Target's 2023 Summer Geek-Out Collector Event Kicks Off On June 16

[JayC]

Target has announce their their 2023 Summer Geek-Out Collector event will kick off on Friday June 16. Over the course of six weeks (6/16-7/21) on each Friday at 8am CT they will drop pre-orders for new exclusives from various toy companies. While there have no specifics on which companies or exclusives will be dropped, generally we see companies like NECA, McFarlane, Hasbro, Funko and Mattel participate in this event.

When more details become available we will be sure to let you know.

[marionlawless]

Hey, more items I won't be able to find!

[ClarkKent]

Are they preorders?  That isn't what the image says.  

[JayC]

13 minutes ago, ClarkKent said:

Are they preorders?  That isn't what the image says.  

They are generally pre-orders. Things like for NECA if its the TMNT Animated Series Bugman & Electrozapper 2-Pack And April v2 which go up (And likely it will be), those are already hitting physical stores so the pre-order window will probably be short.

[ClarkKent]

1 hour ago, JayC said:

They are generally pre-orders. Things like for NECA if its the TMNT Animated Series Bugman & Electrozapper 2-Pack And April v2 which go up (And likely it will be), those are already hitting physical stores so the pre-order window will probably be short.

The previous Collector Events weren't preorders.  I received all of the NECA TMNT within a week of when I ordered.

[Roadpigmaster]

Either way it will be the time to order those figures at Target online so I will have to be ready to get me April... I never found the first April version at my local stores.

[toynewman]

Target's 2023 Summer Geek-Out is LIVE for the first week and we have some new Masters of the Universe product pre-orders from Mattel. This includes the Masterverse Deluxe Whiplash, Masterverse Deluxe Slush Head and Origins Sun-Man: Zap-Man, Kikto and Micro-Laser 3-pack. The only ones that are Target exclusive is the Masterverse Deluxe Slush-Head and Sun Man 3-Pack with Zap-Man, Kikto and Micro-Laser. Until next time!

[Faceless]

And I think this finishes the Sun Men. Bravo. Now if we could finish off the original line.

[Dmarvelous5000]

Target employee here; I saw NECA's tmnt 4 pack, April, Splinter and Collusus Napoleon Bonafrog in our back room about a week ago.

The thing is, NECA products are technically "vendor" products, meaning that us lowly Target employees CANNOT stock them, inventory them, or even put them on shelves so that people who truly want them can actually buy them. That being said, the NECA vendor quality has drastically diminished in the last few years, so I get why stores are getting the product out during the demand window (or, before it, in many cases). Most times, NECA doesn't even show up, and if they do, it's like 4-8 weeks after the "event" Target seems to promote.

I got lucky and was able to nab a Collosus Napoleon, but missed out on the rest- mainly April and the Electro/Bugman 2 pack. They are all gone at the store I work at, which sucks cuz I still don't have an April!

Anyways, I'm just trying to do my part given that I have some info most avid NECA collectors don't.

My advice: whenever there is a Summer Geek Out or Haulathon, frequent your local Targets in the days before the event is supposed to begin. Also, if you are able to befriend a Target employee or someone close to the situation that may be able to give you a heads up or scoop, def do that as well. Like ToyFarce said, most Target workers (including management and yes, even UPPER management) have no f***ing clue what NECA is or when their events are.

In short, we're basically on our own with NECA drops at Target, at least for the time being.

Happy Collecting to All!

Peace & Love,

Amonymouse

 

On 3/16/2023 at 10:12 PM, Roadpigmaster said:

 

 

On 6/9/2023 at 1:16 PM, ClarkKent said:

The previous Collector Events weren't preorders.  I received all of the NECA TMNT within a week of when I ordered.

I'd be SHOCKED if these items were or will be available for pre-order. Most of them are already gone in my area and were mostly sold out before this event even began. Moreover, we don't even have the vast majority of NECA items in our system due to them being handled by NECA themselves. Example: we could have 2 April O'Neils on our shelves (or....somewhere in the store), but our system still says "on hand inventory: 0".

Essentially, we are on our own when it comes to NECA drops at Target. Some stores may offer legit services that can land you some product, and even as much as I'd hope that could be true, it's increasingly more difficult to even fathom it happening.

That being said, I do not believe any NECA tmnt products have "officially" been announced for the 2023 Geek Out? Could be wrong, but, I'd bookmark those hyperlinks that connect you to the product's page on Target dot com. Who knows, maybe they still have a few in their distribution centers.

Happy Hunting!

 

 

[Roadpigmaster]

16 minutes ago, Dmarvelous5000 said:

Target employee here; I saw NECA's tmnt 4 pack, April, Splinter and Collusus Napoleon Bonafrog in our back room about a week ago.

The thing is, NECA products are technically "vendor" products, meaning that us lowly Target employees CANNOT stock them, inventory them, or even put them on shelves so that people who truly want them can actually buy them. That being said, the NECA vendor quality has drastically diminished in the last few years, so I get why stores are getting the product out during the demand window (or, before it, in many cases). Most times, NECA doesn't even show up, and if they do, it's like 4-8 weeks after the "event" Target seems to promote.

I got lucky and was able to nab a Collosus Napoleon, but missed out on the rest- mainly April and the Electro/Bugman 2 pack. They are all gone at the store I work at, which sucks cuz I still don't have an April!

Anyways, I'm just trying to do my part given that I have some info most avid NECA collectors don't.

My advice: whenever there is a Summer Geek Out or Haulathon, frequent your local Targets in the days before the event is supposed to begin. Also, if you are able to befriend a Target employee or someone close to the situation that may be able to give you a heads up or scoop, def do that as well. Like ToyFarce said, most Target workers (including management and yes, even UPPER management) have no f*cking clue what NECA is or when their events are.

In short, we're basically on our own with NECA drops at Target, at least for the time being.

Happy Collecting to All!

Peace & Love,

Amonymouse

I got April this morning at my local Target at Deerfield Beach man... the other pack you mentioned is there waiting for you, the Electro Boogaloo

[JayC]

The Target 2023 Summer Geek-Out event week 2 kicks off later this morning at 8am CT and this time we will be getting new McFarlane Toys Ninja Spawn, Jokerized Batman, Jokerized Joker and Superman Vs Doomsday

[Roadpigmaster]

Good for the DC fans... Doomsday

[Reno]

I immediately jumped on the Doomsday 2-pack, but passed on the rest. I'm still tempted by that "Jokerized" Joker and the Ninja Spawn variant though....

[toynewman]

The Target 2023 Summer Geek-Out event week 2 starts NOW with McFarlane Toys Ninja Spawn, Jokerized Dark Knight Trilogy Batman, Jokerized Dark Knight Trilogy Joker and Superman Vs Doomsday MegaFig 2-Pack!

[Lord_Scareglow]

That Batman joker thing is so appalling IMO, why? just stop with the nonsensical Batman Variants, I'm not even sure what's going on with that head with the green spray paint on top, was this a thing in the comics? because the base body of this seems like it's a movie figure? Also is that Superman head in the Doomsday pack, the same head just painted differently as the Ultraman in the other 2 pack?

but all that Aside Doomsday does look pretty sweet, and I'm kinda likely this Ninja Spawn re-paint, but as far as collector con offerings go none of these seems like must gets.

[RobertD]

44 minutes ago, Lord_Scareglow said:

Also is that Superman head in the Doomsday pack, the same head just painted differently as the Ultraman in the other 2 pack?

Looks to be the same as the McFarlane Store Exclusive "Angry Eyes" (Poison Ivy possessed) Superman, repainted.

[steve72]

MAAAANNNN!!!!-  I NEED THAT 2 PACK!!

[Satam]

Jokerized Joker ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Homersteam]

I got that Superman vs Doomsday set! Makes up for that horrid Super roided-up smiling Ted Cruz/Handsome Shrek vs Ultraman set yesterday. An angry Superman going up against Doomsday = Awesomeness!

 

[JayC]

The Target 2023 Summer Geek-Out event week 2 kicks off later this morning at 8am CT and this time we will be getting new Mega Construx Pokemon Motion Chairzard set and the exclusive Hot Wheels 77 Pontiac Firebird or Aston Martin Vulcan sets.

[toynewman]

The Target 2023 Summer Geek-Out event week 3 is now LIVE and this time we will be getting new Mega Construx Pokemon Motion Chairzard set and the exclusive Hot Wheels 77 Pontiac Firebird or Aston Martin Vulcan sets.

[JayC]

The Target 2023 Summer Geek-Out event week 5 kicks off later this morning at 8am CT and this time we will be getting new Hasbro items including the Black Series Disney+ Obi-Wan Series Darth Vader, Black Series Disney+ Obi-Wan Series Commander Appo, Star Black Series Captain Cardinal Helmet, Indiana Jones Adventure Series Map Room Indy and Transformers Masterpiece Movie Series Bonecrusher figure.

[RobertD]

I honestly had no idea this was still going on. 

[paurru]

they look weird especially with the shield looking like a pizza

[toynewman]

Shown below via RobDToys is an in-hand look at the new McFarlane Toys Target Exclusive DC Comics Gold Label Collection Superman vs Doomsday Action Figure 2-pack. You can purchase this figure from Target.com with suggested retail price of $59.99.