Hasbro ML1 just got rarer?

Hasbro ML1 just got rarer?
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Action Figure ChatterSome of you may already know I work for Target Stores. Yesterday, all the remaining Hasbro ML1 figs were collected up by the sales floor team leaders and shipped BACK to the distribution center. It looks like Hasbro prefers to regrind these figures for recycle rather than see them go clearance. This is very bad news for customizers, as it means that all of the first series figures are going to be harder to come by. I suspect that Kmart and Wlamart all got the same instructions but remain hopeful that thier teams are too lazy to actually follow those instructions and pull the figures. Never fails something like this comes right before a rent payday for me!

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Posted by
greymonk on Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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Power Rangers on eBay
Literally this week!!!!
I'm convinced that most sellers of the newer MLs being sold on ebay are Wal Mart employees that are just buying the cases as they come in the door.
I called around again to all the WM and the again didn't know what I was talking about.
You can order Hulk and Iron Man direct from Hasbro.
And no new Bats... just a bunch of regular old Supermans... not even a Black suited one.
Hasbro now will reclaim these and yes they will clearance to a liquidator or keep for the website.
One Target in my area just got the ML2 today.
Remember there are 2 case assortments one with Thor, one without & the variant case. Each case is 8 figures just incase you count the figures on the pegs.
But KB has already had these for a month, so they are kinda old now.
Everyone else in So. Cal is clogged with the ser 1.
However I wanted a Planet Hulk & my Target ALWAYS plays games with us collectors, so today I got a Planet hulk and its probably been in the back as its a pink Annilus.
It just doesn't make sense for Hasbro to say to Target - "Hey we'll buy back all your left over MLs so we can melt 'em down." That is not how business works. You gotta remember - Target bought those from Hasbro to sell. Very few manufacturers are going to give retailers their money back on something that didn't sell - that's the retailers problem to deal with.
I just don't think that they are recalling all the ML Wave 1 figures to reclaim / recycle the plastic - can this even be done? You can still order any figure from the entire Hasbro series 1 direct from Hasbro. If they were going to recycle them for plastic why would they still offer them? Most likely Target is selling them to another dealer like KB Toys Outlet to blow out.
I think the Marvel Heroes Series 1 which, according to several web stores, is supposed to ship late June will be a HUGE moneymaker for Hasbro -
IF the Marvel Legends do go to the scale of the Star Wars figures, at least we can say "Hulk smash black man with red glowing sword". LOL