We’ve got word from TFW2005 member Wallas that the Combiner Wars Leader class Skywarp and Legends Class wave 5 have both arrived in Poland. While the Leader class Skywarp is widely available at retail in a number of countries including the US, Legends wave 5 – which includes Shockwave, Pipes, Buzzsaw and Chop Shop – have yet to make it to general retail in the US (though they are available online through places such as Hasbro Toy Shop and our sponsors).
It is mentioned that the Combiner Wars line has also made it to wider retail in Poland. The line was previously only available in Tesco and Toys R Us, who were importing the line themselves, but this sighting come in Poland’s leading chain store Smyk – other stores have also added toys from the line to their online shopfronts, so the line is finally getting a wider distribution in Poland.
Happy hunting to all of our friends and readers in Poland!
Printformers
I saw them in stores in Warsaw today. Skywarp was ~90$ and small ones like Shockweave where above 20$.
Bastards…
Haywired
Smyk is criminally overpriced.
Then their stock is shelfwarming until it goes for sale.
Typical.
Underlord
That's good news, let's hope the legends hits the UK as well.
Kantus Prime
We can all just agree now that wave 5 wont be in the US for some time. Go order it online. I had to.
Nevermore
The Legends still haven't been found at brick and mortar retail in the US, despite them having been available from online retailers for months.
(They have been found in Slovakia.)
Wallas
If this is not the right spot for this kind of news, feel free to correct me and move it elsewhere.
It looks like Combiner Wars has fully marched into Poland. Previously it was only available in my country through Toys'R'Us and Tesco, who imported the line on their own without assistance from Hasbro, but today I spotted Combiner Wars Leader Skywarp as well as Legends Shockwave and Pipes in Smyk, the leading Polish toy retailer chain. Popular Polish online stores have also added them as well as Chop Shop and Buzzsaw to their ready-to-ship offer.
Now, about the costs… Smyk gave the Leader Class a price tag of 349,99 PLN and the Legends Class 89,90 PLN, which translates to $85 and $22 respectively. This is likely not the Polish MSRP, though. On Allegro, the local version of eBay, the official Hasbro account sells Legends for 49,50 PLN ($12). At this moment Skywarp is not listed, but my educated guess for him would be around PLN 199,99 ($49). Overall, prices for these toys in Poland differ depending on which shop you drop by. Many online stores offer Leaders for 229-279 PLN ($56-68) and Legends for 52,90-59,90 ($13-15), and last time I checked, TRU sold Leaders for 249,90 PLN ($61) and Legends for 59,90 PLN ($15).
So, if anyone lives nearby and is looking for these toys, happy hunting