Wait, Operation Bear Trap sets are still available in the Club Store? I thought they were only making enough to cover pre-orders for the second run?

Not for sure- but I believe they still had a minimum they had to run before a manufacturer would even turn on the machines or keep the same price point for the club-- so I think once they crossed a threshold for preorders they moved forward- figuring they could sell any overage.

https://www.toyarama.com/store/2012-3-3 ... c-p385.php

It looks like you can still order the Operation Bear Trap set.

I just received mine in the mail last week.

Convention schedule has been released. For everyone other than Golden Ticket holders, package pickup begins Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Attendees will receive an email with their pickup time based on order of registration. I believe this is the first confirmation of a parachute drop for this year, too. Maybe a Night Force Crazylegs?

Pretty much. They fell short of the MOQ by 100 or so. Turns out there was more complaining than actual demand.

So the way I read that is the sales room is only open for 3hours on Friday--- seems like a waste (in reality it seems like this convention is only 2 1/2 days (not the 4 they keep hyping)

And having never been - how does the parachute drop thing work...

Why do I picture- figures dropping from the sky-- and people punching each other on the ground.

If the dealers are the only reason you're going, I guess. That aspect of the convention is pretty low on the list of reasons I like to go.

The way they do it now is clear out an area for kids to catch the figures. If any travel beyond that area, the adults are free to catch and keep them, but the figure will be for sale in the Club store after the drop. Personally, I just like to stand back, watch, and then buy the figure.

I stopped at a Walgreens last night, and actually found the POC Cobra Commander from the wave 5 series that was never in my area...crazy. So if anyone somehow still sees a Jungle Bat or Crazy Legs in the wild, please let me know! Thanks!

Crazylegs wasn't in the assortment that Walgreens was getting recently, but the Jungle B.A.T. was. My local Walgreens stores have moved on to Retaliation figures, but people in other areas are still reporting Pursuit of Cobra finds here and there. It's worth stopping to check other Walgreens locations in your area if you find yourself near one.

I've also seen reports of the same PoC figures being found at Rite Aid stores, but all the ones around me still have The Rise of Cobra figures for $12.99 or so.

Or not.

I hate how terrible the distribution was for POC after Wave 2. A few figures I never found, a few I only found once. I don't really have much interest in getting a moneybags Destro for $40 or whatever the Ebay price is.

TRU put out some more POC a few months ago, but it was just more Wave 1 and 2 stuff. I don't know why Hasbro had to make so much of that and so little of the rest - those were some great figures.

Next wave arrived yesterday-- Cover Girl and Grunt--

I know everyone knew Grunt was going to be a waste of a figure- but it is confirmed-- total waste of a figure-- might as well be an Action Force figure from Wal Mart..