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by **WolfDawg** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:11 pm

sithlord9849 wrote:Just hit the mother load at vets TRU. Nabbed the following:
MP Optimus Prime - 1 left
All 5 members of FoC Bruticus - 0 left
All 4 of the Chinese legion figures - 1 ea left

Thanks for the heads up about MP Prime. I just picked him up from that TRU. Oddly enough, I'm almost positive I beat a fellow collector in picking him up. From the parking lot, I saw this guy walking fairly quickly to the TRU doors. I thought it was a bit odd, and picked up my pace as well. I may have been 3 feet in front of him. I could see from the corner of my eyes that he was following the same path as me. When I made it to the Transformers aisle, he was right behind me. As I picked up that lone MP Prime box, I could see the look of despair in his face.

I hated being "that guy" who ruins another collector's day. But...well, first come first serve I suppose.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:45 pm

**SONOVA**

I was going to go back and see if they had layaway...

Congrats on nabbing him though.

by **necr0blivion** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:52 pm

Just got back from Marrero TRU and picked up one each of the GDO Legends, another set is still on the shelf. No MP-10 on the floor.

So, here's the weird thing. I asked the cashier about the GDO Deluxes and she said they have them in the stockroom but weren't allowed to sell them because they weren't coming up in their systems correctly (I know a few of y'all noticed this with Deluxes recently). Well this is affecting the Legends figures as well. After some discussion and waiting, the cashier went to the TF aisle and brought the shelf tag with her. It was for Cyberverse figs, but she was authorized to ring them up with that barcode ($5.99ea, so it's not like I didn't get the right price).

So, hopefully I have a Springer and Wheelie reserved whenever these issues get fixed, but these aren't hitting the floor until TRU corrects their issues.

by **WolfDawg** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:09 pm

That couldn't have been you that I beat to the Transformer aisle, was it CB? If so, sorry for not recognizing you. I would have at least said hi

Also, Necro, the employees at my TRU have been blaming Hurricane Isaac for screwing up their computer systems. I have a hard time believing the systems are STILL messed up because of Isaac though...

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:39 am

WolfDawg wrote:That couldn't have been you that I beat to the Transformer aisle, was it CB? If so, sorry for not recognizing you. I would have at least said hi

Also, Necro, the employees at my TRU have been blaming Hurricane Isaac for screwing up their computer systems. I have a hard time believing the systems are STILL messed up because of Isaac though...

Nope, I was there earlier in the day.. Right after sithlord posted about it. It is good, it gives my wife something to get me for my birthday or Christmas.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:45 pm

Two cases of MP Thundercracker @ the WB TRU.. I pulled one case down to look at him but did not buy him.

Oh the sticker on the box read $69.99 but he scanned @ 74.99.

by **sithlord9849** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:26 pm

TRU on vets has about 10 MP Thundercrackers. 5 on the bottom shelf and 5 hidden above the racks. Also picked up the last TFP Entertainment Pack.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:24 pm

Found the new Megatron today @ the WB TRU.. I did not pick him up though...

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:28 pm

Stopped by the Vets TRU this morn, nabbed Hot Spot and left the rest.

by **WolfDawg** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:59 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:Stopped by the Vets TRU this morn, nabbed Hot Spot and left the rest.

Dangit! That's the only one I wanted! Lol, I guess that's payback for taking that MP Prime you were eyeing. :lol:

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:49 am

WolfDawg wrote:
Cyber Bishop wrote:Stopped by the Vets TRU this morn, nabbed Hot Spot and left the rest.

Dangit! That's the only one I wanted! Lol, I guess that's payback for taking that MP Prime you were eyeing.

Me too, I saw Megs the other day across the river and almost bought him.. It is all good about the MP prime though.. If I come across another I will put him in layaway..

by **necr0blivion** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:17 pm

I picked up that Megatron from Marrero TRU today. Shame the others weren't available or the deluxe GDOs, but I'm sure I'll have other opportunities in the near future.

Also, went to a Family Dollar and they had the last wave of DOTM deluxes for $5/ea, with a sale through Saturday BOGO 50% off. Picked up Specialist Ratchet in case I want to try my hand at an Ironfist upgrade. Lots of Air Raid and Darksteel sitting there.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:20 pm

necr0blivion wrote:I picked up that Megatron from Marrero TRU today. Shame the others weren't available or the deluxe GDOs, but I'm sure I'll have other opportunities in the near future.

Also, went to a Family Dollar and they had the last wave of DOTM deluxes for $5/ea, with a sale through Saturday BOGO 50% off. Picked up Specialist Ratchet in case I want to try my hand at an Ironfist upgrade. Lots of Air Raid and Darksteel sitting there.

Yeah, with Christmas coming we should see a spike in TF related items hitting TRU.. Which Family Dollar did you hit?

by **necr0blivion** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:53 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote: Which Family Dollar did you hit?

Gen. Meyer, in Algiers (West Bank). However, it's probably worth checking out your local FD first.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:35 am

necr0blivion wrote:
Cyber Bishop wrote: Which Family Dollar did you hit?

Gen. Meyer, in Algiers (West Bank). However, it's probably worth checking out your local FD first.

As much as I drive around with my job Algiers is not that much out of the question to be honest.
I have to remember where they put it around my area though... LOL..

by **necr0blivion** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:24 pm

TRU on Siegen Ln has a GDO Swerve, Hoist, and Silverstreak...

And so many damn MP Thundercrackers on the shelf, it makes the Sweeps look like a small operation!!! Pretty much anyone in BR that needs one should be able to stop by and get one. More shipment tonight and tomorrow, so maybe more GDOs and MP Prime might show up, buy couldn't get a confirmation.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:23 am

Yeah the MP crackers are sitting on the shelves down here too.. The WB TRU had 4 on the shelf yesterday with at least 2 unopened boxes up top.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:58 am

I stopped by the vets TRU @ lunchtime (still in front as I type this) and found a few things.

Restocked the following items
TF China Scouts (I only bought Dead End) and legends.
TF voyager figs (yes there is one Hot Spot so get over here and get it Wolf)
TF Prime deluxes (the wave with arachnid)
TF Prime 1st edition figs

by **WolfDawg** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:47 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:I stopped by the vets TRU @ lunchtime (still in front as I type this) and found a few things.

Restocked the following items
TF China Scouts (I only bought Dead End) and legends.
TF voyager figs (yes there is one Hot Spot so get over here and get it Wolf)
TF Prime deluxes (the wave with arachnid)
TF Prime 1st edition figs

Thanks for the heads up. However, when I got there, he was gone... #-o

I knew I should have checked the sightings thread yesterday...

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:48 pm

I posted that today... And I should have hidden him for you.. Dammit..

by **WolfDawg** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:15 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:I posted that today... And I should have hidden him for you.. Dammit..

No worries man. I actually picked up Megatron for the hell of it (and because I have a pretty big Neo G2 collection). I'm actually VERY pleased with him and he looks great in my display. Much better than United Tank Megatron. So yea, it wasn't a total waste. Megatron made the trip worth it. I sort of want to take a pic or two of him with my other Neo G2 figures, but I'm still waiting for my FoC Fruiticus (the big bad dudicus) to arrive.

by **sithlord9849** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:35 pm

TRU on Vets has 5 MP Optimus Primes.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:35 pm

sithlord9849 wrote:TRU on Vets has 5 MP Optimus Primes.

Yeah, Robby Musso texted me a little while ago and told me.. But for $119... If they had any of the boxes uptop I could at least use the 99.99 tag on the side to price match..

Too rich for my blood with Christmas coming... I have 3 daughters and a wife to buy presents for..

by **WolfDawg** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:16 pm

Wow, I wonder when they increased MP Prime's price. I'm pretty sure I got mine for 99.99 plus tax. I will definitely say that he's worth the price of admission, though; even if that price is 120 bucks. Still, I understand where you're coming from, CB. I've been eying the Knight Morpher Starscream figure (the one based on his Hearts of Steel character) for a while now. But wifey and I have been saving so we can go on a late honeymoon to Las Vegas. Hell, I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to pay for that Ehobby G1 Shattered glass set I preordered at BBTS. :-(

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 5:52 pm

I hope I'm doing this right and this is the correct place to add this. I just submitted a toy sighting, but it was for the old Toys R Us. That store has closed and moved across town in Baton Rouge.

Anyway I just picked up a MP Optimus at the new Toys R Us on North Mall Dr. off of Seigen Lane. I also added that store to the list, but it wasn't available to select yet.

There was an unopened case on the bottom shelf. I purchased one and put the case back behind a ton of MP Thundercrackers. Hope someone here finds it. And yes, it was hard to not purchase both of them.