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What's the deal with rare alterntors?

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Ok, how many of you out there are getting a bit frustrated with how the latest alternators (ie: Wheeljack, Swerve, DECEPTICHARGE...!!!) have been totally non-existant. I've been lucky to find ALL but Decepticharge in the stores...I will say that just about every time I run across one I'm not even looking for it...just happened to be in the store.

But I was wondering what's the story with how some are plentiful (I'm so sick of seeing ravage and windcharger....) and others just don't seem to even hit the US market shelves. Has Decepticharge even hit the US stores, or is he only been obtained over seas? Who out there has the story?
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

Deciticharge has yet ot be released in the US. You can find it on some online AU stores, that is it so far.

And last assortment created is has Grimlock, Swindle, and 1 Swerve. We already have a 20+ page on Alts in Classic area
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Post by Time Traveller »

Don't worry, they're doing the same thing with all their other lines. I'm still missing a couple energon that i never saw in stores.
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I felt the same way with Tracks, bought him on eBay for $50+ in the red box. Now I go in stores and he's everywhere in the new fishbowl packaging.
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ive seen alternator packaging in the stores but once you look at it closely its a energon transformer,whats up with that?
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

Altornators are nothing like Energon TFs. I may not have any, but I have seen enuf to know that, plus I am pretty sure most everyone else will also agree.
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Post by Omega Supreme »

I found wheeljack pretty easily acctually.
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Can you not find them on ebay or amazon?
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Post by Rodimus Prime »

A local catalogue store here has Wheeljack in abundance, so I don't consider him rare. But then again we may just be lucky.

They have Wheeljack, Silverstreak, Optimus Prime and Shockblast(wave).
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Post by Commander Megatron »

Woolworths also have Deadend and swindle on top of those you mentioned.
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Post by Omega Supreme »

I have Grimlock , Jazz(miester) , Shockwave(blast) , Smokescreen , wheeljack , ravage , and i cant remember the rest there at home in a box at the moment as i just moved.
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Post by Commander Megatron »

Dig them out Omega, no sense them being in a box!!!
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Post by Omega Supreme »

haha its only because i moved. i need shelves to put stuff on.

eventually they will be up
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Post by Commander Megatron »

When you get them up on the shelves take pics and let us all see.
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Post by SoundWave »

My favorite one is Meister. he looks just like the old Jazz.
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Post by Commander Megatron »

Yeah just a different color
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Post by SoundWave »

What do ya mean?? The one i have is white and even the face is the same!!
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Sorry Soundwave getting him mixed up with stepper!
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Post by SoundWave »

Im looking for Nemesis Prime.
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