Heads up for Walmart, I guess:
Apparently, Walmart is doing a big feature station this fall for assorted lines. One side is all Hasbro collector lines. The shocking thing is that these displays even sport actual PRODUCT DISPLAYS akin to what you might see at Barnes and Noble or in Target Lego aisles. I'm assuming these are coming pre-assembled because this store I saw it hasn't carried GI Joe in almost 4 years, but the display had retro figures this store has never had.
For GI Joe product being offered, this display (assuming most are similar) had a 5 foot high block with some 4 pegs for Crystal Ball, 3 pegs for the 60th Firefighter, 1 peg for Retro Cobra Trooper, one peg for Deluxe Law and Order, one "peg" for the Night Force 2 pack (I saw the same weirdness at Target where they assigned a peg for the Voyager AotP figures), and a shelf space for the Stinger, priced at $75. Again, this store has not carried GI Joe since the Snake Eyes film was cleared out.
Also seen on the display are pretty much all the other Walmart con items like the Transformers Cybertron capsule and Star Wars figures.
Hopefully, if these displays are fairly common, figures like Crystal Ball should be fairly available. Keep in mind this is Walmart, so some stores might have this display up through the holidays, others will scrap it in a week with the figures jammed into the regular aisle or "seasonal" slots.
