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by **Cobalt Prime** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:09 pm

superchook6909 wrote::BOOM:
What The F*@#!?
Cancelled in America, before even arriving here in Australia?
Hasbro has a lot to answer for.
Target, who suppose to be the only store to feature LeadFoot Figure from DotM, still hasn't got him in, or for that fact, Que/Wheeljack.
They're still trying to sell 20+ Ultimate Optimus Prime Attack Wing Gattling Guns at $119.99
All there is on the shelf, are those and a few Ultimate Bumblebees.
And when, if ever, will we see Soundwave? Deluxe or Human Alliance?
The only HA figures we had released, was recoloured Bumblebee and Skids.

The Attack Wing Optimus with gatling guns (I assume this is the one also known as Jet wing Prime) is another prime (npi) example of Hasbro's asinine bs. America was utterly denied this awesome MOVIE ACCURATE piece, and instead had to be satisfied with ultimate Bricktimus. Japan has it, you guys have it, but up yours, America! :-x

by **GadgetMeli9685** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:58 pm

Based on what Hasbro said "if there's a demand for them, we may revisit the line in the future." Let's put all our fan power together and BOYCOTT RID! If we don't buy RID and show demand for the First Edition molds, maybe that will get their attention and they'll give us back the FE molds. I saw RID for the Prime figures and I didn't like them. I'm officially boycotting for now. Saving my money for other venues.

On another note, I do NOT believe Hasbro is doing this to me be mean. It's just a business decision. A temporary one I hope.

by **Vicalliose** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:06 am

Ugh, well all the Takara figs are sold out. I simply could not bring myself to make up my mind and order them. Ah well, I give up. Maybe I should forget about Transformers altogether for a while and just expand my game collection. I don't really care for the mediocre series, the only reason I cared is because of how good all the First Editions looked. Now I won't even have a decent Bulkhead to go with RTS Lugnut. Maybe I'll pick up a Wheeljack if I happen to be out of town, probably not.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:07 am

GadgetMeli9685 wrote:Let's put all our fan power together and BOYCOTT RID!

And you'll be standing outside toy stores with your signs trying to convince parents to join you yeah?

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:24 am

Burn wrote:
GadgetMeli9685 wrote:Let's put all our fan power together and BOYCOTT RID!

And you'll be standing outside toy stores with your signs trying to convince parents to join you yeah?

Hey Burn wanna work with me on the protest song?

by **Ezynite** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:36 am

If anyone needs Transformers Prime First Edition Figure's Ive got spare's that im willing to part with. Deluxe's: 2 Cliffjumper's, 1 BumbleBee, 1 Arcee, 1 Starscream. Voyager's: 2 Optimus Prime, no Bulkheads Anywhere but if i Run out of the above Saw whole tons of them on the shelf so restocking for those who need Im sure I can get what people need =)......

PM me here or Email c.l.nicholson@shaw.ca

I know what its like to see **** people got and you cant get it cause morons at Hasbro dont realize thier are others that want the product! hehe Sad =(. But yea if yer looking for the Figure's hit me up and Ill be happy to work something out to get your Prime First Edition Figure's (they so better looking then the RiD /cry)

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News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:48 am

@ Ezynite

Couple of points, first off not the best idea to post your email on an open forum, secondly since you're new do you have any recent trading feedback anywhere online?

More importantly though,

WELCOME TO SEIBERTRON!!!!

WARNING: SEIBERTRON CONTAINS NUTS!!!

by **Ezynite** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:07 am

Eh its outside email so dont bug me =) but thanks for the careing!

And thanks for welcomeing a fellow nut that has to fight his addiction to buy more transformers and more and more more more more

Oh and Feedback, Check Ebay, Under Ezynite. Thats were I do most of my selling and buying.

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:06 pm

Just got the replacement pre-orders from FE to RID. Cancelled most of the replacements. Only kept 1 deluxe set of 4 to get Wheeljack and Soundwave ( I don't want to pay $20 each for those figures), also preordered the Voyager Megatron. Here's hoping the Takara FE pre-orders stick :PRAY:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:32 pm

E-mails from BBTS:

BBTS wrote:Hi - Hasbro has informed us that they have cancelled the 'First Edition' releases of Transformers Prime.

Your preorder for: First Edition Deluxe Series 1.5 Set of 4
will be converted to: Robots in Disguise Deluxe Series 1 Set of 4

This set includes the following figures:

1x Bumblebee
1x Cliffjumper
1x Wheeljack
1x Soundwave

BBTS wrote:Hi - Hasbro has informed us that they have cancelled the 'First Edition' releases of Transformers Prime.

Your preorder for: First Edition Voyager Set of 2 (Optimus & Bulkhead)
will be converted to: Robots in Disguise Voyager Set of 2 (Optimus & Megatron)

I'm considering keeping the order to get Wheeljack and Soundwave. I will probably cancel the Prime and Megs. I'm sure those will be on the shelf in droves.

Now, I'm just waiting on the Entertainment Pack info.

I did overpay for the Takara stuff and ordered the US FE's from Amazon before the price jumped too much. I think I'm only missing Voyager Prime at this point. Gaaahgh!

[Edit] Just cancelled the PRID Voyagers. Still thinking about the PRID Deluxes.

Also, I wanted to state that the Entertainment Pack Prime and Megs is no longer up on the site, but is still in my pre-orders. I'm holding out hope, but it feels like hoping the Vikes could make the playoffs this year in September. I have this feeling of inevitibility....

by **Mr_Wayne** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:10 pm

Yea i got.my email just now swapping out prime and bulk for megs and rid prime. Good thing I had a back up plan

News Credits: 3 · by **norwayprime** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:14 pm

First Edition Arcee, Bumblebee and Starscream was sold out at BBTS and now they are up for preorder. What is happening. I am realy confused :???:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:29 pm

norwayprime wrote:First Edition Arcee, Bumblebee and Starscream was sold out at BBTS and now they are up for preorder. What is happening. I am realy confused

I would venture a guess that FE wave 1 (Bumbles, Screamer and RC) might still be available, and FE wave 1.5 (The above plus Cliff) has been cancelled.

News Credits: 1 · by **Pontimax 01** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:52 pm

Blah, I got my canceled preorder emails on my phone while I was at work. That did not bring any extra sunshine to my stupid day.

Gonna be canceling the RID Prime conversion order. Why buy from them, pay a lil extra, and pay shipping when that turd will be at Walmart soon enough if I ever decided I want McCleary Arms.

As it stands, I'm at 0(as in zero) Prime figures and counting. I had so much hope for this line after DOTM let me down so much.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:06 pm

Toyz and Gamez just sent an e-mail round letting us know that they have received confirmation that all preorders for the FE line have been cancelled.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:15 pm

Pontimax 01 wrote:McCleary Arms.

by **Sirtank** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:46 pm

I had been ignoring all of the Transformers Prime figures since I don’t usually watch or collect the animated lines. I had seen the deluxe figures at TRU a couple of times before Christmas, but didn’t pay to close attention to them. Last week, I started watching the show and I’m hooked. I ordered the in-stock FE set of 3 and the Takara Cliffjumper last Wednesday, and had pre-ordered the rest of the FE stuff from BBTS. When the news broke about them being cancelled, I dropped a ton of money on the Voyager figures and the Entertainment pack from eBay. It sucks I ended up paying nearly as much money as the Takara version of Bulkhead would have cost, but at leastI have him.

by **Vicalliose** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:51 pm

Wondering if they have a good reason for not selling a "limited edition collectors run" on their own collectors site. Instead they just made a deal with one store that failed Sega style. Not really a good analogy, but I suck and I don't care.

by **FinnskimusPrime** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:14 pm

I really hope to God I can find FE CJ, OP, and BH at a clearance store. I will never understand how Hasbro could've wound up dropping the ball on a potentially best selling line-up.

Like BIGGUY007 on Facebook · by **BIGGUY007** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:17 pm

FinnskimusPrime wrote:I really hope to God I can find FE CJ, OP, and BH at a clearance store. I will never understand how Hasbro could've wound up dropping the ball on a potentially best selling line-up.

AGREED!! WAY TO GO HASBRO!!

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:05 am

Epic butt-hurt being epic aside, it doesn't make any sense why Hasbro would cancel the orders to their suppliers that had all these pre-orders... Guess they figured they could sell more of the poopy versions that way. Oh well, I was on the fence with this line, but this helps greatly in the decision to just skip it.

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:35 pm

Awesome! The Takara FEs arrived! I can't believe I dropped that much $ to get these :-x

But better than not having them I guess... BBTS still have Takara FE BulkHead and CliffJumper for pre-order if anyone still want them.

"Hello,

Thank you for ordering from BigBadToyStore.com!

Your preorder item(s) have arrived and we have processed your order. To view the status of your order please log-in to your BBTS Account.

Your order summary is listed below:

Product ID Description Sub Standard Collector Subtotal
TAK11359 UN-27 Windcharger & Decepticon Wipeout Two-Pack 1 $49.99
TAK11374 Japan Color Exclusive - Vehicon - Takara First Edition 1 $37.99
TAK11369 Japan Color Exclusive - Bulkhead - Takara First Edition 2 $109.98
TAK11374 Japan Color Exclusive - Vehicon - Takara First Edition 1 $37.99
Subtotal: $235.95"

by **Vicalliose** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:09 pm

Takara Vehicon and Prime are no longer available but bulkhead and Cliffjumper are back up for pre-order. Not quite sure how I wanna approach this.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:31 pm

Vicalliose wrote:Takara Vehicon and Prime are no longer available but bulkhead and Cliffjumper are back up for pre-order. Not quite sure how I wanna approach this.

I already have Takara Bulkhead and Cliffjumper in hand. Cliffy is cool, but Bulkhead is incredible. I highly recommend the Takara version over the pea green Hasbro version.

News Credits: 1 · by **Erailea** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:59 pm

...well crud. I broke and pre-ordered Bulky to go along side Cliff... not regretting it, yet. Lol. If the two actually come in and get sent out my toy budget is gone for the next few months... But I'll be over joyed with Cliff. With all the raving about Bulk I'm sure I will be about him too. I like his model but $70 when shipping is making me cringe. We'll see how bad all the shipping is since I have a POL with 2 things waiting for me already (Starcraft 2 statues FTW <3 Thank gods they were paid off in December...).

On the bright side, if I get the two I'll have 3 Takara figures :3

...one day I'll make it to Japan and rade the toys stores... and be happy about it 'cause I don't have to think abot shipping... xD