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By Kingpin
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Having set the nostalgia ball rolling with their range of Ghostbusters: Afterlife roleplay toys, Hasbro is looking to capitalise further on the ongong love affair with Kenner and the Real Ghostbusters brand with a re-release of select figures from the 1980s toyline.

Featuring reproduction tooling and packaging, the range includes:

Dr. Peter Venkman - With removable Proton Pack and Grabber Ghost accessories.
Dr. Ray Stantz - With removable Proton Pack and Wrapper Ghost accessories.
Dr. Egon Spengler - With removable Proton Pack and Gulper Ghost accessories.
Winston Zeddemore - With removable Proton Pack and Chomper Ghost accessories.
Green Ghost with food accessories.
Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.

The Kenner Classics figures are priced at $14.99 each, and are due for release this spring at Walmart in the United States, and Zavvi in the United Kingdom.

Visit the topic to view for a better look at the figures.
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mrmichaelt wrote: February 23rd, 2020, 12:23 am Is it these? Not live yet but these should be the ones (Scroll down the page)
https://www.walmart.com/m/brands/Hasbro ... QgHzbFUJ2s
The first link works, but the others say, "Sorry, the page you are looking for could not be found." . . . Walmart is really dropping the ball here.
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I don't think they DID go live yet. I've been refreshing all day, and the links for Egon, Winston, and Ray are all still broken. I can't even find a link for Peter. :sigh:
By Coover5
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I know some people put their action figures in protective plastic clamshells. Can anyone suggest a brand suitable for the Kenner figures? I'd love to display them but keep them safe too.
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I see the Walmart links for the Egon, Winston, and Ray figures are up now, but there's still no pre-order option (it just says "out of stock"), and I still can't find the Peter figure anywhere.
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By 910dohead
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I assume the Venkman link is already up but where exactly? The link will most likely be located at: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ghostbusters ... ber-Ghost/ and then a random 9 digits. The link itself is a redirect as you can type in any 9 digit number after the link description and get any random product. I tried a few times and got stuff like a weed wacker and a breast pump. What matters is knowing what the 9 digit code is at this point unless they actually post links. Trying to find that 9 digit code is having to try millions of different combinations. No patterns either as its all random.

Actually, the links can be shortened to just walmart.com/ip/ and the 9 digit code.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/503897003
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Pretty soon the Brits are gonna buy 'em all before us Yanks have a chance...
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By 910dohead
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Bison256 wrote: February 25th, 2020, 11:14 am Thank god! I just placed my pre-order. $96 dollars for childhood nostalgia, are we crazy?
Well, seeing as though these retailed for $6.99 back in 1986, that's about $16.50 when you compare it to inflation in 2020. I think we're getting a deal and our parents must've loved us a lot to want to see us that happy. Especially when minimum wage back then averaged less than $5 an hour. Groceries or Ghostbusters? I mean, they could've just bought you that one $3 Go-Bot that nobody cared about. The 1980's Constable Zuvio.
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Got ONE! (Actually 12, i ordered the entire line twice, one to open, one to make a shadowbox unopened display out of)

But i never pre-ordered from walmart and they charged my account, but from what i gather they return that money (they call it a hold) and then actually charge me when it ships right? (June 2nd acording to them)

Is that how it works? I sent them an email and i think thats how it works lol.

Anyhow, so stoked to get them!

Cant wait :blush:
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Bison256 wrote: February 25th, 2020, 11:14 am Thank god! I just placed my pre-order. $96 dollars for childhood nostalgia, are we crazy?

i paid double that, but im getting 2 of each, one to open, one to display :blush: ...i must be insane then lol
By Bison256
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yourbigpalal83 wrote: February 25th, 2020, 12:53 pm Got ONE! (Actually 12, i ordered the entire line twice, one to open, one to make a shadowbox unopened display out of)

But i never pre-ordered from walmart and they charged my account, but from what i gather they return that money (they call it a hold) and then actually charge me when it ships right? (June 2nd acording to them)

Is that how it works? I sent them an email and i think thats how it works lol.

Anyhow, so stoked to get them!

Cant wait :blush:
I haven't decided if I want to open mine right away or not. If they re release kenner ecto-1 I will open them and store the figures and accessories in the car and display it like that.
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Walmart is saying the figures are "out of stock" again. Does that mean they sold out already?... If so, I'm glad I got mine, but dang.
Last edited by ghoulishfright on February 26th, 2020, 4:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
#4931659
Only the four Ghostbusters action figures have apparently sold out. Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man still have their pre-order links up. Hopefully, the links for the four Ghostbusters will become active again. I did not get a chance to pre-order any of the figures myself yet.

@Bison 256, I have not heard any thing about Hasbro reissuing the Ecto 1 from the Kenner toy line yet. Hopefully if the reissued Real Ghostbusters action figures sell well enough, Hasbro might consider offering Ecto 1 and other Kenner era toys for sale.
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