A little bird tells me that the next wave of Power Core Combiners five packs have been released at US Retail. The Power Core Combiners Grimstone with Dinobots and Steamhammer with Constructicons have been sighted at a Walmart in Colorado! They are in stores, but not ringing in at the registers so most stores are pulling them to the back. Mad props to our tipster Ed and the ever-loving Kickback for the heads up!
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mirarage
Shelf reset has been done at most walmarts and targets.
Now it's just waiting for re-stocking.
I think wally is is still waiting for formal inventory to be done.
I thought i saw a dino set & steamhammer in one of the sightings on weekend.
Hopefully they're on way back to shelves.
darkwingduck13
Target resets toys right after Christmas. That should already be done unless your store has just gone rogue. My wife works planogram team (for 7 years now), so I know the schedule pretty well. To be honest, Target resets far more often than Wal-Mart just in general.
Superquad7
Perhaps, but in some cases, it can be very difficult to tell. Sometimes "resetting" here seems like just "making sure the shelf it organized somewhat".
When DotM toys usher in, Walmart will be restocking. Rest assured about that. My current frustration with Walmart in particular is that my local Walmart got the first wave of Generations . . . and that's about it. There may have been a Megatron and Darkmount in there and a wave of HftD deluxes, but that's about it. I've really gotten to the point where I don't rely on Walmart at all for new deluxes (unless someone else reports a sighting). I don't "toy hunt" much anyways, just when I happen to be out.
Target's not been a whole lot better this past year [or so]. They've at least rotated a few waves in and out though.
Beastbot X
Resets at Wal-Mart have already been done. Don't know whether that's true about Target or not.
Superquad7
I've yet to see either of these still. PCC packs actually sold well during the Black Friday promotion and for Christmas. It's just not been enough to keep that trend continuing.
That along with other TFs at Target/Walmart/etc., I presume are just awaiting a shelf reset at this point.
Starscream NZ
I thought it was just here in NZ that PCC was doing poorly. A massive glut of Waves 1-3 of the 5 Packs and low sales of the 2 packs have drenched the TF shelf space of every toy selling store sadly. So much so it now looks like it's going to affect us getting Generations/RtS figures, dammit.
RedAlert Rescue
I'm sitting twiddling my thumbs hopping Hasbro UK don't skip over Wave 3 2 packs or if they do I can still find them as imports.
I'd rather wait a little longer to see if they jump straight to wave 4 or 5 and miss them out – I mainly want them for the minicons though.
I think Steamhammer & Grimstone will probably show UK in the UK quite soon though. as most place have an abundance of wave 2 five Packs and not so many places got wave 3 five packs so perhaps if they get more they will be wave 4 five packs.
I'll be interested to see if the rumors of them selling the commanders on their own are true though.
netkid
I hope these things become more abundant. All my stores have is tons of Wave 1 for singles and 5 packs, as well as the Protectobots and the Destrons.
I know we DID get sightings of wave 2 singles, wave 1 singles repaints, the rallybots, the destructicons, Steamhammer, and Grimstone, but they were in VERY small numbers and only lasted in stores for about a week. I hope those get restocked since I like the figures from the newer PCC waves more than the wave 1 offerings.
Vexxet
All of the VTC know which wal mart sells steamhammer and grimstone. we hold the market on it and wont be telling anyone where it is til we all get one. so far they have mistakenly put out a few and we just beg them until they sell it to us because the prices dont ring up.
Ribieconvoy
Haven't seen these guys in my area either. I'm convinced that they're hanging out with HA Mudflap, red ROTF Rampage, Energon Ultra Magnus, the Loch Ness Monster, and those socks you lose in dryer.
moreprimeland
I know I'm not the only one in middle TN area looking for Grimstone and as of today, no luck yet. My WM's, Kmarts, Targets and TRU seem to have the same old PCC's. Basically the first wave.
NCStarscream
Well, they've got enough two packs sitting around to include them in the free stuff giveaway.
That, along with the fact that every store I check for figures – with the exception of KMart – has been overloaded with the same stock for a long time makes me inclined to think it is selling that poorly. I am very lucky – my dad found me a Grimstone for Christmas; I've never seen it or Steamhammer otherwise.
darkwingduck13
I've been watching for the Dinobots for MONTHS now, and still nothing. I'm going in every Target, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and TRU that I pass, in 3 different states (Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas), and I have still never seen the Dinobots on the shelves. To be honest, it's been rare that I've even seen the wave with the Destructicons on the shelves…I can count the number of times on one hand! WTF is up with the PCC line's distribution? Is it really selling that poorly?
big hank
I keep hawking this one out of the way K-Mart that never has a lot of stock, but frequently has stuff before it's competition in the area. Score myWFC SOundwaves, PCC Sledges, Leadfoots (Leadfeet?), and Icepick there. They only have sets of 5 packs left, they are soooo due……
C'mon Steamhammer & Grimstone!!
Pikatron
I've still yet to see either of these sets on shelves. There are so many older sets shelfwarming, they probably don't want to.
all are dead
They aren't fiction to everyone, just to every store except some walmart's apparently.
~AAD
TechNoMad
I am starting to think that Grimstone and Steamhammer are a work of fiction that has been fed to the masses and confirmed by the confused. But if I ever do see them in my area I plan to get 2 of each.
F18Starscream
Haven't seen them down here yet (Orlando area) hopefully soon.
RedAlert Rescue
These two are supposedly sitting in Hasbro UK's Warehouse so I hope they will show up at UK retail soon I am still wondering why Spastic/Over-Run is on his own though when all the others were released in pairs of 5 Packs.
moreprimeland
Maybe you could ask him to transfer south..I like the way he prices these guys!!