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WOOHOO! Walmart Avenger Score!

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:01 pm
by Yankee John
I found an Atlantic Avenger at Wally World tonite! It had to have been a Christmas return. Mint and complete in the box, I got it for $25.

I truely thought that I would never find an Avenger.....

John

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:07 pm
by hworth18
Congrats!
Avengers haven't been in Walmart for a couple of years now, so if it was a Xmas return, it is really late.

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:20 pm
by ostketten
Nice find, glad it worked out for you. 8) I haven't checked prices lately but there was a time not long ago when you couldn't hardly give them away on ebay, not really, but those that did sell were going very cheap compared to the original retail. $25 is a great deal, I figure I will have to hang on to mine for quite awhile before I'll be able to recover anywhere near what I have invested in it. :cry:

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:20 pm
by hotrodrock
Have any idea how many WM's I have been in the last two years. Never saw an Avenger in any of them.

Re: WOOHOO! Walmart Avenger Score!

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:27 pm
by Airacobra
Yankee John wrote:I found an Atlantic Avenger at Wally World tonite! It had to have been a Christmas return. Mint and complete in the box, I got it for $25.

I truely thought that I would never find an Avenger.....

John
What store were you at? I'm located in the twin cities metro area and haven't seen any 1/18 scale aircraft for a couple years? Were there any left, or any other 1/18 scale planes there? More info please :D

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:34 pm
by VMF115
man that Avenger must fallen through the time warp in the back of the stockroom...... :lol: :lol:
Cool find 8) 8)

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:51 pm
by Teamski
Congrads! As mentioned, I think your Avenger was accidentally included in the return time warp with the Nimitz, hehehehe.....
Well done!

-Ski

Re: WOOHOO! Walmart Avenger Score!

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:22 pm
by Yankee John
I'm in New Ulm. The store is less than 2 years old; Last year they only had the Mustangs Old Crow and BBD, and a couple F104's.

Somebody probably either bought it or got it as a gift from another Walmart store, and returned it due to WM's "generous" return policy :D

John
Airacobra wrote:
Yankee John wrote:I found an Atlantic Avenger at Wally World tonite! It had to have been a Christmas return. Mint and complete in the box, I got it for $25.

I truely thought that I would never find an Avenger.....

John
What store were you at? I'm located in the twin cities metro area and haven't seen any 1/18 scale aircraft for a couple years? Were there any left, or any other 1/18 scale planes there? More info please :D

Re: WOOHOO! Walmart Avenger Score!

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:33 pm
by scbvideoboy
Yankee John wrote:I found an Atlantic Avenger at Wally World tonite! It had to have been a Christmas return. Mint and complete in the box, I got it for $25.

I truely thought that I would never find an Avenger.....

John
I'll have a Atlantic Avenger to sell sometime soon...that and a S1 F104. Soon as I get them form my sister house.

Still in box, can't vouch for the boxes condition as they were in a shed at my Dad's house.

DH

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:22 pm
by immeww2
Great find! Although, not as big a find as yours, I sometimes find older Hotwheel cars from the lates 90's and early 2000's on the shelf for sale.

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:50 pm
by VMF115
Now only I only can find a WM with a time warp that hasthe 1/18th f-4, Mig-21, b-25, ju-88,me-10 and a 1/18th fully detailed inside and out U-boat with full crew all on clearance .............. :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:21 am
by normandy
Wow that's a good find! The Avengers never made it to the North East and there hasn't been any 21st stuff on wally shelves in six months. :roll:

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:20 am
by Tambo
Lucky Dog. I never saw one in the store.