"
Back in the days, 2-3 weeks ago, it was harder for us collectors. We had to go and check multiple stores before striking gold." Those are the words of a disgruntled collector who had to go through
14 stores to find the items he wanted, back when the
Target Haulathon hadn't even
been announced yet. Now, we can get them in a few clicks...
ToyFarce investigated.
We sat down with
Stephen, a collector who visited multiple
Target stores over several states in order to find the new
NECA items that would soon be revealed as part of the
Target Haulathon event. "
Back then, I was a hero to my peers. I took personal time off from work to go and visit several Targets, multiple times a week, and when I started to find the NECA TMNT Punk Turtles, or the two-packs, people couldn't believe their eyes. I worked hard for this, so yeah, I'm upset!"
The items in question were the
NECA action figures from the
Target Haulathon event, which started to pop up at stores weeks before the event was even announced, due to the inability of
Target to keep items in the back until the event actually started. For weeks, collectors were victims of
FOMO (
Fear of Missing Out) and were anxious to get the new items. A few weeks later,
Target and
NECA announced that the figures would be easily available online, with drops every Friday on their website (
Kudos to them for that, it gets easier each year!)
"
I was the first to get some of those figures, and people respected me. Now, anybody with a Target account can order them on their phone while in the bathroom..." added Stephen.
More news at 11:00... "
Sometimes, patience is the key to victory." - Captain America
*ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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