Stopped by Big W at Runaway Bay. Had 3 or 4 Fort Maxes and about 5 Victorions. Max was up in the back of the store on the left and Vic was in the normal Transformer section on the right.
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Stopped by Big W at Runaway Bay. Had 3 or 4 Fort Maxes and about 5 Victorions. Max was up in the back of the store on the left and Vic was in the normal Transformer section on the right.
Yesterday at Garden City for the start of the BigW toy sale, I got there at about 9.30am, which was already 90 minutes after opening, so a few of
the big items would have already been bought. (they kept them & the big Lego at the service counter)
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In the regular section they had the other two Transformers items from the catalogue in stock (RID Power Surge pair and the TF4 Power Battlers.
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It's kinda funny that Junkheap (and the other two from that final wave) were so rare at the time of the movie in 2014 that it would fetch huge
prices on ebay (not so much two years later), and now we have had heaps of them being dumped in Australia for cheap (at the Reject Shop and BigW).
Myer had actually restocked for their sale (including several Wreck Gars) after having empty shelves since the last big sale for Transformers. They
had three Fort Max toys as well, but were keeping them out the back to prevent them from being stolen... so people just have to ask for them.
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At the QBD bookstore, I impulsively went inside remembering the TFPrime paper-craft book... and not only found it, but saw that it was on clearance at $8, from $35.
The activity box that Myer had been sitting on since mid last year (see photo above), was also on clearance, at $5 from $17.
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And at Woolworths, they had in stock wave 6 of the RID Tiny Titans ($5 each) and a new Transformers line - Rescue Bots 2-packs for $10 - making
them a source for five different ongoing Transformers lines now, which is pretty impressive for a food store.
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Target still had just 6 Transformers toys, while Kmart didn't appear to have anything new. ToysRUs also didn't have anything new, and are not
expecting to get the Rescue Bots firehouse set... which I was hoping to get for 20% off yesterday. :(
I got the Transformers Monopoly set instead, but when I opened it up at home I found that the 2007 Gen1 version was HEAPS better than this 2015
Gen1 "Retro" version. :(
Platinum Edition Insecticons are on clearance at Toys "R" Us (Aspley) for $99.99 from original price of $149.99. Last week's 20% off would have been handy.
That made me laugh. Bravo ToysRUs Oz. Bravo.Quote:
Originally Posted by kovert
lol. Yea no, ya know?
https://www.mightyape.com.au/product...e-Set/24152002
:)
I still think even AU$72 is overpriced for what you're getting... then again, I bought the set when it was AU$62 a week (or so) ago, then got it for cheaper after using a birthday coupon. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MV75
Robina Big W has plenty Fort Max and Victorion, but not in the toy section. It's in the promo area in front of store, across from ninja turtles
Last Thursday at BigW, a week after their sale started, and they didn't have anything left at the Customer Service desk (Transformers or Lego)... which wasn't surprising with how fast they sold on the first day, and this being a high traffic store.
Still heaps of the RID Power Hero toys from the catalogue... it didn't even look like they had been touched during that week.
Also on Thursday, at Target I couldn't find the Transformers toys at all, so the final 6 must finally be gone.
Never fear.... A few Vic targets just restocked with sky reign limbs and quillfire wave RID deluxes... And the wind blade legion waveQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Runaway Bay Target has that restock (Quillfire, Blue Optimus), the Windblade legions and strangely a complete restock of Combiner Wars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
On Sunday at Target Garden City, the restocking that others had been reporting around the country had finally occurred here too, with Gen Deluxe and RID Legion, Warrior & Deployer.
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Woolworths Sunnybank got in the sixth wave of Tiny Titans, at $5.
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picked up Menasor G2 at Toys R Us aspley for $199. 2 more in stock. plenty of fort max and victorian.
(No) sighting of Titans Return Wave 1 Commanders at Robina Big W. Only a few minicons, so maybe a restock coming?
Just checked Traget and seems like they're in stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
At Garden City on Saturday...
Target - the new toys they got in last week have been moved, which had me thinking they sold them all already, until I eventually found them tucked away on a lower shelf in a different section.
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Coles - had the RID Legion Blizzard Optimus, but no others, so they must have been bought already. It wouldn't scan, so I had to show them this photo on my phone to prove the price. They had this shelf tag up saying that they were on clearance, but I haven't seen it at other stores, so this could just be for this store.
The tag has September 10th on it, which is usually the date the tag comes down, but is probably an error, unless Coles are no longer restocking the RID Legions.
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The Tiny Titans were also on sale this week until the 19th, but only a small discount this time (not the usual 30%), so wasn't worth posting about it in the news section.
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Kmart - still the healthiest source of Transformers in my part of the country, with a restock of RID Warriors & 1-steps.
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Plus the Soundwave T-shirt in the menswear section.
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ToysRUs - just keeps getting smaller and smaller with Transformers, and this is the store that has to cater to the biggest population in Australia.
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Compared to the Erina store that caters to one of the smallest number of people in Australia (posted up Polursine)...
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BigW Garden City yesterday - nothing new since the sale... and I think that is going to be standard for BigW now.
I forgot to mention, while I was at Garden City on Saturday taking those pics in the previous post, I was being stalked by someone who had a big black Transformers Generations box in a plastic bag (probably a combiner) in a couple of the stores... maybe someone from here?
Titans return Galvatron x3 and Sentinel Prime x2 at Kmart Chermside (after i snapped up a Prime, cant get over the execution of Galvatrons head/mask in person).
2x Galvatron and 2x Sentinel Prime at KMart Hervey Bay. It would seem even regional areas are getting stock now, so they well and truly have a wide release now.
...Though make that one of each after I'd been there :)
Picked up the last Titians Returns Galvertron from Townsville K-Mart. Plenty of Sentinel Prime left if anyones intrested.
Big W Runaway Bay was removing ALL stock of TF from shelves, and piling the remaining RiD and Victorions in a shopping trolley. I'm HOPING that means an imminent restock, but it was a ton of unsold RID
I picked up the last Sentimel Prime and Galvatron and put them on layby at Sunshine Plaza K-Mart, so they aren't there anymore, but they were. Galvatron looks amazing.
At Coles Sunnybank, the RID Legion Ratchet & Blizzard Optimus wave finally arrived.
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And at Kmart Sunnybank, a large range of Transformers, including a new reissue of Rescue Bots Optimus with trailer.... after taking 2-3 years to finally sell the first release of this toy.
And even more amusing is the price - the reissue of the trailer version is $39, while the non-trailer version (that came out a couple months ago with High Tide) is also $39.
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Meanwhile at Woolworths Sunnybank, the Tiny Titans are on sale at half price, and after finding 7 of the 12 in the box, there are only about 3 left at that store.
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Kmart Pacific Fair had two TR Sentinel Prime, but no Galvatron
Apparently the ToysRUs at Garden City yesterday had the "new" RID Battlepacks (Optimus & Sideswipe)... according to member JustOwen.
I saw at the Garden City Woolies, four recent RID 1-steps, with three of them being Quillfire... and at half price.
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They had very few Tiny Titans left, which were also half-price, but didn't have the yellow shelf tag up.
On the Toys R Us website it shows Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Grimlock and Strongarm Battle Packs. http://www.toysrus.com.au/transforme...rted_10486288/Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Tru maroochydore has TR stock in. There's a Blaster left, most deluxes, the titan masters, and basics. Possibly another Op behind Blaster but I can't see that far back
Picked up Hardhead from TRU Mount Gravatt today. Only 1 Blurr, 2 Sweeps and 1 Skullcrusher left. But they did also have 2 Leader Primes and at least 1 Blaster.
Got Skullcrusher because he looks great and even though he's a bit shorter than my other FP headmasters, I currently don't trust FP to finish off their line.
Edit: Oh, lots of legends titan returns as well but not sure which ones, didn't have a good loook
How much are the TR Deluxes at TRU? I'm tempted to get a Hardhead with a faceplate.
$29.99 iirc.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydisc
My haul came to $220 in total so it's a bit of a Blurr.
Major K is right, Deluxe's are $29.99 at TRU
TRU Deluxes Online
Only titan masters so far at TRU aspley, and G2 Bruticus/Superion (and a bunch of normal superions), 2 trypticons held behind the conter.
I was eyeing off a star saber since xmas and I thought I read in WA thread about it being 130, the tag still said 249 so i asked and it scanned at 199, I said oh a friend got it in WA for 130 and the clerk said I'll give you that one (the last one) for 130 so I grabbed it.
Nothing yet in kmart, onslaught and scattershot...
How much was Tryticon?Quote:
Originally Posted by Akky82
Also just found the platinum Insecticons in toyworld queen st mall for $69.99.
Thought these were an exclusive?
Akzo - platinum evolution of prime and a platinum laser prime.
Toys R Us Sunshine Plaza has Titans Return, but only Scourge left of the deluxes, Blaster of the leaders, Stripes of Legends, but all of the Titan Masters. They also have the Computron and Bruticus CW sets.
Wave two TR Voyagers spotted at Kmart Hervey Bay - they had two each of Astrotrain and Alpha Trion (make that one of each left now!)
Garden City ToysRUs tonight had the wave 2 TR Voyagers (Astrotrain & Alpha Trion) and the wave 1 Legends (Wheelie, Eject, Stripes), but no other Titans Return toys.
They had the RID stasis pod 2-pack and several of each of the Battlepacks (Optimus & Sideswipe) for the VIP sale that started yesterday.
They also had the new Rescue Bots Optimus & Blurr launcher trailer. I'll add a photo later... I just wanted to make sure I beat MayzaPrime this time on the Rescue Bots first sightings. :p
Woolworths at Garden City HAD the RID Legion Blizzard Drift and Groundbuster, and still half a box of the half-price Tiny Titans, which are noted as on clearance, so aren't likely to get any more. The Sunnybank store hasn't restocked since selling out about two weeks ago of their Tiny Titans and 1-steps.
Toys R Us at Garden City also had the RiD Clash Optimus and Bumblebee for $30.
Kmart at Garden City also had multiple Titans Astrotrain and Alpha Trion for $49.
Someone bought all the RiD Groundbuster at Underwood and Springwood Big W and Woolworths.....
Kmart Indro had TR Astrotrain and Alpha Trion, three of each.
Kmart Sunnybank Plaza had Wave 2 Voyager Titan Returns, 2 Alpha Trions and 1 Astrotrain for $49 on saturday
Photos to go with the Thursday sightings...Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
The Titans Return Voyager wave 2, and the RID Decepticon Island 2-pack, which were already all gone by the end of Saturday, as I was in there as soon as they opened on Sunday.
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The Titans Return Legends wave 1, and the RID Battlepacks wave 1.
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The Garden City ToysRUs's idea of a restock, still with empty pegs and absent items that other stores have.
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The first sighting of the Rescue Bots Racing Trailer, with Optimus & Blurr.
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They also had Sideswipe, which was up on the over-shelf (I only found it after I took this photo, while trying to work out who was the third toy in the first Clash wave).Quote:
Originally Posted by christalcase
Only a year after everyone else, but my local ToysRUs store eventually got them in. :rolleyes:
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Also restocked with their exclusive Clash Ultra Megatronus.
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Plus, the latest wave of 3-steps, with (orange) Drift and Energon Boost Bumblebee, which might be a world first retail sighting.
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Wasn't me... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by christalcase
None at BigW Garden City either, as they had that wave since the blue Drift was still there.
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They had the two Rescue Bots (pull back) racers for $29 each.
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