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[-Kanrabat-]

I'd really LOVE to have those Ratchet and Ironhide. They are the perfect G1 hommage with the sled thing. Plus, they could duo-combine.

Too bad they are Botcon exclusives with the price to match.
Ironhide is near 100$CAN counting shipping and taxes. But holy crap that Ratchet! Only one available and he's nearly 300$!

Sigh...

[Jeddostotle7]

I'd really LOVE to have those Ratchet and Ironhide. They are the perfect G1 hommage with the sled thing. Plus, they could duo-combine.

Too bad they are Botcon exclusives with the price to match.
Ironhide is near 100$CAN counting shipping and taxes. But holy crap that Ratchet! Only one available and he's nearly 300$!

Sigh...

Damn, last time I was casually looking for them for novelty's sake one was ~$50 and the other was $70-80 (can't remember which one was which), have they really skyrocketed that much???

[william-james88]

I'd really LOVE to have those Ratchet and Ironhide. They are the perfect G1 hommage with the sled thing. Plus, they could duo-combine.

Too bad they are Botcon exclusives with the price to match.
Ironhide is near 100$CAN counting shipping and taxes. But holy crap that Ratchet! Only one available and he's nearly 300$!

Sigh...

Damn, last time I was casually looking for them for novelty's sake one was ~$50 and the other was $70-80 (can't remember which one was which), have they really skyrocketed that much???

Not when you check what they sell for. The peoblem right now is that there arent many being offerred on the secondary market.

[Ironhidensh]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

[ZeroWolf]

That's a nice sale there

[william-james88]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

That was in your store? I am surprised to see a Soundwave on the shelf as well, those things sold out instantly in my country. Those who were waiting for a sale missed out.

[Sabrblade]

I Plus, they could duo-combine.

Not with each other, sadly. For some reason, the Tow-Line mold was the only Energon Deluxe class Autobot mold that couldn't become a set of pants, transforming only from vehicle to robot to torso combiner. The sled, on the other hand, is what took the place of the mold's lack of a pants mode.

[Stargrave]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

That was in your store? I am surprised to see a Soundwave on the shelf as well, those things sold out instantly in my country. Those who were waiting for a sale missed out.

Yeah Will it’s weird - by me most Soundwaves are gone but there’s still some, and the cassettes about the same. Some places though they disappeared super quick and haven’t come back.

What’s interesting is I’ve noticed 24hr WalMarts have sucky stock and no Jetfires. WalMarts that close at midnight have way better stock and have Jetfires (or had Jetfires)

I need a price match I’ve never done that but Jetfire was so much $$$ I have to at least try.

[william-james88]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

That was in your store? I am surprised to see a Soundwave on the shelf as well, those things sold out instantly in my country. Those who were waiting for a sale missed out.

Yeah Will it’s weird - by me most Soundwaves are gone but there’s still some, and the cassettes about the same. Some places though they disappeared super quick and haven’t come back.

What’s interesting is I’ve noticed 24hr WalMarts have sucky stock and no Jetfires. WalMarts that close at midnight have way better stock and have Jetfires (or had Jetfires)

I need a price match I’ve never done that but Jetfire was so much $$$ I have to at least try.

Good luck with that, I heard Walmart doesn't price match with itself since liquidations like this are handled at the individual store level.

[Stargrave]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

That was in your store? I am surprised to see a Soundwave on the shelf as well, those things sold out instantly in my country. Those who were waiting for a sale missed out.

Yeah Will it’s weird - by me most Soundwaves are gone but there’s still some, and the cassettes about the same. Some places though they disappeared super quick and haven’t come back.

What’s interesting is I’ve noticed 24hr WalMarts have sucky stock and no Jetfires. WalMarts that close at midnight have way better stock and have Jetfires (or had Jetfires)

I need a price match I’ve never done that but Jetfire was so much $$$ I have to at least try.

Good luck with that, I heard Walmart doesn't price match with itself since liquidations like this are handled at the individual store level.

I was hoping someone would chime in on that thanks dude. Well, damn. Ah well he’s worth every penny I paid he’s choice Siege-ness in my book

[TF-fan kev777]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

That was in your store? I am surprised to see a Soundwave on the shelf as well, those things sold out instantly in my country. Those who were waiting for a sale missed out.

Yeah Will it’s weird - by me most Soundwaves are gone but there’s still some, and the cassettes about the same. Some places though they disappeared super quick and haven’t come back.

What’s interesting is I’ve noticed 24hr WalMarts have sucky stock and no Jetfires. WalMarts that close at midnight have way better stock and have Jetfires (or had Jetfires)

I need a price match I’ve never done that but Jetfire was so much $$$ I have to at least try.

Good luck with that, I heard Walmart doesn't price match with itself since liquidations like this are handled at the individual store level.

I was hoping someone would chime in on that thanks dude. Well, damn. Ah well he’s worth every penny I paid he’s choice Siege-ness in my book

Slight clarification: Walmart won't price match other stores that have it on clearance for the reasons Will stated, but they will price match their own website if they have it cheaper online. Doesn't really help here, but good to know.

[o.supreme]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

I don't feel bad. Jetfire is definitely worth it IMHO. But honesty, I just saw 2 Jetfires at the same store I purchased him at a few weeks ago and they were full price. Walmart is definitely shooting themselves in the foot. I fully expected Jetfire to go on sale at some point, but not until closer to the end of the year, it's still practically brand new, and it's not like there are tons of him self warming. I'd say the number of Walmart stores actually carrying him in the continental US are maybe...20% , and that is being generous. There might be more in my local area, but virtually NONE in some less populated states.

[Cyberpath]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

Wow! That's almost half off! And he was released only recently.

What's the occasion? Or did he simply not sell as expected?

[TF-fan kev777]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

Wow! That's almost half off! And he was released only recently.

What's the occasion? Or did he simply not sell as expected?

Possibly. It could also be more of a "We can't figure out how to organize our shelves so that This bigger more expensive transformer is near any of the other transformers, so we might as well just clearance him so we don't have to worry about it anymore."

[o.supreme]

Possibly. It could also be more of a "We can't figure out how to organize our shelves so that This bigger more expensive transformer is near any of the other transformers, so we might as well just clearance him so we don't have to worry about it anymore."

sadly, that sounds like lame Walmart logic...

[emlit]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

Wow! That's almost half off! And he was released only recently.

What's the occasion? Or did he simply not sell as expected?

Possibly. It could also be more of a "We can't figure out how to organize our shelves so that This bigger more expensive transformer is near any of the other transformers, so we might as well just clearance him so we don't have to worry about it anymore."

This.

[-Kanrabat-]

I Plus, they could duo-combine.

Not with each other, sadly. For some reason, the Tow-Line mold was the only Energon Deluxe class Autobot mold that couldn't become a set of pants, transforming only from vehicle to robot to torso combiner. The sled, on the other hand, is what took the place of the mold's lack of a pants mode.

I have Energon Tow-Line and I want a second one just to try out a combined mode with a round torso and tiny tiny legs!

[bacem]

As usual, tonton is early



Also, shouldn't be a surprise, but in case anyone worried the "leader class" astrotrain is out of scale,

[sol magnus]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

You attract this sort of thing into your life.

[o.supreme]

I am certainly no expert when it comes to YT toy reviews. But am I alone in thinking, some of the things I want to see aside from the toy and transformation itself are:

1. a comparison with TR and/or Legends Astrotrain?
2. Seeing how the base linking gimmick looks with other figures?

[carytheone]

Like a complete dumbass, I paid full price for this thing. I should have waited......

That was in your store? I am surprised to see a Soundwave on the shelf as well, those things sold out instantly in my country. Those who were waiting for a sale missed out.

Yeah Will it’s weird - by me most Soundwaves are gone but there’s still some, and the cassettes about the same. Some places though they disappeared super quick and haven’t come back.

What’s interesting is I’ve noticed 24hr WalMarts have sucky stock and no Jetfires. WalMarts that close at midnight have way better stock and have Jetfires (or had Jetfires)

I need a price match I’ve never done that but Jetfire was so much $$$ I have to at least try.

Good luck with that, I heard Walmart doesn't price match with itself since liquidations like this are handled at the individual store level.

I was hoping someone would chime in on that thanks dude. Well, damn. Ah well he’s worth every penny I paid he’s choice Siege-ness in my book

Slight clarification: Walmart won't price match other stores that have it on clearance for the reasons Will stated, but they will price match their own website if they have it cheaper online. Doesn't really help here, but good to know.

Walmart does offer returns up to 90 days on toys, so I'm hoping to spot a Jetfire on clearance and just return it using my original receipt.

[Ironhidensh]

As usual, tonton is early



Also, shouldn't be a surprise, but in case anyone worried the "leader class" astrotrain is out of scale,

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So it’s safe to assume the actual lead class size is now a part of history....

[o.supreme]

PotP had deluxe figures that *evolved* into Leaders
Siege has Voyager figures that via *extentions* make them Leader Class

It's been this way for two lines. I'd wait and see what the next line offers as far as Leader Class figures before declaring them truly dead. After All SS still is making Leader Class figures...sort of...

[blackeyedprime]

If astrotrains smaller than Blitzwing and Octane it will be an easy pass and if not, he's still going to have to drop to below half price for me to bite.

[william-james88]

So it’s safe to assume the actual lead class size is now a part of history....

The Studio Series is sad you forgot about them.

But this isn't a bad thing. Some toys in the past were never released since they didn't fit a size class and lots of fans moaned about that.