Movie Toy Sightings.

I just saw a few Unleashed Barricade/Blackouts and one Ratchet/whoever at clearance for $15 each.

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Originally Posted by griffin

Were those Unleased at Target as well? As Pulse mentioned, we weren't supposed to be getting those here. At least, that's what the Senior Product Manager at Hasbro AU said. Then again, we are a dumping ground for anything Hasbro US can't sell, so it wouldn't surprise me these are just being dumped here cheaply to get rid of them.

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None at Target yet..only at Toy Kingdom so far.
Just been there and like jaydisc, saw them at $15...
I was tempted but didn't buy them

i thought the unleased truck optimus would make a nice decoration piece at $15

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Originally Posted by autobreadticon

i thought the unleased truck optimus would make a nice decoration piece at $15

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didnt see unleashed prime today..only unleashed meg and the other 2 new ones...think prime can be found at Kmart but would be expensive

On the Gold Coast, single Big Daddies at Helensvale and Runaway Bay target, but plenty of the others (as many as 4x for some). I'd say collectors are liking the Big Daddy Micromaster reference.

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Originally Posted by griffin

Were those Unleased at Target as well? As Pulse mentioned, we weren't supposed to be getting those here. At least, that's what the Senior Product Manager at Hasbro AU said. Then again, we are a dumping ground for anything Hasbro US can't sell, so it wouldn't surprise me these are just being dumped here cheaply to get rid of them.

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Like Iceburn and Jaydisc have said, at Toy Kingdom, not Target.

Nothing in Big W Plumpton but a couple of Leader Nightwatch Primes.

Target Mt Druitt has gone crazy with figures (like they did with the final full repaint waves of Cybertron) with at least half a dozen each of: Grindcore, Big Daddy, Jolt, Divebomb, Landmine, Stockade, Recon Barricade, Payload, plus heaps of Scouts and FAB's.

Kmart Mt Druitt had about 4 of each of Jungle Bonecrusher, Overcast, Stockade and Recon barricade, plus about 8 each of the Battle packs.

Finally saw something new in City Target today. There are a couple of Jolt, Divebomb and Big Daddy.

I felt very sad today.

Went to Target and saw almost every single deluxe that has been released to date. Plenty of stuff that isn't moving especially the Ultimate BBs. There was a stack of them in an aisle away from the TF aisle. It's kinda sad that they aren't moving quickly anymore and that's ironic given at one point it made fans annoyed that there was virtually nothing on the shelves. Oh how the brand has fallen.

Oh, and the Hulk figures look fugly.

The movie has come and gone. And those kids and parents who were desparately hunting for the toys when the Movie and DVD were released, have moved onto another fad, toyline or movie.
Ever since Beast Wars, Hasbro Australia have failed to adhere to basic marketing elements that relate to supply and demand. They are bringing supply now to meet a demand that was here six months ago and is no longer here now. These figures are going to shelf-warm, and affect the amount of stock stores are going to order in for the next 6 to 12 months (Classics, people!!!). Stores pre-order initial stock amounts (from Toyfair), and if they are still sitting on Movie stock over the long term (Animated will sell with the cartoon, and older collectors will snap up the classics), they won't restock anything Transformers related until the movie stock is all gone (stores don't see it as three different toy lines, it is all Transformers to them).
Since retailers don't know anything about the fluctuating demand of the toy market like the toy companies do, they rely on the toy distributors like Hasbro and Mattel to talk them into what they should be buying and in what quantity.
Hasbro AU shouldn't have been importing so much movie stock after demand dried up, and convincing the stores to order it.
I guess good marketting is forcing someone to buy something today (the short term), and only worry about tomorrow (the long term) later.