Kmart: Transformers price drop

[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, 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.

[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 ().

[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.