Minnesota Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by Foster, Oct 23, 2003.

  1. Bluestreaker

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    Is Haslab Unicron really losing that many backers? I don't remember it being any more than 5,660 backers. They may have lost a dozen or so, but as of this writing, it's back in the 5,650's. No way to know if there's further attrition if new orders are also coming in.

    I also wouldn't assume that Zeta is the reason people dropped out. A lot can change financially for people in two months. Maybe some people no longer have $600 to spare, or maybe they're worried about a recession and want to save money. Could be multiple factors.
     
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    Well, yes and no. China doesn't care about international copyright laws, but Bandai's been able to get the Dragon Momoko guys thrown in JAIL, and I had heard that Weijang was forced to rebrand because of pressure from Hasbro. CAN do shit about it vs HAVE THE WILL to do shit about it are two separate things. Honestly I hope they both get made.

    Yeah, I agree with that it's probably not the main factor for some people, and no, it has only lost about 24 backers that I've noticed total, but I agree that it'll prolly just get made anyhow. I would guess the Zeta Unicron would pull some people away because the hasbro price tag is pretty huge and Zeta will assuredly cost less. They still both have their perks though. Like I said, I hope they both get made so people have options!
     
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    I really do hope both get made too...
    The companies you mentioned...weren't they doing straight up copies though?
     
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    It's also the question of people who opted for Zeta instead of Unicron and thus simply don't order instead of cancelling.
     
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    Dragon momoko was the equivalent of a 3p gundam company. They were doing their own takes on characters. Their Deathscythe was rad. WeiJang was doing oversized, slightly modified KOs, yeah.
     
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    BBTS has Omega listed as in stock.
     
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    Need help from Minnesota members. Looking for clearance 80th Captain America and Iron Man from Walmart. Found one Thor. Want to complete the big three. Checked brickseek, either numbers were wrong in some locations or figures were not where they were supposed to be. Thanks!
     
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    ...I think Eagan Walmart has some of the Iron Man. Was just there this afternoon.
     
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    Thanks! Did you happen to know if they were $15? Will hit it up first thing tomorrow. I’m pretty sure Cap is long gone in all local Walmarts, but you never know. Supposedly Cottage grove WM had 5 Caps in stock, but no dice. That’s where I found a single Thor.
     
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    I'm working off memory, so all I remember was a retro looking Iron Man by where you'd expect the Jetfire to be. Hopefully I'm not steering you wrong.
     
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    No worries. I planned on doing some hunting that direction anyway. I did manage to locate the iron man at that location, however they did not clearance yet.
     
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    Was in Mankato for a wedding yesterday. They had a couple tapes at WalMart, and Spark Armor shockwave at Target. Picked him up because I figured it's a good toy for my nephews like the rest of the spark armor guys... but I might actually hang on to this one as as desk toy.
     
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    Series 3 Botbot singles at AV off Pilot. Also, Cyberverse Gnaw, Hightower wave, KSI Boss, Rampage and Long Haul.

    (I had my son with so I didn't have a chance to take inventory, but aside from the Nampy and Drippy Pup I took home I think they had all of Series 3. Including Quackles.)
     
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    2 siege seeker 3 packs at the North Target in Rochester
     
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    Nothing too interesting at Bloomington Target unless you want the micromaster set. If you're into the NECA Kenner AVP reboot, they had the Lasershot predator.
     
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    Rochester south Target 1 seeker 3pk, 2 micromaster 10pk, 1 SS drift, 1 SS ksi boss, zillions of siege shockwave, 1 Galaxy force OP.
     
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    Edina target has a long haul, some KSI bosses, a few micromaster sets, some Jetwing primes, and S3 Botbot blind packs.
     
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    Wonder if s3 single botbots will ever make it
    to the eastern metro and why has Walmart stopped carrying these?
     
  20. einhazard

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    I think the botbot thread theorized that Target is more getting them early than walmart not carrying them because at some point a lot of the dates for s3 were like nov/dec. Still weird tho.