Battle-damaged Deluxe Arcee found at California Walmart |
03-03-2008, 02:58 AM
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#1 | | buh-buh-body ya Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 23,039 Location: Killa Kali Los Angeles home of tha scandalous Collection Count: A gazillion. News Credits: 12 | Battle-damaged Deluxe Arcee found at California Walmart
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Found by board member influence82. Quote: |
Originally Posted by influence82 What was interesting was that I found and bought a Deluxe Arcee with the exclusive battle damage redeco. I could tell it was battle damaged Arcee because there were normal Arcees to compare to. When I went to the register to buy it, the toy did not show up with a price. It was not in the Wal-mart database. The cashier then took it back to her manager and informed me that this could be a recall toy. I thought, no way, and spoke with a higher ranking employee. Later the cashier rung the toy and the price was over $20. I disputed this and waited to show another employee the advertised price ($9.96). I also noticed that this Arcee had a different ISBN (653569327646) than the regular version (653569111122), which was why it did not register. There was really no other difference in the packaging, no sticker indicating the exclusive battle damage. Eventually the employee took the price tag and let me buy it at that price, scanning a generic price tag. Even though this toy was troublesome to buy, I though it was cool to have something even Wal-mart does not usually carry. Has there been other sightings of battle damaged Arcee in North American retailers? | 
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03-03-2008, 04:07 AM
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#2 | | Cybertonian Guru Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,659 Location: In a TF Museum. Collection Count: All but a few. News Credits: 3 | Nice, (not really) they actually tried to charge you twice the price cause they couldn't find tth toy in their computer. Grammatically Editing Art since 2000! | |
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03-03-2008, 04:13 AM
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#3 | | The One Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,140 Location: Alabama Collection Count: A lot | Maybe somebody bought the Sam's 3 pack and switched it with a regular Arcee? Why, I couldn't tell you. Quote:
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03-03-2008, 06:50 AM
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#4 | | (┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,087 Location: Madison, WI Collection Count: Too many News Credits: 5 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Galaxy Convoy Maybe somebody bought the Sam's 3 pack and switched it with a regular Arcee? Why, I couldn't tell you. | And they changed the UPC # too?
Very odd. Maybe this fell off the same truck as that Animated Bulkhead.
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03-03-2008, 07:31 AM
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#5 | | Wot's the word, word up! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,142 Location: Louisville, KY Collection Count: 2000 | We knew about this. There was a post telling us about this, with pictures, a good month or three ago. Nevermore, I'm sure, would know which one... Come visit us at SLAG-A-CON on October 9th in Chesterfield, IN! SLAGACON.COM  Click the banner above to visit Captured Prey - Great Toys, Great Prices, and
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03-03-2008, 07:40 AM
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#6 | | Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 794 Location: WV Collection Count: I quit trying to keep up. | I put it out about a month ago, not gonna go digging for it. They first showed up at BBTS, over in the US anyways. | |
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03-03-2008, 08:29 AM
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#7 | | Emmig a rallod! Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,853 Location: Auburn, Alabamy Collection Count: 2,358 News Credits: -2 | Someone could bug BBTS to see if the ISBN matches this one: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...ail&picture=in
Maybe it's the Sam's Club one where the sticker didn't get slapped on and shipped to Wally World by accident. | |
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03-03-2008, 09:38 AM
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#8 | | TANSTAAFL! Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,450 Location: Massachusetts: to small to be a republic, to large to be an asylum. Collection Count: 1110 News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by shibamura_prime Maybe it's the Sam's Club one where the sticker didn't get slapped on and shipped to Wally World by accident. | Sam's club one came in the 3 pack, with them packaged in a display box: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...39&mode=retail
It is stories like this that make me hold off on buying one on ebay. I am hoping to see a retail release of the Battle Damaged version.
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03-03-2008, 09:58 AM
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#9 | | Keiner versteht mich. Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,624 Location: Germany News Credits: 40 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidecutter We knew about this. There was a post telling us about this, with pictures, a good month or three ago. Nevermore, I'm sure, would know which one... | Yeah, we saw some samples of a single pack battle damage Arcee, but with a sticker on the card pointing out the battle damage.
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03-03-2008, 10:20 AM
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#10 | | Constructicon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 701 Location: Los Angeles Collection Count: Mugen News Credits: 3 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Powerlinx Kupp | I did not realize that this incident would make front page news. Yes, since Wal-mart owns Sam's Club, it would make sense that the individually packaged version of battle-damaged Arcee would be sold in the traditional retail store. I was thinking of taking a pic of the reciept but it would be pointless since the Wal-mart employee scanned the generic tag displayed on the shelf.
As for obtaining one of these in North America, If you do not care about having a factory sealed bubble, you might as well buy this from the Sam's Club Exclusive 3-pack. If you are going to open the toy anyways, the packaging does not matter. The instructions should be the same, too. The reason why I bought this toy was not only because it was special, but also because it was individually packaged. As a collector, I do not plan to open the package. The main difference and other battle-damaged Arcees is the lack of exclusive sticker, though I have yet to confirm the ISBN. 
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