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Sorry for the delay in responding - but the bundle was available starting June 10, and you're right that the multimedia format is a question for the folks at starwars.com...

-Vic.
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> I caught a comment from you on another board quite a while back regarding your (personal) potential interest in possibly trying to offer to your members some of Hasbro's "foreign" exclusives that never made their way to North America, if I recall correctly.<

This topic came up in a discussion with Lucasfilm just last week.  All I can tell you know is that a lot of people - including Lucasfilm - are interested in increasing the availability of such items in the future; unfortunately, I can't go into more detail at this time.

>It was also interesting to read about the breakfasts at Disney.  I hope that we'll see more of the fan club representation at gatherings next year<

You won't have to wait that long.  Keep an eye on http://starwars.paizo.com later this week to learn about the next Fan Club Breakfast, and keep checking back over the next few months for even more!

>is production of the figure being adjusted to suit demand?<
The run size has not been finalized, and could possibly be adjusted after the convention season.

>In other words, will I be spending 4 hours starting at 2 am trying to refresh the page like I did with toyfare Vader?<

We're still working out the process for that, but we'll try to avoid causing a mad rush on our servers.  ;-)

>How will the Fan Club be involved with the Official Site's upcoming Hyperspace pay site?
I've heard a rumor that there will be the possibility of paying a "combined membership" for the two, thus saving ourselves $10 on the website's annual fee (assuming we're already Fan Club members).  Is this true?<

There will be a package price, which includes a year of Hyperspace, Fan Club membership, and eight issues of Insider.  If you're already a member, buying that package will extend your subscription by eight issues.

I'll check this thread again later today, but after that, I won't be on until next week, because I'm goin' to Disney World!

-Vic Wertz
Scruffy-looking Nerfherder,
The Official Star Wars Fan Club
http://starwars.paizo.com/

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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 19, 2003, 12:42 PM »
>Offer me enough from the fan club, that I can get no where else and I'll not only join, but also renew my membership in future<

I'll try.  

>A brief explanation over there about how Paizo will operate.<

I don't mind participating in an existing thread if it warrants, but I'm not comfortable with creating a new discussion about Paizo myself; it's a little too close to unsolicited commercial posting for my comfort.

I watched this board for a couple of weeks before I decided that I had something to say that everybody would want to hear.

-Vic.
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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 16, 2003, 06:22 PM »
Yes - the figure will be available through starwars.paizo.com.

As for the other comments, we hope that a magazine column and an action figure are just the beginning of our relationship with Hasbro.

-Vic.
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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 16, 2003, 03:57 PM »
Unfortunately, Wizard World East is set to happen before the figures are even in the country.

-Vic.
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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 16, 2003, 01:54 PM »
> I NEVER got anything when I simply renewed my membership every year or two, which always bothered me a little.<

Yep - there hadn't been a membership kit in years.  As soon as we took over the Fan Club, it was one of the first things we brought back.

-Vic.
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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 15, 2003, 08:57 PM »
>have no idea where my Fan Club card is (or if I ever got one for that matter)...<

I think you'd remember... it was part of the 2003 membership kit, which you can see at http://starwars.paizo.com/.  It's high-quality plastic - like a credit card - with a photo of Yoda from Ep II.

2003 kits went out to people who subscribed or renewed starting in July of 2002, so if that's you and you didn't get your kit, please drop a note to starwars@paizo.com.  By the time the convention season starts, the vast majority of current members should have their kit; the only exceptions might be people who are expiring very close to the start of the convention season who haven't renewed yet.  Those people will need to renew to get their kits.

>Also, is it safe to assume that there will be some type of "checking off" of the members who have received their allotted 2 Fett figures<

To be clear, convention sales are not to Fan Club members only - any convention attendee can buy the figure.  After the convention season, sales through our website will be members-only.

We will be punching badges as we sell figures.

-Vic.
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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 15, 2003, 08:33 PM »
>Hey Vic I saw in another site (rebelscum) that you were saying that the fan club may set up a fast line for Fan Club members with they Fan Club Cards.  Do the cards have to be filled out with our FCM # or would having the card be enough, I ask because I lost the paper with my # on it and I plan on going to Comic Con in San Diego this summer. 
And the Fett looks great. <

Yes - we also mentioned the possibility of the express line in the press release, but I think people were too excited to notice.  You don't need your member number on the card - we know many people want to keep them in mint condition.  However, if you do want your number, you can find it on the mailing label attached to the magazine's polybag.

Keep in mind we're not promising the express lane will happen, but we'll try to set it up if traffic patterns allow.

-Vic.
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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Silver Fett and Clonetrooper coming...
« on: May 15, 2003, 04:39 PM »
>The price to be a member in Canada is rather absurd, particularly after exchange.  I no longer remember the exact amount, but it ran somewhere around $75 or more.  Too steep for me.<

The price is $28.95 USD for the US, and $39.95 USD for Canada.  At today's exchange rate, that's $55.25 CAD.  I wish it could be lower, but the Canadian Postal Service doesn't let us take  advantage of the special magazine postage rate that the US Post Office offers.
 
>That, however, has never stopped me from ordering anything from the fan club.  I'm not sure why, but I've never had a problem. Got most of the EU stuff through there.  The fan club exclusive four, Wuher and even the stormtrooper 4 pack.  Maybe they have a rule for foreigners ordering, I have no idea.  I just hope I haven't jeopardized that ability by saying this. <

You're talking about the Official e-commerce site run by Wizards of the Coast - their license allows them to sell items to members and non-members alike.  However, the Fan Club is now run by Paizo Publishing.  Items on our site (starwars.paizo.com) are available to Fan Club Members only.

For those of you who have reservations about joining the Fan Club because of past experience, please be aware that it's under new management, and we've been working hard to make it the best it has ever been.  We've brought back the membership kit for the first time in years; we brought back Bantha Tracks quarterly for members only; we've increased the amount of collecting content in the magazine, including a regular "Toybox" column, where, this month, Hasbro's Andy Espenshade revealed the first photo of the Unleashed Boba Fett.  We've been working hard to deliver more fan interactivity, which you'll read about soon right here at jedidefender.com.  We hear every day that the Insider is better than ever, and we're working to make it even better than that.

You can visit starwars.paizo.com for mroe details - including the first photo of the convention Fett figure.

-Vic Wertz
Scruffy-looking Nerfherder
The Official Star Wars Fan Club
http://starwars.paizo.com/

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