Figure Swapping

[PlayNiceOrDie]

As I've been out hunting for 25th Joes lately, I've kept running into a common problem at a few Atlanta area WalMart stores: namely, someone's been returning EVO troopers & Shadow Guard figures.

 

At least according to the bar code.

 

What they've been doing though is taking the older clone troopers from the 2003 Pre-vintage/ROTS clones and opening the packs, then inserting the bar codes from the newer star wars figures over them, then re-stapling them and returning them to WalMart.

 

And of course, no one checks the back to see that they're basically 5-6 year old toys getting swapped out for the newer ones.

[Action Figure Soundwave]

Apparently You haven't been collecting for that long now have you ....... especially if you've never heard of swapping before. LOL

[PlayNiceOrDie]

heard of it, just hadn't seen that version before with swapping up the bar codes to fool walmart employees, as opposed to just returning it with a different figure in the package. lol i still have yet to see someone just try to put a green or tan plastic army man in a gi joe pack and try returning it. that would take some balls & a stupid employee!

[Black Zarak]

I still have yet to even see any Force Unleashed out here, either the scalpers are too fast for me or Hasbro's distribution really sucks.