Retro Headmasters coming to Target Australia

[griffin]

Hopefully the 'vintage' tag line doesn't make these any more expensive than their previous price.

I hope not... and their retail price in America at Walmart was US$23, which is between their Deluxe and Voyager pricing... so I would expect about AU$40 here.
Even though it has a Deluxe sized toy in the box, the US pricing is a fair bit more than Deluxe pricing, and the big fancy box is worth the extra dollars.
Besides, we have retailers here selling Deluxe figures for $40... so I wouldn't have a problem with paying $40-45 for each. It would still cost a lot more to import them.

I'm more concerned about them being in Target, which like Kmart, is going to have a lot of sticky little fingers probing the boxes that won't buy them, but will damage them for us collectors.
Or... they do like Kmart and damage the box or flap with security string. (something I need to warn the Hasbro person about... particularly if they want to get more Reissues in for Kmart)

I find Target as the store of choice a little confusing because many are either closing down or being converted to Kmart, will Kmart end up carrying these when the brand closes? https://www.9news.com.au/national/ta...0-6a72ce1b65cb

Hmmm... I'm not sure about the stores being converted to "K Hubs" as one of the concept images has the Target logo at the customer service desk, suggesting that you would probably still be able to click-and-collect from the Target website to that location... if the site doesn't stick with randomly selected items, making it too risky.
The article does note that most of the Target stores disappearing or being converted are in regional areas, which will make it harder for fans outside of major cities securing exclusives. They do note that the Target brand is not going anywhere, and that they will be increasing their online side of things, so if they can offer some sort of free shipping option, the products could still be acquired domestically... provided they list things by individual item, and not by assortment or size (randomly picked).

[i_amtrunks]

Didn't even know these were coming, so it's a very lovely surprise. Target getting them isn't great, but at least they still do have sales on transformers overall from time to time.
I know I'm a pessimist but I expect these will be more than $40-$45 here. We very rarely get good exchange prices.

[Skyfire]

More G1 exclusives. Ha ha haahaa haaaha ha haahaa!!!!

[Omega Metro]

I still have these exact TR figures in bags somewhere that I can’t sell/nobody wants.

[Dogboy]

I was hoping these weren't going to hit Aus, if for only one reason.. that being I wouldn't have to decide if I was going to get them or not. They do look nice!

[Keidatron]

I?d rather them reissue the original headmasters instead repacking the TR figures though,

[Skyfire]

Now available. Check your stores/stock level.

https://www.target.com.au/p/transfor...orted/64784861

[High_Q]

I?d rather them reissue the original headmasters instead repacking the TR figures though,

You and me both. 100%. They probably lost the moulds. Only explanation for the reissue of the same G1 toys over and over again in the last 20 years.

[Batfan007]

I still have these exact TR figures in bags somewhere that I can’t sell/nobody wants.

Same. I've had doubles of Hardhead (LG and HAsbro versions) I've tried to sell for going on two years now. Never had a single msg/click any bit of interest so I don't even bother listing them anymore. find it nuts that you put modern toys in a vintage box (not even a true vintage box as its thin and flimsy, not the same) and people go nuts for them.

Never got a Brainstorm myself, so will have a look for that one at least.
Don't like my chances, their is like one Target about 20km from here, that usually gets nothing, and the other one in a major shopping mall is now gone / swapped into a Kmart. It's one of the more popular metro malls in the state, so it's not just regional.

[Skyfire]

People go nuts... you said it (and Hasbro knows it).

I thought to myself when these were announced that I would only consider getting them if there was a reasonable chance of getting all 7. Because of the box art, exclusivity and the apparently good-value price, I had a hunch these would be hard to obtain. Worse still, Target stores seem to get one case of 4 figures at at time - has anyone actually seen more than one of a figure to indicate more than one case?

My very first, and quite possibly only, sighting was of wave 2 at Perth CBD Target 2 days ago. I held them, read the tech specs, admired the figures and art, and after thinking hard... put them back and posted the sighting (hopefully not for some scalper). I decided buying them and never seeing wave 1 (Brainstorm, Chromedome, Mindwipe) and then looking up insane online prices would just bring me unjoy.

So, Batfan, I think your chances are slim. But if I see one, I'll grab it for you.