Weird thing about Alt Rollbar

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Dark_Convoy, May 9, 2006.

  1. Dark_Convoy

    Dark_Convoy Old Bastard Veteran

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    He's not shelf-warming, at least not around here. I thought for sure he would, but I have only seen him one time (when I bought him) and he's out of stock at Walmart.com!

    WEIRD!!!
     
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    He is around here. I've been seeing the same one for about a month now, I've been trying to work up the nerve to buy him, but I just can't. First alt I don't want.
     
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    There are a few here at my Wal-Mart, but we are choking on Skidz and Sunstreakers (there have been about 11 cases opened... and an average of 7 are still on the shelves.
     
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    Skids and Tracks seem to be the "big" shelf warmers here.
     
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    Tracks would be the big shelf-warmer here.
     
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    Amazing how you used to be able to sell a Tracks for $70-100 around here... I was so excited to have found one next to a Meister way back when.... Now every time I go into a store I see 10 sitting on the shelf. I almost want to buy one out of principle... lol
     
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    I've seen Rollbar a few times, but they're usually buried under a mountain of Tracks, Skids and Sunstreakers
     
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    I haven't seen many either, but I think it's due to over ordering of the first Skids/Sunny wave. There's two Sunny's sitting in my Target and they've been there for ages now.
     
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    Rarely see him, but Sunstreaker and Skids, on the other hand...
     
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    Rollbar is also full price at the club store, while Ricochet is getting the sale price. I've only seen Rollbar a few times as well.

    In my opinion this is a good thing. I would hate to see this guy clogging the shelves and preventing Alt Prime, Mirage etc. from coming out.

    I have a bad feeling that eventually Rollbar will start hogging space either because of the current Prime asst. or that the previous asst. are stacked up somewhere in a warehouse.
     
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    I still need to get Sunstreaker.

    But I'm avoiding Rollbar and Ricochet
     
  12. Drake

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    All the alts were warming the shelf here. Now all they have left are 4 Tracks. Hopefully Mirage and Prime will show up soon.
     
  13. Megatronwp38

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    Around me all the bubble waves are not moving...I still have a lot, even Prowl! The worst one by far is tracks though....to think I still have one sealed in a red box and an opened red box one :(  I should have sold it! I am never going to see alt prime or mirage here until at least August at this rate! I have seen rollie and ricochet way to much, and to think I was excited when I 1st found them, now they will not go away!
     
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    Yep, he's the one I see the least too.
    Seeing lots of Tracks, Skids (& Sunstreakers lately) and only a few Ricochets here n there , but rarely spotted any Rollbars.

    Am now glad for picking him up at first site.
     
  15. shifty02

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    Yeah..i've noticed that pretty much all the new alts are starting to shelfwarm (the exception being Prime...haven't even seen him yet).
    I still just flat out refuse to pick up Rollbar due to there not even being the slighted amount of him remolded at all.
    However I am tempted to pick up a Blue Tracks, since the only one I have is a yellow testshot version of him.
    Still haven't been able to bring myself to pick it up yet.

    -Shifty
     
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    I've seen him a few times up here, but I think it's too soon to call him a shelfwarmer.

    I actually really like Rolly... I'd prefer it if he were a titch darker red and named Red Alert or Inferno, but he's not a bad Alt. If only I had waited until I saw him and Riccy in stores... so long $$28 in online prices and shipping :banghead: