All Walmart Exclusive G2 Legacy Evolution Toys Found at US Retail + List of Who is Shortpacked

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2

Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?

Yes, because they were never revealed officially. It's the same on Pulse and Walmart.com
They should be listed this Friday

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2

Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?

Yes, because they were never revealed officially. It's the same on Pulse and Walmart.com
They should be listed this Friday

It is weird that the toys that are supposed to be part of the SAME WAVE aren't revealed at the same time. Even weirder when the reveals are MONTHS appart.

I'm mildly optimistic. For Velocitron, I was able to spot Clampdown on a couple of occasions. Cosmos was nigh impossible to find because it was not only shortpacked, but also a brand new mold and highly desirable.

Dead End being the only one of this lot I want...Yes being shortpacked is a challenge, but the fact that all of these are repaints, and not one of them is really "brand new" gives me some slight hope of finding one in the wild. If Walmart does do online pre-orders I'll try it, but nothing yet that I've seen.

Stopped at 6 walmarts over the past 2 days, no sign of these guys yet in my area.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stopped at 6 walmarts over the past 2 days, no sign of these guys yet in my area.

I think tomorrow is the official street date even if it isn't being blocked out in the store computers. I'm going to check first thing in the morning and if that fails I'll see if I snag them when they go online.

Emerje

Bounti76 wrote:1300 South and 3rd West. I went in a day later, and the box was still on a pallet. Checked inside and there were only 2 Laser Cycles, 1 Jazz and 1 Mirage left.

Dang, I must have missed them when I went! I did find a dead end though! I hope the wal marts around the suburbs get them soon!

The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.

(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!

Emerje

Emerje wrote:The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.

(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!

Emerje

Sideswipe is sold out too.

The Pulse marketing email also showed the Amazon capsule, but they're not up yet. They should be listed at 1 PM.

I have secured all 4 of the other deluxes, and my Toxitron, Cloudcover, and Jazz were charged as well. so capsule wise, I only need to worry about Grimlock now!

I will be really happy to give poor G2 Dragstrip a buddy. and Dead End is my favorite Stunticon, so I will be happy with getting him.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Emerje wrote:The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.

(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!

Emerje

Sideswipe is sold out too.

The Pulse marketing email also showed the Amazon capsule, but they're not up yet. They should be listed at 1 PM.

Yep, gone in less than 30 minutes.

Hadn't even seen the Pulse email, I had been refreshing the page since 11am (the email came at 12:10pm).

I guess I'll stick around and order the Amazon figures too, though I've never had an issue with their exclusives (aside from mixing up their products).

Emerje

I wonder if Walmart is even going to both with online listings for these. I haven't been to one this week to even check it out

o.supreme wrote:I wonder if Walmart is even going to both with online listings for these. I haven't been to one this week to even check it out

With Walmart and online, I would:
1 - Not trust them to put them up at a logical and expected time where the bots won't buy them out before anyone even knows they are up (or never put them up at all like Cosmos); and
2 - Not trust them to fulfill the order in any timely fashion if at all.

I'd recommend hitting the stores later at night when the pallets of things to be stocked are out. That is how I found Cosmos. Never saw him on a peg, was just lucky eoungh to spot a case on the pallet one time. It was that store's first case. a week later that had at least 4 more cases ont he pegs all sans Cosmos and Clampdown of course.

Well, as expected there's still no new listings of the remaining deluxes Sideswipe and Mirage at Walmart.ca.
Furthermore, ALL the G2 transformers instantly sold out. Thank God I manage to snatch up a Cloudcover as Legacy Nacelle was announced.
(For me, Legacy Nacelle will be "Cybertronian Cloudcover".)

Walmart did charged my card for Cloudcover, but the shipping is yet to be confirmed. I do hope my order will not be cancelled at the last second.

Cloudcover arrived on my doorstep the other day to be part of my Seeker army. When I once more have a display for a Seeker army.

Glad I got him. I mean I'd rather have am F15 Sunstorm right now, but I like that I have this guy too. He has a really unique color scheme for a Seeker even if we already have a few "blue guys".

If I see Toxitron I'll get him, but he's a maybe with my budget being what it is.

I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

I'm betting this is the case here in the states... I'm not holding onto any hope of getting Dead End (the only one I want).
And once I can't get him (I won't pay scalper prices), I won't get any of the G2 Stunticons.
Putting any of those guys into this Toxitron line was pretty poor form.

Sowndwave76 wrote: I won't get any of the G2 Stunticons.
Putting any of those guys into this Toxitron line was pretty poor form.

There is some hope for a Select G2 boxset. won't avoid some easy profits I'm sure.

Sideswipe is so shortpacked, he doesn't even appear on the Seibertron toy sightings page!

Sowndwave76 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

I'm betting this is the case here in the states... I'm not holding onto any hope of getting Dead End (the only one I want).
And once I can't get him (I won't pay scalper prices), I won't get any of the G2 Stunticons.
Putting any of those guys into this Toxitron line was pretty poor form.

Dead End is the only one in this capsule. They are doing like they did with WFC Orthia: only the true hardcores will go for this, and they know it.

Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

Things look grim for my last minute order of Cloudcover...

For all of the G2 figures on Pulse I ordered the first batch of three in one order and the remaining four in another order. Yet the first three are being shipped individually since they're Pre-orders and the the later four are shipping together because they were in stock. Pulse is so weird.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:For all of the G2 figures on Pulse I ordered the first batch of three in one order and the remaining four in another order. Yet the first three are being shipped individually since they're Pre-orders and the the later four are shipping together because they were in stock. Pulse is so weird.

Emerje

Mine shipped just like that. Supposedly the first 3 arrive tomorrow, and the last 4 arrive Saturday.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

And give us G2 Breakdown as a tribute to BotCon or something

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

I guess Bruticus and Superion sold way better. Either CW Menasor was less popular than the rest, or it was somehow over-produced and overstayed its welcome.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:For all of the G2 figures on Pulse I ordered the first batch of three in one order and the remaining four in another order. Yet the first three are being shipped individually since they're Pre-orders and the the later four are shipping together because they were in stock. Pulse is so weird.

Emerje

Mine shipped just like that. Supposedly the first 3 arrive tomorrow, and the last 4 arrive Saturday.

Mine shipped like that too based on the separate emails from Pulse, but all 3 pre-orders came in the same box. They just arrived today.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:For all of the G2 figures on Pulse I ordered the first batch of three in one order and the remaining four in another order. Yet the first three are being shipped individually since they're Pre-orders and the the later four are shipping together because they were in stock. Pulse is so weird.

Emerje

Mine shipped just like that. Supposedly the first 3 arrive tomorrow, and the last 4 arrive Saturday.

Mine shipped like that too based on the separate emails from Pulse, but all 3 pre-orders came in the same box. They just arrived today.

Interesting. I got individual shipping notices for each one, but now that I've doubled checked, Jazz shipped on his own, Toxitron and Cloudcover are together and then the final four are together. FedEx is going to love being here Thursday through Saturday it seems...

Emerje

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

And give us G2 Breakdown as a tribute to BotCon or something

Those sets also went down pretty hard. I remember just passing on a $50 Bruticus, and Superion was also $30 alongside Menasor at one point.

People seem to forget that the combiner giftsets ALL went on clearance, and the G2 ones particularly went on deep clearance.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

I am keeping those 3 since I like them (Sideswipe for my set collection, Deadend in the hope of a G2 set that may never fully materialize for me and Mirage since it's a mold I don't have), but if you want laser cycle, I don't really need him anymore and can sell it to you at the same walmart cost like the other times I picked up toys for you.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

And give us G2 Breakdown as a tribute to BotCon or something

Those sets also went down pretty hard. I remember just passing on a $50 Bruticus, and Superion was also $30 alongside Menasor at one point.

People seem to forget that the combiner giftsets ALL went on clearance, and the G2 ones particularly went on deep clearance.

For me it was Computron and Victorion. Each of those gift sets were discounted to $50 on Amazon, but I passed. Now they sell for more than retail even used, and are several hundred dollars new, if you can find them. I ended up getting UW Computron instead, which is arguably better, but even at that time it was much more expensive.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

And give us G2 Breakdown as a tribute to BotCon or something

Those sets also went down pretty hard. I remember just passing on a $50 Bruticus, and Superion was also $30 alongside Menasor at one point.

People seem to forget that the combiner giftsets ALL went on clearance, and the G2 ones particularly went on deep clearance.

G2 Superion and Menasor also turned up at T.J.Maxx for $40 (funny enough I made that sighting first and you were the one that wrote about it) outside of its normal market and also Hasbro Toy Shop was one of the ones that had them for $30.

Emerje

AcademyofDrX wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

And give us G2 Breakdown as a tribute to BotCon or something

Those sets also went down pretty hard. I remember just passing on a $50 Bruticus, and Superion was also $30 alongside Menasor at one point.

People seem to forget that the combiner giftsets ALL went on clearance, and the G2 ones particularly went on deep clearance.

For me it was Computron and Victorion. Each of those gift sets were discounted to $50 on Amazon, but I passed. Now they sell for more than retail even used, and are several hundred dollars new, if you can find them. I ended up getting UW Computron instead, which is arguably better, but even at that time it was much more expensive.

I still regret cancelling my UW Computron preorder. I actually want both, but I was poor at the time

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just look at how the CW G2 boxset went. Clearanced for $30. They are trying to avoid that here.

I think that's more because of the general opinion of CW Menasor... Then again, how did G2 Bruticus and Superion do?

And give us G2 Breakdown as a tribute to BotCon or something

Those sets also went down pretty hard. I remember just passing on a $50 Bruticus, and Superion was also $30 alongside Menasor at one point.

People seem to forget that the combiner giftsets ALL went on clearance, and the G2 ones particularly went on deep clearance.

G2 Superion and Menasor also turned up at T.J.Maxx for $40 (funny enough I made that sighting first and you were the one that wrote about it) outside of its normal market and also Hasbro Toy Shop was one of the ones that had them for $30.

Emerje

Truly full circle, I knew I had written about that, but couldn't find it

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

I am keeping those 3 since I like them (Sideswipe for my set collection, Deadend in the hope of a G2 set that may never fully materialize for me and Mirage since it's a mold I don't have), but if you want laser cycle, I don't really need him anymore and can sell it to you at the same walmart cost like the other times I picked up toys for you.

Nah, I have a Legacy Arcee and having one of the very average mold is enough. I'm mainly looking for Sideswipe.

If you find him, please let me know!

Grimlock just went up at Pulse and promptly sold out.

AcademyofDrX wrote:Grimlock just went up at Pulse and promptly sold out.

Got mine just in time

I missed Grimlock, but based on sightings it sounds like he's in solid cases so I'm not too concerned.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:I missed Grimlock, but based on sightings it sounds like he's in solid cases so I'm not too concerned.

Emerje

Same here, bummed that I have to go into a Walmart to find one but not too concerned.

I ordered G2 Grimlock from Kapow Toys here in the UK.

~ Grim

All of my figures arrived yesterday save Grimlock!



Some thoughts:

Laser Cycle Jazz is neat, I consider her to be lemon-lime flavored Jazz. I like this mold for the G2 Road Rocket crew, I think those 2 came out the best.

Sunburn Jazz is also nice, though i can't seem to figure out how to make the shoulder launcher work without it sticking really far out the back. I love the colors on this one, and the fade is well done. I like this much better than the OG Jazz.

Dead End is nice to have, he's my favorite Stunticon, so it's nice to have him. I wish he had some more paint on his legs though.

value store sunset shirt Sideswipe is also really nice, and I love the yellow to blue fade, really well done. He's also the only one I've put to car mode so far.

Watermelon Gator Mirage is also really cool, though mine has a little bit of stiffness in the knees. I love these colors so much.

Cloudcover is neat, I think he's the most mediocre of the set because his colors for the most part aren't really obnoxious.

Toxitron is interesting, I was not really into the mold when i got it as RiD Scourge, but in these colors I like him more? maybe the tolerances are different too, but I like him much more. I also pre-ordered the upgrade kit, so he can be all weaponed out.

Grimlock appears to be available on Walmart.com now.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/TRA-GEN-LEGA ... irect=true?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

I ordered one for store pickup, so I will hopefully be picking mine up in a few hours.

Success!

Some G2 photodumping. I LOVE this capsule!

Went to the East Bay this weekend and checked out several Walmarts I've not been to in years. There's been no sign of these anywhere within a hundred miles of me, I'm pretty sure.

o.supreme wrote:Went to the East Bay this weekend and checked out several Walmarts I've not been to in years. There's been no sign of these anywhere within a hundred miles of me, I'm pretty sure.

Yeah, the Wave 1 Velocitron toys sat unsold on the pegs in excess for the longest time, and now it feels like Walmart finally cleared them out to make room for the ROTB mainline toys, only for those toys to continue sitting unsold on the pegs in excess, leaving no room left for the Toxitron Collection.

Hmmm... I've always been told thaet each sub-line has its own space. I keep getting told by others (for instance) that an abundance of Buzzworthy Product at Target ISN'T the reason they have very little standard Gen Legacy because it's supposed to be on seperate pegs/shelf space. Of course I've always felt differently, but I'm always told I'm wrong so... .

If getting Toxitron at Walmart is dependant on clearing out enough space from RoTB product, then that's never going to happen...at least in my area, that merch isn't moving and there's so much of it.

o.supreme wrote:Hmmm... I've always been told thaet each sub-line has its own space. I keep getting told by others (for instance) that an abundance of Buzzworthy Product at Target ISN'T the reason they have very little standard Gen Legacy because it's supposed to be on seperate pegs/shelf space. Of course I've always felt differently, but I'm always told I'm wrong so... .

If getting Toxitron at Walmart is dependant on clearing out enough space from RoTB product, then that's never going to happen...at least in my area, that merch isn't moving and there's so much of it.

Yeah, it's a two part problem. They have to both be willing to carry them and actually clear the space to do so. My local Walmarts never got their exclusive 35th Anniversary line despite peg warming in other states. I've also never seen any of the G1 retro repaints except for Starscream in stores. Looking at the G2 Grimlock listing on Walmart.com and trying different zip codes from around the state tells me these are simply not available in my state yet.

The Walmart I frequent most still has the ROTB aisle displays out and for the most part have been keeping all of the figures there so there's definitely space on the shelves.

Emerje

I finished the Toxitron collection today. Grimlock looks so good in hand. I love this a lot, the whole line ended up being a banger!

Got Grimlock the other day. I love him, even without stripes up the whole body. His yellow is so delightfully lurid but tempered in Bot mode. He's a delight.

~ Grim

I'm presently standing in my local Walmart (particularly one that is notoriously slow to get new product on the shelves) and to my other surprise, I am seeing the Toxitron Collection Voyager Cloudcover, Leader Toxitron, and Deluxe Laser Cycle toys right in front of me. None of the others, though, but seeing any of them here right now is quite shocking to me, considering how much space is being taken out by all of the other TF lines currently available at this Walmart right now.

I keep wishing we get this guy done right....the Earthrise mold of course!