Poe’s Point > A call for help (DCUC 5)

It pains me that I’m reduced to this, but I must ask you, dear readers, for some assistance.

As you know, I’m an avid collector of DC Universe Classics. And as you may also know, there is a wave exclusive to Wal-mart currently in stores. I had a deal arranged to get a set, but it fell through.

You can’t order the wave online, unless you’re willing to pay outrageous eBay scalper prices. And for some reason, there simply are none in Massachusetts. I’ve visited seven different Wal-marts in the past week and found no sign of them. I did find one Sonic Arm Cyborg at Kay-Bee Toys, which I’m happy to trade, if anyone’s interested.

So I’m putting the word out: if you live near a Wal-mart and come across this wave, would you be willing to pick up a set for me? I’m willing to pay cost, shipping + a bit extra for your effort, or alternatively, I’ll make you an excellent deal from my trade page.

The figures include: Amazo, the Riddler, Black Lightning, the Atom, and Eradicator. You can see packaged photos here.

You may be asking yourself, Poe, why don’t you just wait and see if they show up in Boston? Perhaps they’ll be like Legendary Comic Book Heroes and will swamp the pegs in no time. Well, I have two reasons: one, I’m impatient. But more importantly, I want to be able to offer you timely reviews of what is arguably the main focus of this toy line. It’s really all for you, dear readers. (Do you buy that?)

But I have a point to make beyond my pathetic begging. Yes, Mattel’s distribution issues are rampant, and this is a great example of that. And yes, exclusive waves are noxious when they trickle out like this in the Internet age (perhaps there’s an argument to be made in favor of street dates?). But one way to combat problems like these are to work together. Are there any JLU fans out there who can’t find any of the Target-exclusive JLU figures because there are no Targets near them, but are buried in Wal-marts with DCUC5? Are there any G.I. Joe collectors who could have DCUC5 if they wanted them, but really just want a Target exclusive Joe vehicle?

Let’s not let the scalpers on eBay take our money when we could be helping ourselves.

Anyway, if you can help me with DCUC5, please email me and let me know!

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11 Comments

  1. Newt

    I'll keep an eye out too. Unfortunately only one Wal*Mart around here has started carrying them… And as of yet they look to have not sold a single one of their 900 Wave 1's they got in.

    I need to pick this wave up for myself as well. But I've had some luck with DCUC so I'll see if it can shine on us both.

  2. Poe

    Well, best of luck, my friend.

    I wish I knew whether we'll be inundated with these in a month…

  3. Tom-Tom

    @Poe: IN, good sir. Your statement about the upper Midwest makes me hopeful for finding them.

  4. What I'm curious about is that I don't see where they even have room the shelves for DCUC.

    Out of all the WM's that I've been to in the area, they're all the same, and the only open shelf space I've seen is the Bokugon(sp?). Unless of course they put them with the TDK or just group it with the ML stuff.

    Who knows, maybe after Thanksgiving we'll be inundated with this wave.

  5. Poe

    The Northeast seems to be pretty bare, though apparently Kastor of Kastor's Korner has seen a few cases in Connecticut.

    Judging from eBay auctions, most are popping up in the deep South and the upper Midwest.

  6. nik

    me and my gf checked every wally in RI. a few in mass, I check rochester before leaving school and will be checking long island when i get home to my family. no luck yet, i just want a riddler!

  7. Poe

    @Tom-Tom: Are you in MA? If not, and you find DCUC5, don't forget me…

    @PT: I'm debating whether to give the Black Friday trip a shot. I may wait for some area reports first.

    @Monte: I'd sure appreciate you keeping an eye out…

    @Chuck: It sounds to me like ToyBubz has been hit-and-miss, but I wish you luck!

  8. Chuck20

    hopefully my toybubz order goes through. that would help out a whole lot.

  9. I'm already planning to seek them for a friend, but if I find more than one of any given figure, I'll let you know.

  10. Blech… I honestly don't know if venturing into a Wal-Mart on Friday is worth it, even for these guys. I've got two Super Wally's within a half-hour drive of me… we'll see how things go.

    😉

    -x

  11. Tom-Tom

    Wait till Black Friday, and then check. My brother and I are heading to a Super-Wal*mart about an hour from us that is usually good for comic figures. I'm going for the ML two-packs (hopefully both waves will be there), and if I see any of them, I'll get them for you.

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