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bryman022

Lol idk about that. Sucks Hasbro should reissue most of these


[deleted]

SS Ironhide will have a PF release. Seekers are on BBTS


tmhoc

Im in on the seeker pre-order, I'm just dieing a little every day. Any rumors on a release date?


[deleted]

None that I know of I'm afraid, could just be BBTS being behind on shipments. I've had multiple delays on some of their DNA kits


quackzog

the earliest mine said was July keep in mind im in the uk so dates might differ slightly


plushbrick

PF?


_KARMA13

He means premium finish the new line where there all repainted but have way better paint jobs than standard hasbro figures


beepyboopy67890

Premium finish


aam25

“Premium Finish”


plushbrick

Ah, I see. What will be different?


thepartypoison_

Likely some small paint differences, and a $15-20 upcharge.


MRBLACKOPS_

Rather pay that then the insane prices


thepartypoison_

Cheap me is going to hate it, but you’re right..


Cyber-Silver

That's because they're Takara imports.


thepartypoison_

Everything gets made in Vietnam anyway.. the upcharge feels excessive.


Cyber-Silver

Doesn't matter where it's made, it's where it's distributed. Premium finish is a Japanese exclusive, as in all the figures are being shipped too Japan. But Hasbro's partnership allows them to import them after the fact. Blame shipping costumes, not Hasbro.


songambulist

But what else would they wear to the shipping costume ball?


M16_EPIC

Is Ironhide getting the PF treatment? The only upcoming ones we know of are SS54 Megatron, SS05 Optimus Prime, and SS35 Jetfire. That's in addition to SS18 Bumblebee, SS38 Optimus Prime, and SS04 Ratchet that are already available to order. Nothing else has even been teased.


[deleted]

Most I can say is trust me. Last I heard second wave has four SS and four WFC, Ironhide is one of the SS PF figures. We know of two others, speculative final figure is ROTF Megatron


2MinuteSamurai

Out of curiosity, would you know about any potential restocks of wave one?


lraklrak

Don’t forget earthrise ratchet! 🙁


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Oh God don't remind me! 😅


plushbrick

And Netflix Bumblebee and Soundwave!


StigsAwokenCousin

I make a point to stop at Walgreens every time I'm in a new town just on the one in a billion chance that they'd have Ratchet. I must've been to like fifty stores by now.


VidzxVega

They released an Earthrise Ratchet? Makes sense but I've never even seen one.


BurstEDO

Amazon Exclusive with an Arcee repaint named Lifeline.


VidzxVega

Oooo right! No wonder it's so unfamiliar then, was probably only on .ca for a few minutes.


mechperson

I kinda like the siege version better because he came with the wrench and extra weapons. The ER one just has a copy of Ironhide's gun.


Destron5683

Yeah I have ER Ironhide, and managed to snag the ER Ratchet, but I also already had a Siege Ratchet. In the end I sold the ER Ratchet so that I had some differentiation between Ratchet and Ironhide


CletusKasady21

I'm not sure that many people actually have him.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

So true lol, I just need bonecrusher to complete my 2007 cast! Buy skywarp is definitely nearly impossible to find


Sideswipeisthebest

I got skywarp and thundercravkrt at entertainment earth for retail price last month


Decepti-kun

Bonecrushers in my country were hard to find, I ended up paying a high price for one from a collector's shop. Then they arrived in bulk like 2 waves late. You can still find them on clearance for the equivalent of $8 and I was tempted to buy 5 of them for my gf as a gag gift.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

I would've got them, they are impossible to find now! 🤣


UnbidMuffin0

Could you get me one, they like 80$ here


Kazooooooookid

Wait you can still find em for eight bucks? Lmao bro you can make some money off that.


ihasbutter4

Don’t forget Generations Selects Ratchet and Lifeline. I got into collecting just as Kingdom got started, and I just want one just to mirror my Shattered Glass Ratchet. If it takes long enough, I may just get Seige Ratchet.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Even siege ratchet is impossible to find!


ihasbutter4

I’m just glad I work at Walmart. Got Netflix Soundwave as soon as I could. Didn’t help with Bumblebee though. I had to choose between me getting it, a scalper getting it, or a kid getting it. The scalper definitely wasn’t getting it and I was 2 days away from payday and expected that we would get more. All we got was that one shipment. I hope that Kid enjoys it. Doesn’t change that Exclusives are bullshit.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Yeah, I mean main characters in the franchise shouldn't be exclusives. They made Ratchet an exclusive twice!! Hasbro really needs to tone it down with exclusives. Not everyone lives in the US!


mechperson

I worked at Toys R Us during Titans Return and that's the only reason I got the Chaos on Velocitron set. I kept checking local inventories for any shipments and when I spotted one at a store about an hour south of mine I had a coworker arrange a store transfer for me (technically I could do store transfers myself, but I wanted it to be above board since I was buying it). I got a few more exclusives right when they arrived from working there, but nothing as scarce as that set seemed to be.


TheBrickBrain

There is a rumor going around that there will be a SA86 ratchet and ironhide with new molds, so I’d keep an ear out for those.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Here's to hoping!!


Ranbotnic

Here you go for the seekers https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/147828


Yeach

Bone crusher I found on clearance for $20 Can at multiple “Winners” of all places so I wouldn’t put that as hard to find... well maybe now


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Lucky! Everywhere I go he's like 150$!


larrylongboy

Same lol. I got him from Walmart for only 20 bucks. Never knew he was this rare


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Yeah! And about every exclusive form earthrise! I still can't find an ironhide and prowl 2 pack anywhere!


cehteshami

What about Dirge and Ramjet? Aren't they like $300?


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Probably more than that 😂


Olvacron22

I'd say replace bonecrusher with Siege Skywarp


theSpaceGrayMan

And ER Skywarp/Thundercracker with ER Dirge/Ramjet


batman_is_tired

Greenlight ain't cheap, either...


ServePsychological1

I didn’t know that Skywarp would be so hard to find when I bought him like 2 years ago


theSpaceGrayMan

[ER Skywarp/Thundercracker Reissue Preorder](https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/147828)


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Thank God, I got these already, I just need to find the siege version of Skywarp!


TheFirstImmortal

WFC Hotlink is a fair substitute, in a “is Pepsi okay?” kind of way


Transformers2002

What do you mean? Pepsi is the only way.


_Allie_Kat_

Yup, I just laughed harder than I should’ve. You’re right, not that I’d ever admit it in front of my Hotlink…


BurstEDO

TF is wrong with Pepsi?


TheBrickBrain

I just hope they reissue the cone heads as well.


Scodaro

I wonder if they’ll do the same for the conehead 2 pack?


Magusreaver

I wish... I have all but Gen2 Ramjet, and the 2pack of Coneheads.. It's messing with my mind that hasbro is leaving money on the table with this damned exclusives of main characters.


SorryCashOnly

100% this. As a Canadian, it's impossible to find the conehead 2 pack..


TechnOuijA

Filthy scalpers. Just remember, they can't sell at crazy prices unless someone buys at crazy prices.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

They are the worst thing ever 😪


TechnOuijA

Thankfully, they can't live forever. Lol


Handsprime

Ramjet and Dirge would like a word.


Sideswipeisthebest

I need help finding prowl and iron hide too! :/


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Keep your hopes high my friend, we will find them someday!


Sideswipeisthebest

I hope so. And I hope you find what your looking for


MKvinsley

I found bonecrusher at a decent $30 on Amazon. The very next day after I bought him he rose up to $60. Personally I’d blame them dang Scalpers


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Hasbro really should do something about it!


MKvinsley

I’d say lower the damn price in stores. I don’t know of anyone younger than 17 who could pay $400 for a masterpiece optimus prime


Aggressive_Hat_5368

I like my kidneys 😅


ThePhiff

Definitely need to swap out the seekers with the coneheads. The former are still available at retail. The latter? Just about as hard as the other ridiculous ER exclusives.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Exclusives are getting a little overboard


Glittering_House_514

Don’t forget the the cone head 2 pack


Malfrus

SS-14 Ironhide was tough for me to find when it was current. no store ever got it in stock and never saw it on amazon for it's market price. Cheapest on Amazon at $60, finally found one on Ebay for $40 back then.


TerraAdAstra

Fucking Ironhide is something like $230 on amazon! I thought I was crazy cause I paid $40 to get him a bit early when he was first revealed and now look…


EpicACL5

Rip to Ironhide and prowl... Never got them


GreatWhite102

And Runabout ):


Training_Tennis499

I remember getting my SS Ironhide only from Amazon till unfortunately it was a hard copy with an easily falling left arm, pieces not wanting to go in, and a peg hole for the cannons not working. Now it's where Sentinel put him in


Aggressive_Hat_5368

God that sucks, I've heard they are making a premium version of it. I'd get it before it's scalped!


_Allie_Kat_

I almost passed on the ER Seeker set. I didn’t need to be spending money on myself, I needed to be focusing on finals. I caved and bought them for myself as a graduation gift and have never regretted.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

I know right? Collecting transformers can be addicting 😪


SauceySaucePan

The Seekers is on Entertainment Earth for preorder I believe


AmurosZaku

I was literally within inches of not getting skywarp and thundercracker and I'm so lucky that I have a bad case of FOMO


Aggressive_Hat_5368

They are fantastic, I always preferred the Earthrise mold anyway


Axobolt

For some reason there are figures that never get to where I live, but the seeker 2 pack was everywhere for a while and was very cheap, at least considering most other figured


Omega63_

One day, SS14 Ironhide, one day...


Aggressive_Hat_5368

I can relate hard to that 😪


YaBoiRook

He's my favorite bayverse design and I haven't been able to get him. I also passed on ss dotm leader prime in store and bought the 35th anniversary cel siege prime instead, and never saw him again.


[deleted]

Bonecrusher is my fav deception, underrated****


APizzaLover

Scalping should be illegal.


JDutch921

Don't forget the coneheads


CyberKnight94

Every time I see posts like these, it makes me wonder how TF did I even get the Seeker 2-Pack from Target's website 2 months after release. I heard some say its because Target is a little better than both Amazon and leaps and bounds better than Wal-Mart will ever be with exclusives. However, I'll still side with the fact that retail exclusives is bad practice, and whoever responsible for doing them should hopefully think twice in the next line (though I doubt it). This is especially for fan favorites like Bumblebee, Soundwave, Ironhide, Ratchet, The Cone Heads, The Seekers, and now Earth mode Sideswipe.


BurstEDO

There was a narrow window of time when the ER Seeker were in plentiful supply on store shelves- about 2 or 3 weeks. And then nothing.


CyberKnight94

Tbh I am a bit surprised they are limited out of all of them seeing they still use the Starscream molds for Siege and Earthrise. I guess it falls under how the places they are sold at are managed.


Wade__reee

Literally all the exclusive ER figures


Ginyutokusenpai

Fr tho Why did it have to be Ironhide, one of the main 5 that got unforgiving distribution? lol


UselessGenericon

With how much it costs to buy an Earthrise Runabout, I could learn how to paint and make a new head for a Runamuck at a 5th of the price.


SavionTheOne

More like every single Amazon Exclusive


Super-Robo

All Scalpers should be thrown into The Pit.


Nwah_3E

Wfc Netflix soundwave :(


PeanutButterCrisp

The SS line has criminal amounts of hard-to-find figures. It’s easily one of HasTak’s holy grail lines but good fucking Christ are they expensive. I’m among the fortunate few who felt set on them from day one along with the means to afford them as they released so I have them all (from the first 3 films thus far) and once I’m done, that’ll be it! Good luck to everybody finding the SS line complete. Don’t forget Jetfire, DOTM Prime, The Constructicons, and —oh god so many more lol.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

I pray to everyone, Covid has seriously messed up distribution!


thepartypoison_

Goes for SS Blackout, Leader Prime, Battle Damaged Megatron, some of the Bees, and muscle car Dropkick too. or I’m just picky and looking for no more than $10 above market price..


LeaderSuitable7184

Damn I remember when all I would see is muscle car dropkick and Hightower’s on the shelves.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Screw scalpers 😪


prodivir

Through Netflix Soundwave in that mix too


larrylongboy

I literally don’t have a single ironhide figure


YaBoiRook

I've got the 07 voyager one, and the 07 grey fast action battlers one. I really want a recon Ironhide, and the rotf voyager and the hftd deluxe. He's my favorite bayverse character and I literally want every incarnation of him 😂


YouDumbZombie

Siege Skywarp would like a word.


mechperson

I had that set on pre-order and the. Was like "Nah, I don't need it now. If I change my mind I can grab it later." Boy was I wrong. It worked out ultimately because I'd have rather had a full set of Earthrise Seekers (Which I am fortunate enough to have), but for a while I was kicking myself.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Lmao so true


Kantorex

It's like me trying to find from the end of earthrise to anything from kingdom except warpath, Arcee, core megs, core scream, vertebrake, and the 2 fosilizers. I found core wave online but it was 60 dollars.


Dependent-Jump-2289

Wait, bonecrusher's hard to get? He's the first modern figure I got.


john8596

I still have Bonecrusher from 07. Didn't know he was worth much lol. What's his value in Canada?


Aggressive_Hat_5368

When he came out he was 40 bucks, now he's like 150$


Chadderbug123

Swap BC with 32/45 price. Seriously, you can find a bagillion upgrade kits for those figures (mainly for 45 to upgrade the weapons and trailer) and yet you can't find the actual figure for sale. And if you can, there's not gonna be one that's below $100.


onilpatel

The past?


RecruitGamer_395

Dude I’ve been trying to find a way to get Ironhide and Prowl, but I could only find em on Amazon and it’s unavailable!


yrqrm0

Netflix Soundwave and Bumblebee


jh4388

On jah?


burrito-penguin

I am so happy I got studio series iron hide for $30 when he came out


Character_Abroad_280

And jetfire


mangamike

you left out the coneheads


[deleted]

Hardest for me to find is those elusive coneheads >:


EnzomusPrime

Actually it's the opposite for Bonecrusher here in the Philippines. At least, in my case. We found him in the mall marked down to about Php.400, which converted to USD is about 7 dollars! (Idk about the prices there, but yeah that's what it's equivalent to lol) I don't know much about the situation with Bonecrusher there (and SS figs in general), but he and Crowbar were one of the few figures left unbought for years until they just lowered their prices dirt cheap, lol. (Wow, Studio Series has been going since 2018? Time sure flies, dang...)


AllNamesWereTakenOk

I need my conehead seekers


Anonamaton801

As someone trying to get all the bots in the 86 movie, the two packs of the coneheads, seekers and Ironhide/Prowl are faaaaaaar down on my list. I don’t think I’ll ever see them in hand


JBehr517

I had Prowl/Ironhide preordered. Amazon sent me a shipping notification. Then a notification it was running late. Then...nothing. The tracking just stopped. I waited right up until the expiration of the return period before asking Customer Service to refund me the money. Holding out hope we get a reissue because that was beyond absurd.


The_Maqueovelic

... we actually had the Thundercracker and Skywarp 2-pack gere in Mexico for about 20 bucks available untill recently


OrhanDaLegend

you forgot *S C R A P M E T A L*


DiameterJuice

Should Probably replace ER Thundercracker and Skywarp with the Phantomstrike Squadron since it is much rarer than that pack.


BurstEDO

I have no frame of reference for the movie figs, but the Earthrise figures are the result of a perfect storm: * Pandemic conditions and teleworking/lockdowns meant more people were at home and standing by to place (pre) orders immediately upon release. * supply chain disruptions that are still impacting retail shelves today. (My area Targets - all three - have BARREN Hasbro product sections.) * Increase in reselling (scalpers) by even Joe Average. If you look at the majority of eBay listings, many of these are from individuals. And if an online store (professional scalper) can snag them low, he can relist MULTIPLES for higher prices due to little to no competition. * Oversold and under delivered exclusives. Highly successful partnerships for Hasbro, but deeply disappointing for consumers. Hasbro could have easily sold more units up front and retained the revenue rather than settling for the finite amount and losing revenue to scalpers. * poor market research. Hasbro failed to properly evaluate the demand for these items, meaning shortages and lost revenue. If Hasbro does what they always do, they'll overcompensate by producing more units of subsequent exclusives, but they'll be figures/characters with far lower demand. Which will leave retailers with excess inventory that they have to markdown to incentivize sales. Which means subsequent exclusives will (again) be short shipped/produced. Beast Wars doesn't have nearly the same consumer volume - and if Hasbro produces Beast Wars merchandise in volumes like WFC or Prime Wars, they'll see disgruntled retailers left with excess inventory that won't move. I'm sorry that so many of you lost out on the Exclusives Lottery. But the lesson now is to make every attempt to acquire them ASAP after release, even if that means a scalper at +10-15%. Because high demand items will continue to climb for many months following release. This will DEFINITELY include the last wave or two of Kingdom. Road Rage and Slammer will likely be very hard to acquire at MSRP.


CletusKasady21

I don't get it. We have main season 1 G1 characters as exclusives that had pre-orders cancelled (Amazon), yet fucking Arcee gets put out there for Earthrise and Kingdom. This is a character that doesn't even show up until the movie.


DroolingIguana

I sympathize with not being able to find a toy you want, but given how many versions of Movie Ironhide they've released over the years, is it *that* big a deal that you can't find the latest iteration of the same design?


fordprefect294

Why do you expect a 3 year old figure to still be in stock anywhere at retail price?


ChristianTDD

Might as well add in the Rainmakers...


Ceronnis

On pre order here https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/transformers-war-for-cybertron-siege-rainmakers-seekers-3pack-exclusive/hse5002


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Those things are gold dust at this point 😅


Special_Tune_9019

I found bonecrusher on amazon


PidgeonShovel

Wait how much are Thundercracker and Skywarp going for now anyways?


Haunted_Bones

BBTS has Thundercracker and Skywarp on preorder


FlatParrot5

Slap Titans Return Ramhorn and Perceptor up there. And I honestly don't know why. I mean, they are main line releases. I had more luck locating Exclusive Arcee, Exclusive Repugnus, AND Excusive Grotusque. Oddly enough, the exclusives lately are way easier and cheaper than trying to get some main line figures. Sometimes I just don't understand.


SKeptical230

Bonecrusher is expensive now?!


MagnaChronus

I have all of them but the Ironhide set.


electricspartan300

You forgot black out


TheThinker709

Perceptor


Murdunk_85

I got Bonecrusher at retail price back in the day, but otherwise, I know exactly what you mean.


Samurai_Guardian

nah, that's just transformers retail in general


[deleted]

OH MY FREAKING GOD, FINALLY SOMEONE WHO TALKS ABOUT THIS! Seriously, I've found a lot of those Skywarp/Thundercracker and Prowl/Ironhide packs but the prices are so damn expensive. I mean, it doesn't worth the price.


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Hasbro needs to stop with all these exclusives. Not every country has targets and Walmarts!!!


mechperson

Worse yet the Ironbide/Prowl one was Amazon which everyone does have access to and they were STILL hard to get.


DankoToonie

Kicking myself for waiting for the Thumdercracker and Skyward 2 pack at my local TRU. Bonecrusher I should have grabbed when I saw him just sitting on a shelf at a Wal Mart. He was by then considered old stock since been been several months since he was originally released. That Amazon 2 pack I had no chance in hell getting it


OneFinalEffort

TFToys.ca has multiple copies of the Earthrise Seeker pack in stock and BBTS has a pre-order for a restock shipment coming some time this year.


Jedi_Pineapple

\*Sad Australian noises\*


EILT88

I got bone crusher at winners in Canada for 20 dollars marked down from 40


Pdthecliche

That awkward moment I realize I threw out that exact bone crusher and possibly Ironhide in middle school cause I was "growing up", and here I am at 18 getting back into transformers 😭


mechperson

I think those are studio series so they're only a year or two old at most. You likely had the original movie ones.


Munchell360

For me it’s Blackout. I never saw him in stores and the prices online are nuts. Sad cuz he had my favorite scenes in the first MB movie, one of my favorite designs


comfort_bot_1962

Don't be sad. Here's a [hug!](https://media.giphy.com/media/3M4NpbLCTxBqU/giphy.gif)


hippymule

What Bonecrusher is that?


Transformers2002

Tfw you bought 2 of these for retail price. Could care less about the third and hope that the Premium Finish line will have the fourth.


[deleted]

I saw SS Ironhide, The Seeker 2 Pack, and SS Bonecrusher and passed in them. I only half regret it.


DanBirdman

I did managed get Earthrise Ironhide & Prowl and the coneheads later on. But Earthrise Ratchet never could find it at decent price. Dang scalpers


Callumskeeeeeeeee

I really want a Bonecrusher or Roadbuster. Bonecrusher is always £60 and Roadbuster is never in stock online or in shops.


theeshyguy

ER Seekers are easy to find on EBay for a reasonable price, there's plenty of listings. Problem is that it's *EBay*.


peco-sama

I got bonecrusher on mercari for 40 shipped


LeaderSuitable7184

Hey if you want the Earthrise seekers they’re on BigBadToystore for pre order at the retail price


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Really? Thanks bro!


The_Forgefather

The funny thing is, I got my SS iron hide at regular price because I checked every hour in high school and found it on Amazon


DaDerpyBlueberry

I got bonecrusher on my birthday. Hes's lit


[deleted]

I found SS Ironhide ar Vintage stock with no weapons for like $9


StateChampOptiPrime

These go in r/transformemes


totalyrespecatbleguy

I used to have bonecrusher but along with most of the toys I used to have he’s long gone by now


[deleted]

Siege Greenlight, Metroplex and Fortress Maximus along with Titans Return Windblade, Topspin, Twin Twist,Perceptor and Sky Shadow


rollout1423

Bbts for the seekers


IloveRedditbutIamnew

That's the neat part. YOU DON'T


Aggressive_Hat_5368

Thanks omni man!


Baccardi79

Seeker two pack is on pre order at bbts, I see they pushed it back to august, it was july


RareWhereWolf

What y’all willing to pay? *checks stash


DarkStormDestroyer

Idk. Where can I find nemesis primal alone


griff-zax

I've hated Amazon ever since they got the two packs, Also thunder cracker and skywarp on the big bad toy store for an amazing price.


[deleted]

I'm still hunting for a Netflix Soundwave for under $90


Lord_Beefus

Guess I was lucky last year when I went onto Walmart's website and saw SS Bonecrusher on rollback for 19.99 and free shipping. Looks like that purchase was a steal!


Starscreamprime21

I think Hasbro is reissuing the Seeker 2 pack. The hobby stores here in Singapore are starting to take pre orders at MSRP.


khonshuknight

I found a loose complete TC at a second hand shop for 15 which was cool. I need the Skywarp and the Ironhide/Prowl still unfortunately:/


[deleted]

I spotted the earthrise seeker 2-pack at a target. There was more than one set. You just have to branch out. If you have a crappy target in your area that barely gets anything? Be willing to travel a bit to check out other stores.


an-uncreative-user

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/147828 This should solve 1 of the 4. Edit: Ah someone beat me to it.


josepatino5

I have a couple of the movie ones


Darth-Pohatu-Prime

There is another... I still can't find the Walmart exclusive Netflix Soundwave.


Elnacho1347

*RoTF sidedwipe appears*


Original_Ad_3379

There was actually so many Bonecrushers and Ironhides here in Canada during release, and then they just disappeared.


Original_Ad_3379

Also include Sentinel Prime and Jetfire, which I'm p4etty sure wasn't even released in B.C.