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[Philip Ayres]

No, that's the Hasbro product number.

The WFC number should be on the front, just above and to the left of the figure's name on the little illustration

[Pinwig]

No, that's the product code. I mean the Earthrise list number. Like Leader Op is WFC-E11.

It just occurred to me recently that Dead Prime is the only ER toy without a number, so I wondered if he was the missing WFC-E28 but that number didn't get on his box because it's a cardboard one like the Selects ones, and for those the Earthrise number is on the labels. Dead Prime's box didn't seem to have a label on it sealing it shut, so I just wondered if it said WFC-E28 anywhere on his instructions. Otherwise we still seem to be one non-Selects Earthrise toy short.

[Bogatan]

nope nothing

[Pinwig]

Ah well. Worth a shot. I still think Dead Prime could be 28, unless it was a toy that was dropped altogether.

*thinks back to T30*

Or Hasbro just messed up the numbering.

But then they seem to have gone to great lengths to fix another hole with Centurion moving from Selects to the main line.

[The Doctor]

The Seeker Elite has been stuck in 'preparing for shipment' since last Friday when my card was charged. Now the money has been refunded and the order cancelled at their end. I ordered this thing within minutes of the pre-order window. Not fucking impressed. No chance of getting this now!

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Not good. I will keep an eye out elsewhere

[Pinwig]

Mine hasn't shipped yet either. The order hasn't been cancelled, but I guess it's only time.

[Benn]

Jeez guys, that sucks.

[Dezzeh]

Aug 20, 2020 8:23:55 GMT The Doctor said:

The Seeker Elite has been stuck in 'preparing for shipment' since last Friday when my card was charged. Now the money has been refunded and the order cancelled at their end. I ordered this thing within minutes of the pre-order window. Not fucking impressed. No chance of getting this now!

-Ralph

Definitely contact them though as that sounds like a massive error on their part.

[The Doctor]

Well the product is now listed as unavailable so no point really.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Reading the thread on TFW this seems to be a common problem. People saying they've either had the coneheads order cancelled outright or delayed to a fulfillment date in September with the reason being Hasbro didn't provide enough stock. They really need to focus on getting the basics right instead of trying to pump as many products through as many exclusive channels as they can. Sell toys, Hasbro, not broken promises.

[The Doctor]

It is a bit disparaging that product can't be fulfilled when ordered literally as soon as the pre-order page goes live. I must have ordered within the first 2-3 mins.

Hey ho. Nowt I can do about it.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Same here. I did it through the wishlist method like everyone else.

I expect Takara will do them but I expect I'll crack and go via a scalper before then. I'll wait a bit and see if there's any hope of our sellers getting them, or indeed Amazon manage to restock as they seem to have told some people they will in September.

I'm looking to nail down my Generations collection and get the G1 figures 'done' so I can focus my money elsewhere, so I'll have these one way or another.

[Pinwig]

Not that I trust them at the moment, obviously, but Amazon UK's preorder price for Scorponok has now come right down to £116 with a release date of Sept 1st. I don't have one secured yet and he seems to be out of stock everywhere now (although there are a few Smyths' with them in still at £140) so I've put in a speculative preorder.

Really beginning to feel spending spiralling though at the moment. The catch up post virus holdups seems to be hitting hard.

[Fortmax2020]

Amazon emailed me last week to confirm Scorponok would be arriving on 2nd Sep.

[browny87]

i am so tempte by that scorponok

[The Doctor]

All the cool kids have one.

-Ralph

[Benn]

I don't. If that's not proving his point, I don't know what does!

[The Doctor]

Students are excused.

-Ralph

[Dezzeh]

Further reports of people having seekers shipped today.

[Pinwig]

Not bloody mine!

[The Doctor]

As reported elsewhere, my order was cancelled and I was refunded so I thought I had missed out but late this evening the set was unepectedly dispatched via USPS and er, I haven't been charged...

-Ralph

[browny87]

this is very odd >.<

[The Doctor]

Yes. It is. I didn't make a new order!

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

I do hope we don't go through this with Prowl and Ironhide.

[The Doctor]

I am still swithering on that set. Prowl looks good but that Ironhide vehicle mode is pants.

-Ralph

[The Doctor]

OK, so the Coneheads have moved between facilities in the US and still not been charged...this has never happened before with an Amazon order...

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Mine are still sat at 'ordered'.

[The Doctor]

You now have a dilemma. Do you cancel and hope the German store come through or leave it and potentially end up with two sets? If you get two, you'll be able to offload one easily enough at cost.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

I'm not cancelling anything until I know for sure I've actually got one of the bloody things! Then I'll work out what to do next.