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Brought home Eye Brawl and Thumpback today. My Daughter has wanted Eye Brawl since she first found out about him. She rips him open and puts him on the Portal aaaaannnnnndddddd nothing! Nada, zip! The stinkin figure is broken. Every other figure I got today works just fine! I called all 16 gamestops in my area and they, of course, were all sold out.

I am so frustrated right now! And I have a sad daughter! She does like the SideKicks I brought home though.

Bad luck. It takes, like, 2 weeks for acti to replace it. Eye brawl was my most-want since day one along with thumpy.

Teach your daughter self control. She shouldn't just "rip" the figure open, that's probably why it broke.

Contact Activision. You can get a free replacement.

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Teach your daughter self control. She shouldn't just "rip" the figure open, that's probably why it broke.

That's pretty insulting. If I were you I'd delete that comment.

That's a BIG fault on Activision's part.

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Quote: Bravo101

Teach your daughter self control. She shouldn't just "rip" the figure open, that's probably why it broke.

That's pretty insulting. If I were you I'd delete that comment.

That's a BIG fault on Activision's part.

This. People could sue. (For no reason, that's just how it is)

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Teach your daughter self control. She shouldn't just "rip" the figure open, that's probably why it broke.

Seriously??

First off, you don't know me or my Daughter. I didn't ask for your parenting help, nor do I need it.

And second, explain to me EXACTLY how ripping off the cardboard back of a package would break a figure!

It could damage it of you rip it out of the package. But, no need to get riled up over a comment by someone you don't know.

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It could damage it of you rip it out of the package. But, no need to get riled up over a comment by someone you don't know.

Wow, that was such an in depth answer! Thank you for your obviously impressive insight in to the functional workings of a Skylanders figure.

Please do me a favor and just skip any future topics I start. Thanks.

I have broken a skylander before by "ripping it open"

My wife had been wanting Hot Head and we had been looking for him with no luck. Finally found one about 2 weeks ago. Go him home and nothing. Wouldn't like up or anything. Ended up taking him back and getting our money back. Fortunately we found him a few days later at another store but I know how you feel.

Yes, because ripping the box open will break a figure for sure.

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My wife had been wanting Hot Head and we had been looking for him with no luck. Finally found one about 2 weeks ago. Go him home and nothing. Wouldn't like up or anything. Ended up taking him back and getting our money back. Fortunately we found him a few days later at another store but I know how you feel.

I bought a Zook a few days before it's release from ebay, and I got it. DIDN'T WORK! Jeez, Activision needs to have better quality control.

Unfortunately I can't return him because of the SideKick promo. And I can't exchange him because he's all sold out.

I called the Gamestop where I got him and talked to the guy that I bought Eye Brawl from and he was very cool about it. He said I could exchange it when they get more in. He took my name and phone number and said he would hold one for me.

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Unfortunately I can't return him because of the SideKick promo. And I can't exchange him because he's all sold out.

I called the Gamestop where I got him and talked to the guy that I bought Eye Brawl from and he was very cool about it. He said I could exchange it when they get more in. He took my name and phone number and said he would hold one for me.

My Gamestop told me that there wasn't a Skylander called Eye-Brawl

you can break a head off the fig and it wouldn't affect the game play!!! The chip is safe and secure in the base and pretty much the only way you can mess it up is by getting it wet. Unless it's faulty!!!

If a parent wants parenting advice they usually ask for it.

You can rip the entire figure off the base and it will still work...

Yeah. Everything is in the base. Boxes have nothing to do with a broken figure.

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It could damage it of you rip it out of the package. But, no need to get riled up over a comment by someone you don't know.

If a figure is ripped out of a box and an arm or something falls off then it would still work due to the base having the chip inside it, not the figure.
Get your facts straight.

That's terrible...I'm sorry man. Definite big time bummer.

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It could damage it of you rip it out of the package. But, no need to get riled up over a comment by someone you don't know.

If a figure is ripped out of a box and an arm or something falls off then it would still work due to the base having the chip inside it, not the figure.
Get your facts straight.

Yeah. If that minor amount of physical stress would break a figure's chip, none of mine would work at all, considering the amount of time they also spend being thrown around by a one-year-old baby. As fate would have it, he hasn't even broken an arm off of one yet, let alone a chip. That Eye-Brawl was almost undoubtedly broken inside of the package. Same thing happened to me when Lightning Rod was released.

Moondrake So sorry for EyeBrawl...hope they get more soon so you can surprise your daughter!

That sucks. I'd better check out mine before I show them to my son. He'd be crushed.

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That's terrible...I'm sorry man. Definite big time bummer.

Yeah, it was. Even worse was I texted my wife and told her to tell our daughter that if she was a good girl all day I'd have a big surprise for her when I got home! She darn near tackled me when I walked in the house, telling me she was a great girl and helped mommy do the laundry. Ugh, I hope they get more in soon!


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Moondrake So sorry for EyeBrawl...hope they get more soon so you can surprise your daughter!

Thanks, I'm hoping they get restocked fast!

I'm still very new to all the Skylanders stuff. I only found out about them with the release of the Giants game and started buying them for Christmas. I have been lurking on this site for a couple months now and it has been a great source of information. I did not know however that some of the figures might not work out of the box like this one.

I had a lot of luck on Graigslist getting most of the first series figures for a good price. And now thanks to this sight I was able to snag the Hot Dog 3 pack, Side Kicks, Thumpback, and Eye Brawl.

The way these things are mass produced it's no surprise that some are DOA on arrival. If you can't exchange it call activision and see if they can.

You have three choices now Moondrake:

• Return the figure to the store stating the problem and ask for a replacement (when they restock)
  
• Contact Activision and ask for a replacement for your non-scanning figure.
  
• Do this as the RFID tag could be just too high for the reader.
  

You could always fiddle with the Portal and push up the RFID reader but that might be waaaay more trouble that it's worth.

And yes, the figure is just a toy, the only important bit is the RFID tag in the base. I've read stories of figures being dunked in the bath and still working. I've had some of mine go through Airport X-rays and still work.

Ive had one go throw the wash and dryer and ist fine...

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Teach your daughter self control. She shouldn't just "rip" the figure open, that's probably why it broke.

Seriously??

First off, you don't know me or my Daughter. I didn't ask for your parenting help, nor do I need it.

And second, explain to me EXACTLY how ripping off the cardboard back of a package would break a figure!

hi buddy sorry to hear about the eyebrawl i bought a granite crusher for my son as the one i managed to get my hands on in october last year i kept for myself lol a know evil dad lol but anyways i managed to get him one last week brought it home he kept it IN THE PACKAGE put it on the portal it lit up for ten seconds and died just died so it has nothing to do with the way your daughter opens the pack buddy at all bravo101 wound me up last nite by telling me to delete a post last nite to hes new to the site and thinks he owns the thing and a think hes just trying to rub people up the wrong way .

if your daughter clings to you like that when u have something for her then im sure you dont need help raisin your daughter dude especially from someone who might not have kids.

Thanks for the tips Buzz! We'll see how getting a replacement goes. If all else fails I will crack him open and have a look at the RFID chip.

And thanks Cupra, I know I shouldn't let ignorant things like bravo101 bug me, but I just wasn't in the mood last night.

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Quote: Bravo101

Teach your daughter self control. She shouldn't just "rip" the figure open, that's probably why it broke.

Seriously??

First off, you don't know me or my Daughter. I didn't ask for your parenting help, nor do I need it.

And second, explain to me EXACTLY how ripping off the cardboard back of a package would break a figure!

hi buddy sorry to hear about the eyebrawl i bought a granite crusher for my son as the one i managed to get my hands on in october last year i kept for myself lol a know evil dad lol but anyways i managed to get him one last week brought it home he kept it IN THE PACKAGE put it on the portal it lit up for ten seconds and died just died so it has nothing to do with the way your daughter opens the pack buddy at all bravo101 wound me up last nite by telling me to delete a post last nite to hes new to the site and thinks he owns the thing and a think hes just trying to rub people up the wrong way .

if your daughter clings to you like that when u have something for her then im sure you dont need help <b>raisin</b> your daughter dude especially from someone who might not have kids.

Hahahaha! I have no idea why I thought this was so funny, but I did. Anyway, I'm surprised with the hate-filled responses here. I'm not a parent yet (wife is due April 10!), but I can't blame the dad for getting peeved when someone critiqued his parenting for no reason at all. This is a community of people who are all interested in collecting kids' toys, whether or not they have kids themselves. Only a guy WITHOUT kids would be so critical and nasty for little or no reason, so I'm with dad for telling him to f- off.

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Unfortunately I can't return him because of the SideKick promo. And I can't exchange him because he's all sold out.

I called the Gamestop where I got him and talked to the guy that I bought Eye Brawl from and he was very cool about it. He said I could exchange it when they get more in. He took my name and phone number and said he would hold one for me.

Activision will replace it for free. Just contact Activision Assist on Facebook, and they will get things started for you.

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Unfortunately I can't return him because of the SideKick promo. And I can't exchange him because he's all sold out.

I called the Gamestop where I got him and talked to the guy that I bought Eye Brawl from and he was very cool about it. He said I could exchange it when they get more in. He took my name and phone number and said he would hold one for me.

Activision will replace it for free. Just contact Activision Assist on Facebook, and they will get things started for you.

Cool! thanks for this info!

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Quote: Moondrake

Seriously??

First off, you don't know me or my Daughter. I didn't ask for your parenting help, nor do I need it.

And second, explain to me EXACTLY how ripping off the cardboard back of a package would break a figure!

hi buddy sorry to hear about the eyebrawl i bought a granite crusher for my son as the one i managed to get my hands on in october last year i kept for myself lol a know evil dad lol but anyways i managed to get him one last week brought it home he kept it IN THE PACKAGE put it on the portal it lit up for ten seconds and died just died so it has nothing to do with the way your daughter opens the pack buddy at all bravo101 wound me up last nite by telling me to delete a post last nite to hes new to the site and thinks he owns the thing and a think hes just trying to rub people up the wrong way .

if your daughter clings to you like that when u have something for her then im sure you dont need help <b>raisin</b> your daughter dude especially from someone who might not have kids.

Hahahaha! I have no idea why I thought this was so funny, but I did. Anyway, I'm surprised with the hate-filled responses here. I'm not a parent yet (wife is due April 10!), but I can't blame the dad for getting peeved when someone critiqued his parenting for no reason at all. This is a community of people who are all interested in collecting kids' toys, whether or not they have kids themselves. Only a guy WITHOUT kids would be so critical and nasty for little or no reason, so I'm with dad for telling him to f- off.

feel free to laugh buddy cause i had to when i seen him saying teach your daughter self discapline ha ha ha power trip lol i have three kids they respect skylanders its there holy grail lol

You have three kids, and you don't even know basic grammar? Well, that is a pretty big accomplishment, cupraR300. And yes, trading is against the rules, so I told you to delete your post before you get in trouble.

I didn't say you have to delete it, I said you should delete it. And, I don't need to be a moderator to state the rules. But what I said Moondrake was wrong, and insulting, and I'm sorry.

It wasn't really an argument.

^why must you two turn topics into arguments? For all we know curpa may be dyslexic and that would explain his grammar (we don't need to know if you are, I'm not insulting you if you are not, there are other dyslexic users on here). Bravo, for now there is only one moderator and I'm sorry to say it's not you. If you have a problem with posts, then just hit the Report button or just ignore them, either way works.

Sorry for the off topic ness Moondrake, I hope you will forgive me. Good luck with whatever you choose to do with your Eye Brawl

i appologise moondrake i have deleted my posts

Meh, what are you gonna do? With so little moderation things get outta hand sometimes. I knew before I made an account I'd have to take some things with a grain of salt. I really try to ignore the trolls and 8 year olds.

As for Eye Brawl, I sent in a replacement request via Activisions customer service website. No response yet. And IF the Gamestop gets more in they are going to hold one for me.

SO now it's just a waiting game!

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You have three kids, and you don't even know basic grammar? Well, that is a pretty big accomplishment, cupraR300.

*spit* That was a read.

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Unfortunately I can't return him because of the SideKick promo. And I can't exchange him because he's all sold out.

I called the Gamestop where I got him and talked to the guy that I bought Eye Brawl from and he was very cool about it. He said I could exchange it when they get more in. He took my name and phone number and said he would hold one for me.

My Gamestop told me that there wasn't a Skylander called Eye-Brawl

My toysrus said there wasn't a skylander called sprocket

UPS just picked up Eye Brawl. Hope everything goes smooth and I get a new one in a timely fashion!!

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UPS just picked up Eye Brawl. Hope everything goes smooth and I get a new one in a timely fashion!!

Moondrake, what is your avatar, and why is it so darn happy?

That's Beemo from the cartoon Adventure Time.

Did they really ask you to return the broken Eye-Brawl? If so that's strange because Activision does not require you to send the broken figure in for a replacement. All you have to do is go on the website and file a case saying it's broken and they mail you a new one.

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UPS just picked up Eye Brawl. Hope everything goes smooth and I get a new one in a timely fashion!!

Moondrake, what is your avatar, and why is it so darn happy?

It's BMO from Adventure Time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baXo1mIOQKs