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Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada

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Legacy Tarantulas has been found at multiple Gamestops across Canada. The picture below is from a Gamestop in Montreal. While Gamestop may seem niche, Toysrus is no longer the massive and dependable Transformers retailer it once was and with the Edge card, Gamestop has become the main nation wide retailer where Canadian fans get their Transformers toys (the other being Walmart). However, there is an extra layer to this shift since unlike Toysrus or Walmart, Gamestop does not get assortment cases, they get solid cases which are then opened at regional centres and shipped to local stores. So right now, Tarantulas is the only one of wave 2 to be distributed to stores.

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Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144282)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on September 10th, 2022 @ 7:29pm CDT
My Walmart has basically the opposite distribution. They have all wave 2 except Elita and tarantulas.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144286)
Posted by o.supreme on September 10th, 2022 @ 7:58pm CDT
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:My Walmart has basically the opposite distribution. They have all wave 2 except Elita and tarantulas.


Tarantulas, Elita, Wildrider, and Knockout all come in the same case. So you just see what's left if you don't get there first.

For example in my area Wave 1 went from most to least popular:

1. Dragstrip, 2. Kickback, 3. Skids, and 4. Prime Arcee.

For wave 2 I haven't seen enough even to hazard a guess. I'm thinking they will all be extremely popular, but Elita might slightly sell a bit less between just having a toy 2 years ago, and kids (young boys) generally not wanting female characters as much. Not trying to be chauvinistic, just stating a fact. Personally I enjoy female characters, usually their designs are unique and awesome. They just don't sell as well. Although Elitas exclusive availability at Walmart 2 years ago did make her the 2nd most popular character of that deluxe Netflix Wave behind Bumblebee... So we shall see.

I e only ever seen 2 Elitas, then yesterday 1 knockout. This 2nd wave is just barely starting to come out, so not enough to make any real claim of popularity yet.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144290)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 10th, 2022 @ 8:38pm CDT
Well, I finally got to open my :WRECKERS: Twintwist and :WRECKERS: Bulkhead.

Bulkead is in the deco he should have been from the very start. Without instructions, his transformation stumped me again until I finally notice that his codpiece dethatch. It's pegged in so securely in bot mode, it's hard to notice. Regardless, perfect overall look and the perfect bridge between AoE Hound and Animated/Prime Bulkhead.

As for Twintwist, it's my first time with the mold. He's easy to figure out, the colors are magnificent, and he's a lot of fun! Let's hope his partner Topspin will be done in :WRECKERS: "diaclone" colors relatively soon.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144293)
Posted by Emerje on September 10th, 2022 @ 10:15pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:As for Twintwist, it's my first time with the mold. He's easy to figure out, the colors are magnificent, and he's a lot of fun! Let's hope his partner Topspin will be done in :WRECKERS: "diaclone" colors relatively soon.

If we for some reason don't get a second Wreck N Rule set then I'd like to think Hasbro would find another way like a future Velocitron wave or a Buzzworthy four pack. There's no reason why they couldn't have done a two pack like the other two so I'm going to guess they were just saving Topspin for later.

Emerje
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144297)
Posted by First-Aid on September 10th, 2022 @ 10:42pm CDT
My WalMarts just got Arcee and Bulkhead

My guess that I will find Tarantulas sometime next summer
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144301)
Posted by o.supreme on September 10th, 2022 @ 11:44pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Also, I found another weird and mostly useless feature. Metroplex has an adjustable cod piece that appears to have no real function.


I thought it's function was to look like Wheelie from RotF ;) . Anyway, all joking aside, cool base modes for sure.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144331)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on September 11th, 2022 @ 10:14am CDT
I found Kingdom Tigatron first at Toys ‘R’ Us back in December, but it’s basically been trash ever since. Their Transformers area has also shrunk from two entire 4” bays to three shelves that have housed Kingdom Rodimus, Kingdom Rhinox, some Studio Series Bayformers, and the overpriced Dracula dude for months now.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144336)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on September 11th, 2022 @ 11:22am CDT
Emerje wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:While I do suspect there's a bit too much shareholder overhead in Shapeways' case... You're forgetting that the items aren't being bought in bulk, especially not stuff like Transformers add-ons.
They're mostly being bought in singles or as small lots, by individual consumers. Which means that Shapeways has to either A. use those big commercial printers inefficiently for single-item or small-lot runs, or B. Group different people's purchases together to make more efficient use of the printers... adding the complexity of having to keep track of which items in a given production batch belong to which buyer. Not sure which way works out cheaper for them, but either way does mean extra operating costs.
The ultimate point is, you're not dealing with mass production prices here. So even with the annoying factory middleman pricing from Shapeways, it is still cheaper than injection molding would be for the same purpose.

I'm not forgetting, that's just it. A mass produced part would require $100K steel molds and bulk ordering to bring the price to, let's say, $5 per part (which may or may not also require somebody to remove the part from a sprue, clean the burs and possibly even assemble and sonic weld the part). Shapeways is supposed to be the cheap alternative to that process for the designers so they can get their things out without having to pay the molding costs at a similar price, and that's how it was in the beginning. Instead Shapeways is pushing an inflated price on customers.
Well, it is still cheaper for the designers than traditional production is - by an immense margin. So immense that evidently the shareholders feel they have wiggle room to bump up the cut they take (which of course makes the designers have to charge more for use of their design to actually get any money).

Emerje wrote:Those Menasor parts are relatively small and irregular so they don't use a lot of material and have a low z-axis profile so the print time shouldn't be very long, I just can't understand how that would translate to such high prices. I could print that part in 4 hours, they're printers should be able to do it faster and I'm sure they have many of these printers running at the same time and can scale appropriately. I'd love to see them breakdown exactly where these expenses are coming from.

Emerje
The thing is, I think that even with as fast as those industrial printers are... the piecework nature of the average person's Shapeways order means that they either lose out on efficiency-of-use by only printing one thing to a small handful of things per cycle, or consolidate multiple people's orders into one cycle to use the printers more efficiently and then have to pay somebody to not only remove and pack them, but also keep track of which pieces belong to which order.
But I don't doubt that there's Shareholder Overhead on top of that. :-x
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144338)
Posted by Emerje on September 11th, 2022 @ 11:46am CDT
Rapid prototyping is probably their best benefit, but with prices climbing so much you really wouldn't have to buy much before you're better off just buying your own printer and doing it yourself or wait to see if it get copied and sold on eBay.

Emerje
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144430)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 13th, 2022 @ 12:18am CDT
I'm getting quite annoyed/obsessed with acquiring Tarantulas. I have him preordered on Amazon, at $27 with a delivery date of December 5th. I just checked Pulse, he's available to preorder, with shipping date of September 15th, for $32 after shipping (and before possible taxes) and I've been checking both Wal-Mart and Target, with no results.

So what do I do? Do I wait on Amazon for possibly another 2 and a half months to save $10? They might move the release up. Or do I pay voyager price for a deluxe figure if it means MAYBE having it 2 months earlier?
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144432)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on September 13th, 2022 @ 1:00am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm getting quite annoyed/obsessed with acquiring Tarantulas. I have him preordered on Amazon, at $27 with a delivery date of December 5th. I just checked Pulse, he's available to preorder, with shipping date of September 15th, for $32 after shipping (and before possible taxes) and I've been checking both Wal-Mart and Target, with no results.

So what do I do? Do I wait on Amazon for possibly another 2 and a half months to save $10? They might move the release up. Or do I pay voyager price for a deluxe figure if it means MAYBE having it 2 months earlier?



I’d just buy him on Pulse, personally. Ten bucks is a trivial amount.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144434)
Posted by o.supreme on September 13th, 2022 @ 1:28am CDT
Deluxe Wave 2 is starting to show up in stores. I know my closest Target had at least one case since I was able to see Elita and Knockout. If you ask an employee specifically, sometimes they'll tell you when the next shipment is coming if you direct them to the tag on the shelf. For instance, I found out another deluxe case is coming this Thursday the 15th. After getting one case of wave 2 Already,it seems logical it would be the same, but I've seen older waves come in after the fact. In any case I hope to be there when the doors open Thursday to see if I can snag a Wildrider.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144438)
Posted by william-james88 on September 13th, 2022 @ 7:10am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm getting quite annoyed/obsessed with acquiring Tarantulas. I have him preordered on Amazon, at $27 with a delivery date of December 5th. I just checked Pulse, he's available to preorder, with shipping date of September 15th, for $32 after shipping (and before possible taxes) and I've been checking both Wal-Mart and Target, with no results.

So what do I do? Do I wait on Amazon for possibly another 2 and a half months to save $10? They might move the release up. Or do I pay voyager price for a deluxe figure if it means MAYBE having it 2 months earlier?


I'd just keep checking the brick and mortar stores when you go in for groceries. If you find it there, cancel Amazon. And if not then you have Amazon as a backpack and they might ship early.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144442)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 13th, 2022 @ 8:30am CDT
It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144443)
Posted by sol magnus on September 13th, 2022 @ 8:33am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL

Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144462)
Posted by william-james88 on September 13th, 2022 @ 12:28pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL



I have it now in hand and he's as good as I expected. I really like the simple twist on the classic transformation with the spider head.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144465)
Posted by sol magnus on September 13th, 2022 @ 12:59pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL



I have it now in hand and he's as good as I expected. I really like the simple twist on the classic transformation with the spider head.

I want to reiterate I don't think he's bad...I just somehow thought he'd be 'better' which was based on nothing in particular.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144473)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 13th, 2022 @ 3:52pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL



I have it now in hand and he's as good as I expected. I really like the simple twist on the classic transformation with the spider head.

I want to reiterate I don't think he's bad...I just somehow thought he'd be 'better' which was based on nothing in particular.
Well, for me the fuss comes from being a completionist. I love Beast Wars and I never got the figures in the 90s, so when it was revealed that they were getting updates in Kingdom, I nearly hit the ceiling and I was determined to get the complete season 1 cast, in scale nonetheless. Only Tarantulas and Inferno remain. On top of that, Tarantulas is my 3rd favorite Predacon, after Megatron and Inferno. And his figure looks great. I'll accept it being only passable for actual play value and transformation.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144494)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 13th, 2022 @ 8:21pm CDT
Still no sign of the deluxes in my area, they are the last figures I need for the wave too. Only want 3, PotP is my Elita.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144498)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on September 13th, 2022 @ 8:32pm CDT
Saw Tarantulas and Elita today. Really hoping the stores near me get the other two as they're the ones I'm most excited for
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144548)
Posted by First-Aid on September 14th, 2022 @ 12:54pm CDT
Just found Jhiaxus in Wisconsin Dells WalMart. No other newbies. They have about 12 Voyager Haulers. Think we have a new shelfwarming champion.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144558)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 14th, 2022 @ 3:41pm CDT
Waiting for Wave 02, not to make anyone nervous but this is slowly getting out.

Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144559)
Posted by primalxconvoy on September 14th, 2022 @ 4:05pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Waiting for Wave 02, not to make anyone nervous but this is slowly getting out.



Cheers Chuck! Always good to see a coffee granule YouTube reviewer's work!
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144577)
Posted by william-james88 on September 14th, 2022 @ 6:57pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Just found Jhiaxus in Wisconsin Dells WalMart. No other newbies. They have about 12 Voyager Haulers. Think we have a new shelfwarming champion.


Didn't Hauler just come out?
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144579)
Posted by SGMLordMirage on September 14th, 2022 @ 7:23pm CDT
Funny how that is for certain releases, you never know but likewise in my AO, along with him, Blurr is the other one hanging out keeping him company on the shelves.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 14th, 2022 @ 8:25pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Just found Jhiaxus in Wisconsin Dells WalMart. No other newbies. They have about 12 Voyager Haulers. Think we have a new shelfwarming champion.

Until he hangs around a full year later like my store's Kups and Blurrs, I wouldn't crown him a champion yet
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144593)
Posted by First-Aid on September 14th, 2022 @ 10:09pm CDT
Jhiaxus was a horrible disapointment in vehicle mode. Bot mode is okay but...

Seriously? THe entire underside of the cockpit and front quarter of the plane is hollow? I should have watched the reviews but the OCD in me would have forced me to get him anyways....he'll just stay in bot mode.

On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144596)
Posted by primalxconvoy on September 14th, 2022 @ 10:46pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Jhiaxus was a horrible disapointment in vehicle mode. Bot mode is okay but...

Seriously? THe entire underside of the cockpit and front quarter of the plane is hollow? I should have watched the reviews but the OCD in me would have forced me to get him anyways....he'll just stay in bot mode.

On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?


For what it's worth, there's an add-on kit that fills-up the underside of the cockpit and includes an LED for good measure:

- https://tformers.com/shockwave-lab-sl-1 ... /news.html

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Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144606)
Posted by Big Grim on September 15th, 2022 @ 6:03am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Waiting for Wave 02, not to make anyone nervous but this is slowly getting out.


Bomb Burst was my Pretender of choice as a kid. Always loved him. Hoped he'd be a larger class, like Skullgrin but I'll still take this! :D

~ Grim
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Posted by AcademyofDrX on September 15th, 2022 @ 7:22am CDT
First-Aid wrote:On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

Emerje beat you to it five months ago.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116608&p=2131294&hilit=Jhiaxus+thrust#p2131286
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Posted by First-Aid on September 15th, 2022 @ 9:07am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:
First-Aid wrote:On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

Emerje beat you to it five months ago.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116608&p=2131294&hilit=Jhiaxus+thrust#p2131286


He makes a good point. Would they make a voyager Armada Thrust? I think it may depend on the size of the Armada Megatron they are doing.

EDIT: GOing back, it looks like Flashwave was the one who suggested it.
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Posted by Emerje on September 15th, 2022 @ 9:11am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:
First-Aid wrote:On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

Emerje beat you to it five months ago.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116608&p=2131294&hilit=Jhiaxus+thrust#p2131286

Wasn't even my idea to begin with, but definitely one I never miss a chance to repeat.

Emerje
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144615)
Posted by o.supreme on September 15th, 2022 @ 10:46am CDT
Ugh... I'm going to preface this rant by saying, yes I know it's easier to shop online. But its also more expensive, and I'm often the last to get something (whoever gets these toys first is like playing whack-a-mole). Also Most times I dont waste gas going to stores unnecessarily, I check while doing normal shopping, but this morning was an exception.

Anyway...a kind employee at Target told me last week, a new shipment of Legacy Deluxe was coming 9/15. So I arranged so I could take a quick break from work and be there this morning when the doors open at 8...

Sure enough I get back to toys, and the one peg (this will be important) they have for Legacy Deluxe has a wave one Prime Arcee, two Tarantulas, and one Elita 1. Now I strongly suspect that the Elita was the same that was there a couple of days ago, but for the sake of argument, lets say it is new... That means in the back there should be at the very least... 2x Wildrider, 2x Knockout and 1 Elita right?

The one employee in toys just happened to be right there, so I kindly asked the question to please check in the back. She was very short, and abrupt... "I dont Backstock collectables!!"

I tried to explain to her the match that 8-3=5, and where would those 5 have gone? She just shrugged her shoulders and walked away...so frustrating, and there were literally no other employees in site, I had to get home otherwise I would have gone to management.

Now I understand the sentiment that middle-aged creepy fat guys dont deserve good customer service is valid :roll: , so I'll send in my ringer later this afternoon... My daughter has actually become quite adept at obtaining things for me ;) , and she enjoys doing it.

If that fails however, if someone could please post the Amazon link to Wild Rider that would be appreciated. I'm sure its currently unavailable to pre-order (unlike the rest of wave 2), which is why it doesn't show up on search, but any help would be appreciated.

Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy?? :BANG_HEAD:
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Posted by Overcracker on September 15th, 2022 @ 10:55am CDT
o.supreme wrote:...
If that fails however, if someone could please post the Amazon link to Wild Rider that would be appreciated. I'm sure its currently unavailable to pre-order (unlike the rest of wave 2), which is why it doesn't show up on search, but any help would be appreciated.



Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09H1HQZ9W/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it

Been keeping it in my Wish List since it came up, since it was never available to Pre-Order when I looked. Almost like it sold out immediately when they put it up
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144620)
Posted by o.supreme on September 15th, 2022 @ 12:31pm CDT
Thank you so much. Dead End is the same way...go figure.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144622)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on September 15th, 2022 @ 12:52pm CDT
For Target specifically, the store may or may not get a full case, and they may not actually get it within a Hasbro case box itself. I've seen employees stock some of the deluxe pegs and voyager slots with figures from plain brown internal target shipping boxes.

So in your example, it could very well be the employee just didn't want to go back and look, or it could be that they might have just stocked them from an internal shipment and put out the only figures they received.

Also, maybe this is the Targets in my area, but all the stores near me stock during the open store hours, not overnight. At least in my area, right after opening is the worst time to go. Right about 10:00 seems to be the sweet spot in the store near me where the carts from the back with new stuff to be stocked are out.
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Posted by Overcracker on September 15th, 2022 @ 2:00pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Thank you so much. Dead End is the same way...go figure.


Yes. Dead End is currently not available, but I did manage to pre-order that one when it was made available.

Let's hope Amazon doesn't cancel it.
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Posted by william-james88 on September 15th, 2022 @ 5:51pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy?? :BANG_HEAD:


I feel the same way about Marvel Legends only having 1 peg while those retro style 3 inch marvel figures get more space. Nan talk about toys no one asked for.
That's at Walmart where there are no reaction figures.

But at TRU, it's like your situation, way more space dedicated to super 7 than Legacy Deluxe Class.

I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon. But yes, if the goal is also to get something earlier then brick and mortar can't be written off.
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Posted by Nemesis Primal on September 15th, 2022 @ 6:56pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon.
At least in my area (obviously can't speak for o.supreme), the brick-and-mortar prices for the main retail waves have lagged behind in price increases compared to online. While exclusives like Buzzworthy Silverstreak and the Velocitron Deluxes are still going up at $24.99 online and in-store pre-tax, the retail Legacy (and I think also Studio Series, but I haven't bought an SS figure in a bit so I could be wrong) Deluxes are still at $22.99 because they only rose to that point when Legacy started, not when Hasbro implemented that change mid-Kingdom. If I'm buying multiple figures per wave, I would absolutely rather buy from the cheaper option since that'll add up, and unless figures are on-sale online (like Amazon Warehouse deals) the cheaper option ends up being brick-and-mortar 9/10 times even taking into account free shipping.
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 15th, 2022 @ 7:39pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy?? :BANG_HEAD:


I feel the same way about Marvel Legends only having 1 peg while those retro style 3 inch marvel figures get more space. Nan talk about toys no one asked for.
That's at Walmart where there are no reaction figures.

But at TRU, it's like your situation, way more space dedicated to super 7 than Legacy Deluxe Class.

I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon. But yes, if the goal is also to get something earlier then brick and mortar can't be written off.


You'd be surprised what's really selling, those "Retro" lines do move, meanwhile, Target almost dropped Marvel Legends completely because two lines in a row didn't sell and had to be put on clearance.
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Posted by william-james88 on September 15th, 2022 @ 10:11pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy?? :BANG_HEAD:


I feel the same way about Marvel Legends only having 1 peg while those retro style 3 inch marvel figures get more space. Nan talk about toys no one asked for.
That's at Walmart where there are no reaction figures.

But at TRU, it's like your situation, way more space dedicated to super 7 than Legacy Deluxe Class.

I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon. But yes, if the goal is also to get something earlier then brick and mortar can't be written off.


You'd be surprised what's really selling, those "Retro" lines do move, meanwhile, Target almost dropped Marvel Legends completely because two lines in a row didn't sell and had to be put on clearance.


Yes, I am surprised, since from the feedback I see on message boards, Hasbro can't rely on fans to sell whatever portion you'd expect in other lines that interest fans. So that would means kids and parents are left to buy them.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144662)
Posted by o.supreme on September 15th, 2022 @ 10:36pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon.
At least in my area (obviously can't speak for o.supreme), the brick-and-mortar prices for the main retail waves have lagged behind in price increases compared to online. While exclusives like Buzzworthy Silverstreak and the Velocitron Deluxes are still going up at $24.99 online and in-store pre-tax, the retail Legacy (and I think also Studio Series, but I haven't bought an SS figure in a bit so I could be wrong) Deluxes are still at $22.99 because they only rose to that point when Legacy started, not when Hasbro implemented that change mid-Kingdom. If I'm buying multiple figures per wave, I would absolutely rather buy from the cheaper option since that'll add up, and unless figures are on-sale online (like Amazon Warehouse deals) the cheaper option ends up being brick-and-mortar 9/10 times even taking into account free shipping.


It's very similar. I do have Amazon Prime, which does offer free shipping, but you still have tax. Honestly I use Prime mostly for books and physical media more so than toys unless I have no other option. But whereas last year Kingdom Deluxes would go down, even at pre order in some cases to $17 or $18, that's not happening with Legacy. There are occasional sales (like Skids is $17.50 right now), but all pre-orders are at $24.99

Target and Walmart have them for around $21 or $22 (Yes Buzzworthy and exclusives are a bit more expensive, but you get the idea, also ironically, because of the overstock of Toy deco Terrorsaur and raw chicken Dinobot, I anticipate those going on sale soon if they ever hope to move them). B&M is still overall cheaper as long as not too much time and fuel is expended.

As for getting something first its all random. Last year items would seemingly be online months before B&M. With Legacy, it seems to be the opposite at the moment. I've literally seen everything for wave 2 now except for Wildrider...go figure. I've even seen most of the new SS stuff also (never saw core Spike, but have seen plenty of Wheelie & Ratchet). Also I believe the newest Voyager assortment with BB Thundercracker and AoE Galvatron has been spotted, but I haven't seen those yet either.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144674)
Posted by william-james88 on September 16th, 2022 @ 7:57am CDT
I see, so yeah due to the fast changing prices, the online outlets are quicker to update than the brick and mortar so those end up being at a deal, yeah. For some reason in Canada walmart was really quick to bump up the price and TRU is a lost cause now with their 20-30% markup on all Hasbro products. So fans wanting to make sure they get all their toys at the best price end up with preorders from Gamestop as a best option. Crazy how times have changed.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144675)
Posted by william-james88 on September 16th, 2022 @ 8:16am CDT
With Earthrise giving us Cliffjumper at the deluxe price scale, we all saw that Hasbro would be keen on rereleasing all minibots in this new price point. Since then we got Bumblebee, Warpath, Pipes, Huffer and Cosmos and these new listings from JT Prime show that more are on the way. In the list below we can see that we will be getting a deluxe Brawn and Beachcomber next year. There is also Bombshell to further our Insecticon collection and core Thundercracker as expected. And this year of Legacy is going all out on the multiverse idea by bringing in RID with Strongarm (though there are other bots called Strongarm so we'll see) and Cyberverse Shadowstriker. That last one is a real tease since we previously had a listing named "ShadowS" which turned out to be "Shadowstrip" but this time we do have the ShadowStriker name written out. Below is a full list which also includes a new Wild Rider listing with a different code than the previous release and not labelled as PR (Product Refresh) so this "might" be another G2 Stunticon.

Tra Gen legacy Ev Deluxe Tarantulas Pr
Product Number: F7204

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Deluxe ShadowStriker
Product Number: F7197

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Deluxe Strongarm
Product Number: F7201

Tra Gen legacy Ev Deluxe Junkion 3
Product Number: F7199

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Deluxe Bombshell
Product Number: F7200

Tra Gen Legacy Deluxe Beachcomber
Product Number: F7196

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Deluxe Detrius
Product Number: F7202

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Deluxe Devcon
product Number : F7198

Tra Gen Legacy EV Robo WLD RDR
Product Number: F3038

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Core Thundercracker
Product Number: F7179

Tra Gen Legacy Ev Voyager Dirge Pr
Product Number: F7212

Tra Gen Legacy EV Scraphook
Product Number: F7191

Tra Gen Studio series core 86 Frenzy
Product Number: F7492

Tra Gen studio series core 86 Ironhide
Product number: F489

Tra Gen Studio series 86 Dlx Brawn
Product Number: F7236

Tra Gen studio series 86 Voyager Ratchet
Product Number: F7243
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144676)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on September 16th, 2022 @ 8:36am CDT
Really excited for Strongarm.

I would have assumed Robo WLD RDR refers to "Robots in Disguise Universe Wildrider" but in the 2015 RID series the closest name used was Wildbreak.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144677)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on September 16th, 2022 @ 8:39am CDT
This may be my favorite leak list yet. Shadow Striker and Strongarm potentially on the same Legacy shelf peg? Fantastic.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144678)
Posted by Mkall on September 16th, 2022 @ 8:39am CDT
Detritus? Yes! Oddly excited if it turns out to be the same Junkion-Hound
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144679)
Posted by X3ROhour on September 16th, 2022 @ 9:11am CDT
Tra Gen Studio series 86 Dlx Brawn


Sweet Primus, sing! Hallelujah!
Praise the lords! Can I get an amen, my brother bot?! Can we sing on high, my sister-mechs? Oh, yeah!


I am happy.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144682)
Posted by Rtron on September 16th, 2022 @ 9:39am CDT
Mkall wrote:Detritus? Yes! Oddly excited if it turns out to be the same Junkion-Hound


Maybe this means we're finally getting earth mode Hound? And the repaint will just release before the "original" character, Prime Wars style. Devcon is a deluxe, so I'm intrigued if he'll be a new mold or a retool/pretool of something else.
Re: Transformers Legacy Tarantulas Found at Gamestop Canada (2144683)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on September 16th, 2022 @ 9:45am CDT
Rtron wrote:
Mkall wrote:Detritus? Yes! Oddly excited if it turns out to be the same Junkion-Hound


Maybe this means we're finally getting earth mode Hound? And the repaint will just release before the "original" character, Prime Wars style. Devcon is a deluxe, so I'm intrigued if he'll be a new mold or a retool/pretool of something else.

Detritus might just be the Siege mold, we just got another Siege Soundwave release with a new deco.

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