At least with Nemesis Prime and Wreck-Gar, there is a second chance to get them from Japanese sources, in December when TakaraTomy release them as regular release toys.
At least with Nemesis Prime and Wreck-Gar, there is a second chance to get them from Japanese sources, in December when TakaraTomy release them as regular release toys.
To be fair, given the recent Big W Titans Returns dump, I kinda don't blame retailers. It obviously shows that there's a large amount of stock that simply won't move at RRP - surely there's gotta be some kind of Hasbro volume purchase requirement. I doubt that they're completely innocent in all this.
Also, quality obviously varies greatly with the lines, so exactly as DELTAprime says for every PotP Optimus you've got a PotP Rodimus warming the shelves. But I concede that this isn't Hasbro Aus's fault since they don't determine the make ups of the waves.
I never saw a Cosmos in any of the stores I went to before the dump and would have seen half a dozen Seasprays in stores too. It is easier to sell them when they are on the shelves.
Received my Nemesis Prime today. Lovely figure, but I was a little disappointed he didn't come with a Prime card. Guess I've been conditioned to expect them after Combiner Wars, Titans Return, and Power of the Primes.