In my area there were guys and girls waiting before the store opens and before the stores close every day (not joking) every day and they took everything from mainlines to premiums. So some of the stores started to stock Hot Wheels during the day at random times because these guys and girls were fighting with each other and other customers complained. If a manager brought a box out for a customer and another customer saw this, they also wanted a box brought out to him/her or else they'd complain to HR so managers want to avoid this.
That’s how it is in my area.. There is over 50 collectors in my area which makes it harder and harder everyday to find anything. I’ve learned how to beat them and I want to help my subscribers beat their local scalpers too! Happy Hunting!
@@ShawnNicklaus Bro it is crazy. At one of my walmarts, there is literally a guy who pays like ten guys to be there every night every day. And on top of that, there is a employee who literally goes through every single thing that comes in and sells them. It is dogwater
Collect what you like! Some collectors are completist and one thing I like to be a completist about is supers and car culture chases. Other than that I am mainly a collector of premium cars and 80s corvettes!
I got back into the hobby when COVID started. I would only buy what I like. Then 2021 my son was born and bought doubles and triples of castings. Want his collection to mirror mine. Fast forward to the beginning of this year, we have a thousand combined. So now I’m strictly a Super/Chase hunter now unless something normal catch my attention.
You also need to ask if the employees have already gone through the case because in my area, most stores have collectors working the toy department and cases get picked through before they even hit the aisle
In india, we recently started getting Hotwheels after a long time. But people buy in bulk and sell them online for 3 times the price, for treasure hunts, they go for 20 times the original price. Hunting on pegs is useless.
Thanks for this info Shawn! I live in the UK ('til I get my move to the USA), so we don't have Publix as far as I'm aware, but Hotwheels are everywhere and its not hard to find a vendor. Thanks for this valuable info on how to acquire some of those much rarer and more expensive Hotwheels. Thanks to watching your video's, I actually discovered that I already had a T-Hunt, which was a big surprise to me. It was a '57 Plymouth Fury from 2009. Been sat on my shelf for years (unopened, and the amount of times I nearly opened it! 😂). Anyway, I appreciate your help, and, the world needs more people like you, helping the average/casual collectors have a chance to find some of those rare and sought after cars. We appreciate you, even if those money grabbing scalpers don't!! Peace man!
I always help the employees out, straighten up the hot wheels aisle, put out the cars when I get into a case and never leave a mess. If you help them they will more than likely help you as well.
@@ShawnNicklaus Not at Publix. Besides, if you are doing their work at Walmart they could get in trouble. I'm just saying, I don't hunt for $TH or Fast and Rice, so I'm a neutral party.
Funny thing is I don't know how they actually were able to give you a date for the shipment to come in cause the Publix stores here it only tells them within 3 days so it doesn't obviously work for most Publix stores
If it says 3 days that means they don’t have a delivery date yet. Keep checking and a date will appear. The first Publix I called it said 3 days unknown as well.
My first treasure hunt of any kind was a super. A year and a half ago it was right on the front peg at my local dollar tree. And strangely it was like 7 pm when I found it. Then a month later I found another in a seemingly pre searched dump bin at the grocery store connected to the dollar tree. Now I’ve never found one since 😂
This is so helpful dude THANKYOU! Even here in the UK, some individuals will come in and just rinse the stores of everything and wreck the boxes as they do it! :( As someone with longer working hours I can't get to the shops quickly enough and lose out on many opportunities, or left with broken boxes. People need to be more careful, it's so gross.
Number 1 tip to finding STHs is ASK. 4/5 of the STHs I have found have been from asking. Today I found 3 of the Firebird STHs at once because I asked an employee, and she brought out a sealed dump-in for me with 9 sealed cases in it. Always, ALWAYS ask.
Thanks for the info. I wish I would have known this when i started hunting. But i must say guys, it works! So one day, i was at a walmart for grocery shopping and i was curious if they had any car culture and mainlines and i had a employee scan both of them and it popped up that they had 1700+ cars in the back. So long story short, a guy went in the back and brought a sealed j case dump in. Me and my brother both found a super from it. It always pays to ask. Just yesterday i was at a walmart i had never been to and i had em scan a car and he brought out a sealed m case. Always ask! Thanks! Love your channel!
@@Truth-reins-free so he called publix, but for stores like walmart and target, just get a car from the pegs, and ask someone to scan, and ask them if it shows there are any in the back It works
Shawn's luck is seriously insane. I was in a Whatnot show for hours and Shawn popped in and won the best givey of the show in like 5 mins😂 Good Grab Shawn!
“This is so exciting” bro said that in the most chill voice I ever heard. Last time I found a super I jumped up and down in the aisle and got some weird looks.
It’s very exciting!! I try not to freak out to much when I’m filming in the middle of the store with a super in my hands. A worker might see you get super excited about a super and want to look in the next case that comes in. They aren’t into collecting but they see another way to make a dollar while at work.
I just bought 2 limited grip trucks but one of them has black rear wheels instead of the gold one. Anyone know if this is a variant or is it an error type?
Dang it, Shawn! Don't give away the secrets! 😂 I personally enjoy the hunt, and not knowing what I'm walking into. But... you also have to take every opportunity you have to get a soup! No soup left behind! 👊🏼😀
I'm lost who was you calling, I'm completely new to this , I became a hot wheels freak accidently..but im trying to retain a lot new info, I'm also a female, lot people look at me strange..save a lot in my area is the best place to find cars most are still looking for
Ive been trying to find the 180 super, had similar idea calling different stores but didn't think about the UPC! Ill have it handy next time I call walmart and Target, no Publix in my area sadly
You will need to have the US card UPC code handy. Walmart and target are a little different. I would recommend going into the store and having them scan it. I’ve found that to work best. Happy Hunting!
If you have a Publix near by I hope you can take advantage of this trick. If you have been hunting a lot with little luck then you might have the same problem that I used to have. A lot of local scalpers who get into everything. That’s why I’m sharing my knowledge to everyone on how to beat the scalpers! Happy Hunting!
The UPC in the video won’t work at Target or Walmart. The UPC code provided in the video is the international card UPC. Target and Walmart sell US cards.
It’s funny. I was in a job lots store the other day and I found a STH on the pegs.( it was a trans am. The one you showed earlier in this video). Guess I was just lucky.🤷🏽♂️
Do you have a video of how you ship your hot wheels? Do you ship with blister packs? and is there a standard szie box or packaging by chance? a video on this would be awesome ! thank you sir
Like you said, “you need to find out when the truck comes.” That’s why you call them or have them scan it to see when that shipment or truck is coming.
I don’t sell on eBay or have a eBay account. I am selling a collection I bought recently on Whatnot! FREE $15 to spend when you sign up with the link in my description.
Hey Shawn, Thank you so much for such an informative video. I'm based out of India and we don't have Publix here. So could you please let me know if this method was intended for Supermarket chains in the USA only?
It can't be much of a hunt when you're opening fresh cases in store..i only buy one each of the cars i like and leave the rest.Refuse to buy off eBay,if i miss out ,i miss out no drama.They are $2 Toys and they are never going to be worth a million bucks.I collect for myself,and one day when I have grandkids they can thrash the hell out of them .
In my area there were guys and girls waiting before the store opens and before the stores close every day (not joking) every day and they took everything from mainlines to premiums. So some of the stores started to stock Hot Wheels during the day at random times because these guys and girls were fighting with each other and other customers complained. If a manager brought a box out for a customer and another customer saw this, they also wanted a box brought out to him/her or else they'd complain to HR so managers want to avoid this.
That’s how it is in my area.. There is over 50 collectors in my area which makes it harder and harder everyday to find anything. I’ve learned how to beat them and I want to help my subscribers beat their local scalpers too! Happy Hunting!
@@ShawnNicklaus Bro it is crazy. At one of my walmarts, there is literally a guy who pays like ten guys to be there every night every day. And on top of that, there is a employee who literally goes through every single thing that comes in and sells them. It is dogwater
@@markwurst8416those people are so annoying and have no life
@@dylpickel8460yup, they take all the fun from the hobby
I'm a collector and enjoy the hobby to me is for the fun not how much they are worth. Sure if I find one I'll be happy but not going crazy for them
Collect what you like! Some collectors are completist and one thing I like to be a completist about is supers and car culture chases. Other than that I am mainly a collector of premium cars and 80s corvettes!
I got back into the hobby when COVID started. I would only buy what I like. Then 2021 my son was born and bought doubles and triples of castings. Want his collection to mirror mine. Fast forward to the beginning of this year, we have a thousand combined. So now I’m strictly a Super/Chase hunter now unless something normal catch my attention.
You also need to ask if the employees have already gone through the case because in my area, most stores have collectors working the toy department and cases get picked through before they even hit the aisle
In india, we recently started getting Hotwheels after a long time. But people buy in bulk and sell them online for 3 times the price, for treasure hunts, they go for 20 times the original price. Hunting on pegs is useless.
Yea bro and for collectors like me it’s too hard. I don’t resale and I open all the hotwheels I own to display them 🥲
@@brandon15511 🥺
TH or super TH . Try just getting the main line you want . Impossible.
Yeah I love Hotwheels collecting but it’s the same way for me. Can’t even find the basic mainlines that I want from certain cases.
Thanks for this info Shawn! I live in the UK ('til I get my move to the USA), so we don't have Publix as far as I'm aware, but Hotwheels are everywhere and its not hard to find a vendor. Thanks for this valuable info on how to acquire some of those much rarer and more expensive Hotwheels. Thanks to watching your video's, I actually discovered that I already had a T-Hunt, which was a big surprise to me. It was a '57 Plymouth Fury from 2009. Been sat on my shelf for years (unopened, and the amount of times I nearly opened it! 😂). Anyway, I appreciate your help, and, the world needs more people like you, helping the average/casual collectors have a chance to find some of those rare and sought after cars. We appreciate you, even if those money grabbing scalpers don't!!
Peace man!
This so doesn't work in my area. Workers act like we are such a nuisance no matter how politely asked.
I agree ,somebody already in their pocket
Exactly.
I always help the employees out, straighten up the hot wheels aisle, put out the cars when I get into a case and never leave a mess. If you help them they will more than likely help you as well.
In my area, the employees are just fine, but you have to clean up! If you pallet raid, break down the boxes, peg the cars. Be neat! it pays off
@@ShawnNicklaus Not at Publix. Besides, if you are doing their work at Walmart they could get in trouble. I'm just saying, I don't hunt for $TH or Fast and Rice, so I'm a neutral party.
I used to go crazy for supers over the years there’s so much better things to collect definitely perfer the older stuff
I like the older hot wheels from like the 1970s to like early 2000s the ones that were all metal and very heavy
Funny thing is I don't know how they actually were able to give you a date for the shipment to come in cause the Publix stores here it only tells them within 3 days so it doesn't obviously work for most Publix stores
If it says 3 days that means they don’t have a delivery date yet. Keep checking and a date will appear. The first Publix I called it said 3 days unknown as well.
My first treasure hunt of any kind was a super. A year and a half ago it was right on the front peg at my local dollar tree. And strangely it was like 7 pm when I found it. Then a month later I found another in a seemingly pre searched dump bin at the grocery store connected to the dollar tree. Now I’ve never found one since 😂
This is so helpful dude THANKYOU!
Even here in the UK, some individuals will come in and just rinse the stores of everything and wreck the boxes as they do it! :( As someone with longer working hours I can't get to the shops quickly enough and lose out on many opportunities, or left with broken boxes. People need to be more careful, it's so gross.
Sorry, not spending $140+ for a box without sups...no returns , stuck with peg warmers 😭
Number 1 tip to finding STHs is ASK. 4/5 of the STHs I have found have been from asking. Today I found 3 of the Firebird STHs at once because I asked an employee, and she brought out a sealed dump-in for me with 9 sealed cases in it. Always, ALWAYS ask.
Sorry what exactly should I ask?
@5:04 pushing that pickup Truck to the limit to get to them Hot wheels 😅.
Thanks for the info. I wish I would have known this when i started hunting. But i must say guys, it works!
So one day, i was at a walmart for grocery shopping and i was curious if they had any car culture and mainlines and i had a employee scan both of them and it popped up that they had 1700+ cars in the back. So long story short, a guy went in the back and brought a sealed j case dump in. Me and my brother both found a super from it. It always pays to ask. Just yesterday i was at a walmart i had never been to and i had em scan a car and he brought out a sealed m case. Always ask! Thanks! Love your channel!
Thank you, good stuff man! Happy Hunting!
So is he calling the store he wants to check
@@Truth-reins-free so he called publix, but for stores like walmart and target, just get a car from the pegs, and ask someone to scan, and ask them if it shows there are any in the back
It works
Thanks! In the UK and gonna try this tomorrow!
how did it go? There is barely any stores which sell lots of hot wheels here
@@fawazahmed7597 Smyths, Toys R Us in W.H.Smiths, Poundland and Tesco all had them but no TH or supers to be found!
I never even knew Publix carried them.
This video made me subscribe .... Thanks Shawn from Shawn 👍
Shawn's luck is seriously insane. I was in a Whatnot show for hours and Shawn popped in and won the best givey of the show in like 5 mins😂 Good Grab Shawn!
“This is so exciting” bro said that in the most chill voice I ever heard. Last time I found a super I jumped up and down in the aisle and got some weird looks.
I feel this! Only found a small amount of supers in the wild and I get stupid excited every time! 😂
It’s very exciting!! I try not to freak out to much when I’m filming in the middle of the store with a super in my hands. A worker might see you get super excited about a super and want to look in the next case that comes in. They aren’t into collecting but they see another way to make a dollar while at work.
@ShawnNicklaus you ain't wrong lol! I feel ya!
I’ve been hunting for over a year and haven’t found one😢
@@ShawnNicklaus I get it bro. I have only found two in my lifetime. But I am more of a casual collector. And it always makes my week when I find one
I saw a Reseller grab cars and bend the cards he didnt buy. How bout that???
Would this work at like target or Walmart cause I don’t have public’s
I just bought 2 limited grip trucks but one of them has black rear wheels instead of the gold one. Anyone know if this is a variant or is it an error type?
🎉 It's very cool that you now have a barcode theme too. 😊
37k views 😭 we have way too much competition
Ive been collecting for years and have never found one
It’s a pity people do this. It’s much more fun just arriving at the store and finding the car on the peg.
It would be fun to find stuff on the pegs. Nothing makes it to the floor around here without it being picked through.
@@ShawnNicklaus that sucks big time. Takes fun away from the hobby.
Any barcode off the back of a mainline will work?
Dang it, Shawn! Don't give away the secrets! 😂 I personally enjoy the hunt, and not knowing what I'm walking into. But... you also have to take every opportunity you have to get a soup! No soup left behind! 👊🏼😀
We haven't had new hotwheels in months here in Birmingham at walmarts.
I hope you guys get some new stuff soon. 🤞🏻🍀
@@ShawnNicklaus thanks
So the other one without ruber is just a normal th car?
yes, and without a TH print and high quality paint
Thanks bro
Honestly I don't care about treasure hunts. I might be weird
You’re not alone. Imo, super treasure hunt is cool but I rather buy Hot Wheels premium, although i’m a hw collector
thanks helps a lot PS got my first m2 chase a few weeks ago
Glad it helped, congrats on the Chase!!
@@ShawnNicklaus thanks
The problem is I’m trying to find the Utopia and the Huracan rally model but every Walmart and we visited are not there
Because those haven’t hit the US yet. Wait until around the end of October into the middle of November
@@Hotwheels_Nebraska alright 👍 I’ll keep hunting
I'm lost who was you calling, I'm completely new to this , I became a hot wheels freak accidently..but im trying to retain a lot new info, I'm also a female, lot people look at me strange..save a lot in my area is the best place to find cars most are still looking for
I thought most people already did this good video though
Just buy hot wheels case from a an j toys and hope you have treasure hunt inside of box, sell rest of cars at e-bay
Nice !! Now I just need for them to build a Publix by me…..😢
Ive been trying to find the 180 super, had similar idea calling different stores but didn't think about the UPC! Ill have it handy next time I call walmart and Target, no Publix in my area sadly
You will need to have the US card UPC code handy. Walmart and target are a little different. I would recommend going into the store and having them scan it. I’ve found that to work best. Happy Hunting!
Found my first super 2 days ago!
Congrats!!
Oh dude
Everyone gotta be hunting rn the new supers coming in my opinion are gonna be HOT🔥
@@HollywoodCO_Main bro what
You missed a treasure
It has been so long that I have been collecting hot wheels and I still have no sth or a th
If you have a Publix near by I hope you can take advantage of this trick. If you have been hunting a lot with little luck then you might have the same problem that I used to have. A lot of local scalpers who get into everything. That’s why I’m sharing my knowledge to everyone on how to beat the scalpers! Happy Hunting!
Cool!
Indonesian 👍
That UPC code you showed is that like a universal one, or does each case have it's own? Does this work for target/walmart too?
The UPC in the video won’t work at Target or Walmart. The UPC code provided in the video is the international card UPC. Target and Walmart sell US cards.
🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏 thanks for the tips.. you really when very high up on my respect scale.. this is how you help the community, cudos 👏👏👏👏
Does it work in the uk?
Do you have Publix in the uk?
@@ShawnNicklaus nah mate
It’s funny. I was in a job lots store the other day and I found a STH on the pegs.( it was a trans am. The one you showed earlier in this video). Guess I was just lucky.🤷🏽♂️
Do you have a video of how you ship your hot wheels? Do you ship with blister packs? and is there a standard szie box or packaging by chance? a video on this would be awesome ! thank you sir
Ironic really
Cool video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have 2 questions dose this work for Walmart in Canada ?
This does not work for Walmart
@@ShawnNicklaus thank you :)
What is the number for boulevards
Boulevard is a Walmart exclusive, not available at Publix.
@@ShawnNicklaus ik but if u call a Walmart and ask for that item what will be the code
Does this work at Walmart?
Unfortunately, this wouldn’t work with Walmart. You would have to go in and have them scan it. Happy hunting!
Thank you @@ShawnNicklaus
Thankyou! ❤ lovely!
this trick has no use in India ig !!lol
👍🏾
Shawn’s luck is insane 😂
How did you get the shipping information on your phone
The worker let me take a photo of his phone.
@@ShawnNicklaus that’s makes sense now I was very confused
👀👀
Pls Make a video on all supers that you have
How about a video opening all my supers?
@@ShawnNicklaus ok
@@ShawnNicklaus ok
@@ShawnNicklaus you dont have the guts to do that
You can’t even say iny think it’s a Australian Fraser
Thank you
Hm
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calling the store isnt the best way you just need to find out when the weekly truck comes in
Like you said, “you need to find out when the truck comes.” That’s why you call them or have them scan it to see when that shipment or truck is coming.
Does he sell on eBay? I’m too old to be driving around looking for hot wheels for my grandkids.
I don’t sell on eBay or have a eBay account. I am selling a collection I bought recently on Whatnot! FREE $15 to spend when you sign up with the link in my description.
Can you do a walmart, dollar general, family dollar,albertsons and other store ones.
Given Walmart and Dollar Store customer service, I'm dubious.
Thanks.
You're welcome!
im on the hunting!
Do you have a world race hot wheel
Hey Shawn, Thank you so much for such an informative video. I'm based out of India and we don't have Publix here. So could you please let me know if this method was intended for Supermarket chains in the USA only?
Good work 👍
Watching all your videos from kerala ,india.
Great video! Excellent info. I work for Kroger.
Ar u glitst
It can't be much of a hunt when you're opening fresh cases in store..i only buy one each of the cars i like and leave the rest.Refuse to buy off eBay,if i miss out ,i miss out no drama.They are $2 Toys and they are never going to be worth a million bucks.I collect for myself,and one day when I have grandkids they can thrash the hell out of them .