The exclusive status is definitely annoying. Bright side? I have been able to find the Best Buy Episode I exclusive wave of Black Series figures. So hopefully these will ship in quantity, too.
But one thing about these figures irks me - notably Anakin and Obi-Wan. Because in the past year Hasbro offered both Anakin and Obi-Wan, albeit as reissues, in these exact same looks in The Vintage Collection. It feels like we're either seeing poor character placement/planning in the line, or a shortage of versions of main characters that remain to be made.