>>11607064>Exceptionuhh... if they're being found in NATION WIDE CHAINS like Ross and Marshalls, that's not an exception. Nevermind you can find nearly every wave at these nationwide stores every single year since launch. Everything is ~75% off, instead of the 50%-25% like you usually see Marvel Legends, Dragonball, TMNT, or DC Multiverse lines if they show up at Ross.
Go look at the older GI Joe general to see deluxe sets for as cheap as 1.99 when they were originally $35.
Also, take a closer look at that image i posted. Those GI Joes are 4.99, not "$7-8".
In many photos in the GI Joe thread, you can also see that the MSRP is $15-$12, which means Ross/Ollies got them when Amazon/Target/Walmart dumped their stock at clearance prices, instead of being remainders from a distrubtion warehouse somewhere (actual MSRP would be listed).
STores dumping their stock like this is why a lot of Walmart stores don't even carry GI Joes anymore. In my area, 3 Walmarts don't carry the line, and i have to travel further out to an actual Super Center WAlmart to find them. These "distribution" issues have been an increasingly common report since the movie line failed (it's not a distribution issues, it's simply these specific walmarts no longer being able to carry GI Joes due to poor sales).
And the reason you probably have trouble finding Joes in your area is because deals like this are hard to pass up for resellers. Even if they sell them at 50% off MSRP, they make a good profit.
