2005 Boards member ArmosGeminiox has found the Universe Mini-Con single packs at Big Lots stores in the San Antonio, Texas area. Previously part of a KMart Exclusiver Mini-Con 12-pack, six figures are now being carded and sold separately. Available at Big Lots for $4 apiece are Bodyblock, Boltflash, Blight, Brimstone, Makeshift, and Supressor.
toyman
Wow, that was helpful. Would you have rather me start another useless thread for an ongoing (and not very old) topic.
Anyway, anyone spot these anywhere else. Surely they won't just show up at Big Lots?
0ptimus__Prime
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That's true…
Thundershot
A two week old thread is hardly a "zombie"… We've had many lately that have been 2 years old…
0ptimus__Prime
Ugh. Another Zombie thread.
toyman
Any other stores besides Big Lots and Marc's (never heard of that one) getting these. I only found four of the six.
SwineTrekkie
A discount store in the northeastern ohio area, Marc's, has them too but at $2.99 each. They also had some of the original classics legends figures for $2.99 as well.
G.B. Blackrock
Big Lots used to be a place to get good deals, but these prices are absurd. These are OLD scouts, and they're charging more than they cost in the first place!
Omegatron
I have my K-Mart set, but I'd pay $2 for another Brimstone, especially considering I haven't even opened the K-Mart set- it's a nice display piece. So…off to Big Lots I go this week.
Bgrngod
$4? Sheeeesh.
I just bought 4 of the Classics Mini-con packs off ebay for about $20 shipped. That's 12 figures.
And awhile back I bought the Mini-con 12 pack itself for $17 at Kmart when they discounted them. They are now $24.
$2 a fig vs. $4 a fig?
Regrezz
Was at Big Lots over the weekend and they had a few additional Minicons, as well as some scout class. But with the minicons at $4.00 and the scouts at $7.50, I took the pass.
swampflight
Consider the alternative…
I agree that the price is a little higher than I wanted to pay but if you think about it,1.this way you dont have to buy the whole set if you only want certain figures and 2.its still a lot cheaper than e-bay because I've seen the Legends figures go for as much as $15.00 per figure and the re-paint mini-cons dont get sold separatly.
Leemon
I just wish that Heavytread was one of choices. I wanted to grab a few extras of him, so that they could hangout with Legends Warpath.
Gadep
MINICONS!!!! Oh yeah!
influence82
These toys are exactly the same as the ones in the K-Mart 12 pack. I suppose this is one way Hasbro can still sell the same toys while maintaining K-Mart's exclusivity. I have not seen these in any stores, even online, so this packaging must be extremely rare. Buying all 12 would cost $48, twice as much as the K-Mart 12 pack. Then again, you are paying for more plastic and cardboard.
jazz1autobot
does anyone even
Automorpher
Repaints AGAIN?
Nukeote
So much for close out prices. We need close out of the close out. Probably cost more because they had to make new packaging for them but still … I'm glad I got mine at Kmart.
Squints
$2 isn't bad, $4 is just ridiculous. Fine for a Legend, but a Mini-Con is so much less. I might grab one or two if I see them for a reasonable price, but then again I'll probably never see them period, so much for that.
Tyjos
I saw these guys at my local big lots for $2, I first thought they were $3 but the lady at the front told me they were $2, so I went back and got all the ones they have.
Not a bad deal for Mini-Cons.
Bodyblock and Makeshift I like the best, Suppressor and Boltflash are cool too.
I wonder if they'll release the other 6 mini-cons loose too.
omega ranger
The fact that I wanted all twelve Mini-Cons from the K-Mart pack, not just six overpriced ones, turns me off from buying them. I did see RH two-packs for $7.50.