SDCC Blaster Available @ Home Sense in Canada

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Batman, Jul 12, 2011.

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  1. mac&cheese, Jul 13, 2011
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    Hmmmm, good question. How they sell out then?
     
  2. thygriever, Jul 13, 2011
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    wow... that is major sweetness. i'll never be able to get one but hey, that's an amazing deal for a great toy set!
     
  3. Bountyan, Jul 13, 2011
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    Yeah. I really only want this set for the cassettes. Blaster doesn't fit in with my classics at all because he's so huge and no articulation. I'll probably just display him in boom box mode somewhere in my room if I do end up getting this.
     
  4. moreprimeland, Jul 13, 2011
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    That's great for those fans that get a great deal, but a kick in the knees to the folks who paid the bigger bucks.
     
  5. payres, Jul 13, 2011
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    I'm pretty certain these weren't just produced for SDCC, despite them being a US exclusive there. There was an absoloute mountain of them at Auto Assembly last year, all the dealers had them in quantity. I have some recollection of them being sourced through a supplier in Asia.....
     
  6. caitlindevi, Jul 13, 2011
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    Aw No fair!
     
  7. wolfe, Jul 13, 2011
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    I've been there a few times in the last two months looking for discount transformers. Only thing i saw were a few rotf shelf warmers and ko quick change bots.
     
  8. grimlock1972, Jul 13, 2011
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    interesting, I already have a set and these seem to be sans the groovy slipcover from the SDCC /HTS release of them set.

    Great news for those who need it though.
     
  9. Magnus' Mate, Jul 13, 2011
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    Sigh; great for Canada, but we in the UK never get these lucky breaks!
     
  10. TheSpacebridge, Jul 13, 2011
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    The Entertainer in the UK regularly gets old SDCC exclusives, they had the Star Wars Hologram Leia for MONTHS!
     
  11. Vangelus, Jul 13, 2011
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    If anyone heading to TFcon finds an extra one, I will shake your hand really hard when I pay you if you proxy it for me!

    Unless it's GMfan101, then I'll be gentle.

    I only say this because LOL at BC being anywhere near the liquidation centres that'd provide these.
     
  12. derbyhat7, Jul 13, 2011
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    I REALLY want him in my collection. I have not missed any reissues in the us for a few years now, but i am now full time student and when Blaster came out, i couldnt spare the cash, i can NOW spare 20 bucks! I hope he comes to the US somehow for the low. I have a TJ Max an hour away so it might be hard for me to get one. Someone brought up a good point, how did hasbro run out but there is a sudden surplus of them ending up in Canada?
     
  13. amberbratt, Jul 13, 2011
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    Yeah! i'd love to get one for that price! :) 
     
  14. kristaldoodle, Jul 13, 2011
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    AWWW YEAAHHHHHH! My Local comic book store has this guy for 50$.

    Winners/Home sense seems to be having a fun time with TF toys us canadians have a hard time to find?
    ( FOR MONTREALERS/Anybody who lives close, Here's some locations of Winners and Home Sense stores I know:

    Winners in Vaudreuil-Dorion (By the Highway, lose to Thai Express and Sports Experts. This Store has the Cyclonus+Rodimus 2 pack with the comic (bilingual) 2 packs left there.)

    Winners in Kirkland (By the Colisee, the Movie theatre. I haven't gone there in Ages so I don't know what's in there.)

    Home Sense AND Winners in Fairview mall(By the Highway! it's massive! :0 ) (There's an Elevator connecting them In the store!) I rarely go into Montreal/Fairview but I don't know if that store has a Toy Section like Winners. and the Winners there had Scouts and a really Banged up ROTF Jetfire (I bought it, box looked like it went to Hell and Back but the toy wasn't missing anything!)
     
  15. Quixote_Prime, Jul 13, 2011
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    SDCC Blaster hung out on HTS for quite a while. Any US fan after this when it came out should have had no problem collecting it. I think it was up for more than two weeks.
     
  16. Shin-Gouki, Jul 13, 2011
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    I got mine off HTS on day one. If they hit here I'll get one for my Daughter for Christmas. (She LOVES G1)
     
  17. madman1366, Jul 13, 2011
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    If any of my Canadian friends can hook a fellow collector up please send me a PM!!! Can use 2.
     
  18. Morf, Jul 13, 2011
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    Wow, the only time I really pursue a SDCC exclusive and get it, it ends up in clearance bins. Great.
     
  19. UltimusPrime, Jul 13, 2011
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    I will glady overpay for one of these if one of the fine Canadian members would mind picking 1 up for myself and my girlfriend.

    We really want to buy one of these but not wanting to drop $100 at BBTS.
     
  20. gambit020480, Jul 13, 2011
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    You made the point there. Just like Windcharger and Grappel, how many of you actually found one of these at a TJ Maxx or Marshalls? I have over eight of these stores in a 30 mile radius from me and, although I did find loads of RTS deluxes, I never say any RTS Windchargers or Grappels. Hell, I only came across one RTS voyager at all and that was a Deep Dive. Once. All the other stores had voyagers, but they were Seasprays, Night Ops Ratchet, and Payload. It is obvious at this point that the discount chains have burnt thru what stock they did have as I have not seen hardly any RTS in the last few weeks, only HFTD stuff.

    I would say not to waste gas. If you drive by one on the way to work or whatever then stop and humor yourself. But, I wouldn't get your hopes up.
     
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