2005 Boards member GoodxCross II is giving us the heads up of his sighting of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Studio Series SS-102 Rise Of The Beasts Optimus Prime in Canada.
The highly sought Studio Series ROTB Voyager Optimus Prime was found and bought at a Toys”R”Us store in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Happy hunting!
vsutherland01
I had a few discussions with my local target and the online target customer service, apparently it had nothing to do with your timing on ordering, I had mine pre-ordered within the first hour it was available, it had to do with regional distribution, if none of the targets in your area ordered the fig, you're pre-order was on a lower priority for fulfillment, I also checked with my local target and they confirmed they never placed an order to stock the fig and they didn't plan to so that explanation checks out.
Starpilot949
I ordered the day preorders went out as well, never got mine. My friends ordered his two weeks later and got his a week later. Target is messed up, but still takes my money
BIGGUY007
Got mine from Target the day pre-orders became available. So glad I did. I feel bad for those who lost out on getting it. It\'s such a better version over the Main Line Voyager-Class Optimus Prime.
WatermelonSpectacles1
I just saw a picture of ss102 Prime on the front page and I was so ready to find out he started showing up at Ross
Fafnir72
JT………..straightforward………in your face…..BASED!
John Titor
It has been out for a while, but no one posted anything about it.
That's not how it works. Both the US and Canada got all their stock months ago, it just took this long for stores to stock it. There may be a lot more stock in the US that target neve got around to distribute and they may liquidate it later, so it could show up at places like Ross, Ollies, TJMaxx, ect
It will come out to the same as aftermarket. The toy is $50 in Canada and shipping will set you back 30 unless you want to risk not tracking it. So adding effort, you end up still paying e-bay prices one way or another (minus fees, I guess).
Legacy evo wave 1 deluxes never hit canadian stores like Walmart or Toysrus either. Walmart stores in Canada are still on 2022's Legacy wave 3. Been that way all year. And almost the entirety of Studio Series' 2023 has been skipped past wave 1. Either way, anywhere you are, you will have to buy most of your stuff online at full price to ensure you get your toys.
W-P38
Target screwed me on this one, too. However, as already noted by others, SS-122 is coming and his box looks much nicer with the standard SS black w/ blue accents, plus CG artwork. I preordered mine at HLJ.
Girl Pants
This is what I did. It ended up costing almost the same, and it's locked in and worry-free. We apparently had 2-3 of them pop up locally once, but they were gone in the same day. So even if it costs more in the end (it's hard to gauge shipping cost on one item when you're getting multiple things), I'll take that hit for piece of mind. Although it does mean waiting until March…
Taylor890
It came out in ontario canada a few months ago
Sarkwave
I ordered the SS-122 from Hobbysearch, as I do believe Target cancelled the rest of their orders. I wouldn't count on them getting any more onto store shelves.
Easily obtainable from Hobbysearch but you'll have to wait until March 2024, sir!
Sarkwave
Well, good for Canada. Not that I'm jealous or anything.
*is totally, seethingly jealous*
All kidding aside, good find!
Ilovetransformers22
Distribution is messed up and Hasbro needs to fix it.
Sixshot the six changer
So Canada finally has this yet my stores still are barely getting the legacy evo wave 1 and I live in the US??!! Hasbro, what are you doing?
vsutherland01
"Kowalski, Analysis"
Automorpher
I'll leave this here?
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vsutherland01
Same, send one to John first, but if someone finds a bunch I would really love one of these, I had target cancel my pre-order after months of 1am mandatory approval delays because of "Distribution Issues"
John TheDestroyer
If anyone finds an extra one up in Canada and willing to ship down to the US, send me a pm? I'm willing to pay price+shipping+effort. Don't wanna risk missing out and needing to pay the ridiculous aftermarket prices
CobraKai
Hopefully the Canadian sighting is a sign of more stock coming stateside. When he was announced as a Target Exclusive, i was worried I’d never get him. People were saying i had nothing to worry about as Buzzworthy were normally well stocked. My order was canceled. Pulse has been out since forever. And ive never seen him in stores. I think im just gonna buy the KO version at this point.
GoodxCross II
$47.99 + tax
That's crazy no one's said anything, I've been keeping tabs on cyberton's front page waiting for this guy to pop up, every other buzzworthy exclusive had been sighted so far but optimus.
PrimalEnvy
Been out in Canada since the start of October or so, although no one made a news post on Cybertron. Was $47.99 CAD at my local TRU.