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News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:41 pm

Amazing deals.... if I had money to spend.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:00 pm

Ah yes, cartoon-colors Thundercracker sort of drives home the point of the Troop-Builder 4-pack's blue Seeker: pick whichever shade of blue you consider your "true" Thundercracker, and repurpose all the other TCs into generics from specific eps.

So far in Michigan, the only G1 repaint I've seen in any Walmart is Starscream, which I've sort of already had for almost 2 decades now via Takara's book-reissue, but the others are all on my kinda'-want list. I'd better start checking more frequently in case they get clearanced as soon as Hot Rod appears.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:11 pm

Starscream is still the only G1 Retro figure I've seen in US Walmarts. Glad I ordered them all online.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:40 pm

Emerje wrote:Starscream is still the only G1 Retro figure I've seen in US Walmarts. Glad I ordered them all online.

Emerje

Same. I was kinda hoping to see Hot Rod in person, see if he would tempt me

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:53 pm

I forget if we covered this but this buzzworthy set is avait from walmart. Very weird.

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/transforme ... ZIQBV1IYG0

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:17 am

william-james88 wrote:I forget if we covered this but this buzzworthy set is avait from walmart. Very weird.

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/transforme ... ZIQBV1IYG0

And at almost full price instead of on clearance.

Also, it's bizarre that after weeks and weeks, that set is still plenty available online and in store at that price at TrU.

https://www.toysrus.ca/fr/Transformers- ... 8E9FC.html

As if, no one care, or for those who cared enough to get at full price before, none want a spare.
If for some reason the price get even lower, like at 50$, I'll get a spare. But not before.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:50 pm

For some reasons, the ROTB mainline voyagers are 40$CAN at Walmart. So I got the last one of the trio, the one I thought I would skip, Rhinox.

I also found Kingdom Roadrage at Amazon.ca for 30$CAN. No taxes, free shipping. Nice!

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:17 pm

I found the Legacy Evolution Medix at my local GameStop!

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:56 pm

New sightings in Canada are coming at us in a fast and furious fashion and from three different retailers:

- At Toysrus we have a sighting of the Buzzworthy Ironhide and Prowl two pack in most provinces.

- At Walmart we have sigthings in the Ontario eregion for the Walmart exclusive G2 deluxes 2 Deluxes including Mirage, Jazz, Laser Cycle and Dead End. These are all part of the same wave.

- At Gamestop, fellow Seibertronian -Kanrabat- found the Legacy Evolution Medix, these are hitting several provinces simultaneously.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 3:20 am

In Canada, Medix is a GameStop exclusive if I remember?

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:03 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:In Canada, Medix is a GameStop exclusive if I remember?

Yup

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:26 am

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:In Canada, Medix is a GameStop exclusive if I remember?

Yup

So that was pretty damn lucky of me to have stumbled onto that lone Medix at my local GameStop then. :-?

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:31 pm

The Sudio Series Autobots reissue collection never appeared on amazon.ca.
But here's the Decepticons one! At 195$, it seems expensive at first glance, but considering the base price of each figures, meaning a leader, two voyagers, and one deluxe (around 204$) 195$ ain't so bad. Especially compared to eBay.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/F6957/dp/B0B ... 82&sr=1-10

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:53 am

The mainline deluxes 3 pack of Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack are available at last at Toys R Us Canada!

https://www.toysrus.ca/fr/Transformers- ... 338B2.html

At 80$CAN, the price is very reasonable for 3 deluxes. Hurry up and get yours before the bots take everything!

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:15 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:The mainline deluxes 3 pack of Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack are available at last at Toys R Us Canada!

https://www.toysrus.ca/fr/Transformers- ... 338B2.html

At 80$CAN, the price is very reasonable for 3 deluxes. Hurry up and get yours before the bots take everything!

And you can get it for 60$ with the 25% off code TRU has sent to r members.

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:18 am

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:39 am

Sadly in Canada, Toysrus looks more and more like what it did at the tail end of its run in the US with the only stuff on the shelves being last year's product at higher prices than any other retailer. But, it is also where most Target exclusives are sold in Canada, so it's still a destination for collectors. You just have to be alerted of the seldom times something is new in stores and this happens to be on of those times.

A lot of new Transformers toys have now been found in Toysrus and they are:

- Buzzworthy Prowl and Ironhide (dead Autobots) two pack
- Buzzworthy RID Towline
- Buzzworthy SS Grimlock reissue
- The ROTB mainline deluxes 3 pack of Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack
- Smash and Change Scourge
- Titan class Nemesis
- Leader class Snarl from the Studio Series line (not a new sighting, but a worthy mention since people are still looking for that toy)

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 6:11 am

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The mainline deluxes 3 pack of Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack are available at last at Toys R Us Canada!

https://www.toysrus.ca/fr/Transformers- ... 338B2.html

At 80$CAN, the price is very reasonable for 3 deluxes. Hurry up and get yours before the bots take everything!

And you can get it for 60$ with the 25% off code TRU has sent to r members.

It's been years since they sent any coupons so I threw my R cards to the trash and removed myself from their mailing list months ago.
Oh well.
Mine is already bought and paid for at full price. Still worth it tho.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brokebot** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 10:27 am

Huh . . . I wonder what it's like to see shelves actually stocked. It's been the same kiddie-line crap on the shelves down here for so long I've forgotten what it feels like to see something on the shelves I might actually want. :-?

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 11:43 am

Brokebot wrote:Huh . . . I wonder what it's like to see shelves actually stocked. It's been the same kiddie-line crap on the shelves down here for so long I've forgotten what it feels like to see something on the shelves I might actually want.

It feels like "HEY THE TRANSFORMERS SHELVES ARE FULLY STOCKED... With Marvels "shampoo bottle" stuff."

It's the case of my local Toys R Us and Walmart. >:oP

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 11:11 pm

Brokebot wrote:Huh . . . I wonder what it's like to see shelves actually stocked. It's been the same kiddie-line crap on the shelves down here for so long I've forgotten what it feels like to see something on the shelves I might actually want.

Most of the stuff on the shelves in Canada is also kid stuff or really old product. Check the image below, what do you see in the pics that you don't see on your shelves and would like to see?

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:44 pm

The Dead Ironhide & Prowl 2 pack finally appeared at my local Toys R Us. The price is also very good.
They got the BWBB ROTB Scorponok packs as well.

At GameStop, they just got the Legacy Evolution Armada Universe Hot Shot and Jolt pack!

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:01 am

A dire warning to my fellow Canadians.

Never buy anything from NMC Toys.

That Toronto based store may have been legit once, but the COVID thing transformed that store into a scam. He will take your money, never send anything, then ghost you.

Se some reviews at

https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/nmctoys.ca

And

https://www.yelp.ca/biz/nmc-toys-toronto

And

https://www.reddit.com/r/ActionFigures/ ... as_anyone/

So, avoid and report.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:17 pm

Here to report that my local Toys R Us have lots of interesting things.

First, they have the BWBB SS AoE Grimlock and the SS ROTB Optimus Prime in stock.

They also have the latest JP set and the Top Gun Maverick. Both at full price.

They still have the same things on clearance, but this time, the Earthsparks are at 50%off.

They also have these metal figures.

Finally, the "buy two things on clearance and get the cheapest at 50% off" sale is on. Again.

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:54 pm

Christmas shopping season has started at Toysrus. Their stores are stocked to the brim, including the Transformers section. While there is a lot of stock, amount wise, there isn't much variety. It mainly features non Studio Series Rise of the Beasts toys and Cyberverse, which makes sense as they mainly target parents/kids. They also concentrate on their exclusives and their big Transformers deal for the next two weeks combines those two strengths of their: the exclusive mainline Rise of the Beasts 3 pack from the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line.

Below is how various Toysrus stores look like at the moment. You'll notice that they did get the wave 4 Legacy deluxes, but in a small amount, compared to the rest. They are also up to date on the Cyberverse line, with the latest Arcee/Hashtag finger puppets and the warrior Megatron wave.

In other sightings news, the final wave of 2023's Studio Series line is being found in Canada. Leader Primal and the deluxe wave with Mirage and Nightbird has been found at Gamestop.