How Many Orders Does It Take To Sell-Out Target Online?

[WingsOfMasquerade]

As I was shopping...
I didn't find the new wave (Gusty etc) in stores yet but then went to Tumblr and saw news that they were supposed to be on Target's website at regular price. So, of course I go there to grab these, annnnnnnnnd they're sold out online. Can't buy 'em. So that set me wondering:

How many orders DOES it take to make Target write 'sold out' on something in the website?
Did they have 1,000 of each pony in their warehouse and now they're gone?
Only 500 of each character?
Is there any way to know or to speculate how many they started with cause...it was only figured out like idk Saturday or something maybe that they were posted online so that is a turbo-speed sell-out if it took 'em 1 single day to blow thru all their Basic Funs.

Do you think they had a ridiculously low amount of them for some reason?
Or, is this a FANTASTIC SIGN that BF is on a run of big popularity by choosing these beautiful characters that people loved from the show?
(not just fans but nostalgic folks that aren't in the community)

I have no idea how many of each BF makes at one time, either.
What kind of numbers would they think is good / fuel another character group etc.  Like how many times does Target online have to sell out of this batch so the BF gets enough money that they make the Twinkle Eyes or something. Because the Posey/Cherries Jubilee gang is the last set before everyone had a gimmick, isn't it? With SS, TEs, Big Bros or Seaponies or something (I forget) coming next.

In all--I'm actually not disappointed that I couldn't buy them online.
I'm actually happy to see every single one sold out (Sunday the 26th July) and will gladly continue patrolling my local stores to grab the set. (For myself and others)

[banditpony]

From what I remember on a discussion in the past.. I think there will be small amounts available randomly (maybe daily). Most likely they will go back in stock again in the middle of the night (or some set time).

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Well, thank you for the heads up about them being available online!

[Leave a Whisper]

Well there are people all over the country grabbing these so...

[nessa16]

How were you able to find them online?  Whenever I search, they never come up.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

You have to go through the relevant category page by page.

Target's website is rubbish..

[banditpony]

How were you able to find them online?  Whenever I search, they never come up.

MLPMerch listed them:
https://www.mlpmerch.com/2020/07/second-set-of-basic-fun-unicorn-pegasus-ponies.html

I think they also pop up more prominently with a search when they aren't sold out.

[LadyMoondancer]

When they're sold out, they won't appear in the search . . . unless you go down and uncheck a box on the side.  I can't remember precisely what it's called, but it's something really obvious like "show unavailable items" or "show sold out items", something like that.

[Leave a Whisper]

You have to go through the relevant category page by page.

Target's website is rubbish..

Aint that the truth.

[Sunset]

I’m tempted to try to order them but I’m trying to do my part to make sure my local Target continues to stock these by waiting to buy them directly from the store.  Even though they always seem like they take forever to stock.  It looks like my Target has redone the end cap but there are still a few things missing including the ponies and the baby pound puppies.

[toyjunky]

I’m tempted to try to order them but I’m trying to do my part to make sure my local Target continues to stock these by waiting to buy them directly from the store.  Even though they always seem like they take forever to stock.  It looks like my Target has redone the end cap but there are still a few things missing including the ponies and the baby pound puppies.

Mine too. All of my local ones in fact have started to redo the end caps and all the MLP tags are missing.

[Sunset]

I’m tempted to try to order them but I’m trying to do my part to make sure my local Target continues to stock these by waiting to buy them directly from the store.  Even though they always seem like they take forever to stock.  It looks like my Target has redone the end cap but there are still a few things missing including the ponies and the baby pound puppies.

Well, I may have to eat my words and order them after all.  I was just at my local Target and they restocked the ponies...with another set of Rainbows.  No Gusty, etc., to be seen.