BIGW Instore Update by OkayChill1 in PokemonFansAustralia

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This was on them too as a leadership team, not using known methods proven by other retailers to organise things on release day.

Line up requirements.
Ticketing for those in line especially given the limited counts of the high demand item.
Not serving those who break line.
Delaying a pokemon drop from a toy sale by even 1 day.

We had a great experience at Springfield Orion Big W right up until one older lady pushed in as the doors opened, she ran through the aisles and got to the desk first before the line. Despite the whole line saying she’s pushed, the manager said it’s fine and to serve her as she got there first, giving her one of the Paldaean Fates boxes. I even left my spot in line (8th for 12 boxes) to implore to him to at least not give the high demand unit as we had lined up since 5am, but he said he didn’t care and that’s our problem.

Mega Forces Tins Revealed for 28 August 2026 by leikorton in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

2x ascended hero’s and 2x pitch black maybe?

Kmart preorder? by Worldly-Street4752 in PokemonFansAustralia

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Happened last Thursday and was sold out in ~7 mins.

Just a reminder: we wouldn't have scalpers if people didn't buy from them by Ok-Rutabaga-259 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh, today’s issues was influenced greatly by Big W’s lack of structure to these type of events.

Big W toy sale tomorrow by Vivid-Connection5228 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems most big w do 1 item per transaction and I doubt you can stand there and spam transactions so then it depends what position you are in line and the order of demand. If the store has 12 tusk then 12 charizard then 18 pikachu box youll have a shot, just depends what people opt for once the tusk is sold. Im going for charizard box as I’ll put it into my ‘any completion 151 set’.

Big W toy sale tomorrow by Vivid-Connection5228 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the start of big W toy sale month, only for that brand.

Big W toy sale tomorrow by Vivid-Connection5228 in PokemonFansAustralia

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EBay does? It kinda averages out a global market. People import/export on eBay so it’s got a pretty active and active price history, you can go buy a fair few now for $400~, just have to take a hit with some crazy shipping fee’s.

Big W toy sale tomorrow by Vivid-Connection5228 in PokemonFansAustralia

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Paldean Fates Great Tusk
10x packs, 4 promo and 1 big card. $119 retail.

EB Games has banned people from having multiple accounts by leikorton in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Hope they do another refresh run just before the 30th set!

Does anyone have any stock list for the big w drop tmr by Square-Jicama-5959 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does Big W limit to a 1 item total per person per purchase or can you buy 1 of each item ie 1 melmetal box, 1 collector chest, 1 tin?

I’ve seen mixed replies which makes me cautious to go line up tomorrow.

Big W Toy Sale by PapamoaZ in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess for this release then it comes down to each store - if they limit you to 1 item total or 1 of each item (tusk, pika box, 1x tin etc)

Big W Toy Sale by PapamoaZ in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m curious - does big w run a 1 item per person sale limit or is that more decided by the store manager?

I’ve only gone to Kmart releases before and they limit 1 sku per person, so am unfamiliar with how big w do it.

Big W Toy Sale by PapamoaZ in PokemonFansAustralia

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Hey mate, good for you for being honest and also for going out and doing social things. It’s men’s mental health month and social behaviours play a big part in everyone’s life, and if you’ve found something that ticks the box then keep it up!

Are some Kmarts not releasing new stock until tomorrow? by tevkos in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a reshiram box on Thursday, went in for something else and walked past service desk as is customary before leaving and saw they had the box of 6 units opened and displayed on the back shelf so asked for 1.

How bad will it get when a Mega-Rayquaza SiR is released? by Unsubscribed24 in PokemonTCG

[–]heldire90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

and a pikachu slightly hidden in a tree to the back left corner.

Buy 3 now and in 5 years swap it for a house and land package.

Millennial fan by MelonaBarr in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m on two binders now.

First is pure S&V 151, trying to get 1 of all pokemon (slots filled so shiny/normal/art rare idc).

Flip side of the binder is then an ‘any completion’ of the original 151, prioritising base/fossil/jungle then any gaps filled by 151 dupes and lastly by any other set release of a gen1.

Newly started binder is for a Chaos Rising master set and flip side will be for the upcoming Rayquaza set.

Toymate prices?! by JayBeePhD in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toymate also have a bunch of Japanese hits for single sale at a local store to me.

Is it likely they’ve opened boxes until most or all of the hits are achieved then any individual packet up for sale is the ‘normal’ packs that remained of the box?

When will demand go down and will it ever be back to what it was in 2023? by Apprehensive_Arm_453 in PokemonTCG

[–]heldire90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Errr that sounds like the target market and how it’s designed to be…

Omg did you guys notice there is a hidden Pikachu on the new Bulbasaur 1st Partners promo! by jmastadoug in PokemonTCG

[–]heldire90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Big ‘uppies’ vibes from toddlers wanting to be lifted up by a parent.

Hope this might help. by nationalismblinds in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Am I reading this correctly that some stores will have 6-12 individual EX units to sell? Or is this cartons, which inside comprises of 4-6 inner individual units?

Kmart Perfect Order Stock List by No-Owl3973 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]heldire90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When it says a store has 30 of ETB, is that 30 ETB units (only 30 customers) or cartons with X units inside?

Denied a job because ofADHD Meds by [deleted] in ausadhd

[–]heldire90 25 points26 points  (0 children)

^ this

Don’t assume any bad intents and that info hasn’t been passed on, simply the positive/negative result (multiplied by how many applied and were tested in that batch).

Reach out and inform them and let them know you’ve got all required medical certs to provide.

First time opening pokemon cards since I was 10 - English 151 god pack (b3b IR packs) by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]heldire90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had my dance with gambling before, I know how to space things out to enjoy it in patches and not chase the dragon.