Ok, here is one of my BIGGEST pet peves of shopping for GI Joe. I absolutely hate going into any of my local Wal-Marts to look for new figures. They usually keep a good stock of them, and Ive had my best luck at them. Im more upset at the fact that some collector/scalper/THIEF is taking the figures they want and replacing them with either star wars, the corps, or older GI Joe figures. Today I found an 80's v of SE in place of the new SE. I have found 2 RAM cycles in several boxes in place of the Trouble Bubble. Thats right 2 cycles in one box. I bought a Target exclusive HISS at Wal Mart with darth vader in the turret. I have seen the weirdest things placed in the dvd box sets replacing the wx dominator and MASS device. Poor SE in the MASS has been almost nowhere to be seen. I have only found a few HISS w Rip It inside. Im having a feeling the next hot item will be that battle damaged BAT and Rocket launcher bat in the dvd that will be hard to find.

So what can we do as HONEST individuals to try and stop this. Ive gone to the Wal-MArt mgmt. They had NO clue what was going on... It had been months sitting on the shelves since the tainted items had been retured. Its obvious the reg employees i brought this tho thier attn dont give a rats a**. I have sent several e-mails to Hasbro. We all work very hard for the money we spend on our Hobby/Obsession. I think we deserve these figues/vehicles more than those who just want to make a quick buck on e-bay. Is it only happening here in my little podunk town?