Transformers Vintage G1 Mini-Cassettes 3-Pack Gurafi, Noizu, Decepticon Frenzy

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Jacer, Jul 18, 2019.

  1. Lbsammills51

    Lbsammills51 Well-Known Member

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    I just realized last night that a bunch of people got shafted on these, including those that preordered immediately. I hadn't been paying much attention and just assumed this release went off as normal. I hope Hasbro/Pulse offers further comment as to how this went so wrong.

    (Not that it's of much consolation right now, but for what it's worth, I ordered mine on 19 July at 12:18 AM PST and still got my set. It was a solo order, nothing else attached.)
     
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  2. Swoop Dogg

    Swoop Dogg Hi Yukio!

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    How much were they on Hasbro Pulse?
     
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    $35.
     
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  4. Swoop Dogg

    Swoop Dogg Hi Yukio!

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    Damn, that does suck.
     
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  5. JoeScibelli

    JoeScibelli That one Piranacon fanboy

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    Before shipping, so about $43. However, I'm assuming TCP charges for shipping too.
     
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    I just talked to hasbropulse on the phone about these cassettes and they said that they had an entire shipment of them get destroyed is the reason they are canceling preorders and they are unsure if they will get any replacements in. They said they were damaged beyond repair. Sad day for the 1st ever usa issue of these guys
     
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    thats a company line, and I dont believe their lies. They overbooked their preorders, and then cancelled once stock dried up.
     
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    Ultra Reverb Well-Known Astro-Creep

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    I'm pretty new to the preorder game, but I wonder if this is why they have the ordering windows now for the Seacons, to better have an idea of how many they'll need/will get, as opposed to this fiasco.
     
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    I dont believe they would destroy shipments of them..that sounds rather ludicrous
     
  10. Fafnir72

    Fafnir72 XYxInfinity

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    Stocks destroyed? Maybe the typhoon that hit South East Asia? They are made in Vietnam. But manage to get mine from RK, so that is indeed a mystery.
     
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    I wonder if the container fell off the boat into the ocean. That kinda thing happens.

    Didn’t it happen to a 3P a few years ago?
     
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  12. JoeScibelli

    JoeScibelli That one Piranacon fanboy

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    My coupon item has shipped, here's hoping something else doesn't go horribly wrong :bay 
    That's what I find odd, I know there's the principle that you hear about people who are upset more than those who are happy, but it really sounds like more people didn't get theirs than did. I think I've only seen 4 or 5 so far?
     
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  13. ckhtiger

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    Fansproject made up a story about glacial Lord, I believe to explain why their boxes looked faded. But I think it was intentional.
     
  14. JoeScibelli

    JoeScibelli That one Piranacon fanboy

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    The boxes were faded by design, but I think one of the members actually was partially lost due to an accident with the stock.
     
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    The Megazero thing about a shipping container falling into the ocean was also part of the joke. He shipped out in 'Korean' packaging because that's the 'only stock they could find' to fulfill orders.
     
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    Citation needed.
     
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    Interesting. I wasn’t buying them so I only read the info casually. Good to know nothing actually happened.
     
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    JoeScibelli That one Piranacon fanboy

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    Maybe that was it, my bad! I didn't follow it too closely so admittedly I'm no authority on the matter.
     
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    I think TFSource also claimed this with their orders of MP-10 EVA.
     
  20. Fenrys

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    The seacons have had a preorder window since the first two went up, as did star convoy and smokescreen