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News Credits: 4 · by **Blitzwing the warrior** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:10 am

I see I picked a fine and dandy time to be......POOR!

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:17 am

So far, no sign of him in any of the stores in the Lima area...and none of them seem to have the UPC in their systems yet, either.

Lord, I want this toy BAD...

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:20 am

It's around $50

This is great news it will be easier for me to buy him now

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:23 am

bran10 wrote:and.... bam the pictures are up!

http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=receiptzr4.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0165bp9.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0169fb5.jpg

sorry i still don't know how to post pictures up properly.

Yeah I noticed you have him on the stand as with my MP Starscream

The picture of him standing gots me scratching my head because I can't get mine to stand on it's own

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:23 am

Doctor Reggae wrote:So far, no sign of him in any of the stores in the Lima area...and none of them seem to have the UPC in their systems yet, either.

Lord, I want this toy BAD...

I think we all do. Don't feel bad.

I just called a third Wal-Mart. The guy said "Even though it shows up as not on file, that doesn't mean we don't have any. We could have an entire case full of them sitting on the shelves, but if no one filed or scanned them in, we can't see them on the Telzone. The best chance of finding this item is to actually come to the store, check the shelves and then have them check it again, in person. Sooner or later, you'll find it."

This is not the first time I've heard of unscanned items hitting the shelves. So this sounds like good news people.

EDIT: Someone over at TNI's forums found it as well. 12, in fact. (Doesn't post his/her location though.)

http://forums.toynewsi.com/index.php?showtopic=2045137

by **dabattousai** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:29 am

I was at my local Wal-Mart last night and didn't see him, nor a price tag, nor any space to put him. I'm gonna check another Wal-Mart that's by my job to see if they have any.

News Credits: 4 · by **ReinaHW** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:07 am

That is one beautiful looking Starscream, the colours are exactly what they should have been to begin with. Hope he gets released here in the UK.
What's the good and bad on him? Anything different, beyond the colours, from the Takara version?

Tony.

News Credits: 1 · by **jgilkinson** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:14 am

$50?!?!? Man i was willing to pay up to 90.... walmart here i come

by **Mandamus** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:15 am

Just checked mine. It did come up in the Telzone but said 0 in stock, 0 in warehouse, 0 on order.

I was just there yesterday and they had nothing. I hope this means they didn't put them out, then sell them all in the few hours between my visits.

edit: i called another Wal-Mart and they checked all the stores within 100 miles of me (at least that's what she said she did) and none of them had it. She said "it looks like we don't carry this anymore."

I told her it was a Wal-Mart exclusive that was supposed to come out in Novemeber then she said "Oh, well then we must just not have it in yet."

Take that for what its worth.

by **shankz** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:33 am

I called both local stores. The first said the UPC wasn't in their system. The other store did have it in their system, but none in stock and no info on when it will be arriving.

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:53 am

holy crap!

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:03 am

I wonder if a couple of stores jumped the gun on putting them out (it's happened before).

by **Sonray** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:11 am

muswp1 wrote:I wonder if a couple of stores jumped the gun on putting them out (it's happened before).

Me thinks that is what happened. What was the official release date supposed to have been?

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:12 am

I'm thinking he looks quite nice better than I was expecting, but I didn't find one today, so I'll have to wait to have first hand knowledge of this.

by **Sam's Happy Time** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:47 am

That is one beautiful piece of engineering, I have mine pre-ordered at almost twice the price – but since I doubt I’ll be setting foot in a States-side Wal-Mart anytime soon, I sleep better at night knowing there’s one out there with my name already on it.

But ick…the black hinges on the wings… They couldn’t have used off-white plastic?

News Credits: 2 · by **Doctor Reggae** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:05 pm

Sonray wrote:
muswp1 wrote:I wonder if a couple of stores jumped the gun on putting them out (it's happened before).

Me thinks that is what happened. What was the official release date supposed to have been?

I believe this is about the right timeframe for him. All of the estimates that I've seen for him said that he'd be out sometime in October or November.

News Credits: 2 · by **blkbitcloud1** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:20 pm

Well the two Wally worlds I went to this morning have the upc #'s in computer and both have 43 on order, just dont know when they will be getting them. Maybe in 2-4 weeks. :-?

blkbitcloud1

News Credits: 4 · by **zatara1701** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:24 pm

Autobot032 wrote:So they did change the UPC! Well that explains a lot of the problem. Dang.

Good to see he's out.

And cheaper!

EDIT: Just called two Wal-Marts, gave them the UPC, his info came up correctly. Then...here came the bombshell. "He's a non replenishable item. We cannot order more, there are none in the warehouse, none in transit and none in the store. Meaning we got them in and sold out. I'm sorry." I told them both that it was a Wal-Mart exclusive and the one said "Well then that explains why we don't have anymore. We ordered exclusive items in low numbers this year so we wouldn't be overstocked as bad. First come, first serve, anyone who misses out is stuck. Sorry."

I'm wondering if this is all true or not...I'm hoping she's wrong, because if she's right...a lot of people are SCREWED.

Sounds like a misinformed employee..OR they're making false conclusions on the scenario. Being in retail, what she found could be read this way also... The UPC is in the system ready for processing BUT nothing has reached the distribution center or wharehouse yet. None have been ordered because there is nothing to order from yet.

Dont get down in the dumps yet...Look at it this way, dont you think if a bunch of guys/gals in your area snagged a bunch of MP SS from the local Walmart AT LEAST one of them wouldve posted somewhere to inform or brag???

I put my money on Walmart employee not knowing what they're talking about...that sounds more logical than TF fan not informing or bragging :grin:

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:29 pm

Prime vs Wild wrote:Just checked mine. It did come up in the Telzone but said 0 in stock, 0 in warehouse, 0 on order.

I was just there yesterday and they had nothing. I hope this means they didn't put them out, then sell them all in the few hours between my visits.

edit: i called another Wal-Mart and they checked all the stores within 100 miles of me (at least that's what she said she did) and none of them had it. She said "it looks like we don't carry this anymore."

I told her it was a Wal-Mart exclusive that was supposed to come out in Novemeber then she said "Oh, well then we must just not have it in yet."

Take that for what its worth.

Yep, verified: 0 in Athens/Epps Bridge.

by **OptimusIsHot** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:40 pm

Hey guys... does anyone know the differance between the hasbro release and the takara release? Is it the battle damage black stuff on the tips of the gun and wings?

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:43 pm

Not surprised that he showed up there, as there are walmart distribution centers in the area and in Texas, if I am not mistaken (which I usually am

, so feel free to correct me).

Although it usually takes about a month from first sighting of anything until the time it hits my area, so I'm still looking at late November early December. What a great time to shop :-x

.

Although I was pleased to see the 48.88 price, I have 65 bucks set aside, so I get some left over for other TF goodies.

Or to set aside for Animated/Universe, hummmmmm :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:23 pm

<crying> ..it's so beautiful.....sob..sob..
This is my top toy priority of the year -forget the SW McQuarrie figs, forget everything else. There's a reason why these guys are called masterpieces. Can't wait to put the full accessory megs that came with prime into his hands. That's gonna look so sick.
Shockwave - I like your sig. Good to see a fellow old school cybertronian on the boards.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:30 pm

Guess what country won't be getting Hasbro MP Startscream. Anyone? I'll give you three hints.

1. It's cold as F'

2. Hockey is more important then health care.

3. It is directly north of the USA.

If you guessed the North Pole, you're an idiot. They hate hockey.

Way to go Canada.... F' I hate this berg.

by **Sonray** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:35 pm

Down_Shift wrote:Guess what country won't be getting Hasbro MP Startscream. Anyone? I'll give you three hints.

1. It's cold as F'

2. Hockey is more important then health care.

3. It is directly north of the USA.

If you guessed the North Pole, you're an idiot. They hate hockey.

Way to go Canada.... F' I hate this berg.

And England, we get shafted too ya know so you aint the only ones.

News Credits: 1 · by **Starscreamimus Prime** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:44 pm

zatara1701 wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:So they did change the UPC! Well that explains a lot of the problem. Dang.

Good to see he's out.

And cheaper!

EDIT: Just called two Wal-Marts, gave them the UPC, his info came up correctly. Then...here came the bombshell. "He's a non replenishable item. We cannot order more, there are none in the warehouse, none in transit and none in the store. Meaning we got them in and sold out. I'm sorry." I told them both that it was a Wal-Mart exclusive and the one said "Well then that explains why we don't have anymore. We ordered exclusive items in low numbers this year so we wouldn't be overstocked as bad. First come, first serve, anyone who misses out is stuck. Sorry."

I'm wondering if this is all true or not...I'm hoping she's wrong, because if she's right...a lot of people are SCREWED.

Sounds like a misinformed employee..OR they're making false conclusions on the scenario. Being in retail, what she found could be read this way also... The UPC is in the system ready for processing BUT nothing has reached the distribution center or wharehouse yet. None have been ordered because there is nothing to order from yet.

Dont get down in the dumps yet...Look at it this way, dont you think if a bunch of guys/gals in your area snagged a bunch of MP SS from the local Walmart AT LEAST one of them wouldve posted somewhere to inform or brag???

I put my money on Walmart employee not knowing what they're talking about...that sounds more logical than TF fan not informing or bragging

I would have to agree with the Wal-Mart associate being incorrect. My wife was told the same thing when we asked about the Robot Heroes exclusive 5-pack. After 3 days of hassling people in toys we finally got some nice associate to go in the back and get us 1 of them. However, that doesn't mean your store has them yet. I work at the wm home office in systems and have been waiting a while for this item to start showing up in stores. I checked yesterday and there are quite a few on order (like thousands) so probably by mid-november you should be seeing them everywhere. There are three stores around here that have them, but only one of the stores stocked the shelf with them, but that's an entirely different prolbem altogether. At any rate, don't give up hope.