Thanks to Reddit user Autopooper we can confirm that the new Transformers Legacy Beast Wars redecos have been found at US retail.
The new Walmart exclusives Deluxe Sandstorm, Nightprowler and Buzzsaw were found at a store in Connecticut.
Happy hunting!
Robogeek28
Still full price at my Wal-Mart, but a lot of them have disappeared.
Skreeonk
I had to Google that. I had no idea that Gobots had a monster combiner; but it's pretty dang cool looking.
Terradives
These won’t move until they’re priced down further.
Rodimus Prime
I grabbed the cat for my Gobots Fangs, finally.
Sunbow Prime
It's the same story here. If you have to make exclusives, these are the kinds of things I'd prefer them to be: stuff that I don't think many people care about.
Purple Heart
Same. I plan to get Crasher, Galaxy Shuttle, Hot Shot, Armada Optimus and Megatron next year. Beyond that there isn’t much else I want, at least not at current prices.
2022 was the first year I was not a completist with Generations, and it isn’t because I don’t want them, but because they just aren’t satisifying enough to justify the prices. If deluxes were $17 again and voyagers $27, I’d probably still be buying them all, but not anymore. And it isn’t because I have less money, I just think there are more satisifying and better priced figures on the market.
I did get Sandstorm and Buzzsaw when they came out, though, and while Buzzsaw is a whatever, Sandstorm is one of my favorite figures of last year, even if his chest doesn’t tab together.
Skreeonk
I had a gift card that I've been saving for Shadowstrip, so it didn't hurt me too bad, but I was still questioning my devotion to G2 as I was checking out ha ha. Luckily he is a fun little figure with a cool deco, so there's that. But yeah, I find myself being more and more picky with my purchases…
Purple Heart
One Walmart I visited yesterday had Legacy beasts in both the Transformers section and the after-christmas sale section up front. They also had a single Shadowstrip, who like you I also immedielty purchased and then nearly had a heart attack when it rang up as $28 with tax.
I was sad they didn’t have Crasher till I saw that $28 total and was then happy they didn’t. These prices are insane.
Skreeonk
It's kind of impressive. I went into a local Walmart today, and the only Velocitron were Burnout x2 and a Shadowstrip, which I immediately grabbed. There were still at least 8 Legacy Beasts, albeit at a new clearance of $17. Obviously this is just a very tiny sample, but even the supposed Velocitron shelf warmers like Blurr & Road Rocket seem to be moving.
(I'm still very happy we got BW Sandstorm, love that guy)
Purple Heart
I have to agree. I did not expect these to be the main figures in Walmarts for what feels like the entire year.
Skreeonk
I am always, always for repaints and obscure characters, but am I glad to finally see these disappearing from my Walmarts. I feel these are all I've seen at retail this year. Even the less popular Velocitron characters sold quicker.
JS_Prime
My go-to Walmart didn’t even try to clearance them. Last week they were shelfwarming, then a few days ago they were all gone. My next closest WM still has them full price
Traachon
My store finally started putting these guys on clearance; they've been clogging up the pegs for months. If anyone wants one for $17….
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B-Fox
Well going by what I've seen they're all pretty abundent now. The TF pegs are nothing but the three with a little more being Obscure Reference-tor than Sandstorm and Buzzsaw. Even the top shelves have them. I hope the Velocitron exclusives have the same amount of saturation.
Also, I think we're in for seeing nothing but Night Prowlers unless some canon fiction decides this character is a girl.
Thundershot
Sandstorm is two to a case and the other two are three to a case.
rikaldomario
I gotta wonder why Sandstorm is the one who seems to be most in demand. I would have thought "Night Ops Cheetor" would be the one to be most desired of these 3.
TerribleAutobot
Found nightprowler and buzzsaw at my local Walmart, sandstorm was out of stock. 🙁
linkinparkirony
my local walmart has them now. only one Sandstorm but a few Nightprowler and Buzzsaw
Girl Pants
Just got my shipping notification from Pulse.
…and it seems they're shipping in separate boxes. I don't think that resulted in multiple shipping charges, at least I certainly hope not.
Of course, me going to the effort of getting them off Pulse means that they will be ultra common and clearanced here locally. But if I hadn't ordered them, they'd be rare as hell. Always works out like that lol
Obnimaz
They had lots of all 3 for $22.94 as well as the Jada minifigure 18 pack for $11.74 at the Happy Valley Walmart in Oregon. I almost got Buzzsaw but passed, might grab him if he's still there tomorrow.
They also had Magnus wave of RED figure (2+ Magnus, 2+ Knockout, I grabbed the Coronation Starscream for a buddy)