PhelesDragon wrote:No, its the principle. They tell us they're going to sell something, we wait and wait and wait, only to find out that they decided "nah". Screw that. I understand Hasbro is a company out to make money, but if you're pissed that toy store shelves are still filled with your DOTM line, then maybe they shouldn't have been made a drastically lower quality than previous lines(dating all the way back to BW), and in excess to boot. Here, they have toys that ppl still want, like Que and Soundwave, and yet they're not being released. Hoping they'll pop in the Trilogy line(specifically Que in the blue color with the old man head).
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Well, basically you're saying that DOTM is comprised of inferior quality, yet you pine for Que and Soundwave, which would be made of inferior quality.
It's not like they are lucky draw figures, they are available, just not from Hasbro. I'm sorry people may want them, but not enough people to warrant them on the shelves. I am in compliance that they should be offered through HTS or the Collectors Club, which is one of the things the club should be utilized for.
Dean ML wrote:Yep.
Hasbro's really left their TF fans in the lurch. We were teased all year with figures we couldn't wait to get our hands on, and then the rug is pulled out from under us. It's like having blue balls and you go to your favorite hooker, you're a loyal customer expecting her to take care of you, but halfway through she tells you you're going to have to pay through the nose if you want a happy ending. I can't afford to pay ridiculous prices for the Takara editions from online retailers or eBay. I look at my DotM shelf knowing it'll never be complete and it's like having an itch in your brain that you can't scratch. I'm trying to be positive, telling myself that it's just more money I can put towards guitars and amps and that I have the 2014 movie line to look forward to, but now there's a severe lack of trust between Hasbro and it's customers. It's also a shame for the talented artists and engineers who created these figures that their hard work has been scrapped. Don't know if anyone ever looks at it from that angle, but I'm sure it eats them up, too.
Shortfalls like this are what make Transformers collecting a hobby(the whole point of an official collectors club, no?).
I remember looking all over like crazy for Spawn Vampire and Werewolf when originally released. Absolutely never found them outside comic shops, which wanted like $40 each. I gave up on them, they just weren't worth it. I saw them in a comic shop a couple of years ago for like 4 bucks each, now nobody wants them.
Same thing with ugly Que, probably less so with Soundwave, in a few years I am guessing. Better, more relevant things will emerge and these minor wants will be a thing of the past.
Either pony up the big bucks, or wait it out. Complaining isn't gonna do a whole lot of good.
The DOTM line was so lackluster and small that they lost their excitement too soon. They hardly lasted through the end of the year. How can you expect businesses to order more or poorly managed waves from a line of toys that they can't sell previous waves of? Easy to say "No more Bumblebee", but we all know that's not going to happen.
The fact that the Club hasn't stepped up to the plate and offered these in store borders on insulting to those who pay $40+ for their memberships. They are Hasbro's official club after all. If Que and Soundwave are only desired by collectors, offer them to collectors through the collector's club. Especially if they aren't going to procure enough of their own exclusives for all members to get. People join the club to have access to those toys, only to lose out because they were at work when they went on sale. Pure lunacy.
But with their site being under maintenance, maybe it will come back with a surprise to members. Maybe if club members petitioned they could get them offered through through Fun Pub. It seems like a more viable course to go that route than trying to get Hasbro itself to bend to your will.
