Hasbro Statement on First Editions

[Agent Adam]

While I've been making an effort to keep Prime toy related topics under one thread, I decided this would have its own thread considering what has been going around the Transformer fan community the last two weeks on the issue..

 

http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=17139

 

TRANSFORMERS fans,

 

As we greatly value our TRANSFORMERS fans and consumers, we appreciate the opportunity to clarify and explain the current situation with TRANSFORMERS PRIME First Edition figure availability in the U.S.

 

We very much apologize for the miscommunication with our great retailers in the U.S. Regrettably, as a result, the TRANSFORMERS PRIME First Edition Wave 2 Deluxe, Wave 1 Voyager and Entertainment Pack figures were posted for pre-sale in error. Final product was not produced for these figures to ship within the U.S. As such, any consumer who placed a pre-sale order with Big Bad Toy Store or Entertainment Earth in the U.S. received a note that their order had been cancelled and these orders will not be fulfilled. While it is common for Hasbro to cancel production and/or shipment of collectible figures prior to being listed for pre-sale, this particular situation was unique. We deeply regret this circumstance and understand your frustration.

 

We would also like to express that we hear the fan community in the U.S. loud and clear – you want these specific TRANSFORMERS PRIME First Edition figures. While we can’t confirm anything at this time, and the format in which these figures are packaged and distributed may change, the team is looking into ways to make these available at a later date in the U.S. and will keep the fan community and our retailers posted as opportunities develop. We want to make this right, and making these figures available to the U.S. fans is a top priority for the team. We greatly appreciate your understanding and ongoing enthusiasm for the brand and hope in the mean time, you enjoy the TRANSFORMERS PRIME figures that are hitting shelves now and in the coming weeks.

 

Regards,

The TRANSFORMERS Team

[Wheeljack35]

and by pulling them the older movie crap just collects dust and we see nothing new...If they don't want us to have figures whynot just stop the line in total..

[MikePrime]

They really must be clueless as to what retail stores are like during the late holiday season and after the end of the holiday season.

[Gundam Prime]

Sooo....should I expect to see FE figs at Ross for half price soon?

[Crow T Decepticon]

Maybe they can shove some of the FE Prime figures into Generations at some point (which is apparently where they were going to be released in the first place).

 

*wishes he bought that lone FE Starscream at TRU when he saw it*