Spoiler Pack Ultra "Mangus" on Deep Discount at Ollie's

william-james88 wrote:and is within driving distance to an Ollie's store.

All 2% of the fandom. The Toy market is a scalpers paradise, and yet nobody who has the ability to seems to care about changing that.

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:and is within driving distance to an Ollie's store.

All 2% of the fandom. The Toy market is a scalpers paradise, and yet nobody who has the ability to seems to care about changing that.

The only way to stop the scalping is for fans to stop buying from scalpers. Anyone who buys from a scalper is complicit in their business model. They are the only ones who can change that.

Anyways, at least you and I can share in the same misery since Ollie's is nowhere near me either.

I never have purchased from scalpers, and by all indications, many people here don't either, I guess it's part of my being out of touch with most of the community, since I prefer to communicate still on forums like this. I don't have any accounts on FB, Twitter etc... and it appears that is where many people are now, (and much of the toxicity). I know I cant force anything, but I don't know how to encourage fans NOT to buy from scalpers, other than telling them not to.

Still... When Places like Ollies (not blaming them just making an example), sell something like TR Trypitcon for $40, scalpers can sell it for $80-$100, and to the untrained, that seems like a great deal because it normally retails for $160.

o.supreme wrote:I never have purchased from scalpers, and by all indications, many people here don't either, I guess it's part of my being out of touch with most of the community, since I prefer to communicate still on forums like this. I don't have any accounts on FB, Twitter etc... and it appears that is where many people are now, (and much of the toxicity). I know I cant force anything, but I don't know how to encourage fans NOT to buy from scalpers, other than telling them not to.

Still... When Places like Ollies (not blaming them just making an example), sell something like TR Trypitcon for $40, scalpers can sell it for $80-$100, and to the untrained, that seems like a great deal because it normally retails for $160.

I still have Facebook and I went there right after reading your comment and no joke, this is what welcomed me when I logged in:

I know we don't always agree on things, but I do want to continue to express my appreciation to you, and all the staff here at Seibertron for all your hard work and keeping things civil. If I had to go to a major Social media outlet, I think I'd give up on the hobby altogether.

If you aren’t around an Ollie’s and are interested I’ll check my store and grab extras. Shoot me a message.

o.supreme wrote:I know we don't always agree on things, but I do want to continue to express my appreciation to you, and all the staff here at Seibertron for all your hard work and keeping things civil. If I had to go to a major Social media outlet, I think I'd give up on the hobby altogether.

And I am happy to be here for you!

That typo takes me back to the '90s, when fans who just barely understood what anime was would sometimes call the corresponding comics "magna". Back then, I never could've imagined every Aldi's near me getting so many Arcee and Alicon toys that I'd already be bored with the prospect.

I'm lucky enough to live near two Ollie's, and a WalMart that accidentally clearanced them Spoiler-Ulti-Magnums to half off upon arrival last summer, so now all I have to do is scalp a few, and I'll be the biggest slag-hole in this thread! Of course, this comes too late to use that Ollie's coupon that expired Sunday, and I let it because I was saving up for that Shapeways sale that Paypal f@%#ed me out of for no reason...it's been an annoying post-Thanksgiving week for me, not that I can actually complain this year.

But hey, if any Seibertronian wants one, message me and I'll check 'em both this Saturday, in between my newest dumbass quest to see if any Dollar Tree will actually get Final Faction's Alpha Team figures.

Your mileage will vary with this one, for sure, but we have enough reports to warrant a heads up to anyone looking for a deal. Walmarts across Canada and the US are doing some massive liquidations on the 2020 Transformers toys.
In Canada, the deals many have found are the following:

Earthrise Deluxe: $9 ($7 USD)
Micromasters: $7
Battle Masters: $5

G1 Blaster reissue: $20.00 ($16 USD)

In the US we have seen reports for the following:

Earthrise AND Netflix Deluxe: $10
Earthrise Voyagers: $20
Earthrise Leaders: $35

We thank fellow Transformers fan John Carpenter for giving us these specifics.

william-james88 wrote:Your mileage will vary with this one, for sure

Went to 3 Walmarts near me today, 0-3 on finding any wave 2 Netflix and 0-3 on seeing any clearance.

There will be no clearance on these in my area because there are very little. What they NEED to clearance is Cyberverse, those are the ones cluttering up shelves not selling.

Also that pic has to be from Canada right? They don't sell Battlemasters at Walmarts in the US.

o.supreme wrote:There will be no clearance on these in my area because there are very little. What they NEED to clearance is Cyberverse, those are the ones cluttering up shelves not selling.

Also that pic has to be from Canada right? They don't sell Battlemasters at Walmarts in the US.

Yup, it's a pic I took yesterday. I posted it in the earthrise thread in response to he arcee discussion we were having.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Your mileage will vary with this one, for sure

Went to 3 Walmarts near me today, 0-3 on finding any wave 2 Netflix and 0-3 on seeing any clearance.

I went to three walmarts as well. Hoping to find an Allicon at these prices. I struck out as well. All that was left was Airwave and 1 of the three walmarts did not have discounts.

Definitely didn't see anything clearanced at Walmart yesterday. Hardly anything to mark down to begin with. And the current peg layout is highly questionable, leaving only one peg for WFC in the top left camera (with the Rollback tag on it) and none for NetFlix. The rest of the pegs are all Studio Series (or MV6 as they're still calling it on some tags). They even made a point of spreading out the few SS figures they had in an attempt to fill the pegs. They even squeezed in a fifth Cyberverse one step peg at the bottom right among the 7 SS pegs for no good reason.




There's a displaced Cliffjumper sitting on the Voyagers there, I put him back where he belongs after the photo.

Emerje

That's a nice looking walmart tf section.

william-james88 wrote:That's a nice looking walmart tf section.

Only because they just restocked a bunch of the larger figures, there's hardly anything Deluxe class (aside from fresh stock of wave 4 Cyberverse). And then there's those Titan Guardians on the right, if they just cut those down to two pegs they could have two pegs free for Battle Masters and Micromasters. But no, gotta keep making space for the same figures they've been selling for seven years. Can't tell if it's the same, worse or better than when they stuck those eye sores in a shelf display and stopped selling all Leader class figures last year.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That's a nice looking walmart tf section.

Only because they just restocked a bunch of the larger figures, there's hardly anything Deluxe class (aside from fresh stock of wave 4 Cyberverse). And then there's those Titan Guardians on the right, if they just cut those down to two pegs they could have two pegs free for Battle Masters and Micromasters. But no, gotta keep making space for the same figures they've been selling for seven years. Can't tell if it's the same, worse or better than when they stuck those eye sores in a shelf display and stopped selling all Leader class figures last year.

Emerje

From my perspective you have the walmart G1 exusive readily available along with the walmart exclusive Netflix voyagers plus wave 4 of the cyberverse deluxes (which I don't have) so it's not half bad. Pretty sure many would be jealous if you posted this on a US facebook group.

There's a nice deal on Amazon.com right now. Transformers Toys Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe Fan-Vote Battle 3 Pack with Holo Mirage, Powerdasher Aragon, & Decepticon Impactor (IDW) is only $37.99 USD. That's 46% off from the original price. For those that don't have this set yet, it's a really good opportunity. Prime eligible.

You can get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PZY481L/re ... We-RFJeCa4?tag=seibertron07-20&



Description of the product below:

Voted on by fans: Fans chose their matchup and the winning pair was mirage vs. The Mercenary! The wreckers, LED by Impactor, are a highly skilled team of mercenaries who are at their best when the odds of survival are at their worst. They're exactly the kind of soldiers the Autobots need on their side. Can mirage Persuade them to join the Autobot cause?
Figure special edition Amazon exclusive pack: This 3 pack features 5.5 Inch scale holo mirage, cast in clear plastic, deception Impactor, and a weaponizer figure, powerdasher Aragon
Expandable and customizable weapons: Holo mirage and deception Impactor figures come with 2 3 weapon accessories; The weaponizer figure, powerdasher Aragon, comes with 2 weapon accessories and breaks into 6 weapon accessories to equip the other 2 figures
Inspired cybertronian Alt Mode: Figures feature classic conversions between robot and cybertronian Alt modes; Holo mirage, deception Impactor, and powerdasher Aragon convert in 19, 14, and 16 steps

Ahh...memories... I got that set last year around this time at that same price. I had seen it in the upper $40 range not too long ago, but what you reported- really is a great deal. Odd that this still exists, and the Autobot set from last year is still retail price, but the Skywarp set is long gone and goes for insane prices on the secondary market.

o.supreme wrote:Odd that this still exists, and the Autobot set from last year is still retail price, but the Skywarp set is long gone and goes for insane prices on the secondary market.

Skywarp was the biggest name out of the 3 sets (maybe Mirage too, but not Holo Mirage) and the only way he was available, so it isn't surprising that his set sold out that quickly and is getting scalped while the others lingered. What is surprising is that they are still lingering and that Amazon hasn't put them at a "make them go away" price yet.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:What is surprising is that they are still lingering and that Amazon hasn't put them at a "make them go away" price yet.

I think $38 for 3 deluxes is pretty darn low . I wanted it last year just for Aragon, and would have been willing to pay close to $30 for him alone, I'm glad I held out, I gave Mirage and Impactor to my son. My collection is quite specialized, but every once in a while its nice to have something different thrown in there.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Odd that this still exists, and the Autobot set from last year is still retail price, but the Skywarp set is long gone and goes for insane prices on the secondary market.

Skywarp was the biggest name out of the 3 sets (maybe Mirage too, but not Holo Mirage) and the only way he was available, so it isn't surprising that his set sold out that quickly and is getting scalped while the others lingered. What is surprising is that they are still lingering and that Amazon hasn't put them at a "make them go away" price yet.

It didn't sell out that quickly, it just sold out, same with greenlight, unlike these. Everyone who placed their preorder got it and there was enough for everyone once it was released. The only ones who didn't get it (out of those that could in the first place) were those who were waiting for price drops. I was one of those.

Greenlight was a day one purchase for me, mostly because I wanted to complete Orthia (as I imagine would be for most people who wanted it). I do remember it lasting for a little while. I was able to snag the battlemasters from both Amazon sets separately, at quite a reasonable price. If TT Selects is in the business of reissuing past toys, as much as it would pain me, I would think an Orthia Selects release would get a far more positive fan response than the recent Volcanicus and Abominus offerings.

I'd still be paying almost 40 bucks for a head, so it looks like it's gonna be a pass for me, even at that price.

So sad lol I just got the impactor from this set off ebay for $25 (originally $35 but I had a $10 off coupon) and I wouldn't have minded paying the $38 for this set since I dont have a mirage or any weaponizers lol

sol magnus wrote:I'd still be paying almost 40 bucks for a head

Sounds like the right price these days, unless you go for the higher end escorts.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:I'd still be paying almost 40 bucks for a head

Sounds like the right price these days, unless you go for the higher end escorts.

Friend to the site Elitabeth-1 has written to let us know of all that Five Below has to offer related to Transformers this holiday season, which make fun stocking stuffers. This is an American discount store chain where almost everything is $5 or less.

In the images sent we see Cyberverse one step toys, the cheaper evergreen styled toys, Botbots exclusives, Cyberverse scouts, Titan Masters and some apparel as well.

My 5-Belows have had this stuff for over a month! Guess I should've said something back when I was stocking up for my 3rd cousins in Illinois.

I remember when those One-Step changers were sorta hard to find.

So I'm double posting this here and in the Kingdom thread in hopes of possibly creating a steal of a deal for many of us. When others found Cyclonus apparently in stock at Gamestop, I took a look myself, but decided to pass and wait for Amazon.

But I happened to notice that Gamestop has the prices wrong and low for most of wave 2. The have the deluxes at $16.99, Voyagers at $24.99 and Leader UM at $44.99.

However this actually is not a great deal because of how Gamestop set up their pre-orders. They are treating each item as a separate "order" as far as how their free shipping at $35 per order goes. They are charging $6 for shipping on each item since they won't let you combine. The only way I've found to get free shipping is to order enough of each individual item to get each item above $35, so 3 Airazors will work, but not 1 each of the 3 deluxes. Basically the great price gets wiped out by the shipping. Anyone interested in Kingdom UM can get him for free shipping since he is above the threshold all on his own.

However, I do have a challenge for everyone that has the wave 2 deluxes or voyagers on pre-order with Amazon. Go to the page for each item on Amazon, and report a lower price and give them the link to Gamestop's page for each item. In enough of us do it, it might make Amazon lower their price to match Gamestop and give us all the better pricing that have pre-ordered on Amazon. You can find the link to report a lower price in the Product Information area, under the feedback heading (scroll down a bit).

I'll be curious to see if this will work before scalpers see the price and wipe Gamestop out of stock.

Here are the links to Gamestop for anyone who wants to try this out. I've already submitted them myself.

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

I found a walmart that had ER Voyagers on clearance at $17, I don't know what this means for the rest of the line. When I was there they had 3 Hoists, a Starscream, and a Snapdragon. Or maybe it was 3 Snapdragons and a Hoist, I do not recall. I grabbed Screamer for myself. If you live in Georiga it was at 1550 Scenic Hwy N, Snellville, GA 30078, and I'll post this in the Georgia sightings thread as well.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:However, I do have a challenge for everyone that has the wave 2 deluxes or voyagers on pre-order with Amazon. Go to the page for each item on Amazon, and report a lower price and give them the link to Gamestop's page for each item. In enough of us do it, it might make Amazon lower their price to match Gamestop and give us all the better pricing that have pre-ordered on Amazon. You can find the link to report a lower price in the Product Information area, under the feedback heading (scroll down a bit).

I'll be curious to see if this will work before scalpers see the price and wipe Gamestop out of stock.

Here are the links to Gamestop for anyone who wants to try this out. I've already submitted them myself.

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

IT WORKED!!! Both voyagers are now down to $24.99 on Amazon.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:However, I do have a challenge for everyone that has the wave 2 deluxes or voyagers on pre-order with Amazon. Go to the page for each item on Amazon, and report a lower price and give them the link to Gamestop's page for each item. In enough of us do it, it might make Amazon lower their price to match Gamestop and give us all the better pricing that have pre-ordered on Amazon. You can find the link to report a lower price in the Product Information area, under the feedback heading (scroll down a bit).

I'll be curious to see if this will work before scalpers see the price and wipe Gamestop out of stock.

Here are the links to Gamestop for anyone who wants to try this out. I've already submitted them myself.

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

IT WORKED!!! Both voyagers are now down to $24.99 on Amazon.

I just cancelled my Pulse orders (I think?) and switched to amazon. Saved $5 on Dinobot, which was worth it.

Not sure about Pulse though, I selected all 3, but I only got a cancellation for Airazor, but the order on the website acts like I cancelled all 3... sooooooooo?

Amazon Deal of the Day
G.O. Autobot Clones $16.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08556YR1V/re ... 3FbPP923X3?tag=seibertron07-20&

o.supreme wrote:Amazon Deal of the Day
G.O. Autobot Clones $16.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08556YR1V/re ... 3FbPP923X3?tag=seibertron07-20&

Sigh, I paid full price for them when they came out, thanks Amazon.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Amazon Deal of the Day
G.O. Autobot Clones $16.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08556YR1V/re ... 3FbPP923X3?tag=seibertron07-20&

Sigh, I paid full price for them when they came out, thanks Amazon.

And the Decepticon ones are in full force at Target. I *would* jump on them, but what would I do with the TR ones if I get the sets?

I have the TR ones and have no regrets. Of course I got those sets for other reasons, but the clones were a bonus. This price is basically the same that walgreens charged for their set back in 2017. Amazon probably has a surplus this the reduced price. The Mirage/Impactor/Aragon set is still on sale as well.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Amazon Deal of the Day
G.O. Autobot Clones $16.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08556YR1V/re ... 3FbPP923X3?tag=seibertron07-20&

Sigh, I paid full price for them when they came out, thanks Amazon.

And the Decepticon ones are in full force at Target. I *would* jump on them, but what would I do with the TR ones if I get the sets?

At least the Decepticon clones are noticeably different from the titans return versions.

Found MPM Ratchet on sale at my local Target today. I think this is the lowest I’ve seen it go for.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:However, I do have a challenge for everyone that has the wave 2 deluxes or voyagers on pre-order with Amazon. Go to the page for each item on Amazon, and report a lower price and give them the link to Gamestop's page for each item. In enough of us do it, it might make Amazon lower their price to match Gamestop and give us all the better pricing that have pre-ordered on Amazon. You can find the link to report a lower price in the Product Information area, under the feedback heading (scroll down a bit).

I'll be curious to see if this will work before scalpers see the price and wipe Gamestop out of stock.

Here are the links to Gamestop for anyone who wants to try this out. I've already submitted them myself.

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectib ... dition=New

IT WORKED!!! Both voyagers are now down to $24.99 on Amazon.

I'm 3 for 5 so far, Airazor just dropped to $16.99 on Amazon. Just waiting for Huffer and Ractonite now.

Ractonite is the only one I pre-ordered. I got Paleotrex for less than $20, so if Ractonite goes down as well that would be awesome.

And now Huffer dropped to $16.99 on Amazon. C'mon Ractonite, you can do it too!

I just tried the price matching with Amazon on Wave 1 Kingdom deluxes with Target’s prices. Target doesn’t have the $3 mark up Hasbro suggested. Was told if they are accepted, it will take up to 72 hours to show on the site. Fingers crossed. Have only been able to pre-order Blackarachnia at the roughly $20 price so, if it works, I can hopefully get the others at the old price point.

Found Blaster on clearance for ~30% off at a Wal*Mart in Broomfield, Colorado.

Dinobot4ever wrote:I just tried the price matching with Amazon on Wave 1 Kingdom deluxes with Target’s prices. Target doesn’t have the $3 mark up Hasbro suggested. Was told if they are accepted, it will take up to 72 hours to show on the site. Fingers crossed. Have only been able to pre-order Blackarachnia at the roughly $20 price so, if it works, I can hopefully get the others at the old price point.

Well here it is 9 days later and no change. In fact Warpath jumped up two more dollars for a bit before he sold out. At least I tried. You don't accomplish anything unless you try ...

Got my preordered Blackarachnia today. She is fairly small and seems a little too fragile for long-term survivability. But she is a good representation of the character in both modes, especially bot.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:And now Huffer dropped to $16.99 on Amazon. C'mon Ractonite, you can do it too!

Finally Success!!! Ractonite dropped to $16.99 on Amazon finally too!!!

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:And now Huffer dropped to $16.99 on Amazon. C'mon Ractonite, you can do it too!

Finally Success!!! Ractonite dropped to $16.99 on Amazon finally too!!!

Cool, I already had one ordered, but I don't think These have a pre-order price guarantee so I ordered it again and cancelled my first one. Airrazor was up for the same price, but the pre-order button wasn't working and now she's out of stock again.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:And now Huffer dropped to $16.99 on Amazon. C'mon Ractonite, you can do it too!

Finally Success!!! Ractonite dropped to $16.99 on Amazon finally too!!!

Cool, I already had one ordered, but I don't think These have a pre-order price guarantee so I ordered it again and cancelled my first one. Airrazor was up for the same price, but the pre-order button wasn't working and now she's out of stock again.

Emerje

I love that I found my new pre-order tactic for any regular release from now on. Go with Amazon and report any lower price on the web that can be found. Then pivot and cancel should a better deal come up that Amazon won't match like the Target BOGO sales.

If anyone has an Aldi with any ER deluxes left, it might be worth taking a peek. I was originally going to skip ER Arcee having the T30 version. But I found one in a random bin of leftover Christmas toys at my Aldi with no indication of a price. I brought it up to the register with my groceries, and for $6.75, I let her come home with me.

Yelp, adding another destination to my random trips with the misses.