While I find this to be good news for many of you, it's sad news for the Ephant Mon market...
I'm not saying that I live and die by the current auction trends or values figures have tagged to them from say, Brian's Toys. But when a figure creates the hype Ephant has due to his rarity, I sort of like to see that stay alive. With his re-issue, or sudden flood into the retail market, that takes a really cool, and rare figure that is highly coveted by traders and buyers and makes it a really cool common figure. I like that there is a rare figure thrown in from time to time that isn't (for once) a variation. The Imp Officer and Rebel Trooper sculpts are very cool as is the shaved Endor Reb, but the are variations of other figures. The fact that Ephant Mon seemed to be a short run production made him even cooler to me and now the luster and shine is starting to wear off. Sorry to soud like a party pooper, but every now and then, I like to walk into a retail store and be shocked to see something like an Ephant Mon on the pegs. If he starts weighing them all down, he'll ruin them for all the other figures that will soon have to hang out there (lol). I just hope that this sudden wave of Ephant Mons showing up is short-lived, or they short pack him and keep him a little bit rare and more fun to run into if that ever should happen. I hope people do not take me out of context and know where I'm coming from. This happened with Strider from 'Fellowship of the Rings'. He was impossible to find and then Toy Biz had a great idea (NOT!), they re-issued him, or just made more and he became plain Joe. Value is not important really. It's the quest and finding that rare figure that make me stroll aisle after aisle of the same stares week in and week out...
