https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=212.183.134.210MediaWiki - User contributions [en]2026-06-12T06:58:28ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.45.3https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Shelfwarmer&diff=85442Shelfwarmer2008-04-16T10:12:13Z<p>212.183.134.210: /* Examples */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{disambig2|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|toys that have lots of [[kibble]]|Shellformer}}<br />
<br />
'''Shelfwarmer''' is a colloquial term for a toy that either fails to sell well or is over-produced, leaving residual quantities on store shelves for months or even years after its original release, generally far in excess of other toys from the same waves. <br />
<br />
The term is doubtless a reference to the theoretical lessening of potential heat rejection from a shelving unit covered with a layer of packaged products, as compared with a bare shelving unit. In other words, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], it's a joke. Alternately, it could be based on the sports term '''benchwarmer''', referring to an athlete who very rarely enters the field of play, spending most of his time (you guessed it) warming the benches.<br />
<br />
A related term is '''pegwarmer''', used to refer to toys packaged on cards (which thereby hang on pegs), rather than in boxes.<br />
<br />
On occasion, a toy that's considered rare and hard to find in the USA can very well end up as a shelfwarmer in other countries. Usually, this is due to the toy being only shipped to US stores in limited quantities, oftentimes even [[shortpacking|shortpacked]], whereas European stores get those toys in solid cases (as in, cases only containing multiples of nothing but the same one or two toys).<br />
<br />
==Examples==<br />
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Alternators Smokescreen]]<br />
* [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s<br />
* [[Injector]]<br />
* [[Wedge]]<br />
;Beast Era franchise<br />
* [[Primal Prime]] in Taiwan. ''No, Really.''<br />
* [[Transquito]]<br />
* [[Scavenger (BW)|Transmetal Scavenger]]<br />
* [[iguanus (BW)]] in UK<br />
* [[Jawbreaker]] in UK<br />
* [[Prowl (BW) |Transmetal 2]] in UK<br />
;Energon franchise<br />
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|''Energon'' Ironhide]]<br />
* [[Offshoot (Energon)|''Energon'' Offshoot]]<br />
* [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|''Energon'' Ultra Magnus]] in the UK<br />
;Cybertron franchise<br />
* [[Mudflap]]<br />
* [[Vector Prime]] in Taiwan<br />
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Quickmix]] in Taiwan <!-- Even packed with Vector Prime as a value set.--><br />
;Classic franchise<br />
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]<br />
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]<br />
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]<br />
;Movie franchise<br />
* All [[Real Gear Robots]] in Canada<br />
* [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|''Movie'' Bonecrusher]] in Germany and Canada<br />
* [[Swindle (Movie)|''Movie'' Swindle]] in Germany and Canada<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Protoform Optimus Prime]]<br />
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Protoform Starscream]]<br />
<br />
[[Category: Fandom]]<br />
[[Category: Toys]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>212.183.134.210