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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.

I was charged for the Centurion Drone today as well. Fortunately I don't have too many pre-orders. I'm actually glad God Neptune got pushed back, as it will give me more time to prepare. Other than that it's basically just a few $20 items between pulse and BBTS. My wants list is shrinking, I guess that's a good thing.

o.supreme wrote:I was charged for the Centurion Drone today as well. Fortunately I don't have too many pre-orders. I'm actually glad God Neptune got pushed back, as it will give me more time to prepare. Other than that it's basically just a few $20 items between pulse and BBTS. My wants list is shrinking, I guess that's a good thing.

Did he get pushed back? The Pulse page still says 10/24. Lol, this is probably the first time I'm hearing about a delay that I'm thankful for.

I thought it was originally September, I could be wrong, but yes the date is currently 10/24, but as with all other TT selects, I expect it another month after that. I'm prepared to pay either way, just not ramping up my expectations on an early/on time delivery date.

Kingdom has yielded nothing definitive so far I plan to purchase. A couple "maybe's" but I'll have to see them up close before making a decision.

Pretty much all my outstanding wants are Fasttrack (pre-order through target). Hothouse & Roritchi (both pre-ordered on BBTS). God Neptune (Pulse) Netflix BM's that come with Prime (working a deal with a member here to split the cost of that set-, he wants Prime, I want the BM's). Netflix Nemesis Prime (pre-ordered through Walmart) and that's about it...

I've already determined I'm not getting Volcanicus *unless*, when it actually comes in Feb/March of 21,*IF* Pulse offers any at that time, I'll probably get one with my tax return funds, otherwise, I'm content with the Volcanicus I have.

God Neptune was always October, so it hasn't been pushed back yet.

So, I know Kingdom is likely to be the star of Pulsecon, but have we heard anything about Selects? I'm hoping for either more Modulators, or repaints of the Cliffjumper/Bumblebee mold

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, I know Kingdom is likely to be the star of Pulsecon, but have we heard anything about Selects? I'm hoping for either more Modulators, or repaints of the Cliffjumper/Bumblebee mold

Modulators seem to be done, dusted and buried. Two reuses of cliff already and no doubt something for bee (even if it's just a chromed g2 version). Probably another Soundblaster out of the Netflix soundwave too and having to wait for a ss86 blaster which might start the ball rolling for ss selects if they think select versions of the animal bots might be a bit too obscure but I'm sure they will get the two to five uses per mold some how.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, I know Kingdom is likely to be the star of Pulsecon, but have we heard anything about Selects?

I haven't seen any leaks regarding Selects from credible sources since the Shattered Glass reveal, but at this point after every other Hasbro stream has set the pattern, I'm expecting at least 1 Selects figure to be revealed and made available during the show just cause.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I'm hoping for either more Modulators, or repaints of the Cliffjumper/Bumblebee mold

blackeyedprime wrote:Modulators seem to be done, dusted and buried. Two reuses of cliff already and no doubt something for bee (even if it's just a chromed g2 version).

Does the rumor of Glyph, Tap-Out, and a shuttle pad Ironworks repaint being in Galactic Odyssey sets count?

So I think my Centurion set is on it’s way? I say think because I saw I got charged by Hasbro Pulse for something, and the order that has him and the Regal Cobra Commander says “partially paid”... but I haven’t gotten any word from Pulse about being charged or shipping notices or anything.

Mindmaster wrote:So I think my Centurion set is on it’s way? I say think because I saw I got charged by Hasbro Pulse for something, and the order that has him and the Regal Cobra Commander says “partially paid”... but I haven’t gotten any word from Pulse about being charged or shipping notices or anything.

It takes about a week between getting charged and the actual shipment lately. That was the case with Rotorstorm who showed up Thursday, and Hubcap which will show up end of this coming week. I expect to get a shipping notice for Centurion this Friday or the following Monday.

aronjlove wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:So I think my Centurion set is on it’s way? I say think because I saw I got charged by Hasbro Pulse for something, and the order that has him and the Regal Cobra Commander says “partially paid”... but I haven’t gotten any word from Pulse about being charged or shipping notices or anything.

It takes about a week between getting charged and the actual shipment lately. That was the case with Rotorstorm who showed up Thursday, and Hubcap which will show up end of this coming week. I expect to get a shipping notice for Centurion this Friday or the following Monday.

Ah, I suppose that makes sense. I generally buy and preorder from BBTS, but preordered for the first time with Pulse for those two as Pulse was the only one carrying them. Still would’ve been nice for a notification about the charge at least

I cancelled all my pre-orders with Pulse because other sites were getting items quicker. I only had the centurion ( just got charged on Thursday) and God Neptune left because they are exclusive to Pulse in the USA. They usually don't sent email notification unfortunately.

I was excited because I got charged for the Centurion Drone the same as everyone else Friday night and then got a shipping notice from FedEx Sunday so I thought it was a sign that things were starting to get back to normal. But then I realized It's probably Hubcap who was charged way back on September 11th and Hasbro is still a week behind on delivering stuff.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:I was excited because I got charged for the Centurion Drone the same as everyone else Friday night and then got a shipping notice from FedEx Sunday so I thought it was a sign that things were starting to get back to normal. But then I realized It's probably Hubcap who was charged way back on September 11th and Hasbro is still a week behind on delivering stuff.

Emerje

Yep same here, looks like next week for Centurion. Also, I think a week from charging to shipping is back to normal for Pulse, they always seemed to take a week to ship anything.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Emerje wrote:I was excited because I got charged for the Centurion Drone the same as everyone else Friday night and then got a shipping notice from FedEx Sunday so I thought it was a sign that things were starting to get back to normal. But then I realized It's probably Hubcap who was charged way back on September 11th and Hasbro is still a week behind on delivering stuff.

Emerje

Yep same here, looks like next week for Centurion. Also, I think a week from charging to shipping is back to normal for Pulse, they always seemed to take a week to ship anything.

I don't mind the shipping delay, but I wish it didn't take them a week to tell me what they charged me for.

Finally got the shipping notice for my Centurion set this morning. Hoping he gets here by the end of the week!

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Centurion is finally confirmed on it's way from Pulse.

For that shipping price, it better come quickly.

Got my confirmation as well.

Not sure how long customs take especially now since USPS is having issues, but in all honestly I hope it wont take you too long. I am on the west coast, so I usually get it last among those who ordered in the continental US. It will be interesting to see which comes first. It usually takes about a week to get to me IIRC depending on how Hasbro ships it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Centurion is finally confirmed on it's way from Pulse.

For that shipping price, it better come quickly.

Got my confirmation as well.

Not sure how long customs take especially now since USPS is having issues, but in all honestly I hope it wont take you too long. I am on the west coast, so I usually get it last among those who ordered in the continental US. It will be interesting to see which comes first. It usually takes about a week to get to me IIRC depending on how Hasbro ships it.

Difference is you may have had free shipping.
I had to pay over 25$US for shipping alone.

Nope, I'm not a Pulse member (I don't order enough to make it worth while), so after tax and Shipping it was like 8.50 USD, not as bad as your $25 for sure. But at least did you get the drone pack at the $20 error price? I did, which pretty much cancels out the shipping.

Centurion should be with me tomorrow. He's not a selects figure though so I'd posted about mine on being on it's way in the earthrise pigeon hole - not that it makes any difference.

I got mine today! Accessories packs rule.

I broke my phone so I'm taking pictures with a tablet, which is not ideal.

Technically it's not Earthrise either, it's "War for Cybertron Trilogy," better known as the Walmart line. Of course this one isn't even at Walmart, and its numbering uses the Earthrise designation "WFC-E33," but it's in the plain cardboard packaging commonly associated with Selects.