As some of you aware, late last night Toys"R"Us posted of some of their SDCC exclusives on their
eBay store. Among those exclusive items were Masterpieces Acid Storm and Soundwave. Earlier this afternoon, people who placed orders last night began receiving the following cancellation email:
Dear XXXXXXXXXX,
Thank you for contacting Toys "R" Us on eBay regarding the status of your order, Order #13357975.
We regret to inform you that we had to cancel your order due to our warehouse being out of stock.
We understand your interest in this item and suggest periodically checking back on the website for future availability. We are sorry we couldn't fulfill all of the items on your order and appreciate your interest in shopping with us.
If you need any further assistance, please feel free to respond to this email. Thank you again for contacting us. We value your business and look forward to serving you in the future!
Sincerely,
Adam
Guest Service Team
Toys "R" Us on eBay Support
People have also reported receiving a refund, but no cancellation notice and no indication telling them they received a refund until PayPal notified them.
For those of you who placed an order late last night, there is no reason to panic at this time. Masterpiece Soundwave and Acid Storm will be available at SDCC, ToysRUs.com and Toys R Us stores on July 18th.
On the Soundwave ordering page (which has been removed), a Benjamin from Bristow, VA contacted Toys R Us Customer Service inquiring if Toys R Us will open up pre-orders for this item or if the items will just go live on July 18th. He received the following response from Toys R Us:
This product is not available for pre-orders at this time and will be available on July 18, 2013 at 9AM Eastern Time.
Approximately 405 Soundwaves were sold through the following listings:
Listing #1,
Listing #2,
Listing #3, and
Listing #4.
Acid Storm was sold in two listings. The first was
here followed by a second listing
here.
These listings were not listed as a pre-order but instead were listed as being in stock and ready to ship within one business day. However, the title of all of the items stated
"not available for purchase online until July 18th, 2013".
As the night went on, things looked good, but then one report came in that an order was canceled, then another and so on. And the numbers increased as the day continued, as reported by various Seibertronians as well as other Transformers fans around the Internet.
Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest information on these Toys R Us exclusives.