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by **carabuser** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:35 pm

For any of you veterans, do you think they will ship anymore Alternators this year ? I am new to this, so any input would be appreciated, I just missed them last time.

Thank you.

by **mpchi** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:55 pm

Hard to tell. But from the look of it, not likely. The Alternator line is in slumber(no new upcoming release announced for quite a while, since Ravage & Rumble), while the Japanese counterpart Binaltech is pretty much dead. There are selected few showing up in Walmart as dead stock that Walmart was trying to be get rid of last month or two, to make room for Movie toys. So for older Alternators being reissue is not very likely, and therefore, the skyrocketing price on a lot of them on ebay you see nowadays.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:57 pm

Doubtful. The best you can do is scour ebay and the carbomya forums for the ones you want, and pray for a good price.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:58 pm

The Alternator Line was officially terminated since some time before the Movie came out. The Final figure to see a release was the SDCC Online Exclusive Rodimus, a Repaint and Remold of Mirage.

No new molds or anything else will be made. So whatever you find is what there is. Either on Ebay, or whatever is left at stores. You might have luck at some online stores like BBTS

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=11

by **Darth Destro** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:25 pm

Shockblast AKA Shockwave is, arguably, the best Alternator! And a long awaited replacement for my Shackwave AKA Galactic Man rip-off.

Well worth tracking down and shouldn't be too expensive. I bought mine for £10 MIB!

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:28 pm

sorry but no. Alts is sadly dead. :cry:

Maybe in a few years if the brand gets enough hype, but for now hasbros not shipping anything tf related besides movie stuff.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:37 pm

I'm lucky to have bought the total of 2 I did (Original release Sideswipe and Cybertron packaging Meister/Jazz)

But I desperatly want Grimlock or Wheeljack or both. See the pattern?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:53 pm

Doubt it. There's already way too much demand for Movie toys right now.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:15 pm

Doubtful at all.

I'd just like to be able to get the last full wave of alternators at all...

News Credits: 1 · by **Bhaalistik** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:50 pm

Darth Destro wrote:Shockblast AKA Shockwave is, arguably, the best Alternator! And a long awaited replacement for my Shackwave AKA Galactic Man rip-off.

Well worth tracking down and shouldn't be too expensive. I bought mine for £10 MIB!

HOLY &*&!
You got that for a STEAL...even in US $$ that'sonly around the 20.00 mark....can ya get one for me? :-P

NICE SCORE!

News Credits: 88 · by **DavidT** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:22 pm

I'm pretty pissed because I have 3 wal-marts in my city and Ravage & Rumble never made it here :-x

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:26 pm

Wharehouse overstock and oddballs in retail holdings.

Hasbro aint gonna do nothing themselves for the rest of the year, if ever at all with this line.

by **carabuser** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:00 pm

I got this in a e-mail, hopefully the person that wrote this knows the differnce between a Movie DLX and an Alternator.
If any one does see them, please post it here.

Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We appreciate your interest in our company and products!

Our Transformers Alternators line is currently shipping to the following retailers:

Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com), Wal-Mart (http://www.wal-mart.com), Kmart (http://www.kmart.com), Target (http://www.target.com), Kay-Bee (http://www.kbtoys.com), as well as other toy and mass merchandise retailers. Many Hasbro products can be purchased online at http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com.

Some of our products can also be found online at http://www.entertainmentearth.com (figures & collectibles). Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee product availability at any one store.

News Credits: 2 · by **CyberTooth** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:15 pm

carabuser wrote:I got this in a e-mail, hopefully the person that wrote this knows the differnce between a Movie DLX and an Alternator.
If any one does see them, please post it here.

Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We appreciate your interest in our company and products!

Our Transformers Alternators line is currently shipping to the following retailers:

Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com), Wal-Mart (http://www.wal-mart.com), Kmart (http://www.kmart.com), Target (http://www.target.com), Kay-Bee (http://www.kbtoys.com), as well as other toy and mass merchandise retailers. Many Hasbro products can be purchased online at http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com.

Some of our products can also be found online at http://www.entertainmentearth.com (figures & collectibles). Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee product availability at any one store.

I wouldn't read too much into that generic response. What they're actually saying is: "In the past, these chains have carried our Alternators Line. If you're lucky, you might find a few left over or stuck in a bargain bin. Happy Hunting, HTS."

For the record, the N. Prime listing stayed on the website for several months after it sold out as a "you might also like..."

by **mpchi** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:34 pm

CyberTooth wrote:
carabuser wrote:I got this in a e-mail, hopefully the person that wrote this knows the differnce between a Movie DLX and an Alternator.
If any one does see them, please post it here.

Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We appreciate your interest in our company and products!

Our Transformers Alternators line is currently shipping to the following retailers:

Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com), Wal-Mart (http://www.wal-mart.com), Kmart (http://www.kmart.com), Target (http://www.target.com), Kay-Bee (http://www.kbtoys.com), as well as other toy and mass merchandise retailers. Many Hasbro products can be purchased online at http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com.

Some of our products can also be found online at http://www.entertainmentearth.com (figures & collectibles). Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee product availability at any one store.

I wouldn't read too much into that generic response. What they're actually saying is: "In the past, these chains have carried our Alternators Line. If you're lucky, you might find a few left over or stuck in a bargain bin. Happy Hunting, HTS."

For the record, the N. Prime listing stayed on the website for several months after it sold out as a "you might also like..."

Haha. Right on on that interpretation. Just do some major search online everywhere you can think of. Then go back to ebay if you really can't find what you want. Haven't see any good or rare Alternators for a few months now. Think the last batch I saw randomly are Ricochet, Skid and Rollbar. That was it.

by **schizophrenica** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:12 am

The store where I usually buy my TF's had binaltech tracks in both yellow and blue. And there was one ravage left. That was last week, I think they're all gone by now.

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