I still don't understand why these are exclusives.  Ok, I get that Hasbro/TRU can crank the price, knowing we'll buy these, but they also know that any clone, whatever the color, is like money in the bank.  Would you want 50,000 of them out there, or 100,000?  More?  These colors would sell forever as part of any future assortment.

Episode 3 is very top 10 worthy.. However, JP beaten by Titanic? LOTR? That's what I don't get.

Quote from: Darth_Anton on June 28, 2005, 12:23 PM

Because of this thread, I randomly went onto ebay yesterday just to poke around. I don't have any carded vintage and, but plan to start when I have better cash flow. Anyway, sorry to not have the link, but I found a 12 back stormtrooper with a BIN for $50. It was in decent shape with rough edges, but in a case they would have flatted out. I seriously must have missed it by 30 seconds because it was just listed and already bought.

Turns out, a guy was getting rid of some of his carded stuff and was listing a new one every 15 - 20 minutes. I kept refreshing, but I couldn't get any, as soon as they got listeded, someone was able to buy it before I could click on it. It was like trying to win tickets on a radio station. Among what he listed was a 12 back Leia in excellent shape for $110 BIN, Lobot, an At-At driver and Teebo for $50 BIN each and an Ugnaught in excellent shape for $30 BIN. Some day, I will get good deals like this.

Eeeeeeeeeeeek!  I just went looking in completed auctions. The Ugnaught went for $29. Stormtrooper for $49. Jawa for $30. by the same bidder. The Leia, Dengar, Chirpa, AT-AT Driver and Lobot auctions were ended by the seller. "The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale".

I would not be surprised if the bidder contacted the seller and made a deal for them all.