william-james88 wrote:
I hear you, but we also thought that there were always way too many Autobots available per Decepticon (both Bumblebee and Optimus being autobots helps that) and yet every fan poll thus far has resulted in the masses asking for more autobots. I think in your case, the collectors got the silverbolts but the masses will eventually buy those optimuses. I still remember the week before Christmas when I went to toysrus and saw all the parents stripping the shelves of the smash and change optimus which until that point had been shelfwarming. I really think what you mentioned is more a case of two portions of the market and their buying tendencies rather than Optimus being less of a selling point than he used to be.
There's a reason he can't stay dead.
You may be right - time will indeed tell. I check walmart periodically (and will for Leader Megatron especially), so I'll keep a close eye and see if the Optimus figures move over the next week or so. I predict one or two will probably sell, but more figures will come out in the meantime, and the last Optimus will stay on the shelf in favor of the newer ones, and remain there until the box is battered, and probably re-taped because some dumb kids tried breaking into it to play with it.
If any of the CW line wind up on discount at Ross or TJ Maxx, it will probably be the voyager optimus.
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