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General => News => Topic started by: AgeOwns on January 03, 2016, 01:26:50

Title: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: AgeOwns on January 03, 2016, 01:26:50

With the Olympic Games coming up in Rio this year, I was hoping playmobil would reissue their Olympic themed athletes again this summer.

It's a shame, I have a handful, (volleyball, gymnastics, dueling, swimming, karate) and some of my friends kids want them, but they're extremely expensive or hard to fine (like the balance beam)

BUT in the 2016 sale that came out in December, I didn't see them offered.

Could they reissue them with new colors to preserve the collectables?

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Robbie on January 03, 2016, 06:39:26

I don't think the will re-issue them. In my opinion, they were slow sellers. Many shops in my area still have them. Some even ended up at Tuesday Morning, too.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Birdie on January 03, 2016, 11:58:32

Yeah I was going to say the same thing. They have been sitting in the reduced price area for years in local toy shops around here.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Rasputin on January 03, 2016, 14:42:47

Same story here. Geobra seemed to have a hard time moving them at a reasonable pace.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: sunflower on January 04, 2016, 13:51:52

Over here too even at this moment you can find them at cheap drugstores.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: AgeOwns on January 04, 2016, 14:12:09

I know a little girl that would love to get the balance beam (5190) or uneven bars (5191).
Please let me know if you can help me out with either or both of those.

FYI, they go for $40-45 on amazon, and I haven't seen many on eBay... I never encourage scalping, but there may be other parents and collectors on the search.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Rasputin on January 04, 2016, 14:15:45

Quote from: AgeOwns on January 04, 2016, 14:12:09

I know a little girl that would love to get the balance beam (5190) or uneven bars (5191).
Please let me know if you can help me out with either or both of those.

FYI, they go for $40-45 on amazon, and I haven't seen many on eBay... I never encourage scalping, but there may be other parents and collectors on the search.

Playmofriends unite, find ageowens a set for his little girls imagination needs one

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: leefert on January 05, 2016, 00:04:24

Quote from: AgeOwns on January 04, 2016, 14:12:09

I know a little girl that would love to get the balance beam (5190) or uneven bars (5191).
Please let me know if you can help me out with either or both of those.

FYI, they go for $40-45 on amazon, and I haven't seen many on eBay... I never encourage scalping, but there may be other parents and collectors on the search.

I will keep an eye out in my travels

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Birdie on January 05, 2016, 16:10:30

I will too, although if you have to pay shipping from Belgium to the States, that might make it too expensive. I'm pretty sure I can find them for a few euros though.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Salamander on January 05, 2016, 18:44:20

I never even saw the uneven bars here! I'm not sure what made that one so rare/popular.  My local stores also still have some of the other ones left.

Title: Re: Will the Olympic figures come back this year?
Post by: Robbie on January 06, 2016, 03:42:12

Quote from: Salamander on January 05, 2016, 18:44:20

I never even saw the uneven bars here! I'm not sure what made that one so rare/popular.  My local stores also still have some of the other ones left.

I've never seen this one before either.