The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:16 am

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=7732657

My hopes are now dashed now that it says NOT SOLD ONLINE. :sad:

News Credits: 2 · by **Moonbase2** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:43 am

Aw, sorry about that. They must've just changed that since last night. I was lucky to get one, and I'm sure you'll eventually find one yourself. :-(

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:57 am

Why would they stop selling online? What's the difference with selling it in the shops?

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:23 pm

I'm thinking because at the store you can get him for $30. But that would be an easy fix to change the price online or maybe Hasbro got wind of it and said it should be a store purchase only.

News Credits: 2 · by **Moonbase2** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:37 pm

He's the same price in the store. Some lucky people just happened to find him on clearance, I guess. I didn't buy him when I found him in the store just because I didn't want to spend the fifty bucks at the time.

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:57 pm

50 bucks is not too bad. 30 bucks is very good price.

News Credits: 2 · by **Bombus distinguendus** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:05 pm

Auto Bot wrote:50 bucks is not too bad. 30 bucks is very good price.

you cant even get the Hasbro MP anniversary animated movie prime for under 50 still..most places ive seen it want him for 80! only once did i see him for $50 in clearence i dont know why i didnt buy it i was stupid not to.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:08 pm

Auto Bot wrote:Why would they stop selling online? What's the difference with selling it in the shops?

Target doesn't sell any of their exclusives online either; at stores only. I think that's probably common. And lots of times when other retailers have other special products or special offers, they're only offered in stores, not online. They want to get bodies into the stores, where you're more likely to buy other stuff while you're there.

News Credits: 2 · by **Moonbase2** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:43 pm

I ordered my Starscream online, and had it sent to the store with free shipping. For whatever reason, they decided to stop selling it online.

by **shankz** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:30 pm

If you did happen to get one while it was online, take your receipt up to the customer service and get your $20 difference back. I ordered one online and it finally came in tonight. I had the guy price check it for me while there...showed $30. I went straight up to the customer service desk and got the difference. I also managed to get a price match on my other one I bought back in Nov too. They didn't want to at first. It took me pointing out that I was just going to bring it back and rebuy it if they wouldn't. In the end, I got two of these things for $60 total. Not bad.

by **shankz** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:34 pm

Bombus distinguendus wrote:you cant even get the Hasbro MP anniversary animated movie prime for under 50 still..most places ive seen it want him for 80! only once did i see him for $50 in clearence i dont know why i didnt buy it i was stupid not to.

I got that guy recently for $35 on Amazon.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:38 pm

Glad I got mine when I did.

I recommend get to Ebay fast before the scalpers catch wind of this!

by **Sportimus Prime** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:43 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:Glad I got mine when I did.

I recommend get to Ebay fast before the scalpers catch wind of this!

Too late.

Most are over $60 starting bid, and some exceed $100. Damn, I really wanted this guy too.

by **CecilValiant** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:11 am

i had mine ordered online at walmart.com, wanted it shipped to my store, but it still says "process" on my order. =[ wonder if its ever going to ship... i really want one and seems really hard to find here in the OC... damn people going to frank and sons scalping it there or something =[

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:21 am

GuyIncognito wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:Why would they stop selling online? What's the difference with selling it in the shops?

Target doesn't sell any of their exclusives online either; at stores only. I think that's probably common. And lots of times when other retailers have other special products or special offers, they're only offered in stores, not online. They want to get bodies into the stores, where you're more likely to buy other stuff while you're there.

That's a good point.

by **neliz** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:06 am

well.. next month will see the release of the Japanese "US Masterpiece" and that thing was something like $79 at fan2fan right?

I payed "soul money" for my Starscream through BBTS though..

News Credits: 1 · by **sto_vo_kor_2000** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:59 am

tech348 wrote:I'm thinking because at the store you can get him for $30.

They must have different prices from stste to state because the in store retail price in my area was $48.88 same as the online price.

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:11 am

sto_vo_kor_2000 wrote:
tech348 wrote:I'm thinking because at the store you can get him for $30.

They must have different prices from stste to state because the in store retail price in my area was $48.88 same as the online price.

When I had an employee check the product number he came up at $30. That's a shame that the price is not universal at all the stores, if you can still find him.

News Credits: 1 · by **sto_vo_kor_2000** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:29 am

tech348 wrote:
sto_vo_kor_2000 wrote:
tech348 wrote:I'm thinking because at the store you can get him for $30.

They must have different prices from stste to state because the in store retail price in my area was $48.88 same as the online price.

When I had an employee check the product number he came up at $30. That's a shame that the price is not universal at all the stores, if you can still find him.

Well I saw one yesterday.But it was only one.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:52 am

CecilValiant wrote:i had mine ordered online at walmart.com, wanted it shipped to my store, but it still says "process" on my order. =[ wonder if its ever going to ship... i really want one and seems really hard to find here in the OC... damn people going to frank and sons scalping it there or something =[

Mine said that too, then it changed to "CANCELLED".

If they can't get it off of backorder within 10 days, it gets cancelled, like mine and a friend of mine's both did.

Now I have to go the eBay route.

by **Auto Bot** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:32 pm

What's the official retail price of this?

by **neliz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:03 am

Auto Bot wrote:What's the official retail price of this?

Between $49.95 and $54.95 .. (so yes, grumble when you see sites selling him for $80+)

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:27 am

neliz wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:What's the official retail price of this?

Between $49.95 and $54.95 .. (so yes, grumble when you see sites selling him for $80+)

What exactly is the retail price? Hasbro should have announced an official retail price, right?