If you guys are picking these up I'd be interested in knowing why (other than you missed them when they came out five years ago).
Why Hasbro is re-releasing them (according to what they said at NYCC last Fall) -
- original first wave of TVC did not see much distribution OUS so they missed these
- basically a second chance for those, like you said, who missed them NINE years ago.
Why they are fan channel exclusives (according to what Hasbro said at NYCC last Fall) -
- many US collectors already have them
- not wanting to flood stressed retail chains with a repack only wave
Reasons why you might want to buy these -
- if you're a carded collector, despite the same TVC# being used, the card-backs on these (front and back) are different from original release
- if you're a loose collector, all four now have the new "photo-real" face deco