That’s the Arcee, Smokescreen, Allicon, Airwave wave right? That wave must have been really over produced.
Just FYI, I was at Target by Voice of America West Chester last night and saw the following: * multiple Bulkheads * 2 legacy g2 Laser Optimus Primes * 4 Coronation Starscreams * a boatload of buzzworthy silverstreaks * a couple buzzworthy bumblebees * 1 legacy galvatron * a couple buzzworthy kups * and I saw either 86 scourge or sweep.. I didn’t look too close to tell which not a bad selection here but rather messy
Well that was also the wave that was essentially lost for months. If I recall correctly all of Wave 2 ER came out in July in the US but the first retail sighting of the deluxes wasn’t until like late Sept and within 2 months the deluxes jumped from Wave 2 ER to Wave 3 ER to Wave 1 KD
Shhhh, don’t say that lest you trigger the anti-G1’ers who have pinned their hopes on some non-G1 characters outselling the G1 characters. I’ve said Bulkhead is a shelfwarmer in various threads and they always show up to tell me he’s not a shelfwarmer and my anecdotal evidence means nothing.
I mean I will say that wave 1 figures ALWAYS shelfwarm. They show up at every store in large quantities due to being the first wave. Bulkhead is also 2 to a case whereas Blaster is 1 to a case, and Kingdom Blaster never hit saturation. It could be a beloved G1 character getting their first figure in 20 years and it'd shelfwarm if it was in wave 1. Optimus and Megatron did from Siege, Starscream and Grapple did from ER. While I definitely saw a LOT of Cyclonus and Primal from Kingdom, i'd honestly say they were the outlier and didnt shelfwarm as much. Rhinox was the true Kingdom voyager shelfwarmer due to his weird scarcity and sudden ENORMOUS influx of stock. Dinobot did for a time too.
Not to mention the fact the Wreck N' Rule Bulkhead coming out. If people dig that paint job more than the standard release then Bulky will definitely be clogging up shelves for awhile
I suspect the issue is that as well as being wave 1 (always over ordered) poor Bulkhead just got a bad figure. It looks awful in box and doesn’t seem to do well in reviews. If ever there was a character that could end up joining the G1 crew it’s Bulkhead. He’s been in several recent cartoons, and Bayverse Hound is clearly supposed to be Bulky. But this is just not a great toy at all. They shouldn’t have led Legacy with him.
About 30 mins ago Fields Ertel Target had a Buzzworthy Cliffjumper, 2 of each Legacy Leader, 3 Coronation Starscreams and a smattering of other recent product
Beechmont target had the RC transforming prime and some retro mando figures. Nothing else interesting and new
Walmart exclusive Beast Wars Legacyare still a no show at Lewis Center. Had an employee check and they aren’t on order either. Just gonna stick with my December preorder at Hasbro Pulse, f*ck Walmart. I’m not stepping foot in Whitehall or Morse Rd Walmarts for them not to have them either.
Fairview Park Target had a Laser Prime and a lone Blaster amongst a sea of Bulkheads. Also for anyone that is into Marvel Legends, the Dr. Strange and Master Mordo figures are only $6.89. They had 3-4 of each. Too bad Wong is still full price. Had a Buzzworthy Orgins Bee was $6.89 unmarked at this location. Probably worth doing a price check if you see it elsewhere unmarked.
