SS78 ROTF Sideswipe found at retail

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by blazemongr, Sep 15, 2021.

  1. worldsgreatest

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    I guess it's fair to take this literally. However few people are accusing retail of physically not stocking shelves.

    The stock that gets to stores disappears immediately though, and has for the last year she a half.
     
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    Can't wait to get this guy, his paintjob looks wonderful. Just need to figure out a way to cleanly add the headlight strips.
     
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    I'm really looking forward to this one; really glad he still has the guns from the DOTM version.
     
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    Where is a Mejer any way I never heard of that store. I googled it in south Florida with zero results. Must be out in the sticks.
     
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    Some people actually do believe that, though, these communities aren't always the most rational. And the "stock disappearing too quick" problem is multifaceted and not a recent development, it's been a problem for a long time. Finding that sweet spot between stocking enough to meet demand while simultaneously not stocking too much of what people won't buy in order to avoid excessive clearance is quite difficult and it hasn't gotten any easier thanks to the collecting boom of the past few years.
     
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    Hey, Might want to remove the Perceptor reference from the front page story if the case pack up thread is correct, don’t want to give folks false hope :D 
     
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    It's primarily a mid-western chain, there are none in Florida.
     
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    Things are way different not thanks to supply chain issues. The three Walmarts and two Targets in my area haven't had a single Kingdom or Studio Series Voyager or Leader on shelves for months.

    I've seen SS 86 Deluxes once, at one store, since February and I hit these places almost daily.

    Way, Way worse than it's ever been. At least in my area.
     
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    More Blurr and Kup? Aye Karumba. Not that I don’t own and like those figures but I’m pretty sure that isn’t a universal opinion and that old waves of those two are still kicking around.
     
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    Meanwhile all the stores in 100 miles of me have been barren wastelands for months on end. There are not many stores in that area either. lol
     
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    @Black Convoy Perceptor isn't his wavemate, Sideswipe is on his own in this wave along with some repacks.
     
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    The Kingdom Wave 4 assortment goes like this:

    2X Waspinator
    2X Shadow Panther
    2X Tracks
    2X Paleotrex
     
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    Thanks! I will check it again.
     
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  18. Enemy

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    Damn, my local Targets are gonna catch fire with all the Paleotrex warming the shelves. Why not repack something that might actually sell? Also, wasn't Slammer supposed to be in here? Please tell me he didn't get cancelled, he's the last Kingdom figure I care about.
     
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    Slammer and Pipes were pushed back to wave 5, remember that there was a Blaster listing for Kingdom before the Legacy listing popped up
     
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    Well that's extremely disappointing. Glad that means I didn't miss him yesterday though. I don't remember hearing about blaster but glad he's coming for those who want him.