Hot on the heels of the Wal Mart listings earlier today, we have also learned of a listing in KB Toys computer systems for “TRA UNV BTL P”, most likely meaning a Transformers Universe Battle Pack of some description. The cost is quoted at $22.99, and they come four to a case, so it is suspected that this will be similar to a Voyager sized item.
We will update you with more news on this new item as and when it becomes available.
Chaos Convoy
….good lord. Dude. Really?
Anyway, it was just a re-release of the Classics 2-pack Prime and Megatron without the DVD.
Dinobot Nuva
Did you even READ the thread? Its the Classics Megatron/Prime deluxe two pack in Universe 1.0 packaging. Holy crap, zombie thread!
thecypher0
hate to pull a thread necromancy but has anyone heard updates on this? I'm guessing it's dead since KB is going under. Correct me if I am wrong and anyone has seen these updated battle packs
airfox
Hey… that sounds cool. Like something I would've wanted 25 years ago when I saw on RoTJ that Luke's lightsaber wasn't blue or red.
-airfox
Kickback
I doubt it's something new. It would have been all over eBay if that was the case. My assumption is a pack-in of some sort.
I'm going to laugh if it's an Energon Deluxe with a Cybertron Basic. I get TONS of those figures and they all still sell like crazy. Transformers is my top selling brand right now, though Star Wars is expected to knock it off it's 13 week top-seller in boys toys next week with our MIDNIGHT RELEASE OF STAR WARS CLONE WARS YAYAYYY.. (sarcasm).
The "Build your own light saber" thing is pretty snazzy looking though, can't lie.
Rattrap Primal
desert cammo (unused G2 color scheme) Ramjet or G2 color scheme Ramjet (it could work for Dirge)
yovnocrats
there is no way that comic can be marketed to kids. implied rape and transexualism is pretty much a no go for tykes.
Jarodimus
Gah!
Surely not. The combined individual prices would be "only" $19.98.
But then, if it's an exclusive… I suppose all bets would be off, no?
Fit For natalie
I think the Classics Magnus Vs Skywarp set for $20 kinda screwed things up for the always-thrifty Americans. This was been one of the relatively uncommon cases where an exclusive redeco set cost considerably less than buying the original versions of the toys seperately. Normally exclusive redecos cost about the same as the normal toy. Sometimes more than the normal toy in the case of certain Star Wars exclusives.
But now people expect Voyager + Deluxe 2 packs to cost $20 and balk at paying what they would actually cost individually.
Those are Target exclusives. This is a KB listing.
Autovolt 127
This could be Springer vs Ratbat or Roadbuster vs Dirge.
REDLINE
holy crap… $22 for a deluxe and a legend? yikes!
Kickback
I reported it, FYI.
My store is due to get this in early Monday morning. No idea what it is. KB Toys currently carries two Universe lines:
– Transformers Universe ($9.99 for deluxe Energon figs, $6.99 for Cyb basic figs)
– Transformers Universe ($12.99 for deluxe new figures, $6.99 for legends)
This is slated as $22.99 and is 4 per case. I'm only getting in one case at my store. It is listed as a "NEW ITEM!". KB Toys has been on top of things lately, I've already gotten and sold two cases of the Halo 3 wave 2 figures, as well as enough Animated to make your head spin. I've got a whole display rack of Animated figures right now with a huge standee that has the "Transformers" logo in Animated styling but no "Animated" with it.
Don't recall hearing anything about a KB exclusive, and usually when we get something exclusive for a big product (like Star Wars, Transformers, etc.) they bombard us with E-mails about talking it up. The $22.99 price point makes me believe it's a deluxe packaged with a legend figure … simply because voyagers are $24.99 ($3 to $5 mark up from WalMart).
Who knows.
Also, if you're a Star Wars fan, KB Toys will be doing a $5 off a $50 purchase of Star Wars product for the weekend that the Star Wars Clone Wars toys are released. If you're lucky, like my store, you'll get to do a midnight open to sell the toys, yayyy….
Opticron Primal
Arcee vs. Jhiaxus 2-pack with a Spotlight:Arcee mini-comic pack-in……just a guess. ^_^
Dinobot Nuva
I think the price increase has to do with the fact that not only are you getting $30 worth of toys, but you're also getting a comic and custom artwork commissioned for the sets, things that the Magnus/Skywarp pack didn't have.
Also, found it in the same list of DCPIs that mentioned the Mighty Mugg TFs-
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…ormers-universe-mighty-muggs.html#post2201197
DN
Robogeek28
Hmmmm, well that kinda sucks, but it means I'll definately be passing on them.
Dinobot Nuva
This mystery battle pack listing is for 20ish dollars.
The Target exclusive comic packs on the other hand are 30 dollars USD.
Look back on the news, I think we heard about it in the last couple of weeks or so. Most people expected them to be $20 like the Classics Magnus VS Skywarp set, but that's not the case.
DN
racnruin
I hope it is an exclusive Then I can use My employe discount on it
Just talked to My KB Toys store Manager at the store I work at Quote from him"that would be correct bunch of new TF sku's" He thinks we may be getting it on our next truck shippment Monday 21st.
artiepants
ditto…
Robogeek28
I thought these guys were $20, where'd the $30 come from?
Obvious Prime
This. I'd rather Target get these.