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Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada

Transformers News: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada

Sunday, August 6th, 2017 7:57PM CDT

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We have good news and bad news for Canadian collectors. The good news is that the Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes have been found at Toysrus stores in Canada. We are referring to Skullitron and Megatron. The bad news is that unlike the $30 deluxes from the mainline, these are $40. Considering that they are on shelves right next to Titans Return deluxes which currently still sell at $20, this marks for a 100% increase in price from the standard deluxe price point that can still be found in stores for both Generations Titans Return and Robots in Disguise toys. $40 is also the current price for voyager class Movie line toys in Canada, which means that these exclusive deluxes cost as much as movie voyagers (which are already pricier than Genrations Voyagers at $30). And unlike mainline toys, these exclusives cannot be price matched since no other retailer is selling them.

It should be noted that in the US, the exclusives are the very same price as the non exclusive deluxes and that their price in the US, which is $20 USD, would be the equivalent to $25 CDN with current exchange rates. These were found by cybertron.ca user Dak in Toronto.


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Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902476)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 6th, 2017 @ 8:40pm CDT
Come the :michaelbay: on, Hasbro!
How much will the Primus go for? 500$?
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902484)
Posted by WreckerJack on August 6th, 2017 @ 9:09pm CDT
TRU usually has higher prices anyways. I'd never buy anything there unless I can price match or they have a super sale.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902487)
Posted by shajaki on August 6th, 2017 @ 9:56pm CDT
When it comes to prices, I'm probably one of the least vocal people here. But this? This is truly sickening.

$#%^ off TRU. >:oP
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902488)
Posted by TFanPage101 on August 6th, 2017 @ 10:04pm CDT
I haven't bought a single Last Knight toy without a sale, what makes them think I'm gonna buy these? HaHa.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902489)
Posted by william-james88 on August 6th, 2017 @ 10:23pm CDT
WreckerJack wrote:TRU usually has higher prices anyways. I'd never buy anything there unless I can price match or they have a super sale.

yeah but the prices here are even higher than Toysrus.com, almost double the price. And there is no price matching with exclusive.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902492)
Posted by Rated X on August 6th, 2017 @ 11:00pm CDT
I agree that is a rip off by TRU in Canada. But on the flip side, free government heath insurance leaves a nice chunk of hobby money. So the grass is not always greener on the other side of the border.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902506)
Posted by Prime Target on August 7th, 2017 @ 4:35am CDT
Bullshit! I feel sorry for Canadian fans to have to pay this. They're 30 here in AUS same as the standard "Premier Edition" deluxes that are already stupidly priced and I think both of the repaints look like shit. i'm gonna wait for Steelbane , the other megs and Dreadwing thanks
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902507)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 7th, 2017 @ 4:36am CDT
Rated X wrote:I agree that is a rip off by TRU in Canada. But on the flip side, free government heath insurance leaves a nice chunk of hobby money. So the grass is not always greener on the other side of the border.


Please Americans, stop with that cliché. Our "free" healthcare is anything but free. We have taxes rates and sales taxes that are double or triple what you pay. We get bleed dry by our government just so we have our social programs.

So yeah, each times an American say "but yuh free healtcuurrr", I roll my eyes. >:oP
Ha ha ha ha! "Free". Yeah, right.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902509)
Posted by Kurona on August 7th, 2017 @ 4:47am CDT
Guys, please. This is enough of a joke as is without needing to bring Politics into it.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902534)
Posted by cruizerdave on August 7th, 2017 @ 9:44am CDT
They know that they are going to have to clearance these things off at a loss in six months, so they are gouging the fools that will pay any amount for this junk now. Just wait until they're marked down to five dollars and pick up what you want.
Or don't support the Bayformers machine at all.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902589)
Posted by Solrac333 on August 7th, 2017 @ 1:21pm CDT
The answer is simple. DON'T BUY THEM.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902593)
Posted by william-james88 on August 7th, 2017 @ 1:27pm CDT
omega666 wrote:The answer is simple. DON'T BUY THEM.

Its not that simple when these are toys we want. I want these toys and I would gladly buy them if the price was reasonable. It kind of breaks my heart to see toys I want on the shelves with prices I simply cant bring myself to accept.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902632)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 7th, 2017 @ 5:33pm CDT
cruizerdave wrote:They know that they are going to have to clearance these things off at a loss in six months, so they are gouging the fools that will pay any amount for this junk now. Just wait until they're marked down to five dollars and pick up what you want.
Or don't support the Bayformers machine at all.


Come on, don't be an obtuse "Bay-hater". Those toys brought some INCREDIBLE designs and revitalised the Transformers franchise akin to Beast Wars. Heck, if I'm collecting like a psycho right now is all thanks to the 2007 Movie.

So yeah, the classic "Bay-Hater" is cut from the same cloth as the legendary "Truck-not-Monkey" guys.

We will just do as we all usually do. don't have the desire strong enough to get the thing RIGHT NOW no matter the price? Wait for a sale or clearance. That's it, that's all. That's how I feel for the MP-Movie Bee. and if I miss out, big deal.

However, I could NOT wait or risk missing out on Voyager Megatron. Thank God for rainchecks but if I would have none, I would have paid the full 40$+tx without regrets.

Still, those Movie TrU exclusive sure have their prices ridiculously jacked up. Luckily, I have no interests in those. None at all.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902661)
Posted by UltraMarginal on August 7th, 2017 @ 8:15pm CDT
Prime Target wrote:****! I feel sorry for Canadian fans to have to pay this. They're 30 here in AUS same as the standard "Premier Edition" deluxes that are already stupidly priced and I think both of the repaints look like ****. i'm gonna wait for Steelbane , the other megs and Dreadwing thanks


Uh, maybe you were lucky and got one at the wrong price.
TRU AUstralia is selling the exclusive deluxes at $40, the exclusive legion 2 packs are $30 and the exclusive infernocus is $70.

Just like our Canadian Brothers TRU thinks we're easy money, perhaps to some degree they are right (Once the movie promotion at the front was changed to something else I couldn't find a Skullitron at TRU Castle Hill)
I've picked all these up twice now and put them back on the shelf unable to bring myself to pay these prices, especially after the reviews that Skullitron has been getting. I'm hoping now that they hang around long enough for a proper sale price.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902664)
Posted by Aimless Misfire on August 7th, 2017 @ 8:57pm CDT
This also marks a really good time to start making plans to quit collecting Transformers. Hasbro now sells broken toys (Trypticon & Dragonstorm), horrible QC, cheap crappy materials & charges scalper prices. This is going to continue, not gonna get better.

Remember back when they blamed the price hikes on oil prices? Well oil prices dropped but Hasbro's prices keep rising.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902665)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 7th, 2017 @ 8:59pm CDT
Aimless Misfire wrote:This also marks a really good time to start making plans to quit collecting Transformers. Hasbro now sells broken toys (Trypticon & Dragonstorm), horrible QC, cheap crappy materials & charges scalper prices. This is going to continue, not gonna get better.

Remember back when they blamed the price hikes on oil prices? Well oil prices dropped but Hasbro's prices keep rising.


There is THOUSANDS of great Transformers that have been released over the years. Even if one stop buying the new stuff, one is still NOT done collecting.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902674)
Posted by william-james88 on August 7th, 2017 @ 10:02pm CDT
Aimless Misfire wrote:Remember back when they blamed the price hikes on oil prices? Well oil prices dropped but Hasbro's prices keep rising.

They said the resin price had gone up, or the oil to make the resin. In any case, the oil referred there isnt the same we use for fuel. They are two different oils with different prices so the price of fuel oil (the one you reffer to) was never related to the price of plastic toys (at least not moreso than anything else).

Doesnt change how much these prices suck though :(
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902682)
Posted by Prime Target on August 7th, 2017 @ 11:13pm CDT
UltraMarginal wrote:
Prime Target wrote:****! I feel sorry for Canadian fans to have to pay this. They're 30 here in AUS same as the standard "Premier Edition" deluxes that are already stupidly priced and I think both of the repaints look like ****. i'm gonna wait for Steelbane , the other megs and Dreadwing thanks


Uh, maybe you were lucky and got one at the wrong price.
TRU AUstralia is selling the exclusive deluxes at $40, the exclusive legion 2 packs are $30 and the exclusive infernocus is $70.

Just like our Canadian Brothers TRU thinks we're easy money, perhaps to some degree they are right (Once the movie promotion at the front was changed to something else I couldn't find a Skullitron at TRU Castle Hill)
I've picked all these up twice now and put them back on the shelf unable to bring myself to pay these prices, especially after the reviews that Skullitron has been getting. I'm hoping now that they hang around long enough for a proper sale price.





There's no way i'm paying 40 bucks for a deluxe MAYBE i'll get Megs if he's cheap in the states but probably not I hate them both Steelbane and the first version of that mold look WAY better than this shit :BANG_HEAD:
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902693)
Posted by UltraMarginal on August 8th, 2017 @ 12:54am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Aimless Misfire wrote:Remember back when they blamed the price hikes on oil prices? Well oil prices dropped but Hasbro's prices keep rising.

They said the resin price had gone up, or the oil to make the resin. In any case, the oil referred there isnt the same we use for fuel. They are two different oils with different prices so the price of fuel oil (the one you reffer to) was never related to the price of plastic toys (at least not moreso than anything else).

Doesnt change how much these prices suck though :(



Plastics and petrol/gas/diesel are all by products of crude oil.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902698)
Posted by BattleConvoy on August 8th, 2017 @ 3:22am CDT
I don't know about you chaps, but a boycott would be a good idea, it would bring 'em prices right down :D
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902699)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 8th, 2017 @ 4:10am CDT
BattleConvoy wrote:I don't know about you chaps, but a boycott would be a good idea, it would bring 'em prices right down :D

It only work in a fantasy world.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902735)
Posted by william-james88 on August 8th, 2017 @ 9:32am CDT
UltraMarginal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Aimless Misfire wrote:Remember back when they blamed the price hikes on oil prices? Well oil prices dropped but Hasbro's prices keep rising.

They said the resin price had gone up, or the oil to make the resin. In any case, the oil referred there isnt the same we use for fuel. They are two different oils with different prices so the price of fuel oil (the one you reffer to) was never related to the price of plastic toys (at least not moreso than anything else).

Doesnt change how much these prices suck though :(



Plastics and petrol/gas/diesel are all by products of crude oil.


But the fact that resin takes a more lengthy procedure means that the prices are not a direct factor at least not as direct as we may think them to be.

Oil prices are an important factor in determining the price of resins, but they are not the only factor, said James Ray, a senior consultant with ICIS, who also spoke at the conference organized by Plastics News.

Ray said the farther along the supply chain from the refinery, the less impact oil prices have on costs. That’s because each step adds its own expenses to the mix.

“It gets down the value chain where the impact of the oil is increasingly insignificant. And that’s because there’s profits, there’s overhead, there’s logistics, distribution costs and things like that,” he told the crowd.

He pointed to the production of polypropylene as an example, indicating there are about four steps from refining to the creation of PP that add costs and impact pricing.


All this to say that while lower price on oil means we pay less for gas, it does not necessarily mean our toys get to be cheaper dueto all the extra factors plastic production has to deal with, which can also affect the price to climb independently of oil prices.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902768)
Posted by BattleConvoy on August 8th, 2017 @ 12:20pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:
BattleConvoy wrote:I don't know about you chaps, but a boycott would be a good idea, it would bring 'em prices right down :D

It only work in a fantasy world.


How come?
A boycott would put Hasbro back in their place.
A boycott would work if we all stopped buying the hasbro versions of transformers.
(If you must buy TLK, then Takara Tomy is your friend)

#ScrewyouHasbro
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902769)
Posted by Kurona on August 8th, 2017 @ 12:21pm CDT
It wouldn't work because we don't even make up 1% of Hasbro's customers. If everyone posting on these forums stopped buying, Hasbro wouldn't even notice.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902771)
Posted by BattleConvoy on August 8th, 2017 @ 12:51pm CDT
maybe get the GI JOE and the My little pony fans involved? xD
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902896)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 2:22am CDT
BattleConvoy wrote:
How come?
A boycott would put Hasbro back in their place.
A boycott would work if we all stopped buying the hasbro versions of transformers.
(If you must buy TLK, then Takara Tomy is your friend)

Because welcome to reality business are only here for your money nothing more nothing less...sometimes their efforts will work or interest you but sometimes they won't, some of the individual employees in the company will put in more care into their work but as a whole the company doesn't really care besides getting money like all other work places.

Hasbro is already in their place and have been since the start...your forgetting about all the kids who are the reason Transformers are made in the first place and all the other people who are not on the forums who will unlikely stop buying.

Your also implying that Takara wouldn't do the same thing...and are somehow a "better" company and probably only because they have more paint which is balance out by there being less figures made compared to Hasbro who appeals and sells to a lot more people then Takara

BattleConvoy wrote:#ScrewyouHasbro

How mature of you...that totally is going to make Hasbro listen and not think this sort of attitude is spoiled.

BattleConvoy wrote:maybe get the GI JOE and the My little pony fans involved? xD

What?

That's implying they don't already not buy Transformers.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902904)
Posted by UltraMarginal on August 9th, 2017 @ 3:18am CDT
Deadput wrote:
BattleConvoy wrote:Your also implying that Takara wouldn't do the same thing...and are somehow a "better" company and probably only because they have more paint which is balance out by there being less figures made compared to Hasbro who appeals and sells to a lot more people then Takara


Not to mention that Hasbro and Takara Movie toys for at least TF 4 and most of the TF5 line as far as I can tell are pretty much identical. :D
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902907)
Posted by BattleConvoy on August 9th, 2017 @ 3:36am CDT
Deadput wrote:
BattleConvoy wrote:
How come?
A boycott would put Hasbro back in their place.
A boycott would work if we all stopped buying the hasbro versions of transformers.
(If you must buy TLK, then Takara Tomy is your friend)

Because welcome to reality business are only here for your money nothing more nothing less...sometimes their efforts will work or interest you but sometimes they won't, some of the individual employees in the company will put in more care into their work but as a whole the company doesn't really care besides getting money like all other work places.

Hasbro is already in their place and have been since the start...your forgetting about all the kids who are the reason Transformers are made in the first place and all the other people who are not on the forums who will unlikely stop buying.

Your also implying that Takara wouldn't do the same thing...and are somehow a "better" company and probably only because they have more paint which is balance out by there being less figures made compared to Hasbro who appeals and sells to a lot more people then Takara

BattleConvoy wrote:#ScrewyouHasbro

How mature of you...that totally is going to make Hasbro listen and not think this sort of attitude is spoiled.

BattleConvoy wrote:maybe get the GI JOE and the My little pony fans involved? xD

What?

That's implying they don't already not buy Transformers.


Hmm interesting.

GI JOE And My little pony are both hasbro properties, so if collectors, including Star Wars, GI JOE, MLP, Disney princess fans, (Mind you, it would have to be a lot of people) stop buying hasbro products then hasbro would notice.

Deadput, I admit that my "#screwyouhasbro" was harsh and kinda dumb, but hasbro need to up their game because their QC is poor, their paint is poor, the prices are high and most fans buy them because otherwise they are considered "not true fans". Like I said, Takara Tomy, is a better place to buy TF's from, because unlike Hasbro, they care about the fanbase.
Why do you think that Hasbro won't release G1 megs, MP megs (both of 'em)?
Toy Gun laws ya say?
Nah, they can release it as an "adult collectible" maybe as an Amazon exclusive? (How come 3rd party can release this :D)
But Hasbro are too "Politically Correct" to release such a toy, and have no guts.
They are scared of the media finding out and making a HUGE story out of it!
And finally, most kids (above the age of 5) don't buy toys, they play video games, so your point is not completely accurate Deadput.
Hasbro only caters for kids aged 2 with the ONE STEP CHANGERS (ie- all of RID) :SICK:

Is it any wonder why I get called a "baby" by my friends because of Hasbro's "Babyfication" of transformers.

Have I made my point clear Deadput?
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902932)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 5:07am CDT
BattleConvoy wrote:GI JOE And My little pony are both hasbro properties, so if collectors, including Star Wars, GI JOE, MLP, Disney princess fans, (Mind you, it would have to be a lot of people) stop buying hasbro products then hasbro would notice.
Yeah that's not going to happen but that's a cool dream you have there.

BattleConvoy wrote:most fans buy them because otherwise they are considered "not true fans".
Says who...you?

I don't even have to words to talk about how ridicolous that reasoning is...seriously I'm dumbfounded anyone could think this seriously.

BattleConvoy wrote: Like I said, Takara Tomy, is a better place to buy TF's from, because unlike Hasbro, they care about the fanbase.

I just said in the other post that they don't care anymore then Hasbro does like every company in the entire world.

What have they done besides put more paint on a toy their going to be selling to a more limited audience?

They want your money but they don't care about you or anyone else who buys their stuff because we are only customers whose only purpose is to fork over money so people get paid money so they can fork over money to other companies so their employees get paid and so on.

BattleConvoy wrote:Why do you think that Hasbro won't release G1 megs, MP megs (both of 'em)?
Toy Gun laws ya say?
Nah, they can release it as an "adult collectible" maybe as an Amazon exclusive? (How come 3rd party can release this :D)
But Hasbro are too "Politically Correct" to release such a toy, and have no guts.
They are scared of the media finding out and making a HUGE story out of it!


THEY CAN'T SELL THE DAMN TOY IN NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE OF THE GUN LAWS IT'S ILLEGAL!!! People including kids have been shot by cops for carrying the original Megatron around in gun mode.

There is no conspiracy theory or being scared of the media...this is the same company who makes nerf guns and GI Joe which is a war toy series.

Third Parties can release their Megatron's because they don't go by the same rules as Hasbro and other official companies do with their figures.

Here is Tfwiki's summery of why

Tfwiki wrote:Megatron is probably the most troubled Transformer toy in all of Transformer history, due to being originally Japanese which had different toy laws, he is frequently banned due to being a realistic gun while lacking an orange cap to indicate it's not a real gun. Some countries banned it or deemed it illegal due to criminals or kids misusing it as a real gun and terrorizing others, or law enforcement mistaking it for a real firearm and shooting innocent people dead (as has happened multiple times in the past). For you American fans, it may actually be easier to own a real Walther P-38 handgun than this original Megatron toy.



BattleConvoy wrote:And finally, most kids (above the age of 5) don't buy toys, they play video games, so your point is not completely accurate Deadput.
Hasbro only caters for kids aged 2 with the ONE STEP CHANGERS (ie- all of RID) :SICK:
Yeah you can stop with that generalization not all kids have video games (I only got an Xbox when I was a teenager because strict parents and money) not all kids have interest in those things, parents can be strict or their too poor to buy consoles but not too poor to buy a 20 dollar toy.

Plus you can play video games and toys, use a smart phone and watch movies while hanging out with friends or going outside...because most kids don't just do one thing all day all week.

Plus good on Hasbro sticking with it's intended audience and not a bunch of spoiled entitled fans like us.

There is a reason fan is short for fanatic

BattleConvoy wrote: Is it any wonder why I get called a "baby" by my friends because of Hasbro's "Babyfication" of transformers.

Have I made my point clear Deadput?
I was teased and condemned for bringing my Transformers to school and I know of others who have had that happen so this is nothing new Hasbro hasn't changed much from the 80's or the 2000's this you only think this is "babyfication" is because of the cheaper plastic these days which isn't really something Hasbro can do much about and them introducing more gimmick lines which there were plenty of them back in the old days.

Remember Pretenders? I mean I don't myself I wasn't born at that time


(Jesus I can't believe this post aggravated me to the point of making myself wake up in 4 in the morning to type this...that's how ridiculous I find your reasoning.) So basically yes I see your point but I don't agree with it in the slightest
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1902934)
Posted by Kurona on August 9th, 2017 @ 5:22am CDT
This is cute and all, but this is the Canada Transformers Sightings thread. Please take your conversation about gun laws and boycotting and political correctness - how did that even get in there - somewhere else.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903029)
Posted by BattleConvoy on August 9th, 2017 @ 11:46am CDT
Deadput wrote:
BattleConvoy wrote:GI JOE And My little pony are both hasbro properties, so if collectors, including Star Wars, GI JOE, MLP, Disney princess fans, (Mind you, it would have to be a lot of people) stop buying hasbro products then hasbro would notice.
Yeah that's not going to happen but that's a cool dream you have there.

BattleConvoy wrote:most fans buy them because otherwise they are considered "not true fans".
Says who...you?

I don't even have to words to talk about how ridicolous that reasoning is...seriously I'm dumbfounded anyone could think this seriously.

BattleConvoy wrote: Like I said, Takara Tomy, is a better place to buy TF's from, because unlike Hasbro, they care about the fanbase.

I just said in the other post that they don't care anymore then Hasbro does like every company in the entire world.

What have they done besides put more paint on a toy their going to be selling to a more limited audience?

They want your money but they don't care about you or anyone else who buys their stuff because we are only customers whose only purpose is to fork over money so people get paid money so they can fork over money to other companies so their employees get paid and so on.

BattleConvoy wrote:Why do you think that Hasbro won't release G1 megs, MP megs (both of 'em)?
Toy Gun laws ya say?
Nah, they can release it as an "adult collectible" maybe as an Amazon exclusive? (How come 3rd party can release this :D)
But Hasbro are too "Politically Correct" to release such a toy, and have no guts.
They are scared of the media finding out and making a HUGE story out of it!


THEY CAN'T SELL THE DAMN TOY IN NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE OF THE GUN LAWS IT'S ILLEGAL!!! People including kids have been shot by cops for carrying the original Megatron around in gun mode.

There is no conspiracy theory or being scared of the media...this is the same company who makes nerf guns and GI Joe which is a war toy series.

Third Parties can release their Megatron's because they don't go by the same rules as Hasbro and other official companies do with their figures.

Here is Tfwiki's summery of why

Tfwiki wrote:Megatron is probably the most troubled Transformer toy in all of Transformer history, due to being originally Japanese which had different toy laws, he is frequently banned due to being a realistic gun while lacking an orange cap to indicate it's not a real gun. Some countries banned it or deemed it illegal due to criminals or kids misusing it as a real gun and terrorizing others, or law enforcement mistaking it for a real firearm and shooting innocent people dead (as has happened multiple times in the past). For you American fans, it may actually be easier to own a real Walther P-38 handgun than this original Megatron toy.



BattleConvoy wrote:And finally, most kids (above the age of 5) don't buy toys, they play video games, so your point is not completely accurate Deadput.
Hasbro only caters for kids aged 2 with the ONE STEP CHANGERS (ie- all of RID) :SICK:
Yeah you can stop with that generalization not all kids have video games (I only got an Xbox when I was a teenager because strict parents and money) not all kids have interest in those things, parents can be strict or their too poor to buy consoles but not too poor to buy a 20 dollar toy.

Plus you can play video games and toys, use a smart phone and watch movies while hanging out with friends or going outside...because most kids don't just do one thing all day all week.

Plus good on Hasbro sticking with it's intended audience and not a bunch of spoiled entitled fans like us.

There is a reason fan is short for fanatic

BattleConvoy wrote: Is it any wonder why I get called a "baby" by my friends because of Hasbro's "Babyfication" of transformers.

Have I made my point clear Deadput?
I was teased and condemned for bringing my Transformers to school and I know of others who have had that happen so this is nothing new Hasbro hasn't changed much from the 80's or the 2000's this you only think this is "babyfication" is because of the cheaper plastic these days which isn't really something Hasbro can do much about and them introducing more gimmick lines which there were plenty of them back in the old days.

Remember Pretenders? I mean I don't myself I wasn't born at that time


(Jesus I can't believe this post aggravated me to the point of making myself wake up in 4 in the morning to type this...that's how ridiculous I find your reasoning.) So basically yes I see your point but I don't agree with it in the slightest




Ok that was an interesting answer...


The first section (Boycott) - Yeah, your probably right, it would be cool tbh.

Section 2: (True fan) - Ermm, yeah maybe again your right (Gah)

3: (takara) Takara release toys in better colouration, better boxes, more accessories, etc, which proves they care about the fandom.

4: (G1 Megsy) HE IS NOT ILLEGAL! You may need a gun licence or a orange plug, but you can still import him.
Btw how does TF WIKI know that he was banned in some countries?
and also 3p are under the same legislation but he can still be released?
Wow, proves my point again...

5: (kids) Ok, that was me being ignorant, so you are correct.

6: (Baby) again, good point, but cheap plastic is not the reason, it's the transformers becoming easier to transform and the QC becoming less and less useful.

This is all my opinion, but I respect yours as well :D

Sorry if ánythin causes offense, please PM me to keep discussing this as this is the sightings page, and this isn't for that.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903232)
Posted by william-james88 on August 9th, 2017 @ 8:35pm CDT
Some big ticket items have just been found at Canadian Toysrus stores. Titan class Trypticon has been found and so has the Seige on Cybertron exclusive boxset. It's funny that even though it is a Toysrus exclusive in Canada, the packaging department still stuck "BBTS exclsuive" stickers on them, which is where this product is exclusive to in the US. That happens all the time though in Canada, with "Target Exclusive" stickers found at Toysrus (since Canada no longer has Target) so this is more the norm since the US gets at least seven times more product than Canada. The US packaging, sticker and all, is often also used for Canada.

Trypticon is $229.99 and the Seige on Cybertron set is $149.99. The sightings come from cybertron.ca users Yonoid and Downshift. Happy hunting fellow Canadians!

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Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903234)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 8:46pm CDT
Damn should I keep my preorder from bbts (I don't have to pay shipping right now since it's in my pile of loot.) Or try my luck at the retail game?

I did find velocitron here but I was lucky since there was only one and I haven't seen it since.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903238)
Posted by william-james88 on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:05pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Damn should I keep my preorder from bbts (I don't have to pay shipping right now since it's in my pile of loot.) Or try my luck at the retail game?

I did find velocitron here but I was lucky since there was only one and I haven't seen it since.

It comes out to the same price if you buy it full price in Canada so might as well keep your bbts preorder.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903246)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:28pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Deadput wrote:Damn should I keep my preorder from bbts (I don't have to pay shipping right now since it's in my pile of loot.) Or try my luck at the retail game?

I did find velocitron here but I was lucky since there was only one and I haven't seen it since.

It comes out to the same price if you buy it full price in Canada so might as well keep your bbts preorder.


NO WAY NO HOW!

Because you'll be stuck paying CUSTOMS for sure. Meaning on top of expensive shipping and exchange rates, you are SURE to be busted at customs and having to pay both taxes PLUS a 10$ "handling fee".

I say hunt in store, find it, pay it, then cancel the pre order. Only if you miss out completely on the Canadian release should you import it.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903251)
Posted by william-james88 on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:35pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I say hunt in store, find it, pay it, then cancel the pre order. Only if you miss out completely on the Canadian release should you import it.

Not that easy. BBTS is releasing this set any day now so if it gets released before he finds it in stores then he has to pay the BBTS price. And yeah, if ou get cuaght by customs you pay more than finding it in stores. However, if you dot get hit, its about the same price.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903262)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:18pm CDT
To be clear I know shipping is going to be a bit but I don't pay bills or anything and I have no other hobbies so I can afford the shipping.

I'm just going to wait and ship it later I'm in no rush to get them as long as I do have them because besides those small "prime" masters and couple of legends like Beachcomber I'm not going to be buying generations once Titans Return is over since I'm only in it for the headmasters.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903263)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:18pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I say hunt in store, find it, pay it, then cancel the pre order. Only if you miss out completely on the Canadian release should you import it.

Not that easy. BBTS is releasing this set any day now so if it gets released before he finds it in stores then he has to pay the BBTS price. And yeah, if ou get cuaght by customs you pay more than finding it in stores. However, if you dot get hit, its about the same price.


Unfortunately, any purchases over 50$ or something from BBTS is SURE to be hit by customs. That's why the only purchase I did from them is years is for some junk on clearance that was worth below 15$US.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903265)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:26pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I say hunt in store, find it, pay it, then cancel the pre order. Only if you miss out completely on the Canadian release should you import it.

Not that easy. BBTS is releasing this set any day now so if it gets released before he finds it in stores then he has to pay the BBTS price. And yeah, if ou get cuaght by customs you pay more than finding it in stores. However, if you dot get hit, its about the same price.


Unfortunately, any purchases over 50$ or something from BBTS is SURE to be hit by customs. That's why the only purchase I did from them is years is for some junk on clearance that was worth below 15$US.


I think in total it comes to $180 in total Canadian including shipping but I'm going to pay shipping much later so right now it's about $130.

I payed $200 to get Godbomber and Lio Convoy so really this isn't much for me.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903274)
Posted by william-james88 on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:54pm CDT
Deadput wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I say hunt in store, find it, pay it, then cancel the pre order. Only if you miss out completely on the Canadian release should you import it.

Not that easy. BBTS is releasing this set any day now so if it gets released before he finds it in stores then he has to pay the BBTS price. And yeah, if ou get cuaght by customs you pay more than finding it in stores. However, if you dot get hit, its about the same price.


Unfortunately, any purchases over 50$ or something from BBTS is SURE to be hit by customs. That's why the only purchase I did from them is years is for some junk on clearance that was worth below 15$US.


I think in total it comes to $180 in total Canadian including shipping but I'm going to pay shipping much later so right now it's about $130.

I payed $200 to get Godbomber and Lio Convoy so really this isn't much for me.


Dude, you gotta learn about those Japanese stores which buy directly from Takara. I too got those but they came out to about half that all together, no joke.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903277)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 11:00pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Dude, you gotta learn about those Japanese stores which buy directly from Takara. I too got those but they came out to about half that all together, no joke.

Yeah I learned my lesson every other Takara product I have on preorder is from those stores don't worry but thanks for letting me know!

I just get exclusives from the place that sells them.

Since this is the Canadian Transformers thread is there anywhere I could get wave three Megatron and the wave 4 deluxes? I never saw Megatron in stores once and I passed over the wave 4 deluxes thinking I could pick them up later I do have Topspin though and I just bought Twintwist and they look great together!
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903288)
Posted by william-james88 on August 9th, 2017 @ 11:13pm CDT
Deadput wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dude, you gotta learn about those Japanese stores which buy directly from Takara. I too got those but they came out to about half that all together, no joke.

Yeah I learned my lesson every other Takara product I have on preorder is from those stores don't worry but thanks for letting me know!

I just get exclusives from the place that sells them.

Since this is the Canadian Transformers thread is there anywhere I could get wave three Megatron and the wave 4 deluxes? I never saw Megatron in stores once and I passed over the wave 4 deluxes thinking I could pick them up later I do have Topspin though and I just bought Twintwist and they look great together!

Neither of those have been spotted at retail recently. Sorry.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903291)
Posted by Deadput on August 9th, 2017 @ 11:19pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Neither of those have been spotted at retail recently. Sorry.


Darn that probably means I'm going to have to go online hunting once this is all over.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903348)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 10th, 2017 @ 2:20am CDT
Deadput wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Neither of those have been spotted at retail recently. Sorry.


Darn that probably means I'm going to have to go online hunting once this is all over.


TR deluxes are a nightmare to hunt down in Canada. It's always the same early waves. Never saw a Kup ever in store.


As for voyager Optimus and Megatron, those were "Walmart Exclusives". Never saw them at TrU. Bought Megatron but after a while I gave it at my local geek store for credits because I didn't like it.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903462)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on August 10th, 2017 @ 12:48pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Deadput wrote:Damn should I keep my preorder from bbts (I don't have to pay shipping right now since it's in my pile of loot.) Or try my luck at the retail game?

I did find velocitron here but I was lucky since there was only one and I haven't seen it since.

It comes out to the same price if you buy it full price in Canada so might as well keep your bbts preorder.


No, not the same price at all.

You said it's $150 (rounding to nearest dollar for ease of use) Can, well, $150 Can is $117.96 US. Meanwhile it's $100 US from BBTS, quite a bit cheaper unless you do something silly with shipping.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903465)
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2017 @ 12:50pm CDT
Optimum Supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Deadput wrote:Damn should I keep my preorder from bbts (I don't have to pay shipping right now since it's in my pile of loot.) Or try my luck at the retail game?

I did find velocitron here but I was lucky since there was only one and I haven't seen it since.

It comes out to the same price if you buy it full price in Canada so might as well keep your bbts preorder.


No, not the same price at all.

You said it's $150 (rounding to nearest dollar for ease of use) Can, well, $150 Can is $117.96 US. Meanwhile it's $100 US from BBTS, quite a bit cheaper unless you do something silly with shipping.

nothing silly at all, shipping to canada is about $30 USD so it comes out to almost the exact same amount as if you were to buy it in Canada including taxes.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903480)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2017 @ 1:22pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:TR deluxes are a nightmare to hunt down in Canada. It's always the same early waves. Never saw a Kup ever in store.

As for voyager Optimus and Megatron, those were "Walmart Exclusives". Never saw them at TrU. Bought Megatron but after a while I gave it at my local geek store for credits because I didn't like it.

Nightmare is an understatement.

I had all of wave 4 in hand at Walmart but like the moron I am I put them back thinking I could get a better deal later on.

Yeah I picked up Prime at Walmart and it's where I find my Titanmasters (We are at Petro wave) since Toys R us seems to not sell them at all...like it's not even a case of they don't have them but there isn't even pegs for them, speaking of such one of our Walmarts removed the Transformers section completely...as in the put other stuff there and there was not a single Transformer in store! Now I only have one Walmart to shop at.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903603)
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2017 @ 10:57pm CDT
Take that 40$ Exclusives!!!!!

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The exclusives were all at my TRU next to the standard deluxes under the deluxe price tags and there were no price tags for these exclusives. So by the laws of quebec (I didnt even need to request it) I got them each for $20 CDN, which comes out to the same price americans got it at during their BOGO 40% off sale.

Crazy how I have to rely on these laws inorder to buy them for what should have been their full price.
Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903608)
Posted by shajaki on August 10th, 2017 @ 11:15pm CDT
Alberta has Overlord!

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Re: Price Hike of 100% on Toysrus Exclusive Transformers The last Knight Deluxes in Canada (1903611)
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2017 @ 11:24pm CDT
WOOHOO!!!!!!! Are you getting both versions?

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