Rook Now Available For Preorder On HTS

So when the stunticons were on pre-order through hts, they got shipped 15-20 days earlier than the listing of ~april 27, do we think this will happen again, was that the absolute maximum that they were given to give to us?

Hellscream9999 wrote:So when the stunticons were on pre-order through hts, they got shipped 15-20 days earlier than the listing of ~april 27, do we think this will happen again, was that the absolute maximum that they were given to give to us?

Anything is possible. I've learned that HTS has dates set in stone one month, not the others, so it's a toss up sometimes.

mooncake623 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

griftimus prime wrote:picked up legion underbite also to get the free shipping.

still waiting on quickslinger and brakeneck to be back in stock.

i look forward to the coupons i get in the mail for hts when my purchases arrive. but last time the one i got had already expired by about a week. that is pretty lame. and today i had to pay the full price when i should have had one that would get me probably 15 percent off and still be good.

Oddly enough, mine still worked today

They extended all codes that expired on 6/15 to 7/15.

Oh.... that is frustrating as HECK. I had FOUR of those promo codes sent to me as a result of previous orders and purchases. All of them, though they were sent over the course of several months, had the expiration date of 6/15.

On 6/15, 6/16, 6/17 and 6/18, I tried these codes out in a shopping cart, just to see if they would work. They didn't. So I presumed they were all expired, and worthless, and threw them away.

Now they suddenly decide to reactivate them and extend the deadline a month? That's very kind of them, but MAN! Why didn't they SAY: "hang onto those cards, we may reactivate your codes"?

I could have used those codes for stuff, but because they let us think they were useless for several days... YOINK.

Pm me if you still need a code

Would you have a spare one by any chance??

For those still interested TAV Adams and Powerglide still available from hobbysearch.

Segor wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

griftimus prime wrote:picked up legion underbite also to get the free shipping.

still waiting on quickslinger and brakeneck to be back in stock.

i look forward to the coupons i get in the mail for hts when my purchases arrive. but last time the one i got had already expired by about a week. that is pretty lame. and today i had to pay the full price when i should have had one that would get me probably 15 percent off and still be good.

Oddly enough, mine still worked today

They extended all codes that expired on 6/15 to 7/15.

Oh.... that is frustrating as HECK. I had FOUR of those promo codes sent to me as a result of previous orders and purchases. All of them, though they were sent over the course of several months, had the expiration date of 6/15.

On 6/15, 6/16, 6/17 and 6/18, I tried these codes out in a shopping cart, just to see if they would work. They didn't. So I presumed they were all expired, and worthless, and threw them away.

Now they suddenly decide to reactivate them and extend the deadline a month? That's very kind of them, but MAN! Why didn't they SAY: "hang onto those cards, we may reactivate your codes"?

I could have used those codes for stuff, but because they let us think they were useless for several days... YOINK.

Pm me if you still need a code

Would you have a spare one by any chance??

check your messages

Does anyone have a list of the codes from June that worked? If anyone could help, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've missed out on most of these guys, and the wife doesn't like to see my bank account drop too much if I can avoid it! Help a brotha' out!

As often as I buy stuff from HBTS, they NEVER send me coupons. I bought CB Motormaster from them last month when he popped up briefly. I think he's back now if anyone needs one:
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... 1&ID=33966

PhotonWaveZero wrote:Does anyone have a list of the codes from June that worked? If anyone could help, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've missed out on most of these guys, and the wife doesn't like to see my bank account drop too much if I can avoid it! Help a brotha' out!

As often as I buy stuff from HBTS, they NEVER send me coupons. I bought CB Motormaster from them last month when he popped up briefly. I think he's back now if anyone needs one:
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... 1&ID=33966

HTS will usually send a coupon if you make a sufficiently large purchase. Though as with many things they do, they seem to be kind of haphazard about it all. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I've gotten coupons with purchases under $50, and also NO coupons with purchases over $50. I'm pretty sure it's just some guy in the warehouse who tosses them into boxes but doesn't pay attention to what he's doing all the time

In my case, I'm miffed that all of my June 15 dated promo codes expired and that I threw them away before they let us know they were going to reactivate them. But since I already have Defensor, there aren't any other figures I'm waiting for until the next waves come out, which isn't until Fall or later. So I've got several months between now and when Leader Starscream and the Neo Prime deluxes may or may not be posted on HTS. They're also very spotty regarding what figures they do and don't post as well as when they do and don't post them. It makes monitoring their site for the stuff you want a crap shoot to say the least.

So even if I'm somehow re-sent my thrown-away promo codes, I may not even order anything since the figures I'm now waiting for don't come out until September at the earliest.

Shockwave7 wrote:

PhotonWaveZero wrote:Does anyone have a list of the codes from June that worked? If anyone could help, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've missed out on most of these guys, and the wife doesn't like to see my bank account drop too much if I can avoid it! Help a brotha' out!

As often as I buy stuff from HBTS, they NEVER send me coupons. I bought CB Motormaster from them last month when he popped up briefly. I think he's back now if anyone needs one:
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... 1&ID=33966

HTS will usually send a coupon if you make a sufficiently large purchase. Though as with many things they do, they seem to be kind of haphazard about it all. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I've gotten coupons with purchases under $50, and also NO coupons with purchases over $50. I'm pretty sure it's just some guy in the warehouse who tosses them into boxes but doesn't pay attention to what he's doing all the time

In my case, I'm miffed that all of my June 15 dated promo codes expired and that I threw them away before they let us know they were going to reactivate them. But since I already have Defensor, there aren't any other figures I'm waiting for until the next waves come out, which isn't until Fall or later. So I've got several months between now and when Leader Starscream and the Neo Prime deluxes may or may not be posted on HTS. They're also very spotty regarding what figures they do and don't post as well as when they do and don't post them. It makes monitoring their site for the stuff you want a crap shoot to say the least.

So even if I'm somehow re-sent my thrown-away promo codes, I may not even order anything since the figures I'm now waiting for don't come out until September at the earliest.

Yeah, I'm way behind on the CW series. Southwest Florida is an abyss of nothingness as far as finding anything at retail is concerned. I finished up Superion with help from primetoys.net.

I'm surprised Toys R' Us is so behind in the TF department these days. TFs seems like such an afterthought for most retailers/online marketplaces nowadays. Perhaps if the put out a decent cartoon to tie in with the toys, or decent films for that matter. :-/

Thanks to fellow Seibertronians AzT and Josh K for the tip! We are informed that Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator available for Pre-Order at Toys R Us!
You can Pre-Orders yours today by clicking on the below picture.

So okay...everyone is pretty much offering this thing on Pre Order. This is good in a sense as I'm wondering if as many or more are being made than Metroplex. I still want to wait and see if he ends up at Costco and possibly discounted. Maybe this shelf warmer will have a presence in the brick and mortar segment as shipping this guy for free is going to get old with online retail for sure.Very few parents are gonna bite on this one...that's why Metroplex sat at my Costco long enough to go down to $49.99.

~reluctantyouth~

that's great!! Anyone have a coupon code that we could apply?

So I was going to cancel my Devy pre-order on Amazon because the ship date said July 29th (my Bday). Unfortunately, the shipping description said that the ship date was when it left the warehouse, not when it got to my house, and it said to add two business days to the ship date, so it would still get here August 1st no matter which of the two sites I chose.

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:So I was going to cancel my Devy pre-order on Amazon because the ship date said July 29th (my Bday). Unfortunately, the shipping description said that the ship date was when it left the warehouse, not when it got to my house, and it said to add two business days to the ship date, so it would still get here August 1st no matter which of the two sites I chose.

Or you can order from BBTS they are getting theirs in the next 10 days

HAS24518 Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator

Hello,

We are expecting this item to arrive within the next 10 business days (barring any unforeseen complications or shipping delays) and will begin processing preorders as soon as the shipment reaches our warehouse. If you are using our Pile of Loot feature, this item will be added to your current order. Please review your shipping address and payment information at this time to be sure they are correct. This will ensure the successful processing and shipment of your order. If you need to make any changes or updates you can do so by logging in to your BBTS account.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via email at service@bigbadtoystore.com or via telephone at 1-888-980-BBTS (1-888-980-2287)

Thank you for shopping with BigBadToyStore and have a wonderful day!

Sincerly,

BBTS Customer Care
www.bigbadtoystore.com

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=has24518&mode=retail

mooncake623 wrote:

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:So I was going to cancel my Devy pre-order on Amazon because the ship date said July 29th (my Bday). Unfortunately, the shipping description said that the ship date was when it left the warehouse, not when it got to my house, and it said to add two business days to the ship date, so it would still get here August 1st no matter which of the two sites I chose.

Or you can order from BBTS they are getting theirs in the next 10 days

HAS24518 Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator

Hello,

We are expecting this item to arrive within the next 10 business days (barring any unforeseen complications or shipping delays) and will begin processing preorders as soon as the shipment reaches our warehouse. If you are using our Pile of Loot feature, this item will be added to your current order. Please review your shipping address and payment information at this time to be sure they are correct. This will ensure the successful processing and shipment of your order. If you need to make any changes or updates you can do so by logging in to your BBTS account.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via email at service@bigbadtoystore.com or via telephone at 1-888-980-BBTS (1-888-980-2287)

Thank you for shopping with BigBadToyStore and have a wonderful day!

Sincerly,

BBTS Customer Care
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=has24518&mode=retail

Except for the fact that my dad likes to stick with more well-known sites like Amazon because he's afraid of credit card fraud. In fact, I was going to get Devy and the the Optimus Maximus crew on Tfsource (and also Motormaster because he came in the same set as Battle Core Prime), but I found one incident where credit card numbers were stolen, and he said "Well, we're not using that site".


EDIT: Never mind. My dad approves of BBTS, so I'll get Devy, the Maximus crew, and the King of the Road from there.

MP-10 re-issue is still available at hlj. Get him while available people!

Request to delete (ISP f#rt)

yikes.

Got this email from BBTS this morning: --> -->

SUBJECT: BBTS - HAS24518 Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator - Preorders Processing Soon

Hello,

We are expecting this item to arrive within the next 10 business days (barring any unforeseen complications or shipping delays) and will begin processing preorders as soon as the shipment reaches our warehouse. If you are using our Pile of Loot feature, this item will be added to your current order. Please review your shipping address and payment information at this time to be sure they are correct. This will ensure the successful processing and shipment of your order. If you need to make any changes or updates you can do so by logging in to your BBTS account.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via email at service@bigbadtoystore.com or via telephone at 1-888-980-BBTS (1-888-980-2287)

Thank you for shopping with BigBadToyStore and have a wonderful day!

Sincerly,

BBTS Customer Care
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com

I didn't see a link to tfsource's Takara Devastator preorder anywhere else, so I will post a link here.

They have their's up for $219.99.

http://tfsource.com/transformers-unite/devastator/

With free shipping this may be one of the better deals. I'm not sure if that is a US only offer or not.

mooncake623 wrote:Or you can order from BBTS they are getting theirs in the next 10 days

On the other hand, BBTS doesn't do free shipping. (Which is why I moved my protectobots preorder to Hasbrotoyshop when the option popped up)

carytheone wrote:I didn't see a link to tfsource's Takara Devastator preorder anywhere else, so I will post a link here.

They have their's up for $219.99.

http://tfsource.com/transformers-unite/devastator/

With free shipping this may be one of the better deals. I'm not sure if that is a US only offer or not.

Free shipping is US only, just like Toy DOJO

Devy is back up at TRU.ca

In case people haven't seen it elsewhere, G1 styled Megatron is in stock at HTS. Should try and get him while the July 4 code is active for free shipping on any purchase.

Not sure if it's news-worthy, but the protectobots are now in-stock at HTS, so they should be shipping out tonight, or Monday

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

MP-10 available at 19540 Yen not including shipping. That's $ 159.00

UW 04 Devastator is now available from Japan at anime-export for 17500 Yen, which is 143$ US

http://www.anime-export.com/product/26544

My Protectobots have been shipped out, hope to have them by friday

Hellscream9999 wrote:My Protectobots have been shipped out, hope to have them by friday

Mine too!

Glad I saw your post, wouldn't have even checked otherwise. Thanks!

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:My Protectobots have been shipped out, hope to have them by friday

Mine too!

Glad I saw your post, wouldn't have even checked otherwise. Thanks!

UW Devy is up for pre-order at amiami!
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate3%3D986%24s_maker%3DTakara+Tomy%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
18730 yen, $152.82 USD before shipping

Whoa.... Gravy train might be over.... did you guys see the huge come back of the Yen vs. the dollar today?

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=usdjpy=x

Cobotron wrote:UW Devy is up for pre-order at amiami!
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate3%3D986%24s_maker%3DTakara+Tomy%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
18730 yen, $152.82 USD before shipping

Any estimates on shipping this beast stateside?

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:UW Devy is up for pre-order at amiami!
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate3%3D986%24s_maker%3DTakara+Tomy%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
18730 yen, $152.82 USD before shipping

Any estimates on shipping this beast stateside?

Firstly BOOOYAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Turns out Anime Export was the cheapest afterall. The reason (as Emerje once said) is that Amiami includes the Japanese tax. So the MSRP given is the MSRP (25000) plus tax. Hence why he costs more. The advantage is you dont pay until its out while I had to pay 146$US up front and wont get him till december.

Shipping estimates are anywhere between 40-60$, which I think is not that bad for international customers who dont have local retailers selling in their currency. In the end, everyone will be able to get this beast for 200$ US.

For americans, I still think BBTS is your best bet simply because the shipping isn't that much (right?) and you can still take advantage of their pile of loot. At most, Americans would save maybe 30$ by going the import route. You be the judge if that is worthwhile.

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:UW Devy is up for pre-order at amiami!
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate3%3D986%24s_maker%3DTakara+Tomy%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
18730 yen, $152.82 USD before shipping

Any estimates on shipping this beast stateside?

Firstly BOOOYAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Turns out Anime Export was the cheapest afterall. The reason (as Emerje once said) is that Amiami includes the Japanese tax. So the MSRP given is the MSRP (25000) plus tax. Hence why he costs more. The advantage is you dont pay until its out while I had to pay 146$US up front and wont get him till december.

Shipping estimates are anywhere between 40-60$, which I think is not that bad for international customers who dont have local retailers selling in their currency. In the end, everyone will be able to get this beast for 200$ US.

For americans, I still think BBTS is your best bet simply because the shipping isn't that much (right?) and you can still take advantage of their pile of loot. At most, Americans would save maybe 30$ by going the import route. You be the judge if that is worthwhile.

Lol since when is $30 bucks not worth saving? Plus with EMS you get it sooner then BBTS. The tricky thing here is that the YEN is making a huge come back against the dollar today and if that momentum continues it could get dicey.

william-james88 wrote:For americans, I still think BBTS is your best bet simply because the shipping isn't that much (right?) and you can still take advantage of their pile of loot. At most, Americans would save maybe 30$ by going the import route. You be the judge if that is worthwhile.

I think TFSource has BBTS beat. 219.99 shipped last time checked. No stacking or piling required.

Like mooncakes pointed out, why not save the money.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:For americans, I still think BBTS is your best bet simply because the shipping isn't that much (right?) and you can still take advantage of their pile of loot. At most, Americans would save maybe 30$ by going the import route. You be the judge if that is worthwhile.

I think TFSource has BBTS beat. 219.99 shipped last time checked. No stacking or piling required.

Like mooncakes pointed out, why not save the money.

Makes sense guys. Sucks for BBTS though but at the same time, this may lead to them upping their game (either free shipping or lower prices). One thing that surprised me though, Mooncake, EMS is faster than domestic shipping? Or does it depend where you are in the states?

And lastly, while I was kind of sad that I had to pay now (2 days ago) for Takara's devy, the exchange rate pointed out makes it not a bad move afterall. That's something I had not thought about. Amiami makes you pay only when it's ready to ship and you cant cancel your order. That means your order is wholly dependent on fluctuating exchange rates and that's not always a good thing.

But one thing, is it that the american dollar is lower, or that the yen is stronger?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:For americans, I still think BBTS is your best bet simply because the shipping isn't that much (right?) and you can still take advantage of their pile of loot. At most, Americans would save maybe 30$ by going the import route. You be the judge if that is worthwhile.

I think TFSource has BBTS beat. 219.99 shipped last time checked. No stacking or piling required.

Like mooncakes pointed out, why not save the money.

Makes sense guys. Sucks for BBTS though but at the same time, this may lead to them upping their game (either free shipping or lower prices). One thing that surprised me though, Mooncake, EMS is faster than domestic shipping? Or does it depend where you are in the states?

And lastly, while I was kind of sad that I had to pay now (2 days ago) for Takara's devy, the exchange rate pointed out makes it not a bad move afterall. That's something I had not thought about. Amiami makes you pay only when it's ready to ship and you cant cancel your order. That means your order is wholly dependent on fluctuating exchange rates and that's not always a good thing.

But one thing, is it that the american dollar is lower, or that the yen is stronger?

EMS takes around the same time as domestic shipping (USPS) for me about a week. The thing is HLJ, Amiami usually gets their stock on Friday and I would pay for it and get it by next weekend. BBTS would get it maybe a few days later? probably Monday or Tuesday if there are no delays and I would hit ship on my POL it'll spend time under paid then werehouse and probably wont actually ship out until wednesday earliest and won't make it here by the weekend. So ordering Takara from Japan is actually cheaper and faster for me... hopefully that will remind true.

Dollar is strong! Yen is just bouncing back right now. we will see.. I track these rates everyday. lol =X

Arg! It's such a fishy game, and I've never been a gambling man.
I thought I might just stay loyal to BBTS, but $30 bucks is another 2 deluxes or a voyager.
We'll just have to wait and see how it all pans out as I pulled the trigger at amiami.
Will, you think EMS could be as high as $60?

Good news folks, Toys R Us.com has Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak in-stock. Click on the image below to order yours today before it goes out of stock!

Keep it locked to Seibertron.com for all your SDCC news and updated coming out today!

Wow! Is he $10 cheaper than Prowl was? Wasn't Prowl $69.99?
That's a really nice deal.

Cobotron wrote:Wow! Is he $10 cheaper than Prowl was? Wasn't Prowl $69.99?
That's a really nice deal.

Yup, he sure was. I gots mine from TRU. It dies seem like a good deal.

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wow! Is he $10 cheaper than Prowl was? Wasn't Prowl $69.99?
That's a really nice deal.

Yup, he sure was. I gots mine from TRU. It dies seem like a good deal.

I think that's the perfect price point for the cars. I wonder if Starscream will be $69.99.

Cobotron wrote:Arg! It's such a fishy game, and I've never been a gambling man.
I thought I might just stay loyal to BBTS, but $30 bucks is another 2 deluxes or a voyager.
We'll just have to wait and see how it all pans out as I pulled the trigger at amiami.
Will, you think EMS could be as high as $60?

Yes I do. My recent haul was 50$ US to ship and it had UW 01 Superion and 4 TAV deluxes. It can be anywhere between 40-60$. But you are lucky, Emerje says you wont get it taxed. I will for sure, no way Canadian customs is ignoring a big ticket item like that.

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wow! Is he $10 cheaper than Prowl was? Wasn't Prowl $69.99?
That's a really nice deal.

Yup, he sure was. I gots mine from TRU. It dies seem like a good deal.

I think that's the perfect price point for the cars. I wonder if Starscream will be $69.99.

$60 seems like a pretty sweet spot for cars to me.

I'd love to see MP Screamer at $70, I could use one of those in my life.

mooncake623 wrote:Good news folks, Toys R Us.com has Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak in-stock. Click on the image below to order yours today before it goes out of stock!

Keep it locked to Seibertron.com for all your SDCC news and updated coming out today!

And he's 89.99$ CDN in canada: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=61896076

Something seems off because that makes him 69.99$ in the US. You guys are getting a deal.

william-james88 wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Good news folks, Toys R Us.com has Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak in-stock. Click on the image below to order yours today before it goes out of stock!

Keep it locked to Seibertron.com for all your SDCC news and updated coming out today!

And he's 89.99$ CDN in canada: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=61896076

Something seems off because that makes him 69.99$ in the US. You guys are getting a deal.

I'm sure they'll raise the price soon like they did on all the other Masterpieces. Esp if it's selling well (Prime, Soundwave, Grimlock)

Devastator instock at BBTS

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS24518&mode=retail

Devy in stock at TRU!!

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wow! Is he $10 cheaper than Prowl was? Wasn't Prowl $69.99?
That's a really nice deal.

Yup, he sure was. I gots mine from TRU. It dies seem like a good deal.

I think that's the perfect price point for the cars. I wonder if Starscream will be $69.99.

$60 seems like a pretty sweet spot for cars to me.

I'd love to see MP Screamer at $70, I could use one of those in my life.

I ordered him as well. I know I was thinking of waiting for BLUE Bluestreak, but saving money and having the figure in a few days wins. $70 for an MP-11 based Starscream would make me think of parting with my Walmart MP Starscream..Also, let's get on with the other MP cars at $59.99 Hasbro! Just release a bunch at a time. They'll sell