Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail

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Well that took a while. The voyager packs in the 3rd wave of Netflix toys have been found in the US. These are the Sparkless Seeker and Battlemaster pack and the Optimus Primal and Rattrap pack. They were found in New York state. While Optimus Primal and Rattrap had minimal differences from the standard releases, they still sold very well in the markets they appeared in so far. These were found by nsr46gamer who posted his finding with an image here.

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Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109193)
Posted by o.supreme on July 5th, 2021 @ 12:18pm CDT

As per usual, Walmart is incompetent. They'll put these out on shelves, and everyone who pre-ordered one back in March they'll say " sorry out of stock" :BANG_HEAD:

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 5th, 2021 @ 12:25pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:As per usual, Walmart is incompetent. They'll put these out on shelves, and everyone who pre-ordered one back in March they'll say " sorry out of stock"

Would filling the shells with 2 to 3 whole cases of Deluxes count as incompetent?

Dunno why I'm interested in that Sparkless Seeker... it's basically a re-release of Hotlink :lol:

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Posted by aronjlove on July 5th, 2021 @ 12:41pm CDT

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
o.supreme wrote:As per usual, Walmart is incompetent. They'll put these out on shelves, and everyone who pre-ordered one back in March they'll say " sorry out of stock"

Would filling the shells with 2 to 3 whole cases of Deluxes count as incompetent?

Dunno why I'm interested in that Sparkless Seeker... it's basically a re-release of Hotlink

If they then cancel a bunch of preorders that were made for those deluxe figures, then yes. The point of a preorder is to guarantee a purchase. Canceling preorders and then stocking the shelves with the product that was preordered is gross incompetence. Especially now that they are trying to push their Walmart+ subscription service to battle Amazon.

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Posted by LE0KING on July 5th, 2021 @ 1:24pm CDT

Just found the Netflix wave 3 voyagers in central Indiana.

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109198)
Posted by aronjlove on July 5th, 2021 @ 1:28pm CDT

LE0KING wrote:Just found the Netflix wave 3 voyagers in central Indiana.

Nice! My normal luck is in a down slump as I didn't see anything wave 3 this weekend, Netflix or Kingdom. Got Black Series Boba Fett for $17.88 and tax because someone put three of him on the wrong shelf and the lady at the self-checkout adjusted the price. But no luck with Transformers at any of the Walmarts or Targets in my area.

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Posted by Autobot N on July 5th, 2021 @ 1:36pm CDT

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Dunno why I'm interested in that Sparkless Seeker... it's basically a re-release of Hotlink

That's actually what caused me to cancel my pre order. At least SG Starscream has the sword and the comic, but this is the exact same thing that I bought last year but in a different color

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Posted by Sabrblade on July 5th, 2021 @ 1:38pm CDT

Autobot N wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Dunno why I'm interested in that Sparkless Seeker... it's basically a re-release of Hotlink
That's actually what caused me to cancel my pre order. At least SG Starscream has the sword and the comic, but this is the exact same thing that I bought last year but in a different color

You could say the same about any Seeker redecos (or any redecos, period) that come with the same accessories.

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109202)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 5th, 2021 @ 1:43pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Dunno why I'm interested in that Sparkless Seeker... it's basically a re-release of Hotlink
That's actually what caused me to cancel my pre order. At least SG Starscream has the sword and the comic, but this is the exact same thing that I bought last year but in a different color
You could say the same about any Seeker redecos (or any redecos, period) that come with the same accessories.

Not quite, Sparkless and Hotlink share the same type of extras: the two Battle Masters. Not the same, but the principle is still there.

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Posted by Sabrblade on July 5th, 2021 @ 1:52pm CDT

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Dunno why I'm interested in that Sparkless Seeker... it's basically a re-release of Hotlink
That's actually what caused me to cancel my pre order. At least SG Starscream has the sword and the comic, but this is the exact same thing that I bought last year but in a different color
You could say the same about any Seeker redecos (or any redecos, period) that come with the same accessories.

Not quite, Sparkless and Hotlink share the same type of extras: the two Battle Masters. Not the same, but the principle is still there.

Emphasis mine.

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109209)
Posted by Cheetron on July 5th, 2021 @ 4:36pm CDT

Bought both of them yesterday from a Walmart. I didn't know they hadn't been reported out yet.

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Posted by transformers_va on July 5th, 2021 @ 5:30pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:As per usual, Walmart is incompetent. They'll put these out on shelves, and everyone who pre-ordered one back in March they'll say " sorry out of stock"

As explained by Walmart corporate - Walmart (brick & mortar) is a separate entity from Walmart.com. They have different inventories, so just because the store has it, doesn't mean that online has it

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Posted by Nuclearxpotato on July 5th, 2021 @ 8:33pm CDT

transformers_va wrote:
o.supreme wrote:As per usual, Walmart is incompetent. They'll put these out on shelves, and everyone who pre-ordered one back in March they'll say " sorry out of stock"
As explained by Walmart corporate - Walmart (brick & mortar) is a separate entity from Walmart.com. They have different inventories, so just because the store has it, doesn't mean that online has it

The real problem lies with Walmart.com not cutting off their preorders. So instead of preventing orders from exceeding their expected inventory, they allow people to do that and then cancel their order once it can no longer be fulfilled. And I'm also pretty sure they have really small amounts available on the website... so only the first few people who preorder actually get their order.

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Posted by Flashwave on July 6th, 2021 @ 2:45am CDT

aronjlove wrote:
LE0KING wrote:Just found the Netflix wave 3 voyagers in central Indiana.

Nice! My normal luck is in a down slump as I didn't see anything wave 3 this weekend, Netflix or Kingdom. Got Black Series Boba Fett for $17.88 and tax because someone put three of him on the wrong shelf and the lady at the self-checkout adjusted the price. But no luck with Transformers at any of the Walmarts or Targets in my area.

WHERE?? I am SW side of Indy

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Posted by Nemesis Reformatted on July 6th, 2021 @ 6:48am CDT

Thank God! That's finally behind me.

I went to my Walmart yesterday as soon as they opened and nothing.
I went today & they put 2 cases out last night. So I finally got that damn Sparkless Seeker.

Now the last one I need is Soundwave.

I'm in East TN. in case you're wondering.

My Walmart is loaded with wave 3 deluxe. I wish they could have loaded up on wave 2 like that. I want a 2nd Bumblebee to paint white because the official Bug Bite sucks.

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Posted by blackeyedprime on July 6th, 2021 @ 11:32am CDT

Picked up Elita 1, at £10 I can crack the shell and enjoy the nut o. O wondering if I could hollow out the potp figure so she can have pretender power even if it sacrifices alt modes

Also picked up blue Mr Man.. Erm.. deep cover, the mold might suck as sideswipe and really suck as red alert but for this guy (and tiger tracks) it looks pretty good.

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109330)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 6th, 2021 @ 12:47pm CDT

Netflix Spoiler Pack 3 is back in stock at Hasbro Pulse, for anyone interested.

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Posted by aronjlove on July 6th, 2021 @ 12:49pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:Netflix Spoiler Pack 3 is back in stock at Hasbro Pulse, for anyone interested.

Hopefully, some will still be around once it unlocks for Non-premium members.

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Posted by Nuclearxpotato on July 6th, 2021 @ 4:19pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:Netflix Spoiler Pack 3 is back in stock at Hasbro Pulse, for anyone interested.

Thank you so much for alerting us, that actually somewhat improved my day (it's been pretty bad).
It seems to be a direct order, not a preorder... so maybe I'll get a beautiful amethyst tyrannosaurus sooner than expected.

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Posted by Autobot N on July 6th, 2021 @ 4:31pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:Netflix Spoiler Pack 3 is back in stock at Hasbro Pulse, for anyone interested.

Really wishing I hadn't bought the first Netflix Megatron now

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109384)
Posted by o.supreme on July 6th, 2021 @ 4:39pm CDT

Finally the premium barrier dropped, and I got one :-D

. Walmart order: Cancelled. :DANCE:

*edit* went to the Walmart closest to me. They had 2 Primal's and NO Seekers... I know a lot of people here find it hard to believe the experiences I have, but I must live in some sort of Extremely slanted Original TF fan bubble or something. Where else can a nobody-10th-use-of-the-same-mold-seeker that is totaly made up, outsell the Leader of the Maximals?

Just to be clear. I'm in the same situation (I want the Seeker, not Primal), but I had no issues finding Hotlink last year. I've seen Dinobot multiple times, never Inferno.

I am first and foremost an original TF fan, but I very much enjoy BW. Still...I think people overestimate recognizability of BW among the general populace. I mean I think it is great BW are getting new toys, and I hope we get more. I also hope the movie next year does well and feels more like BB than any of the Bay Films. But if it still is a decent film, but flops based on lack of brand recognition, sadly, I would not be surprised.

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109404)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 7th, 2021 @ 3:09am CDT

Noice, darn shame that I’m currently deployed in Korea for a few months.

Hopefully mom or my missus will be able to find the Sparkless Seeker set for my birthday later this month.

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Posted by Munkky on July 7th, 2021 @ 12:37pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:I am first and foremost an original TF fan, but I very much enjoy BW. Still...I think people overestimate recognizability of BW among the general populace. I mean I think it is great BW are getting new toys, and I hope we get more. I also hope the movie next year does well and feels more like BB than any of the Bay Films. But if it still is a decent film, but flops based on lack of brand recognition, sadly, I would not be surprised.

Beast Wars was one of my favourite cartoons when I was a kid, but I do agree with the bit I've highlighted in bold here. You don't really hear 90's kids talk about Beast Wars as much, or in the same way, as they talk about stuff like Batman: The Animated Series, Hey Arnold!, The Powerpuff Girls or Goosebumps. That's not to say Beast Wars isn't popular, the five Beast Wars characters voted into the Transformers Hall of Fame and Optimus Primal winning the Power of the Primes fan vote are proof enough that there's a market for more Beast Wars toys, but as far as gerenal "Mum and Dad taking Little Johnny to the toy store" mass-appeal, probably not so much.
I'm not surprised that the G1 characters in Kingdom and Netflix are selling faster, from what I remember the Thrilling 30 Rhinox, Rattrap and Tankor weren't exactly great sellers. This is why I think almost every Beast Wars related thing we've gotten since the mid-2000's has been some sort of crossover with G1 (or in Rise of the Beasts' case the Baybots and/or Beebots), because a full Beast Wars revival probably wouldn't fare all that well on its own without household names like Bumblebee and Starscream propping it up. Personally I'm fine with this, Kingdom has really re-invigorated my once declining interest in Transformers, and I don't mind seeing Beast Wars characters being integrated into G1 or Movie inspired settings.

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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2021 @ 12:51pm CDT

Munkky wrote:This is why I think almost every Beast Wars related thing we've gotten since the mid-2000's has been some sort of crossover with G1 (or in Rise of the Beasts' case the Baybots and/or Beebots), because a full Beast Wars revival probably wouldn't fare all that well on its own without household names like Bumblebee and Starscream propping it up.

The notable exceptions being the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary and Telemocha Series lines.

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Posted by blackeyedprime on July 7th, 2021 @ 1:10pm CDT

Beast wars was pretty much shown every bank holiday or blue moon in the UK so it's not surprising it wasnt as popular as other 90s shows that were every night/weekend with out fail. That and a lot of TF fans werent that interested in the new look at the time )though I definitely was and then for the show to make beastwars G0/G3 even better). Tha could be partially why it seems to not be selling as well over here compared to the eralier WFC stuff, that or stores have more stock this time around. Netflix stuff seems less stocked this time but we did get the stuff beofre the states in general and stores have been struggling to clear earlier netflix stuff (which might be down to the netflix show being mediocre??), overstocking or repacks of characters/figures that werent that great anyways.

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Posted by o.supreme on July 7th, 2021 @ 4:11pm CDT

Just to be clear, I absolutely love BW. It is my 3rd favorite TF animated series of all time (only behind the Original and Prime), and I want to see more BW toys next year. I want to see more non-show characters as well, or their BW II/Neo variants. I was just taken aback yesterday. While Wave 1 had a pretty even shelf warming of Megatron and Hotlink, Wave 2 had the obviously and extremely popular (so much so that I never saw one) Soundwave, as opposed to Optimus which I had seen a handful of times, as recently as a month ago.

I'm glad I dont bet, because I would have bet everything that the Primal/Rattrap would sell better than another unknown seeker. I was wrong.

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Posted by william-james88 on July 7th, 2021 @ 8:25pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:Just to be clear, I absolutely love BW. It is my 3rd favorite TF animated series of all time (only behind the Original and Prime), and I want to see more BW toys next year. I want to see more non-show characters as well, or their BW II/Neo variants. I was just taken aback yesterday. While Wave 1 had a pretty even shelf warming of Megatron and Hotlink, Wave 2 had the obviously and extremely popular (so much so that I never saw one) Soundwave, as opposed to Optimus which I had seen a handful of times, as recently as a month ago.

I'm glad I dont bet, because I would have bet everything that the Primal/Rattrap would sell better than another unknown seeker. I was wrong.

If they sell out in the end, then technically they will have sold as well.

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 8th, 2021 @ 5:57am CDT

o.supreme wrote:Just to be clear, I absolutely love BW. It is my 3rd favorite TF animated series of all time (only behind the Original and Prime), and I want to see more BW toys next year. I want to see more non-show characters as well, or their BW II/Neo variants. I was just taken aback yesterday. While Wave 1 had a pretty even shelf warming of Megatron and Hotlink, Wave 2 had the obviously and extremely popular (so much so that I never saw one) Soundwave, as opposed to Optimus which I had seen a handful of times, as recently as a month ago.

I'm glad I dont bet, because I would have bet everything that the Primal/Rattrap would sell better than another unknown seeker. I was wrong.

I think you may also be overlooking the obvious. Primal and Rattrap are both still available as regular releases that are not much different than the Netflix ones. Sure, sparkless seeker is a nobody they just created, but it is another seeker, it was always going to sell.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on July 8th, 2021 @ 6:56am CDT

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Just to be clear, I absolutely love BW. It is my 3rd favorite TF animated series of all time (only behind the Original and Prime), and I want to see more BW toys next year. I want to see more non-show characters as well, or their BW II/Neo variants. I was just taken aback yesterday. While Wave 1 had a pretty even shelf warming of Megatron and Hotlink, Wave 2 had the obviously and extremely popular (so much so that I never saw one) Soundwave, as opposed to Optimus which I had seen a handful of times, as recently as a month ago.

I'm glad I dont bet, because I would have bet everything that the Primal/Rattrap would sell better than another unknown seeker. I was wrong.

I think you may also be overlooking the obvious. Primal and Rattrap are both still available as regular releases that are not much different than the Netflix ones. Sure, sparkless seeker is a nobody they just created, but it is another seeker, it was always going to sell.

A very good point

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Posted by aronjlove on July 8th, 2021 @ 8:37am CDT

I've purchased every single Netflix pack until now as I really have no need for the Primal/Rattrap pack. At least with the Prime pack, he had new Battlemasters. Both Megatron packs have exclusive extras. Primal/Rattrap is literally a minor redeco that goes unnoticed unless you are a big proponent of cartoon likeness.

I also think Beast Wars is a lot more popular among the common folk than most here think. I work in IT for a community college and just as many students and faculty have made comments about my Monke as they do my Trukk, as I've had the Throne of Primes Primal for a while

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Posted by o.supreme on July 8th, 2021 @ 9:53am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:I think you may also be overlooking the obvious. Primal and Rattrap are both still available as regular releases that are not much different than the Netflix ones. Sure, sparkless seeker is a nobody they just created, but it is another seeker, it was always going to sell.

A very good point

A similar situation existed in Siege with Hotlink & Megatron though. Megatron was also still available as a regular release (and a cell shaded 35th anniversary variant) so in some places you could actually see 3 of the same Megatron toy on the shelf for a brief time. However that did not make Hotlink sell any faster than Megatron. They BOTH shelf warmed quite a bit actually before finally disappearing.

Also, just another observation. Although Cheetor is the lone BW character in the deluxe wave 3, he seems to be the one that sells last. Sure that could also be due to the fact that many places also just restocked Kingdom wave 1, but just an observation. I took a picture a few weeks ago, but I went to another store yesterday that had both kingdom & netflix Cheetor, as well as the RED toy.

I know this isn't the RED thread, but those don't seem to be selling very well. They are one of the only lines well stocked and product doesn't seem to move at most walmarts I go to.

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 8th, 2021 @ 10:12am CDT

o.supreme wrote:Also, just another observation. Although Cheetor is the lone BW character in the deluxe wave 3, he seems to be the one that sells last. Sure that could also be due to the fact that many places also just restocked Kingdom wave 1, but just an observation. I took a picture a few weeks ago, but I went to another store yesterday that had both kingdom & netflix Cheetor, as well as the RED toy.

In my area, Kingdom deluxes were barely stocked and if I ever saw that Netflix deluxe wave at my local Walmarts, there was NEVER any Cheetors. I saw just ONE. So Cheetor was the one to sell out first.

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 8th, 2021 @ 6:27pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:I think you may also be overlooking the obvious. Primal and Rattrap are both still available as regular releases that are not much different than the Netflix ones. Sure, sparkless seeker is a nobody they just created, but it is another seeker, it was always going to sell.

A very good point

A similar situation existed in Siege with Hotlink & Megatron though. Megatron was also still available as a regular release (and a cell shaded 35th anniversary variant) so in some places you could actually see 3 of the same Megatron toy on the shelf for a brief time. However that did not make Hotlink sell any faster than Megatron. They BOTH shelf warmed quite a bit actually before finally disappearing.

Also, just another observation. Although Cheetor is the lone BW character in the deluxe wave 3, he seems to be the one that sells last. Sure that could also be due to the fact that many places also just restocked Kingdom wave 1, but just an observation. I took a picture a few weeks ago, but I went to another store yesterday that had both kingdom & netflix Cheetor, as well as the RED toy.

I know this isn't the RED thread, but those don't seem to be selling very well. They are one of the only lines well stocked and product doesn't seem to move at most walmarts I go to.

In my area Hotlink went like hotcakes while Megatron hung around for a while. For the wave 3 deluxes, Rusticon is the last to sell in my area, I've only seen Cheetor once and it was this week. Expanding slightly off topic to Kingdom, I've seen plenty of Infernos right along side Dinobot, they are both moving pretty well in proportion to their case packing.

I think you are trying to project what you see in your area nationwide, and it just doesn't match up. I think you may have touched on a reason why in one of your previous comments; I think you probably do live close to a cluster of G1 fans that are affecting what you personally see in stores. Or even worse, a G1 scalper who is buying up all the stock of the G1 characters leaving the rest.

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Posted by william-james88 on July 8th, 2021 @ 9:12pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:I think you may also be overlooking the obvious. Primal and Rattrap are both still available as regular releases that are not much different than the Netflix ones. Sure, sparkless seeker is a nobody they just created, but it is another seeker, it was always going to sell.

A very good point

A similar situation existed in Siege with Hotlink & Megatron though. Megatron was also still available as a regular release (and a cell shaded 35th anniversary variant) so in some places you could actually see 3 of the same Megatron toy on the shelf for a brief time. However that did not make Hotlink sell any faster than Megatron. They BOTH shelf warmed quite a bit actually before finally disappearing.

Also, just another observation. Although Cheetor is the lone BW character in the deluxe wave 3, he seems to be the one that sells last. Sure that could also be due to the fact that many places also just restocked Kingdom wave 1, but just an observation. I took a picture a few weeks ago, but I went to another store yesterday that had both kingdom & netflix Cheetor, as well as the RED toy.

I know this isn't the RED thread, but those don't seem to be selling very well. They are one of the only lines well stocked and product doesn't seem to move at most walmarts I go to.

Cheetor sells out quickest everywhere I go. The sparkles one and deepcover are sticking around though. Of course, wave 1 kingdom deluxes never made it to my walmarts so it's a major change thst explains it.
And I agree with what TFKev says, you do often project what you see nation wide or even continent wide, you shouldnt do that since distribution is not made equal and demographics are not the same everywhere.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on July 9th, 2021 @ 4:14am CDT

Trying to predict what happens on a nationwide level from what happens in your local area is a fools errand, you can't extrapolate that kind of data. Now if you did a road trip across the whole country or orchestrated a research project getting every fan (and I mean every fan) to photograph their local store, as well as a little write up to provide context to restocks etc, then that would be a different story.

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Posted by o.supreme on July 9th, 2021 @ 8:51am CDT

That is what I have been doing. My apologies for the misinterpretation, that's why I've started adding "My observation" to many of my posts. I realize I live in this weird bubble, and what happens in my area does not apply nation/continent/worldwide.

william-james88 wrote:since distribution is not made equal and demographics are not the same everywhere.

And THAT is the heart of the issue I am trying to bring to light. ON the upside however, I did finally see a Kingdom Inferno for the first time 2 days ago, so yay for that I guess. :lol:

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I do know that scalpers are an issue where I live as well. But I would find it hard to believe that I am the only one who suffers specifically from Scalpers that are targeting Original Transformers characters from the Generations line. But it would explain how I am able to find Rhinox and Dinobot so easily, but I only just saw Inferno 2 days ago, and have yet to see Galvatron.

Also, someone mentioned (I think it was Jelze), that they saw a solid pack of Core Dracodon on the pegs in TX. I'm more than willing to bet that it wasn't a solid case, but someone came in and just scalped all the Soundwaves.

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Posted by william-james88 on July 9th, 2021 @ 10:00am CDT

o.supreme wrote:Also, someone mentioned (I think it was Jelze), that they saw a solid pack of Core Dracodon on the pegs in TX. I'm more than willing to bet that it wasn't a solid case, but someone came in and just scalped all the Soundwaves.

Very astute, I would think the same. And I wouldn't be so quick as to call it scalping, it's a new toy and one that some were looking forward to.

Glad you found inferno, my local walmart restocked yesterday and got more of those voyagers as well.

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Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 9th, 2021 @ 10:09am CDT

Given how well stocked Core Class has been, trying to flip Soundwave would be a short term play at best. Lower investment, but higher risk. If I was going to do Transformers arbitrage, it would be near the bottom of my priorities.

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Posted by o.supreme on July 9th, 2021 @ 10:29am CDT

Some were probably purchased by kids/fans/collectors. However I'm inclined to believe it's a short play as well. If you can find something brand new and flip it quick before it hits full saturation, it can work. I don't collect core class, but I have yet to see wave 3 around me, I'm sure it will be around soon enough.

But to try and get this back on Topic (my fault, my apologies). I think we can all agree that the netflix line has basically come to an end. Several repaints of popular characters, and some unique takes. What are your favorites? Least favorites? Missed Opportunities?

I know by-and-large for most people they are going to say the Voyager Soundwave from the second wave is their favorite, and rightfully so (even though I don't own it).

For me personally however, I think nemesis Prime from the 2nd Spoiler pack is my favorite. It was a new mold for me since I never bought any Siege Primes, and came with a TON of extra accessories.

Deluxe wave 2 BB is going to be high on a LOT of people's lists as well.

For me, I still say in wave 3 the reissue of Optimus Primal was a missed opportunity. I know a lot of people talk about "show accuracy", but there are a lot of aspects of the Netflix line that are NOT a part of the show (the aforementioned extremely popular BB and Soundwaves for example).

Primal being the ONLY voyager not to come with 2 smaller toys makes it an eyesore to me. Smashdown was an extremely popular Battlemaster. Even though it wouldn't be featured in the show, I think packaging Primal with 2 Smashdown repaints would have been awesome, and instant buy to me for sure, and it would be my first Beast toy purchase.

The wave 1 Spoiler Box (Magnus), is pretty obviously the dud of this line, especially since it is still sitting available at clearance price in some online stores. The wave 3 Spoiler Box could have been better for sure. I do really like Skelivore, btu another megatron repaint, that was already in the same subline just felt lazy, even if it was to supposedly advance the plot. I mean there were better options.

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 9th, 2021 @ 10:44am CDT

I didn't get all the Netflix figures, and the ones I did I haven't opened any of them so far. The only mold I even handled was ER Prime, and I'm a fan. I plan on opening and displaying them all at once when my display case is ready. The 2 I'm looking forward to the most are Soundwave and Bumblebee. The least? I can't say, because I like them all otherwise I wouldn't have gotten them, but I think Wheeljack seems to be the most underwhelming.

As for missed opportunities, I can't really think of anything, all the prominent characters from the series received representation in the toy line. I do agree that Primal should have come with 2 battlemasters instead of Rattrap.

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Posted by blackeyedprime on July 9th, 2021 @ 12:40pm CDT

Scrapface is probably my fave out of the lot, Optimus prime just for sorting out the weird coloring/parts from the ER toy. Deepcovers pretty nice and could easily be Scout Clocker repaint or some one else (though I'm quite shocked in the size difference between him and spin out with not much being shouted out over sunstreaker being a 'Large' (aka regular) deluxed sized figure.

*totally forgot about Bee probaly because of the 50 bazillion versions of Bumblebee figures.

mirage would get a mention, just for being something different but i really dont like his alt mode.

Least favorites, Cheetor (his mold just sucks), Nemesis Prime due to Siege Prime and Soundwave (just because he realy needs upgrades to make him look good with thos hollow forearms. Ultra magnus might make it in there too or spoiler megs (which seems really pointless aprt from the fosilizer with him) -which really should be the voyager megs that was pointless but it had crosshairs targetmaster.

Pretty good line in all, biggest miss to me would have been an allicon repaint (over redalert, wheeljack, Quint drone) seeing as the deluxe didnt really get his fair share of uses. Maybe some of the show exclusives being selects/other exclusives seems kind of odd/out of place.

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Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 9th, 2021 @ 1:41pm CDT

This line was very much a pick-and-choose line for me as well, but in my case I pretty much only bought Decepticon troop fillers and figures that could be repurposed as such. To be specific, I got Scrapface, Mirage (who I've repurposed as a fembot named Crash-test), Hotlink, Cheetor, Quint Drone Ironhide (who I use as both SG Ironhide and Stockade, as I rename all my SG guys), and I intend to get the Sparkless Seeker and call him Outbreak. All the other figures were basically worthless from my PoV, although I would probably grab the Battlemasters that came with the Leaders and other Voyagers if I could find them on their own for a decent price.

Basically, I'm the weirdo that found Wave 2 to be the worst one rather than the best, because all the figures were either re-releases/new releases of characters I already have that I wasn't buying again, or characters that they couldn't make me care about if they tried (Bee/Elita).

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Posted by Munkky on July 9th, 2021 @ 3:25pm CDT

I got both Impactor and Elita-1 earlier this week. Impactor is pretty good, looks nice in both modes and fun to transform. I don't like Elita as much as Arcee or Mint Choc Chip Arcee Lifeline, the tan colour on her face and hands makes her look like a human in armour, and I do wish there had been some changes to the vehicle mode so it's not just a Red Arcee.

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Posted by william-james88 on July 11th, 2021 @ 8:25am CDT

What my local Walmart looked like, lots of Sparkless Datsuns.

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 11th, 2021 @ 8:56am CDT

william-james88 wrote:What my local Walmart looked like, lots of Sparkless Datsuns.

Having known, I wouldn't have imported mine from Amazon.jp. #-o

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Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 11th, 2021 @ 10:18am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:What my local Walmart looked like, lots of Sparkless Datsuns.

Having known, I wouldn't have imported mine from Amazon.jp.

Hey everyone, raise your hand if you never made a bad toy decision due to FOMO.
(Anyone who takes the bait is a liar.)

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Posted by aronjlove on July 11th, 2021 @ 10:25am CDT

AcademyofDrX wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:What my local Walmart looked like, lots of Sparkless Datsuns.

Having known, I wouldn't have imported mine from Amazon.jp.

Hey everyone, raise your hand if you never made a bad toy decision due to FOMO.
(Anyone who takes the bait is a liar.)

Lol, I'm debating buying a Marvel Legends Winter Soldier for 2.5 times the price because of a Build a Figure piece. FOMO is real and suuuuuuucks! And it is 10 times worse with Transformers than Marvel Legends or GI Joe Classified.

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 11th, 2021 @ 10:34am CDT

AcademyofDrX wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:What my local Walmart looked like, lots of Sparkless Datsuns.

Having known, I wouldn't have imported mine from Amazon.jp.

Hey everyone, raise your hand if you never made a bad toy decision due to FOMO.
(Anyone who takes the bait is a liar.)

I made a few bad decisions because I wasn't FOMO enough. Like that 10$CAN DotM Guzzle I saw on a Walmart's peg ONE time that I skipped because "it will be on sale soon enough".
:HEADHURTS:

Re: Netflix Transformers Wave 3 Voyager Packs Finally Out at US Retail (2109829)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 11th, 2021 @ 10:50am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:I made a few bad decisions because I wasn't FOMO enough. Like that 10$CAN DotM Guzzle I saw on a Walmart's peg ONE time that I skipped because "it will be on sale soon enough".