United Kingdom Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by payres, Jul 10, 2003.

  1. renkencen

    renkencen Seekers of the cheaper prices

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    It turns out, if the website is accurate, there is at least one (says it is close to running out) at my local GAME so I had click to reserved it. They should have plenty of time tomorrow to get it ready for the reservation (only click on it minutes ago)!

    If I did order it online and get it delivered in store, I wouldn't know what to spend the £5 voucher on? Yes I read your reply that I would get 2 years to spend it on but I liked to spend it asap. I mean I'm kinda interested in Minerva and Galaxy Shuttle but the two are not a "must have" for me, probably cos I'm not familiar with those two characters nor do they look super cool like Tarn.

    Before you mention spending the voucher on video games, I don't played console or pc games anymore (still watch gaming related stuff, just no time to played them myself these days).
     
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  2. Triggerhappy

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    One time in Game I got them to order an item in from the website at the till and I didn’t have to pay any postage at all - could try that
     
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    renkencen Seekers of the cheaper prices

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    I may try that if Bomb Burst is out but the local GAME doesn't have it since it's a tiny store.
     
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    Yeah I don't consider Forbidden Planet as mass retail either. To me, once it's on the shelves in somewhere like Smyths, The Entertainer, Game, etc. That's when I class it as a true on shelf retail sighting.
     
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  5. payres

    payres Well-Known Member

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    FP do source more from Hasbro UK now so it's more of a grey area than it used to be. Do they still import TFs?
     
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    Black Convoy Proudly Peruvian Transfan Moderator News Staff

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    Thanks for the information! I will keep that in mind for future sightings.
     
  7. renkencen

    renkencen Seekers of the cheaper prices

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    Got Soundwave and yup, they literally only had one (online says there's no stock to reserved)
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    Eyeah if you're a collector that want to preserved the box, reserved online is not ideal for you!

    Ok it look like I undererstimate this tiny GAME store. It look like it is "up to date" with the online store cos before going to the counter, I saw

    HISS Tank Megatron
    Tonka collab Constructicon
    BW Creature Collide Multipack (£44.99)

    Granted it didn't have all of them like I didn't saw the SSB Soundwave.

    Also I want to point out that The Entertainers got new Transformers stocks, the Earthsparks toys! Scroll down the page

    Search transformers | The Toyshop Site

    This includes-
    Deluxe
    Warriror
    Tacticon
    1 Step Flip Changer
    Action Figure

    Granted they are all "out of stock" but I'm assuming they are simply putting it online first and then get the stock? Funny how they reveal the new stock and Smyths haven't yet eventhought some of the store do got the new Legacy wave!

    Wehn are they going to lower the remaining old stocks like Pipe althought it is already on low stock?
     
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    Wow that Click & Reserve sticker isn't great @renkencen

    I've reserved several Marvel and Star Wars figures at the Bromley Game store over the past couple of weeks and haven't encountered this, thank goodness.

    That store had some of the newer stock in, opposite the counter, including Laser Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Motormaster, Pointblank and Starscream.
     
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    A quick once over with a hair dryer gets stickers like that off perfectly usually.
     
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    Smyths Watford don’t have any of the Lio Prime wave. Damn.
     
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    Same with the one in North Wales.

    I did notice they put the remaining SS86 Arcee's on the clearance table with a clearance stickers on her.

    Also heh, the reason why I didn't notice Blaster for £15 cos it look like they are out of stock but he is behind another voyager toy as they are at the upper self (the hard to reach height)!

    Somewhat tempted to buy her however if I did really wanted her, I would buy her from ID Toys instead cos she is £13.99 over. Even then I'm tempted for the T30 version they have on their site but she's abit expensive at £15 for a ten years old figure?
     
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    I notice that some Toymasters sell Cyberverse Mid size toys for £15. so I managed to finally get Thunderhowl. they also had Clobber & sludge as well though.
     
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    Leo and Hot Shot in Reading Smyth's, no Tarn or Needlenose

    Cheers,
    Doug
     
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    £34.99 for the new Voyagers!! Hilarious!
     
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    Getting closer to me in Watford!!
     
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    That does seem more likely to have people leaving off ordering them perhaps.

    Even if I am not best pleased about not being able to get an SS Rumble without a premium attached.
     
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    Has anyone actually seen a needlenose in the wild yet?
     
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    So nothing at Toymaster, guy in there checked and said that Earthspark range should be arriving any day now and he also saw Rise Of The Beasts figures will be arriving in April, unsure if that was studio series or mainline, didn't ask as better half was waiting for me outside lol. I'm guessing it will be a mix or main and studio series
     
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    This was the Smyths Aberdeen store a couple of days ago.

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