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Other Toy Lines / Re: The Simpsons
« on: October 16, 2024, 11:34 PM »
I'm kind of tempted to grab some of the new Jakks Pacific Simpsons figures, just the family, to put on the shelf next to all of the DVDs and the 2 Hot Wheels Simpsons cars I have. They've got a few different scales of figures, plus role play items and a bunch of stuff based on Treehouse of Horror.

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I grabbed Miggs (the street clothes/bounty hunter version) from an Ollie's over the weekend. Not much else of a selection outside of Reva and other Disney+ figures that nobody wants.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 Last Figure Standing Poll
« on: October 9, 2024, 09:29 PM »
It's 2024, it boggles my mind that they can't do some sort of online exclusive 12-figure case wave of the most wanted TVC figures. Make it some sort of Haslab or even a Pulse/Fan Channel exclusive.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A thread about concerts.
« on: October 4, 2024, 04:35 PM »
Saw Foster the People last night at a club since they're in town for ACL Fest. Incredible show!

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The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: 6" Black Series Sales and Discounts
« on: September 30, 2024, 09:35 PM »
I picked up that R5-D4/Pit Droids set at Target as part of their 30% off sale on exclusives. These hit only about half of the local Target stores a while back and they've been off the shelves for months at this point, but I found a store close by that had them in stock. I don't buy much Star Wars anymore, but I did want the R5, the rest are a nice little bonus.

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There is an Ollie's 90 miles from me that I would absolutely drive to if I could grab a Henry Sr. and a Short Round. I figure it will all be Sallahs and Indys.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2025 HasLab Mos Eisley Cantina
« on: June 26, 2024, 12:20 PM »
I'm trying to remember about the Black Rancor campaign and the Luke Skywalker stretch goal.  Didn't that figure end up getting made in a slightly different rendition?  And then Hasbro was prepared to add Malakili.

Those tiers were horrendous. First unlock was a Gamorrean Guard, a rerelease on a new card. Second unlock was a bunch of bone/skull props. 3rd tier was Salacious Crumb, another rerelease. Tier 4 was the new Luke based on Jabba's Palace, and I think the version they made for ROTJ40 was based on the Throne Room attire. But they already had also made a Luke based on Jabba's Palace as a Walmart Exclusive, so none of the figures were new.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2025 HasLab Mos Eisley Cantina
« on: June 25, 2024, 05:52 PM »
From what I see online, TVC still has a pretty healthy fanbase. And it's one of the rare modern toylines that has held or increased in value over the years. If the Tonnika Sisters' first figures aren't enough to at least get the base package backed, what are we even doing here anymore? People have been requesting them from Hasbro for as long as I have been on the Internet! I know Star Wars isn't popular at all right now, but there is no way that interest is so low that this set can't get made.

I'm sure this will be like the Barge where a huge surge at the end gets it made. My personal conspiracy theory is that the US economy stinks right now, and $4-500 is a LOT to ask for most people.

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Any chance it could be a new Big Naboo Royal Starship for TPM 25th anniversary? Podracer set?

20th anniversary of ROTS is next year too...

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Tough Times at Hasbro
« on: April 23, 2024, 03:43 PM »
Mattel getting the SW license was heavily rumored a few years ago.

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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« on: April 16, 2024, 05:37 PM »
Sorry for your loss, McMetal.

I've sold LEGO on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. Depending on the set, you will get a lot of hits. You'll have to weed through weird people too. Any sale I've made, I always do the meetup in a public shopping center parking lot, juuuuust in case. But also, my experiences have been pleasant. It's a lot like dealing with people on here, most people buying know their stuff and want to make it as quick and painless as possible.

If you really just want to dump the stuff, though, see if there are any LEGO resell shops in your area. We have one here called Bricks and Minifigs, which I think may be a national chain. They sell pretty much anything LEGO related and buy used sets both boxed and opened. They WILL do their best to undersell you (they prefer sets to either be carded or loose/fully built and lower the value from there), but again, if you just want to be done with it, it's probably the easiest route to go.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« on: April 15, 2024, 01:07 PM »
I don't know how it is for everyone else, but in my area, Target and Walmart have flipped and Target is now the trashy, unkept store. Outside of TBS General Lando and TVC Bespin Lando, I haven't seen non-exclusive figures at Target in years. Not that Walmart is any better about stocking toys, but I digress. Target potentially dropping the lines really doesn't change much for me personally.

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I started selling a bunch of stuff on Mercari last year, which I believe is owned by eBay, but have gotten similar DMs. I'd say 1 out of every 10 messages usually leads to an actual sale. I really don't understand why people ask, because Mercari has the option to offer, and most people offer $5-10 less than what I'm selling for, so I typically accept the offer anyway.

The question that gets under my skin the most is when people ask me to hold an item I've just listed for 5-10 days until their next paycheck comes in. I always tell them I'll do it for a down payment, and so far nobody has followed up on that offer!

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My TPM Ani preorder shipped from Pulse. First Black Series purchase I've made in a looooooong time.

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The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: 2024 Imperial March BS6" Reveals
« on: March 26, 2024, 06:07 PM »
Luuke looks like they may reuse his upper body for a new ROTS Obi-Wan

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