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News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:41 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Are we that starved for TFs over here, or is it scalpers snatching them up within hours?

That and poor distrubution. Even when stuff is being put out on shelves there doesn't seem to be too much or we would still see smokescreen who appears to be a shelf-warmer for this batch.

And has anyone on the west-coast seen the clear Lockdown at Zellers? I have seen the yellow Ratchet at a number Zellers around town but not a single Lockdown. It doesn't give me much hope for Sunstorm.

edit:

The power of negative posting. Found Stealth Lockdown at Brentwood. It looks like Zellers is having a 25% off sale on Star Wars and Transformers. Picked up SL and seeing i found both of them in the same place finally (and on sale) i grabbed Sideswipe and Sunstreaker.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:47 pm

Yeah, it seems they only ever get a case or two at a time, I always see empty pegs. Haven't been to Broadway in awhile though, who knows what they might have.

by **Pravashi** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:45 am

Not sure if this is old news, but I went to Wal Mart lastnight and Classics Universe Deluxe figures are now $8.92 +tax. I found Cyclonus, Hound, Dinobot and Starscream. Got them all for $40 and change.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:21 pm

Wow, that's awesome! Too bad I don't have a Walmart nearby.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:34 pm

Sorry to double post, but are we getting Animated Skywarp in Canada? I don't know if he's a main line figure or some sort of exclusive. Just wondering if I should buy online or wait and see.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:57 pm

He's not an excusive if that's what you mean. I think is more of a question of:

A) Is Habro Canada modifing the release waves up here? (Cause it seams like they are)
B) What wave is shipping in then?
C) Have any major retailers actually ordered that release?

I know I have seen a few but only in smaller stores. (Metropolis / Richmond)

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:36 pm

Yeah, and Metropolis Comics & Toys are/were charging $50 for him... I'm not prepared to pay that much when I can get him online for much cheaper. :shock:

It seems like retailers skipped some waves up here. I fear they'll just drop the later waves altoghether once ROTF is out, meaning we'll never even see Wreck-Gar, not to mention upcoming releases.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:44 pm

yhea well, seeing he has to get transformers thru Diamond now, as he's can't really order enough from hasbro for his store size. I have no idea how Spence was getting his supplies before but if he was ordering directly from Hasbro and charging the prices he was then he lost a lot of money there.

We did seem to skip a wave out here, unless wal-mart had them and people grabbed them up too quickly. I'm hoping that TRU will do a voyager sale just to clear out all the lugnutz that seem to be clogging shelves and then ship stores stock that we have yet to see.

Well at least I can dream that will happen. (atleast i picked up risk reinvented from TRU last night for $17.)

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:37 pm

It's too bad ordering from Hasbro doesn't work for smaller retailers.

Well I'm going down to Seattle again soon so maybe they'll have something. They usually don't though, I expected to find a huge stock of newer TFs last time, but all I've found so far were Leader Megs & Magnus, and Blurr. I guess I had unrealistic hopes of the US being some mythical TF-land. :lol:

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:15 pm

It depends on where you are going. I find dropping down to Bellingham doesn't always work. Thou I have had success a few times at the Northgate TRU 20 minutes north of Seattle on the I-5.

I'll be down in Seattle for Easter, but I doubt I'll get to TRU or Target. Hopefully Hot Topic will have something new and nifty on the accessories front.

The only time I have ever really seen a "fantasy land of TF's" it was the Times Square TRU in New York, but as it was during RID, I really didn't worry about picking anything up. If I had, maybe I would have spent half of what I did pay to get Scourge a few years later.

News Credits: 1 · by **HybridHero** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:08 pm

Found Dinobot alone with a Cheetor two weeks ago at the South Keys Walmart. I was worried that maybe I had missed the wave with Hound and Cyclonus, until I went back this past Wednesday, and they had restocked fully with what looked like 3 cases of the Hound/Cyclonus/Cheetor/Starscream assortment.

And is the new $8.92 price tag a sale price or a permanent rollback price? Because the toys were actually labeled at that price, and usually when there's a sale they're still labeled at the old price.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:39 pm

I was just at Metropolis Comics and they had all the new Universe Legends figs for $9.99.

I picked up Wheelie and Warpath, but passed on Hot Rod. He's not really cool enough to fit in with my other Hot Rod figs. I also didn't have much interest in Cosmos.

They still have a lot of Universe Smokescreens as well.

I did notice there is a $10 price difference between Animated Skywarp and Starscream, kinda makes me feel like they're taking advantage of Skywarp's scarcity. That bothers me a bit. They also have a rather overpriced collection of TRU Reissues, but if you don't mind paying $59.99 a pop they do have a lot of them. The case is pretty full of some decently priced figures though, including Supreme Class Cybertron Starscream for $43.99, but I think he's missing accessories.

Metrotown TRU had 1 Universe Galvatron left, and a Cheetor, if anyone cares about Cheetor.

Oh yeah, and Superstore had 1 lonely Universe Sideswipe, which I would've bought if I hand't already ordered it from BBTS.

by **Pravashi** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:47 pm

@ HybridHero

The Universe Deluxe figures were labeled as $8.92. All other deluxe figures were still labeled at $14.92.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:29 pm

Metropolis Toys and Comics has a bunch of stuff. In no particular order, Titanium BM Cheetor, Rodimus and War Within Prime/Megs, lots of Animated Voyagers, a number of commemorative figures, and exactly one Universe Hound and Cyclonus. They had two Cyclonus', but I snagged one. Nearly shattered my ankle going to the VanCity ATM @ the Save-On to get the money, too.

Also, the Sears Outlet store near Lougheed has a load of Universse Onslaugnts and Blasters for around $15, and Sunstreaker's for $10.

News Credits: 1 · by **Judge Deliberata** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:15 pm

TRU on Montreal's south shore has restocked in a big way. all of Universe Deluxe Waves 3 and 4 were present. I nabbed a Hound.

They got one tiny case of wave 5 as well, and I mean tiny, because I literally saw one each of half of the deluxes: Dinobot and Smokescreen. One each, the former of which I took as well (apologies). There were two empty spaces near them, and I'm guessing they were occupied formerly by Hot Shot and Ratchet.

Not into Animated really, but I did see a Blurr there, which is something I've not seen anywhere abouts so far.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:44 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:Also, the Sears Outlet store near Lougheed has a load of Universse Onslaugnts and Blasters for around $15, and Sunstreaker's for $10.

Hum, Maybe I should go check there this week. I've really no interest in Blaster but I might buy it just for Blockrock.
Maybe Johnny will give me a couple bucks of store credit for blaster.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:22 pm

Haney Books (the comic shop near where I live) got the latest Universe Deluxe wave. I picked up a Ratchet, so they have one left of that. They have two of the rest, though. (Hot Shot, Smokescreen and Dinobot.)

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:34 am

Should have posted yesterday but...

The metrotown RCSuperstore had a ton of Cyclonus, Hound, Starscream, B. Lockdown, Blurr and Swindle.

Might be worth your while to check the other locations aswell.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:53 am

Editor wrote:The metrotown RCSuperstore had a ton of Cyclonus, Hound, Starscream, B. Lockdown, Blurr and Swindle.

How much was Hound?

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:46 am

$17-18?? I picked up other stuff aswell, so I'm not sure but that's how much I payed for Ironhide a couple weeks ago from them. I know the animateds were about $15.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:44 am

Strange, Editor, your signature looks like someone I know. :mrgreen:

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:57 am

Editor wrote:$17-18?? I picked up other stuff aswell, so I'm not sure but that's how much I payed for Ironhide a couple weeks ago from them. I know the animateds were about $15.

OK, I'm really hoping it'll be there on Saturday, becuase I'd rather pay that rather than $35 over @ Metropolis.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:13 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Strange, Editor, your signature looks like someone I know.

I have used Editor and/or some variation (Assemble-Edit, Optional Edit)for over a decade for most my sub-title, convention, and online idents. In the middle of all this A little unknown actor outside of England released Shawn of the Dad which I completely enjoyed. About the same time, he did a guest role on Doctor Who as "The Editor".

Thus if he can use my handle, I can use his image. :roll:

That and I was lazy when I was asked to submit an image for my HMW Hunter status. #-o

Good luck DB.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:02 pm

Actually it's funny to me because I have a friend who looks just like him and we joke about it all the time. He's also into TFs and lives around here so I thought there was a small chance you were him, but I think he would've recognized me, and he's also not 34 (if that's your real age). :mrgreen:

Metropolis Comics & Toys is selling Ironhides for $34? :shock:

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:36 pm

Yes, as good or sad as it is, I am legally 34. Wether or not I seem that age is dependant on the situation and who you talk to. (off hand I would say 75% of the people I hang out with are younger and between 18 to 30ish. My GF is 5 years 2 weeks younger)

I don't think I look like S.Pegg but saddly my hairline is starting to try and match his.

The main price for the hard to get universe items at Metropolis is $29.95 plus tax. Nasty but as stated before, Johnny can't afford to lose money like Spencer did trying to match TRU prices.