Online sightings (Australian companies)

[Skyfire]

Target has EarthSpark Spin Changer Optimus on the website for $65 but the link doesn't work at the moment.
https://www.target.com.au/p/transfor...malto/67753376

Popcultcha has Legacy EV Scraphook/Hot Shot ($44.99) and Leo Prime/Tarn ($64.99) in stock now but Needlenose and Breakdown have been pushed back to April. Also the Autobot and Decepticon Tenseg stands have come in ($34.99).
https://www.popcultcha.com.au/catalo...q=transformers

[JJJ]

Those pre-orders that were removed from JB Hi Fi's web site are back now. Due 24th of Feb.

Gone again. What is going on?

[Skyfire]

Gone again. What is going on?

They're messing with you, JJJ .

[Skyfire]

JB Hi Fi preorders for Legacy Breakdown, Hot Shot, Scraphook, Tarn, Leo Prime and Core Sludge are back up again. All are released on 24 Feb.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/search?que...aleItems=false

Mighty Ape has in stock today: Legacy Core Sludge/Slug/Soundblaster ($20.99), Leo Prime ($53.99), Hot Shot/Needlenose/Scraphook ($37.99). No Breakdown. Also Legacy Pointblank/Crankcase/Skullgrin ($35.99).
https://www.mightyape.com.au/brands/...rt=6&q=&page=1

Popcultcha has now in stock all wave 3 Legacy Deluxes ($44.99), Armada Starscream ($64.99), all Legacy Beast Wars Deluxes ($44.99) and SS 86 Wheelie/DOTM Laserbeak ($24.99).
https://www.popcultcha.com.au/catalo...q=transformers

[griffin]

I'm also very confused with the release of the Legacy Evolution toys.

There are reports of the first wave showing up at speciality stores, so the stock must be in the country.... but since Amazon had their pre-order dates stuck at April 1st from when they posted up their product pages, they won't release those items before that date, no matter how much before that they have the stock (they could already have the first wave at their warehouse, but will sit on it for two months... unless Hasbro Australia tells them otherwise).
Since wave 2 has a release date of April 1st, I think someone at Hasbro gave Amazon the wrong release date for wave 1, giving them the wave 2 release date by mistake (and in the past, I have had no luck convincing people at Hasbro Australia that the release date on something is wrong).

Since the stock is here, we could theoretically see the first wave show up at major retailers at any time as well, but since they are stuck selling the Legacy waves, most of the major retailers are struggling to get in the 2nd and 3rd waves. (and this was a year of only 3 waves of Generations, instead of the usual 4 or 5 waves... probably planned that way to make space at the factories to make the Movie toys, before the Movie was pushed back a year)

And right now, the second wave of Legacy Evolution toys are already showing up in Asia and North America, two months early, but at this rate, we might not see the second wave at retailers here for another 6 months.
How are they (Hasbro) supposed to sell collector toys here if the collectors end up importing the toys so that they don't have to wait several months for them to show up here.

[Deano85]

Didn't they try and release the wave 1 Legacy figures earlier because of soo many people were importing them? also we got Commander Motormaster earlier than other places. Glad I've got my Breakdown pre-order with JB HiFi. I've got movie Battletrap and Wreck n Rule Springer with Amazon because i'm not in a rush to get them.

[Skyfire]

Gamesmen has Studio Series 97 Airazor in stock online $33.95.

[Sutton]

I had a preorder for Needlenose through Popcultcha which shipped today....

[Skyfire]

JB Hi-Fi new Studio Series Rise of the Beasts preorders releasing 24 Feb:

Deluxe Airazor $39.98.
Core Freezer $19.98.
Core Arcee $19.98.

[Skyfire]

JB Hi-Fi Legacy Breakdown has been pushed back to 27 Mar. The other preorders from that wave are still 24 Feb.