by ZeldaTheSwordsman » Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:49 am
- Motto: "Earthrise restock or riot"
Chuck, IIRC Hasbro themselves have said that the TLK toyline actually did fairly well. Yes, most of the Wave 1 Deluxes shelfwarmed for a good bit, but I think that's more because they were not exactly the best assortment - Bumblebee was the wrong body, Slash (while better-colored than the AoE release) was still a toy-only character, and Berserker (who shelfwarmed the longest) was someone who did nothing but dangle in jail briefly. And they didn't really have any sort of gimmick to make up the lack of appeal.
Acolyte, where the smeg have you been that the Bumblebee Movie toys have been present while there are no pegs and shelf slots reserved for Studio Series? Or that Bumblebee toys have been crowding into those spaces? Everywhere I've been has had the Studio Series spaces perfectly intact, and the Bumblebee toys (most of which fall under "Cheaper and with a kid-appeal gimmick) are at a shelf density that suggests they're shifting healthily while also being re-stocked. I would imagine that the Bumblebee line has priority for re-stocking - it's being actively promoted by a recently-released movie after all.
And the last wave of PotP did not "fizzle and never materialize". I saw it, and I saw the revision waves including plenty of Moonracer (although my budget for that trip went mostly to gifts for cousins so I couldn't get one).
WANT:
* Cybertron Galvatron key, missiles
* Omega Lock
* Primus Cyber Key, coattail panel
* Powerlinx Comettor
* Cyb Jetfire R gun and missile
* RiD Galvy dragon head, beast arms
* DotM Ironhide windshield, R hood assy.
* ROTF Jetfire R JTFR panel
Di Bonaventura is not a credible or trustworthy source. And most fans do like the diversity push, thanks.
Trading MOSC MMPR fliphead Pink Ranger for ER Fasttrack or SIEGE Refraktor