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I've been doing a fair amount of selling for the past few years.  The result of buying WAY too much.  So, does anyone else get inundated with questions like this?

"Whats the absolute lowest youd take?" [sic]

Do people think that's actually something that a seller would answer?  Especially when I have the BEST OFFER option enabled on pretty much every listing?

Call me crazy, but isn't traditional negotiating supposed to go like this?
-Seller sets a price
-Potential buyer makes an offer
-Seller can - A - Accept offer;  B - Decline offer;  C - Counteroffer

I was tempted to tell this latest clown to go f*** himself, because I'm so over eBayers asking that question.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Deluxe AOTC Jango Fett
« on: April 8, 2024, 01:51 PM »
It's a great figure.  Not perfect, but great.

The level of detail is fantastic.  The paint apps are great - the armor looks far better than I've ever seen on a Jango Fett figure before, and the jumpsuit underneath is the right color.  The way the flamethrower was incorporated with the left gauntlet came out much better than I had expected.

The cons?  The holsters are pretty chonky.  I've heard plenty about wall thickness being an issue with Hasbro's partner factories in China, and this seems to be an example of that.  There seems to be a decent amount of play with with holster straps.  I know that has limited leg mobility on a number of other figures before.  I also had an issue with getting the helmet to sit firmly on the peg after removing Jango's head. 

And of course, we have the Fett tax at play.  The inclusion of 3 flame effects should not be cause to make a figure like this "deluxe" and charge $25.  But this is the state of things.  And given the number of additional accessories - especially a loose head?  I want to see some in-universe containers included with these world building figures.  It helps achieve the whole "world building" concept.  And it can help to manage all of the accessories included in these sets.

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TV-9D9 / Re: Tales of the Empire (Disney+)
« on: April 5, 2024, 12:47 PM »
It’s interesting seeing how the Barriss Offee storyline will pick up from her imprisonment - seemingly at the Citadel.  And I’m happy to hear that Jason Isaacs is back as the voice of the Grand Inquisitor. 

Exploring the backstory of Morgan Elsbeth is an unexpected twist.  And in light of her prominence in AHSOKA?  I definitely want to know more about her. 

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I need to pay closer attention, clearly!

But then maybe Amazon was paying attention to the glut of deluxe figures at Target?  Along with the epic complaining from much of the community about the deluxe figure price point.

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Has Amazon carried any of the TVC deluxe figures after the Dark Trooper?  IIRC, they really got hosed on those.

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I found a pretty good comparison between the Haslab version of Zeb and this new deluxe release:


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My Black Series purchases have been few and far between lately.  But this might be one that I pick up.

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I'm going to bail on the prerequisite that 4-packs be built on an existing figure.  If it already exists?  Great.  If not?  Take notes, Hasbro!


SEPARATISTS
B-2 Super Battle Droids


GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
Kamino Security Clone Troopers
Galactic Marines (new sculpt)


JEDI ORDER
Jedi Temple Guards (new sculpt)


IMPERIAL FORCES
Imperial Navy Troopers
Sandtroopers
Imperial Officers - Stormtrooper Corps (Black Tunics)


REBEL ALLIANCE
Rebel Pathfinders - ROGUE ONE (all new sculpts)
Endor Rebel Commandos


MANDALORIANS
Nevarro Covert Mandalorians


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Iain's stands should work for you.  When you buy them in substantial quantities he can offer a good discount.

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Not bad!

STAR WARS The Vintage Collection Speeder Bike, Return of The Jedi 3.75-Inch Collectible Vehicle with Action Figure - $18.03


STAR WARS The Vintage Collection Speeder Bike, Scout Trooper & Grogu, The Mandalorian 3.75-Inch Vehicle & Action Figures - $31.45

The price on the Mandalorian version is closer to what I think most collectors would be comfortable paying.  I would probably max it out at $34.99.  Whether or not Hasbro can read the room and adjust prices accordingly?  I guess we'll know more when the Blurrg and Mando get released.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 WonderCon Hasbro Reveals
« on: March 31, 2024, 07:34 AM »
Season 1 Ezra seems like the biggest missing piece from the crew, despite the 2 x Ezra's that have already been revealed.  Beyond that?  The characters that might interact with the Ghost the most might be old man Rex and Ahsoka (season 2).  You wouldn't have to twist my arm for an AP-5, either.

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Has anyone been to the parks recently?  I'm tempted to get another one of these.  I'm going later this year, and wonder if they might be available there or not.

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I've had some decent experience with this seller's stands for both 3.75" and 6" figures.

Iain's Display Accessories

If you're looking for flight pose stands?  Hasbro Pulse has some.  And I've also seen some NECA stands at Target of all places - but in the collectibles section that's usually next to their electronics department.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« on: March 29, 2024, 03:52 PM »
Agreed on the size of the helmet.  But I think a removable helmet will almost never look quite right since all of the AOTC troopers were digital characters - there was no need for the helmet to be functional and for an actual person to wear it.  If you look at some of the close up shots of troopers during the battle of Geonosis, it looks as if there's no way that helmet could be removed unless it split apart somehow.

But the one thing that's notably better here?  The visor on the helmet!  I don't know how Hasbro dropped the ball so badly on the phase II armor's visor.  Thankfully this looks a hell of a lot better.

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The two on the left look like they were released that way!  But the two on the right have a little too much facial hair to be convincing Imperials.  That's something that always gets me with some Imperial custom figures - too much facial hair.  The Empire always struck me as a bit too uptight for that sort of thing.

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