Kmart: Transformers price drop

[Convoid]

Kmart have lowered the price on their transformers. It appears to be their normal price from now on and not a sales price.


Power of the Primes Legends: $15 (was $19)
Power of the Primes Voyager: $45 (was $49)

Studio Series deluxe: $29 (was $34)

Also, as reported by Gouki, Power of the Primes deluxes are on clearance at $29.


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They also now have the Cyberverse line in store.

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[hYpNoS]

I felt the prices were a bit high on the recent lines though why the legends, $19 was fine?

But the clearance on the POTP deluxes worries me, good thing I have backup pre-orders on standby incase we never see wave

[i_amtrunks]

Hooray, common sense prevails somewhat!

Now if uncle Pete’s could drop their deluxe price from $40 to $29 or less, they’d sell some too!

[Gouki]

I felt the prices were a bit high on the recent lines though why the legends, $19 was fine?

But the clearance on the POTP deluxes worries me, good thing I have backup pre-orders on standby incase we never see wave

19 is absolutely not fine for Legend. Its ridiculous. Not as ridiculous as 35 - 39 for a deluxe, of course.

[hYpNoS]

19 is absolutely not fine for Legend. Its ridiculous. Not as ridiculous as 35 - 39 for a deluxe, of course.

For what they are it is, if they upscaled them the'd do better than most deluxes like CW shockwave, anything higher as they are then yes they would be

[Paulbot]

They've dropped the price on the discontinued line (POTP) but the new line (Cyberverse) is still expensive...

The good news I see is the lower price on the Studio Series.

[dirge]

POTP is discontinued? Aren’t there more waves coming still?

(I have all the stuff I want up until wave 3, but as I understand it there’s mor coming)

[kovert]

Wave 1 deluxes have been available since at least March this year at Kmart. Perhaps they are clearing out wave 1 Deluxes in preparation for future waves. The price drop to $15 for Legends class is most welcome.

[griffin]

POTP is discontinued? Aren’t there more waves coming still?


We've had all waves released here of all size classes except Deluxe (see the sightings box in the header above)... and the tail end of a toyline is always unreliable, so if there aren't future waves of other sizes available to sell with wave 3 & 4 Deluxes, some Retailers (like Kmart) probably didn't want any more of a Toyline that is now "completely released" in four of the five size classes (POTP was only meant to last 12 months, and it has now been 9... Hasbro has probably scheduled it this way to give Retailers 3 months to clear the shelves for the next phase - WFC).
According to Hasbro in the wave 2 news topic (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=25690), they have more Deluxe toys expected in November... but don't expect it to be released to all stores, or even at all. Retailers may cancel in favour of the Bumblebee Movie toyline, or if the Movie toys don't sell enough when they are released in October. Or, the POTP Deluxes could be a special import for a pre-Christmas sale at just one particular retailer (like BigW getting all of the wave 2 & 3 POTP Leaders, and a big bulk order of cheap Titans Return toys).


Unfortunately Kmart are pretty reliable when it comes to Clearance tags... in that it means that they are done with that product code (size class), and when that stock disappears from that store, there won't be a restock.

[Galvatran]

We've had all waves released here of all size classes except Deluxe *snipity snip*
Wouldn't mind seeing a Titan class Predaking on retail shelves... shouldn'd be too far away now.

[Initial_G]

Wouldn't mind seeing a Titan class Predaking on retail shelves... shouldn'd be too far away now.

waiting to see Predaking too, plus potp wave 3 deluxes to finish Abominus

[tron07]

Seen any snarl and sludge around?

[Galvatran]

waiting to see Predaking too, plus potp wave 3 deluxes to finish Abominus
I can understand why Hasbro mixes 'teams' across waves from a practical & extending interest in the line but the later waves run the risk of not being stocked (as mentioned by griffin). So frustrating for those who want to support & buy locally in bricks & mortar stores.


Seen any snarl and sludge around?
The usual suspects have pretty much been cleared of stock. We've been led to believe there is a further restock in November in a different assortment to wave 2 deluxe.

[shockNwave]

Wouldn't mind seeing a Titan class Predaking on retail shelves... shouldn'd be too far away now.

Then it looks like Big W is ideally suited to stock Predaking. They know how to sell titan class (Trypticon) without being burned unlike Myer who are saddled with shelf warmers.

[Burn]

I just found Cyberverse deluxes for $35 at my local K-Mart. Either they missed the memo on price drops, or nothing is really changing.

Finding with these prices I'm slowly being priced out of collecting.

[Galvatran]

Then it looks like Big W is ideally suited to stock Predaking. They know how to sell titan class (Trypticon) without being burned unlike Myer who are saddled with shelf warmers.
Both retailers stocking POTP Predaking would be nice. BigW carrying the reasonably priced option while Myer has it on clearance albeit the box is all battered & bruised, with dirty fingerprints & the occasional fist/foot through the box (:().