Many Hotly Anticipated Buzzworthy Exclusives Being Found in Target Stores
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 7:44AM CDT
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- Transformers Rise of the Beasts Jungle Mission 3-Pack, which has Cheetor, Mirage and Airazor (finally) found by 3P Desperation in Daphne, Alabama
- Transformers Studio Series Rise Of The Beasts Optimus Prime found by Taureanstar in Mooresville, North Carolina
- Transformers Studio Series 86 2 Pack, featuring a dying Prowl and Ironhide, found by CringeMcCringle in Bainbridge, Ohio (AOE Grimlock was also found at that location and has been out for a little while, but just a heads up in case people don't know)
If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.
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Posted by Randomhero on July 26th, 2023 @ 10:44am CDT
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Posted by Quantum Surge on July 27th, 2023 @ 12:58am CDT
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 27th, 2023 @ 8:24am CDT
Posted by morganprime on July 27th, 2023 @ 8:58am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on July 27th, 2023 @ 11:36am CDT
morganprime wrote:Ive seen all but Prime. In store inventory checker says Primes all around but won't sell yet stock has dwindled. What is the point of street dating products that are on shelf....gasp...at a retail store??? They was out months ago.
Look, here’s how it works: the street date is either tied to the DPCI OR the barcode. It just depends. Sometimes the DPCI which is on the case box is good so when they scan it a flag doesn’t get raised so it gets put on the shelf because the employees are not scanning every item which is understandable. They literally have pallets and pallets of products on hand they can’t scan every single one. That’s why they scan the case box stuff comes in. And sometimes it’s the other way around where the dpci is flagged with the date and the upc is good. I had that issue with Kingdom Galvatron where his upc was fine but his dpci wasn’t and I had to beg the guy to just scan the figure and it will show it’s available.
Is it a Flawed system that both upc and dpci are not in sync and sometimes stuff worh street dates gets put on shelves? Yes but it’s that way because DPCI is a code that gets used over and over. That’s why stores show stuff is in stock on 3rd party sites like brickseek when in reality it’s not actually there. Is it always the employee who doesn’t know a single thing about the stuff they stocks fault? No not always. They’re just doing their job and these just products to be stocked.
Posted by Emerje on July 27th, 2023 @ 6:03pm CDT
morganprime wrote:Ive seen all but Prime. In store inventory checker says Primes all around but won't sell yet stock has dwindled. What is the point of street dating products that are on shelf....gasp...at a retail store??? They was out months ago.
Month's ago?
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 28th, 2023 @ 7:41am CDT
Not even a Tow-line in sight
Posted by Sabrblade on July 28th, 2023 @ 10:44am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 28th, 2023 @ 6:09pm CDT
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 1st, 2023 @ 5:29pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 2nd, 2023 @ 12:58am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:The Rise of the Beast figures released under the Studio Series line have been fantastic. Optimus Prime finally joins their ranks and the figure is great! Transformation is smooth and rather intuitive. My only complaint is that I feel his arm cannon seems a bit small. If you can find the figure at retail it's definitely worth the purchase.
Posted by Emerje on August 2nd, 2023 @ 3:48am CDT
Emerje
Posted by SGMLordMirage on August 2nd, 2023 @ 5:22am CDT
SGM
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 2nd, 2023 @ 7:17am CDT
Emerje wrote:Target email tells me they're going to be shipping pre-orders on the 15th.
Emerje
I had one preordered through target and pulse, since they have been less reliable lately with preorders. My pulse one shipped and should be here tomorrow, so i cancelled my Target order which was backordered to August 10 as of my cancellation
Posted by Cheetron on August 2nd, 2023 @ 10:35am CDT
Posted by IcyAlan on August 2nd, 2023 @ 1:24pm CDT
Hello. Lets get straight to the point, I do not live in the US, UK or Europe and i cannot order myself a SS ROTB Optimus Prime which is why I have to ask for help. There is a service in my country that can help me deliver packages from UK or US and if your local Target(or any other store) has him and you can purchase multiple of him, please contact me. I need 3 of him for myself and my friends. I will pay for the 3 figures and shipping. Thanks in advance
My Telegram: @IcyAlan
My Discord: IceyAlan#1409
Posted by Emerje on August 2nd, 2023 @ 10:50pm CDT
IcyAlan wrote:I need help with getting Studio Series ROTB Optimus Prime.
Hello. Lets get straight to the point, I do not live in the US, UK or Europe and i cannot order myself a SS ROTB Optimus Prime which is why I have to ask for help. There is a service in my country that can help me deliver packages from UK or US and if your local Target(or any other store) has him and you can purchase multiple of him, please contact me. I need 3 of him for myself and my friends. I will pay for the 3 figures and shipping. Thanks in advance
My Telegram: @IcyAlan
My Discord: IceyAlan#1409
You should probably tell people what country you do live in rather than the ones you don't if you want people to commit to helping you.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on August 4th, 2023 @ 9:35am CDT
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 4th, 2023 @ 12:43pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on August 6th, 2023 @ 12:43am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 7th, 2023 @ 7:33pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 7th, 2023 @ 7:37pm CDT
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on August 10th, 2023 @ 12:36pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Meanwhile in Canada, nothing new. Still the same Kingdom/Cyberverse leftovers clogging the shelves on perma-clearance.
Finally found Ironhide and Prowl last night in Ontario. Keep looking!
Posted by Quantum Surge on August 10th, 2023 @ 12:38pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 15th, 2023 @ 2:20pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 18th, 2023 @ 7:18am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 18th, 2023 @ 7:27am CDT
But of course, the time it took me to put the thing in my basket and fetch my credit card, it was sold out.
FUK YOU, BOTS!
Posted by AcademyofDrX on August 18th, 2023 @ 11:12am CDT
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/bac ... us-prime-1
Also Towline
Posted by Quantum Surge on August 18th, 2023 @ 12:07pm CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:Also posted to the SS thread, SS-102BB ROTB Optimus is back in stock at Pulse:
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/bac ... us-prime-1
Also Towline
Posted by o.supreme on August 18th, 2023 @ 9:15pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 15th, 2023 @ 2:59pm CDT
Posted by Sowndwave76 on September 23rd, 2023 @ 6:20pm CDT
I knew this wasn’t going to work out “perfectly”, however I’m more than happy with the results.
Prowl’s procedure was a bit more tedious because of the screws behind the front bumper/headlights.
Also, just fyi for anyone else who may try this— the interior of the ER figure’s head is smaller than the interior of the Buzzworthy/SS86 version’s…. It is a super tight fit…
Ironhide’s procedure was relatively smooth and straight forward. No issues with switching the head.
I don’t love having the transparent windshield, but who knows, at some point I may try and paint that myself. The good news with this one was that my SS86 figure had an issue with the torso not locking into the top of the waist. It wasn’t even close.
But this connection on my Buzzworthy version is tight and works as it should.
So there’s still some traces of clear plastic parts on these guys, but I’d say this was a success.
While I’m left with a couple unused figures, thankfully insurance, aka clearance, made this a less financially risky pair of surgeries.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 23rd, 2023 @ 6:36pm CDT
On my end I won't do this because Toyhax did the deed.
Posted by sol magnus on September 23rd, 2023 @ 7:13pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:Finally took a little time and performed a parts swapping surgery with my Prowl and Ironhide figures.
I knew this wasn’t going to work out “perfectly”, however I’m more than happy with the results.
Prowl’s procedure was a bit more tedious because of the screws behind the front bumper/headlights.
Also, just fyi for anyone else who may try this— the interior of the ER figure’s head is smaller than the interior of the Buzzworthy/SS86 version’s…. It is a super tight fit…
Ironhide’s procedure was relatively smooth and straight forward. No issues with switching the head.
I don’t love having the transparent windshield, but who knows, at some point I may try and paint that myself. The good news with this one was that my SS86 figure had an issue with the torso not locking into the top of the waist. It wasn’t even close.
But this connection on my Buzzworthy version is tight and works as it should.
So there’s still some traces of clear plastic parts on these guys, but I’d say this was a success.
While I’m left with a couple unused figures, thankfully insurance, aka clearance, made this a less financially risky pair of surgeries.
I did it with Prowl, less invasively than that (not that there's anything wrong with what you did, but I didn't feel like screwing with pins)
I already had a Siege head on my Earthrise version, but I just switched the waist, wheels and doors. At some point I make take the roof the car off so he can transform properly.
Posted by william-james88 on September 27th, 2023 @ 7:44am CDT
Thought it might be interesting to know that in addition to Hasbro Pulse cancelling orders recently for Legacy Nacelle, a friend and I both had our orders for Studio Series 102 Buzzworthy Optimus Prime cancelled by Target last night. We had placed preorders in June and had the orders delayed multiple times before getting cancelled outright. When I contacted Target support about it I was told it was due to limited inventory. If you hear from anyone else about it and can determine that it's a widespread issue, could be an interesting article.
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on September 27th, 2023 @ 7:52am CDT
Posted by AcademyofDrX on September 27th, 2023 @ 7:58am CDT
G1OptimusPAX wrote:Announced last night. There are a number of Target stores closing due to retail theft, so this could be the beginning of a trend moving forward. Target has lost a ton of money over the past few years for a bunch of reasons.
Nine stores out of nearly two thousand, and in only four states. I wouldn't overgeneralize on the impact, especially from a toy collecting perspective.
Posted by Grahf_ on September 27th, 2023 @ 8:03am CDT
Posted by robotcaveman on September 27th, 2023 @ 8:05am CDT
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on September 27th, 2023 @ 8:16am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:G1OptimusPAX wrote:Announced last night. There are a number of Target stores closing due to retail theft, so this could be the beginning of a trend moving forward. Target has lost a ton of money over the past few years for a bunch of reasons.
Nine stores out of nearly two thousand, and in only four states. I wouldn't overgeneralize on the impact, especially from a toy collecting perspective.
There was the clothing incident with the LGBTQ... they lost tons of money... and "from a collecting perspective ", where is the money coming from to sustain this company? Preorders on toys? Hell, transformers toys and others are being stolen too. At an ALARMING rate. I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped stocking the majority of toys that are in a certain price range.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on September 27th, 2023 @ 8:25am CDT
G1OptimusPAX wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:G1OptimusPAX wrote:Announced last night. There are a number of Target stores closing due to retail theft, so this could be the beginning of a trend moving forward. Target has lost a ton of money over the past few years for a bunch of reasons.
Nine stores out of nearly two thousand, and in only four states. I wouldn't overgeneralize on the impact, especially from a toy collecting perspective.
There was the clothing incident with the LGBTQ... they lost tons of money... and "from a collecting perspective ", where is the money coming from to sustain this company? Preorders on toys? Hell, transformers toys and others are being stolen too. At an ALARMING rate. I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped stocking the majority of toys that are in a certain price range.
Yeah, no thank you, I'm full up on culture war grievance. Have a nice day.
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:06am CDT
Posted by First-Aid on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:20am CDT
G1OptimusPAX wrote:"grievance"...? I'm talking about target losing money. I could give a damn about target and their politics. I have no idea why people preorder from places like Walmart an target. You don't have to worry about these type of issues with BBTS or TF SOURCE.
Yeah, I agree with you on both counts. First, didn't seem like a grievance just a reference to their recent multi billion dollar losses (that they are being sued by stockholders for, so it's well documented).
Second, WalMart and Upscale WalMart (aka Target) don't seem to have a good record on preorders. I'm seeing a constant stream of "WalMart/Target cancelled my preorder again" on this forum and on multiple FB groups. While not good business practice, these preorders don't even register as a teensy blip in their overall gross income so they won't do anything differently in the future.
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:25am CDT
First-Aid wrote:G1OptimusPAX wrote:"grievance"...? I'm talking about target losing money. I could give a damn about target and their politics. I have no idea why people preorder from places like Walmart an target. You don't have to worry about these type of issues with BBTS or TF SOURCE.
Yeah, I agree with you on both counts. First, didn't seem like a grievance just a reference to their recent multi billion dollar losses (that they are being sued by stockholders for, so it's well documented).
Second, WalMart and Upscale WalMart (aka Target) don't seem to have a good record on preorders. I'm seeing a constant stream of "WalMart/Target cancelled my preorder again" on this forum and on multiple FB groups. While not good business practice, these preorders don't even register as a teensy blip in their overall gross income so they won't do anything differently in the future.
AMEN Brotha, AMEN.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:26am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:28am CDT
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:31am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:First-Aid wrote:Yeah, I agree with you on both counts. First, didn't seem like a grievance just a reference to their recent multi billion dollar losses (that they are being sued by stockholders for, so it's well documented).
Yeah, but who's doing the suing?
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/09/target- ... ndise.html
"America First is a nonprofit group headed by Stephen Miller, a former adviser to ex-President Donald Trump.
"The lawsuit is the latest in a legal battle in which conservative legal groups and Republican legislators are challenging corporations that have enacted policies on social issues such as race and gender."
Are you being overly credulous by calling them "stockholders," or do you support the suit?
"Yeah, no thank you, I'm full up on culture war grievance. Have a nice day."
That didn't last long at all
Posted by First-Aid on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:32am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:First-Aid wrote:Yeah, I agree with you on both counts. First, didn't seem like a grievance just a reference to their recent multi billion dollar losses (that they are being sued by stockholders for, so it's well documented).
Yeah, but who's doing the suing?
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/09/target- ... ndise.html
"America First is a nonprofit group headed by Stephen Miller, a former adviser to ex-President Donald Trump.
"The lawsuit is the latest in a legal battle in which conservative legal groups and Republican legislators are challenging corporations that have enacted policies on social issues such as race and gender."
Are you being overly credulous by calling them "stockholders," or do you support the suit?
DOn't care as I don't own stock, just stating that there are lawsuits as a fact not a judgement. ALL Stockholders lost money and there are multiple suits. It's their right to expect competent business leadership and usually the loss of monetary value of this magnitude is a red flag. Suits like this are commonplace. Politically, don't give a rats patoote as I hate both sides equally.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 27th, 2023 @ 9:50am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Back on Track Please...