Generations(FOC) Voyager Wave 2 Skipped for Aus

[Bidoofdude]

Hi all,
Just got a reply back from Hasbro and it unfortunately looks like Australia will be skipping the second wave of Fall of Cybertron Generations Voyagers, which include Blaster and Grimlock.
I received the following reply:
"Hi Ryan,

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately, there are no plans to introduce this wave of Transformers to the Australian consumers.

If you wish to purchase the wave from overseas, please try an independent site that send s to Australia as Hasbro.com is an American site and will only service American and Canadian consumers.

I am sorry I cannot assist you.


Hasbro Consumer Services
T: 1-300-138-697 - custservau@hasbro.com "


As many of you may have noticed from the lack of these on store shelves, any of us who have not already will have to order from online retailers.

On the bright side, from stores such as RK and BBTS, it is significantly cheaper to get them here shipped for considerably less than retail prices, which is good for those uncomfortable with retail prices.

[1AZRAEL1]

Well that is just BS. The first wave of figures i don't order online to wait for them to come out here, only to have them say we ain't getting. I'm gonna order all online from now on so i don't miss out. Last time i checked bbts they were all gone. Now to track them down.

[Trent]

Why would they skip it? And what logic do they use to determine what waves we get and what waves we miss??

[Sinnertwin]

Well that is just BS. The first wave of figures i don't order online to wait for them to come out here, only to have them say we ain't getting. I'm gonna order all online from now on so i don't miss out. Last time i checked bbts they were all gone. Now to track them down.

RK, I ordered both this afternoon. I had an inkling this was going to happen

[CBratron]

You could always try ebay. A quick search shows $43.99 from Taiwan (free shipping) and $48 from the US (also free shipping).

[Sky Shadow]

Hasbro doesn't have a clue what it's doing, so it's always meaningless to ask what they will or won't ultimately be stocking on shelves.

[5FDP]

I'm gonna order all online from now on so i don't miss out.

QFT! I want to support local retail but situations like this make it almost impossible. Do you wait and see, and in turn miss out only to pay inflated prices on the second-hand market, or do you simply order online to guarantee you'll get the toy that you want only to learn that a local release is cheaper and includes more 'extras' i.e. MP Soundwave. I'm finding myself buying more and more online these days.

[Jaisun]

Why would they skip it? And what logic do they use to determine what waves we get and what waves we miss??

Voyager Primes shelf-warming everywhere...

[1AZRAEL1]

Voyager Primes shelf-warming everywhere...

Voyager Soundwaves didn't. Seems to be just random what they will stock. At least to me anyway.

[Jaisun]

Voyager Soundwaves didn't. Seems to be just random what they will stock. At least to me anyway.

Pretty much... Ha$bro seems to brand all TF's together, so if Primes sell bad but FoC sell well, the fact there are any TF's shelf-warming = no more TF's, regardless of sub-brand... =o(