As most of my readers probably know, I collect action figures. Recently I’ve been after the Hulk vs. Leader two-pack from Toy Biz. There have been a few Hulk figures over the years, but not many compare to this beauty. Or beast, as it were.
Hulk is even getting an Abomination to fight. The (store) hunt is on.
Yeah, that’s the reason I stopped buying figures. I got sick of store hunting for the ones I wanted. You gotta know a guy that knows a guy that works there to get your mitts on them.
I just thought of this, and I’m sure I’m not the only one, but why can’t I just bring up a web site and order the ones you want? Why are you forced to hunt? Or, is the hunt only when you want to find that Hulk with the sixth finger on his right hand?
Actually, I’m usually the first to hit eBay and buy whatever figures I’m looking for. In this case, I decided to see if I could save some money on shipping by finding them myself.
But considering the price of gas these days, it probably costs just as much to drive around looking for them. The only way to save would be to find the figures on a normal shopping trip to the department store–and given how these figures tend to sell, those odds aren’t good.