Walmart Exclusive G1 Devastator Gift Set Reissue + G1 Starscream + G1 Legion Pack

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  1. Crim

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    Uh, HOW? One is a modern toy and the other is a recreation from an 80's based toy sold primarily to people who huff nostalgia to get through their day. The sales figures of POTP Dinobots has as much to do with the potential sales of G1 Dinobots as Jurassic Parks toys would. As in "utterly ridiculous."
     
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    /u/Crim is right, /u/RichP
     
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  4. Crim

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    While that is a very convincing argument I still fail to see how your original one has any merit, how sale of a modern toy line has anything to do with a re-issue of a nostalgia toy line when they are aimed at entirely different markets.

    Man, I wish I could be like most of the TF fandom and allow nostalgia to completely divorce me from reality some times.... Actually, no. I don't.
     
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    Well to answer your question here is my answer.
    1. When i didn't see starscream on the shelf and only seen devy and hot rod on the bottom shelf. I went and found someone that was working in the toy dept. Then asked about if they had G1 transformers starscream or if he might be in the back. Which then she used her mobile checker she was carring cause she worked in the toy dept. Then she punched in the numbers and said YES she said they have 1 case of 6 in the back and she brought it out and opened it handed me 1 and put the rest of them on the shelf where they go.

    2. How did i know and what a plan-o-gram was that the paper was taped to where the transformers section was. I pointed to what character cause a member on here in the forums said this is what your looking for on the G1 transformers and the numbers and circled the characters name cause the member took a picture of the paper. So i remembered what I'd seen on here from the forums and when i seen it in front of me i thought that member was exactly right. So i found a toy dept worker and then did what i said in number 1 answer i just said above this answer. So i said I'm interested in this figure could you see if you have it. The plan-o-gram said actually plan-o-gram on the walmart paper and the minibots was not on the paper cause i had her check a couple of possible answers and they where wrong which once again a member here said that those have not hit US walmarts. Which that member was right on the money with that answere on here. I walked out with starscream and devy which really was what i went to Wal-Mart to get anyway but thought i might try the minibots. Since i only need tailgate and still don't have him. So does this help with a search if you still need those figures and what to look for. Hit me back if you need anymore help.

     
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    How many times G1 Optimus Prime has been reissued ? And with how many variants. A G1 Prime is essentially one of the basic pieces of a Transformers collection.

    It is totally understandable that Hasbro didn't started with Prime, again. No doubt it can be reissued, again, later in the line.
     
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    The cone heads have already been reissued as they came out as a 3 figure box set i think that came out 2 years ago. I know this cause i bought it and got it at Target online. Amazon has the box set sometimes and heres the link. It's not a bad price actually with it being only 5 bucks more for the set than when it orginal came out

    https://www.amazon.com/Transformers...540030734&sr=8-2&keywords=transformers+thrust

     
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    Hasbro can absolutely do it, they used that very method for some of the GI Joe vehicles.
    The question is whether it's worth the money to them to do that - it might just be too pricey to do.
     
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    dinobots are probably the most expensive for them to do. and judging by how cheap collectors are, they probably won't pay the price.
     
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    Anybody else wonder why these new G1 boxed toys are selling like apeshit, yet when packaged in anything else and labelled 'platinum series', they shelfwarm? Of course I'm exaggerating a bit but you get my point.

    They really would do well to slowly re-release the early line like this and reap the reward! I know I have a bunch I would like to pick up..triple changers, Starscreams two buddies.
     
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    It just goes to show that the vintage-style packaging is half of the nostalgia appeal of these.
     
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    I meant individually.


    QUOTE="Blackout32, post: 16234871, member: 64153"]@transmasterc
    The cone heads have already been reissued as they came out as a 3 figure box set i think that came out 2 years ago. I know this cause i bought it and got it at Target online. Amazon has the box set sometimes and heres the link. It's not a bad price actually with it being only 5 bucks more for the set than when it orginal came out

    https://www.amazon.com/Transformers...540030734&sr=8-2&keywords=transformers+thrust[/QUOTE]
     
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    hit 2 walmarts today. one had 2 starscreams. both boxes had been crushed a little during shipping. the other walmart had 6 hotrods. nothing on clearance and that includes marvel legends.

    don't know why you'd want the coneheads released individually as they'd cost a lot more that way. they are readily available as a pack online.
     
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    It's all about the vintage-style packaging.
     
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    I really hope they continue with this line, as I'd really like a Soundwave (& Ultra Magnus), but I'm still disappointed with the way they've handled the minibots. I'm relatively new to toy collecting, & I think the lack of things never being officially announced really bothers me. I'm used to comic collecting, where a company gives release dates for their comics, & usually sticks to it. Even a simple "yes they will be out in US stores this winter" would be nice.

    All I want is an Outback dang it!
     
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    1 starscream left online.
     
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    Bought it, and Devastator. Thanks.
     
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    NEED MORE!

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    God, I hate walmart. It's like taking a trip to a third world country. Never anything on the shelf, either. Went to 2 that had like 7 of each in stock but nobody could find them...

    Oh, the icing on the cake was the woman working there telling me to try amazon o_O 
     
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    OK what is the feeling here....will the mini bots end up in Walmart or not ? Wondering if it’s time to go to the secondary market and just pay the money for Them. Since Starscream Devy And hot rod have been out for a month, I’m guessing the mini bots aren’t going to make it into the store .
     
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