ROTF Leader & Voyager figs released at US retail

getoninja · 05-03-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by blackout501st

WHO CALLED IT?? I CALLED IT. TOLD U!!!

i knew they would be bought b4 the 30th. and then be pulled off the shelves. i did the same thing with dinobot and smokescrean when they were on shelves b4 they were supposed 2 b. i bought them. just new the same thing would happen. they probably wont be on shelves now that they leeked, but im keeping my eyes open!

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Originally Posted by Macross7

Dude, we all knew there would be pre-release leaks. Don't act like you had some great insight. I'll say now that before Movie 3's release date, toys will get leaked. There will also be toys stolen from factories & people will review them.

exactly! he predicted the obvious. Thats like me saying its gonna rain somewhere before the end of the month.

I, Getodamous will make some predictions.
GI Joe movie Figures will be leaked before thier release date.
Getodamous will make one more prediction, any movie toy franchise released from here to the end of time will be leaked before thier official release date.
and for a bounus Getodamous makes another prediction, someone here will buy a ROTF Megatron, open it and will be broken.

Cool Hand Lube · 05-03-2009, 12:09 AM

Megatron will be broken, or the person who bought it will be broken?

JMazzic · 05-03-2009, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Optimus747

Were they next to the Lucky Draws and Botcon exclusives?

I'm a newb, I wasn't sure what those terms were. I looked those up, and I'd think you were ridiculing me

Also, I saw tonight that they were bringing out pallets that had Leaders, Scouts and Battlers. They were in boxes still, but they wouldn't open them for me.

Bumblejazz · 05-03-2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JMazzic

I'm a newb, I wasn't sure what those terms were. I looked those up, and I'd think you were ridiculing me

Also, I saw tonight that they were bringing out pallets that had Leaders, Scouts and Battlers. They were in boxes still, but they wouldn't open them for me.

Oh, snap.

Man, I want that Skids.

flamingunicron · 05-03-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JMazzic

I'm a newb, I wasn't sure what those terms were. I looked those up, and I'd think you were ridiculing me

Also, I saw tonight that they were bringing out pallets that had Leaders, Scouts and Battlers. They were in boxes still, but they wouldn't open them for me.

GG Did you buy those suckers?

thygriever · 05-03-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sso02V

You hear that? It's me hating you through the internet.

Wow, I think the same sound is coming out from my house too. Weird!!

Josh · 05-03-2009, 01:50 AM

i just REALLY want that prime

time to go toy huntin xD
wonder if anybody else has broken the street date

Double_Barrel · 05-03-2009, 01:57 AM

I want my PRIME right now!!! RIGHT NOW!!!

Transformed · 05-03-2009, 02:51 AM

Why do companies even bother with street dates? Some people just can't or don't want to read, but there are also cases when your shipping and receiving manager's breathing down your neck because you and your team can't keep the sales floor fully stocked, which of course leads to items net yet set for the sales floor finding its way there.

If companies cared so much about street dates, why don't they do what Sony did for the PS2 and PS3 (eg ship them days before the official release). Sending them weeks in advance is asking for trouble.

Aside from the slap on the wrist fines stores may face, do they even care? A sales a sale and store managers are always worried about their stores making their daily quota.

Nice finds by the way, but I do have one question: are you going to open those figures or what?

Transformed

AnimatedFan · 05-03-2009, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Transformed

Why do companies even bother with street dates? Some people just can't or don't want to read, but there are also cases when your shipping and receiving manager's breathing down your neck because you and your team can't keep the sales floor fully stocked, which of course leads to items net yet set for the sales floor finding its way there.

If companies cared so much about street dates, why don't they do what Sony did for the PS2 and PS3 (eg ship them days before the official release). Sending them weeks in advance is asking for trouble.

Aside from the slap on the wrist fines stores may face, do they even care? A sales a sale and store managers are always worried about their stores making their daily quota.

Nice finds by the way, but I do have one question: are you going to open those figures or what?

Transformed

The street date works for several reasons. (in no particular order...)

1.) One set date, no wondering or worrying when or if it should be out.
2.) Everyone gets the equal amount of chance to get the figures they want.
3.) It's a promotional thing, just to get us talking, sales planned, etc.

But some stores do feel they're above the say so and just do it anyway. (I applaud them (lol), too bad they're nowhere near me. lol)

There's nothing wrong with sticking to the date I suppose (though I do think it could be moved up, I'm not sure why it has to be at the very end of the month...) I'm just impatient. (As the rest of us are. lol)