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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #195 on: March 22, 2006, 02:13 PM »
Minnesota must be the place to be today.

I hit an Obi-Wan UGH at a Target as well. Thanks to Jay for the tip or I probably would have passed on a run today, as it has been so discouraging.
I had to ask a redshirt to check the back room based on the scanner info. Another employee followed him in back after hearing us talking. I'm sure he held the rest of the case for himself, because the first guy came back with only two Ib Wan's (one a UGH). I thought about complaining, but getting them to go in back is tough enough, and may be I can run into this guy again some day when I need something.

My silver figure was a RFT, and, amazingly, they found a way to make the RFT suck just a little more.

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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #196 on: March 22, 2006, 02:15 PM »

My silver figure was a RFT, and, amazingly, they found a way to make the RFT suck just a little more.

Of all the one's to get  :P
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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #198 on: March 22, 2006, 06:09 PM »
Over the past 2 days I've seen the following UGH's at 2 different Los Angeles Targets -

Boba Fett
Snow Trooper
Han Carbonite
Darth Vader
Anakin
Obi-Wan

Due to the morning competition, I was only able to obtain the last 3...but who's complaining?

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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #199 on: March 22, 2006, 09:14 PM »
Man, I am so glad I am a loose collector... I guess if I come across any of these I can pick some up to help friends out who need them... but I still think these are going to push the hobby in the wrong direction.

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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #200 on: March 22, 2006, 10:00 PM »
The whole galactic hunt thing is only going to make scalpers happy.
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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #201 on: March 23, 2006, 12:39 AM »
I think I would love to find some of these and open them in front of a scalper at a store.

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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #202 on: March 23, 2006, 02:08 AM »

My silver figure was a RFT, and, amazingly, they found a way to make the RFT suck just a little more.

Of all the one's to get  :P

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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #203 on: March 23, 2006, 08:48 AM »
Man, I am so glad I am a loose collector... I guess if I come across any of these I can pick some up to help friends out who need them... but I still think these are going to push the hobby in the wrong direction.

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This reminds me of when Topps baseball cards introduced the "gold" variants in 1992.  Say Barry Bonds had 50,000 cards produced, they'd make say 2,000 of them have a stupid gold leaf stripe on it.  This Star Wars packaging variant reminds me of that.
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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #204 on: March 23, 2006, 09:33 AM »
And one of the highlights of the 2006 Saga collection is the great cardback art. Now the "chase" figures have the shiny stands next to the figures, obscuring the card back almost completely.  ::)

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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #205 on: March 23, 2006, 02:12 PM »
got an UGH snowtrooper and boba this morning both with boba silver figs so yayyy i got the boba and boba silver combo already!!!



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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #206 on: March 23, 2006, 02:14 PM »
nice... ;D
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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #207 on: March 23, 2006, 05:34 PM »
Thanks a lot, Hasbro. You've created a scalper's paradise.

UGH Scalpfest on ebay

I seriously hope no one buys the BINs that are at 24.99, 49.99, or $65. Unbelievable.
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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #208 on: March 23, 2006, 05:51 PM »
Honestly, it's not as bad as I thought (despite the Vader that ended at $76)....

I was guessing the average would be $50 in the beginning.




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Re: Ultimate Galactic Hunt Figures (aka Bounty Hunt Chase Figures)
« Reply #209 on: March 23, 2006, 06:14 PM »
Regardless of the profit margin for the scalpers, it is disgusting.
And what's worse, it was intentional.