West Virginia Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by PinkDoors, Jul 19, 2003.

  1. bobbyjack

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    My first sighting of something new in West Virginia since Prime Arcee and Ratchet way back in March I think. Charlestown Walmart finally got the Rumble case in. They had them all as of 7:30 last night. I left Rumble and the 2 Vehicons and bought Kup. The sad thing is I only wanted Kup for his cannons to put on AM Ironhide. Now I have to figure out what to do with Kup because Generations Kup is a much better Kup.
     
  2. Pale Horse

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    WOW.

    That's the only word that describes what just happened to me at the Charleston TRU. You know, that wretched place up on the hill where the employees scalp so much product that the collectors around here have to drive hours away to other towns to shop from TRU?

    Well, I went in there to look for GDOs. At opening. All they had on the shelf was a FE Arcee and 2 Starscreams. Now since I have been checking there daily I immediately turned to my wife and told her that someone who works there had been scalping this morning, and they took the Vehicons and Cliffys out of the case when they stocked.

    I went to the front desk with the skew #s for the GDOs. After convincing the girl working there that I knew how their system worked and they could indeed order them from the warehouse and ship them to my place, and then informed her that I coud see the names of the items I wanted on the screen, we finally got down to the business of placing my order.

    It was then that this skinny, balding guy with glasses in TRU uniform casually walks up to me AND STARTED TRYING TO SELL ME THE FE DELUXES RIGHT OUT OF HIS CAR. Yep, that's right! This scalper, who has made our hobbies a frustrating quest for the holy grail just strolled right up to me and tried to peddle his ill gotten Vehicons and cliffies to me right there at the service desk.

    I turned to him and made the following statement:

    "I had to quit collecting Prime figures. Because of all the godawful scalpers at TRU's and Targets who just take them out the back and then put them on the internet. I saw footage of some employee at a TRU recently online taking whole boxes out of the back and handing them to scalpers. Scalping has ruined this hobby."

    He just nodded, mumbled something, and walked off...
     
  3. Springer 2010

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    That sucks, dude. Is there any way that you could contact TRU headquarters to report this kind of douchebaggery?
     
  4. Pale Horse

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    If there is, I don't know it. If anyone does they need to post it openly here in this thread and all the locals need to call. Because like I've said before, this is totally out of control.

    I mean this is just a new level. The girl at the front kept trying to tell me that she couldn't order any particular toy out of the case pack assortments. When I confirmed to her that I could see the NAME of each figure on the screen from where I was standing she finally caved and did it(it read EXACTLY like the tru website, ex: 'Transformers Gen Scout Class Dead End'). Then this douche comes up to me and leans against the counter and tries to sell me the stuff he had JUST scalped.

    You should have seen the two of them when I told them in no uncertain terms that scalpers at TRU were the reason I don't collect Prime anymore, even as this dude is trying to sell me a scalped toy, LOL!

    But like I said, I really want everyone to have a number to call to just say, "look, we know employees have the right to buy stuff, but what about when a certain store NEVER has anything to sell the collectors who visit it? What about people who work there trying to sell us scalped toys that they know we came there to find!?!?"

    At this point there are at least 4 people working there who these toys have to get past in order to reach the pegs. And one of those guys basically just buys for himself, so it isn't him. But still, this is beyond ridiculous at this point.


    EDIT: I just got some intel from other locals on this since I posted about this. It seems that the guy who approached me is taking bribes from other collectors to hold onto things. One of those people is Ermin the peg destroyer. This means that whole cases are going to continue to disappear, as in all the time. The scalper also approached logical luke formerly on these boards and attempted to get a bribe for Transformers. Man am I glad I don't collect Prime anymore lol!
     
  5. bobbyjack

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    Just bought a Vehicon at ALDI in Charlestown. $10 plus tax each. Cash/Debit only, no credit. Had plenty. Airachnids too. The assortment they had was Wheeljack, Ratchet, Vehicon, Airachnid, and Knockout. I would have bought a Hot Shot for that price if they had one.
     
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    Ebay:
    The system is broke yo!
     
  7. Springer 2010

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    So yesterday I drove all the way to the Barborsville TRU and actually found new toys!!!!!!

    I got Swindle, Blast Off, and Vortex, which I love.

    I have heard a lot of reviewers whining about these figures in various ways this year, and sure, they lack some points of movement in the wrist and Vortex has the giant skirt in front of his legs, but these are by no means bad figures. They are cybertronian classics and easy to transform and play with.

    I am SO glad Hasbro is going the "simple to transform yet detailed" route with tis year's Generations.
     
  9. Springer 2010

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    Awesome, glad you found some stuff!
     
  10. Pale Horse

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    Yeah lol...

    Thanks Springer.
     
  11. Pale Horse

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    The FoC Combaticons are now on amazon AT COST with free shipping. Avoid the 100 bucks for 5 toys the scalpernator shops online are charging!
     
  12. bobbyjack

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    I love being able to add to this thread. Doesn't happen very often. Got Voyager Ultra Magnus at my local Target in Martinsburg. There was still a Thundertron there when I left.
     
  13. phoenix88

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    Hmm, maybe if Magnus is in Martinsburg, stock of him has hit in Morgantown. i should check when i get back there this weekend.
     
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    Went to Southridge today. Checked out TRU and found nothing. Went to Target and found Blastoff and Swindle, but I left them cause I didn't feel like buying them for some reason.
     
  15. bobbyjack

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    Martinsburg Target had a few FOC Combaticons. Wasn't sure which ones but it wasn't all five. Good to see them finally get some new stock. Doesn't happen very often.
     
  16. Pale Horse

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    Got the Ultra Magnus and Thundertron Voyagers at TRU in Barborsville, as well as the Generations Powerdive. I LOVE Ultra Magnus.

    Got Botshots Shockers at SR Target.

    TRU at Southridge never got those to the shelves.

    Picked up two Combaticons and left the other 3 at SR Walmart last night. Prolly gone by now though.
     
  17. bobbyjack

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    Martinsburg Walmart had Prime Voyager Ultra Magnus last night. Haven't seen any deluxes in that store for a long time but they have been pretty stocked with Voyagers and Cyberverse.
     
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    Hit SR TRU and Target. TRU had Ultra Magnus and Thundertron and a deluxe arachnid. Target had pretty much the same thing they usually have, except one Cyberverse Skyquake.
     
  19. Roanoke Convoy

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    Bridgeport TRU: 2 Generations Soundwave voyagers and lots of data disc sets. New Bot Shots 5 packs (3 Stunticons and 1 Autobot set). Other than that, nothing of note. Shelves were pretty bare. A few TF: Prime deluxes (not recent waves - no Vehicons, Rumble, or Kup). Had a single TF: Prime voyager Starscream. No FE figures, no MP figures, no GDOs.

    Bridgeport Target: Shelves wiped out.

    Bridgeport Marshalls: a few odd Kre-O sets, and 2 DOTM Voyagers

    Bridgeport Walgreens: no Kre-O figures

    Clarksburg Wal-Mart: holy crap. They don't have anything to sell. Weaponizer Bee & Prime, and some cyberverse commanders. Nothing else.
     
  20. Pale Horse

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    If anyone has a Blast Off, Onslaught, Insecticon or AirRaid MISB they want to sell for a reasonable price, let me know please.