Attention fans and collectors! 2005 Boards member HoneyBee86 is giving us the heads up of a new listing found in Target’s system: Transformers Earthrise WFC-E41 Deluxe Runabout.
This was not so unexpected considering we already know that a new Earthrise Runamuck is coming. Now we can complete the Battlecharger duo in the Earthrise collection.
Could this be a new Target exclusive? Stay tuned with TFW2005 for more updates! Now click on the discussion link below and share your expectations on the 2005 Boards!
all are dead
Inventory meant for stores is different than website inventory. Website inventory is solid cases of the one figure. Thats why individual preorders were not a thing until recently, as solid cases were a thing Hasbro only started doing within the last few years. Store inventory is the assortments we all know and have had since the 80's. They are ordered differently, shipped differently, arrive differently.
Runabout and Thrust are an exception though, being that they are solid cases of the one figure no matter what, store or website inventory.
While I can't say for sure, id imagine the solid case orders target placed were unable to be fulfilled and due to them using the assortment sku in stores, they cannot offload those orders to be fulfilled at a store unless they were fine with ANY leader being shipped.
T-Hybrid
Hey, so I (and many others) had our Overload preorders cancelled even as stock was popping up in stores. Meanwhile, people are having Blitzwing, Skipjack, and the Judge cancelled despite all of them appearing in stores.
Why is stock going to stores while preorders are being cancelled?
Fc203
Thrust to appears to be out at target
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Boople Barp
I’m diggin it
Dirge121
This isn't super surprising given the Target exclusive SS Leadfoot was also spotted in large numbers at multiple walmarts.
BlueAngel_Bolt
So uhhhh, found this on reddit so not my pic, but if you guys hate Target then start looking at Walgreens for your Runabouts
djmajin
these guys are great placeholders until I get PROPER MP representations
WinstoBot
Absolutely. We really need to appreciate how well distributed and easy to get Runabout is. It’s how all exclusives should be. If you want it, go to the store, it’s there. At least it is now, after the first week of its official release. Don’t quote me in a few weeks when whatever happens. In my book, if an exclusive is easy to get in the first week, that’s all I can ask for.
djmajin
Did in store pickup for Runabout this morning showing in stock at my Target and hes great
BenjaminXavier
This is not true because pre-auth holds do not count against your credit limit. Its just a placeholder.
all are dead
Target will constantly send "authorization" temporary charges to your account every time one drops off until the item ships. Its in their preorder FAQ. It's the worst handled pre-order system out there. They basically keep the money held in limbo from the moment you preorder an item till it ships.
It wont be the real charge until you check your account and it shows its preparing to ship.
Sweep
Target just charged my card for Thrust, so maybe he'll be shipping soon?
Starscream 91
Sorry if Target’s piss poor handling of their previous exclusives (GI Joe, TMNT) doesn’t leave me skeptical and untrusting of them with their other offerings.
all are dead
Them not receiving stock from Hasbro is Target's fault? We are still in a pandemic and there is a labor issue at the ports in CA right now. People would rather whine at retailers when things go wrong than be happy when things go smoothly… Like Runabout. You seriously have to look no farther than the OTHER figure released as a Target exclusive TODAY to see if they had inventory, they'd have sent it to the pre-orders and stores.
This likely is due to the unexpected port delays. That is unable to be accounted for by either the supplier, or Target.
If I order something on ebay from japan and it takes longer than the estimated day, its the sellers fault? No.
Target didnt ship a SINGLE thrust. No store has it. This is clearly them getting an ETA from the supplier that wasnt met. Not Target's fault at all…
Had Target updated this estimate a few weeks ago and gotten them in on time, people would complain they weren't expecting to get charged. Thrust gets delayed a few days ahead of time, and people complain it got delayed because they didnt get any. Sad that people feel nothing but anger anymore.
WinstoBot
Thrust went from Dec 7 to Dec 15 eta. Seems like a simple delay.
Starscream 91
And Thrust got delayed… f*ck you Target you just can’t do anything right can you. I swear he better not get canceled, he should of just been available on BBTS and Pulse as a Generations Selects at this point.
DutyBeforeAll
Got both my Runabouts now to wait on my two Thrusts.
all are dead
I mean thats not necessarily a bad thing because a lot of inventory will be WAY off with the amount of people here that decided scanning another deluxe figure and then taking runabout was a good idea.
Blue Convoy
Got a Dec. 15th delay on Thrust. He went from preorder to backorder never in stock.