Autobot032 wrote:HypnoXXIV wrote:WHEN IS IT COMING?!?!? Oh, and I'm hearing rumors that it will be exclusivly sold at Walmart? Can anyone offer up some intel?
Thanks!
Heh. There's threads (yes, multiples) already in existence.
I'll go ahead and answer this though, since you're a noob, and it'll be easier for you to find the info.
1.) He is a confirmed Wal-Mart exclusive.
2.) We've heard a small list of release times.
They include:
September (according to TransFormers.com, the official Hasbro site. This has since been proven wrong.)
October (according to Action-H-Q, they claim it's due to ship out October 15th or 16th. Apparently this hasn't happened, because none of the people who preordered him have said it shipped to them. So this looks to have been proven wrong as well.)
November (according to a tag on the display shelf at BotCon. Most likely this one will be the correct date. Many of us believe it'll be a Black Friday exclusive.)
eBay auctions claim December or January, other posters claim we're not getting him at all. (none of this is true. It'll be before December, and we are definitely getting him.)
I, and another poster here, emailed Hasbro's Customer Service and their email said:
Customer (Name Removed) 10/03/2007 11:57 AM
Hello. I heard recently that you're bringing the Masterpiece Starscream figure to Wal-Mart stores as an exclusive. I was wondering if you could tell me when he's due, and about how much the MSRP is? Here's the UPC code for him: 6 53569 27551 0 along with a picture of his UPC barcode.
Thank you in advance. I appreciate it.
Their response:
Response (Veronica) 10/03/2007 02:57 PM
Hi (Name Removed),
Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We appreciate your interest in our company and products!
This product has just recently begun shipping to Walmart stores. Please keep in mind that depending on time of year, retailer distribution systems, store inventory and sales patterns, it may take from several weeks up to several months for some products to show up on store shelves.
Please continue checking your local Walmart stores and their online store for availability of this product.
Again, thank you for your interest.
So as you can see, we are getting him. Wal-Mart will be the place, and as she said, it's dependent on the store as to when it'll be on the shelves. However, she didn't realize exactly how the stores work. So we can't hold it against her.
Here's where she's wrong:
1.) They're shipping to Wal-Mart warehouse/distribution centers now.
2.) Once they arrive, and invoices hit the system, etc...then the warehouses will start shipping them to the stores.
So, yeah, she's right, generally, but, it could be weeks to months, depending on the store. However, since the warehouses are getting them in as we speak, and BotCon said November...we will see him within the next month's worth of time.
No worries, he's coming. To Wal-Mart. We'll get him.
Oh and since no one else has done it..WELCOME TO SEIBERTRON! WARNING: SEIBERTRON CONTAINS NUTS!
