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Looky what I found at target this morning






I saw it and my jaw dropped
it was sitting in a stack of other 1:32 above a shelf sticker saying unimax 1:32 vehicles $25
and so I scanned it as I always do at walmart and target in case of any errors, I was still buying it of course. I mean my own elefant to repaint?? Without over painting an enthusiast version?
For $25? I'll take it.
I tried scanning it and the Target scanner said "error item not entered"
So I went up front with my other purchases grimacing at spending $25 during this rough time so close to xmas
Well it didn't scan. So she asked
"Do you know how much this is?"
I said no, I have never seen one before and it's the only one back there like it"
all true, and I didn't know for sure its price because I have never seen one before and at one target an action stug can be $20 and another $25.
So she called over a manger, who took it away to figure it out. I paid with my gift card for what I had yet to ring up and caught up with her. He kept trying hard to get a price. Finally she got one.
She said " Well this is an item we are discontinuing, so it priced down and might be marked to send back as defective, but that's just an error,. I don't see it broken just going to be discontinued. The price here says it $4.98"

!!! silent unexpressed joy!!!

"Do you still want it?"

"Uh sure I'll take it."

"You sure?"

"yes, I am. "


so I walked out of Target with a $5 Elefant action series for me to paint and save me about $60 buying an Enthusiast.


wow, what a good day and got better as it went along. Jeez
Elefant...action series all ready for a weathering paint job...
drool

and yes I can scan the receipt for proof

I would go check all your Targets local to you and scan any elephants you see. The barcode saying to mark it $5 may be in the Target computer nationwide

The back of the box also showed an action, US duce and a half and king tiger out there somewhere.

Son of a @#$%^!

Good find. You just might be able to talk me into venturing out today yet. Not likely since my area has nothing new (despite builing and opening a new Target), but I'll keep trying.

MV

Let's put it this way, this elefant wasn't there a week ago. It just "appeared"
Its a super target near my house i go to all the time and nothing changes.
I checked 3 others around town ,after i got that elefant, to see if they had new stuff marked wrong...zilch. Nothing even interesting, just the usual s2 marders, camo shermans, FW, double nothins, Chinese inf, artillery figure sets, 1:18 Bradley and shermans, awful FoV figs and 1/48 items

but there was a camo M1 Abrams that was enthusiast in an action series box. It was definitely enthusiast, figure and all was weathering and hit with washes...it was $25

Nice find Cabe! Wish I had your luck!

WOW, great find... some people have all the luck.

Geez, that's a find!!

WEIRD find, now i need to find the tigers like i did at a target out on the freeway once and some action king tigers

I am clenching my teeth as I write this... Jealousy!!!!

A few months ago I went to a Target looking for the FOV 1/32 M5A1 Stuart, but couldn't find one. As I was leaving, out of the corner of my eye I saw an M5A1 with a bunch of unrelated toys--for $5 and it was the last one. I've seen the M5A1 sell for $30-$35 online--which doesn't include shipping.

if you want action grade Stuarts and Lees try Toys R Us if any left open around you, mine has STACKS of $20 Stuarts and Lees

Oh my, oh my...... can the Deuce be far behind????
Be still my beating heart!

well it shows an action version on the back.

btw
are you having trouble finding any deuce and a 1/2 trucks? or are you wanting cheaper priced versions to maximize the number you can add to you die cast army?

I feel so bad, I payed little over a $100 for two Enthusiast versions.And you found a action series for $5 bucks!!!!! Nice find cabe. Im going to

well, its not like i don't want an enthusiast version. My funds are a little bit negative to the extreme. Dang babies and stay home mommies are expensive

I never found a Lee, but I always wanted one.

I never found a Lee, but I always wanted one.

meaning an action version?

Yes, it never showed up at target. I always thought it might.
The enthusiest never came to my hobbyshop either.

oooooooooooooooohhhh......

is that you or the ghost?

* Probably just a ghost. I had one of those puppets when I was a kid. "Casper the friendly ghost".

......... no but seriously , that's almost ridiculous. Everybody deserves to get lucky sometime or another though.
Lord knows , I've had my share of breaks. Ya' never know what yer' gonna' run into on Safari .



Mitch v MG

Casper and I are both in awe. Luck like that is an awesome thing.

I'm jealous. I'm going on recon tomorrow, I hope I'm as lucky. Hell, I hope I even find one at all!

weird how sometimes the action version can be more rare than the enthusiast. If I wanted an enthusiast Deuce Truck or Elefant I can log onto my seller right now and buy it. Now if I wanted an action version I wouldn't know what to do but drive in circles

Ruger wrote:Son of a @#$%^!

Good find. You just might be able to talk me into venturing out today yet. Not likely since my area has nothing new (despite builing and opening a new Target), but I'll keep trying.

MV

Don't bother, unless the Visalia Targets have better selections than in Fresno. (That is always a possibility ) I've only seen new modern FOV vehicles - the Baghdad 2003 M2 Bradley and the Baghdad 2003 Abrams in the woodland cammo. Both were, however, the Enthusiast grade

They are at the Herndon & Willow and Riverpark Targets in Fresno, if you are interested.

The Hickory, NC Target is a wasteland.