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I heard a rumor that they might be abandoned ISDs from when the Empire broke up after the battle of Jakku.  If you notice, there aren't very many lights in a majority of them.

Dark Force Rising, anyone?

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TV-9D9 / Re: Disney Announces ObiWan Kenobi show on Disney Plus
« on: August 24, 2019, 11:34 PM »
Also a friend noted on the timeline shown at D23, Solo spans years on it. 😶

It should:


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TV-9D9 / Re: Disney Announces ObiWan Kenobi show on Disney Plus
« on: August 24, 2019, 11:28 PM »
Because I am never satisfied, as soon as this was confirmed I started wishing and hoping for an appearance by Liam Neeson from time to time as the Ghost of Qui-Gon.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Mandalorian (SPOILERS possible)
« on: August 24, 2019, 11:10 PM »
Who knew IG-88 was such a badass?!

Seriously, there’s nothing in this trailer I don’t like!

The only thing...the only thing that bugged me was the "guy in carbonite" shot. Unless the show goes out of its way to say something like, "Since Vader did it to Solo, now everyone wants their bounty frozen."

Otherwise I was supremely pumped!!!

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The Vintage Collection / Re: What Would Be "The End" For You?
« on: August 21, 2019, 09:41 PM »
Of course, I always say I am basically a "retired" collector anyway, but the end of the basic line will probably push me back out the door. I am unsatisfied with the aesthetics of the current crop of Vintage figures and my pickings there will be few and far between. I've no interest in the Black Series. Ditto the Galaxy of Adventures scale.

I didn't bother with TFA figures in 2015 at all, but after the fact I put together my own collection of 12 of them that I found to be essential and bought that to represent the film in my collection. Rogue One was full of OT sculpts so I grabbed those, plus another round of 12 essential characters. For TLJ I bought a few figures, but I never bothered to put together a list of 12 to represent the movie so it isn't done.  The Solo line was too hard to find so I never finished that up either, just dribs and drabs of what I saw. Most everything I have bought the last few years has been 5POA basic line stuff.

I suppose if Hasbro decides to do more unproduced Retro figures in the future I will collect those. So far I am 100% on those (Tarkin) but only running 50% on the straight-up reissues.


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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Everything eBay! Scams, questions, etc...
« on: August 18, 2019, 09:48 PM »
The good until cancelled only and auto relist thing on ALL buy-it-now listings should've been enough for people to firebomb ebay's headquarters.  A trick to rake in listing fees.

That move definitely affected my sales. Ebay used to send pepole who were watching my listings reminders that the listing was about to end, and that would shake loose a few sales and act as free advertising. I would purposely run 10 day listings for that purpose. When that dried up I felt the difference.

It hasn't put me over the edge past my free listings per month, but I get the luxury of selling multiple items under one listing as opposed to a million u ique items.

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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 3rd Party Kenner Retro-Style Toys
« on: August 18, 2019, 05:51 PM »
So I gotta ask, did you buy it loose or spring for the boxed version. They just released the box art and it looks really good...


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1:6 Scale Figures and Collectibles / Re: Barbie Star Wars dolls
« on: August 16, 2019, 04:33 PM »
I love that the Bar2-Bie2 is carrying a purse that looks like Threepio's chest detailing, ditto Barbie Vader's chest box purse. At least it's creative! (Leia's purse is kinda blah. SHould have been a Death Star clutch with plans inside!)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Everything eBay! Scams, questions, etc...
« on: August 16, 2019, 10:13 AM »
I made enough selling Star Wars displays on eBay/Facebook last year that I crossed some threshold that made PayPal send an earnings statement to the IRS, so I had to claim it. The silver lining--I was also able to write-off all Star Wars toy purchases for the year as a business expense. It all worked out, but it was extra work.

I have been hit by a few shady buyers, but they've been the vast minority. I had a guy tell me his package showed up open and empty and he wanted a refund. Luckily for me he was outside the US, so eBay's International Program was on the hook for the refund, and not me. Once they paid him, he never tried to repurchase the "lost" sets, so I feel like it's very likely he scammed the system. I am proud of my work, but I don't feel like it's getting stolen out of the mail...

And I've had eBay add sales tax charges to a few sales, but I haven't been tracking it too much. They don't present it on my side when they do, I have to track it down to see it. I can totally see that impacting whether I make the sale or not going forward. :'(

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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 3rd Party Kenner Retro-Style Toys
« on: August 15, 2019, 08:53 PM »
Good for you, man! I'm glad someone around these parts will have one to show off!

From everything I've seen and read, he does great work. His runs on vintage remakes and his recent vintage-styled Han Solo Stormtrooper have been very well received.


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Site Feedback, Suggestions, and Help / Re: Forum upgrade?
« on: August 13, 2019, 11:40 AM »
I concur!

I throw a few bucks every month via Patreon towards GalkacticHunter to keep Adam's Q&A going, I wouldn't hesitate to do the same here to make sure this forum stays active if you put the option out there.

This place is like a favorite broken-in recliner I can take a break in at the end of the day (or the beginning!) with no surprises.

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Saw quite a few of these stocked in the Star Wars section in the regular toy aisle of my newly-reset local Target this morning, down on the bottom shelf with the Vandor-1 playset.

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Tunghori has a few flavors of these if you are so inclined. Of course, no fancy packaging...

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I know, I know...!

The one thing that is holding me back is the fact that when I got the Tank last year, I never got it out of the box. It is still in there. That's not my thing at all. But it's because it is a vehicle, and I focus on the figures and displays.

I gotta get one soon, and then I gotta get the skiff guard 3-pack too...

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I have been watching this thing on Amazon and remain undecided if I need it. I don't really display vehicles, but this thing is nearly a diorama piece with the stand and all the room for figures. Plus I have that Target Sarlacc Pit kicking around here somewhere to go with it...

I was so desperate to have a Skiff back in 1983, and it was the last toy I picked up from the line in 85, so I have this heavy nostalgia for it pressing down on me, too.

When it started shipping and I saw all these great pics it was too much for me. At the time Amazon said it would be "in stock" on August 1st, so I figured I would mull it over til then. Since then it has been bouncing around to available on different days, sometimes sooner, sometimes later. It is hovering at available on August 8th today. I guess this means people are buying them up as fast as Amazon can order them.

I might need to bite the bullet on this soon, I'm getting the feeling it's not gonna be around come Christmastime for my kids to give it to me as a gift. FOMO collector anxiety!

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