Up here (Ontario) we usually don't see new model cars from Christmas until in April/May  - so I think we're about normal for that. I did find a HD Fatboy, Kitt, and Dodge Lil' Red though.

But I think Walmart and other stores are still trying to dump Mattel's over production of mainlines from last year, probably getting them at discount in hopes of moving them - The economy is still a *#*#*  !

I still wish we got M2 , Greenlight & Tomica/ RC2/JL  up here but JL is the only one of those I seen and nothing new there since before Christmas. Both M2 & Greenlight have no distribution here.

For HW they are $1.00 here on rollback at Wallys - not long ago $.74 at Zellers.

And I have seen some new MB show up last week in one Wallys - New being the cases with 2012 new Farm Tractor model in it.

I wouldn't blame the stores as much as Mattel for their desire to sell off old stock before  allowing the new out - but then they are a Business Corporation  meant for profit. So maybe the Economy is the real cause.

But it might come back to bite their behind in collector backlash!






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