Local Walmart (Sunset Ave) had 2 SS86 Grimlock (first time seeing in person), and nothing else. Did not buy because already have Masterpiece Grimlock
Blue Diamond Target got 2 Arks in today. They’re sold out now but they are out there. Check your target apps.
Checked with the Target clerk at BD. Looks like I snagged the last one. More will probably hit in a minute. This is a really, really nice titan. Probably the best one out of the lot as he actually has an altmode that isn't a vague rectangle and/or starfish. I also appear to have snagged the last Rodimus at Popshack over the weekend. Per the owner, he had 6 and to his knowledge no other (specialty?) store managed to get any. I suspect he'll surface at Target in short order.
Yeah I picked mine up on Friday and the dude at the counter thought they had plenty lol. Sold out in two days.
That was me with my boy, yeah. He's more into He-Man so we were able to duck in and out. Grand Canyon Target had the Buzzworthy Worlds Collide pack and the Origins Bee. When I left, some dude was grabbing the last 4 pack and there was only one Origins bee left.
Honestly, it's hard to tell what will sell and what won't. After all, this is a franchise that got us to buy that damn mold like 7 times. I think they would have done better if they had just applied slightly different paint apps. Even stuff that SUGGESTS that Random Zombie #4,332 was, say, Rapido or Streetstar or an Omnibot before he got monsterfied would have gotten the product to move a little.
The Ark is in stock currently at these three targets. They probably only have 2 at each store. Happy hunting.
I can't speak for Centennial, but the staff at Summerlin South (aka Grand Canyon) is very nice and collector friendly if you can't find the item on the shelf, assuming you don't go full Comic Book Guy on them. The Boca Target is less friendly, and the toy aisle manager is borderline collector hostile - I've only managed to get them to do a stock check after a history of being extremely polite.
@Arnhide @ProtectronPrime you guys got plans on Sunday, September 26 at noon or Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. ? Anyone else on here interested?