The Energon Pub

[Deadput]

These toys still wont sell. For people to want to buy these toys, the movie would have had to make you feel some sort of emotional connection to the characters in the movie.

Uhhhhhhh thats not the case




Leader Optimus is regularly $60 and not many people buy the leader class Transformers outside of Birthdays or Christmas.



Stinger was a hard to find Walmart exclusive.



Nothing to do with the characters portrayal in the movies (which have nothing to do with toy sales)

[Sideshow Sideswipe]

These toys still wont sell. For people to want to buy these toys, the movie would have had to make you feel some sort of emotional connection to the characters in the movie.

What does that mean for all the age of extinction toys sold last summer boosting Hasbro's earnings to a record high?

My TRU has mostly movie toys and the display hasn't changed in almost a year

http://imgur.com/oxK8uET

[Deadput]

These toys still wont sell. For people to want to buy these toys, the movie would have had to make you feel some sort of emotional connection to the characters in the movie.

What does that mean for all the age of extinction toys sold last summer boosting Hasbro's earnings to a record high?

My TRU has mostly movie toys and the display hasn't changed in almost a year

http://imgur.com/oxK8uET

Just because its like that in your area doesn't mean its like that everywhere else.


The only AOE toys I have seen are Deluxe Hotshot and snarl alongside the leader class toys and Voyager Galvatron.


And some one steps but thats just a failure as a line itself nothing to do with the movies.

[Sideshow Sideswipe]

These toys still wont sell. For people to want to buy these toys, the movie would have had to make you feel some sort of emotional connection to the characters in the movie.

What does that mean for all the age of extinction toys sold last summer boosting Hasbro's earnings to a record high?

My TRU has mostly movie toys and the display hasn't changed in almost a year

http://imgur.com/oxK8uET

Just because its like that in your area doesn't mean its like that everywhere else.


The only AOE toys I have seen are Deluxe Hotshot and snarl alongside the leader class toys and Voyager Galvatron.


And some one steps but thats just a failure as a line itself nothing to do with the movies.

I respectfully disagree, the one step toys and the plush toys are meant for LITTLE kids. little kids have not seen this movie. I as a parent wouldn't let my kids watch this movie as it is too scary for little ones.

[Cobotron]

These toys still wont sell. For people to want to buy these toys, the movie would have had to make you feel some sort of emotional connection to the characters in the movie.

What does that mean for all the age of extinction toys sold last summer boosting Hasbro's earnings to a record high?

My TRU has mostly movie toys and the display hasn't changed in almost a year

http://imgur.com/oxK8uET

I can't believe there is a Masterpiece Prowl on that shelf.

[MartianSpyGirl1996]

These toys still wont sell. For people to want to buy these toys, the movie would have had to make you feel some sort of emotional connection to the characters in the movie.

What does that mean for all the age of extinction toys sold last summer boosting Hasbro's earnings to a record high?

My TRU has mostly movie toys and the display hasn't changed in almost a year

http://imgur.com/oxK8uET

Either they look like this or they've been barren for months... the two cities I in are the same way. **** will just not sell

[Sabrblade]

I respectfully disagree, the one step toys and the plush toys are meant for LITTLE kids. little kids have not seen this movie. I as a parent wouldn't let my kids watch this movie as it is too scary for little ones.

You'd be surprised how many parents let their little kids see the movies. Or how many kids saw them regardless of their parents' permission.

[-Kanrabat-]

I respectfully disagree, the one step toys and the plush toys are meant for LITTLE kids. little kids have not seen this movie. I as a parent wouldn't let my kids watch this movie as it is too scary for little ones.

You'd be surprised how many parents let their little kids see the movies. Or how many kids saw them regardless of their parents' permission.

My childhood was full of Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Poltergeist, Rambo, Commando, ect. My dad LOVED his guy movies and his late mother too! Even if the movie had blood and/or BOOBIES in it, it was all good as long that it was not an obvious pron.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

If I may, we still have some AoE stock left that's hardly discounted... Except for Power Battlers which are €9.99 here, and one chain has discounted One-Steps to roughly €7.00. That same chain even got a shipment of later waves, including:

One-Step
Drift (helicopter)
Steeljaw
High Octane Bumblebee
Galvatron
Slug

Power Battlers
Optimus Prime
Lockdown
Snarl
Slug
Galvatron
Grimlock

Personally, I'm hoping that if they sell, we may get the last waves... I want that Junkheap!

Generations isn't budging whatsoever, still stuck with Wave 1 in all classes, full price or slightly lower.

[william-james88]

It seems like all Age of Extinction toys will be available at retail in one way or another after all. With Power Battlers Vehicon found at Ross a little while ago, everyone was wondering if TJ Maxx would get these as well and if Junkhead would be available too. Well the answer, thanks to everyone's favourite podcaster Rotorstorm, is YES! She has found Power Battlers Junkheap at TJ Maxx for 6.99$ US. For those curious, there is a gallery available. And for those who have been waiting for a sighting stateside, well, let the hunting begin! Let your fellow TF fans know if you spot on in your area in the sightings threads.

[shockblast2]

For some reason I do not see anyone making mass efforts to "hunt" these down.

[william-james88]

For some reason I do not see anyone making mass efforts to "hunt" these down.

You would be very mistaken.

Proof:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Claw-Crush-JUNKHEAP-Power-Attackers-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-Garbage-Truck-/281638112405?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4192f08c95

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Junkheap-Hasbro-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-TF4-Claw-Crush-Power-Battler-/121614824761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c50cef539

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-4-Age-of-Extinction-Power-Battlers-Attacker-JUNKHEAP-Mint-in-Box-/251922327132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa7bda65c

[shockblast2]

For some reason I do not see anyone making mass efforts to "hunt" these down.

You would be very mistaken.

Proof:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Claw-Crush-JUNKHEAP-Power-Attackers-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-Garbage-Truck-/281638112405?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4192f08c95

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Junkheap-Hasbro-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-TF4-Claw-Crush-Power-Battler-/121614824761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c50cef539

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-4-Age-of-Extinction-Power-Battlers-Attacker-JUNKHEAP-Mint-in-Box-/251922327132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa7bda65c

That only proves one thing. That some people are ignorant enough to pay a lot of money for something because they have nothing better to spend their money on. I saw someone on ebay pay $100 for a corn chip they claimed looked like Jesus, so using ebay as "proof" that these are highly sought out is not very credible.

[shajaki]

Some people love Jesus that much.

Some people like rare AOE toys that much.

*shrug*

[Jelze Bunnycat]

For some reason I do not see anyone making mass efforts to "hunt" these down.

You would be very mistaken.

Proof:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Claw-Crush-JUNKHEAP-Power-Attackers-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-Garbage-Truck-/281638112405?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4192f08c95

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Junkheap-Hasbro-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-TF4-Claw-Crush-Power-Battler-/121614824761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c50cef539

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-4-Age-of-Extinction-Power-Battlers-Attacker-JUNKHEAP-Mint-in-Box-/251922327132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa7bda65c

That only proves one thing. That some people are ignorant enough to pay a lot of money for something because they have nothing better to spend their money on. I saw someone on ebay pay $100 for a corn chip they claimed looked like Jesus, so using ebay as "proof" that these are highly sought out is not very credible.

Well, there are a couple factors that add to his desirability. In order of importance:

1) He was promoted by Hasbro as an Earth Day special... which was a year before his eventual release.

2) He's a unique piece. It's not often we get a garbage truck of all things for an alt mode, in fact, including the Go-Bots and Rescue Bots, we only have 4 of them:

- Gobots Fly Trap
- Animated Wreck-Gar
- Rescue Bots Salvage
- AoE Junkheap

And no, figures that are actually garbage do not count!

3) Because he's a tail-ender he's seen as hard to find, which only adds to the desire to have him sooner than later.

Plus, the Power Battler is the only version of the guy out there, so people look past that. I don't consider that ignorant at all.

[william-james88]

Some people love Jesus that much.

Some people like rare AOE toys that much.

*shrug*

I know, to me the Jesus chip was a good comparison so something a lot of people like and have interest in.

Shockblast, you could look at it this way: a bunch of scalpers could now raid the tjmaxx store to sell them on e-bay at those prices. Either way people will still be hunting for them.

[MartianSpyGirl1996]

For some reason I do not see anyone making mass efforts to "hunt" these down.

You would be very mistaken.

Proof:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Claw-Crush-JUNKHEAP-Power-Attackers-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-Garbage-Truck-/281638112405?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4192f08c95

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Junkheap-Hasbro-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-TF4-Claw-Crush-Power-Battler-/121614824761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c50cef539

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-4-Age-of-Extinction-Power-Battlers-Attacker-JUNKHEAP-Mint-in-Box-/251922327132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa7bda65c

That only proves one thing. That some people are ignorant enough to pay a lot of money for something because they have nothing better to spend their money on. I saw someone on ebay pay $100 for a corn chip they claimed looked like Jesus, so using ebay as "proof" that these are highly sought out is not very credible.

Or, you know, they're rare and desirable.

[Rated X]

I would buy one for under ten bucks because I collected all the bad guys from AOE. But I wouldnt spend $69.99 on it lol.

[Hellscream9999]

I saw one of the reviews, it looks like a solid little figure; it's rare, but I don't even mind the lackluster articulation, the gimmick would make it a nice desk piece (just him chillin' out with some other figure sticking out of his chest-mouth-thing) I agree with X, if I found it for less than $10 I would probably bite.

[-Kanrabat-]

I would buy one for under ten bucks because I collected all the bad guys from AOE. But I wouldnt spend $69.99 on it lol.

Me too.

In the meantime, TAV Junkheap do the job.

[Bumblevivisector]

Haven't seen Junkheap yet, but I saw that Vehicon for $6.99 at a TJMaxx, and passed...




...because I already got two for $5.00 each!

That's right, like the PRID Vehicon before him in that summer of love 3 years ago, the Fast Action Bastar-*ahem" Power Battler Vehicon's case has appeared at 5-Below!!! Said case seems to include Drift, Op, and Cannon-Bee, possibly Snarl (I've been having so much luck finding AofE TFs at blowout stores that I don't remember which were at 5B and which were TJMarshaxx).

Though as much as I loved AofE, I'll probably keep my army building below a dozen this time around. How many of those cars did Cemetery wind have at the farm?

I know this shouldn't get my hopes up that any Generations figures will show at the Marsh, but if Arcee and Chromia are on the way, the time should be soon...

Never stop canvassing!

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I saw one of the reviews, it looks like a solid little figure; it's rare, but I don't even mind the lackluster articulation, the gimmick would make it a nice desk piece (just him chillin' out with some other figure sticking out of his chest-mouth-thing) I agree with X, if I found it for less than $10 I would probably bite.

I'd definitely bite on that. In fact, some stores here have gotten hold of overstock up to the wave with Optimus Prime, Lockdown, Galvatron and most of the Dinobots, down to €6.00 at best. Just before the wave with Vehicon and Junkheap. Here's hoping...

[william-james88]

I saw one of the reviews, it looks like a solid little figure; it's rare, but I don't even mind the lackluster articulation, the gimmick would make it a nice desk piece (just him chillin' out with some other figure sticking out of his chest-mouth-thing) I agree with X, if I found it for less than $10 I would probably bite.

I'd definitely bite on that. In fact, some stores here have gotten hold of overstock up to the wave with Optimus Prime, Lockdown, Galvatron and most of the Dinobots, down to €6.00 at best. Just before the wave with Vehicon and Junkheap. Here's hoping...

Canada hasnt seen these pop up yet in the discount market but our Winners is starting to get the one steps that didnt sell, so maybe we will get these too.

[Sabrblade]

Though as much as I loved AofE, I'll probably keep my army building below a dozen this time around. How many of those cars did Cemetery wind have at the farm?

About two or three.

[chuckdawg1999]

Just throwing it out there that I'm selling my Junkheap. It's more than TJMax but less than the eBay scalpers.