Thanks to 2005 Boards member Pavol Palat for reporting his sighting of the Primitive Skateboarding Optimus Prime At Slovakian Retail.
Primitive Skateboarding Optimus Prime is a very nice black repaint with extra accessories of the Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime. Released as part of a collaboration between Transformers and Primitive Skateboarding, this mold was originally a San Diego Comicon 2017 exclusive (offered later via Hasbro Toy Shop and Hascon 2017). As a nice surprise for our fellow collectors in Slovakia, this figure was found at Dracik store in Bratislava, Slovak Republic for only €24.99 or $29.13. Not bad to get this set for almost the same price as a Deluxe toy.
The figure comes in the same US original packaging, but with a giant sticker covering the back of the box with a Transformers Authentic logo printed on a corner. Thanks the extra information on the bar codes, courtesy of our very own Nevermore, we can confirm that this is an Hasbro-imported release which comes in US packaging but is converted for the European market via Hasbro-applied stickers on the packaging. We hope this means, this set will get a wider European release. Previously, we had reported that it was available online in Spain.
Happy hunting to our friends in Slovakia!
Zula
Thanks for the reply.
Looks like that shipping window might be cutting it a little close. Ah well…
@Everything Man: Thanks for the info on shipping to the US, that gives another option for getting this.
I'm in the West Indies. Not all companies easily ship here.
In any case, an unexpected repair issue at home just came up, so it looks like I'll have postpone for a bit.
Hopefully this should be available for a while.
Thanks, again, for the information, though.
StellarJet
Tough question!
I've shipped TFs to and from England and it does vary. It should be a combination of factors: shipping method, destination (close to port of entry), and probably also luck…
Standard Royal Mail (+ equivalent 'Correos' in Spain) has shipped things for me between Spain and England in a few days (a week at most, as far as I can remember). It more or less agrees with their conservative estimate of about 10days mentioned in their website. I think it SHOULD get there if shipped today or in the next couple of days, but honestly, there's no guarantee…we all know how unpredictable shipping can be… I'm not sure if I would personally risk it if your friend is leaving on the 8th (we don't know their handling time (warehouse location of the item in question? remember they have stores all across Spain), shipping method…etc, and is August after all…everything slows down considerably in August…).
Why not ship it directly to your place/country?
Zula
Thanks for the info, and the offer.
Seems good.
Another question.
How long would shipping to England take?
My friend would be leaving on the about the 8th of August to visit her family in my country.
How likely would it be for the figure to get to her by then?
Everything Man
If they managed to get it to me in southern California in one piece I think you're gonna be ok.
StellarJet
El Corte Inglés is a top and major retailer here in Spain (equivalent to big companies like Walmart in the US…), with everything that entails in terms of customer support and security. She/you don't need to worry about that.
I have never ordered online from this store (as I can drop by and buy in person…), so I'm not sure how good their packaging is and such…but in regards to payment methods you clearly have plenty of options available, including CC and Paypal. Just proceed as with any other online store.
Cómo pagar · El Corte Inglés
NOTE! you can change the language of the page with the dropdown menu on the top right:
here you have the English link:
How to pay · El Corte Inglés
In regards to shipping to Europe:
International deliveries · El Corte Inglés
England: you'd be looking at 'Union Europea', probably as 'Juguetes' (aka, 'toys'). Shipping costs are normal, pretty standard, not really overpriced.
I don't see why you should have any issues…
Feel free to let us, Spanish TF fans, know if you need help with translations and such…
Zula
Hi.
I have someone I know in England who I want to ask to order this for me.
Apart from the language barrier, she's not too sure about this site.
What is the best way to order from this site?
Would it be difficult to ship to England?
Is there anything we should watch out for?
Thanks.
ruru
Regret not getting this so much.
HunterGreen2005
Oh well. Can't win them all, had my hopes up for like 30 minutes. Thank you for replying.
Everything Man
I believe they are out of stock now, I tried looking for another after mine came in and the option to order it was gone
HunterGreen2005
Paypal or just using a CC won't authenticate. Ordering from U.S. Any suggestions on what the issue is?
Everything Man
Yes they did ask for a passport, I made up a number and it passed thru whatever they used for verification. They took my email as well, I'm not sure which step of the process but it was how I knew it was shipped.
User_136440
Cheers
Seeaich
When I bought mine my UK passport number worked (though possibly not for much longer, eh?), pretty sure my email was entered as I got email confirmation & correspondence. Check google translate for the Spanish for email because IIRC some of the box terms came up with wrong context translations in the automated translation.
User_136440
Just a quick question about the seller – did the web form ask for an ID document (which would for non-SPanish residents be the passport number) and did they take your email address at any point because it doesn't seem to be there for me when asking for personal data. Thanks.
artiepants
well, dang, wish i'd seen this while it was in stock
Everything Man
Ordered it 2 weeks ago, just came in, looks great. Definitely a repitable company. Google translate is a strong recommend if you are a non spanish speaker.
fishpop
That BB set seems worth my while since my brothers broke my Old!Bee years ago and i never got either of the AOE Bees.
GOLD5
Love how Hasbro brought 3 of these to Toronto comic con and then they brought 150 Starlord Helmets and Thor hammers. Anything that you can find n toys r us on discount was there, nothing scapable. Great job HASBLO!
Does not ship to North Am
Seeaich
WELP, Guess I'll have to take a punt on The English Court whilst we're still in the EU!
SoundwaveSuperior
Looks like they'll ship to the US, for those that weren't able to get Primitive OP before. Total price with shipping is just over $60: slightly higher than it would've been from HTS, but cheaper than current eBay prices.