All I’m gonna say before being done with this conversation is that you’re wrong. Hasbro Asia stock usually comes out first, before USA stock, many online stores source from Hasbro Asia, hench the higher prices since they are imports. There is no scalping going on and I suggest you take efforts to further educate yourself on the matter before making unfounded claims and refusing to accept actual facts.

 

SO Hasbro Asia violates Hasbro's contracts for the sake of a handful of sales?
Toy License Agreement - Lucas Licensing Ltd. and Hasbro Inc. - FindLaw

 

Maybe your facebook post on the exact same topic will yield you more people with the same answers the last 2 pages of this thread has. If it does, take to twitter with the same question.

 

Contracts are regional, Hasbro Asia is not bound by Hasbro USA deals and vice versa

 

Does that mean they're assembled incorrectly on the stock images though? Because the photos here clearly show that they are indeed transformed that way and it isn't just an instance of them not being folded and the other seekers have them only go one way.

 

No, they just didn’t rotate the wings into the proper position, the stock images are all like thundercrackers left wing in the following pics. The wings can rotate in either direction

 

Okay. I registered myself at Takara Mall. Used the name conversion Kana tool etc etc. And managed to get registered using the proxy address.

I was planning to have my proxy receive Thrust and charge me their handling and shipping fees.

Then wham BANG! 

I was going to pay them VISA or Master but their system kept rejecting me despite already inputing a OTP 

This sort off happened to me with Hb Pulse which kept rejecting my VISA (which Amazon USA and Japan accepts) but eventully cleared my Master card (hence I scored 1 Centurion set) 

So now, I'm biting the bullet and getting my other proxy to handle everything (they always answer my email ASAP), which I thought I could have saved a bit with the direct purchase (d@mn you Takara Mall .

Fyi, my local supplier that scored me the Pit of Judgement seems to be oblivious with Thrust. RK screwed me again with their wonky search engine and I have no access to Walmart.

So I am going via the proxy Takara Mall route. Not even touching anymore ebay 'cause the Taiwan lady who scored(with very affordable price range) me IH/Prowl,Rollerforce/Fuzer set, Bluestreak and Airwave has stop selling TFs. The rest are charging waaaaaaaaaay out there for Thrust.

I pray that Amazon won't drop the ball for my SS and Kingdom orders. 

May I insert myself? Yup. There are regional contracts. Like a certain detail decal company that enhances various TF products. In the USA, not registered but in Asia legit. So there is precedent for such stuff.

 

 

If no pics it didn't happen. So bit the bullet and I have a confirmed reserve from Takara Tomy Mall Thrust   six months from now.44P.S. Hasbro............do you hate us loyal customers so much that you make us jump thru hoops just to buy your plastic, ABS,PVC,POM crack