Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted

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Seibertron.com member Downshift7 has sighted Target exclusives Springer/Ratbat and Dirge/Roadbuster at a local store. Here's what he had to share:

I went to Target today only to find a huge display of not only of these exclusives but the two ledgends 5pack and the rapaint of Megatron with Jazz also Optimus with Bonecrusher.

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Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836035)
Posted by Kayko on November 18th, 2008 @ 5:38pm CST

These sets arent only at Target. I live in Edmonton Alberta, Canada and saw these at Zellers about a month ago

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836042)
Posted by Venomous Prime on November 18th, 2008 @ 5:49pm CST

I really want those :-(

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836048)
Posted by zero-kaiser on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:11pm CST

Original Sin wrote:I really want those

Me to

well... the Springer and Ratbat set anyway.. ill be extremely lucky to see these surface in the UK.. only place ive seen Target exclusives here is at Tesco :\

...i hate Tesco..

though if memory serves they have these on kapowtoys..

or i made that up..

-ramble ends-

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836052)
Posted by Seibertron on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:16pm CST

I ordered these two packs from Target last week. Much to my surprise, I found them along with all of the other Target exclusives at the Hoffman Estates Target off 59 this morning. Hopefully I'll have some galleries for all of you by next week.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836054)
Posted by Amelie on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:19pm CST

zero-kaiser wrote:Me to well... the Springer and Ratbat set anyway.. ill be extremely lucky to see these surface in the UK.. only place ive seen Target exclusives here is at Tesco :\

I've never seen exclusives in Tescos before, but now I'm aware, I may have to start shopping in the Hypermarts

Dirge looks cool.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836058)
Posted by GetterDragun on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:22pm CST

Kayko wrote:These sets arent only at Target. I live in Edmonton Alberta, Canada and saw these at Zellers about a month ago

Did the Target in Canada have them...oh wait.

Target Exclusives are known to sell at Zeller's in Canada, since there's no Target there.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836060)
Posted by Tekka on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:29pm CST

Amelie wrote:
zero-kaiser wrote:Me to well... the Springer and Ratbat set anyway.. ill be extremely lucky to see these surface in the UK.. only place ive seen Target exclusives here is at Tesco :\

I've never seen exclusives in Tescos before, but now I'm aware, I may have to start shopping in the Hypermarts

Dirge looks cool.

Tesco have had exclusives for ages and ages. They had racks and racks of the Bumblebee two pack for ages that nobody seemed to want to buy. But really it's a toss up as to whether Tesco or Woolworths get the Target exclusives.

You can pretty much always count on Asda to get Walmart exclusives though, as they're the same company.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836061)
Posted by zero-kaiser on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:30pm CST

Amelie wrote:
zero-kaiser wrote:Me to well... the Springer and Ratbat set anyway.. ill be extremely lucky to see these surface in the UK.. only place ive seen Target exclusives here is at Tesco :\

I've never seen exclusives in Tescos before, but now I'm aware, I may have to start shopping in the Hypermarts

Dirge looks cool.

as Tekka said.. Tesco stock target exclusives

hell... the one nearest me STILL has the legends 4 pack with Cybertron Megatron and Optimus, alongside their movie counterparts...

their pretty lax on keeping the toy shelves stocked though... hence my saying "ill be extremely lucky to see these surface"..

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836062)
Posted by Amelie on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:32pm CST

Maybe my local stores are worse than most for exclusives, then. Maybe I should travel around a bit more! :grin:

Woolworths are pretty good 'round here for exclusives, though.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836063)
Posted by zero-kaiser on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:35pm CST

Amelie wrote:Maybe my local stores are worse than most for exclusives, then. Maybe I should travel around a bit more!

Woolworths are pretty good 'round here for exclusives, though.

thats true... i recently picked up the K-Mart Minicon 12pack from woolies.. reduced price no less!!.. i think it was only about £15... down from £35ish..

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836069)
Posted by Tekka on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:46pm CST

zero-kaiser wrote:
Amelie wrote:Maybe my local stores are worse than most for exclusives, then. Maybe I should travel around a bit more!

Woolworths are pretty good 'round here for exclusives, though.

thats true... i recently picked up the K-Mart Minicon 12pack from woolies.. reduced price no less!!.. i think it was only about £15... down from £35ish..

The £35 price is a lie. They're just calling it reduced to make you think "Bargain!", when £15 is actually the intended regular price. It's all very mysterious and evil. :evil:

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836076)
Posted by zero-kaiser on November 18th, 2008 @ 6:56pm CST

Tekka wrote:The £35 price is a lie. They're just calling it reduced to make you think "Bargain!", when £15 is actually the intended regular price. It's all very mysterious and evil.

the fiends!! :shock:

then again.. this is woolworths.. the same place we found "Transmorphers" and "48 Weeks Later"..

for any of you who are aware of what either of those are..

...i am so sorry.. so very sorry..

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836080)
Posted by 1337W422102 on November 18th, 2008 @ 7:04pm CST

In Canada, these are available at Zellers, without the comic.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836126)
Posted by Stockade on November 18th, 2008 @ 8:38pm CST

I really hope to see these around the Dayton or cincy ohio area soon! really want theses and any help would be great!!

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836138)
Posted by El Duque on November 18th, 2008 @ 9:02pm CST

Found these today at Target in Norman Oklahoma along with TFA three packs. Got both two packs and the Stealth Lockdown three pack. Not really diggin' Roadbuster. The front end is very loose on mine in alt mode. The rest are awesome especially Ratbat.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836150)
Posted by Seibertron on November 18th, 2008 @ 9:27pm CST

Just received mine from target.com via UPS about 3 hours ago.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836156)
Posted by leader magnus prime on November 18th, 2008 @ 9:36pm CST

cant wait to find these in the pics the comics are in the wrong packs

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836157)
Posted by El Duque on November 18th, 2008 @ 9:38pm CST

bumblerumblev2 wrote:cant wait to find these in the pics the comics are in the wrong packs

All the ones I looked at had the comics backwards.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836167)
Posted by DoubleOScorpio on November 18th, 2008 @ 9:45pm CST

I ordered from Target's website and got mine today. I've yet to see either of these "in the wild", but suspect that when I make my weekly pilgrimage, they'll be there.

I've only opened Springer and Ratbat, but so far I've had none of the QC issues previously reported. Good stiff joints, but not too stiff. Good paint apps. All in all, two very nice figures.

I'll keep my fingers crossed on the other pack.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836174)
Posted by Savage_Prime on November 18th, 2008 @ 10:01pm CST

I started a thread about this yesterday guess I won't get credit for the find.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836191)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on November 18th, 2008 @ 10:38pm CST

I found them at the Target in Canton, MI and Westland, MI. Picked up Dirge and Roadbuster. they look fantastic. great figures.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836198)
Posted by Sowndwave76 on November 18th, 2008 @ 10:59pm CST

I'm actually really excited to get these, even though usually I'm not a fan of older repaints.

Hopefully they show up soon in my area.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836202)
Posted by Solrac333 on November 18th, 2008 @ 11:15pm CST

I saw them. I passed.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836291)
Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper on November 19th, 2008 @ 6:02am CST

Ratbat and Springer look pretty good...

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836457)
Posted by rpetras on November 19th, 2008 @ 11:42am CST

I got Dirge & Roadbuster, but skipped on Springer & Ratbat.

I already have Energon Bulkhead in as "Classics" Springer and the Blades repaint of the Evac mold. So it seemed a bit much for stuff I kind of already have. And I'm not big into either Ratbat or the Sideways mold, though it did look pretty good.

I'm really happy with the ones I bought, though, and would have gotten both if the sets were a little cheaper.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836471)
Posted by influence82 on November 19th, 2008 @ 12:30pm CST

For those who have the Target 2 packs, what series does the box read? Is it "Classic Series" or "Cybertron series"?

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836484)
Posted by Barrelass on November 19th, 2008 @ 1:17pm CST

influence82 wrote:For those who have the Target 2 packs, what series does the box read? Is it "Classic Series" or "Cybertron series"?

G1 Series

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836604)
Posted by Dark Knight Sammy on November 19th, 2008 @ 4:24pm CST

Correct me if I am wrong, but weren't these supposed to be retailed at $19.99??? I am pretty sure I remember reading that when they announced these on Hasbro.com... :MAD:

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836619)
Posted by Powersa on November 19th, 2008 @ 4:41pm CST

Dark Knight Sammy wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, but weren't these supposed to be retailed at $19.99??? I am pretty sure I remember reading that when they announced these on Hasbro.com...

I read that too. Target must have changed their mind.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (836716)
Posted by Stockade on November 19th, 2008 @ 8:48pm CST

Hey Hey guys! just went to target and saw that had the Transformers 2 pack, picked up Roadbuster and Dirge, next week ill pick up Springer and Ratbat! Ratbat is kickass looking!!!

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (837171)
Posted by Dark Knight Sammy on November 20th, 2008 @ 4:39pm CST

Powersa wrote:
Dark Knight Sammy wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, but weren't these supposed to be retailed at $19.99??? I am pretty sure I remember reading that when they announced these on Hasbro.com...

I read that too. Target must have changed their mind.

Guess it could be worse. It isn't a deal at all though. $10 for the deluxe, $20 for the Voyager...the comics are free...

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (839374)
Posted by Cheetron on November 24th, 2008 @ 11:42am CST

I drove about 45 mins to a target today and nothing. Nothing good at all. The DCPI didn't work, it didn't register. The $10 off coupon for leaders would have worked if they had any. There were none on shelves and none out back. I would have loved it if they had everything I wanted today. I ended up driving all that way and back for a $4 Chutes and Ladders game.

sheesh

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (839393)
Posted by 8 bit on November 24th, 2008 @ 12:26pm CST

Looks like Target.com is already sold out of the Springer-Ratbat set. If you can't find these in the store, they may be hard to come by if you just want to pay the $30 price tag.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (839438)
Posted by ThunderThruster on November 24th, 2008 @ 1:41pm CST

zero-kaiser wrote:
Original Sin wrote:I really want those

Me to well... the Springer and Ratbat set anyway.. ill be extremely lucky to see these surface in the UK.. only place ive seen Target exclusives here is at Tesco :\

...i hate Tesco..

though if memory serves they have these on kapowtoys..

or i made that up..

-ramble ends-

Amazon!

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (840174)
Posted by Bun-Bun on November 25th, 2008 @ 7:07pm CST

Stockade wrote:Ratbat is kickass looking!!!

I cannot disagree with this statement enough.

The crappy pastel purplish plastic that they used and the lack of paint apps makes him look like a cheap KO in robot mode... very disappointing.

Re: Target Exclusive Comic Two Packs Sighted (840738)
Posted by Sowndwave76 on November 26th, 2008 @ 5:13pm CST

Could someone please give a detailed description of the Springer and Ratbat figures?

I picked up Roadbuster/Dirge, mainly because I want that Roadbuster mold.
But since they're not $20 like we thought they'd be,
I'm more hesitant to get the other 2 pk., especially because I'm a little suspect about the Ratbat figure.