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o.supreme wrote:Well I guess the one good thing is it is the same Price as God Neptune (I thought they would charge a bit more with the accessories). I know every TT selects has had a "order by" date to create a sense of high demand, which is probably true of all of them, but this one. I'm actually going to wait until it comes in stock. If they have any, I'll get one, if not, no big deal, I already have Volcanicus.

Order by 10/12/2020, so you'll have to make your choice by then, or hope for the best once he comes in stock.

Easy pass for me. Maybe I'll consider him about a year from now if BBTS has some leftover they clearance, but at full price, that is a big nope for me.

actually what meant was... even though other TT Selects had an "order by" date, when they actually came in stock next March/April (taking into account the inevitable delay), there were a few extra that could just be ordered at that time. This was the case with each pair of seacons (though they sold out quickly). If they happen to have any extra Volcanicus' when they arrive, I'll order, if not, no big deal. God Neptune may be a good indicator of sorts. I'm glad I pre-ordered, but I'll be curious to see if they have any that can be purchased at time of arrival.

The reviews just keep on coming today! Thanks to Youtube reviewer PrimeVsPrime, we get a nice look at the upcoming Generations Selects Rotorstorm figure! A remold and recolor of the Siege Spinister figure, Rotorstorm is a Selects figure which is only the second Rotorstorm toy released- his first was as part of the G1 line, but was only released in Europe. His only major role in fiction so far was as one of the Wreckers in the 2005-2018 IDW continuity.

PrimeVsPrime gives us a thorough look at Rotostorm's redeco and new, comic accurate head, as well as some nice comparison shots with Spinister.



Rotorstorm has already begun shipping from Hasbro Pulse, though other online retailers may not have their stock in just yet. Let us know if you'll be picking up this figure, as well as what you think of the review, and keep your optics tuned to Seibertron!

I see how it is...

Lore Keeper wrote:I see how it is...

I think it is because primevsprime's video is the first one that the news staff got directly.

I had Rotorstorm for the last couple months and asked if y’all needed in-hand pics or a video review and was told y’all were good...

I’m not mad or anything, I’m just.... confused?

Lore Keeper wrote:I see how it is...

It's funny because exactly one one prior to that review, Baltmatrix reviewed the figure, I'm surprised no one picked up on it.

Omega-Doom wrote:
It's funny because exactly one one prior to that review, Baltmatrix reviewed the figure, I'm surprised no one picked up on it.

It have been news'd pages ago.
Look like even the news staff have forgot.

Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

aronjlove wrote:Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

Dang, I am still waiting for Airwave to come in stock and Hot House isn't due at Pulse until December

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

Dang, I am still waiting for Airwave to come in stock and Hot House isn't due at Pulse until December

Their webpage listing for Hot House still says "Coming in November 2020" but my order page shows him as processing. An email alert would have been nice as I only noticed by checking my bank account. They also charged me the full shipping cost even though they are only shipping one of the two figures on pre-order.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

Dang, I am still waiting for Airwave to come in stock and Hot House isn't due at Pulse until December

BBTS says the same. But remember, Rotorstorm was slated for November and we already have him, so maybe Hothouse will be moving up similarly. Yeah, won't get my hopes up.

Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

Exactly. I use budgeting software and have all my pre-orders listed for the first day of whatever month they are expected to ship unless Pulse has a specific release date. Rotorstorm and Hot House are both two months early, and Super Megatron is listed on Hasbro Pulse as the 26th. I'll make sandwiches for lunch at work instead of going out to eat to make up for the unexpected expense lol.

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

You’re telling me; it was all fun and games until my preorders for both Scorponok and Sky Lynx came in at the EXACT TIME. It was a rough time because of that.

Mindmaster wrote:

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

You’re telling me; it was all fun and games until my preorders for both Scorponok and Sky Lynx came in at the EXACT TIME. It was a rough time because of that.

I've been having that problem with Amazon for a month or so now. Things are delayed then all of a sudden they're charging my card. Just happened yesterday with Kingpin from the Spiderman Animated wave, wasn't supposed to come until next month. Meanwhile I don't even have an estimate for Smokescreen.

Mindmaster wrote:

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

You’re telling me; it was all fun and games until my preorders for both Scorponok and Sky Lynx came in at the EXACT TIME. It was a rough time because of that.

I've rarely had issues like this, my most common problem with online pre-orders is I have pre-ordereds get delayed, and then things that were a couple months apart end up coming in stock at the same time. It's annoying.

I'd sort of forgotten Super Megatron is due out in a week and a half, I'm looking forward to that figure.

So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

I think you've missed the boat. Takara already made a second run of them back when they offered all six as a bundle on their website following the first individual releases, and that bundle was only exclusive to TakaraTomy Mall.

Also, for clarity's sake, said bundle was not a boxed set but just the six individual releases sold as one purchase. And with this being Selects, even the God Neptune giftset is likely to just come in another cardboard box w/ a black slipcover rather than any fancy Unite Warriors-esque packaging.

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

I think you've missed out. If you want the whole set, be prepared to spend $700 for it

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Lurk Mandarake. They generally go for under $300 (I think?) all together, or you can pick them up piecemeal. Not dirt cheap but considerably cheaper than eBay scalpers.

Well, Entertainment Earth finally sent me a shipping notification only three days after charging me lol but hey, early Hot House. Oh, I also woke up to a charge for the Centurion drone and weapon pack. Thankfully, I snagged my preorder when they still had him for $19.99. Kinda looking forward to the Energon cubes with small 5mm post, no idea why they didn't do that with the Netflix spoiler cubes

aronjlove wrote:Well, Entertainment Earth finally sent me a shipping notification only three days after charging me lol but hey, early Hot House. Oh, I also woke up to a charge for the Centurion drone and weapon pack. Thankfully, I snagged my preorder when they still had him for $19.99. Kinda looking forward to the Energon cubes with small 5mm post, no idea why they didn't do that with the Netflix spoiler cubes

I got charged by Pulse this morning, too. I also found out you have to preorder stuff early, because I can't get the new 12.99 Darth Vader figure - it's sold out.

Black Hat wrote:

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Lurk Mandarake. They generally go for under $300 (I think?) all together, or you can pick them up piecemeal. Not dirt cheap but considerably cheaper than eBay scalpers.

Well, I ended up going with an eBay scalper. Definitely paid a lot more than I would have if I had ordered them as they were released, but the lesson has been learned. Next time there's an announcement of a figure (or group of figures) that I've been waiting for since Combiner Wars began, I'll jump on it right away.

I peruse that Mandarake site for a while, but ultimately decided against it. Most of my experiences with international second-hand retail are okay, but I had a pretty bad one recently that was pretty expensive, and I'm a little wary of taking a gamble on something as expensive as the Seacons.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Lurk Mandarake. They generally go for under $300 (I think?) all together, or you can pick them up piecemeal. Not dirt cheap but considerably cheaper than eBay scalpers.

Well, I ended up going with an eBay scalper. Definitely paid a lot more than I would have if I had ordered them as they were released, but the lesson has been learned. Next time there's an announcement of a figure (or group of figures) that I've been waiting for since Combiner Wars began, I'll jump on it right away.

I peruse that Mandarake site for a while, but ultimately decided against it. Most of my experiences with international second-hand retail are okay, but I had a pretty bad one recently that was pretty expensive, and I'm a little wary of taking a gamble on something as expensive as the Seacons.

Glarryg

A similar experience to this is why I now make sure to purchase exclusives. If I buy but end up not wanting, I can always sell and get my money back if not more. But if I don't buy and later want it, I'm gonna be stuck paying way more.