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News Credits: 30 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:40 am

The only one in that bunch that I might be interested in is 86 SS Jazz. I never saw him in stores. Everything else are things I don't want, or which I already have in hand. And a lot of these are ones which are still warming shelves in Walmart already. I hope they have some holiday clearance shelf space set aside, because if they're going to pile up huge numbers of these figures which people already weren't buying? They'll need the space.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:51 am

DeathReviews wrote:The only one in that bunch that I might be interested in is 86 SS Jazz. I never saw him in stores. Everything else are things I don't want, or which I already have in hand. And a lot of these are ones which are still warming shelves in Walmart already. I hope they have some holiday clearance shelf space set aside, because if they're going to pile up huge numbers of these figures which people already weren't buying? They'll need the space.

Fortunately for you, Jazz comes packed with Gnaw, a figure that Hasbro intended for us to purchase multiples of.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:37 pm

So the current shelf warmers get a new spot to shelf warm again. My stores are all full of most of these guys.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:35 pm

Really turning the tables on Ollie's.... Walmart will be full of old toys sigh.

News Credits: 42 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:50 pm

I still love that Skullgrin gets packaged with his horns playing peek-a-boo.

Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:50 pm

Are they still blaming past supply chain issues for decisions like this?

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:42 pm

Dino-Snarl wrote:Are they still blaming past supply chain issues for decisions like this?

No

Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:25 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Dino-Snarl wrote:Are they still blaming past supply chain issues for decisions like this?

No

It's like they want to piss off people. Oh wait the last 4 years...

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:29 pm

Dino-Snarl wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Dino-Snarl wrote:Are they still blaming past supply chain issues for decisions like this?

No

It's like they want to piss off people. Oh wait the last 4 years...

I don't get the issue. It's just a 2 for 1 deal on old figures.

News Credits: 61 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:48 pm

william-james88 wrote:
I don't get the issue. It's just a 2 for 1 deal on old figures.

Me neither, I’m excited to grab some Bay figures for repaints! Hopefully we find out what’s in the other TF2 and TF5 packs soon.

If the TF5 pack includes Hot Rod, that’d be awesome as he was a little less common at retail from what I’ve been hearing on the forums!

News Credits: 101 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:53 pm

I dunno if these 2-for-1 bundles would pop in Canada, but if they do, I would love to grab some, even if it means getting duplicates.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:31 am

Dino-Snarl wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Dino-Snarl wrote:Are they still blaming past supply chain issues for decisions like this?

No

It's like they want to piss off people. Oh wait the last 4 years...

I don't know why you care. They aren't going to take up more space in the toy aisle and they aren't preventing other stuff from being stocked. And most importantly they aren't doing this for you, they're doing these to entice parents into buying them, that's why they're going in the gift section at the front of the store.

I really doubt these will shelf warm at these prices, and even if they do they're technically holiday stock so they'll hit clearance at the end of the year anyway.

Emerje

News Credits: 1 · Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:20 am

Yeah I mean, Some of these will be nice to have a shot at duplicates Jazz/Gnaw will be good for custom fodder/potential replacement jazz if my existing one breaks, and army building Gnaw.
Deadend and Wildrider will be good for customs. But yeah, many of these... ESPECIALLY the Bee Movie Arcee are clogging up the shelves as it is. So why?
These would be better off filling the Aldi shelves like the Prime Deluxes and later the Earthrise figures like Allicon did.
Let me guess, they're going to restock for the holidays with even more of those lame bear looking things that almost no one bought?

News Credits: 241 · Wed Nov 08, 2023 6:28 pm

sideswipe6520 wrote:Yeah I mean, Some of these will be nice to have a shot at duplicates Jazz/Gnaw will be good for custom fodder/potential replacement jazz if my existing one breaks, and army building Gnaw.
Deadend and Wildrider will be good for customs. But yeah, many of these... ESPECIALLY the Bee Movie Arcee are clogging up the shelves as it is. So why?

It's amazing how many people look at price first, then the product... and how many people go goo-goo over BOGO which those two-packs effectively are.

Looking at Pointblank with Crankcase, and nothing else. Still waiting to score Legacy Snarl, Slug and Sludge.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:19 am

2 for 1 TRANSFORMERS! HECK YEAH! "I DON'T WANNA GROW UP, I'M A TOYS-R-US KID"

Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:30 pm

It's certainly a great deal! Now execution on the other had with how the 2-pks are bundled are a very different matter as they don't always appeal to everyone. In several cases most people will have already gotten one or the other in each set thus still needing to buy two sets to get the two figures they're really after. That said, it's still an opportunity for gift givers for the holiday season, and really that's who it's aimed at. Not Collectors who've preordered these items two years ago.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:53 pm

Are they available online or in store only?

News Credits: 462 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:47 pm

Transtopias Rodimus Prime wrote:Are they available online or in store only?

They haven't even been formally announced yet. We only know about them now because of leaks. And all of these are old leftover stock from two years ago that were also notorious shelfwarmers. Some of which are even still shelfwarming to this day.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:14 pm

I understand alot of them are "shelf warmers", but if Wildrider is out there I still need him. If someone has an extra they'll sell me for $12 I'll gladly accept. After that maybe I'll jump on the complaining btch wagon with the rest of you...

News Credits: 101 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:26 pm

Transtopias Rodimus Prime wrote:I understand alot of them are "shelf warmers", but if Wildrider is out there I still need him. If someone has an extra they'll sell me for $12 I'll gladly accept. After that maybe I'll jump on the complaining btch wagon with the rest of you...

It amaze me that they almost have all the Stunticons in these bundles. This will give a chance for many to complete or begin their team.
Too bad Breakdown doesn't count for these bundles.

News Credits: 61 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:44 pm

Someone found some of the bundles! (From u/theredrosespider on Reddit). Unfortunately no sign of the Studio Series ones, but hopefully we see them soon.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/s/atm0uZnNPm

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:40 pm

Someone found some of the Transformers bundles at Walmart and posted it on Reddit (photo below from u/theredrosespider on Reddit). Unfortunately no sign of the Studio Series ones, but hopefully we see them soon. Some of the bundles are also available online, and we have a link for you below.

For those wondering, these bundles are made up of excess US stock which Hasbro is selling to Walmart at a steep discount. There is no indication of these being made available in other countries.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... om=/search

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:36 pm

Checked Walmart this morning to see if these were showing up, but I couldn't even find a price tag for them. Meanwhile they had four shelves for Barbie campers and Hot Wheels T-rex trucks but only the top shelf had anything on them. There was a bunch of Lego so this picture at least tells me where to check.

Emerje