I pre-ordered the new version the day it was listed. But after giving it a lot of thought I decided to cancel my order.
When the 2020 version of the ship was announced I put my 2013 Slave One up for sale. I had never opened it and there was a lot of demand for it on the secondary market. With the 2020 release the improvements in the paint a deco were substantial, so I sold my old one and got a new one. I think I had also benefitted from a sale on the Gamestop website. That lessened some of the sting from the price increase of $70 in 2013 to the updated version which now sells for $150.
Hasbro made a TVC Nomad Boba Fett to go with this 2023 release, and now it's $200. At first my FOMO got the better of me and I placed a preorder on Hasbro Pulse for the new version, thinking that I could sell my 2020 Slave One on the secondary market. But why? Why should I do that? Especially since a LOOSE pack-in figure shouldn't be the basis of this vehicle which is still reasonably available being marked up another $50.
Hasbro needs to get a little bit more conscious about the concept of VALUE. Value, as it is perceived by their customers. And value, as a way of respecting customers by not doing something so blatantly transparent. I will give a modicum of credit to Hasbro for saying that this Nomad Boba Fett will almost certainly get a carded release in the future. But then they also said that about Doctor Aphra's droids from the convention exclusive 3-pack, and what happened?