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News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:21 pm

Just got this e-mail from Hobbylink Japan.

Despite many months of attempting to locate stock on the item(s) shown below, we have been unsuccessful. We have contacted the manufacturer and understand that, at this time, they have no plans to produce any more in the foreseeable future. As such, we have removed the following item(s) from your outstanding order.

>TKT37536, Transformers Animated 20: Blackout

If you have any other sources for this, we recommend that you use them as we doubt we will be able to get additional stock.

Thanks for your patience, and thank you for using HobbyLink Japan.

Bugger.

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:28 pm

Holy crap!

I didn't even know that they made this.

Then again, being away from the collectors world for 19 months, I guess I would miss something like this.

I'll get it eventually. Hasbro will probably bring it over eventually. My money is on the next Classics line.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:48 pm

Man that sucks. However seeing that so many were getting snagged to cover for the fact Hasbro screwed that pooch, it's not really a surprise.

I hope you can still find one Burn.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:00 pm

Sorry to her that man, he's a good figure. Amazon Japan still have him but the shipping would probably be pretty intense.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:15 pm

Diem wrote:Sorry to her that man, he's a good figure. Amazon Japan still have him but the shipping would probably be pretty intense.

Shipping to Australia is pretty good.

Ordering something in Japanese however is pretty impossible. :lol:

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:17 pm

Burn wrote:
Diem wrote:Sorry to her that man, he's a good figure. Amazon Japan still have him but the shipping would probably be pretty intense.

Shipping to Australia is pretty good.

Ordering something in Japanese however is pretty impossible.

There are 3rd party site you can use to help you order your goods.

email me and I'll point you to some people that can help you out.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:42 pm

Burn wrote:
Diem wrote:Sorry to her that man, he's a good figure. Amazon Japan still have him but the shipping would probably be pretty intense.

Shipping to Australia is pretty good.

Ordering something in Japanese however is pretty impossible.

I'll happily walk you through it if you do wanna go with that option.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:00 am

Regular Amazon still still has him.

Sold by Tokyo Japanese Outlet.

*Edit* I am not sure they will ship to Australia though sorry.

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:34 am

Oh man, ironic timing, Burn--I've been eyeing this guy for months and finally had enough $$$ lying around to snag one off of e-bay a couple weeks ago for right around the $50 mark, shipping included. Should be getting him any day now, actually... I hadn't checked any other online sites, though, as I expected the prices to be well above that...

Hope you're able to find one, but I'd keep an eye on e-bay for that one-in-a-hundred good buy... Good luck!

News Credits: 129 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:40 am

People were ignoring me right and left and the ones that weren't were complaining about the price when I was selling mine for $45.

by **Hal7300** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:40 am

Couple of good deals on eBay at the moment, here's one;

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 1059wt_698

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:33 pm

Counterpunch wrote:People were ignoring me right and left and the ones that weren't were complaining about the price when I was selling mine for $45.

Man, either I didn't see that or I didn't have the moolah at the time, because I would have jumped all over that deal...

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:52 pm

Counterpunch wrote:People were ignoring me right and left and the ones that weren't were complaining about the price when I was selling mine for $45.

Can I ask why you sold it? Because I keep going back and forth on whether to get it... From what I've seen, it doesn't really seem cool enough to drop $50+ on it, especially when I go through spells where I contemplate selling off all my Animated figs. I'm just worried I'm gonna decide later I actually do want it once the price reaches obnoxious.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:55 pm

I'm really not too fazed about it. It would have been nice to snap him up, but considering how deprived I am of funds at the moment it's probably best I not pursue him. :lol:

Thanks anyway guys.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:56 pm

Are you freaking kidding me!? Are you serious!? Why!? My goal was to collect every Animated toy out there, and this is gonna make that damn near impossible now!!! :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 1 · by **Jesterhead** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:38 pm

SlyTF1 wrote:Are you freaking kidding me!? Are you serious!? Why!? My goal was to collect every Animated toy out there, and this is gonna make that damn near impossible now!!!

Jimmy Drift posted a link to an auction selling 3 Blackouts at a pretty reasonable price.