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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 …
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So what is it about the hunt? I know the answer, because I am a Hot Wheels collector, and I think I experience the same amount of joy that the rest of you do when I come across a Super. Â I definitely didn't get into collecting because of Treasure Hunts, but I have learned to …
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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 …
Another holiday surprise. Our friends at Wheel Collectors knew some orders were coming in from Mattel, but they were surprised to open cases full of black and gold. Â It's the new Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Set, and it's gorgeous. Â And, most importantly, it is available now: Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Basic Set at Wheel Collectors …
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How is that for timing? Â The same day that I preview the brand new Matchbox Globe Travelers, they arrive at Wheel Collectors. 2018 Matchbox Globe Travelers at Wheel Collectors Hopefully you read - and watched - my preview from this morning, but to summarize, they are awesome. Â And each is available individually if you want …
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Let's cut to the chase. Â Cars & Donuts is loaded. Â Two new castings - the Subaru WRX and BMW M1 - and it includes two of the most popular new castings of the last year - the FuguZ and Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint. Â Oh, and there is a McLaren. Â And it is now available for …
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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 …
When I previewed the Hot Wheels Forza set at TRU, a few of you mentioned you would wait until the singles were out in order to get the models you want. Â Some just want the BMW CSL, or Ford GT, or the brand new Porsche 356. Now is your chance, as Wheel Collectors has the …
Yesterday I posted this on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbxVUKbFNRQ/?taken-by=thelamleygroup Soon after I got a call from Matt at Wheel Collectors to A) tell me there are a few models he would pick first, and B) tell me that he just listed a few of the legendary Boulevard 510 Wagons for the Black Friday Sale at Wheel Collectors. …
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Case Opening one day, an overnight package from Wheel Collectors the next.  And dang there is some nice stuff in there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_WZwwSOeR0 Here is what was crammed into the envelope.  Tell me what to showcase first.  Actually, what to showcase AFTER the R33.
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 …
Preview it one day, it arrives the next. Wheel Collectors has the brand new Matchbox Best of World Release B: Matchbox Best of World at Wheel Collectors I have no idea when these are hitting retail stores, but it is nice to have at hobby stores. Â Time to grab what you want. Matchbox Best of …
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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 …
This peak in the final quarter of the 2017 Hot Wheels year continues with the brand new P Case. Â It seems since the M Case Hot Wheels has been rolling out the big guns. I will let you decide as you check out the contents of this case. Â Wheel Collectors got their pallet today, and …
Didn't think this one was coming, right? Â I didn't either. But the guys at Wheel Collectors are allowed a vacation here and there. Â Once they had things humming again they sent over pics of the H Case that they saved just for this. Â Late, sure, but here. Â And the models are listed: Matchbox 2017 H …
The Matchbox J 24-count Case has arrived, with a bit of a surprise. Wheel Collectors just got a pallet of J Cases, and as always they opened one at random for a Photo Case Report. Â All the models are now listed at the Wheel Collectors Store: Matchbox 2017 Batch J at Wheel Collectors There are …
A heads up that Hot Wheels Entertainment Batch C is out, and Wheel Collectors has it: Hot Wheels Entertainment Batch C at Wheel Collectors I have heard rumors that this is a 5-model set, but all I remember is the Nissan R34 Skyline. Â It's blue and it is from a movie about cars that go …