Got a tip from a friend that these guys are hitting Toy Planet stores:

Transformers Movie Studio Series Deluxe Wave 1 arrives at UK retail - Transformers News - TFW2005

 

Wow. That was fast.

 

Screw the deluxes.. I want the leaders! Lol.

 

Remind me, what's the US RRP on these?

EDIT:

£19.99 at HTS. https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/shop/seenowbuynow

That looks a little steep for a UK price at £24.99 then.....

 

And look, they\'re only a little bit more expensive than what a voyager costed not long ago. What a steal. I sure love being British.

 

Whooooo f*ck those prices £25!?!?! how much money does hasbro UK own their dealers?!

 

First US, now UK.

Hope these hit Canada soon, and sale even sooner!

 

YES! EXCITEMENT EXPLODING!

 

As always the absurd British prices deter me from buying them at retail and actually supporting the nation's toy market.

I saw TLK Grimlock in Hamley's the other day for £50 (that's $68, my American buddies), I feel bad for any parents who pay these sorts of prices on a whim.

 

And just for the sake of completeness:
The packaging is EU stock, so we're not dealing with an overseas import here.

 

I'd be temptedby bee. But not at thatprice.

 

Actually more like £14.80 at current rates, but then that doesn't include tax.

Where the uk gets screwed again by paying 20% tax while the USA pay between 0% and 7.25% (I'm not counting puerto rico)


So technically £5 of that £24.99 is Sales Tax, which makes it £14.80 in the USA vs £19.99 in the UK, plus tax.

 

Probably worth noting that Toy Planet is the shop that's charging £19.99 for POTP deluxes while they're selling for £16.99 in Smyth's, so I wouldn't put much stock in that price tag. Probably £19.99 in sensible shops, in the standard $=£ switch we're all familiar with.

 

Studio Series wave 1 Deluxes and Voyagers are listed at Smyths now. Deluxes are £20.99, Voyagers are £31.99.
Deluxe Class Bumblebee
Deluxe Class Autobot Ratchet
Deluxe Class Decepticon Stinger
Deluxe Class Crowbar
Voyager Class Starscream
Voyager Class Optimus Prime

 

Ooh, so close! £1 out!

 

Still too much. Movie toys are making generations figures look like bargains.

 

And less than the Premier Editions were initially going for, though only by a couple of pounds.

 

Jesus the prices, I'm sure around Cybertron time a deluxe was about 7-9 quid.

 

Yes and a pint was £2.20 - £2.60 back then. Everything has gone up in price.

 

And they said April. Psshhh. I bet the first Voyager wave will hit the US by the end of March.