TRU Exclusive Masterpiece Grimlock rerelease found in Store

A news submission by Seibertron.com board member KnightStrike has pointed us in the direction of TRU' s newest TF listing: MP-03 Masterpiece Grimlock.
It's only available for shipping only, with no store pick up at the moment. He is being found at retail as well, which we reported on here. If you can't find it in your local store, don't worry about the extra cost of shipping since it's price is over the minimum, and you can have it shipped free.

Also of note, the price is now set at $79.99. There had been speculation, thanks to the original computer listings, that this would be $59.99 and unfortunately that's not the case anymore. Take it from me, it's worth it. He's an excellent figure and it beats eBay pricing. Strike while the iron's hot! And while you're waiting for him to arrive, check out our gallery!



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I got the Takara re-issue at 200. That was worth it. But this is a steal... so I picked up another. Cant wait to have them both side by side in full dino glory and the other in bot prowess... between MP10 and 10B Primes of course.

I thought this would be for 60 USD. Now its 20 USD more expensive. That's a weeks lunch money for poor old me

Yeah I wanted him @ 60 too... maybe in store you can still. But this still loads cheaper then eBay or a Takara release. So I wouldnt pout to much. Though I would like to hold onto that 20 as well.

I had a feeling the price was too good to be true. Prowl better not go above $50.00, cuz he ain't worth it.

When is Prowl supposed to pop for purchase?

Even if it was $60 it was only available on eBay for $100+. Never saw it at TRU.

So I'll settle for buying one off the website. The price is still reasonable, at least by comparison.

So still $90 cheaper than the UK then...

Happylock is sad. Since this is not on TRU's site anymore.

My local TRU has a shelf tag for MP Grimlock still listed at $59.99, and the store associates expect more in soon. But just in case I can't manage to find it locally, I snagged one online at about 7:49am EST - I didn't want to miss out on MP Grimlock again like I did with his first release

TRU's return policy allows you return any item you've purchased online to their store as long as you have the item unopened and your e-mail receipts printed out. I've ordered other items this way before, and returned them to TRU without any hassle. It's worth noting, one time I returned an online order because in store had a better price. Sadly the item was out of stock on the shelf, but their service desk refunded me the online item, and then let me "re-buy" the item at the in-store price. Your mileage may vary of course, but it might be worth one's effort to try and get the $59.99 price shelves currently show this item for

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... d=31372196

Here you go happylock.

Raynofett wrote:http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=31372196

Here you go happylock.

Thanks, I snagged me one as well !

I couldn't find it on their site by searching either (tried "grimlock", which only displayed AoE toys and I tried "masterpiece" which only displayed art things).

Got me some new Grimlock plastic crack on the way! Purchased at 7:39 am Central time. I'm majorly bummed about the price increase. The same thing happened when TRU bumped the price of Prime from $99.99 to $119.99. I only found the first Grimlock release in my TRU once and he was $79.99 then as well. The best I can hope for is getting this one and hoping down the line there is a BOGO 50% sale and my TRU actually has Grimlocks at that point. Now at least I will be able to open this one and display it as I never got to open my first release. We all know the boxes coming from TRU shipping will be badly damaged in transit anyway. I hope you all get one!!

~reluctantyouth~


UPDATE 7:54 am Central Time

PS- Holy crap I tried "transformers", "transformers all", "masterpiece", "transformers masterpiece", "grimlock", and "transformers masterpiece grimlock" and NONE of those brought the product up from website search page. MAJOR KUDOS!!! to the member that found this. No wonder they are still available on the site right now!

Yes, thank you for putting this up.

I was looking last night on their sight and it doesn't come up under Masterpiece or Grimlock.

It's like stores really don't want to sell product or something.

Just bit the bullet and ordered mine (still available as of 9:14 AM today). Of course with my luck, they'll soon be literally dribbling off the shelves at TRU for $59 and will be so plentiful for so long that they'll reduce it, lol.

I just got mine ordered as of 9:20am, interestingly I can only get to the link if I go from seibertron, searching TRUs site does not work

Shame you can only order one at a time....

Still going to hold out for a sighting in store. Then I might be able to pick a box I like.

Also, if you do a price match or return an online purchase, you get store credit. Which I'll use, but... annoying.

Very glad this popped up quickly and was easy to grab online. Hopefully subsequent MP releases are like this - trying to find TRU MPs in store is like trying to win the lottery

THANK YOU! I spent Memorial Day driving to my local TRU's with no luck and was not looking forward to doing it again on Friday.

Well you are lucky to get the Grimlock at $59.99. Just called the TRUs in Manhattan and they are listed at the same $79.99 online price. They won't hit the shelves until sometime in June anyway. So I just ordered it online. If they do hit the shelves at a cheaper price later, then I'll return for store credit.

ScottyP wrote:Very glad this popped up quickly and was easy to grab online. Hopefully subsequent MP releases are like this - trying to find TRU MPs in store is like trying to win the lottery

TRUTH!

Rodimus_Prime29 wrote:I just got mine ordered as of 9:20am, interestingly I can only get to the link if I go from seibertron, searching TRUs site does not work

Shame you can only order one at a time....

Why is that a shame? You probably couldn't even order one if scalpers cleaned out TRU at 9:00.

Unless... *gasp* you are one of those scalping bastards!

Got me some new Grimlock plastic crack on the way! Purchased at 7:39 am Central time. I'm majorly bummed about the price increase. The same thing happened when TRU bumped the price of Prime from $99.99 to $119.99. I only found the first Grimlock release in my TRU once and he was $79.99 then as well. The best I can hope for is getting this one and hoping down the line there is a BOGO 50% sale and my TRU actually has Grimlocks at that point. Now at least I will be able to open this one and display it as I never got to open my first release. We all know the boxes coming from TRU shipping will be badly damaged in transit anyway. I hope you all get one!!

~reluctantyouth~


UPDATE 7:54 am Central Time

PS- Holy crap I tried "transformers", "transformers all", "masterpiece", "transformers masterpiece", "grimlock", and "transformers masterpiece grimlock" and NONE of those brought the product up from website search page. MAJOR KUDOS!!! to the member that found this. No wonder they are still available on the site right now!

UPDATE 11:12 am Central Time

I did some digging around online and some site called slickdeals.net had a post about 20% code for toysrus.com and that Grimlock did not apply (I'm purposefully not posting the unrecognized code here so don't hate me ). I called TRU Customer Service as to the validity of code. They told me that no code existed. I also let rep know that Grimlock was not visible on site with regular search. She spent about 10 min on the phone with me and for my time said she would go ahead and authorize a 20% discount once I got confirmation email that Grimlock has shipped. She just told me to call back with the confirmation reference number. That 10 min saved me $15.99. Total cost of my Grimlock will be around $69.00 tax included and I'm very happy with that!!

~reluctantyouth~

Grimlock is now OUT OF STOCK Hope those that wanted one got him.

~reluctantyouth~

reluctantyouth wrote:Grimlock is now OUT OF STOCK Hope those that wanted one got him.

"Out of stock" doesn't mean "Gone forever". MP Soundwave went "Out of Stock" multiple times before I got mine.

GuyIncognito wrote:

reluctantyouth wrote:Grimlock is now OUT OF STOCK Hope those that wanted one got him.

"Out of stock" doesn't mean "Gone forever". MP Soundwave went "Out of Stock" multiple times before I got mine.

Yea, he'll be back. This was just the first wave/run of TRU.com stock (presumably).

I know...just for the initial order it would have been nice for more to be available. I got an email saying mine should arrive between 05.30.14 and 06.04.14. They will be back up for sure.

why does Hasbro not put more of this product AT LEAST ON THE WEBSITE? let alone in the stores? These Masterpiece toys are a hot product. If they push them up 20 bucks online THAT'S FINE, it's the economic cost of not having to drive to try and find one and I'm ok with that, as well as the 1 limit per customer. I am not, however, cool with people scalping them and Hasbro not making enough for demand. Out of stock, out of luck, out of hope for this company. They've been starting to do better this year, but they still suck where the Masterpiece line is concerned.

and are Grimlock's teeth still rounded at the tips on this US release?

reluctantyouth wrote:Got me some new Grimlock plastic crack on the way! Purchased at 7:39 am Central time. I'm majorly bummed about the price increase. The same thing happened when TRU bumped the price of Prime from $99.99 to $119.99. I only found the first Grimlock release in my TRU once and he was $79.99 then as well. The best I can hope for is getting this one and hoping down the line there is a BOGO 50% sale and my TRU actually has Grimlocks at that point. Now at least I will be able to open this one and display it as I never got to open my first release. We all know the boxes coming from TRU shipping will be badly damaged in transit anyway. I hope you all get one!!

~reluctantyouth~


UPDATE 7:54 am Central Time

PS- Holy crap I tried "transformers", "transformers all", "masterpiece", "transformers masterpiece", "grimlock", and "transformers masterpiece grimlock" and NONE of those brought the product up from website search page. MAJOR KUDOS!!! to the member that found this. No wonder they are still available on the site right now!

UPDATE 11:12 am Central Time

I did some digging around online and some site called slickdeals.net had a post about 20% code for toysrus.com and that Grimlock did not apply (I'm purposefully not posting the unrecognized code here so don't hate me ). I called TRU Customer Service as to the validity of code. They told me that no code existed. I also let rep know that Grimlock was not visible on site with regular search. She spent about 10 min on the phone with me and for my time said she would go ahead and authorize a 20% discount once I got confirmation email that Grimlock has shipped. She just told me to call back with the confirmation reference number. That 10 min saved me $15.99. Total cost of my Grimlock will be around $69.00 tax included and I'm very happy with that!!

~reluctantyouth~

What the beeping beep? So you got a discount even though no discount existed? BEEEEPPPP!!!!

K2vox wrote:why does Hasbro not put more of this product AT LEAST ON THE WEBSITE? let alone in the stores? These Masterpiece toys are a hot product. If they push them up 20 bucks online THAT'S FINE, it's the economic cost of not having to drive to try and find one and I'm ok with that, as well as the 1 limit per customer. I am not, however, cool with people scalping them and Hasbro not making enough for demand. Out of stock, out of luck, out of hope for this company. They've been starting to do better this year, but they still suck where the Masterpiece line is concerned.

and are Grimlock's teeth still rounded at the tips on this US release?

Supplies are always limited when demand is high, econ 101. That's why their first wave of AOE deluxe figures are cleaned out too. You are just not quick to the trigger. Worry not though, Grimmy will be back as long as there is demand.

Some people cling to this fantasy that whenever a new figure comes out, it should instantly be available in every retail store in the country, and on Day 1 every store should have enough every figure for every possible customer that might walk through the door.

To quote the old lady in that insurance ad: "That's not how it works. That's not how ANY of this works!"

I don't buy from Toy R Us on line if you want a nice looking box to display or for re-sale later when you replace him for a newer one.

They send MP's out with NO, NO protection at all, just loose moving around in a box getting banged up and most of the time will look like your dog got it.

I know many don't care about the box, but if and when you ever re-sale him, you get the most money when it looks as nice as it could. This is always the case. I will just try to fine one myself and get the best looking on they have at the time. It can be found if you live near a Toys R Us, you just have to work for it and stay on top of deliveries.

Lego.com sucks also, if your buying the Ghostbusters set coming out soon, they do not use any packing like bubble wrap or paper, just stick your high priced collectors items in a box and send them on... I put a note in email when I bought, but they don't read them it seems. Oh well!

To those that missed Grimlock and were nice enough to scroll down through all the comments here I have a bit of good Transformers Generations Legends Class news for you as Skrapnel and Tailgate are currently IN STOCK at hasbrotoyshop.com. I could no longer get any of the known free shipping codes to work though. The links are below. Too bad Cosmos and Swerve are not present but I found those at Target.


Skrapnel
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... res?BR=496

Tailgate
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... res?BR=496


~reluctantyouth~

This thing was available for almost 7 hours today. I don't think MP Soundwave was ever available online for more than a couple at a time. Pretty good stock, especially since this apparently hit slickdeals

G1COLLECTOR wrote:I don't buy from Toy R Us on line if you want a nice looking box to display or for re-sale later when you replace him for a newer one.

They send MP's out with NO, NO protection at all, just loose moving around in a box getting banged up and most of the time will look like your dog got it.

I know many don't care about the box, but if and when you ever re-sale him, you get the most money when it looks as nice as it could. This is always the case. I will just try to fine one myself and get the best looking on they have at the time. It can be found if you live near a Toys R Us, you just have to work for it and stay on top of deliveries.

Lego.com sucks also, if your buying the Ghostbusters set coming out soon, they do not use any packing like bubble wrap or paper, just stick your high priced collectors items in a box and send them on... I put a note in email when I bought, but they don't read them it seems. Oh well!

I know the box quality and shipping efforts royally stink. I'm going to open this Grimlock regardless and do not plan on selling. I will sell my first release if I have to as the trapezoid style box is still in good shape. I have to say I've had problems with Lego Store.com as well as my Lego Simpsons House Box was pretty banged up...looking forward to Ghostbusters set too! Now if only Lego had gotten on board with Transformers before Kre-O came along.

~reluctantyouth~

ScottyP wrote:This thing was available for almost 7 hours today. I don't think MP Soundwave was ever available online for more than a couple at a time. Pretty good stock, especially since this apparently hit slickdeals

I agree with that...I had Soundwave in my cart 3 different times when he was supposedly in stock and never got him from TRU.com as the order did not go through. I did luck out though and get mine at brick and mortar...picked up two Soundwave when he was BOGO 50%. This initial launch of Grimlock did last quite a while, but really it had a lot to do with not being able to pull Grimlock up on the site in any way, shape, or form until Seibertron.com posted the link to product page. An earlier post of mine shows how many different combinations I tried to get the product to come up.

~reluctantyouth~

Wow he sold out slower then I thought. I am with the bunch that during MP Soundwave release was hard to obtain. Several checkout attempts. This was much smoother. I was on messing around this morning and saw the news bulletin when it was posted.

Ordered at 6 AM sometime around there, received confirmation of my order at 9:39 AM, already received my shipment notification that Grimlock is on his way to my house via UPS picked up today. I have to at least applaud the improved process from 2 years ago with Soundwave. I hope those still want him are able to find him.

I got lucky and my area's store got 9 in this morning. I called and got the last one on hold. I Just opened it joints are a bit loose, but metal weight plus plastic what do you expect. They also raised the store price to 79.99 tooooooo!!!!!!! Oh well.

I appear to be the longest member on this thread 11 years.

happylock wrote:I appear to be the longest member on this thread 11 years.

11 years and 11 posts. You broke your quota of one post a year. Or is that 0 post for certain years?
Oh and on topic, for those who wanted to wait to see them on shelves and wait for price drops or shelf warming, are you bleeping insane? You grab the online deal first (while it lasted) then you try other strategies for discounts. You can always return your online purchase at a local store.

And now for more complaining

Considering everything that was included with the MP Soundwave release, I do wish more accessories were included with Grimmy. The apron and mind transfer device that was packed with the original release, for example.

And a little Wheelie to ride him.

anyone knows when toys r us gets their shipments from their main depots. I heared different things like wed, thur, sat. FYI i'm in texas. FYI first post as a user!

nullrayz wrote:anyone knows when toys r us gets their shipments from their main depots. I heared different things like wed, thur, sat. FYI i'm in texas. FYI first post as a user!

Welcome to Seibertron.com, nullrayz! Toys R Us shipments vary by location. The general trend with TRU is that new items start showing up out west in California first (generally) and sometimes in Washington or Oregon, and then work their way eastward. That isn't always the case, but it's a good general rule of thumb. Your best bet is to ask your local TRU to pull up the item and tell you as much as they can about whether or not there are any in the back, at other nearby locations, at the warehouse or en route to the warehouse. Let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks and hope to see you around more!

Our store here in VA Beach, VA got in 6 this morning. 1 already sold and we sent a guy to pick up 2 for himself and one of the other guys in the office, I ordered mine online to avoid the madness.

I didn't know they could see what is going to be enroute to their store in terms of shipments. I've been calling a few stores in my area, they all say different things about shipping. If anyone has an ebay account on here, i'll be willing to buy the masterpiece Grimlock if you find one at 10 dollars above retail price+whatever you charge for shipping (hopefully not more than 10).

Hi, any reason I can't find him on the site anywhere?

william-james88 wrote:Hi, any reason I can't find him on the site anywhere?

You're right.

There was a link provided by Raynofett that took us to a listing for Grimlock.

but now it seems to go to a empty TRU page.

I don't know what's going on.

Siger wrote:

happylock wrote:I appear to be the longest member on this thread 11 years.

11 years and 11 posts. You broke your quota of one post a year. Or is that 0 post for certain years?
Oh and on topic, for those who wanted to wait to see them on shelves and wait for price drops or shelf warming, are you bleeping insane? You grab the online deal first (while it lasted) then you try other strategies for discounts. You can always return your online purchase at a local store.

If you see my other posts the stores are now charging 79.99 tooo

Jackpot, I got two of them today and there was apparently 5 left, wasnt even on the shelves yet, and I also have one coming in the mail I was able to do on the website before the preorder closed. I would be willing to part with some of them for a modest upcharge

what the hell i thought he was $60, i passed on him the first time cause of the high price point & it looks like ill be doing it once again. I knew TRU didnt come to their senses their just a greedy as hasbro. And just a few days ago i said screw it & put $60 aside for grim. oh well guess ill take my money elsewhere, maybe ill get me another invicta or just keep it set aside so i can pick up the new NECA Alien & Predator figures when they come out.