Ollie's strike again

[Zippi]

So, when Ollie's gets their models in are they normally at a reduced price or will I see the normal $24.99 to $29.99 prices?

[Tom Geiger]

27 minutes ago, Zippi said:

So, when Ollie's gets their models in are they normally at a reduced price or will I see the normal $24.99 to $29.99 prices?

Ollie’s is a close out store. They’ll put them on the shelf at the $10 price. I dunno if they’re overstock from Round 2, but due to the volume of all the Ollies stores they are probably a special run made for them.

[Tabbysdaddy]

Car kits $9.99 semis $19.99

[TransAmMike]

It's been so long since I have seen any decent car kits at my Ollies I don't remember when it was, probably as long a 2 years,  But mine is not in a major city so that may be an issue.

[Dave Van]

25 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

It's been so long since I have seen any decent car kits at my Ollies I don't remember when it was, probably as long a 2 years,  But mine is not in a major city so that may be an issue.

Our Ollies is in Fairlia WV....not much smaller than that. We get 90% of what everyone else gets....I think it's just luck of the draw. Ollies send 20 cases of kits to each store....the mix is pot luck!  I bet since the kit dump started I have bought 50 kits.....some of mine have a $5.99 price one them....which is what they were the first dump. 

[Robberbaron]

On 11/1/2021 at 6:09 AM, Zippi said:

So, when Ollie's gets their models in are they normally at a reduced price or will I see the normal $24.99 to $29.99 prices?

 

On 11/1/2021 at 6:38 AM, Tom Geiger said:

Ollie’s is a close out store. They’ll put them on the shelf at the $10 price. I dunno if they’re overstock from Round 2, but due to the volume of all the Ollies stores they are probably a special run made for them.

 

On 11/1/2021 at 7:05 PM, Tabbysdaddy said:

Car kits $9.99 semis $19.99

Just to clarify: for the last several years, the standard pricing has been $9.99 for cars/SUVs/Pickups, $19.99 for semis.  With the current rampant inflation, I'd be surprised if Ollie's prices DON'T jump at least a couple bucks the next time they get a batch of kits.  As long as they stay about half the cost of HL at 40% off, they won't have problems moving them.

Regarding overstock, for years it seemed like that was what Ollies was selling.  However, it seems like virtually all the AMT/MPC stuff from the last couple years must be special runs just for them.  The production dates on the kits are usually just a couple months prior to the date they're sold - too short of a time for them to be sitting around at another retailer and then shuffled over to Ollie's warehouses, to then be distributed.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the weird Lindberg stuff (like the civil war cannon) that we keep seeing is still overstock from years ago.

Edited November 3, 2021 by Robberbaron

[Mark]

14 hours ago, Robberbaron said:

 

Regarding overstock, for years it seemed like that was what seemed like that was what Ollies was selling.  However, it seems like virtually all the AMT/MPC stuff from the last couple years must be special runs just for them.  The production dates on the kits are usually just a couple months prior to the date they're sold - too short of a time for them to be sitting around at another retailer and then shuffled over to Ollie's warehouses, to then be distributed.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the weird Lindberg stuff (like the civil war cannon) that we keep seeing is still overstock from years ago.

They may have received items produced specifically for them, perhaps to use up already booked production capacity.

On the other hand, those cannon and stagecoach kits are definitely old production.

I'd bet that if we see them get any Round 2 stuff in the closing months of 2021, it will be leftovers from the previously received stuff.  With all those ships waiting to be unloaded, I doubt we'll see anything heavily discounted anytime soon.

[OldNYJim]

Given that last time around it seems like not all stores got the same selection, they could pull a smart trick with any remaining inventory by sending kits to stores than they had the fire time around.

My local store, for instance had a bunch of late model Camaros but no VWS, and likely vice-versa at some other stores.

Not sure if they CARE enough to bother trying this though - they seem to disappear pretty fast when they get stock anyway...

[Mark]

They do seem to try to mix things up, so as to not send a large quantity of only one item to a particular store.

[mikemodeler]

Went to my local Ollie's (Matthews NC) today- AMT 97 Mustang kit (4 of them) and 2 each of the Boss Malone Truck and Western Star truck.

[RSchnell]

If this go round is anything like that last one, the 5 Ollie's that I checked in my travels across the state of FL had no kits aside from the Scooby Do stuff and a few late model Camaros. No trucks, no VW's nothing. I don't bother making special trips anymore. I did find 2 AMT '55 Corvette kits at the Ollie's in Merritt Island, FL just sitting on a shelf by themselves. They went home with me.

[paul alflen]

I'll bet with the Round 2 stuff going to Walmart this year will will not see the kits at Ollies. The kits for Walmart had a summer production date on them. The kits produced were made for  this Christmas's season(2021) Next year is another story!

[Zippi]

This is all that my local Ollie's has.  I was told they were getting a big shippment of models in.  

[wayne00]

I was in Seymour, IN store on Tuesday.

They had the Diamond Rio & White Western Star, I picked up one of each (if I would have had more money, I would have taken them all).

They also had the 97 Mustang GT.

   Rog?

[HomerS]

Hit one of the Cincinnati area stores on Friday.  Other than the toy area looking like post Black Friday chaos, no kits

[Zippi]

I've been checking Ollie's flyers a couple times a weeks and I have not seen any models.  Looks like no models this Holiday.

[deuces wild]

Bummer.....?

[Zippi]

Wife and I went to the Ollie's in Henderson Ky. yesterday and no models there either.  

[Tom99]

No models to be found here, in the local Houston, Texas store. 

Edited December 21, 2021 by Tom99

[maxwell48098]

On 12/20/2021 at 8:22 AM, Zippi said:

I've been checking Ollie's flyers a couple times a weeks and I have not seen any models.  Looks like no models this Holiday.

Looks like Ollie's shipment is sitting in one of those containers on a ship off the west coast.  It is my understanding that Ollie's kits are not excess inventory from Round2, but are produced especially for Ollie's by Round2.

 

A.J.

[1930fordpickup]

Flyer shows some kits are headed to the stores again.  Bunch of the quick builder revell kits in the picture for the 1/25th and a  tri5 chevy  for the 1/24th scale.  We will never know what is going to be there until we take a look. 

[Mike C.]

Gotta go up near that place today. Maybe I'll take a peek inside.

[iBorg]

Can you post a picture of what's in the flyer?

[Dave Van]

2 minutes ago, iBorg said:

Can you post a picture of what's in the flyer?

Ollie's says 'no flyer' in our region........????

[Mark]

I stopped at one store this past Sunday.  Only two kits, Monogram 1/24 scale '56 Chevy hardtop, and Revell snap '15 or so Mustang.

They're now $ 12.99.