Transformers G1 Reissues No More

[Mr.Sci-Fi]

I love how people think emailing reps will actually get them a solid answer, hasbro is so messed up I compare them to the government.

[OneTrueBlue]

What the hell? I just read over at animepunch that he got this response on February 4th. HERE

[DPrime]

What the hell? I just read over at animepunch that he got this response on February 4th. HERE

 

That's good news. It does seem stupid to cancel TF reissues just when they hype is starting to build up about the movie, and Takara's getting to good characters...

 

Remember guys, we STILL haven't seen anything official!

[Metatron1050]

I bought Tracks for 5 bucks.

 

 

 

Anyways, no surprise what so ever about this news, or rumor.

[Three Storms]

If true, not much of a shock. Prices were too high and sales were (seemingly) slow.

Sales were slow because prices were always high. They wanted $30 for a TF the size of a $10 TF with enough die-cast as found in one or two $1 Hot Wheels cars. It was ridiculous.

 

 

 

It's a shame that they'd rather cancel it than lower the prices to be more reasonable, and tells me a lot about Hasbro stupid side.

[Doom Saber]

How much are they since I don't buy these other than the Hot Rod, which was 20, but I think they raised the price after that wave.

[OB1Killa]

i think series 1 & 2 set a precident that unfortunately didnt pan out for hasbro. (and now us)

 

i still dont get why canada didnt get powermaster prime.

The same reason why Sideswipe was not released in the #US1#

 

I think they are experimenting to find out how many true fans are out there & how fare are they willing to go to collect all the Commemorative Reissues....Think about it. @hmmm@

[Starscream49]

problem is simple.

High prices. If im gonna pay that Ill get Takara. Do you realize for the same price I can have Japans version???? Thats just says TRU is charging to much.

Inside the box looks cheesy, no extras, or the extra mile.

They arent 100% exact. Jazz long missles, Steppers black gun, long seeker missles. I know why but still.

 

These things just sit no matter what.

[Rodimus Primal]

problem is simple.

High prices. If im gonna pay that Ill get Takara. Do you realize for the same price I can have Japans version???? Thats just says TRU is charging to much.

Inside the box looks cheesy, no extras, or the extra mile.

They arent 100% exact. Jazz long missles, Steppers black gun, long seeker missles. I know why but still.

 

These things just sit no matter what.

AS for the toy changes themselves, that's Hasbro's doing. They shouldn't have done so, but you can thank soccor moms for that.

 

The higher prices is all TRUs fault. After the first wave, they jacked up the prices of all the reissues to sell at what profit THEY wanted. They could have been FINE if they sold Jazz, Bluestreak, or Tracks for $20, but they wanted that extra $10 for their own profit. THe wholesale price for a reissue is $12.

[FUGAYZIE]

These companies are only worried about their wallets but by screwing the fans they only screw themselves.

[OneTrueBlue]

Exactly. At some point a company has to say, well we are draining our market, maybe we should ease up. Thats TRU for ya. Hasbro is not really to blame here as far as prices go, but maybe they shouldn't have sold it exclusively to TRU.

[Rodimus Primal]

Exactly. At some point a company has to say, well we are draining our market, maybe we should ease up. Thats TRU for ya. Hasbro is not really to blame here as far as prices go, but maybe they shouldn't have sold it exclusively to TRU.

If not for Toys R Us being as greedy as they are, it might have worked out better. If reissues were in different stores, they might have been easier to find. GUess this is where we have to go Takara all the way.

[pogoman]

takara all the way baby

[DPrime]

You know, the TRU reissues were the only reason I wanted them to stay in business... Now I couldn't care less if they went under. It's a crap place to buy toys anyway.

[pogoman]

I can't think of the last time I actually bought something at TRU. Target and Walmart for me, that's for sure.

[Snow_Serpent]

You know, the TRU reissues were the only reason I wanted them to stay in business... Now I couldn't care less if they went under. It's a crap place to buy toys anyway.

I still want my Joe stuff, so they better stick around.

[DPrime]

I still want my Joe stuff, so they better stick around.

 

Bah - they don't even have a Joe section here anymore. Not the local TRU, anyway.

[pogoman]

the joe section is by the toys that dont' sell section.

not that I wouldn't know if joes sell or not, I'm sure they do better than Transformers.

[slippy]

later

now i have no reservations buying takara reissues

[Rodimus Primal]

Transformers finally got more space at my local TRU. THey have an endcap and two section spaces on the side. FInally there's room to get new stuff. Maybe if TRU got their heads out of their butts they'd realize that they need to do things right.

[OB1Killa]

You know, the TRU reissues were the only reason I wanted them to stay in business... Now I couldn't care less if they went under. It's a crap place to buy toys anyway.

I still want my Joe stuff, so they better stick around.

I heard they are going under, something about changing to only baby'r'us, getting rid of the older toys....

I still prefer Wal-Mart or Target, but the cheapest place is Wal'mart @smoke@