Transformers Prime First Edition, Come and gone and staying gone? Options

[The Doctor Who]

I thought at Botcon they said the repaints of Wheeljack and Soundwave in DOTM will be in the RiD line

Oh, well, that's fine then.

Also, what does this mean for the DOTM tail-end deluxes, and the Movie Trilogy waves?

... suddenly I'm very worried for the G1 Homage DotM Wheeljack...

I tried to be all "calm down guys, everything is fine" but I'm better at "ZOMG we're all gonna DIE"

Oh, well, you know, best laid plans of microscopic maintenance robots and men and all that.

[Nanite]

Macroecinomically, margins are getting really tight, and Hasbro may not be as willing to take even minor risks. Sadly, I think we'll see more of this sort of thing happening, not less.

[CORVUS]

I think you may have hit on something there.

[Quantumhawk]

BBTS responded to my followup and said that the new preorders would just be RID toys...which comes as no surprise since the preorders are up now.

[Jeremy]

Yep, just got the email notification. Time to clear those Hasbro Prime preorders out of there, I'll just buy anything I want from that from brick and mortar.

[RCX]

Yup, just received this:

"Hi - Hasbro has informed us that they have cancelled the 'First Edition' releases of Transformers Prime.

Your preorder for: First Edition Cliffjumper
will be converted to: TF Prime Robots in Disguise Cliffjumper
The price remains the same as ordered. .

Feel free to cancel or adjust the updated preorder however you would like, we apologize for the inconvenience of the cancelled product."

I'll cancel, thanks!
Definitely a goat-blower.

This post has been edited by RCX: Jan 30 2012, 11:21 AM

[Engledogg]

Same here...what a disappointment. I mean, I knew the cancellations were inevitable, but now that it's actually happening...sigh.

MIKE
engledogg

[ShinRa Inc]

...so, I got the same e-mail, but only regarding the Deluxe 1.5 wave, which the e-mail claims has been 'converted' to RiD Wave 1.

Except my preorder still lists FE wave 1.5.

And the e-mail doesn't mention the Voyager or Entertainment pack, and they're still in my preorders.

"The old preorder price was $59.99 , the new preorder price is $64.99 due to a price increase, but we will honor previous price and fill the order at $59.99"

And no....I don't want a "discount" on toys I can /still/ get cheaper at any store in the area. I want a discount on the Takara versions of the toys I preordered, dude. Jeez.

[Spark]

Hey BBTS. F**K YOU. I'm taking my business elsewhere for a while.

[CORVUS]

Just got my e-mail too.

[ChessPieceFace]

Got the same email, but about Voyager Optimus.

Hi - Hasbro has informed us that they have cancelled the 'First Edition' releases of Transformers Prime.

Your preorder for: First Edition Voyager Optimus Prime
will be converted to: TF Prime Robots in Disguise Voyager Prime

The price remains the same at $22.99

Feel free to cancel or adjust the updated preorder however you would like, we apologize for the inconvenience of the cancelled product.

Thanks
Joel
www.bigbadtoystore.com

I don't blame BBTS for this, but I darn sure will be canceling this preorder.

[Sprocket]

Hey BBTS. F**K YOU. I'm taking my business elsewhere for a while.

...it's not really their fault. At all.

[Engledogg]

Got the Voyagers e-mail:

Hi - Hasbro has informed us that they have cancelled the 'First Edition' releases of Transformers Prime.

Your preorder for: First Edition Voyager Set of 2 (Optimus & Bulkhead)
will be converted to: Robots in Disguise Voyager Set of 2 (Optimus & Megatron)

The old preorder price was $59.99. The new preorder price is $45.99.

Feel free to cancel or adjust the updated preorder however you would like, we apologize for the inconvenience of the cancelled product.

Thanks
Joel
www.bigbadtoystore.com

I wonder what they'll convert the Prime vs. Megatron Entertainment Pack into...the one with Starscream and Bumblebee?

While none of this is really BBTS's fault...I wish they would have done something like ShinRa mentioned above...maybe first crack at the preorders for the Takara versions and/or a discount? Perhaps they could have held back some of those Takara preorders in reserve for the folks that preordered the Hasbro versions...

Oh well...

MIKE
engledogg

This post has been edited by Engledogg: Jan 30 2012, 11:46 AM

[Robogeek1973]

Got my e-mail for the Voyagers and Deluxes and promptly deleted the orders. If I can't have the superior FE figs then I have absolutely no need for the RID ones because I just won't bother with the line now. If I can find the FE figs I want for a DECENT price, then I'll start buying RID.

[CORVUS]

Hey BBTS. F**K YOU. I'm taking my business elsewhere for a while.

...it's not really their fault. At all.

Indeed. Wanna blame Hasbro and the retailers who said "pass!", then go right ahead. But BBTS had absolutely nothing to do with this mess.

[Shockwave 75]

So, was Zombie Cliffjumper part of the first edition waves or is it part of the RiD line?

Thing is, we here in Canada have allegedly gotten the whole PFE line, but I have never seen Zombie Cliff or the Vehicon at retail.

[NightViper]

I don't like the automatic substitution that they're doing. I know they're trying to make it easy for customers, making the assumption that people want the characters rather than the specific toys. But as evidenced by the replies in this thread, people don't. They'd rather have nothing.

Woe be onto those that miss this email and think that their FE pre-orders are proceeding as planned. Until they get a box full of TF Prime RiD figures.

This post has been edited by NightViper: Jan 30 2012, 11:48 AM

[Spark]

Hey BBTS. F**K YOU. I'm taking my business elsewhere for a while.

...it's not really their fault. At all.

Indeed. Wanna blame Hasbro and the retailers who said "pass!", then go right ahead. But BBTS had absolutely nothing to do with this mess.

They advertise as being the exclusive carrier for a line, they better damn well have a lock on the line before touting it.

[Spark]

I don't like the automatic substitution that they're doing. I know they're trying to make it easy for customers, making the assumption that people want the characters rather than the specific toys. But as evidenced by the replies in this thread, people don't. They'd rather have nothing.

For exclusives, it makes sense to order. For the first wave of a regular line, it doesn't, as stores will be full of them within two months, at lower prices.

[Jeremy]

I don't like the automatic substitution that they're doing. I know they're trying to make it easy for customers, making the assumption that people want the characters rather than the specific toys. But as evidenced by the replies in this thread, people don't. They'd rather have nothing.

Woe be onto those that miss this email and think that their FE pre-orders are proceeding as planned. Until they get a box full of TF Prime RiD figures.

I can kind of see it both ways. Yeah, it's kind of sketchy because they're not the same toys, or even the same characters in all cases, but this also lets people who preordered awhile back "keep their spot in line" just in case the demand is high.

And yeah, I cancelled mine. Too bad there aren't more Takara 1st Editions to go around. Going to keep an eye on that Voyager Optimus Prime listing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-op.gif)

This post has been edited by Jeremy: Jan 30 2012, 11:53 AM