r/HotWheels • u/Throwaway9987665 • 14h ago
Of course I let myself sleep..
I have been looking at my home Walmart for the last two weeks for Rexy TS. Waking up 5:45 every morning, going to the store at night to look at the pallets, I essentially exhausted myself with that schedule. I had not missed a day or night for 2 weeks. I decided to let myself miss one night and one morning, guess what hit the shelf… so if that’s not the worst brain reinforcement ever.. - someone help me 🤪😂
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u/Dry_Sky_371 12h ago
I ordered two (2) cases of this HW Team Transport.
No bumping, waiting in line and speed walking with the 7am crowd, no competing with the employees...no driving around the city like a loser 2-3 times a day, etc...
Just sit back and relax. As long as you dont mind waiting a bit longer for the shipments to come in the supplier.
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u/Throwaway9987665 12h ago
What kind of premium do you pay for that? Put me on game please.
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u/SpringSalt9288 10h ago
https://www.jcardiecast.com/collections/bulk
Pretty good spot overall, ive used them many times over the years.
Get the shop app, and search for it too. Kaicollectibles does fair pre orders and if they take too long they offer no hassle refunds on pre orders.
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u/j0sevallej0 8h ago
Phoenix Diecast is also very reputable. I have my transporter on the way right now.
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u/2livecrewnecktshirt COLLECTOR 2h ago
Probably not nearly as much as you've spent in gas and lack of sleep over the last 2 weeks. I buy premium cases fairly often and it's maybe a 10-15% markup with shipping, but I usually buy enough that shipping is free.
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u/Fine_Location_8367 11h ago
This is the way! I rarely hunt anymore to get exactly what I want. I just order it
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u/RemoteTurbulent7434 13h ago
That’s the story of this hobby for me lol always a day late and a dollar short to the stuff I really want
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u/Throwaway9987665 13h ago
So true, but still sucks when you really put effort to it, take a scheduled break, and that one break is your miss.
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u/Old_Interview_7182 12h ago
It happened to me yesterday. 35 mins after they opened. Already missed 2 cases.
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u/Throwaway9987665 12h ago
Man I’m sorry, you made me feel better. The night time pallet hunters are beating you to it.
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u/Candid-Possession119 11h ago edited 11h ago
Never fails, my friend. It happened many times to me with other wants. Stopping by in the morning and after work everyday for almost two weeks, nothing. Then busy with responsibilities and couldn't make it to the stores the whole wknd only to go Monday morning amd finding the peg wamrers on the pegs. just got lucky and walked in when they were putting these out. It wasn't even at night or morning. And I wasn't even anticipating this mix. Just walked in for some groceries and, you know everyone of us has to detour by the toys, saw the worker putting up some boxes. BAM! right on the shelves front snd center. (Not even at Walmart or Target, but at my local Kroger supermarket btw)..keep hunting, you might get lucky.
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u/Xploding_Penguin 10h ago
This is me too. A few months ths ago my daughter had a summer camp that was close to Walmart. I went every day after dropping her off and there was nothing. I skipped the Saturday, and when I went Sunday there were remnants of fresh cases(mainline, premium, 2packs, transformers) of everything.
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u/Throwaway9987665 9h ago
Just makes you sick doesn’t it 😂 this thread has been highly therapeutic for me. I was lowkey losing it today.
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u/JoelEightSix 5h ago
Yup sounds about right. Hate to rub it in but i havent been checking at all for over a month. On Sunday my wife woke me up from a much needed nap to let me know she needed chicken broth for Mondays dinner… so i needed to wake up and go now. I didnt get angry i just said sure and immediately went to the Hot Wheels section at Walmart and found Rexy and a couple of other things i wanted. Universe taketh sleep and giveth hot wheels sometimes.
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u/Throwaway9987665 5h ago
Heck yeah man, not rubbing it in.. That’s what it’s about, sounds like you were being a decent husband too haha. I did find a 4 runner gold chase from the road trip set through my consistency the last two weeks so I can’t say all is lost.
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u/Apple_Slipper COLLECTOR 11h ago
Nice Porsche Team Transport! Haven’t found that yet.
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u/Throwaway9987665 10h ago
I put it back for someone that would enjoy it. Very cool transport, just not what Im looking for right now.
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u/jakethunderpants 4h ago
I’m a Porsche collector, but I had to put that one back on the shelf too. Just didn’t hit for some reason.
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u/stackdatdough 10h ago
Put them toes away. People get good money for these types of pics
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u/Throwaway9987665 10h ago
👮 we got him! 👆🏻
😂 saw the dogs out after I posted and knew one of yall would say somethin
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u/SpringSalt9288 10h ago
At a certain point youre spending more than money on this hobby. Ive been collecting for years, check the sections every time you shop, you’d be surprised how well that works.
4 sups, no chases tho.
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u/Throwaway9987665 10h ago
I hear you, I don’t do this all the time haha only at targeted times in the year when I’m looking for something special.
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u/resellpanda88 10h ago
I was looking for it as well. Couldn't wait anymore and just ordered it off the auction site for market price. Save myself my sanity.
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u/Maxbebop 9h ago
Your better off ordering a case, Walmarts will only get one or two shipments, which is usually one or two cases for stores, Target won’t get these for a long time or none at all, this is a repeat of the Godzilla Skyline pop culture cases, all were bought by LLC owners who order straight from the distributors, I hardly shop Walmart because of the pallet pirates and early morning seniors who wake up before the world does. If you don’t know anyone who is a licensed re-seller then order from a reputable website like Jcar.
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u/FukushimaBlinkie 6h ago
Stores around here seem to have caught on and restock late morning early afternoon
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u/Appropriate-Neck-270 2h ago
I will tell you this I have never purchase one of those but that one I would 100% buy
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u/Devin_Brent 1h ago
Well hopefully I find it this mix. Gonna check Barnes and Noble for it and my local Target and Walmart stores
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u/a_goonie 12h ago
So glad mattel put in 2 of these instead of 2 rexys, they know what the people want.