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NEW BATCH AT DOLLAR TREE
Topic Started: Sep 14 2016, 09:51 PM (324 Views)
Emptywallet
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Never saw these anywhere else.It seems like Dollar Tree is going to be my only resource for Matchbox anymore.
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Dean-o-mite
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Dollar Tree is my only source lately, as well. WalMart restocked ONE box of Matchbox, and I missed out on finding any of the licensed castings. Dollar Tree actually stocks what must be 8 or 10 cases at a time, which ensures more than one person can actually find anything. I still need to find the batch that includes those trucks, but I am hopeful at finding them at Dollar Tree someday.
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b2young
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Recent checks of DTs near me (yesterday and this past week) show batch G (the one preceding the one shown here, which is H) has been recently stocked/restocked. But, I'll be keeping my eye out with this news! Thanks!

This trend of DTs receiving and stocking successive batches regularly and steadily is a big change from years past around here. And it is truly refreshing in this age of Walmarts failing to keep up with currency, and other store chains flat out failing to carry a minimum count or replenish pegs when they go bare. I hope DT can keep up this improvement, especially since it's the sole survivor of the "$$ $tore Wars" in these parts.

I'm still in awe of the DTs around here having brought in batches D, E, F, G so far this year, in that order....though I have a recollection there may have been an interval between some successive batches where an older batch was received, but then the latest & greatest "NEW" assortments resumed in order. That said, I've done about as well with finding really NEW Matchbox (to me and in general) at Fred Meyer; Walmart and Target and Shopko have become big disappointments of late. And KMart is down to one store serving about 250,000 people. Not worth the trip up the highway.
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Chris W
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The Dollar Tree stores in my area don't seem to have this batch. (However they were a good source earlier this summer and I found the green Seagrave at Dollar Tree .)

However I have seen these models at several different locations of Wegman's supermarkets. So if you have a Wegman's nearby you may also want to check their stores.
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Milton Fox Racing
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Our stores seem to be a case behind as well! But they at least have them!!!
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Brian49
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Jealous here! Started checking some Dollar Trees this summer when many were reporting good luck with finding models there. No real muck here! Newest wave I have seen is C. In the past four week I have visited eight different DT's, some several times, nothing newer then C, some have models from 2015 and 2014 on the pegs! Maybe with a Christmas reset things will get better.
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Douglas
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Good news Thanks, now just to hope the one near me restocks with these at some point, the latest restock was a mix on older and really old issues.
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motorcitysteve
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DT's in the Detroit area have gotten the latest batch, but someone has beaten me to them and bought all of the VWs and A100s. I have visited six different locations. I did find one A100, but based on the overall quantity pegged at that store (about 3 cases), I think one got overlooked by the hoarder. DT is usually an easy source of new Matchbox. With just two models missing at almost every location, I'm fairly certain it's one person buying them all. I've collected Matchbox long enough to know that when a "hot" model is released, the flea market types start competing with collectors to find them on the pegs. The new Skyline is likely to be one of those models.........ugh.
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pjedsel
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We have some "free" time tomorrow while our son is at law school and our daughter-in-law at work so I might wander about and see what I can find at Dollar Tree, Wally and other stores in this area.
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