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News Credits: 37 · Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:58 pm

Has Leader Ironhide even come out yet? I swear I heard reports of him before DOTM even came out, but I have still yet to see a single trace of him. I went to every store I could think of and all I saw where Sentinels and Bumblebees. Am I missing something; or does my area just suck?

News Credits: 226 · Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:00 pm

I've had mine for nearly two months.

News Credits: 6 · Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:01 pm

I'm in the middle of a rural hicktown, and I'm waiste deep in Leader Ironhides. gotta be the area.

News Credits: 37 · Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:02 pm

Burn wrote:I've had mine for nearly two months.

As I suspected. My area sucks. I JUST found Generations Kup and Wheeljack the other day.

News Credits: 3 · Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:19 pm

We've just started getting sightings at Target in my area. There were sightings at Walmart and TRU a couple months ago, but they dried up pretty quick and haven't been restocked. Ironhide seems to be getting the ROTF Jetfire treatment...not necessarily rare, but not well stocked by any means.

News Credits: 9 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:01 am

I live in England. I doubt he'll show up before Christmas.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:04 am

Mykltron wrote:I live in England. I doubt he'll show up before Christmas.

Odd, he just showed up within the last 2 weeks in the Netherlands. What are the odds? The price is a doozy though: €70, which translates to $100 or £60, give or take.

Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:37 am

Mykltron wrote:I live in England. I doubt he'll show up before Christmas.

He's in the Entertainer for £45. Got my Son one for his Birthday 2 weeks ago, however this is the only 1 I've seen,(Wimbledon Broadway) and He isn't in the Wandsworth counterpart branch, so I'm guessing small quantities. He is on their website though.

News Credits: 22 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:07 pm

I've had mine since the middle of June. It's definitely your area. Though it is scarce even here. I haven't seen it since I bought mine, which was the only one in the store.

Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:18 pm

Try Kmart, that's the only place I've seen leader Ironhide since June.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:22 pm

SlyTF1 wrote:
Burn wrote:I've had mine for nearly two months.

As I suspected. My area sucks. I JUST found Generations Kup and Wheeljack the other day.

That doesn't even remotely suck.

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:46 pm

Mykltron wrote:I live in England. I doubt he'll show up before Christmas.

I found one in Forbidden Planet in Leeds, if you're interested.

And pretty sure there were a few in Toys'R'Us in Norwich, last time I popped in (about a month ago).

News Credits: 12 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:19 pm

I still have an extra for sale. Just looking for what I spent plus shipping on it.

If anyone wants it, PM me.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:40 pm

Never seen one in store or in person at all. Still got waves 1 and 2 clogging shelves here.

Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:58 pm

BeastProwl wrote:I'm in the middle of a rural hicktown, and I'm waiste deep in Leader Ironhides. gotta be the area.

Burn wrote:I've had mine for nearly two months.

I think it also depends on the different stores you visit & how much travels miles your willing to drive to find the newer TF toys.

KMART is where I bought my DOTM Leader Ironhide toy nearly 2 months ago. the kmart store had a huge display & their were easily dozens of leader sized ironhide on display along with voyager sized sentinel prime.

I think some of us realize that we need to go to all the majot retail stores in america & travel out of our neighberhood to get the newest/rare TF toys. while some of the fans just go to one particular store & stay locally when doing toy hunts.

FWIW,TRU.com had DOTM Leader sized ironhide on their site a few times & the toy stayed on their for a long time before selling out.

Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:34 am

I still have yet to see one at any retail around my location. Doesn't mean he hasn't been here and swiped up with a quickness, though.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:42 am

Va'al wrote:
Mykltron wrote:I live in England. I doubt he'll show up before Christmas.

I found one in Forbidden Planet in Leeds, if you're interested.

And pretty sure there were a few in Toys'R'Us in Norwich, last time I popped in (about a month ago).

Thanks New Guy! (and welcome to Seibertron) I don't really want him unless I happen to see him on clearance but maybe not then! He isn't on the TRU website.

News Credits: 226 · Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:54 am

deathy wrote:I think it also depends on the different stores you visit & how much travels miles your willing to drive to find the newer TF toys.

I walked ten minutes down the road to the nearest K-Mart. Waited until it was on sale as well.

In fact I don't waste time driving around to all the different stores. If the stores that are 10-20mins away don't have them, oh well, more money to waste on hookers.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:05 am

Burn wrote:
deathy wrote:I think it also depends on the different stores you visit & how much travels miles your willing to drive to find the newer TF toys.

I walked ten minutes down the road to the nearest K-Mart. Waited until it was on sale as well.

In fact I don't waste time driving around to all the different stores. If the stores that are 10-20mins away don't have them, oh well, more money to waste on hookers.

Why am I not surprised?

News Credits: 226 · Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:17 am

robofreak wrote:
Burn wrote:
deathy wrote:I think it also depends on the different stores you visit & how much travels miles your willing to drive to find the newer TF toys.

I walked ten minutes down the road to the nearest K-Mart. Waited until it was on sale as well.

In fact I don't waste time driving around to all the different stores. If the stores that are 10-20mins away don't have them, oh well, more money to waste on hookers.

Why am I not surprised?

'cause i'm following your lead.

Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:56 am

Evil_the_Nub wrote:Try Kmart, that's the only place I've seen leader Ironhide since June.

Concur'd.

Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:42 am

Burn wrote:
deathy wrote:I think it also depends on the different stores you visit & how much travels miles your willing to drive to find the newer TF toys.

I walked ten minutes down the road to the nearest K-Mart. Waited until it was on sale as well.

In fact I don't waste time driving around to all the different stores. If the stores that are 10-20mins away don't have them, oh well, more money to waste on hookers.

Burn,your profile says your from Austrailia.

I didn't know that they had Kmart stores in austrailia.

News Credits: 226 · Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:02 pm

Well now you do.

Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:22 pm

Keep searching it took me 2 months and I finally found him at kmart the other day.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:57 pm

There was a "Buy one, get the other at 50% off" promo at TrU last August 2011 for a few days. I felt like Leader Ironhide was kinda rare. Because I already had Leader Sentinel Prime and Leader Bumblebee don't interest me, I bought their (maybe) last two Leader Ironhide. No regrets, really. I leave one sealed in hope he'll be worth something. I open the other and played with it. I'm amazed at how much that toy is GOOD!