chuckdawg1999 wrote:Don't ask me how I know this, but Mattel has a few "Fixers" on the Payroll who make sure leaks don't get out.
Emerje wrote:megatran wrote:Mattel Creations is releasing a Nemesis Prime variant to compliment the Optimus Prime that no one except scalpers were able to obtain. Same will apply here.
I was able to get one. Let's see if I can make it 2 for 2.
Emerje
megatran wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Don't ask me how I know this, but Mattel has a few "Fixers" on the Payroll who make sure leaks don't get out.
Why am I thinking Pinkerton? The same mob used by Wizards of the Coast a few years back to retrieve Magic The Gathering cards from a person's house because it was before the official release date, IIRC.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:megatran wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Don't ask me how I know this, but Mattel has a few "Fixers" on the Payroll who make sure leaks don't get out.
Why am I thinking Pinkerton? The same mob used by Wizards of the Coast a few years back to retrieve Magic The Gathering cards from a person's house because it was before the official release date, IIRC.
Shhh, not so loud.
Optimus Eeyore wrote:Sold out while I had it in my cart with one minute to check out. Was hoping I could go 2 for 2.
Optimus Eeyore wrote:To answer your question, Megatran, Scalpers can go to hell! Scalpers can go to hell and they can die! To paraphrase Mr. Hat.
megatran wrote:Optimus Eeyore wrote:To answer your question, Megatran, Scalpers can go to hell! Scalpers can go to hell and they can die! To paraphrase Mr. Hat.
I'm not into Hot Wheels. But I can't even find in store the HW mainline/basic Optimus Prime cab or the yellow G1 Bumblebee. These aren't even supposed to be rare. And I refuse to pay scalpers prices.
Hero Alpha wrote:megatran wrote:Optimus Eeyore wrote:To answer your question, Megatran, Scalpers can go to hell! Scalpers can go to hell and they can die! To paraphrase Mr. Hat.
I'm not into Hot Wheels. But I can't even find in store the HW mainline/basic Optimus Prime cab or the yellow G1 Bumblebee. These aren't even supposed to be rare. And I refuse to pay scalpers prices.
Me either, but I did want the Goldbug version. After a few random checks at Wal-mart, and I got the yellow Bee instead. Never did see a gold one.
william-james88 wrote:Great news for those who have yet to find Hot Wheels Optimus Prime. We are referring to the cab only casting which was released in the mainline in 2025 and that's been a real pain to get for any fan. Well, it seems Hot Wheels will treat this casting as they do their "screentime" castings where it will be on rotation for rerelease. Meaning that the exact same casting will be rereleased in the same deco, which you never see in the mainline for their more standard cars (ie: the same Lamborghini Centenario wouldn't get rereleased with the same colors again).
Thanks to this video below, we know it will be released in the B case in 2026, so we should see it hit shelves again in January 2026. There is only one per case but as with all regular Hot Wheels, it will also be made available in the next case (case C) too.
Basically, the supply of Optimus Prime will double in 2026, bringing prices down and giving everyone another shot at owning him or finding him in stores.
