This marks the first time in a long time that I didn't get orders in the day things were listed for pre-order.  And a big part of it was some sticker shock with the deluxe offerings and their higher prices, along with trying to be a smarter consumer.

I've been doing the same thing with my Best Offers.  My asking prices are fairly well researched, and the BO's range between 10 - 20% off of that asking price.  The best tool I've found when dealing with some of the DM negotiators is reviewing their offer history.  If the offer history is just ridiculous, then I know pretty quickly who I'm dealing with.  And the "probing offers" to find the bottom of the BO range is telling, too, like you said.  When I see someone who has made 3 or more BO's that get automatically declined?  I may very well decline their offer that just hits the best offer threshold out of principle.

Oh, and don't get me started on the people who send the sob stories!  Once I see those?  I feel like the only way to deal with them is to just block them.

And on a related note, the tracking within the Amazon app is crazy.  Has it been like this for awhile?  I could see where the delivery truck was and how many stops away it was, and it was super accurate.

I guess its good if you're ordering expensive stuff or have to deal with porch pirates (this was neither).

The tracking has been like that for some time.  But from my experience it only seems to get that detailed when the delivery is going to occur within an hour or 30 minutes.  Most often I'll get that hyper detailed location when the delivery truck is actually on my street.  But beyond that it tends to be a little vague.

I would not be surprised to see the Landspeeder offered in that price range.  There's also the mystery of another vehicle in the works for TVC.  And I think there could be some possibilities with this if it's slated to be part of the Return to Tatooine theme:

-The Imperial Troop Transport - Sure, it was originally released by Kenner in the 1978/79 line.  And then it turned up in The Mandalorian, eventually being released in TVC.  The Kenner box art always made it look like it belonged on Tatooine.
-T-16 Skyhopper - It amounted to a toy and glorified set dressing in ANH.  But I'm fairly sure there's one in the ROTJ victory montage as it checks in on Mos Eisley.  Could Hasbro go back to the well with this?  It was one of those POTF2 vehicles that was a bit of a surprise way back when.  I could see the potential for packing in a variation of Farmboy Luke with this.
-Lars family speeder - Again, this was essentially set dressing.  It got a repaint for appearances on the streets of Mos Eisley.  Plus the same model speeder was worked into the final episode of The Book of Boba Fett.  Is it worth Hasbro going there?  I don't know.

It was a generally good livestream for TVC.  The announcement of the Landspeeder was nice, even though it got leaked through that poster in Germany.  And I am wondering if it might get a more thorough reveal over this weekend in conjunction with Toy Fair?  It seems like something that Hasbro might reveal in one of those pieces that they do in partnership with USA Today.

The Ponda Baba reveal was predictable and meh.  I get the push for Cantina aliens.  And it was predictable since Hasbro announced the Dr. Evazan re-release.  I've seen more complaints than I would care to see about how Ponda Baba is being re-released.  And mostly because I wonder if these people have been paying attention at all to the way Hasbro has been doing things the past few years?

As for the two deluxe figures?  I think the price will definitely be a deterrent, and it's going to affect sales.  I don't know if Hasbro is aware of how many collectors buy as many as 3 of a basic figure release of individual characters.  Because I WOULD have bought 3 Momaw Nadon's if that was a basic figure release.  But with the deluxe price point I am only going to buy 2 at the most.

I like the Momaw Nadon figure.  It looks great, and the accessories are a clear nod to the past - the E-11 harkens back to the Kenner era accessory, the double barreled blaster is pure POTF2, and the staff is like the TSC release from 2006.  Does all of that justify the $24.99 price point?  Ehhh

The Imperial Armored Commando looks really good.  And I expect the double, triple or quite possibly the quadruple dip with this one!  This deluxe versions seems to be a strategic choice on Hasbro's part from a sales perspective.  I think they want to see how many of the army builders will bite.  And the set is clearly designed around a very specific scene in The Mandalorian season 3, "The Return".  This trooper has EVERY weapon that the Imperial Armored Commandos have as Din Djarin fights his way through a gauntlet of these Commandos who are standing guard by the barrier shields leading to Moff Gideon's command center.  Looking through the scene they have the SE-14R blaster pistols (included), vibro knives (included), riot batons (included), shields (included) and jet packs (included).  The troopers also have blaster rifles (included) seen in the larger battle sequences.  The only weapons that didn't seem to be included were the twin blaster pistols that Din Djarin took from the final pair of guards he defeated.

So what else do I expect with the Commandos?  I think we're likely to see a troop builder 4-pack, plus a single carded officer with the red markings on the armor.  And eventually I think Hasbro will do what they did with the Dark Trooper, and it's likely that they'll release a single carded TVC basic figure of this trooper.

I'm REALLY excited for this next season of ANDOR.  The first season over-performed in the best way possible.  And this new season is clearly building upon that.

The returning cast is definitely something that caught my attention.
-Bix is definitely in there in multiple shots.  She's the one next to Cassian when he detonates the explosives, and she's in other shots
-Brasso seems to be getting wrestled by the troopers in that wheat field
-I *THINK* I saw Wilmon Paak at some point
-The woman grabbing Cassian by the lapels looked like Kleya to me.  She's the one who worked in Luthen's shop
-Davo Sculdun seemed to turn up in multiple shots.  And something tells me that the ISB got him to flip on Mon Mothma, because we see him with Krennic and other ISB officers

I couldn't positively ID Vel or Cinta in the trailer.  And the single shot of Luthen seem ominous.  Saw looks like he saw some serious action over the course of the season, resulting in his condition in ROGUE ONE.  And seeing the Partisan X-Wings was a nice bonus!

The troopers making their way in formation down that hallway looked like they were probably from ISB enforcement.  In the single shot with Dedra Meero it looked like there was another similarly armored trooper in the background.  The one officer with the sensor looks like it might have been Heert, Dedra Meero's adjutant.  And for a moment I got to thinking that the trooper on the right with his weapon up high could possibly be Mayfeld, because of the way he was aiming.  And definitely NOT a Stormtrooper!

I can't believe we're only 2 months away from this series dropping!  I'm hoping we get some sort of a trailer soon.  And I wonder if Lucasfilm might actually want to start the promotional rollout next week with Toy Fair?  I just had some One Drive memories turn up in my inbox - including photos I took at Toy Fair in 2005 in advance of the ROTS line dropping before the May release for the movie.  I know there's been tremendous changes in how Lucasfilm and Hasbro do things, but it might be worth a shot.