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And then there was one. Â The 2018 Hot Wheels P Case has dropped, leaving only the Q to come. That also means that, this late into the Hot Wheels year, there are very few surprises. Â We essentially know what is coming. Â That can make a case like this one seem a bit of a dud, …
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It must be the end of the quarter. Â Mattel seems to send a lot to hobby dealers at the end of the quarter, so it was no surprise when Wheel Collectors got both the Team Transport cases AND the 2018 International N Cases. I think we looked at the M case a week ago? Â So …
Moving right on through. Â Here is where we are in this fast moving 2018. Â June is a few days away, and once it hits, we will be able to officially claim that Matchbox will unveil its 2019 New Models next month at the Gathering. Â Cool, right? But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Â There is …
Guess what? Â The release of the L case means we only have four basic mixes left in 2018. Â Nuts, eh? Nonetheless, we just keep moving forward. Â Wheel Collectors received their shipment of the L Case over the weekend, and the models are listed: Hot Wheels 2018 Batch L at Wheel Collectors And as always, they …
Matchbox keeps plugging along. Right on the heels of the E Case comes the F Case, and this one is a good one. Â Wheel Collectors got their shipment today, and as always grabbed a case and opened it 3-by-3. The models are listed at the Wheel Collectors store now. Let me know your faves. Â And …
And on to the K Case we go. Wheel Collectors just unloaded a large pallet from Mattel that included not only the new Gran Turismo and Entertainment sets, but the basic K Case as well. Â You can see it all - and buy what you want - at Wheel Collectors: Hot Wheels at Wheel Collectors …
Skip "I", move to "J". Â You may have noticed the last case we opened was an H Case. Â We didn't skip any, it is only that the letter "I" can look like the number "1" so Hot Wheels skips it to avoid any confusion. Â Same with the letter "O", for obvious reasons. More importantly, what …
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Ok now we are really running. Â D case last week, E case this week. Â New Matchbox, and new Matchbox models, which so far in 2018 has been a real treat. Â You can find them all now at Wheel Collectors: Matchbox 2018 Batch E at Wheel Collectors This case marks the debut of the second new …
The Hot Wheels H Case is officially out. Â Wheel Collectors got their shipment of International Cases earlier this week, and I have seen reports of H Case bins at Walmart. It's a good case, so whether you buy online or in store, it's time to get to it. Â All the models are listed now at …
Matchbox is rolling now. Â The D Case arrived at Wheel Collectors, and this the best mix of new stuff so far. Â Holdovers like the Civic and Plymouth, but now with the highly anticipated Wagoneer. Matchbox Batch D at Wheel Collectors Here is the 24-count case, opened 3-by-3 by Matt & Matt at Wheel Collectors. Â Let …
Matchbox is finally hitting its stride in 2018. Â Matchbox teased the BMW i8 this week, and I was able to showcase some new stuff coming in future cases as well. Â But most important is what is actually hitting the stores. Well, the 2018 C Cases are hitting. Â Wheel Collectors got their shipment today, and sent …
For you photo fans, here is the Case Report of the case I opened for the YouTube unboxing. Â I can't always do both, but this one worked out. So far this case is sold out. Â I say "so far" because Kmart has relisted cases before, but I don't know if that will be what happens …
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Alright, now we are in the swing of things. Â The holiday season always means a hodgepodge of cases hitting all over the place, but it seems have fallen back into order again. Â Like it always does this time of year. So 2-3 weeks after the official release of the F Case, International G has arrived. …
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Back to normal. I mentioned in my US E Case Unboxing that Mattel had sent out US cases early the last couple of times, and that International cases are typically released first. Â And that is what happened for the F Case. Â Wheel Collectors was surprised to receive a pallet of International F Cases yesterday. So …
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Finally!! Â Finally?? I bit of a slow start for Matchbox basic. Â The 2018 A Case came out late last year, but due to some sort of timing issues, it ended up being a "Best of 2017"-ish case. Â So the 2018 B Case is the first true 2018 Case, with all new models. I have no …
Loaded case alert. Wheel Collectors just received their pallet of Hot Wheels 2018 E Cases, and there is a lot be excited about. Â Some of you have already found the batch at TRU and elsewhere, and other stores should get it soon. Â Or you can just get what you want at Wheel Collectors, and there …
It is whatever falls off the truck. Typically Hot Wheels releases the International cases first. Â Because of that, Wheel Collectors orders the International cases to make the models available ASAP. Â But this time, for whatever reason, the US cases were made available. Â No complaints here. So, as usual, the crew at Wheel Collectors snagged a …
The 2018 C Case is here. Wheel Collectors just pulled their shipment off the pallet, and as usual, grabbed a case at random and opened it for us, 3-by-3. Â You can find all the models here: 2018 Hot Wheels C Case at Wheel Collectors I will be interested to see what your opinion is on …
I promised a photo Case Report. Â It is below. The event is tomorrow, so if you live near a Kmart head over and see what you can find. Â If not, the cases are still available online. Â And yeah, that online option is becoming the best option, with Sears/Kmart announcing even more closings. Anyway, here is …
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Right off the bat, this is a good case. Â A really good case. We can all judge cases how we want. Â Some of you don't like to call any current Hot Wheels 72-count assortments "great" because of the plethora of unlicensed models. Â That is fine, but for me, reality is reality, and in the 2018 …
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Two for the price of one! Â I told you Mattel essentially emptied their distribution center over the last couple of weeks, and that means two Matchbox cases at the same time. Wheel Collectors got both the L and M cases, while big box stores just got the L. Â That puts the hobby shops just a …
All the new Mattel stuff is coming in hot and heavy. Â HW Modern Classics last week, HW 2018 A cases to hobby dealers this week, HW P cases to Walmart and Target this week, and now Matchbox L and M. And most of it landed in Wheel Collectors lap yesterday. Â We already did the HW …
Kdays is here. Â Tomorrow, what's left of the US Kmarts that aren't closed or liquidating will hold the Hot Wheels Collectors Event. Â Others in the areas in the hurricane-affected areas will hold it on October 7th. That means there are not a lot of Kmarts out there holding the event. Â A few years ago, there …
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Yep, the last case of 2017. That's it. Â Done. Â Save for a few exclusives, 2017 Basic is coming to a close. Â And we soon set our sites on 2018. Â Of course Q has to hit stores, which it will next month (or earlier), and it is on to '18. But before we get all hyped …