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Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:41 am

Please post your Transformer toy finds for Holland in this topic. Be sure to post the sighting name and the town the store was in where you found stuff so other members know if it is near them.

Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:12 pm

just thought i'd post this here for you, gives you a bit of insight into the transformers market here in holland.
today i spotted a voyager evasion prime at the intertoys store in nieuw-vennep

can you guess the price?

45 euro's !!! that's a whopping 57 USD. for a voyager class.

for the record, back in 2007, leader class figures were retailing for roughly that amount over here.

also, 28 euro's for deluxe figures

News Credits: 3 · Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:56 am

Yesterday I've spotted the first wave of Combiner Wars in the Intertoys in Joure (Friesland). There were some Voyager Optimus Prime, Legends Bombshell, Thundercracker and Windcharger figures and I remember having seen a couple of Deluxe Firefly and Skydive figs.

So finally we got a cool G1/Classics inspired toy line here in the Netherlands. Though Intertoys doesn't have the CW toys posted on their website yet. ToyChamp, however, has.
Just check out their website!

It's just a matter of time I guess till every toy store in the Netherlands will have Combiner Wars. Now let's hope we'll also see the next waves. I want that G1 Megatron sooo much!

News Credits: 241 · Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:59 am

Spotted something very unusual in my home town Pijnacker's Intertoys:

The Prime Beast Hunters Simplified Deluxes!

Spotted Smokescreen, Bumblebee and Twinstrike, and Windrazor has been spotted in the Amsterdam area. €15 a pop, and EU packaging to boot. I'll have to check the ones in Zoetermeer, Ypenburg and Berkel.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:02 am

I've forgot to say I've also spotted brand new RID figures in the Intertoys in Joure! I don't recall which ones (though I did see one-step changers), but it may be worth checking out. I was too busy staring at the Combiner Wars figs, haha.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:41 pm

Jullie weten dat geen Amerikaan dit leest, hè?

Maar goed, BOMBSHELL! Ik ga dapper op zoek. Goed nieuws, goed nieuws.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:12 am

RhA wrote:Jullie weten dat geen Amerikaan dit leest, hè?

Maar goed, BOMBSHELL! Ik ga dapper op zoek. Goed nieuws, goed nieuws.

You don't get American tourists in your area, do you?

For those interested, the discount chain Big Bazar still has a few Beast Hunters Construct-Bots left: Ripclaw, Bumblebee and Starscream.

Intertoys has a sale on the Simplified Deluxes mentioned earlier: from €15 to €10! Plus, in Ypenburg I saw the blindpacked Tiny Titans! €4 a pop.

News Credits: 241 · Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:42 am

Spotted these figure at the Intertoys in Pijnacker, and prices where applicable:

Combiner Wars
Legends (€16)
Windcharger x2

Deluxe (€27)
Alpha Bravo

Voyager
Silverbolt

Robots in Disguise
One-Step Changer
Bumblebee x2

Warriors Class (€22)
Steeljaw

I say Highway Robbery! No wonder the Beast Hunters Deluxes are going quick: In less than a week 5 have been sold here, only one Twinstrike left! For those interested in Windrazor: we got the 2nd, grey variant:

Bought this in Berkel. Get him while you can!

Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:04 am

visited the intertoys in nieuw-vennep: combiner wars stuff has arrived, and they still had beast hunters simplified deluxes.
and some AoE voyagers, priced down from 45 to 38 euro's. combiner wars voyagers are 35 euro.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:07 pm

Ok, today's hunt was surprising. Here's the new stuff from the store I visited, the Bart Smit in WC Leidschenhage, Leidschendam:

Age of Extinction
One-Step Changers
Galvatron
Drift (helicopter)
Slug

Power Attackers
Wave 1 (still)

Deluxe Class
Scorn
Slug

Combiner Wars
Deluxe
Drag Strip
Firefly

Voyager
Silverbolt (no sight of Optimus yet)

[b]Robots in Disguise[/i]
3-Step Changers
Bumblebee
Grimlock

Legion (NEW!)
Optimus Prime (hidden behind all the other 2014 Legions)

News Credits: 241 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:36 am

May not be worth nothing, but o well. Dutch fans of Construct-Bots should check out their local Kruidvat store, as they now have old US backstock. Which figures you ask? The same ones Wibra had during Sinterklaas:

Silverbolt
Cliffjumper
Dead End
Breakdown

... at the low price of €2.99 no less. The sale will run from the 6th to the 19th of April.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Aug 12, 2016 5:25 am

A bit across the border into Belgium: ToyChamp Bilzen:

A few CW Legends, Voyagers, and HotSpot and Cyclonus Voyagers.
€15 / €20 / €30 respectively. And some random other stuff...

Any online shops that are worth checking in the NL/BE?

Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:03 pm

I'm going to look into the Bart Smit/Intertoys, 2x Kruidvat and Wibra stores tomorrow in Ede. Allthough most of the time I don't really like the prices, I remember Transformers figs in 2007 were way much cheaper than Transformers figs of today.

News Credits: 7 · Thu Jul 06, 2017 2:14 am

I visited ToyChamp in Belgium yesterday, and I was amazed they had:

- Wave 3 Titans Return!!! I grabbed Kickback, Bee and Gnaw, and Clobber and Apeface too. Wow.
- They had 0 T.R. Deluxes strangely enough, but they did have 2 SIXSHOTS for €64,-. I don't like him enough for that amount of cash so I left him.
- TLK bayformers (dunno which, not interested)

and of course still some C.W. stuff left, such as Sunstreaker, Ironhide and Cyclonus, and plenty of RID stuff.

I also visited Intertoys (formerly Bart Smit), and they also had two CW Ironhides left, some random RID and TLK stuff, and T.R. Scourge, Blurr, Skullsmasher and... Twinferno! I grabbed him.

All full retail prices, but meh, at least they finally had some.

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:56 am

Well, today was my first Toy Hunt...and I liked it! I didn't want something specifically but if I saw a figure that was looking nice and had a reasonable price, I would grab it. I never pay full price, except if it is beneath €5. :lol:

I visited the Intertoys store(formerly Bart Smit), 2 Kruidvat stores, 1 Blokker store and our local Big Bazar store. Everything was in Ede.
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First I started at a Kruidvat store. This store only had Mini-Cons and some Rescue Bots Heroes. But....behind some random toys I spotted one CW Deluxe: Prowl! I picked him up for €8! I think it's my first haul in 2/3 years.

My next stop was the Intertoys, it had a lot of Transformers. Mostly still from the TF4 line. I also saw some Rescue Bots toys, some RID toys(23€-25€ for a deluxe and 10€ for a legion toy!!), I saw 2 TR Legion Loudmouths for 12€ and some CW Deluxes for 15€. I skipped the TF4 Voyager Grimlock, freaking 65€!!!

Next stop: Second Kruidvat:
- Mini-Cons(3€)
- Rescue Bots Heroes
- This Kruidvat store had a Deluxe Generations shelf with a price label of 8€, unfortunate for me, the shelf was empty.

The Blokker and Big Bazar store had nothing.

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The only haul I got today was CW Deluxe Prowl for €8. I totally forgot to visit the Zeeman and Wibra, they also have some transformers toys, often Kre-o or Construct-bots but still, you never know.

So I think I'm going tomorrow again and look in the 2 Kruidvat stores again, maybe they restocked but I don't think so, maybe I'm paying a visit to 1 other Kruidvat stores(1 in Ede). But first I'm going to pay a visit to my local friday second-hand store, maybe they have something in their toy shelves(Who knows? Maybe a G1 toy?

). If I still didn't got anything out of these stores I will pay a visit to some other stores(Zeeman/Wibra). I think that this will be my second and last Toy Hunt until the summer break is over xD. I'm still a kid, I don't have THAT much money.
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News Credits: 7 · Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:52 am

Wow, that Prowl is a steal! €20,- is the cheapest I've ever seen him. Good haul.
And for a "kid" (dunno how old you are), your English is great!

Which Rescue Bots did they have, and how much were they? My son loves those

Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:01 am

Sjeng wrote:Wow, that Prowl is a steal! €20,- is the cheapest I've ever seen him. Good haul.
And for a "kid" (dunno how old you are), your English is great!

Which Rescue Bots did they have, and how much were they? My son loves those

Didn't know Prowl was €20, very happy with it.! :O

By the way, I turned 15 in May.

I'm going tomorrow to the stores again and I will make some notes, do you have interest in some Rescue Bots specifically?

News Credits: 7 · Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:21 am

Well, he already has a bunch of them (Prime, Bee, Quickshadow, Blades, Hoist, Medix, Blurr, Chase, Boulder truck, Brushfire) but he doesn't have Boulder bulldozer yet (he has a Boulder that's a loading truck / kiepwagen), and there's a cool Heatwave firetruck with carriage (he has a Heatwave boat), and I'm not sure he has Salvage yet. And the police/fire bases are nice, but they'd have to be REAL cheap lol.

Just shoot a picture if you can. I'm gonna have to check my local Kruidvat too. They didn't have anything TF last time, only some star wars things, and Hero Mashers.

Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:43 am

Sjeng wrote:Well, he already has a bunch of them (Prime, Bee, Quickshadow, Blades, Hoist, Medix, Blurr, Chase, Boulder truck, Brushfire) but he doesn't have Boulder bulldozer yet (he has a Boulder that's a loading truck / kiepwagen), and there's a cool Heatwave firetruck with carriage (he has a Heatwave boat), and I'm not sure he has Salvage yet. And the police/fire bases are nice, but they'd have to be REAL cheap lol.

Just shoot a picture if you can. I'm gonna have to check my local Kruidvat too. They didn't have anything TF last time, only some star wars things, and Hero Mashers.

I got it noted!

I think that you'll receive some pictures tomorrow in your PM box at the end of the day.

I'm thinking to actually record my Toy Hunt and to post them on YouTube. xD

News Credits: 7 · Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:02 pm

Great idea! You may get a few strange looks though lol.
And thanks too!

Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:05 pm

Sjeng wrote:Great idea! You may get a few strange looks though lol.
And thanks too!

Yeah, I think I will get those looks. xD

Problem is that a 15 year old kid looking for Transformers is just so not cool. Specially if you want to keep your status high if you know what I mean. :lol:

Oh well, I suppose guilty pleasure is a good excuse.

Do you by the way need photo's of the whole collection or only of the figures you asked for?

News Credits: 7 · Fri Jul 07, 2017 1:00 am

Shoot what you can

(I don't care about RiD or movie bayformers though).
I like Rescue Bots, C.W. and T.R.

Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:09 am

I recorded some of the stores, but I tried to do it kinda undercover. I still find it awkward to record in the first place, but recording Transformers shelves is more akward. xD

I will try to make a video and post it on YouTube.

I grabbed CW Deluxe Mirage today from a Kruidvat I didn't visit, it was hidden in a pile of Mini-Cons. I bought him for €8 too!

We got Wave 3 too here in Ede, I saw a Triggerhappy, don't know what else they've got. I don't have that much interest in the Intertoys because of the prices, I visited it again only to look for the Rescue-Bots figures for Sjeng.

The other 2 Kruidvat Stores had nothing, I think they won't restock the figures because they are leftovers from other stores. I don't know why, but the Zeeman doesn't have toy shelves anymore?? I forgot where the Wibra was in Ede Centrum until I came home so I skipped that one xD.

I think that I will do a trip again next week, it takes some energy, going through whole Ede on a bicycle in 2 hours. xD

News Credits: 7 · Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:52 am

Star Prime wrote:I recorded some of the stores, but I tried to do it kinda undercover. I still find it awkward to record in the first place, but recording Transformers shelves is more akward. xD

I can imagine lol. But pictures are just fine too. And I think a 15 y/o guy interested in TF's isn't that strange.
I'm turned 40 this week on the 4th of july, but I have a son haha, which is a great excuse, even if he can't play with my CW and TR bots yet. He can play with them Rescue Bots for now, and when he's older, he can have my entire collection. Untill then, I'll happily display them.

I do like those Rescue Bots though, they have some VERY clever transformations. So simple, but elegant, and they don't look half bad as bots and vehicles. MUCH better than most G1 toys I had.
At least these guys look like their animated cartoon versions. Most G1 toys were a stretch. I mean take Ironhide and Ratchet lol. But I digress.

Post your video when you finish it, very curious

And gratz on Mirage!! 2 more and a voyager and you can make a combiner. (The only Voyagers I still see on occasion are Cyclonus and sometimes HotSpot, €30,- at ToyChamp belgium. They also have Deluxes, but still at €20,- although I did see Ironhide for €15,- at Intertoys, which isn't bad. They also has Sunstreaker, but it sold out.)

Fri Jul 07, 2017 6:38 am

Sjeng wrote:
Star Prime wrote:I recorded some of the stores, but I tried to do it kinda undercover. I still find it awkward to record in the first place, but recording Transformers shelves is more akward. xD

I can imagine lol. But pictures are just fine too. And I think a 15 y/o guy interested in TF's isn't that strange.
I'm turned 40 this week on the 4th of july, but I have a son haha, which is a great excuse, even if he can't play with my CW and TR bots yet. He can play with them Rescue Bots for now, and when he's older, he can have my entire collection. Untill then, I'll happily display them.

I do like those Rescue Bots though, they have some VERY clever transformations. So simple, but elegant, and they don't look half bad as bots and vehicles. MUCH better than most G1 toys I had.
At least these guys look like their animated cartoon versions. Most G1 toys were a stretch. I mean take Ironhide and Ratchet lol. But I digress.

Post your video when you finish it, very curious And gratz on Mirage!! 2 more and a voyager and you can make a combiner. (The only Voyagers I still see on occasion are Cyclonus and sometimes HotSpot, €30,- at ToyChamp belgium. They also have Deluxes, but still at €20,- although I did see Ironhide for €15,- at Intertoys, which isn't bad. They also has Sunstreaker, but it sold out.)

Yeah that's just something of the new generation. When you say the name: Transformers. Everyone has the image of Transformers Animated in their head, which is just so stereotype....

The Voyager Prime simply needs to wait until I just earn more money to buy the figures.

I already can say that only the Intertoys had those transforming Rescue Bots, for freaking 40€!!