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News Credits: 2 · by **bionic_radical** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:46 pm

Hunters/Gatherers of central Ohio

Kmart on Bethel:

Rts wave two hidden behind boba fett helmets on the bottom shelf.

by **Doubledealer93** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:58 am

ravenna has jack crap! i cant find RST wave 3, i need preceptor and kup!!!!! :sad:

the walmart in ravenna never restocks, they have total NOTHING. amd with targets, in streetbro they have less than the walmart in ravenna! :sad:

News Credits: 1 · by **Shokwayve** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:12 am

Is it me or does it seem like every other state is getting new stock in TFs but Ohio. I went to a meeting in Akron a couple of weeks ago and checked in the Fairlawn area w/ nohting new. I was also in Youngstown area last week and checked around but there was nothing new. I was itching for something new and ended up buying a PCC Double Clutch for $5 bucks. It was on clearance and i had a leftover gift card. Not too bad. I may just start ordering online and save the gas money.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:18 pm

It's not just you. There's still nothing new from RTS in the Findlay-Lima-Tiffin areas.

by **OptiMagnus** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:07 pm

Shokwayve wrote:Is it me or does it seem like every other state is getting new stock in TFs but Ohio. I went to a meeting in Akron a couple of weeks ago and checked in the Fairlawn area w/ nohting new. I was also in Youngstown area last week and checked around but there was nothing new. I was itching for something new and ended up buying a PCC Double Clutch for $5 bucks. It was on clearance and i had a leftover gift card. Not too bad. I may just start ordering online and save the gas money.

Dude...never come to Akron for TFs. We get stuff a month or two after everyone else does...if we get anything at all. I don't exaggerate. All the stores buy a ton of the first wave of each toyline but no one buys it up...and it sits for months.
And yes, Ohio is always last on the list when it comes to new arrivals.

by **Doubledealer93** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:36 am

well guess im getting my TFs online :roll:

by **lucas maximus** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:53 am

try calling around to comic shops and see if they carry them. i've been getting the newest transformers from rts and generations from my comic shop in yellow springs. they're pretty reliable. and if comic shops around you don't carry them, see if they can. they are listed in Previews which is basically one big order form that comic shops use and i just go through it and tell my comic store what i want and they get it for me. it's worth a shot...

News Credits: 1 · by **Shokwayve** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:46 pm

Allright, i take my previous post back. Hanging out w/ the girlfriend today and we stopped at the Wa-Mart just off 35 in Xenia. Low and behold i found one Scourge and one Kup there. Also found anohter Blurr that i was looking for too. Looks like the new waves should be hitting everywhere in Ohio shortly. Good luck everyone.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:21 am

Sorry for the late post, but yesterday Kmart and walmart in springboro has diddly squat!!! Kmart just had 5 Tuner mudflaps on the pegs!! Kmart just sucks anymore.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:08 pm

Kind of echoing what Stock just said...I've checked the Walmarts in Lima and Findlay, as well as Lima's TRU, and there's nothing, repeat, nothing new at all. But if you want Tuner Skids or Sidearm Sideswipe, they're ready to accommodate you. Gonna hit up Tiffin's Walmart on the way out of town today in the likely vain hope they've got new stuff in.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:21 am

Needing help with finding Scourge and Kup any help would be great!

also, just found out from a source at TFW2005 that Dayton mall Target has the new blue Fallen and Highbrow figure! as of last night! and these two have been out how long now and their just coming in? I have a feeling that highbrow will be like the red rampage figure, poor distribution and not enough of that mold to go around.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:25 am

Doctor Reggae wrote:Kind of echoing what Stock just said...I've checked the Walmarts in Lima and Findlay, as well as Lima's TRU, and there's nothing, repeat, nothing new at all. But if you want Tuner Skids or Sidearm Sideswipe, they're ready to accommodate you. Gonna hit up Tiffin's Walmart on the way out of town today in the likely vain hope they've got new stuff in.

Hey Doc keep me posted if you see anything your way. So far im hearing that cleveland, columbus, and cincy are slowly gettng 1 item at a time in stock.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:13 am

Lol--"slowly" is the key word here, it seems. I'm heading up to Toledo later this morning--gonna check the Walmart and Target around Airport Highway to see if they have anything new. I'll let you know what I find.

by **OptiMagnus** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:13 pm

I don't want to bank on stuff showing up, so it appears I'm going to start ordering from the Internet. Man, Akron is so slow.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:31 pm

And even more nothing up in Toledo. I stopped at the Target and Walmart at Spring Meadows on Airport Highway, as well as the TRU on Reynolds Road, and found not a damn thing.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:18 am

Doctor Reggae wrote:And even more nothing up in Toledo. I stopped at the Target and Walmart at Spring Meadows on Airport Highway, as well as the TRU on Reynolds Road, and found not a damn thing.

Sorry Doc, thought for sure you would find something. Even went out to my local walmarts and Target found 2 things, the Blue Fallen and Highbrow at Target, but man, after looking at Highbrow he looks cheap and looks like a KO figure, i had the blue Falle before and loved it, but he broke during Transformation so i took him back. All i can say is that im getting restless for the new stuff to come in.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:49 am

Yeah--most disappointing. It'll be 2014 before the current stuff finally starts showing up around here.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:14 am

Doctor Reggae wrote:Yeah--most disappointing. It'll be 2014 before the current stuff finally starts showing up around here.

No kidding Doc, someone in Cali found Lugnut around the bayside area, so that means, the next 3 months we should start seeing stuff. Oh well, i've started ordering some United lines stuff and trying to acquire all of them since it sounds like Takara is either going to end the United line or this line will be hiatus until the DOTM line ends.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:56 am

On the other hand, I did snag a Battle Ops Bumblebee for $29.99 at Meijer in Findlay--he was marked as a clearance item. Something to tide me over...

by **OptiMagnus** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:26 pm

Doctor Reggae wrote:On the other hand, I did snag a Battle Ops Bumblebee for $29.99 at Meijer in Findlay--he was marked as a clearance item. Something to tide me over...

Lucky! They're all still shelfwarming at $60 up here. I want him...but not for his retail price.

by **radioboomer** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:07 pm

OptiMagnus10 wrote:
Doctor Reggae wrote:On the other hand, I did snag a Battle Ops Bumblebee for $29.99 at Meijer in Findlay--he was marked as a clearance item. Something to tide me over...

Lucky! They're all still shelfwarming at $60 up here. I want him...but not for his retail price.

OptiMagnus, if you have any Meijer stores nearby you should check them out to get in on that $30 Bumblebee. Every Meijer I've been to the last week, and trust me, it's been a large number over two states, has had that same clearance deal.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:44 pm

That was my thought too--I would only pay a seriously marked-down price for him. At $30, he's definitely worth it.

by **OptiMagnus** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:53 pm

radioboomer wrote:
OptiMagnus10 wrote:
Doctor Reggae wrote:On the other hand, I did snag a Battle Ops Bumblebee for $29.99 at Meijer in Findlay--he was marked as a clearance item. Something to tide me over...

Lucky! They're all still shelfwarming at $60 up here. I want him...but not for his retail price.

OptiMagnus, if you have any Meijer stores nearby you should check them out to get in on that $30 Bumblebee. Every Meijer I've been to the last week, and trust me, it's been a large number over two states, has had that same clearance deal.

Nah...the nearest Meijer is at least an hour away. Same with Costco.

Doctor Reggae wrote:That was my thought too--I would only pay a seriously marked-down price for him. At $30, he's definitely worth it.

Well, I'll consider him. I'm a big Bumblebee fan and I have most of his deluxe class incarnations as well as his HA. I'm only starting to get into leader, supreme, and MP sizes. So, it only seems natural to get this one. Not that weird Ultimate one though.

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:11 pm

The larger-size ones are generally worth picking up, IMHO--assuming you can afford it, of course. I generally tend to get them first and worry about the smaller size figures later. Of the ROTF line, leader Starscream and leader Prime are great items to have--especially Screamer. I'm essentially considering BO Bumblebee to be a leader-class figure of him until the DOTM one comes out--but Ult. Bumblebee I'm taking a pass on. Doesn't really grab me.

by **OptiMagnus** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:05 pm

Doctor Reggae wrote:The larger-size ones are generally worth picking up, IMHO--assuming you can afford it, of course. I generally tend to get them first and worry about the smaller size figures later. Of the ROTF line, leader Starscream and leader Prime are great items to have--especially Screamer. I'm essentially considering BO Bumblebee to be a leader-class figure of him until the DOTM one comes out--but Ult. Bumblebee I'm taking a pass on. Doesn't really grab me.

Yeah...I really killed my wallet with HFTD Optimus, but he was worth it. I'm eyeing Starscream at the moment. However, I still wish to get the original ROTF Optimus and Jetfire, as well as voyager ROTF Starscream and Ironhide, so leaders will have to wait.