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Most Hot Wheels Collectors are dedicated to finding Super Treasure Hunts. People often ask, how can you tell what is a Super? I’m going to provide some examples so you can see how they Supers stand out in the crowd. In 2012, Supers stopped being premium versions of regular T-Hunts and became Super Secret Treasure…
Hot Wheels’ new Walmart Exclusive line features neon colors and higher pricing of $3.47. While some designs appeal, many collectors will selectively purchase rather than complete the series.
Hot Wheels Cool Classics were first released in 2013. They were marketed towards adult collectors and were priced around $3.99. Each car featured a metal base, Spectrafrost colors and Retro-Slot wheels exclusive to the line. They were not a store exclusive, but they were easily found in Kroger, and Toys R Us in my experience. The slot wheels…
Defining Moments: Game Changers When Mattel took over the WWE line starting in 2010, there was plenty of skepticism of how they would handle the details and presentation of the wrestlers past and present. Almost out of the box, they introduced the Defining Moments line, which featured a highly sought after Legend, Macho Man Randy…
The Jakks Pacific WWE Classic Superstars series is legendary for many reasons. It introduced an official line dedicated to legenday talents for the first time. By the time it was finished, almost all major names from the history of wrestling had been covered, and it is remembered fondly, despite some severe parts choices in some…
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The Hot Wheels Car Culture series is an adult collector-focused series that is all about different cultures or styles involving cars. All cars in the series feature Real Riders wheels, diecast bodies, and metal base. There are five cars per set, and usually four sets per year. Car Culture has a heavy emphasis on European and Japanese makes…
Word on the street was that Target was beginning a mail in promotion this month, so I began keeping an eye on the numbers on their Hot Wheels. All at once, all of the local stores jumped up by 2-3 cases. Most of the ones I checked or heard about either received E case or…
The Hot Wheels Heritage Series, Redlines and Real Riders was first released in 2015 to replace the short lived Hot Wheels Cool Classics. The castings of the Heritage Series come in two wheel segments: Real Riders and Redlines. Real Riders were typically found at Target, while Redlines were more often found at Walmart. Kroger received both as well. These would be…