ultrascottus wrote:The workers there had no clue what I was talking about. I even told them specifically what I was looking for, and got excited when they said they had it and had it saved for me to pick up, only to find out that it was Combiner Wars Motormaster.
I'm not sure how they got Motormaster from Computron.. but they did. My theory is that they saw a box that said "Transformers: Combiner Wars" and just assumed it was it.
He found Computron at TJ Maxx in Fenton, Missouri, and Astrotrain at Marshalls off Lindburg in St. Louis, Missouri.Cyber Bishop wrote:Uh, what state were these found in? That always helps.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Kurona wrote:Sjeng wrote:Kurona wrote:Sjeng wrote:Man, combiner sets for $40,-... That's NEVER gonna happen here in the EU
First Victorion, now Computron and G2 sets...
Do you not have TK Maxx?
And I know it was lighthearted, but let's keep politics off the threads
Yeah, got it I agree.
Well, I googled it, and apparently, we DO have TK Maxx!! Never ever heard of them, but there's one pretty close in Heerlen, and also a bit further in Germany, Aachen! Sadly, you can't see what they have online...
Can you call them and ask?
Don't blame you - I barely recall them existing here until we found out about that £13 Sky Lynx.
From what I've heard the stock can vary greatly depending on the store; I guess it's just up for luck. Sky Lynx, CW boxsets, random Legends Class dudes, RiD 2015 deployers, Titans Return Leaders - it's pretty much a random grab-bag. I suppose you might be able to call the individual store itself and ask, but it doesn't exactly seem like they stock toys in the typical sense; just take on residual stock from elsewhere and price it according to what they think it's worth. Still, wouldn't hurt to try, right?
o.supreme wrote:ultrascottus wrote:The workers there had no clue what I was talking about. I even told them specifically what I was looking for, and got excited when they said they had it and had it saved for me to pick up, only to find out that it was Combiner Wars Motormaster.
I'm not sure how they got Motormaster from Computron.. but they did. My theory is that they saw a box that said "Transformers: Combiner Wars" and just assumed it was it.
Unfortunately I learned a long...long time ago, that unless you are calling a toy store specifically, it isn't worth it to call ahead. This even applies at Wal-Mart and Target. Yes workers especially at Market 6 stores have no clue, because toys are a drop in the bucket compared with everything else they sell, and as most of you can tell when you walk in, there is no rhyme or reason to any of their toy sections. Stuff is just put on shelves randomly. Often you have to look behind product to find other totally unrelated items, which is why I am very thorough when I go to these places because sometimes you do find a hidden gem. The employees don't even know what to expect in their shipments, stuff just sort of "shows up" from others stores or warehouses presumably.
I understand the desire not to waste gas/time on travel. Fortunately I live in a suburb of a fairly large city, so there are actually more of these stores than I can go to in any given time, so I plan my routes. I went to a couple yesterday. Today I plan on going home a different direction that will pass by 3 of these stores.
A "grey import" is a toy that's been imported into the UK by a firm other than Hasbro themselves.
This usually means there's a sticker somewhere on the packaging saying "imported by" and naming the firm.
This particular firm has a record for this sort of thing going back to the mid 90s, maybe earlier
Grey Imports are frequently left over stock from another region so the boxes/cards for the toys are usually not the standard ones for the UK. Sometimes it's hard to tell but there's a dead giveaway here as these CW toys have the comics which the UK versions didn't. Last year lots of chains got cases of T30 Voyagers in stock, which we never got here.
Generally grey imports are sold to discount chains such as TK Maxx, Home Bargains and B&M. The discount chain mentioned here is a new one on most people. However at this time of year, when shelf turnover is high, they can end up in normal retail stores.
How widespread it is outside the UK I haven't a clue!
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Agamemnon wrote:I want those comics...
william-james88 wrote:Agamemnon wrote:I want those comics...
Thats right, I forget, you guys never did get the Dragstrip comic.
And I dont know if you remember Agamemnon, but the Alpha Bravo comics were given out free at a Shanghai event since they ended up never being used for a revision wave.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Right now, I've seen comic-less versions of CW Ironhide and Sunstreaker at TJ Maxx stores.
Bumblebee21 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Right now, I've seen comic-less versions of CW Ironhide and Sunstreaker at TJ Maxx stores.
is sabr doing some hunting.
yeah i saw blast off swindle hound and mirage
Bumblebee21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Agamemnon wrote:I want those comics...
Thats right, I forget, you guys never did get the Dragstrip comic.
And I dont know if you remember Agamemnon, but the Alpha Bravo comics were given out free at a Shanghai event since they ended up never being used for a revision wave.
yeah we did get dragstrip. i remember going to a tru or 2 and seeing him with the other stuntcions.I remember it vividly because it meant i was gonna have to wait longer for air raid.i had slingshot before i had air raid.
the comics did end up being reused tho. they were with the combaticons
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
nycPrime wrote:So is it possible that computron at tj maxx was either a one-off mistake or not true to begin with? I feel like everyone has been searching for it, myself included. You would think by now a few more would've turned up.
Bumblebee21 wrote:nycPrime wrote:So is it possible that computron at tj maxx was either a one-off mistake or not true to begin with? I feel like everyone has been searching for it, myself included. You would think by now a few more would've turned up.
he will be out just got to give it some time.
it probably just got out early.
im not sure about the choo choos tho
william-james88 wrote:Bumblebee21 wrote:nycPrime wrote:So is it possible that computron at tj maxx was either a one-off mistake or not true to begin with? I feel like everyone has been searching for it, myself included. You would think by now a few more would've turned up.
he will be out just got to give it some time.
it probably just got out early.
im not sure about the choo choos tho
Yeah those astrotrains look like mistakes, like they were sent the wrong batch of Generations Voyagers.
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