Transformers Canadian Sightings: Buzzworthy 2 Packs at Toysrus and Gen Selects Hot House at Winners

Still missing out the Ark?
Don't be.

Especially at below 189$CAN as I write these lines.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Transformers ... 182&sr=1-1?tag=seibertron0b-20&

I ordered Select Transmutate from TrU. I hate paying 34$+tx for a damn deluxe but what can I do...

Also, allow me to cheat a little bit by showing off the little extra that I got in order to get free shipping. I'm pretty glad they had that thing in stock!
That's way, WAY cheaper than BBTS and it's even a preorder over there!

-Kanrabat- wrote:I ordered Select Transmutate from TrU. I hate paying 34$+tx for a damn deluxe but what can I do...

Also, allow me to cheat a little bit by showing off the little extra that I got in order to get free shipping. I'm pretty glad they had that thing in stock!
That's way, WAY cheaper than BBTS and it's even a preorder over there!

Yeah, that castle is surprisingly reasonable in price and comes with a 15$ figure. For some reason they priced it as the US price but in CAD.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I ordered Select Transmutate from TrU. I hate paying 34$+tx for a damn deluxe but what can I do...

Also, allow me to cheat a little bit by showing off the little extra that I got in order to get free shipping. I'm pretty glad they had that thing in stock!
That's way, WAY cheaper than BBTS and it's even a preorder over there!

Yeah, that castle is surprisingly reasonable in price and comes with a 15$ figure. For some reason they priced it as the US price but in CAD.

It's even cheaper. 85$CAN at TrU (available now) VS 95$US at BBTS (preorder).
For once, the LEAF is at an advantage!
I always wanted that Castle Grayskull, but having the complete vintage one cost a zillion dollars. So when I saw it at that price at TrU, I knew that was my chance at last!

We have news that Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Maximal T-Wrecks has been found at Canadian retail. Hunter X found him at a Toysrus in Ontario. While it is exclusive, there was no extra timed exclusivity like the Redcard exclusivity in the US. He is $72.99 CAD (around $60 USD) which is now the standard rate for leader class figures in Canada.

If you have found him, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

This sighting was originally posted here.

While the Transformers Generations Selects line is not exclusive for the most part, it is still tricky to find. Toysrus usually does stock them but it is not consistent and there is a bug in their system where if an order is not filled after a certain amount of time, the order will be cancelled automatically. This lead to cancellations of all preorders for G2 Ramjet in Canada from Toysrus and the store is currently doing a workaround where they will call people who preordered when the product comes in. But it's a wonky work around and not everyone has their Ramjets. BUT EB Games, which also had preorders, seems to have quite a few Ramjets to spare and the toy can currently be found in their stores ready for purchase by anyone. The price is $45 CAD but $40 with a platinum Edge card (so $32 USD). The one pictured below was found in the Montreal area and there were 8 available copies in store.

Interesting.

I won't pay 50$ for this, but normal voyager price is a go.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Interesting.

I won't pay 50$ for this, but normal voyager price is a go.

Want me to pick one up for you?

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Interesting.

I won't pay 50$ for this, but normal voyager price is a go.

Want me to pick one up for you?

That would be really nice! I too, have Edge Platine, but distribution suck as always.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Interesting.

I won't pay 50$ for this, but normal voyager price is a go.

Want me to pick one up for you?

That would be really nice! I too, have Edge Platine, but distribution suck as always.

EB Games distribution is weird AF. You won't find the same assortment of collectables from store to store.
Although I learnt of a neat trick today. They can ship from one store to the other. So, for another time, if they don't have a toy you want, ask them to check which store has and ask them to ship it to your store. That's what I am doing for God Skelletor (an other decently priced Mattel MOTU toy).

This would be so Sweet to find at A local Gamestop.
But here in The Northern US., Good Transformers are A dime A Dozen. Your luck if 1 store out 6, gets A case of Voyagers or anything outside of Bayverse studio deluxe's. Or Walmart "exclusive" War For Cybertron horrid redeco deluxes. And than the 1 store that gets A good case of EARTHRISE OPTIMUS' or Voyager Cyclonus' & Hot Rod's you gotta be lucky enough to walk into it. Cause that juicy case is gone within 48 Hours Tops!

william-james88 wrote:While the Transformers Generations Selects line is not exclusive for the most part, it is still tricky to find. Toysrus usually does stock them but it is not consistent and there is a bug in their system where if an order is not filled after a certain amount of time, the order will be cancelled automatically. This lead to cancellations of all preorders for G2 Ramjet in Canada from Toysrus and the store is currently doing a workaround where they will call people who preordered when the product comes in. But it's a wonky work around and not everyone has their Ramjets. BUT EB Games, which also had preorders, seems to have quite a few Ramjets to spare and the toy can currently be found in their stores ready for purchase by anyone. The price is $45 CAD but $40 with a platinum Edge card (so $32 USD). The one pictured below was found in the Montreal area and there were 8 available copies in store.

That's actually funny, the same day it was found in the store, I just received mine in the mail after waiting for two months of delays on top of the preorder. Nice figure.

Missed out on Siege Titan Omega Supreme? It's available at Amazon.ca for 222$CAN.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/en/Hasbro-Trans ... 2&sr=1-163?tag=seibertron0b-20&

Ship in 5 months. What it actually mean is anyone's guess, but it's still better than importing it from BBTS or buying from Ebay.

Kingdom leader T-Wrecks was just found at my local Walmart in Laval.
There was also the big one-step Buzz Bee in all of its AoE mold and safety orange glory. A lone Kingdom Commander Rodimus Prime was there as well.

Not sure if it's newsworthy thought.

Strange sighting on Amazon.ca:

Combiner Wars G2 Menasor box set for 140$. Ship in 5 months.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/TRANSFORMERS ... 2&sr=1-170?tag=seibertron0b-20&

Cyberverse deluxe Prowl is back in store at Amazon.ca for a normal price, meaning 32$CAN.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/F0506-Tra-Cy ... 2&sr=1-164?tag=seibertron0b-20&

-Kanrabat- wrote:Cyberverse deluxe Prowl is back in store at Amazon.ca for a normal price, meaning 32$CAN.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/F0506-Tra-Cy ... 2&sr=1-164?tag=seibertron0b-20&

So is Starscream. Meaning Soundwave will be the hotter toy.

And as for old toys coming back to Amazon, here is another shipping in 5 months

https://www.amazon.ca/Transformers-Knig ... ys&sr=1-49?tag=seibertron0b-20&

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Cyberverse deluxe Prowl is back in store at Amazon.ca for a normal price, meaning 32$CAN.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/F0506-Tra-Cy ... 2&sr=1-164?tag=seibertron0b-20&

So is Starscream. Meaning Soundwave will be the hotter toy.

And as for old toys coming back to Amazon, here is another shipping in 5 months

https://www.amazon.ca/Transformers-Knig ... ys&sr=1-49?tag=seibertron0b-20&

There's also the voyager TLK Scorn.

I wonder from what dust filled warehouse did they found all these oldies?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Cyberverse deluxe Prowl is back in store at Amazon.ca for a normal price, meaning 32$CAN.

https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/F0506-Tra-Cy ... 2&sr=1-164?tag=seibertron0b-20&

So is Starscream. Meaning Soundwave will be the hotter toy.

And as for old toys coming back to Amazon, here is another shipping in 5 months

https://www.amazon.ca/Transformers-Knig ... ys&sr=1-49?tag=seibertron0b-20&

There's also the voyager TLK Scorn.

I wonder from what dust filled warehouse did they found all these oldies?

That wouldnt explain why we have to wait 5 months, it's just weird

The elusive SS86 leader Dinobot Slug is finally in stock at my local Toys r Us in Laval, Quebec.
They also had a nice refill of the BWBB World Collide 4 pack.

Still no sign of Origin Bee.

Canada is getting caught up on a lot of Transformers sightings, here are several that have showed up recently. Before we begin, there is some news for the Pulsecon Ravage Figure in Canada. EB Games is getting this toy and their shipment came in BUT it came in early and EB Games (Gamestop) corporate has sent out a letter saying that this set cannot be sold until October 22. So people who preordered or reserved this toy at a local store were denied the sale. Some did get to buy it before the e-mail was sent out, as you can see in the image from Cybertron.ca member MikeDahBos below. Unlike the collaborative sets, this set is priced similar to the US price at $72.99 CAD and $65.59 CAD ($51.61 USD) with an edge card which is even cheaper than the US price.

There have been other toys found at EB Games recently like Kingdom Rhinox and Studio Series Sweep. Photo evidence below. The Rhinox was was also found at Walmart.

The Ravage set is expensive, but that's an acceptable price compared to Dracula.

Yeah just take the headmaster gimmick off Mindwipe, that'll improve the figure...

When's Ravage hitting the UK? And what of the Worlds Collide 4-Pack? Some releases feel like they were made to benefit scalpers.

Mistaken_Table wrote:Yeah just take the headmaster gimmick off Mindwipe, that'll improve the figure...

When's Ravage hitting the UK? And what of the Worlds Collide 4-Pack? Some releases feel like they were made to benefit scalpers.

October 22 possibly since the UK will be ordering from Hasbro Pulse

October 22 possibly since the UK will be ordering from Hasbro Pulse

A colossal relief if true. Thanks for the heads-up on the date.

Well, that explains the Kijiji ad I saw for ol' Ravage. Now no need to ask the embarrassing question of where he found him...

MeGrimlock78 wrote:Well, that explains the Kijiji ad I saw for ol' Ravage. Now no need to ask the embarrassing question of where he found him...

Saw a scalper listing on eBay. Starting bid: 120$CAN. I hope the guy will get stuck with it.

A lot of Canadians were looking forward to reading that headline. We have news that Transformers Buzzworthy Bumblebee Origins Bumblebee has been found at Canadian retail. Dangard Ace found it at a Toysrus in Ontatio. It was 33.99, which is the new standard deluxe price in Canada.
The SKU ia 515253.

If you have found it, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

This sighting was originally posted here.

Select Galvatron spotted at Toys R Us for 73$.
Kingdom T-Wrecks as well, and more BWBB 4packs that I can count.

We got two big sightings to share that are making Canadians fan scramble out to hunt. First is Origins Bumblebee from the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line. This toy retails for $34 CAD and is selling out very quickly. It has been found across Canada these past few days.
A big surprise has been finding the Shattered Glass Optimus Prime and Ratchet set at Winners, which is what TJMaxx is called in Canada. This set is only $30. It has been found in a few provinces so far, like Quebec and Ontario.

You always find the best stuff at your Winners.
On my end, it's always Rescue Bots "shampoo bottles" available and nothing else.

30 CAD?! Holy crap!!

...anyone willing to middleman for me? :v

JomasterII wrote:30 CAD?! Holy crap!!

...anyone willing to middleman for me? :v

If I find another, I will let you know. Pribkem is shipoing will be like 40 USD

Wonder if that means SG will hit Ollie's soon stateside? Kinda wish I had waited for a sale price, but oh well

william-james88 wrote:

JomasterII wrote:30 CAD?! Holy crap!!

...anyone willing to middleman for me? :v

If I find another, I will let you know. Pribkem is shipoing will be like 40 USD

40USD?! Damn, I thought Small Packet from Canada to Australia was cheaper. Canada Post shipping estimates lying to me again... @ ~ @

Flashwave wrote:Wonder if that means SG will hit Ollie's soon stateside? Kinda wish I had waited for a sale price, but oh well

Its unrelated.

JomasterII wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

JomasterII wrote:30 CAD?! Holy crap!!

...anyone willing to middleman for me? :v

If I find another, I will let you know. Pribkem is shipoing will be like 40 USD

40USD?! Damn, I thought Small Packet from Canada to Australia was cheaper. Canada Post shipping estimates lying to me again... @ ~ @

This wont be small packet, its a big box. What did canada post say?

william-james88 wrote:

Flashwave wrote:Wonder if that means SG will hit Ollie's soon stateside? Kinda wish I had waited for a sale price, but oh well

Its unrelated.

JomasterII wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

JomasterII wrote:30 CAD?! Holy crap!!

...anyone willing to middleman for me? :v

If I find another, I will let you know. Pribkem is shipoing will be like 40 USD

40USD?! Damn, I thought Small Packet from Canada to Australia was cheaper. Canada Post shipping estimates lying to me again... @ ~ @

This wont be small packet, its a big box. What did canada post say?

I chucked in the package dimensions and weight from the Amazon listing because I thought that would be fitting. Destination Australia, sending from a random Quebec postcode I plucked off Google (rounded UP to the nearest decimal by the way, so instead of ‎31.39 x 22.81 x 8.41 cm it's 32 x 23 x 9 and 1.1kg instead of 1.03) - it said about 30 CAD for Small Packet ($31.17 specifically).

This remain without tracking number by snail mail. No tracking, no insurance either.
Then for DOUBLE the previous price, you get tracking and insurance, but it's still snail mail.
Double again, and it's finally air mail.

Now add the covid restrictions on top and the fact that the GESTAPO may prevent your package for ever reaching your local post office and it's a recipe for disaster.

Individuals get really screwed over with postage fees compared to stores.

-Kanrabat- wrote:This remain without tracking number by snail mail. No tracking, no insurance either.
Then for DOUBLE the previous price, you get tracking and insurance, but it's still snail mail.
Double again, and it's finally air mail.

Now add the covid restrictions on top and the fact that the GESTAPO may prevent your package for ever reaching your local post office and it's a recipe for disaster.

Individuals get really screwed over with postage fees compared to stores.

Welp, RIP.

Well, here's a sighting that's worth it.

BWBB Origin Bumblebee is finally available at Toys R Us online!
About freaking time!

https://www.toysrus.ca/en/Transformers- ... 6795A.html

My local Toys r Us is FULLY STOCKED!

Notably with that new Cyberverse 4 pack and BWBB Origin Bee, and MPM-12.

I write a post like this every year just to show how big a deal (or not) this brand that we love is during the holiday season, when more toys are bought. Toysrus Canada released their Holliday flyer a little while ago and decorated their stores. The Transformers section, which had slightly dwindled during the year, is now back to being fully stocked with plenty of exclusives including: the Crossover X-Panse, Draculus and Ectotron, the Buzzworthy line including Worlds Collide and Studio Series 2 packs, T Wrecks and the Masterpiece Optimus Prime from the Bumblebee movie. The only line with deals though is the Cyberverse lines where the roll n' change and roll n' combine toys are on sale until November 17.

It was great to see a big Transformers section still around on a non Movie year. By comparison the Star Wars toy section was really reduced with there being no movies this year. Marvel, however had an even bigger section than Transformers, due to there being 4 films and 3 series out this year (one film being Spider-man with loads of toys). There was also loads of He-Man, Ghostbusters and Power Rangers, a real smorgasbord for anyone who grew up in the 80s or 90s. Overall, as you can see below, the store was overloaded with toys. Enjoy.

I don't really collect the toys, (buy the odd figure here and there), but is that Ractonite the biggest peg-warmer TF of all time? I literally see ridiculous amounts of him in every store I go to.

Definitely feel privileged. While it is nice that my local Walmarts are starting to get some toys finally, The pics of that one TRU easily equate to more than any 10 Walmarts or Targets in my area. Also, I know we've discussed quality vs quantity before, but that seems to be a good mix of product from all lines. I'd be blown away to see anything close to that in my area ever again.

Wow!! If only the Canadians had been running the U.S. stores, perhaps they'd still be around. This was the typical scene in a U.S. TRU (at least, around the DC area)... HUGE difference!

That pic is from a recent Target correct? I don't recall TRU having inventory issues until it was made public that stores were closing, and they had filed for bankruptcy, it was just total mismanagement of the business as a whole that lead to it's demise in the U.S.

To be fair, at its peak there were probably 10 times as many TRU stores in the U.S. as Canada to meet the demand at the time. Unfortunately nothing good lasts forever.

transformers_va wrote:Wow!! If only the Canadians had been running the U.S. stores, perhaps they'd still be around. This was the typical scene in a U.S. TRU (at least, around the DC area)... HUGE difference!

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I live in the biggest suburb (Markham) of the biggest city (Toronto) in Canada. And the Walmarts & TRU around my area is not that much different from this photo for TFs. The WM & TRU in the biggest Mall in the area both dedicate about 1 pane (3-4 feet?) wide for TF only. They scaled back the TF section since around AoE and has been ever sadder since. I given up toy hunting in brick & mortar stores about 4 years ago. It's much more assured to get what I want online.

TRU Canada's website absolutely sucks at listing new items. Walmart.ca's prices are mostly ridiculous and scalpers' paradise. I'm now mostly forced to order sing Amazon.ca & GameStop if I want to get anything that's new.

I miss TRU down here...

o.supreme wrote:I don't recall TRU having inventory issues until it was made public that stores were closing

For years before that announcement, I was seeing shelves that were nearly empty, and the products that they did have, were usually piled on shelves with little to no organisation. The U.S. stores were poorly run, and the employees' wages were laughable

cloudballoon wrote:I given up toy hunting in brick & mortar stores about 4 years ago. It's much more assured to get what I want online.

I agree with you about online shopping, but I like the brick & mortar stores, due to the hunt and reward of finding new characters in the store.. buying them online is generally more reliable, but not as rewarding