hey spinners, recall that Target locater link(s) you posted for Deluxe and Voyager. I used them regularly up until yesterday. Now now matter what zip code or city/state location I use, it tells me to "enter valid location". Any ideas?

Originally Posted by jbz hey spinners, recall that Target locater link(s) you posted for Deluxe and Voyager. I used them regularly up until yesterday. Now now matter what zip code or city/state location I use, it tells me to "enter valid location". Any ideas?

Looks like its broken for now, I get the same error.

It's a gosh-darn miracle--found Arcee and Ratchet at my local TRU today. Figured I'd rather pick them up now at $15 than pay $22+shipping at BBTS.
Ratchet like many others have said has a really interesting transformation, and Arcee definitely has the best bike-to-'bot method of transformation I can recall. They both pose great and I pegged Arcee's gun upside down in her hand and have her hang on to the second peg in the back with her other. Reminds me of Drake and Vasquez from Aliens with their steadicam HMG's.

Still, I find it so astounding that stores are letting these Bumblebees pegwarm their sections, and in such high numbers.
TRU at this rate may be the only retailer to get them, since they actually have endcaps for even more TF stuff than just the shelves.

There was only 1 each of Arcee and Ratchet at my local TRU. Can't believe TRU is charging $17.49 per deluxe figure.

yeah, TRU is a joke with their pricing. I try to avoid buying from them at all costs now unless it's a great deal. Their online stuff is usually better priced.

From my experience Target has the best priced Transformer stuff right now outside of the discount places like Ross, TJ Maxx, etc.

Originally Posted by Watchman It's a gosh-darn miracle--found Arcee and Ratchet at my local TRU today. Figured I'd rather pick them up now at $15 than pay $22+shipping at BBTS. Ratchet like many others have said has a really interesting transformation, and Arcee definitely has the best bike-to-'bot method of transformation I can recall. They both pose great and I pegged Arcee's gun upside down in her hand and have her hang on to the second peg in the back with her other. Reminds me of Drake and Vasquez from Aliens with their steadicam HMG's. Still, I find it so astounding that stores are letting these Bumblebees pegwarm their sections, and in such high numbers. TRU at this rate may be the only retailer to get them, since they actually have endcaps for even more TF stuff than just the shelves.

I felt the same way. Then my Target started getting in more stuff. I actually saw Arcee, Ratchet, Hot Shot and Knock Out there this weekend, along with a majority of all the new wave of Cyberverse Prime RID figs. There's still 15 Bumblebees/Cliffs sitting there though, but at least it seems they are getting new shipments in.

But overall yeah, the Bumble Bee overload is silly. A kid can only buy so many of him right? The collectors sure aren't. The sad thing is that in the next wave, the elusive Vehicon won't be in the case allotment, but BumbleBee still will be. I have pretty much every Prime figure except for Vehicon and I'm not liking my chances for that guy.

Originally Posted by TheNotoriousROB There was only 1 each of Arcee and Ratchet at my local TRU. Can't believe TRU is charging $17.49 per deluxe figure.

Wow, you are getting HOSED by your TRU. I guess I'm getting off lucky at $15 a figure.

Originally Posted by jbz I felt the same way. Then my Target started getting in more stuff. I actually saw Arcee, Ratchet, Hot Shot and Knock Out there this weekend, along with a majority of all the new wave of Cyberverse Prime RID figs. There's still 15 Bumblebees/Cliffs sitting there though, but at least it seems they are getting new shipments in. But overall yeah, the Bumble Bee overload is silly. A kid can only buy so many of him right? The collectors sure aren't. The sad thing is that in the next wave, the elusive Vehicon won't be in the case allotment, but BumbleBee still will be. I have pretty much every Prime figure except for Vehicon and I'm not liking my chances for that guy.

Now when you say "new wave" of Cyberverse, are you talking about 'Scream, Bulk, Megs and Op?

My Target only started getting the Cyberverse last week and nothing more. They did have a few Wheeljack's still on theirs, so I moved them to the front of the pegs to get them to stand out and hopefully get picked up, thus increasing the chances for a fresh replenishment--but I'm not getting my hopes up. I've all but given up on Target and pretty much only check my TRU for new figures since that aforementioned endcap increases my chances of new figures arriving (which they do).

By the way, I don't know if anyone's interested, but I do have an extra Soundwave. I did pick it up with the intention of selling him at a higher value, but if someone's been itching to complete a wave with him I'd gladly sell it at cost+shipping.

Originally Posted by Watchman Wow, you are getting HOSED by your TRU. I guess I'm getting off lucky at $15 a figure.

Since his location is set as NYC, I imagine it's big city markup on top of the TRU tax. The Rockville, MD, TRU just outside DC has a 10% markup on most (if not all) toys (so $14.99 Deluxes become $16.49). Wouldn't surprise me if stores around NYC bump that even further.

I also remember when the last wave of Animated Deluxes came out, some TRUs were charging more for Rodimus and Ironhide vs. the others. Were just Arcee and Ratchet $17.49, or did Bumblebee cost that much as well? Would suck if their SKUs were different and they marked up the 1 per case figures.

I had stopped in at my local TRU (Columbia, MD) on Saturday, where they had about a dozen Bumblebees and 3 Cliffjumpers. Stopped in again on Sunday (the B1G1 40% off game sale) to find 15 Bumblebees, 4 Cliffjumpers and 1 each of Wheeljack, Soundwave, Arcee and Ratchet. Had a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase, so I picked up Ratchet, some Lego mini-figs and some stuff for my niece.

Got my BBTS preorder from the new TF Prime deluxe wave this morning. I had forgotten I pre-ordered Knock Out so I've got an extra one of him (boo) now. But the highlight of the order is the Vehicon.

Anyone holding out to find one at a store should really just buy one online. This is one really cool toy. The model is show accurate and fun to transform. He works well in both modes and just plain looks awesome. My only complaints are an inability to troop build due to rarity and the fact that he doesn't have a 'splode gimmick to make him even more show accurate.

EDIT: So disappointing, once I actually got Hot Shot open and played with him, I realized that he is a retool/repaint of the RID mold of Bee and not the FE mold as I had originally thought. Oh well, at least I can look forward to Hot Shot appearing on the show.

He might not appear on the show...

Originally Posted by Watchman Now when you say "new wave" of Cyberverse, are you talking about 'Scream, Bulk, Megs and Op? My Target only started getting the Cyberverse last week and nothing more. They did have a few Wheeljack's still on theirs, so I moved them to the front of the pegs to get them to stand out and hopefully get picked up, thus increasing the chances for a fresh replenishment--but I'm not getting my hopes up. I've all but given up on Target and pretty much only check my TRU for new figures since that aforementioned endcap increases my chances of new figures arriving (which they do). By the way, I don't know if anyone's interested, but I do have an extra Soundwave. I did pick it up with the intention of selling him at a higher value, but if someone's been itching to complete a wave with him I'd gladly sell it at cost+shipping.

No, I meant Breakdown, Evac, Mirage and Soundwave. All 4 of those were at my Target last Sunday. WERE being the key word since I bought them all

I also grabbed a Knock Out and a Voyager Starscream from this store too. Surprised the hell out of me because this store is usually crap when it comes to getting in new stuff.

Originally Posted by demonchylde Got my BBTS preorder from the new TF Prime deluxe wave this morning. I had forgotten I pre-ordered Knock Out so I've got an extra one of him (boo) now. But the highlight of the order is the Vehicon. Anyone holding out to find one at a store should really just buy one online. This is one really cool toy. The model is show accurate and fun to transform. He works well in both modes and just plain looks awesome. My only complaints are an inability to troop build due to rarity and the fact that he doesn't have a 'splode gimmick to make him even more show accurate. EDIT: So disappointing, once I actually got Hot Shot open and played with him, I realized that he is a retool/repaint of the RID mold of Bee and not the FE mold as I had originally thought. Oh well, at least I can look forward to Hot Shot appearing on the show.

I definitely want to get one of the Vehicon figures.

TRU has some Vehicon figures on sale via eBay.

Disregard it's the cyberverse version. (edit)

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Only found two new figs: Hot Shot (Boo!) and Voyager Bulkhead. Bought Bulk, and he's great! I was pissed I couldn't get the FE fig, and concensus seems to be FE is still better, but if that's the case ...

Tempted to just throw away the gimmick weapon though. Only fig to do it right so far has been Megatron imho. Lights up, has a gear activated "transformation" and looks cool in all configurations. Prime/Bulk's are just large and ugly.

Quick question for some of you TF connoisseurs...

There was recently a promotion in Japan for Shadow Arms Microns that were limited to a fairly low amount and only at certain stores with certain purchases.
There were four of them, but I was only able to get 3 of the 4 due to the amount of travel that was required to get to all the stores in time.

My question is, do you think there would be enough demand for these that it would be worth adding them to a lowball, or would I be better off holding onto them for awhile?

Looks like the average sold price for the set of 4 was $100 on ebay. Might be worth holding onto it as they become less available. Not sure though, I'm not into the Arms Micron stuff.

Stopped by my Target and Deluxe Prime figs had a $2 price drop. Not sure how long this will be or if it's nationwide. Too bad there was only Bumblebees on my pegs.

Originally Posted by Zmonkay Only found two new figs: Hot Shot (Boo!) and Voyager Bulkhead. Bought Bulk, and he's great! I was pissed I couldn't get the FE fig, and concensus seems to be FE is still better, but if that's the case ...

I had the completely opposite reaction. Saw this guy in the wild at TRU and thought it looked like garbage compared to the FE. Couldn't drop $27 on it when the FE one is one my desk, I'll be hard pressed to spend even $20 -- might try to grab it on sale.

On the other hand, Voyager Starscream, who I did pick up, is awesome though. He's got a stupid weapon (it's a repaint of Prime's gun) but he comes with the missiles so it's not even needed. The translucent purple on his forearms is pretty dark and looks way better in person than on any pictures I've seen.

I actually like him a bit better than the FE Starscream, to be honest.

Tempted to just throw away the gimmick weapon though. Only fig to do it right so far has been Megatron imho. Lights up, has a gear activated "transformation" and looks cool in all configurations. Prime/Bulk's are just large and ugly.

Here's a way to make at least Prime's gimmick weapon somewhat usable. Take the tiny rubber bands that come on each TF figure, transform the gun so it actually looks like a gun, and rubber band it together to hold it in place. If you do it right, it won't light up and looks somewhat decent.

Originally Posted by animalspinners I had the completely opposite reaction. Saw this guy in the wild at TRU and thought it looked like garbage compared to the FE. Couldn't drop $27 on it when the FE one is one my desk, I'll be hard pressed to spend even $20 -- might try to grab it on sale. On the other hand, Voyager Starscream, who I did pick up, is awesome though. He's got a stupid weapon (it's a repaint of Prime's gun) but he comes with the missiles so it's not even needed. The translucent purple on his forearms is pretty dark and looks way better in person than on any pictures I've seen. I actually like him a bit better than the FE Starscream, to be honest. Here's a way to make at least Prime's gimmick weapon somewhat usable. Take the tiny rubber bands that come on each TF figure, transform the gun so it actually looks like a gun, and rubber band it together to hold it in place. If you do it right, it won't light up and looks somewhat decent.

Yeah, that's my point though! If I'm this impressed by the RID fig, then I really hope the FE mold gets in my hands at some point

Really stupid that they're already reusing the weapons across figs though. So not only does Starscream come with a shitty weapon, it's a shitty weapon we ALREADY HAVE? sigh. Will def. try the rubber band trick though, thanks!

Anyone think we'll ever see the Arms Microns at some point? Perhaps 2 packs like in, when was that, Cybertron? Or 3 packed together like back in Armada?

I just opened up my Prime gun and took the spring out.

Arms Micron? Not sure. I'm not too big on those anyway, even though I own 2 of them (Skywarp and Terrorcon Cliffy). I keep them on the pegs to be honest.