I have to strongly disagree with you Chris on just about everything you said about TRU.  That might be how it is at your local TRU store, but all the local ones by me (in the Chicago area) are pretty nice stores with nice employees.  I have never had any problems with our local TRU stores.  The only thing I will somewhat agree with you on is how they throw figures in the bins... not good for collectors.  But, I've always been able to find the figures I'm in need of hanging from pegs, and those have usually been in pretty good shape (most of the time in mint condition).

I bought 22 figures from my closest TRU store yesteraday, and landed 5 Ephant Mon and 8 Endor Rebel Soldiers (and only 3 out of them had slight creases on the cards... rest were mint).  For $2.99 what do you expect?

I think you were a little harsh about TRU, but that has to suck if your TRU store doesn't care about their employees.  Someone that worked there (at my local store) asked me if I needed a figure in particular, I told him what I was looking for, and he brought them out for me from the back.  Pretty nice guy, and I was pretty impressed that he brought more figs out when their pegs were jam-packed with them already.

Hey, if there's someone (a figure) in particular you're looking for let me know, and I will keep my eyes open for you.  I'd be more than happy to get it for you, if you'd be willing to either pay me for it (or offer a trade) and also pay for the shipping of it.  I've helped others in the past, and people have done the same for me.  We're here to help each other out, right?

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I would be interested in 1 of the Endor Soldier's.

What do you have to offer as a trade?  Do you have a list of figs that you own posted somewhere?

I have three I would consider to be my favorites...

3. Destroyer Droids -- Just an awesome piece of machinery
2. Aurra Sing -- Even though she was only in it for maybe 2 seconds
1. Darth Maul -- Too bad he died so easily though

It was a great day for most of us who showed up at Toys 'R Us at 6:00am (Friday, November 29), because TRU had their pegs stocked quite nicely.  For the first time I came across Ephant Mon and the Endor Rebel Soldier (without goatee) in an actual store, and naturally I had to quickly snag them up.  It was mass hysteria in the store, but for the most part I think most Star Wars collectors left with smiles on their faces.

Holy schnikeys!!!  That looks sweet, but unfortunately I can't afford that at the moment.

What is your most valuable Star Wars item that you possess?  This could be either in total dollar value or the one item that means the most to you.

Mine would have to be my two blue Snaggletooth figures...

I've always called them Legos myself.