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Collectibles => The Vintage Collection => Topic started by: Jeff on September 23, 2021, 12:02 PM
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These turned out 1000x better than what I was expecting based on the early rumors. Pics from Jayson/Yakface Twitter (https://twitter.com/yak_face/status/1441069082678333445):
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_-0r6nWQAQsJC4.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_-0r8RUYA0mLCa.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_-0r95XoAku364.jpg)
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Agreed! I was wondering just what these might be when the rumors began to circulate. Figures from the vintage Droid and Ewoks lines have always gotten treated like the red-headed step children of the Kenner era (except for Vlix, of course). And those figures weren't really something that interested me.
But these are oddly more likable than I thought they might be. And I'm pretty sure that Boba Fett sculpt is the VC-186 ROTJ Boba Fett under all of that Droids deco.
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These look sweet. :)
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These do look pretty cool.
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Links for each
TVC Droids Boba Fett (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-83690287)
TVC Droids C-3PO (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-83690288)
TVC Droids R2-D2 (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-83690286)
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Agreed Jeff. Way better looking than expected. The coins are a nice bonus too. I wonder if this opens the door to POTF style vintage cards and of course, Sim Aloo.
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These are exactly what I'd expected. Guess that's why I was all in when Jayson first mentioned them. Wonder which ebay seller will get a bunch of my money......
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Sounds like these should go up for pre-order tomorrow as part of Target's Collector Geek Out Fall event. Jayson posted the links earlier in the thread. Roughly 9am ET.
Here are some PR shots of the coins:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E__ahSQVEAE5Q8C.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E__apYqUcAEWybc.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E__avouUYAs_-Em.jpg)
And some random loose shots...
C-3PO seems to be a repaint of the VC06 C-3PO with the panels...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E__cjSmVUAwuTsB.jpg)
R2-D2 seems to be the VC25 R2-D2 sculpt with an animated deco...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E__cS-LVIAoKNMy.jpg)
And a closer look at Fett, who does appear to be a really nice repaint of the new VC186 sculpt.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E__cJ8dUUAEfy2L.jpg)
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It's been decades since I've watched Droids... when in the general timeline does it take place?
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At one point Droids was set as 15 years before ANH, but I'm not sure if that 'canon' survived the Disney purchase or not. It would put Boba Fett around 17yrs old during the events of Droids if that were the case.
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I like that it frames Threepio and Artoo as being just droids that have been through some **** and eventually stumbled into the saga, rather than a critical part of it from day one. At least as far as I remember it when I watched it as a kid. My kids watched it on Disney+ recently and I watched a few episodes, but they've expressed no interest in going back to it. The opening song is terrible, but it was written by Stewart Copeland, which is funny.
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DROIDS is the best…i rewatched the whole series a few weeks ago and it was glorious. And that theme song rocks! :D
I love these, will try to get all three but being Target, securing their release could be difficult.
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They just went live!!!!!!
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Just ordered. A little steep in pricing, but what are we gonna do..?
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They just went live!!!!!!
Sweet. Managed to get all three.
A little unusual for Target to be right on time with these.
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I forgot until literally 9:00am on the dot but I got them all! ;D
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They just went live!!!!!!
Sweet. Managed to get all three.
A little unusual for Target to be right on time with these.
Fett is already out of stock. ::)
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I ordered them, it was easy… all that is good. But yes, going from $12.99 straight to $15.99 for exclusive figures that are basically really nice repaints is a bummer. And once again it’s the same core characters without anything new at that high price. If they’d rounded this out with Tig Fromm and Vlix or something like that it would be a different story, but it seems like the only actual new product we get is from Mandalorian, and those are few and far between.
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A little unusual for Target to be right on time with these.
Of course they went up right at 8am CT since I was presenting on a dumb work video conference call until 8:10am -
Was able to nab R2 and 3PO but missed out on Fett. :(
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The $15.98 price tag did have a little bit of a sting to it. But in this case I like how these were presented. Also glad to see the 2 per customer limit, because you had to expect that some people would have scooped up as many of the Boba Fett figures as they possibly could have.
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I did get mine, I am able to set my schedule around this stuff for the most part when needs be. I shouldn't have to arrange my day for Star Wars toy preorders, though.
And it just puts ice in my heart for this hobby that the cycle of announcement-to sell out is under a day now. If I considered any of this essential (and not the gravy it is to me) it would really sap the joy from my collection.
If the new Fig'rin Dan or an eventual Sim Aloo wind up on a marketing schedule of 20 hours between reveal and sell out like this Boba Fett did, I don't think I will be able to take it.
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Yeah, especially since we're probably all going to order 5-7 Figrin D'ans to update our Cantina band. I could make a joke about fresh **** in the cantina (that's the actual name of that type of music in the SW universe, I **** you not), but I—oh, I guess I did
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Aaaaand, they're done. I hope everyone was able to get them. I scored two of each.
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I did get mine, I am able to set my schedule around this stuff for the most part when needs be. I shouldn't have to arrange my day for Star Wars toy preorders, though.
And it just puts ice in my heart for this hobby that the cycle of announcement-to sell out is under a day now. If I considered any of this essential (and not the gravy it is to me) it would really sap the joy from my collection.
Yeah, this is kind of tough and a bit ridiculous.
If you had a busy Thursday afternoon, or are travelling, or just happen to be doing something other than watching the web/twitter you would have missed Jayson's note on this and wouldn't be ready to camp at your computer Friday morning for the three minutes of adrenaline fueled clicking you need to get these.
Its been 18 months or so where things have been really bad on finding things in stock and being able to pre-order things. I really hope Hasbro and stores start making/ordering more so these things are easier to come buy. If necessary raise the price (like they have), overproduce, and clearance if you have to. These things aren't lasting more than a few minutes in pre-orders, or on the pegs. A non-hardcore collector can't get these, and forget it if you're a casual collector or mom/grandma trying to get something for your kids. That's the part that probably bothers me the most is that actual kids that might want to play with these have zero chance of getting anything in the stores.
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Yeah, especially since we're probably all going to order 5-7 Figrin D'ans to update our Cantina band. I could make a joke about fresh **** in the cantina (that's the actual name of that type of music in the SW universe, I **** you not), but I—oh, I guess I did
There are 7 band members, so…
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I ordered them, it was easy… all that is good. But yes, going from $12.99 straight to $15.99 for exclusive figures that are basically really nice repaints is a bummer. And once again it’s the same core characters without anything new at that high price. If they’d rounded this out with Tig Fromm and Vlix or something like that it would be a different story, but it seems like the only actual new product we get is from Mandalorian, and those are few and far between.
It's quite possible that we'll see other figures if these are really popular. And it looks like they are.
Of course they went up right at 8am CT since I was presenting on a dumb work video conference call until 8:10am -
Was able to nab R2 and 3PO but missed out on Fett. :(
That sucks Jeff. I usually leave my house for work at 7 am (Mountain time), but decided to leave a little late to try and pick these up. Luckily, they went live right on time and I was able to grab them. It's going to be a completely different story for me with the Emperor's Throne Room because We'll be on a looking at properties for a possible move/family vacation at the time.
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Thanks to Jay and Dave for the head's up on these! I was able to nab the two droids and the 6" Fett, but TVC Fett was gone by the time I ordered at 8:15. Hopefully Fett will still be available in store at some point. I have to say, I'm really exhausted with all the online ordering. I know some people are right on the ball with this stuff and probably prefer ordering from a PC or phone, but I've come to realize that a big part of collecting for me is the hunt/find. Between not having my eyes glued to new SW information every second of the day and the relative bore of opening one figure per box and often finding them bent or smashed, my interest in collecting new stuff is at an all time low.
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Thanks to Jay and Dave for the head's up on these! I was able to nab the two droids and the 6" Fett, but TVC Fett was gone by the time I ordered at 8:15. Hopefully Fett will still be available in store at some point. I have to say, I'm really exhausted with all the online ordering. I know some people are right on the ball with this stuff and probably prefer ordering from a PC or phone, but I've come to realize that a big part of collecting for me is the hunt/find. Between not having my eyes glued to new SW information every second of the day and the relative bore of opening one figure per box and often finding them bent or smashed, my interest in collecting new stuff is at an all time low.
100% this.
We went from a hobby where toys ended up in stores and you could walk in and buy them, to one where there's a 15 minute pre-order window and if you miss it you're off to eBay because that's just about it. It's pretty lame.
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Do we have any idea on when these are coming out? Usually these things have an expected delivery date, but these items are totally blank.
I think the multi-colored Stormtrooper is only a month away from release. Most releases tend to be 6 +/- months out...
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The product pages said no release date yet. I haven't even seen anyone speculating.
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We went from a hobby where toys ended up in stores and you could walk in and buy them, to one where there's a 15 minute pre-order window and if you miss it you're off to eBay because that's just about it. It's pretty lame.
I'd be ok if they opened a pre-order for a 5-day window and then they put the order in to the factory and we get our orders in 6 - 9 months.
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I wish they'd just start doing beset-guess production runs and letting things hit stores and online retailers at the same time. Make it a free for all without all the keyboard stuff. Surely by now they have enough data to know what sells and in what quantities.
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I can understand Hasbro trying to avoid products flooding discounters like we saw in the late 20-teens. I'm confident they're establishing better baselines that'll make short stocking less frequent.
These Droids figures are great. I'm glad the $15.99 gets us a coin and isn't just from mark-up. I think they can cobble together a few characters with a mix of re-used and new parts; and if the numbers are there, figures from all-new parts.
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Jayson at YakFace reported that C-3PO landed in the US. Now I have an email from Target saying he is set for delivery on Dec 13th and the app says to expect it to arrive by Dec 20th. So another couple more weeks and folks should be receiving theirs.
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Yep, I got that email update too, can’t wait!
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I didn't get an email. :(
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I got the email as well. Of the three TVC figures in this assortment, I'm least excited for C-3PO. But some images that have made their way to social media indicate that this version of Threepio is a repaint of the previous TVC figure, complete with the same removable panels.
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Well, yeah… it’s not like Hasbro has the ability to make more than about a dozen new sculpts per year.
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Well, yeah… it’s not like Hasbro has the ability to make more than about a dozen new sculpts per year.
Or that they have better sculpts to use. Until they make a new 3PO sculpt they should be using the Build a Droid sculpt - so much better.
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Well, yeah… it’s not like Hasbro has the ability to make more than about a dozen new sculpts per year.
Granted, those new sculpts are REALLY good. But a situation like this looks like Hasbro is just mailing it in.
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Did anyone by chance end up ordering an Extra Fett? I was able to get the other two but not that one.
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IIRC, they limited orders to two. I'm still wondering why I purchased a second R2 and 3P0 because I probably won't open those.
My Fett on the other hand will sit proudly on my Mando shelf!
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I only ordered one. I thought have thought to order a second for stuff like this.
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Did anyone by chance end up ordering an Extra Fett? I was able to get the other two but not that one.
Yeah. I am in the same boat. :-\
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Did anyone by chance end up ordering an Extra Fett? I was able to get the other two but not that one.
Yeah. I am in the same boat. :-\
Same here... I have taken it as a sign I don't need it. I've got the 2007 30AC Animated Fett and I guess that's going to be good enough for my collection. I can live without the coin.
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Daddy wants it. Daddy needs it. Daddy's got to have it!
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Got a shipping notice from Target today for C-3PO.
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Got a shipping notice from Target today for C-3PO.
Ditto! Target says I'll have it on Monday 12/13.
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I'm at work so I can't check m home e-mail but Target's website says I'll have mine by tomorrow! :o
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Saw this on JediDefender's twitter. Oof. Seriously, Target?
Hope you carded collector guys have better luck than this guy did. :-\
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGRJs9WWUAA8U-_?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Is that the "Cannot See"-Threepio variant?
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Is that the "Cannot See"-Threepio variant?
Ha, I guess we know what the P.O. stands for now...
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Man, even as a loose collector, I'd be pretty peeved at that.
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Mine arrived today and although the box it shipped in seemed slightly too small, there was no damage at all, thankfully. And no ugly stickers!
I really like how this came out, looking forward to completing the set.
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Hadn’t been following this thread, but the some of the Droids figures were among the first Star Wars figures I ever got as a kid in the mid 1980s. I had The Droids version of C-3PO and the regular Power of the Force R2-D2 with the pop-up lightsaber (the C-3PO is long gone, but still have the R2 sans the lightsaber). Amazingly, I’ve still got both the original coins as well 8)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3xWXWvRc/316763-AC-BDAC-4-C6-F-B84-B-9-DBD3-E64-BD59.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/CLcCFNF8/7-D451-BC5-DF8-C-47-C3-8235-487-F5190-FC34.jpg)
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My TVC Droids Threepio arrived in a nice big box, but with a totally mangled card. It looks like the card has a new accordion action feature. I guess he is the opener.
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At one point Droids was set as 15 years before ANH, but I'm not sure if that 'canon' survived the Disney purchase or not. It would put Boba Fett around 17yrs old during the events of Droids if that were the case.
Back to this question...
So if I was figuring out where to put these in a chronologically ordered shelf... After Solo but before Rogue One?
After Revenge of the Sith but before Solo?
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So if I was figuring out where to put these in a chronologically ordered shelf... After Solo but before Rogue One?
After Revenge of the Sith but before Solo?
Solo starts 13 years before and wraps up 10 years before ANH, so assuming Droids is still "canon" and is still supposed to be 15 years before ANH, it'd go -
ROTS
Bad Batch
Droids
Solo
Rogue One
ANH
I think...
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Good enough for me. Thanks!
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My TVC Droids Threepio arrived in a nice big box, but with a totally mangled card. It looks like the card has a new accordion action feature. I guess he is the opener.
Mine came in a huge box as well - it could have easily fit the original case of these figures along with padding if they wanted to. It's in great shape, so not complaining, but feels like they could figure out a better solution to keep the cards safe. I wonder if Target is moving to a standard size box for all shipments? My wife ordered a few things from Nordstrom and they all arrived in the same box configuration despite very different sized items inside.
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My review. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J9t-Jw9IZI)
It's a cool figure and I'm just a sucker for great vintage homages.
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Target says I'll have it on Monday 12/13.
My Droids 3PO is apparently taking the Scenic Midwest tour with shipping delays each day apparently. He's made stops at FedEx locations in WV, KY, OH, IL and is now in WI. Current estimated delivery date is 12/17. ::)
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F***ing Target must be taking packing lessons from Walmart. My 2 x C-3PO's arrived yesterday - complete with big-ass stickers on the card, and bent cardbacks from where the Target fulfillment center worker just didn't GAF about how they shipped these out.
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Start checking stores. I saw a case of these at a local store... you just need to look around for them because they weren't in the action figure aisle but on a side of an endcap by the main aisle that splits toys and electronics. They only had 3PO though. :-\
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Hope you carded collector guys have better luck than this guy did. :-\
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGRJs9WWUAA8U-_?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Does anyone else see the humor in this? A shocked 3PO dropped to his knees because of the sticker descending on him. Totally sucks for the carded collector but it artfully expresses their exasperation. The packager had to have been trolling.
As for the figure, I love how the deco turned out. That I have to put a dab of silicone (not acrylic or latex caulk) to keep the face plate and back panel from falling off, not so much.
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Target pinged my credit card this week so I'm hoping that means that my Droids R2-D2 is shipping soon...
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Great news, but don't they occasionally ping the credit card on preorders?
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TVC Droids C-3PO (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-83690288) - in-stock right now if you still need it...
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Still no word on Fett or Artoo? It feels like it’s been a really long time since Threepio showed up.
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Still no word on Fett or Artoo? It feels like it’s been a really long time since Threepio showed up.
And yet so readily available in Canada, it seems.
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They're peg warming in Canada and New Zealand apparently.
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Jayson's saying these have arrived and should start showing up in stores in about two weeks.
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Hmmm. Did my threat of going to Quebec to find these pay off? I would have gone this past weekend, but I also would have needed to provide a PCR test result to enter Canada. I couldn't justify that for what would have amounted to a glorified toy run to Montreal.
But then I also saw something recently from a Canadian collector. Evidently the price increases are hitting Canada even harder. I think they're paying $40+ Canadian for some Black Series Deluxe figures, plus the 13% GST.
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Well, I just realized I didn't really want these and canceled my 2 Boba Fetts. I generally don't go for the cartoon-painted figures, but the excitement when the went up for sale last year—and the excellent sculpt of that ROTJ Boba—pushed me to pre-order. I think the endless delays and reauthorizations finally got me thinking that I'm just not in love with these things enough to drop almost $40 on two cartoon-painted Boba Fetts.
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I saw some social media posts over the weekend of people finding the Droids Boba Fett in the wild. As for Target fulfilling preorders? I'm not holding my breath.
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As I recall some hit the stores when C-3PO was released before they sent out pre-orders, so hopefully they'll fulfill soon. But I'm in the same boat as you and concerned about Target fulfilling these pre-orders.
They've stiffed me in the past couple years on some main line pre-orders, but have never failed to delivery on Target exclusive pre-orders. Let's hope these come through shortly.
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Here in Chicagoland, Targets are getting R2 and Boba in but they are staying in the back until a March 22nd set date as explained to me at one store. I was fortunate enough to get one of each pulled from the back. Just have those DPCIs (below) ready and be nice to the employees. Note that some stores aren’t expecting to receive their shipments until the 11th.
R2: 087-16-5954
Boba: 087-16-7223
6” Boba is not showing up as far as I am aware.
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I spotted at least 10 Droids 3POs at a Walmart yesterday afternoon. This was near St. Louis. ???
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I spotted at least 10 Droids 3POs at a Walmart yesterday afternoon. This was near St. Louis. ???
Which city?
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I spotted at least 10 Droids 3POs at a Walmart yesterday afternoon. This was near St. Louis. ???
Which city?
Granite City, IL (I've been here for work all week)
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Just got in a preorder for the 3.75” Fett on the Target app just now. R2 still sold out. Says Fett will ship by the 26th so I guess that’s the release date.
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I spotted at least 10 Droids 3POs at a Walmart yesterday afternoon. This was near St. Louis. ???
Which city?
Granite City, IL (I've been here for work all week)
Okay. That's on the other side of the city for me. Thought it'd be interesting to see if it were nearby.
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Target just sent me an email letting me know my preorders for R2 and Boba have a new release date of May 26th. Hopefully that means they're going to be fulfilled around then.
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Same email here. Better late than never I suppose.
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It's good to finally get some communications from Target about these, but I feel like that only happened because of so many collectors venting on social media. The preorders should have gotten fulfilled before these started landing in stores. Especially since they were ordered over 7 months ago.
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I was happy to get the email too because it has been so long I couldn’t even remember if I had successfully preordered these or not. Now what’s up with the 6” Boba?
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Estimated to arrive 1 Jun. This is really cutting it close for me and the move! :o
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Estimated to arrive 1 Jun. This is really cutting it close for me and the move! :o
How far away from the current digs are you moving?
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My order is showing a June 2nd delivery date. It's good to at least know that much. But like McMetal said, what about the 6" Boba Fett? This situation is just ridiculous.
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How far away from the current digs are you moving?
Moving from Colorado Springs to Merritt Island, Florida.
On an unrelated note, anyone know where I can get a Star Wars themed boat? ;D
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On an unrelated note, anyone know where I can get a Star Wars themed boat? ;D
You should mod a hovercraft to look like a landspeeder
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Just got a shipping notice for Fett. So that’s good.
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I finally found Boba and R2 in store, so I can cancel my eternal preorder. They had at least 4-5 each, a welcome change from the usual. Still wish they would give us at least one unmade character from the show one day…
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Just got a shipping notice for Fett. So that’s good.
Got my shipping notice to R2-D2 today...
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I managed to find an R2-D2 in store the other day. And sure enough the next day I got the notification from Target that the two I ordered back in September are finally shipping, hopefully arriving on Thursday.
Boba Fett has updated and is estimated for a June 2nd delivery date.
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My Boba Fetts should be here this week, and still waiting on a shipping notice for the R2-D2s.
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Just got the shipping notice for Artoo. So everything is in the mail and better late than never. Glad these didn’t turn into a headache.
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I got an update on my order. Now it seems that both R2-D2 and Boba Fett will arrive on Thursday.
Still no word on the Black Series Droids Boba Fett or the other MIA Target exclusive Black Series figure.
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Got my shipping notice for Fett, and found both him and R2 in store today. I guess Threepio will end up being the hard-to-get one.
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My Boba Fett and R2-D2 arrived yesterday. I see a heavy book and a star case in Boba's future with the curve of that card. Thankfully there's no crease on it. Oh, and carefully peeling that Target stock label off the back.
Ordinarily I would be excited to have these arrive. But in this instance I just feel relief that they actually arrived at all.
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I've been reading that there's a variation on the Droids Boba Fett. One version has the Wookiee braids and another does not. I looked at my two and they both have the braids. Does anyone have the version without them?
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So Target shipped my two Boba Fetts last Monday and there's no sign of them.
They shipped my R2-D2s last Wednesday and they showed up this past Saturday.
The tracking for the Boba Fetts only shows that they arrived at a Fed Ex smart post in Grove City, Ohio. Does tracking stop at that point for Smart post?
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Smart Post will usually get the package to a regional USPS distribution center. And from there you should be able to track it via USPS tracking.
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Thanks Nick. I guess it's still odd that there's no Fed Ex tracking update on this.
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A lot of my Smart Post shipments from EE show the initial handling. And then it disappears until it gets to the regional USPS facility.
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I've been reading that there's a variation on the Droids Boba Fett. One version has the Wookiee braids and another does not. I looked at my two and they both have the braids. Does anyone have the version without them?
All of mine have the braids. Where did you hear about it? Is it a variation or just a factory error?
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Braids on mine too.
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I saw a photo of one in the Vintage Collection Facebook group. That one was found near St Louis. Others were found around the Midwest.
EDIT - Here’s a link to the post (https://www.facebook.com/groups/191315294789826/permalink/1065015077419839/). But you have to be a member of the group in order to view any content.
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Mine just showed up and they both have braids.
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A bunch of formerly exclusive stuff is now available at Entertainment Earth. If you missed out on the Droids droids at Target, now is your second chance. No Droids Boba Fett yet though.
TVC Droids R2-D2 (https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/hsf5310?id=JE-405087801)
TVC Droids C-3PO (https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/hsf5311?id=JE-405087801)
#ad #sponsored
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Would be more interested in the 6” DROIDS Boba Fett that never came out…