DeathReviews wrote:I’m still bitter that Velocitron Cosmos is nowhere to be found Stateside. Walmart doesn’t even have it listed among the other figures which are supposed to be their “exclusives”. Their website ought to have it displayed as one of theirs, even if only to show it being “out of stock”. But the darn thing is just completely non-existent, except from the overseas scalpers on eBay.
Even more than the Centurion Drone set, I find the non-availability of Cosmos to be offensive. At this stage, even if Hasbro and/or Walmart scramble and make a “sorry we screwed up” re-issue, it probably won’t do anything to diminish the resentment of jilted collectors who were left abandoned. We’re just as likely to say “what took you so long you idiots” as we are to say thanks.
It is a really unfortunate thing with Cosmos...
And it really seems like it is truly dumb luck to find him.
My friend who scored mine for me, also found a second one for himself. This happened in separate states.
It shouldn't be this difficult to find a toy.
I never was able to get Netflix Bee, which in a way is understandable because he's such a popular character.
I could see Hastak initially thinking, "Cosmos... Of any Autobot that's probably not really well liked, this guy is a safe character to make an exclusive".
What they maybe didn't consider:
1. He has a very, very unique design. Especially for being an Autobot. He's not a car or truck.
2. This is one of those characters that people have been waiting for to get a version of at the deluxe class scale. Previous versions may have been fine, and even good.
But the reality is a figure can be done more justice on every level when you give it more scale, engineering and overall budget.
3. As much as some people hate hearing/reading this, it's a G1 character. The vast majority of G1 characters are going to sell at least moderately.
I think it's even a fair call to say G1 characters are safe bets in terms of sales.
In this case specifically, I'm betting Cosmos is one that you wouldn't see lingering on pegs/shelves much at all if he were just a regular mainline release.
I could be totally wrong, but let's see what happens with Beachcomber this year.
I'll go ahead and call it now-- he's not going to be anything close to a shelf warmer.
In fact, if Hastak makes a Seaspray and Powerglide, they'll both sell and sell well.
And this doesn't stem from bias. I don't usually love Autobots, let alone these minibots.
In fact, I could see passing on those last 2 I mentioned; I don't see getting Powerglide no matter what.
All this to say, yeah, the handling of Cosmos was another situation of poor form on the part of Hastak.
Cosmos, NF Bee, and ER Sunstreaker are all due for reissues. That's a fact.
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