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<p>[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 178403, member: 4367"]I'll be willing to bet there is an internal or pipeline "Cherry Picking" operation going on. I used to collect HotWheels and always had a hard time finding TreasureHunts even when I bought a case. I know the stockers and the major retailers all have a case-buster on their staff and the management really doesn't do enough to halt such activity.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one time I really made a stink about it was at a TRU when everytime I asked for a case the tape sealing the case showed signs of tampering, big ones, like being torn and replaced with masking, etc. I finally was allowed to go into the storeroom and pick a case right off the truck and guess who got all indignant, yep 'Joe Stocker' was right there and tried to stop me. Kept saying I wasn't supposed to be back there, Hmmmm....</p><p><br /></p><p>I finally ended up with a pristine case after management got involved. I've never traded there since then...</p><p><br /></p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 178403, member: 4367"]I'll be willing to bet there is an internal or pipeline "Cherry Picking" operation going on. I used to collect HotWheels and always had a hard time finding TreasureHunts even when I bought a case. I know the stockers and the major retailers all have a case-buster on their staff and the management really doesn't do enough to halt such activity. The one time I really made a stink about it was at a TRU when everytime I asked for a case the tape sealing the case showed signs of tampering, big ones, like being torn and replaced with masking, etc. I finally was allowed to go into the storeroom and pick a case right off the truck and guess who got all indignant, yep 'Joe Stocker' was right there and tried to stop me. Kept saying I wasn't supposed to be back there, Hmmmm.... I finally ended up with a pristine case after management got involved. I've never traded there since then... Ben[/QUOTE]
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