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Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention

Posted by El Duque Sep 14, 2012 at 9:43pm CDT 25,822 views
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Hello all!

After much planning I am pleased to announce Charticon 2013, taking place August 9th, 10th and 11th, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. We will be holding the convention at the Marriott Charlotte Executive Park right off I-77 near the heart of Charlotte. While we are still deep in the planning stages here are a few things you can expect from the show:

Voice Actors (Woot!)
Cosplay and Costume Contests
4,000+ sq ft Dealer Room
Transformers Toy Panels
Trivia Contests
Kids Games
Friday night DJ Party

Plus tons more! We don't want to reveal too many details just yet, but we've had a ton of interest and are already expecting a big turnout. You can learn more at:

Charticon

http://www.facebook.com/charticon

The hotel is already accepting reservations at a very reasonable rate so make your reservations soon!

Thanks!

Eric

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Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by ScottyP Sep 14, 2012
Yeah, what a sighting!

On a serious note, really pumped for that con and hope ya'll come out for it. Super excited to have something local.
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Comment by Erailea Sep 14, 2012
Wish there was a convention that was TF related in the North East >.<

To those who can go, have fun!
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by redoutlander Sep 14, 2012
WoW! I'll be moving to South Carolina this winter! I don't think I've made a con in over 8 years or so. It will be great to be back in the lower 48. I will miss Alaska though.
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Comment by Evil_the_Nub Sep 15, 2012
Sweet! All the good conventions are at least 1000 miles away, it's nice to finally have one so close to home.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by NTESHFT Sep 15, 2012
This is AWESOME news! I will be moving to Kernersville, NC in February of next year, so I'm definitely gonna be there for that!!!
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Comment by Mindmaster Sep 15, 2012
Charticon would be the perfect 18th birthday gift for me! :grin:
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by epicvoiceguy Sep 15, 2012
Looking forward to Charticon!
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by FortMacs Sep 16, 2012
awsome news since i live in Charlotte.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by FortMacs Sep 21, 2012
was at target on rea road, stone crest one earlier today. they had a few knockouts and a voyager dreadwing. if anyones in the area and needs either.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by FortMacs Sep 22, 2012
Walmart on gallaria blvd, off sardis rd n, has vehicon, they also had rumble and kup. but i grabbed those two.
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Comment by FortMacs Sep 27, 2012
TRU in Pineville has 2 Masterpiece Thundercrackers as of about 9 pm tonight.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by FortMacs Oct 1, 2012
Target in Matthews has a knockout, Rumble, Kup, and Vehicon.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by Evil_the_Nub Oct 3, 2012
I saw a few MP Thundercrackers at the Concord TRU.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by FortMacs Oct 5, 2012
Evil_the_Nub wrote:I saw a few MP Thundercrackers at the Concord TRU.



were they still 69.99? TRU in Pineville went up to 74.99 on MP TC.

Any GDO's or MP Prime in Concord yet? was gonna make a trip up there in a few days to check.

Pineville has scout gdo's, no deluxes yet though. also had a voyage prime dreadwing.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by Evil_the_Nub Oct 5, 2012
FortMacs wrote:
Evil_the_Nub wrote:I saw a few MP Thundercrackers at the Concord TRU.



were they still 69.99? TRU in Pineville went up to 74.99 on MP TC.

Any GDO's or MP Prime in Concord yet? was gonna make a trip up there in a few days to check.

Pineville has scout gdo's, no deluxes yet though. also had a voyage prime dreadwing.

Thundercracker was 74.99, the only GDO's I saw were 2 of that RotF Dune Runner repaint. I swear a scalper lives at that store.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by FortMacs Oct 6, 2012
yeah i hardly ever find anyting there. though pineville isnt much better since they are the only two TRU'S in the area.

Non TRU stuff i been finding mostly at the target off 51 in Matthews and the targets on Rea rd. seen alot of new Prime deluxes at both, and dreadwing voyager a few times.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by wolverinetodd Oct 7, 2012
wolverinetodd wrote:
wolverinetodd wrote:I spotted and purchased Voyager Prime figures Bulkhead and Starscream back at the end of June at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Lexington. Since then they managed to get in wave 1 and wave 2 of the Deluxe Prime maybe about once, leaving nothing but that damn overdone Bumblebee figure to clutter the pegs now.

It's maddening how this store and even the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Thomasville aren't getting these figures. I'm checking nearly every night after I leave work and nothing. Either they're not being ordered or the warehouse from which these stores get their stock isn't able to get the merchandise.


Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter FINALLY got in Fall of Cybertron figures Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Shockwave (only two months after every Target and Toys R' Us had gotten them in). I didn't buy any of them as I had ordered mine a month earlier from http://www.hasbrotoystore.com before their price hike and with free shipping (ordered Star Hammer with Wheeljack to qualify).

Otherwise the Transformers pegs and shelves in this particular Wal-Mart SuperCenter are either empty or full of Bumblebees. It's getting ridiculous!

But there's a silver lining to every cloud, even in NC...

Out and about in Winston-Salem, NC on 9/7/12 with intentions of purchasing Hasbro's Masterpiece Thundercracker at Toys R' Us (which they didn't have in stock nor have a place on the shelf for the toy). However, I was able to find and purchase Cyberverse Leader Class figures Dreadwing, Nightwatch Optimus Prime, and Ultra Magnus. Although all three Cyberverse Leader Class figures are listed on the Product Listings page, only Dreadwing has a picture of itself. So without the picture of the other two visible, there is no picture to appear on Seibertron's homepage to show fellow Seibertronians that these particular figures was found and/or purchased.

Later I drove over to the Target and there I found Cyberverse Legion Class figures Knock Out, Fallback, and Autobot Tailgate. Unfortunately these three figures aren't listed at all on the Product Listings page and thus I'm unable to inform fellow Seibertronians that I found these figures via that page.

After leaving Target, I then hit the nearby Wal-Mart SuperCenter just down the road where I found and purchased Cyberverse Leader Class figures Battle Tactics Bulkhead and Skyquake. Unfortunately these two figures aren't listed on the Product Listings page either and... well, you know the rest.


I was in the Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter on Friday, 5 October, 2012 and they had ONE Prime Voyager Dreadwing. I would've mentioned this on the Sightings List page, but this significant figure still isn't listed on the Sightings List page.

No surprise, still no new Deluxe Prime figures at this store. Just the same three or four BB's.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by wolverinetodd Oct 14, 2012
Evil_the_Nub wrote:
FortMacs wrote:
Evil_the_Nub wrote:I saw a few MP Thundercrackers at the Concord TRU.



were they still 69.99? TRU in Pineville went up to 74.99 on MP TC.

Any GDO's or MP Prime in Concord yet? was gonna make a trip up there in a few days to check.

Pineville has scout gdo's, no deluxes yet though. also had a voyage prime dreadwing.

Thundercracker was 74.99, the only GDO's I saw were 2 of that RotF Dune Runner repaint. I swear a scalper lives at that store.


TRU has MP Thundercracker available online once again. I ordered mine last weekend and got it yesterday. They recently got the new Deluxe Wheelie and Swerve in as well, but I didn't move fast enough to get Wheelie. I do have Swerve on order though.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by wolverinetodd Oct 14, 2012
wolverinetodd wrote:
wolverinetodd wrote:
wolverinetodd wrote:I spotted and purchased Voyager Prime figures Bulkhead and Starscream back at the end of June at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Lexington. Since then they managed to get in wave 1 and wave 2 of the Deluxe Prime maybe about once, leaving nothing but that damn overdone Bumblebee figure to clutter the pegs now.

It's maddening how this store and even the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Thomasville aren't getting these figures. I'm checking nearly every night after I leave work and nothing. Either they're not being ordered or the warehouse from which these stores get their stock isn't able to get the merchandise.


Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter FINALLY got in Fall of Cybertron figures Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Shockwave (only two months after every Target and Toys R' Us had gotten them in). I didn't buy any of them as I had ordered mine a month earlier from http://www.hasbrotoystore.com before their price hike and with free shipping (ordered Star Hammer with Wheeljack to qualify).

Otherwise the Transformers pegs and shelves in this particular Wal-Mart SuperCenter are either empty or full of Bumblebees. It's getting ridiculous!

But there's a silver lining to every cloud, even in NC...

Out and about in Winston-Salem, NC on 9/7/12 with intentions of purchasing Hasbro's Masterpiece Thundercracker at Toys R' Us (which they didn't have in stock nor have a place on the shelf for the toy). However, I was able to find and purchase Cyberverse Leader Class figures Dreadwing, Nightwatch Optimus Prime, and Ultra Magnus. Although all three Cyberverse Leader Class figures are listed on the Product Listings page, only Dreadwing has a picture of itself. So without the picture of the other two visible, there is no picture to appear on Seibertron's homepage to show fellow Seibertronians that these particular figures was found and/or purchased.

Later I drove over to the Target and there I found Cyberverse Legion Class figures Knock Out, Fallback, and Autobot Tailgate. Unfortunately these three figures aren't listed at all on the Product Listings page and thus I'm unable to inform fellow Seibertronians that I found these figures via that page.

After leaving Target, I then hit the nearby Wal-Mart SuperCenter just down the road where I found and purchased Cyberverse Leader Class figures Battle Tactics Bulkhead and Skyquake. Unfortunately these two figures aren't listed on the Product Listings page either and... well, you know the rest.


I was in the Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter on Friday, 5 October, 2012 and they had ONE Prime Voyager Dreadwing. I would've mentioned this on the Sightings List page, but this significant figure still isn't listed on the Sightings List page.

No surprise, still no new Deluxe Prime figures at this store. Just the same three or four BB's.


I'm rather surprised the Voyager Dreadwing is still on the shelf at the Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter, though not surprised that the same three Deluxe BB's are still on the pegs and nothing else. The Thomasville Wal-Mart SuperCenter got in Voyager Class too and they have at least one Dreadwing sitting there. Not surprising is the even bigger amount of Deluxe BB's that are littering the pegs in that store. I at least know the Voyagers are getting ordered and I can only assume the same of the Deluxe Class. I just don't understand why the warehouse isn't fulfilling the orders or why the warehouse itself isn't getting the merchandise in in the first place.
Re: Charticon 2013 - Charlotte, NC Transformers Convention (view post)
Comment by wolverinetodd Oct 19, 2012
wolverinetodd wrote:
wolverinetodd wrote:
wolverinetodd wrote:
wolverinetodd wrote:I spotted and purchased Voyager Prime figures Bulkhead and Starscream back at the end of June at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Lexington. Since then they managed to get in wave 1 and wave 2 of the Deluxe Prime maybe about once, leaving nothing but that damn overdone Bumblebee figure to clutter the pegs now.

It's maddening how this store and even the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Thomasville aren't getting these figures. I'm checking nearly every night after I leave work and nothing. Either they're not being ordered or the warehouse from which these stores get their stock isn't able to get the merchandise.


Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter FINALLY got in Fall of Cybertron figures Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Shockwave (only two months after every Target and Toys R' Us had gotten them in). I didn't buy any of them as I had ordered mine a month earlier from http://www.hasbrotoystore.com before their price hike and with free shipping (ordered Star Hammer with Wheeljack to qualify).

Otherwise the Transformers pegs and shelves in this particular Wal-Mart SuperCenter are either empty or full of Bumblebees. It's getting ridiculous!

But there's a silver lining to every cloud, even in NC...

Out and about in Winston-Salem, NC on 9/7/12 with intentions of purchasing Hasbro's Masterpiece Thundercracker at Toys R' Us (which they didn't have in stock nor have a place on the shelf for the toy). However, I was able to find and purchase Cyberverse Leader Class figures Dreadwing, Nightwatch Optimus Prime, and Ultra Magnus. Although all three Cyberverse Leader Class figures are listed on the Product Listings page, only Dreadwing has a picture of itself. So without the picture of the other two visible, there is no picture to appear on Seibertron's homepage to show fellow Seibertronians that these particular figures was found and/or purchased.

Later I drove over to the Target and there I found Cyberverse Legion Class figures Knock Out, Fallback, and Autobot Tailgate. Unfortunately these three figures aren't listed at all on the Product Listings page and thus I'm unable to inform fellow Seibertronians that I found these figures via that page.

After leaving Target, I then hit the nearby Wal-Mart SuperCenter just down the road where I found and purchased Cyberverse Leader Class figures Battle Tactics Bulkhead and Skyquake. Unfortunately these two figures aren't listed on the Product Listings page either and... well, you know the rest.


I was in the Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter on Friday, 5 October, 2012 and they had ONE Prime Voyager Dreadwing. I would've mentioned this on the Sightings List page, but this significant figure still isn't listed on the Sightings List page.

No surprise, still no new Deluxe Prime figures at this store. Just the same three or four BB's.


I'm rather surprised the Voyager Dreadwing is still on the shelf at the Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter, though not surprised that the same three Deluxe BB's are still on the pegs and nothing else. The Thomasville Wal-Mart SuperCenter got in Voyager Class too and they have at least one Dreadwing sitting there. Not surprising is the even bigger amount of Deluxe BB's that are littering the pegs in that store. I at least know the Voyagers are getting ordered and I can only assume the same of the Deluxe Class. I just don't understand why the warehouse isn't fulfilling the orders or why the warehouse itself isn't getting the merchandise in in the first place.


Yipee! Lexington Wal-Mart SuperCenter FINALLY got in a case of Deluxes Prime figures which appear to have consisted of 2 BB's (WHY?), 2 Vehicons, 1 Knockout, 1 Wheeljack, 1 Sergeant Kup, and I'm assuming, 1 Rumble (that one was gone when I got there). Interesting that since it's taken them so long to finally get in a case of Deluxe Prime figures, that they managed to bypass any assortments that might contain Airachnid.
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