Now if we could only get a new Sourcebook with better everything across the board.
"Vintage Beast Wars" reissue line
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Don't I know it. Since moving to Canada after living in the US, there's been inflation, conversion rates, and the strength of one dollar versus the other to the point I don't know what anything is really worth anymore. XP
It’s kind of a dice roll, but I got Primal and Megatron for $15 usd each when they got marked down on Walmart.com. And Rattrap and Cheetor for $5 each recently in-store, though I’ve seen them anywhere between $7-$15 at other Walmarts. Their clearance prices are not consistent, but if the original price is your only hurdle, and you can get to a Walmart, waiting for clearance is the way to go.
I only ever saw Primal and Megatron marked down online, but the other 2, yeah the markdowns are all over the map. And, I would still recommend picking up any must-haves when you see them, because there is no guarantee they will stick around to clearance. But if it’s a would-be-nice buy, wait for clearance. It’s worth it.
Got a Rattrap for $5 today. They had Cheetor for $5.97 but I already have him.
Probably a return from someone who ordered it online, as Walmart has just been throwing them in mailers rather than boxes.
We are getting only 3 Bw characters in Legacy, 1 in the Golden Disk sublime, and have only gotten 6 vintage figs so far.
Meanwhile G1 has SS 86, most of Legacy, and the G1 derivative BB figs in mainline SS. Plus masterpiece.
I will not ‘stop it’.
And I will not stop until I get a Titan Grand Mal Megatron!
Also, Pulse has the newest Beast Wars reissues available. I find Scorponok's price particularly galling with the full fledged Ultra figures being a mere $5 more. Guess I'll be waiting for a sale at Walmart then.
Also, Pulse has the newest Beast Wars reissues available. I find Scorponok's price particularly galling with the full fledged Ultra figures being a mere $5 more. Guess I'll be waiting for a sale at Walmart then.
Ultras being $5 more than Megas is just historically accurate!
Cybershark and Wolfang are interesting choices. TBH, I thought the re-issue line would focus only on characters appearing in the cartoon, but it's nice to see the non-show characters get some love.
From the front page!
www.allspark.com
Cybershark Beast Wars Reissue Found In US Retail!
This Walmart exclusive Beast Wars reissue figure has been spotted in the US! Read on for more details!
www.allspark.com
Looking forward to getting this one!
I'm torn between wanting this ever since I got an incomplete one in a box of toys I bought, and the price that Walmart Canada will no doubt crank it up to.
The only difference I found is he is now called Maximal Cybershark due to Hasbro no longer having the trademark to refer to him as just Cybershark.
The original was named "Heroic Maximal Cybershark" by that logic.
All of the original BW figures (excluding the first "rock bubble" batch) had their faction written above their name on their packaging. The difference with the reissues is that Hasbro now omits the words "heroic" or "evil" because the packaging is now sporting five languages. And apparently they're referencing semi-random original packaging, which is why the faction prefixes seem to be applied at random. Reissue Tigatron comes in rock bubble packaging, which the original never had!
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