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Ephant Mon
« on: May 22, 2004, 01:17 AM »
Ephant Mon is showing up at TRU's in Utah in repacked Saga Wave 9 cases from last year. He was at two local TRU's today.
Also, locally, our Family Dollar stores have Saga figures going for $2. I found several Ephant's there for that price. Not mint, but in good condition.
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2004, 10:40 AM »
Ephant Mon is showing up at TRU's in Utah in repacked Saga Wave 9 cases from last year. He was at two local TRU's today.

is he showing up on the "new" 2004 gold cards or the older cards he was first packed on?

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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2004, 01:25 PM »
I'd posted a news blurb here at JediDefender.com not too long ago alerting the public that he'd made a mass resurgence here in Pittsburgh.

Every TRU I hit save for one (which I didn't hear a report on from anyone so he may have showed there as well) saw reshipments of him.

It was likely old warehouse stock I'm betting, but he did show again in decent enough #'s that I know a few guys in my area who missed him got one.

He's shipping in his original case assortment Dave, so he's on his original card.  Again I think this is old stock, not technically "new shipments" from Hasbro.  A lot of stores seem to be getting some old things in, and it is inventorying time of year.
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2004, 01:27 PM »
Yes, old card and these are reshipments.  Looks like TRU or Hasbro or both are clearing out old inventory.
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2004, 01:33 PM »
Can someone grab me a couple of Ephant Mon's?  :)

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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2004, 07:27 PM »
Next time I find em, if I find em I will be more than happy to get a couple for you!
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2004, 08:26 PM »
Some older 2002 stock was at the local TRU last week...didn't think much of it until Jesse's report last week

#1 I'm wondering if they picked up some of the KB scraps when KB declared bankruptcy

#2 How much of this damn stuff did they make (AGAIN)!!!!

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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2004, 03:10 AM »
Yeah, it makes you wonder....  I'm really hoping for some cleared pegs soon.  I haven't been to stores for a while (mostly cuz of rising gas prices).  When I do go I fear I'm going to see the same old stock I saw last time I was out though, and all those damned Jedi and Youngling repacks that plagued EVERY Wal-Mart in my area.

I don't know which is worse.  The Jedi/Younglings or late 2002/early 2003 stock that's now lying about the TRU stores here.
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2004, 01:38 PM »
My TRU's have tons of Aayla, Barris, Padawans, Yodas, Imp Dig, wave of figures. It would be nice to see Ephant Mon again or some other figs besides the ones listed. TRU was getting in the newer stuff them BAM back to the old.  :(
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2004, 03:18 PM »
come to think of it, last night i went to t.r.u. and they had a bunch of older figures - even some potj stuff - that wasn't there the last few times i went.

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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2004, 02:04 PM »
Anyone find any Ephant Mon's recently?
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #11 on: August 4, 2004, 12:06 AM »
After selling off my modern collection about a year ago I decided to collect certain pieces only, this being one.

Two weeks ago I found one at a TRU.  Then today my wife saw two more at another local TRU.


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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #12 on: August 4, 2004, 12:13 AM »
There still floating around? I could use a couple more.

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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #13 on: August 4, 2004, 10:01 PM »
I'd like to buy one too, as they never showed up around here.
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Re: Ephant Mon
« Reply #14 on: August 6, 2004, 12:20 PM »
Tritto.  I could use a decent carded version.  I had four at one point, but ended up selling them to local guys that needed them.  Fool.  
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