TARGET’S SUMMER GEEK-OUT - THE SCALPING INDUSTRY IS IN SHAMBLES!

BREAKING NEWS:

TARGET’S SUMMER GEEK-OUT - THE SCALPING INDUSTRY IS IN SHAMBLES!

Over the last few days, Target held its Summer Geek-Out event, where the would sell various items from their ‘Collector’s Spot’ selection. This is an event aimed at us, the toy collectors, where they had many highly sought-after items back in stock. One specific thing caught the entire toy community’s attention, as they announced that all the G.I.Joe Classified Series Cobra Island figures (you know, the Target exclusive ones…the ones we poke fun at on a regular basis!) would be back up for order.

I like the “Last chance” part, basically saying “It’s on you if you don’t get them!”

Needless to say, thousands of Joe fans rushed to Target’s website/app to try to get their order in (and obviously, it didn’t go without any issue, and people reported getting error messages when adding items to their cart, but it seems that it was ironed out pretty fast and tons of collectors managed to secure their order). On wednesday morning, at 9am EST (6am PST lol), the Cobra Island Roadblock, Beachhead, Firefly, Cobra trooper and the likes found their way back on Target’s website, and on thursday morning at the same time, the Baroness set and the Cobra Viper were available for all to order. So, if you are in the west side of the US, and one of your colleagues looked tired on wednesday and thursday, you now know why!

This chain of event had huge ramifications on the scalping industry, which had used the Target exclusive G.I.Joe Classified series figures as their bread and butter for the past year…

Sure… They killed the line by enabling people to buy them.

An anonymous member of the S.C.A.L.P. commented: “How could they do that to us? You don’t understand! It was going so well, we had a network of Target employees getting us entire boxes of them, so that we could resell them at 4-5 times the retail price. And now, it’s all ruined! People will be able to get those figures at a normal price. When you add that to the fact there were no Comic Con the last 2 years for us to snag the exclusives from and make a mint from them, we may never recover financially from this. We will have to start a GoFundMe page for scalpers…”

And of course, the toy community delivered some great toy memes. Here are a few great ones:

Bill Moore on Facebook

The almighty @chaztheguru on instagram

And of course, as a community, we have to give credit where credit is due, and on behalf of all the people that managed to get their Cobra Island figures, after being patient and not giving in to the scalper prices:

@chaztheguru

Can anyone check on the few people that listed Cobra Island figures a few days ago at scalper prices? Are they ok?

More news at 11:00… Yo Joe June, now in July!

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“THIS IS A BLUDD DONATION!” - MAN BANNED FROM SEVERAL CLINICS AFTER OFFERING G.I.JOE FIGURES

BREAKING NEWS:

“THIS IS A BLUDD DONATION!” - MAN BANNED FROM SEVERAL CLINICS AFTER OFFERING G.I.JOE FIGURES

Last weekend, in Florida (I mean, where else?), a man in his early thirties was banned from several clinics after pretending that he was there to donate blood. Once he arrived, he filled all the required papers, and once he was sent to the nurses to donate his blood, the man took a G.I.Joe action figure from his backpack and offered it to the staff.

“We were really confused about what he meant by that, but then we saw the name of the action figure…”, said one of the nurses.

The figure was a G.I.Joe: Classified Series Major *BLUDD*. It turns out that this young man had misunderstood a message on TV, and thought that he was supposed to do a “BLUDD donation”, by giving away a Major Bludd figure.

We will keep you informed as this is an ongoing event, and we are still getting updates.

More news at 11:00… “I am a BLUDD donor!”

PS: Wanna do something fun? Take a picture of a Major BLUDD figure next to a hospital and use the hashtag #BluddDonation ! (I’m very curious if this will get even one reply!)

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WHO BROKE THE INTERNET? G.I.JOE AND STAR WARS COLLECTORS BOTH CLAIM TO HAVE CRASHED WEBSITES AT 1 PM!

BREAKING NEWS:

WHO BROKE THE INTERNET? G.I.JOE AND STAR WARS COLLECTORS BOTH CLAIM TO HAVE CRASHED WEBSITES AT 1 PM!

Yesterday (June 10th, 2021), at 1pm EST, many toy websites were in turmoil, as several pre-orders hit all at the same time, causing some crashes. But let’s rewind a little...

A week ago, during the Hasbro Pulse: Fan First Friday Yo Joe! livestream, the Hasbro G.I.Joe team announced a new G.I.Joe Classified Series set, including Snake Eyes and Timber, that would be available for pre-order on June 10th, at 1pm EST.

Then, this week, during the Hasbro Pulse: I am your father’s day Star Wars livestream, the Hasbro Star Wars team announced a plethora of figures (a new Rogue One Black Series wave, Black Series archives figures, and a new wave of The Vintage Collection), and all those figures would all become available for pre-order…you guessed it right…on June 10th, at 1pm EST.

So, of course, the inevitable happened. Tons of G.I.Joe and Star Wars collectors rushed to the big toy websites, which caused some of them to crash and become unavailable for some time. Some met crashes on Hasbro Pulse’s website. Others on Entertainment Earth or Big Bad Toy Store.

Here’s what we saw at 1pm EST…

ToyFarce has now witnessed people in Star Wars collectors Facebook groups that claim, with pride, that it is thanks to them that all the websites crashed. Others, in G.I.Joe groups, say that it is thanks to the G.I.Joe fans that the websites couldn’t handle the traffic. ToyFarce interviewed a random person from each side:

G.I.Joe collector: “Of course, it’s the Joe fans that crashed all! And on ‘Yo Joe! June’, no less! It’s our month! Have you seen that Snake Eyes and Timber set? It’s amazing! I’m sure all the G.I.Joe collectors worldwide logged in at the same time at 1pm EST sharp to get that one! We all know that, and you know what they say about knowing… YO JOE!”

Star Wars collector: “It’s obvious to me that it is the Star Wars collectors that crashed Hasbro Pulse, Big Bad Toy Store and the others. There were more figures coming out for us, so we have the strength in numbers! Like Han Solo, we shot first! The Star Wars collectors take that win!”

The S.C.A.L.P association refused to comment on which side they were on, but it is fair to assume that their bots probably had something to do with the crashes as well.

Either way, whether it is the G.I.Joe or the Star Wars collectors that crashed all the websites in order to get their new figures, the clear winner in this story is Hasbro! Next time, have a few Marvel Legends figures available for pre-orders at the same time too!

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TARGET SOON TO HAVE “MAJOR BLUDD” ON THEIR HANDS!

BREAKING NEWS:

TARGET SOON TO HAVE “MAJOR BLUDD” ON THEIR HANDS!

A few days ago, a wild Major Bludd figure appeared, out of nowhere, on eBay (it was super effective!)…

The figure appeared, with pictures courtesy of Galactic Trade Ship (check out their facebook page!). Here are some of the pictures from the ebay listing, along with the description.

That sounds a bit suspicious, no?

So, in a totally predictable (and hilarious) way, this is what happened next: People started to troll the seller, and placed tons of bids on the item. It started at $0,01…

…then it got crazier…

…and crazier…

…AND CRAZIER…

… UNTIL CRAZINESS OVERLOAD!

The listing has since been removed, due to the insanity. Some people started suspecting that it could be a fake, or a nicely done custom… until Robo from The Fwoosh, a pretty reliable source on all things toys, along with Luke_figuremeout, a lesser known toy review page, started posting *IN HAND* reviews. Robo says that the figure came from their P.O. Box, more or less anonymously, and Luke_figuremeout says that any comment asking where it came from will be ignored… THE PLOT THICKENS. Here are the 2 videos…

So, obviously, people started speculating even more!

So far, there are only 3 or 4 in existence (or only 2, if the 2 ones seen in the ebay listing pics are the same one that ended in Robo and Luke’s hands). So what is it? A very elaborate prank? A very good customizer that managed to fool the entire toy community? A leak that blew out of proportion after the ebay listing? Either way, “Major Bludd” is everything that G.I.Joe collectors worldwide want right now…

And of course, it’s a Target Exclusive (Target being an affiliate of COBRA, see old article : https://www.toyfarce.com/news/target-revealed-as-part-of-cobra ). So, to reiterate that glorious pun from the title: Target will soon have “Major Bludd” on their hands, if the figure actually comes out. People will fight for it. The first listing on eBay nearly went for $25,000 (jokingly), so you can be sure that scalpers will try very hard.

What do you make of it? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00… AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE

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REVIEW: SPREAD THE LOVE WITH PIMP DESTRO (aka PROFIT DIRECTOR DESTRO)

TOYFARCE REVIEWS:

SPREAD THE LOVE WITH PIMP DESTRO (aka PROFIT DIRECTOR DESTRO)!

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!

Suggested music to listen to while checking this review: “Careless Whisper” by George Michael, any Barry White song, Val Venis WWF theme…

It’s Valentine’s Day week, so we had to review a figure that screams “Love”, and who better than Hasbro’s G.I.Joe Classified Series Profit Director Destro (or P.D.D. or Pimp Destro for short)! This figure is loud, colorful, and amazing!

The art on the box is just perfect for that figure, even if inconsistent with other G.I.Joe Classified Series figures, with touches of bright pink and gold (or, you know…yellow).

Front and side

The figure itself is just a retooling/repaint of the regular G.I.Joe Classified Series Destro, but this is a rare case of when the repaint is 1000% better than the original one. I do not have the G.I.Joe Classified Series Destro, but I needed this one. LOOK AT IT!

“Hey yo’!”

“See anything you like?”

When it comes to accessories, that is where that figure really shines at. Obnoxious pink glasses? Check. A burning wad of cash? Check. An outrageous leopard skin cape? Check. Golden gun? Check. He also comes with the same suitcase with a computer and tons of cash in it as the regular Destro, but his is made of gold.

“Oh, you want to see my accessories?”

“Check out the cape.”

BEST. POSE. EVER.

He can also take care of people who would make fun of his outfit.

The figure has, as expected, a decent range of articulations, allowing many poses. Double elbows, double knees, butterfly joints, ab crunch, the whole nine yards, if you are familiar with modern Hasbro products.

“Nothing better than a nice stretch after a day of successful criminal activities”

“Thinking of you…”

“Do you like my V-neck? Would you like to see more?”

Pimp Destro can also be very playful, and will always be there for people who are searching for love, and who have money for it…

“I heart you!”

“Peek-a-boo! I see you”

“Pimpin’ ain’t easy…”

“How you doin’?”

Too bad I don’t have a WWE Godfather figure to go along with it, that would have made a nice photoshoot! How about you? Were you seduced by Pimp Destro? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00… Pimpin’ ain’t easy!

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TARGET REVEALED AS PART OF COBRA! HUNT FOR G.I.JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES FIGURES DIFFICULT ON PURPOSE!

BREAKING NEWS:

TARGET REVEALED AS PART OF COBRA! HUNT FOR G.I.JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES FIGURES DIFFICULT ON PURPOSE!

New year, new Target G.I.Joe Classified series figures release fiasco! Once again, Target dropped the ball, as hundreds (if not thousands) of collectors reported their frustrations about not being able to find the newly-released figures in their stores.

On January,1st, 2 new Target exclusive G.I.Joe Classified Series figures were scheduled to be released: Cobra Viper and Firefly.

Collectors from all around the United States gathered in front of their Target stores right before opening…and that is where the horror stories began…

Some were successful…

'“Score!”

While most were not, as can be seen in the many reports posted by Total Toy Recon ( @totaltoyrecon ), a dear friend of ToyFarce:

Some even had such a bad experience that it killed their passion for it, as we can see in that email sent to Hasbro’s customer service…

(ToyFarce sincerely hope that it was an overreaction, while being angry, and that someone who has been collecting for 40+ years wouldn’t drop their collection only because of the behavior of a pathetic loser ass-hat who doesn’t seem to have social boundaries).

ToyFarce and Total Toy Recon went deep undercover to reveal this SHOCKING scoop: TARGET IS AN ALLY OF COBRA!

Instagram user Marauder Ruben ( @marauder.ruben ) was one of the first to give us clues about it, when he revealed to us the new uniform of the Target employees:

Knowing that (and knowing is half the battle, right?), it all makes sense now why the G.I.Joe Classified Series figures are so hard to find! Cobra told Target to hide the Classified Series figures from their customers, so that collectors would become frustrated and start to resent, and hate G.I.Joe, while at the same time turning a profit, by selling the figures at unreasonable prices, in order to fund the organization’s activities!

The last time we heard from Total Toy Recon, he was planning to infiltrate one of the organization’s quarterly info-session!

We’ve heard that Total Toy Recon successfully managed to obtain a secret recording of what was said during the conference. Stay tuned!

Follow @totaltoyrecon and @marauder.ruben for more (and @toyfarce, while you are there!).

More news at 11:00… AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!

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GHOST STORIES: THE G.I.JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES COBRA ISLAND SIGHTINGS AT TARGET!

SPOOKTOBER NEWS:

GHOST STORIES: THE G.I.JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES COBRA ISLAND SIGHTINGS AT TARGET!

As we are now in October, or Spooktober, the month of Halloween, all the posts will be horror or halloween related. Don’t be too scared!

We have all heard the stories: Some say that they have seen them at the stores in person, but there is never any witness to confirm it… Some people have seen them marked ‘IN STOCK’ on Target’s website, for a mere few seconds, before being denied the purchase when checking out, because they were sold out... The G.I.Joe Classified Series Cobra Island wave is truly a paranormal phenomenon.

ToyFarce hired some of the world’s best paranormal experts to go inverstigate on Target’s website and at their stores, and it seems that even the Scooby Gang, the Winchester brothers AND the Ghostbusters wouldn’t be able to solve that one: There is a ghost in the distribution system.

“It’s a sadistic spirit that they have on their website. It will allow people to add the items in their cart, but will remove all the stocks right after, just to watch the collectors trying to order it get mad or cry. When we went to the store in person, we could see from afar a full shelf of the Cobra Island wave. It was them, for sure, 100%. When we got closer, the packaging just changed right in from of our eyes, to reveal they were actually Fortnite figures. There is something terrible going on at Target!”

More news at 11:00… And knowing is half the battle!

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5 THINGS WE WISH TO SEE AT HASBRO PULSECON 2020!

Last month, Hasbro announced the first-ever Hasbro PulseCon, “a 2-day virtual event that gives fans unprecedented access to their favorite Hasbro brands, music and entertainment”. Hasbro PulseCon will take place on Sept 25th and 26th on the Hasbro Pulse Youtube Channel. There will be bands like Tenacious D or Fall Out Boy.

Here are 5 things we are dying to see at the very first Hasbro PulseCon!!

5. A great introduction !

We hope that Hasbro will have prepared a nice video package to start the event, along with giving us a warm welcome as the event start. It would make us feel good!

4. An energetic staff !

Hopefully, the Hasbro crew will be as excited as we are, and really hyped-up about organizing their own Con, and it will be great to see them ecstatic during their announcements.

3. Some nice presentations !

Speaking of announcement, we hope the presentations will look great and use the same designs as the PulseCon poster, with the red, yellow and purple shadows. We can’t wait to see the content and announcements, but hopefully it doesn’t feel like a powerpoint presentation.

2. Surprise guests !

We already know about the a few of the guests (John Cena, Joe Manganiello, Ashley Eckstein, Henry Golding, Jason Reitman, and many more) and the musical acts (Tenacious D, Fall Out Boy, Lights), but we hope that there will be some surprise appearances, to keep us on our toes.

1. SOME GREAT F*CKING TOYS !

That goes without saying. With licenses such as Marvel, Star Wars, Transformers, GI Joe, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, My Little Poney, Dungeons and Dragons, etc…, it would be pretty freaking difficult for them not to announce anything cool !

What are your thoughts? What are you expecting the most? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00…CON!

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WALMART THIEF FROM OHIO ACCIDENTALLY STOLE MOSTLY PEG WARMERS !

 BREAKING NEWS:

WALMART THIEF FROM OHIO ACCIDENTALLY STOLE MOSTLY PEG WARMERS !

The toy collectors community has been shaken to its core this week, after hearing about some loser in Ohio that was caught on camera stealing a bunch of action figures in a Walmart, and even assaulting a Walmart employee. That is right, this man assaulted a fellow human being for a bunch of toys.

The first reports said that the man was stealing some of the new G.I.Joe Classified figures, which collectors have been searching for for weeks, while scalpers/resellers were selling them at a higher price.

ToyFarce News hired a team of elite experts to analyze the pictures and videos and the results are in: The Walmart thief from Ohio did not steal the latest G.I.Joe Classified figures, as he intended to, but he actually stole a bunch of notorious peg-warmer Star Wars Black Series Constable Zuvio action figures !

That figure is well know in the toy community as a peg-warmer, a completely unsellable figure, a character that no one cared about, that even the most completist of collectors passed on. Some say there are still stores on our planet that have a unlimited stock of them, kindly warming pegs in their store's toy aisle. 

ToyFarce News hopes that the man gets caught, but at the same time, we hope that his loot does not end up back in the store, because they have already restocked the shelves with more Constable Zuvio figures.

More news at 11:00... and may the peg-warmers be with you!

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