Hasbro is re-releasing Cyberverse One-Step Wheeljack In Bumblebee Buzzworthy Line

DeathReviews wrote:Maybe the stores are just sending back all the Wheeljack figures that didn't sell. And Hasbro is repackaging them and sending them back again

LinaNui wrote:Its getting to that level with the generations figure too I think. First in Earthrise, then Kingdom, and now rumored to be in Legacy again. Hopefully this means Que (DotM Wheelack) is coming soon to boost the ranks.

Sabrblade wrote:You know, I bet this mold would sell more like hotcakes if it were in Slicer colors.

First-Aid wrote:I see one of two possibilities.

1. Hasbro accidentally produced too many of this mold and are trying desperately to get rid of them any way they can.

2. They decided that simply repainting a G1 themed figure was too expensive and decided to see just how stuck in a rut Geewunners are by trying to release the same beloved character in multiple packages designed to make you think it is something different....you know, like a repaint but without the repaint. Hell it isn't even a different character like the Seekers are. They just repackaged him. Now they sit back and watch and the Geewunners, in their clamoring for anything G1-related, beat each other up to find the different packaging while Hasbro execs sit on the pile of money they conned them out of. It's like releasing a new G1-themed character without having to do any retool or redesign, but counting on the name WHEELJACK and Geewunners to make money without any effort on their part.

william-james88 wrote:

First-Aid wrote:I see one of two possibilities.

1. Hasbro accidentally produced too many of this mold and are trying desperately to get rid of them any way they can.

2. They decided that simply repainting a G1 themed figure was too expensive and decided to see just how stuck in a rut Geewunners are by trying to release the same beloved character in multiple packages designed to make you think it is something different....you know, like a repaint but without the repaint. Hell it isn't even a different character like the Seekers are. They just repackaged him. Now they sit back and watch and the Geewunners, in their clamoring for anything G1-related, beat each other up to find the different packaging while Hasbro execs sit on the pile of money they conned them out of. It's like releasing a new G1-themed character without having to do any retool or redesign, but counting on the name WHEELJACK and Geewunners to make money without any effort on their part.

Or it simply sells to patents/kids, the targeted audience. As the articke asks, do you see all these different packages of the same figure at the same time on shelves? If not, then it means they sell.

First-Aid wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

First-Aid wrote:I see one of two possibilities.

1. Hasbro accidentally produced too many of this mold and are trying desperately to get rid of them any way they can.

2. They decided that simply repainting a G1 themed figure was too expensive and decided to see just how stuck in a rut Geewunners are by trying to release the same beloved character in multiple packages designed to make you think it is something different....you know, like a repaint but without the repaint. Hell it isn't even a different character like the Seekers are. They just repackaged him. Now they sit back and watch and the Geewunners, in their clamoring for anything G1-related, beat each other up to find the different packaging while Hasbro execs sit on the pile of money they conned them out of. It's like releasing a new G1-themed character without having to do any retool or redesign, but counting on the name WHEELJACK and Geewunners to make money without any effort on their part.

Or it simply sells to patents/kids, the targeted audience. As the articke asks, do you see all these different packages of the same figure at the same time on shelves? If not, then it means they sell.

Actually, yes I DO see them all on the shelves at the same time (when I actually see anything on the shelf at all...). And that is disturbing.

william-james88 wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

First-Aid wrote:I see one of two possibilities.

1. Hasbro accidentally produced too many of this mold and are trying desperately to get rid of them any way they can.

2. They decided that simply repainting a G1 themed figure was too expensive and decided to see just how stuck in a rut Geewunners are by trying to release the same beloved character in multiple packages designed to make you think it is something different....you know, like a repaint but without the repaint. Hell it isn't even a different character like the Seekers are. They just repackaged him. Now they sit back and watch and the Geewunners, in their clamoring for anything G1-related, beat each other up to find the different packaging while Hasbro execs sit on the pile of money they conned them out of. It's like releasing a new G1-themed character without having to do any retool or redesign, but counting on the name WHEELJACK and Geewunners to make money without any effort on their part.

Or it simply sells to patents/kids, the targeted audience. As the articke asks, do you see all these different packages of the same figure at the same time on shelves? If not, then it means they sell.

Actually, yes I DO see them all on the shelves at the same time (when I actually see anything on the shelf at all...). And that is disturbing.

Sorry, I don't get what you mean by what you wrote in parentheses. So there are empty shelves and then when they are restocked you see wheeljacks from lines that are both recent and from 2 years ago?

DeathReviews wrote:There haven't been so many Wheeljack figures near my realm. Here's a snapshot of what my minions have been seeing, at least in the Walmarts they trawl at my command:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hasbro might not buy back stock of Transformers but they had to buy GI Joes back from Walmart after ROC because the figures didn't sell if they didn't Walmart was going to drop GI Joe if not all of Hasbro's lines at retail.

I don't think re-releasing one-steps have to do with the characters, but keeping the bucks/molds in circulation. I'd like to think I have a fairly robust collection of one-step figures and one thing I can tell you is the same basic molds/bucks get used over and over, remember those butterfly knife transformation figures? Wheeljack is a new mold that I'm surprised hasn't been reused yet, Hasbro is probably re-releasing the figure to squeeze what they can out of the tooling.

sol magnus wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hasbro might not buy back stock of Transformers but they had to buy GI Joes back from Walmart after ROC because the figures didn't sell if they didn't Walmart was going to drop GI Joe if not all of Hasbro's lines at retail.

I don't think re-releasing one-steps have to do with the characters, but keeping the bucks/molds in circulation. I'd like to think I have a fairly robust collection of one-step figures and one thing I can tell you is the same basic molds/bucks get used over and over, remember those butterfly knife transformation figures? Wheeljack is a new mold that I'm surprised hasn't been reused yet, Hasbro is probably re-releasing the figure to squeeze what they can out of the tooling.

I have no way to know whether you're right or wrong, so I'm gonna assume you're right.

It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

And yet I can't find that Earthrise Wheeljack mold anywhere, it's completely sold out at every retailer I visit, and I hear similarly from others like Death reviews above. So while this is all anecdotal evidence, I still never saw people post pics of Earthrise Wheeljacks shelfwarming even though that toy keeps being reissued. So maybe Hasbro is in tune with the market in ways we don't know. We all assumed we'd have pegs filled with just Kingdom Arcees left but that didn't happen either. Not sure about that one step though, I never really pay any attention to know if that one is clogging pegs.

Rtron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

And yet I can't find that Earthrise Wheeljack mold anywhere, it's completely sold out at every retailer I visit, and I hear similarly from others like Death reviews above. So while this is all anecdotal evidence, I still never saw people post pics of Earthrise Wheeljacks shelfwarming even though that toy keeps being reissued. So maybe Hasbro is in tune with the market in ways we don't know. We all assumed we'd have pegs filled with just Kingdom Arcees left but that didn't happen either. Not sure about that one step though, I never really pay any attention to know if that one is clogging pegs.

I mean, I doubt they would reissue something that doesn't sell. If they're releasing him again in legacy, that probably means he sold a lot in kingdom. He might eventually shelfwarm if they keep reissuing him and don't get the data pointing to every kid and fan already having him on time, but that's just a common logistics problem.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

And yet I can't find that Earthrise Wheeljack mold anywhere, it's completely sold out at every retailer I visit, and I hear similarly from others like Death reviews above. So while this is all anecdotal evidence, I still never saw people post pics of Earthrise Wheeljacks shelfwarming even though that toy keeps being reissued. So maybe Hasbro is in tune with the market in ways we don't know. We all assumed we'd have pegs filled with just Kingdom Arcees left but that didn't happen either.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

And yet I can't find that Earthrise Wheeljack mold anywhere, it's completely sold out at every retailer I visit, and I hear similarly from others like Death reviews above. So while this is all anecdotal evidence, I still never saw people post pics of Earthrise Wheeljacks shelfwarming even though that toy keeps being reissued. So maybe Hasbro is in tune with the market in ways we don't know. We all assumed we'd have pegs filled with just Kingdom Arcees left but that didn't happen either.

Yes it did. Not after the end of the line, maybe, but certainly for a really long time during. Arcee alone (or nearly so) on the pegs, everything else Kingdom or Studio Series gone. Every damn time I checked a Target in-person. Repacking ER Wheeljack again like they're planning for Legacy is certainly NOT being in tune with the market, because by this point most people who want him have had a shot and the eBay prices are reasonable. Repacking Sunstreaker would be in tune with the market - Sunny is in high demand and short supply.

sol magnus wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

And yet I can't find that Earthrise Wheeljack mold anywhere, it's completely sold out at every retailer I visit, and I hear similarly from others like Death reviews above. So while this is all anecdotal evidence, I still never saw people post pics of Earthrise Wheeljacks shelfwarming even though that toy keeps being reissued. So maybe Hasbro is in tune with the market in ways we don't know. We all assumed we'd have pegs filled with just Kingdom Arcees left but that didn't happen either.

Yes it did. Not after the end of the line, maybe, but certainly for a really long time during. Arcee alone (or nearly so) on the pegs, everything else Kingdom or Studio Series gone. Every damn time I checked a Target in-person. Repacking ER Wheeljack again like they're planning for Legacy is certainly NOT being in tune with the market, because by this point most people who want him have had a shot and the eBay prices are reasonable. Repacking Sunstreaker would be in tune with the market - Sunny is in high demand and short supply.

Trailbreaker, too. Heck Runamuck.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:It's still weird that Wheeljack is being re-released across two lines ad nauseum (and I like Wheeljack) with yet another new figure (Studio Series) on the pegs.

And yet I can't find that Earthrise Wheeljack mold anywhere, it's completely sold out at every retailer I visit, and I hear similarly from others like Death reviews above. So while this is all anecdotal evidence, I still never saw people post pics of Earthrise Wheeljacks shelfwarming even though that toy keeps being reissued. So maybe Hasbro is in tune with the market in ways we don't know. We all assumed we'd have pegs filled with just Kingdom Arcees left but that didn't happen either.

Yes it did. Not after the end of the line, maybe, but certainly for a really long time during. Arcee alone (or nearly so) on the pegs, everything else Kingdom or Studio Series gone. Every damn time I checked a Target in-person. Repacking ER Wheeljack again like they're planning for Legacy is certainly NOT being in tune with the market, because by this point most people who want him have had a shot and the eBay prices are reasonable. Repacking Sunstreaker would be in tune with the market - Sunny is in high demand and short supply.

Trailbreaker, too. Heck Runamuck.

I agree, Sunstreaker and Trailbreaker are both good choices.

Sabrblade wrote:It's almost like the more people keep clamoring for a proper "Siege Wheeljack" that turns into his cartoon boxy altmode, the more Hasbro keeps hearing just "Wheeljack" and thus responds accordingly.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It's almost like the more people keep clamoring for a proper "Siege Wheeljack" that turns into his cartoon boxy altmode, the more Hasbro keeps hearing just "Wheeljack" and thus responds accordingly.

Preach! I'm still stunned they only did Origin Bumblebee. One can only hope for Origin Wheeljack to appear on the horizon...

Cheetron wrote:Buzzworthy bumblebee products well stocked at targets? Since when? I had to hit every single target within 200 miles to even find one buzzworthy that wasn't cybertron bee or a single legacy.

And yes, I see him, he's mine. The only thing I like about the original is the beak. Second chance rules

william-james88 wrote:

Cheetron wrote:Buzzworthy bumblebee products well stocked at targets? Since when? I had to hit every single target within 200 miles to even find one buzzworthy that wasn't cybertron bee or a single legacy.

And yes, I see him, he's mine. The only thing I like about the original is the beak. Second chance rules

People on this site and elsewhere have complained that the buzzworthy toys are overabundant. Including Silverstreak who just came out.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cheetron wrote:Buzzworthy bumblebee products well stocked at targets? Since when? I had to hit every single target within 200 miles to even find one buzzworthy that wasn't cybertron bee or a single legacy.

And yes, I see him, he's mine. The only thing I like about the original is the beak. Second chance rules

People on this site and elsewhere have complained that the buzzworthy toys are overabundant. Including Silverstreak who just came out.

My Targets are starting to stock less and less of the newer Buzzworthy stuff. Only Silverstreak has been easy to find. For Kup, I had to go out of my way to find just one at a Target across town, while Cliffjumper still completely eludes me. It's only leftovers of older Buzzworthy stock from last year that I can still find on my Targets' shelves, and not a whole lot of it at that.

It also doesn't help that the Batman/DC toy section right next to the Transformers section at my Targets has started to spill over and take up more space, invading some of the Transformer section space. Several Batmobiles are put on shelves where Leader and Voyager class toys are supposed to be, but aren't because of the Bat-abundance.

Emerje wrote:Batman at my local Target had two endcap, a center aisle display and more stuff in the collectables section and still spilled into the Transformers section. I haven't found Silverstreak yet (got him online) and the one time I found Kup I bought him. In my area are Origins Bumblebee and Cliffjumper seem to be the easiest to find of the Deluxes, probably because of their sizes.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:Bumblebee looks to have his normal Camaro altmode instead of his offroad version that we've seen in pics from the film set.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Bumblebee looks to have his normal Camaro altmode instead of his offroad version that we've seen in pics from the film set.

That's because that's the camaro toy from the Bumblebee movie, it's just a re-release in new packaging.