POTP Titan Class Predaking at Canadian Retail

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by ORIO, Jul 4, 2018.

  1. goldenboy1on1

    goldenboy1on1 Well-Known Member

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    If you're in st. Catharines, they have a few.
    Got one.
    Not really impressed with the quality TBH. This is my first PoP and likely last (I only have G1 and masterpiece). I always liked this guy and when i saw the release i thought it was very similar to the G1 look so went for it.
    For the price, in IMO, not worth it. I am going to see if they'll actually take it back.
     
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    The quality is not great.
     
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    I imagine online only, like the combiner sets :-/

    Things like this I want to check out in person before I buy. I'll probably be visiting Toy Dojo for this set.
     
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    The Transformers section in Target has been rapidly shrinking in size. They could only go so long with empty pegs before they filled that space with anything else. It's like Hasbro doesn't actually want to sell the toys they make.
     
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    This. I keep reading excuses that are made for the poor distribution, and there simply is no excuse. People want to buy these toys. If the distribution bottleneck is on the retail side, Hasbro can always open up direct channels to the consumer. There is simply no excuse for having customers with money in hand who eventually give up and walk away with their money.
     
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    Awesome that these are trickling out.

    If anyone picking up a Predaking doesn't want their Onyx Prime, please PM me!
     
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    Along those lines we're now on a 3rd line of toys with no real cartoon or marketing force behind it. People can point at the Go90 shows but those are really poor representation of the play styles for the toys. Where was the head/titan master gimmick? Where are the actual prime masters?

    That said, my 6 year old son loves the Voltron show on Netflix, has collected all the lions and is now asking for the villians and other characters. Seeing them in store only fuels his needs.
     
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    I have been noticing that! I wonder what the sales are for Transformers at Target at this point. I think the majority of collectors buy online nowadays (besides scalpels, and some parents buying Transformers for their kids) that could be a reason for decline and lower Transformer sales in Target, That would probably be why there is such a small section, they don't want to put out more than what is being bought, and don't want to waste shelf space.
     
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    I will still be getting Predaking, since I could not get Devastator and he is now like $400. I'm a (starting after summer break) Sophomore in Highschool with no part time work, and pretty much the only job I get, is Yard Work in my neighborhood. So I'm not going to spend $400 on a Titan Class that was originally $160. I guess I just missed out lol. Plus Onyx Prime looks pretty cool, I know he is going to be hard to get otherwise. I'm honestly looking forward to him.
     
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    WTF $88 for shipping from Robot Kingdom!??!?!?!?
     
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    Nice work kid.

    From what I've seen and read online about Predaking, he seems pretty solid compared to Devastator.
     
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    I think that if Hasbro and Takara spent more time making the main combiner teams better quality toys rather than just putting out dozens of figures and teams who weren't very popular in the first place, that would have been great. The price points were fine for most of them. Did we really need G2 versions? Or Victorion? Or a bunch of others?

    Shame to hear this overpriced set (even at CDN prices) is getting reports of feeling cheap. CW Devy level is what I expected. This costs literally twice as much.

    HASBRO. What are you THiNKING?
     
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  13. goldenboy1on1

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    I completely agree. Less is more. Less figure for the purposes of just releasing figures and more concentration on better quality figures that actually had relevance is what i would like to see.
     
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    The Netflix Voltron series, and the toys, are pure class. Voltron is doing it right.
     
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    That show is just great. I wish Hasbro would grow some sense and realize how much quality fiction does for a brand. It's insane how long it has been since we've had a good TF show. Imagine Predaking, but animated as well as the Voltron show...one can only dream.
     
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    Toy Dojo is selling an “early release” for a $40 markup. Uhhh is that common?
     
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    as stated on their website: NOTE: These are IN-STOCK early release copies from overseas so pricing will be higher.
     
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    We can only dream...
     
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    ahh I missed that.
     
  20. bradforj

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    I'm going to hold off on the high prices up front on this one. It has bargain store special written all over it with the reports of low quality coming out of Canada. I sense abundant quantities on Amazon Warehouse Deals in our future.