Optimus Prime And WingSaber Costco Exclusive In-Package

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Joe Moore, Jul 26, 2006.

  1. The Phazer

    The Phazer Well-Known Member

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    Decent value for anyone who doesn't have them yet.

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  2. Nevermore

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    You get TWO large toys for almost half the price you would have to pay if you bought both individually, and you're complaining that they don't come with a THIRD toy? Wow.

    I guess if Hasbro included a $100 note with each toy, you'd also complain because it shows Benjamin Franklin rather than Optimus Prime?
     
  3. Gears

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    Wow, awesome price, wish I hadn't bought them already.
     
  4. Foster

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    If he's thinking a blue Scrapmetal, I'd agree. But boy howdy, that's a tasty price.
     
  5. Kupp

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    But, wouldn't it have been called Coby-Metal or something?

    Well for the price one can easily enough buy a now all to common scrapmetal in red, and supposedly soon in yellow.

    I'll definately get it, heck it even makes up for the fact I already bought the Coby-rumble, just not the two other exclusive repaints in that Takara set.

    Definately buy one or two, dunno about opening it though, since I have the normal Galaxy Convoy and Sonic Bomber.
     
  6. artiepants

    artiepants Transformers '84!!!

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    sweet box, but i'm really bummed it doesn't have GF Prime, i'd buy it in a heartbeat if it did...
    I'm gueesing he was more bummed about the overall lack of the remolded Scrapmetal than the cost-to-value-ratio...
     
  7. REDLINE

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    I just wanna know when... nemesis sonic convoy will be mine....
     
  8. Nevermore

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    I think he's referencing a limited japanese release of Sonic Convoy that included a scrapmetal
     
  10. REDLINE

    REDLINE longer days, plz? Veteran

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    yeah, they say sept, but who knows :p  that sounds like a good time cause I need a breather on my wallet, yet I don't want to wait :lol 
     
  11. chocula78

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    Well, I guess I am gonna have an extra OP on my hands cause I don't have Wingsaber yet.
     
  12. tapestry100

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    Wow. i'm sure he was simply referring, as a point of reference, to how close this set was to the EX-02 set with the exception of a scrapmetal
     
  13. shockwave2005

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    Ya rly - WS is still a rarity in itself.

    Even though I already have a Wing Saber, it kinda sucks that this two-pack is only going to be available at a store that requires an exclusive membership, and since it's going to be quite a big package, I doubt the shipping for one will be cheap.
     
  14. Ktulu

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    Lovely price indeed, but not too much incentive to buy if you already have them sadly.
     
  15. JPrime

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    Man that packaging looks kind of wack. :inquisiti 

    It just looks like they took some cardboard and stapled it in the middle of 2 of the original figures.

    I have a Costco membership, so depending on how the packaging looks, I'll pick it up or not.
     
  16. ILoveDinobot

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    I am so pissed I bought both of them for retail price!! :mad  I mean Wing Saber alone was $30 blah!
     
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    O_O;; Holy crap...I can't believe this yet it's right before my eyes...I don't have either of this figures though I surely will now! I am going to join Costco right away since it's damn well worth it just for PrimeSaber set alone. Wing Saber is a rarity indeed since i've yet to see one outside of a comic shop marked up. For that price, my head just explodes because I can't comprehend it. That's a Optimus Prime for 35 and a free Wing Saber. Hell must have opened up or frozen over or something. I just can't believe this, I am expecting to wake up any moment now to find out i've been in a coma or something O_O.
     
  18. P1atinumGQ

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    Is anyone that was at SDCC able to confirm that blue shade on the Costco Exclusive Prime? It seems a bit lighter than the normal Cybertron version. I just bought a Wingsaber and Prime yesterday and I might as well return both if this set is the same thing...
     
  19. Triformis

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    Why, oh, why, did I buy these figs. already?!?
     
  20. Ravenxl7

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    I've been waiting to see this two pack, but it's a ****ing Costco Exclusive. BTW, does anybody know how much it costs to become a Costco Member? If it's resonable, i might join just to get this awesome two pack. Oh and BTW, anybody that is complaining about the packaging, build a birdge, and get over it. Because it's not about the flipping packaging, it's the awesome Transfomers that are in it. Oh, and lastly, i don't really care about it not having Scrapmetal. In my opinion, it's not that important to the Sonic Wing mode. It would be cool if they came out witha Scrapmetal, that was bigger, and came with a miniature versioin of the one kid from the show, that could fit into the cotpit of Scrpametal. Scrapmetal would also have to have Autobot Insignia on him too. Oh well, only time will tell.
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