Recent Vintage Collection Purchases

[McMetal]

Craziness...found the ENTIRE TPM Wave at Target today at mid-day. I don't have any particular interest in these figures, but some of them look mighty cool.

I did pick up a Ratts Tyerell and Ben Quadrinaros figures which I am hoping to swap someone straight up for a minty boxed TCW Mini-Y-Wing Deluxe set. PM me if interested!

[Nicklab]

Grievous was the one notable ROTS figure I spotted.

[Greg]

Grievous was the one notable ROTS figure I spotted.

I think Grievous is just shipped in the AOTC wave. I noticed a couple at Five Below this morning. Anyways, here's what I got this morning:

Darth Maul
Darth Sidious
Battle Droid
Queen Armadillo
Ben Quadrinos
Ratts Tyrel
Quinlan Vos
Naboo Guard
Lushros Dofine
3 Storm Troopers (Revenge and Return cards)
3 Super Battle Droids
3 Zam Weasels
1 Kit Fisto

All for $5 each from various stores in the Raleigh, NC area. If you have a Five Below store, don't forget to grab an printed ad from them. You may be able to price match TVC figures at both Target and Wal-Mart.

[Nicklab]

Queen Armadillo

Auto-correct strikes again, I see!

[Scockery]

  Sounds like an EU creation...since at least half of Star Wars aliens are anthropomorphic Earth animals.

[Captain Piet]

Yeah, five below seems to only have one case and the only non AOTC figures are ROTS Grievous and ANH Sandtrooper.

[Nicklab]

That matches up with what I've seen.  It would've been nice to find some Magna Guards at 5 Below.

[EpicGon]

today 30/12/ 2011  tvc Leia Organa Hoth Outfit

[Jesse James]

I got a Hyena Bomber for $13-ish...  What a nice toy, and underrated IMO.

[Scockery]

I've seen it 4 times and passed it up. Not sure I like the droid fighters enough to get it.

I got Phantom Menace and Empire Strikes Back Blu-ray packs for $12.40 each. The only two figures I already had out of either of them were snowspeeder Luke and Snowtrooper.

Battle droid 2-pack, Snow trooper, Death Star Trooper $3.40 each.

Great thing is 1 out of the 4 wal-marts I went even have the figures marked at the current prices, another had a tag for Legends, but not the other clearance stuff. So a lot more stuff out there since most folks are ignorant to it.

Oh, saw a POTF2 Yoda at one store (one of those returns without a receipt?). For kicks I scanned him...said SEE ASSOCIATE. 

[Scockery]

Was over in Jackson, MI, Wal-Mart was a bust for any good clearance, but I found Rebel Fleet Trooper there (and at TRU) and finally got one, having only seen it once before IIRC (when I was feeling broke/cheap). (I'm 6 months behind everyone...)

Best likeness of Henry Fonda in 3 3/4" scale.

The ankle belt was a nice idea but doesn't seem to attach solidly enough. Can't quite do the only pose the POTJ Fleet Trooper can do (two-handed shooting pose), probably because they made the vest part of the torso.

It's a good figure, though.  I don't think I'd buy another one at full price, unless they made a new head. Of course, I'm not sure there's anything I'd buy two of at full price anymore.

Finally got a Fett order form,  from online pictures, I noticed the Episode 1 wave doesn't advertize the offer.

[shmashwitdaclub]

nope they dont advertise the offer and they also do not come with the form.  TPM figures come with a form to have a chance at winning a life sized Darth maul that I believe is signed by George Lucas.

[Darby]

Wasn't sure where else to put this but - my local Target reset last night.  Nice big presence for SW.  Problem is that virtually every SKU for 2011 - and, oh by the way, also the 2010 Geonosis sets and the 2010 CW DVD sets - are still here.  The only thing clearanced to this point are the Tauntaun/Landspeeder exclusives.  The Attack Shuttle is here and so is everything else.  I'm confused.  My understanding is most of 2012 is new SKU's, so... is Target waiting for the 1/30 date to reset again?  Does that make sense?  This can be the only answer, if they were holding to the 1/30 date.  Since stores are supposedly clear to sell, then what's the deal?

[McMetal]

I don't know about SKU's but I know for a fact the new vintage figures are the exact same DPCI as the old ones - so no change there and thus no need to clearance out the old product.

I am really hoping the new Clone Wars figures are the same DPCI too since I have a bunch to return still, but that is probably less likely given the packaging change.

[Darby]

As far as vintage then, that's risky as the pegs are full.