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I have a feeling that the 2008/09 bumblebee is going to be hitting stores soon..... I believe this cause Ebay is being FLOODED with them...

http://toys.search.ebay.com/bumblebee_Action-Figures_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR40QQfrtsZ50QQsacatZ246

and it never ceases to amaze me that people are paying 3-5 times the retail value of an item that just may well be a shelf warmer in a month.

Maldroth wrote:and it never ceases to amaze me that people are paying 3-5 times the retail value of an item that just may well be a shelf warmer in a month.

I dont konw about shelfwarmer, due to the fact that it seems everyone wants him...and wait till those crazy chevy fanatics see him...However he will be very avalible for some time!So yeah some people just cant wait and will pay anything to not have to wait.

Hopefully he will be readily available soon. I want Bumblebee.

sparty2304 wrote:

Maldroth wrote:and it never ceases to amaze me that people are paying 3-5 times the retail value of an item that just may well be a shelf warmer in a month.

I dont konw about shelfwarmer, due to the fact that it seems everyone wants him...

But he'll still be warming shelves because all the dumbarses that paid 3-5 times the retail value already have him!

He has flown off the shelves here in Australia.
The non-movie bots are the shelf warmers here, Wreckage, Swindle and even Bonecrusher (but that's more because he was also packed in with 08 Bumblebee, Arcee and Dreadwing)

Barricade and Brawl also flew off the shelves, much harder to find them than Jazz or Scorponok.

my cousin found an online toy store with an hq situated in australia that was selling the thing for roughly 15 USA dollars. we went halfsies on it, and we're hoping to ebay it when it arrives, because I've seen people willing to pay upwards of 200 bucks just to have it a little early. honestly how can somebody be that much of an idiot, and still have a job that affords them that kind of disposable income?

Ramrider wrote:

sparty2304 wrote:

Maldroth wrote:and it never ceases to amaze me that people are paying 3-5 times the retail value of an item that just may well be a shelf warmer in a month.

I dont konw about shelfwarmer, due to the fact that it seems everyone wants him...

But he'll still be warming shelves because all the dumbarses that paid 3-5 times the retail value already have him!

I sure hope your right....cuz I need this toy bad!!lol

I'm thinking that BB comes out in about a week or so. That was the supposed release date in the US anyway.

He won't be coming out around here for a while. My TRU still has cases upon cases of wave 2 deluxe figures in the stock room.

i_amtrunks wrote:He has flown off the shelves here in Australia.
The non-movie bots are the shelf warmers here, Wreckage, Swindle and even Bonecrusher (but that's more because he was also packed in with 08 Bumblebee, Arcee and Dreadwing)

Barricade and Brawl also flew off the shelves, much harder to find them than Jazz or Scorponok.

Trunks you said you saw 08 Bumblebee at Big W didn't you?

July 14th (iirc) is supposed to be the next arrival date for the new shipments. (According to an email from BBTS)

So I'd start looking around then.

EDIT: Might want to start looking now.

This auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/TRANSFORMERS-MOVIE- ... dZViewItem
is from Digital Toys, he has it in hand right now, and the next wave is due on the 20th according to him. (He's trustworthy, knows his stuff)

So they should be starting to show now, and probably hit saturation by the beginning of August.

It can't come soon enough, '08 BB looks perfect

...I want Dreadwing too.

I already got it (Bumblebee Concept Mode) in here at least in the last week of June. but it all already sold out now. even all the deluxe and voyager class. including when i set out to buy Dreadwing and Arcee, i can not find them anymore. (should have buy them when i saw it) i hope a restock soon because i want to have another one for Bumblebee.

I'm just going to show off for a second and say something like "hahahaha I already have him, and he's fantastic".

I found him today at TRU Cannington. Damn fine figure. I also picked up Arcee but passed on Dreadwing.

Daxmajor wrote:I found him today at TRU Cannington. Damn fine figure. I also picked up Arcee but passed on Dreadwing.

Wait, he's in Australia for sure? (This would be the second sighting there, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong.)

Then he should be hitting stateside quite soon, and I mean within a week or so.

Autobot032 wrote:

Daxmajor wrote:I found him today at TRU Cannington. Damn fine figure. I also picked up Arcee but passed on Dreadwing.

Wait, he's in Australia for sure? (This would be the second sighting there, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong.)

Then he should be hitting stateside quite soon, and I mean within a week or so.

Yeah, I'm in Western Australia. Wouldn't be surprised if I have the biggest Transformer collection in Perth.

Craven Knight wrote:It can't come soon enough, '08 BB looks perfect

I know! I can't wait much longer, I need this figure NOW!

Autobot032 wrote:

Daxmajor wrote:I found him today at TRU Cannington. Damn fine figure. I also picked up Arcee but passed on Dreadwing.

Wait, he's in Australia for sure? (This would be the second sighting there, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong.)

Then he should be hitting stateside quite soon, and I mean within a week or so.

He's been sighted way more than two times here.