NECA would satisfy demand (srsly like how many people are REALLY looking for these items?). Unless they want us to continue our collections by buying on eBay/etc., which I've had to do multiple times now sighhhh

On 3/14/2023 at 11:56 AM, Roadpigmaster said:

You're welcome Man... I went Sunday to the one in Sawgrass and no NECA Hauls event at all over there? so I didn't got anything... I'm looking to probably get me the Super Bebop and Rocksteady set and maybe the one with Lotus? I'm glad that I was able to help you ???

The one I was able to score at was the Coral Springs Target on Westview Drive. I did get incredibly lucky, though, as it seemed that Target employees were literally in the process of putting all they had onto the shelves (even though this is supposed to be done by NECA vendors, at least at the store I work at, sigh).

They had quite the selection, missing only a couple of the first two weeks items. Idk if this specific Target is a hotspot for NECA collectors, but if you have the chance & desire to still find some stuff, I'd definitely swing by this one.

The boxes they were unloading from were not NECA boxes, they were what we at Target called in "repacks." This sounds silly, but this actually makes a big difference- in case you can't find any on the floor and feel like asking an employee that can search the back of store for you.

Best of luck!