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Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:37 pm

Hey guys,

I'm currently hunting for a Universe Galvatron toy to chill with my Universe Cyclonus. However, I've found auctions and sales for him where the "sealed box" picture shows Acid Storm on the front of the card behind the toy. I haven't seen the back of the card. Every Universe toy I've seen has the picture on the front of the card matching the character, so why would this one be any different? I've also seen properly carded Galvys, but they tend to be a bit more expensive.

To be honest, I don't really care about the card... it will go straight to the recycling anyway. However, should I have some kind of concern that the card and toy don't match?

Thanks!

News Credits: 9 · Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:53 pm

I haven't heard of Galvatron knock-offs. You could try emailing the seller to check and see if they have the right card. Maybe they don't have a clue what they're doing and just put two things together and didn't notice.

Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:49 pm

Yeah, I could do that. Funny thing is, the item is listed as "new" and by the picture looks unopened... strange...

Thanks!

News Credits: 14 · Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:19 pm

Those Galvaron's are probably the International package versions for the first waves of Universe.

The Trilingual Cards usually found in Canada, Mexico and Latin America, keep costs down by using only one piece of character art for the packaging

Decepticons in those packages (Galvatron, Acid Storm, Tankor/Octane) have Acid Storm for their card. While Autobots (Prowl, Suntreaker) have Sunstreaker.

News Credits: 36 · Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:39 pm

Don't write them off just yet, could just be stock from another territory...

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:UniDelWave1CanMex.jpg

News Credits: 241 · Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:53 pm

... Except the Canadian/Trilingual packaging used Sunstreaker's art, not Acid Storm's. I still see them all over the place here.

News Credits: 14 · Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:59 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:... Except the Canadian/Trilingual packaging used Sunstreaker's art, not Acid Storm's. I still see them all over the place here.

Well around here it was Acid Storm for Deceps and Streaker for Autobots.

Don't recall ever seeing a Sunstreakered Tankor.

But I can say I saw many Galvatrons with Acid Storm cards.

Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:51 pm

Thanks for all the helpful replies!

Now that I think of it, I've seen a few Universe toys boxed with the "Sunstreaker" card, but never one with the Acid Storm before. I ordered it from Quebec, so I'm not sure if that makes the difference or not.

I already sent a message to the seller, so unless he knows transformers he's probably thinking "WTF is this guy talking about?"

I'll write him back and say "nevermind, sorry, I figured it out!"

Thanks again!

News Credits: 3 · Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:53 am

As a Canadian, I can assure you that our releases of the Universe figures from wave 1 (Autobots and Decepticons) came on a Sunstreaker card, while later waves came on an Acid Storm card. My Galvatron came on an Acid Storm card, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

- Sam

Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:06 am

Samsonator wrote:As a Canadian, I can assure you that our releases of the Universe figures from wave 1 (Autobots and Decepticons) came on a Sunstreaker card, while later waves came on an Acid Storm card. My Galvatron came on an Acid Storm card, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

- Sam

So is that true for all figures? Because I bought a Starscream, Prowl, and Cyclonus, and they all had appropriate box art.

My other question then: If it has Acid Storm on the front, will it still have Galvatron's bio and info on the back, or will it just feature pictures of different toys in the line?

News Credits: 241 · Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:12 am

Autobot Strider wrote:
Samsonator wrote:As a Canadian, I can assure you that our releases of the Universe figures from wave 1 (Autobots and Decepticons) came on a Sunstreaker card, while later waves came on an Acid Storm card. My Galvatron came on an Acid Storm card, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

- Sam

So is that true for all figures? Because I bought a Starscream, Prowl, and Cyclonus, and they all had appropriate box art.

My other question then: If it has Acid Storm on the front, will it still have Galvatron's bio and info on the back, or will it just feature pictures of different toys in the line?

The Canadian cards just have the co-sells on the back, the bio is printed on the back of the instruction sheet.

News Credits: 14 · Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:12 pm

Autobot Strider wrote:So is that true for all figures? Because I bought a Starscream, Prowl, and Cyclonus, and they all had appropriate box art.

Do Starscream and Prowl have trilingual packages? If not, then likely that is American packaging which featured the appropriate art, and bios.

However; from what I've sen around here the later ways, including Cyclonus and Dinobot which I have the boxes for still, have the appropriate art, Full Bio and tech specs in 3 languages on the back as well as Robot and Alt modes pictured.
Interestingly enough there are no cross-sells on these packages.

Here's the back for my Cyclonus packaging: