Walmart.com Has Encore Re-Issue Transformers Available!?!

That product description sounds like a bad translation.

Guess Hasbro's experiment with MP Magnus must have paid off though if they're going to release the encore line in the US. Though how won't Megatron have to be modified?

Thanks for the heads up. I hope they don't sell well and they roll the price back to $50. I might jump on a Megs for that.

Burn wrote:That product description sounds like a bad translation.

Guess Hasbro's experiment with MP Magnus must have paid off though if they're going to release the encore line in the US. Though how won't Megatron have to be modified?

For that matter, how will Convoy adhere to toy safety laws with his long stacks?

Too rich for my blood. I'd jump on Megatron if he was around $50 though.

Flux Convoy wrote:

Burn wrote:That product description sounds like a bad translation.

Guess Hasbro's experiment with MP Magnus must have paid off though if they're going to release the encore line in the US. Though how won't Megatron have to be modified?

For that matter, how will Convoy adhere to toy safety laws with his long stacks?

Well when they released Masterpiece Ultra Magnus in Australia they slapped a higher age sticker on it and pretty much marketted it towards collectors.

Perhaps they'll do the same with imported Encore.

BigBadToyStore still has Soundwave and Starscream in stock for HALF of what Walmart is charging... So no thanks.

Personally I think Walmart is banking on the "uneducated" newbie collectors that dont know any better. Which is sad, but business is business I guess.

How will they get around the gun toy law with this Megatron? Another orange piece?

DSanza wrote:How will they get around the gun toy law with this Megatron? Another orange piece?

QFT! Can't believe that this got through without a plug.

It will be intresting to see how this goes over and if they sell well enuff.

I assume the "new molding" refers to an orange safety cap.

Well, considering Megatron and OP aren't available any more, this might be an option for collectors who waited too long to order before-if it's legit (which I can't see why not).

You know, on a different note, it just occured to me that, instead of potentially blowing the bank on a Classics SS, I just need to get the encore to display with the G1 MP SS I'm planning on getting when released-through Walmart no less.

omg my uncle grew up watching transformers. he saved up all his money for 6 months just to buy soundwave, he took it to soccer practice, put it in is locker, and it got stolen. now i can get one for him, he still misses it, even though he's 28...

Wow, someone at WalMart likes Transformers!

Heh, Megatron already shows as out of stock.

Wal-Mart will soon become the Empire and will take down all other retailers and the rebels will strike back. Welcome to Market Wars!

$98.00??? Are they out of thier minds? Who's buying this stuff for that kind of cash when you can buy the Takara re-issues and the several other re-issues for less?

Seeing how well the Ultra Magnus thing went at WalMart I will pass. Too bad (

That is f'ing hilarious!!! I can't believe I just saw a page reserved for the old school Walther P-38 Megatron on Walmart.com. Absolutely f'ing hilarious!

Not that they can keep stock anyway, but at that price, PASS all the way around!

This is very interesting that Takara is getting into Hasbro's territory. Perhaps this is a sign of good things to come.

Maybe this crazy rumor I heard at Wizard World about Walmart wanting to do a Fort Max reissue alongside other reissues isn't quite so crazy now. Hmm ... now I'm wishing I remembered exactly what Brian told me.

Even though it is very surprising I wouldn't go for it. BBTS sells them cheaper even though Optimus and Megatron are sold out there.

Prices are way too high for me to afford at this moment , but i am glad they have G1-reissues... including MEGATRON!!!

And I wouldn't mind the orange cap (or any other silly color) long as its a genuine (i.e. better quality) G1 Megatron.

I will get megatron (if I had the cash)

My god...Its even worse then BBTS prices!

I want Megatron but not that bad. I can get a 1984 100% G1 Megatron off of ebay for that price.

Megatron_Wolf wrote:I want Megatron but not that bad. I can get a 1984 100% G1 Megatron off of ebay for that price.

You can? Can you post some links 'cause I'll gladly buy an original MIB G1 Megatron for $100.

Does anyone have any theories on Walmart.com selling the Encore reissues? This is the first time a brick and mortar store has sold non-Hasbro Transformers on one of their websites. I'm curious to hear some theories about this.

Seibertron wrote:Does anyone have any theories on Walmart.com selling the Encore reissues? This is the first time a brick and mortar store has sold non-Hasbro Transformers on one of their websites. I'm curious to hear some theories about this.

They found another way to cash in on the collector market? Perhaps some new relationship with Takara or Japanese vendors in general?

If the prices were more Wal-Martish I'd probably buy these encore figures from them.

I find it peculiar, that the description states they are PVC? I alway associate PVC with immobile un-transformable figures.

In any case, they are little too expensive considering what BBTS was asking for them before they sold out.

When BBTS is the cheaper alternative, you know something's not right with this picture.

Ridiculous.

Okay, I am really confused here... what exactly is Wal-Mart going to carry? Are these actuals or PVCs or what? And, why in the world are these things priced so much? I commend that Hasbro/Wal-Mart is trying to appeal to the collectors, but at high prices? Damn, I hate being broke.

KISS MY WHAT????

Those prices are ridiculous!!! I can get that online cheaper than that!!!!

I WISH

I LOVE WALMART!!!!!!

Your post made me just think of Ollie Williams from Family Guy.

BlurPrime wrote:I LOVE WALMART!!!!!!

yep. a big rip off when you can find them cheaper pretty much anywhere.

somebody is buying them...Last time I looked they were sold out of them all.

you know.. i ordered my megatron when he got reissued in january for 69.00 from digital-toys as there prices are better then bigbadtoystore in some cases.. but anyway, they were unmodified. it was the book #6 edition. on another note i ordered soundwave for 49 and prime for 59 from digital toys.. when the first book series came out, it was 70.00 for the prime and megatron after the presale and that was the price for a while, so this series is a little cheaper..

i love walmart and they do have good deals but who would pay 100 for a prime when you can get him 40 dollars less almost anywhere.. even ebay..

Right now the reissue hasbro ultra mangus that walmart was selling is going for 64.00 on digital-toys and starscream is still 34.00, soundwave is stil 49.00 it was 13.oo shipping for my soundwave and prime together.. i could of ordered starscream and had all but megatron for the same price as walmart had em.. i think walmart just doesn't get it at the prices for these things.. if you buy from walmart online,. you have a freidt ordebit card which you can use at most of the online stores.. so i really don't get it, but if they release a fort max.. high price aside for around 200.00 i would so jump on that shit....

and if it does happen and some of the collectors get upset cause thier value goes down on thier originals than ohh well, i could care less how much my figured would go for as i collect them because i am a fan and i think everyone should have a fort max