Commemorative Perceptor and Insecticons in stock at Toysrus.com
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 6:34PM CDT
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Perceptor
The Insecticons
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Posted by Solrac333 on October 11th, 2009 @ 7:15pm CDT
Posted by Optimal_Z on October 11th, 2009 @ 8:04pm CDT
Posted by NassaDane on October 11th, 2009 @ 11:03pm CDT
Posted by gigazarak on October 11th, 2009 @ 11:07pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on October 11th, 2009 @ 11:36pm CDT
NassaDane wrote:Oh how i would love both of these but a little pricey(for me) But i am confused with the 34.99 "Deluxe Cement Mixer" transformer Toysrus.com is selling. There is so many things wrong with it: Mixmaster is not a Deluxe, The description doesn't have his name in it unlike all the others, and the price is the price for a double pack. So does this mean its the "Back Road Brawl" double pack? Has anyone else noticed this?
I believe you are correct on it being the 2-Pack.
Back on topic...
$35.00 for the Insecticons? Great. Perceptor? Not so much.
Posted by Starscream6 on October 12th, 2009 @ 1:08am CDT
costs too much in gas to drive to mine every other day! not to mention they have no clue about anything when i call ahead.
42 left of the insecticons!
this just made my day
Posted by Zeds on October 12th, 2009 @ 2:44am CDT
Posted by Brychanus on October 12th, 2009 @ 3:15am CDT
Posted by the_dark_decepticon on October 12th, 2009 @ 3:32am CDT
Posted by IceWilly on October 12th, 2009 @ 4:02am CDT
Posted by muswp1 on October 12th, 2009 @ 5:22am CDT
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 12th, 2009 @ 5:50am CDT
Posted by Grahf on October 12th, 2009 @ 2:30pm CDT
I'm still trying to decide if I want to trade in some old 360 games to get Darkwind and Wingblade.
Posted by darkjedi187 on October 12th, 2009 @ 3:41pm CDT
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 12th, 2009 @ 4:26pm CDT
Posted by Kibble on October 12th, 2009 @ 4:36pm CDT
Autobot032 wrote:$35.00 for the Insecticons? Great. Perceptor? Not so much.
I agree, I don't understand the price point for Perceptor. He's comparable to a voyager, right? But then again, they did charge $70 for G1 Prime...
I want him, but not sure if I wanna shell out that much.
Posted by muswp1 on October 12th, 2009 @ 6:58pm CDT
nemesis-prime wrote:thats good I asked today at TRU and they said we dont know anything
I got that same answer on Saturday at three different TRU's in the area. I probably could have gotten a more intelligent answer from the TF's on my desk than from those clowns.
Posted by muswp1 on October 12th, 2009 @ 6:59pm CDT
darkjedi187 wrote:Just tried to order the insecticons again and it went though confirmation and everything. maybe there are more.
I just now tried again, no luck.
Posted by vaporretarder on October 12th, 2009 @ 7:36pm CDT
.....I feel like Charlie Brown right now,...good grief.
Posted by Ruthless Cynic on October 13th, 2009 @ 12:55am CDT
Posted by ZenPrime on October 13th, 2009 @ 8:55am CDT
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 13th, 2009 @ 9:06pm CDT
Posted by Grahf on October 14th, 2009 @ 5:08pm CDT
Posted by SentinelA on October 14th, 2009 @ 7:29pm CDT
Posted by Grahf on October 14th, 2009 @ 10:47pm CDT
SentinelA wrote:I can't even find these at Toysrus.com!!!
They used to be on the first page of Transformers, but they have removed them now.
Posted by Gandalf on October 15th, 2009 @ 1:02am CDT
I can live without the firing missile, but with two features eliminated, it may as well be a knock-off.
Posted by DecepticonKing86 on October 15th, 2009 @ 2:00am CDT
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 15th, 2009 @ 1:14pm CDT
Gandalf wrote:Is it true that Perceptor's microscope doesn't work? I don't care about the missing spring/missile gimmick...but for what reason would they eliminate the microscope function? That makes me want to hunt down an original rather than get this so-called commemorative release.
I can live without the firing missile, but with two features eliminated, it may as well be a knock-off.
now im glad i said no to this and got a 1985 version
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 15th, 2009 @ 1:41pm CDT
nemesis-prime wrote:Gandalf wrote:Is it true that Perceptor's microscope doesn't work? I don't care about the missing spring/missile gimmick...but for what reason would they eliminate the microscope function? That makes me want to hunt down an original rather than get this so-called commemorative release.
I can live without the firing missile, but with two features eliminated, it may as well be a knock-off.
now im glad i said no to this and got a 1985 version
It never worked, well in a sense: the magnification was 1x on the original toy. Not much of a scope now, is it?
Posted by Gandalf on October 15th, 2009 @ 6:39pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It never worked, well in a sense: the magnification was 1x on the original toy. Not much of a scope now, is it?
I think you know what I meant....
I'm asking if the commemorative edition Perceptor has the same microscope feature as the original toy (however minimal it may have been), or if that feature has been dropped, just as the spring-loaded weapons were?
Posted by vaporretarder on October 16th, 2009 @ 8:41am CDT
Posted by 3.8TransAM on October 17th, 2009 @ 9:43pm CDT
I went on adventure earlier this week. Was even digging thru all the unopened boxes piled on top of the aisles.
Must been a shipment too early.
I want them, have original Insecticons, just a little worse for wear now. Never had a Perceptor, guess I'm getting up early t'row before footbal now................................
Posted by It Is Him on October 17th, 2009 @ 9:48pm CDT
Posted by 3.8TransAM on October 17th, 2009 @ 9:55pm CDT
Kinda like the SDCC Soundwave that was gonna be stocked at Hasbro Toy Store and then it went away.
Now the question is, will they be back.
Posted by 3.8TransAM on October 18th, 2009 @ 12:37pm CDT
First ever exclusive snag that payed off.
U can rule out Tinley Park/Orland Park, Matteson and Merrillville Toys' R Us'.
First two were sold out and I picked up a pair of each at Merrillville, IN store.
Got to find batteries for the digi camera and I will take pics of product and receipt.
Now, do the extra's go on ebay or am I nice and sell them at cost + a little gas and shipping here?
I'm confused, never gotten anything like first day or two it was out before
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 19th, 2009 @ 3:21pm CDT
3.8TransAM wrote:Got'em got'em got'em
First ever exclusive snag that payed off.
U can rule out Tinley Park/Orland Park, Matteson and Merrillville Toys' R Us'.
First two were sold out and I picked up a pair of each at Merrillville, IN store.
Got to find batteries for the digi camera and I will take pics of product and receipt.
Now, do the extra's go on ebay or am I nice and sell them at cost + a little gas and shipping here?
I'm confused, never gotten anything like first day or two it was out before
You put them on eBay after all you had to work to get these and time and gas are money. I put one on ebay and kept one.
Posted by SJ21 on October 22nd, 2009 @ 10:38am CDT
I asked one of the employees if they had them yet and the lady looked on the computer. When she couldn't find them there she enlisted the help of 3 other employees to look on the sales floor, then in carts of stuff to be put on shelves, and in the back. About 15 minutes later one of the employees came out with 4 packages of Insecticons. Sometimes you pay a little more money at TRU, but the customer service is great.
Both sets are worth the $35. The packaging looks great, apparently these guys are tough to find, and it is awesome to get figures like these that have not been beaten to death after years of abuse.
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 22nd, 2009 @ 11:17am CDT
Posted by GuyIncognito on October 22nd, 2009 @ 6:45pm CDT
nemesis-prime wrote:I just realized the insections are #16 and perceptor is #19. Who is #17 and #18?
I just opened up my Commemorative Soundwave from TRU, and the sticker sheet (which I never even removed from the box until now) has a big 17 on it, so I assume that set was #17.
Posted by nemesis-prime on October 23rd, 2009 @ 10:12pm CDT
Posted by vectorA3 on October 25th, 2009 @ 2:02pm CDT
Posted by essendon22 on October 25th, 2009 @ 4:42pm CDT
Posted by DecepticonKing86 on October 25th, 2009 @ 5:13pm CDT
essendon22 wrote:So it's been a week of bad luck. I called all the stores in my district last Wed. They all said they didn't have them and there were none in the warehouse. That day I went to a store because another store out of state told me they could do a transfer only to find that they only transfer within the same district. Low and behold the asst mgr told me there were 1500 in the warehouse set to be delivered, this right after all the stores had told me none were in the warehouse. I called back the next day when the truck arrived and someone in recieving said they would be here in 7 to 10 days. Just by chance I called again today (3 days later Sunday) and they said they had them. After sitting on the phone for 10 mins waiting for someone to look on the shelf I decided to just drive there myself. They had perceptor but no insecticons which is what I wanted. Called ever other in the district and got the same answer "Oh Yes we have 4, 6, 8" in stock, but when I asked them to check the shelf low and behold none can be found. WHAT THE HELL?! How can your system say they are there and they aren't. I have a feeling they are either hidden in the store or staff members are taking them to sell on ebay. GOD I HATE EBAY.
It was probably already scanned in, but haven't been shelved yet and are probably still in the box in the back. If the TRUs aren't far far away, I would go drive there if you really want it.
Posted by MagnusPrimal on October 25th, 2009 @ 9:07pm CDT
Posted by darkjedi187 on October 26th, 2009 @ 2:33pm CDT
Posted by GuyIncognito on October 26th, 2009 @ 3:45pm CDT
Posted by Kibble on October 26th, 2009 @ 4:28pm CDT
GuyIncognito wrote:Can someone explain why they have those yellow hatches that open on their chests? I never understood why they had those.
They're not original Hasbro molds. I guess the original toys had little driver dudes that went in there...
Posted by trunks6728 on October 26th, 2009 @ 8:20pm CDT
anyway
item # 873611 that is for both of them. call your toys r us and ask if they in. tHEY JUST GOT a huge truck a few days ago so most have them but they will be on pallets unless they out
the toys r us in pineville NC 28134 # 704-541-9972 also it is right across from Carolina Place BLVD
No way in hell i am paying ebay prices for stuff i can get in the U.s
Posted by Agent 007 on October 26th, 2009 @ 9:24pm CDT