Walmart Collector Con started yesterday, and with it came confusion, chaos and lots of pre-orders! The event, scheduled over
2 days, failed to make that clear as hundreds of collectors took to social media on Day 1 to show their discontent that they missed out on a pre-order for a figure...
that wasn't up for pre-order yet! Also,
NECA held a livestream on
Walmart, and teased a new line of houseware, including a
revolving tray and
chairs?!
CONFUSING SCHEDULE?
"Did I miss it? - Available on the 15th at 7am - So... I missed it?" (Actual conversation witnessed on Twitter)
For their
Collector Con,
Walmart first gave us a sneak peek on
March 7th, showing all the figures that would be available at the event, on
March 14th and 15th (
you could already click on the items that you would want to buy to see the time when they would be available, but that's not important). The event started on the 14th at 7am PST, and
confusion ensued. "
Did I already miss the NECA Casey Jones?" asked a collector. "
Wait, are the WWE figures already sold out?!" asked another. "
It shows that it's unavailable, this is BULL***T!" tweeted a third one.
It turns out that,
as the schedule had mentioned, only half of the selected items would be available on the
14th, while the others would be available on the
15th. Additionally, a few of the
NECA figures were going to be only available at
12pm EST on the 14th, during the
NECA livestream on that same website (
which was advertised at the top, with a countdown, mind you) and it was enough to confuse the community.
"
Half on Day 1 at 7am PST, a few more NECA at 12pm PST during a livestream, and the second half on Day 2 at 7am PST? I don't get it."
NECA LIVESTREAM TEASES!
Speaking of the
NECA livestream,
Blaine and
Mike from
NECA showed us the figures available during the event (
the same ones that had been revealed during the sneak peek the week before).
Ghostface Inferno!
D&D 50th anniversary Warduke!
Last Ronin Casey Jones! But wait...
there's more! Some eagle-eyed collectors managed to see items that were displayed in the background, as a
tease...
Wait...
ENHANCE!
After doing simple regular
stands, it looks like
NECA is teasing doing
revolving trays (or '
Lazy susans') as well! This one looks pretty neat, all black, and will allow you to have a
360° look at your figures! If it looks like a sewer cover from TMNT, it will sell out
immediately!
Wait...
what? ENHANCE!
Oh my god, YES! NECA is finally stepping into the chair territory!! The chairs were teased during the stream, as we could see
Mike spin left and right on his (
both directions, swivel?!), while
Blaine seemed to sit comfortably. Bar stools from NECA?
Sign me in! Rumors say they'll be adjustable! Oh yeah, there was also a
Ultimate Silence of the Lambs box in the background...
LIVE UPDATE:
After some thorough journalism, we have managed to get the scoop on the chairs, and here is your first look at them!
Special thanks to
Blaine (@blainerthings) and
Mike (@pooz_art) for the exclusive look!
What did you think of
Walmart Collector Con? Let us know in the comments!
More news at 11:00...
Just imagine... TMNT themed bar stools (Cartoon, Movie, Mirage and Last Ronin)!
*ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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