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News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:32 pm

The Robot Heroes brand under the 2009 Universe toyline was presumed to finished after four Waves, however that was not supposed to be the case. Several Ebay auctions give us a look at these unreleased figures. Only available internationally, there were two sets that were released outside of North America. They were Ricochet vs. Predaking (Generation 1) and Tigatron vs. Inferno (Beast Wars).

What was to be composed in the Universe Robot Heroes Wave 5 were four sets.

The other slew of auctions gives us RID Optimus Prime and his nemesis Megatron, while the other one puts G1 foes Victory Saber and Dessaras up on Ebay.

Unfortunately the auctions concerning the unreleased Wave 5 figuers have ended, but expect Prowl, Laserbeak, Optimus Primal and Jetstorm to show up at anytime! So stay tuned to Seibertron.com for your latest news and updates!

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:00 am

I'm not really into the Robot Heroes line but these look pretty neat.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:48 am

the victory saber dassaras and the rid op and megs sets look really awesome.... i wonder why they never got a general release, and if theyre ever going to

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:18 am

I saw these on the auction block last week, I think. I was amused that Dispensor was being sold for more than all of the unreleased Robot Heroes combined

News Credits: 5 · by **Oilspill** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:30 am

I saw Laserbeak and Prowl sell recently. They went for about $70 US :shock:

Website · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:46 am

Haw, I would so be all over that RH Inferno. :PRED:

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:26 am

i usually buy robot heroes for one figure only but
I NEED THAT VICTORY SABER WITH DEZZARAS NOW! :-x

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:22 am

The sad fact is that the Car Robots nd Victory Robot Heroes packs were the only two I was actually looking forward to buying. I don't really collect the line (due mostly to a lot of the toys looking ugly or being packed with other characters I do not want) but these sets looked great and were of characters I love both aesthetically and in-fiction.

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:45 am

I'm certain these will get a general release, but it just wasn't the right time when ROTF was starting up. I expect them to popup like the final waves of Animated will.

Maybe this would be a good question for the next Q&A round?

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:26 am

It Is Him wrote:I saw these on the auction block last week, I think. I was amused that Dispensor was being sold for more than all of the unreleased Robot Heroes combined

A custom Dispensor? Dispensor isn't that rare with online retailers. You can buy him sealed for $8 on eBay:

http://toys.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=d ... sacat=2479

As for the figures in the original post, I really hope these show up at retail soon.

News Credits: 6 · by **Jenus** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:51 am

I hope Hasbro was just covering up the G1 robot heroes when they said they were not planning on anything new for the G1 robot heroes. Hopefully we'll still see a release for them like we did with the thought to be canceled Animated line.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:16 am

Yea, these sold for a pretty ridiculous price on eBay, really wanted the Victory Saber set though.

by **TFGnome** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:32 pm

love the "Victory Saber vs. Dessaras"
but im not going to pay no 60 bucks for "heros"

RID Megatron looks a little too happy

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:03 pm

Convotron wrote:I'm not really into the Robot Heroes line but these look pretty neat.

agreed..

a Big Huge stunted mini Pass for me..

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:09 pm

Seibertron wrote:
It Is Him wrote:I saw these on the auction block last week, I think. I was amused that Dispensor was being sold for more than all of the unreleased Robot Heroes combined

A custom Dispensor? Dispensor isn't that rare with online retailers. You can buy him sealed for $8 on eBay:

http://toys.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=d ... sacat=2479

As for the figures in the original post, I really hope these show up at retail soon.

It was being sold individually. This guy, actually.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DISPENSOR-ROBOT-HEROES-MOVIE-2007-LOOSE_W0QQitemZ280383516690QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item414828f012&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

$20 with shipping. Nutty, right?

Turns out I was wrong about what Prowl sold for, he sold for just under $40.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:43 am

It Is Him wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
It Is Him wrote:I saw these on the auction block last week, I think. I was amused that Dispensor was being sold for more than all of the unreleased Robot Heroes combined

A custom Dispensor? Dispensor isn't that rare with online retailers. You can buy him sealed for $8 on eBay:

http://toys.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=d ... sacat=2479

As for the figures in the original post, I really hope these show up at retail soon.

It was being sold individually. This guy, actually.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DISPENSOR-ROBOT-HEROES-MOVIE-2007-LOOSE_W0QQitemZ280383516690QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item414828f012&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

$20 with shipping. Nutty, right?

Turns out I was wrong about what Prowl sold for, he sold for just under $40.

ouch! why?!

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:42 am

Auction crazies. Sometimes, you just have to win.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:24 am

It Is Him wrote:Auction crazies. Sometimes, you just have to win.

But it's just a Robot Heroes figure... :shock:

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:59 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:
It Is Him wrote:Auction crazies. Sometimes, you just have to win.

But it's just a Robot Heroes figure...

That's what you and most people think! The Pretenders have pulled the wool over our eyes again! That's right, Robot Heroes are really super complex Transformers hidden within a cute outer shell. Darn youz, Pretender Robot Heroes!

So...yeah. Auction crazies indeed. I've seen some odd auctions where bidders have gone over the price for an item by $20 or more than what they could otherwise pay in a BiN listing. The shipping is the same or sometimes even less in the BiN listing too.

What I like about the eBay bidding system is the Maximum Bid mechanic. I find that by bidding what I would pay at the absolute most for an item, I don't have any buyer's remorse. I also don't have a "Gosh darn it!" meltdown if I'm outbid by someone else. I set my limit at $xx.xx and so I'm mentally prepared to pay as much as I've bid and I don't care if someone buys it for more, even if they outbid me by $0.50 because if I say $20.00 is how much I'm willing to bid, that's how much I'm willing to bid and so good on whoever outbid me.

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:11 pm

Convotron wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:
It Is Him wrote:Auction crazies. Sometimes, you just have to win.

But it's just a Robot Heroes figure...

That's what you and most people think! The Pretenders have pulled the wool over our eyes again! That's right, Robot Heroes are really super complex Transformers hidden within a cute outer shell. Darn youz, Pretender Robot Heroes!

So...yeah. Auction crazies indeed. I've seen some odd auctions where bidders have gone over the price for an item by $20 or more than what they could otherwise pay in a BiN listing. The shipping is the same or sometimes even less in the BiN listing too.

What I like about the eBay bidding system is the Maximum Bid mechanic. I find that by bidding what I would pay at the absolute most for an item, I don't have any buyer's remorse. I also don't have a "Gosh darn it!" meltdown if I'm outbid by someone else. I set my limit at $xx.xx and so I'm mentally prepared to pay as much as I've bid and I don't care if someone buys it for more, even if they outbid me by $0.50 because if I say $20.00 is how much I'm willing to bid, that's how much I'm willing to bid and so good on whoever outbid me.

I have this problem, where, if I'm outbid, I feel this compulsion to go just a dollar or two more to make sure they aren't winning by that much. Sometimes I'll sneak up $10 dollars or so this way.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:02 pm

Razorclaw0000 wrote:I have this problem, where, if I'm outbid, I feel this compulsion to go just a dollar or two more to make sure they aren't winning by that much. Sometimes I'll sneak up $10 dollars or so this way.

Oh, I know the temptation well, hehe.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:36 pm

on auctions, i just have a price limit that im willing to go. if i get outbid, then thats that!

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:23 pm

tom brokaw wrote:on auctions, i just have a price limit that im willing to go. if i get outbid, then thats that!

that's what I do on eBay, and most of the time I'll get sniped at the last seconds or whatever. :sad:

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:47 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:that's what I do on eBay, and most of the time I'll get sniped at the last seconds or whatever.

That's part of the sometimes cruel bidding game on eBay. I've been sniped several times myself. On the other hand, there have been more auctions where I was outbid early on by people who REALLY wanted something and the final price was way too high for me to even have regrets. At that point, I was happily on my way to something else.