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News Credits: 1 · Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:30 am

Got my 3rd Refraktor and Jetfire at Northville Meijer tonight! Happy Birthday to me!

How long has it been known that he was actually showing up anywhere other than WalMart?

Sorry I couldn't leave any behind, but as usual the Brunts and Red Alerts will tell the tale, as will the $79.99 tag on the shelf.

Also saw 1 Micro-multi-master set, 1 Springer, and at least 3 Siege Starscreams at the Northville Target, but no sense in biting until I get my now necessary Red Card.

I think I saw SS Taliban Megatron at that same Meijer, but not sure due to the fire in the sky further down blowing my mind.

News Credits: 194 · Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:31 pm

Carpenter Rd Target had 2 sets of Micromasters and 2 sets of Rainmakers.
Carpenter Rd Meijer still had 1 Jetfire.

I wish Carpenter Rd Target was clearancing out wave 1 & 2 Battlemasters. They got down to 1.78 at AA/Saline Rd. Unfortunately I picked up a bunch for a friend before realizing I wanted even more blast effects.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:23 pm

Ann Arbor/Saline Rd Target had 1 Rainmakers set and still has 3 sets of Powertrain and Highjump Micromasters. I bought one set. They're cool little trucks.

News Credits: 194 · Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:24 pm

Carpenter Rd Target had 3 Off Road Patrol Micromaster packs. They also had 2 10 packs of Micromasters and 2 Rainmaker sets.

News Credits: 194 · Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:57 pm

Ann Arbor/Saline Rd Target had 2 Starscreams and 2 Springers. They're on sale for $24.99. Also one set of Rainmakers.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:31 pm

Okay, the Westland Ollie's had, I believe, every TF thing boasted of in the ad. They still had at least 1 full case of BB evolution for $19.99 when I left, but it was going fast. Cyberverse Thundercracker, on the other hand, had 3 or 4 cases on the shelf, meaning any one of us could army build like he was Classics-mold-Thundercracker, if so inclined, but I just got a 2nd to be Ion Storm for now. They also had the Allspark Squeaks, but I don't remember any Mighty Mugs (wasn't looking). Also got the Turbo Changers TLK Bee, Drift, Scorn, and Cogman for $5.99 each, leaving at least 1 case behind.

All this was in one of the front corners of the seasonal toy aisles by the checkout.

News Credits: 194 · Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:31 pm

Carpenter Rd Target had 2 Siege Thundercrackers. Still 2 sets of Rainmakers as well.

News Credits: 13 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:12 am

RodimusConvoy13 The Saline Walmart has pretty much the entirety of siege and 35th voyagers (except Apeface). There is a christmas section up front that has the 35th display. Plus more figures in the normal area. They also have deluxes from wave 1 to wave 3, including at least 1 refraktor.

News Credits: 194 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:24 am

mordhelm wrote:RodimusConvoy13 The Saline Walmart has pretty much the entirety of siege and 35th voyagers (except Apeface). There is a christmas section up front that has the 35th display. Plus more figures in the normal area. They also have deluxes from wave 1 to wave 3, including at least 1 refraktor.

Thanks! I have seen those up there. I found Spinister there about a week or two ago.

News Credits: 13 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:27 pm

I ordered mine (and Crosshairs) from Pulse, just gotta pick it up. You find a Ratchet yet?

News Credits: 194 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:34 pm

mordhelm wrote:I ordered mine (and Crosshairs) from Pulse, just gotta pick it up. You find a Ratchet yet?

There were a couple at the Walgreens at the corner of Jackson and Maple across from Zingerman’s Roadhouse. I didn’t get one though. I might be getting out of Transformers. Star Wars Black Series is going balls to the wall lately and I think I’m gonna have to devote my collecting just to that.

News Credits: 13 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:04 pm

Good time to be a SW Collector. Yeah I already found mine. Ended up doing the walgreens online thing when it first listed online in stock (so I had to buy 2), so I have a spare, hence my asking.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:26 pm

Carpenter Rd Target had 1 Crosshairs and 1 Spinister at lunch time. I'm still hoping I see an Astrotrain in the wild. I'd like to see what they are like in person.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:06 pm

Wonderland Target had the Cyberverse Graidus-Seeker and Repugnus 4-packs. Left 1 of the former and 2 of the latter, both in the main aisle. Somehow missed the announcement Wednesday(?) so this was one wacky surprise, considering I was looking for Scorponok and Sky Lynx...oh yeah, they had 1 of our second Commander Class Autobot too, but I passed for now.

News Credits: 194 · Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:19 pm

Saline Walmart had the R.E.D. Series figures today. 2 Primes, 2 Soundwaves, and 1 Megatron. It’s the first I’ve seen them.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:44 pm

The Westland Ollie's on Ford Road has a good dozen cases of Kingdom Cyclonus and Rhinox on one island shelf in the main aisle, all $19.99. Couldn't check the other Ollie's on Farmington. A few collectors will try to build their lost armada, so I foresee Rhinox shelfwarming as bad as Zack Storm's crew.

None of the 3 Big Lots in the Farmington/Livonia/Westland longitude show any signs of Legacy, the point of my trip today. Still only finding wave 2 at Target; Westland store has Core Optimus, I bought the G2 Megs and Shockwave.

Wonderland Target got another Cyberverse Warrior Snarl after the one I bought a month ago, IDR who else is in that case, but it's still there. The Metroplex I saw over a week ago has been bought, sorry for not reporting that one. Same Target where I got my Scorpinok, so it's possible he'll show up again.

The Haggerty/Pontiac Trail WalMart has at least 2 Haulers on pegs, and 4 Scourges on the overhead, after the one of each I bought today. Sorry IDR where I found Cosmos last week.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:55 pm

This thread lives!!!!

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:56 am

The Livonia/Northville Target on Haggerty between 7 and 8 Mile just put fresh case of Legacy Deluxe W2 on the shelf, still had 2 each of Wildrider, Elita-1, Knock-Out, and Tarantulas when I left, if anyone still needs 'em.

Also had one Jhiaxus. I hate the idea of him shelfwarming like Bulkhead, as that sends the wrong message to Hasbro about something they did so RIGHT!

And yes, they had the standard Galvatron and Throne-scream on the bottom shelf, like every Target in the area for the last 2 months or so.

The Farmington Target where Grand River ends had at least 2 SS'86 Arcees, implying they get a steady flow of that case.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:24 pm

The Northville Meijer at Haggerty and 8 Mile put out a case of Smash Changer Optimus Prime, there were at least 3 on the shelf. Sorry IDR the price.

Tarantulas is the one Legacy DLX W2 that's no longer at the Target across the street despite at least one more case being put out, which I hope sends Hasbro the right message about continuously doing more new Beast Wars stuff.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:31 am

Farmington Ollie's had a total of 7 Rhinoxes yesterday, between the regular aisle and the holiday display islands. $19.99. No sign of any other TFs.

Of course, the flier in the aisle shows Kingdom Dinobot, which at this point may as well be telling their customers to go to Target.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:50 am

The Livonia Target on Haggerty has at least 4 Tonkanators, one of which was already beat up.

I want to say the price was $105, but that just seems odd as I'm typing it. Circle does have a digital coupon for 25% off any one toy, which is great timing if you really want that set right now, but I'll take my chances on it being clearance-bait come New Years.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Dec 22, 2022 10:55 pm

Found something interesting at the Farmington Ollie's on Wednesday:

There were at least 5 more on the shelf. And I think all toys are 25% off until Christmas.

Now that Throne of Toys has apparently closed its doors for keeps, I never thought I'd see that style of TF box on a regular brick-and-mortar retail shelf again.

Didn't see any Rhinoxes. The Westland store had more for sale a month ago than there probably are actual Rhinos left in the wild. And yet they were outnumbered by the Revelation Skeletors. Farmington Ollie's most notably had a Crisis of Infinite Reggies, with no other ReAction Archie characters in sight.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:27 am

The Westland Burlington Coat Factory had two BW reissue Scorponoks for $14.99 each on Thursday.

This was not the same BCF where I got CW G2 Bruticus...over half a decade ago already?

Damn, I feel old. Megas for '90s retro prices enhance the effect, though I left 'em both.

Anyhow, only the Telegraph BCF had that giftset, so I wouldn't count on finding WalMart exclusives chain-wide, but it happened.