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Collectibles => The Black Series 6" Figures => Topic started by: Nicklab on April 20, 2021, 10:55 AM
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Check out the news from the official site: BEGUN THE CLONE WARS HAVE IN HASBRO’S STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES — EXCLUSIVE (https://www.starwars.com/news/hasbro-star-wars-the-black-series-the-clone-wars-exclusive)
ANAKIN SKYWALKER, OBI-WAN KENOBI, AND MORE FROM THE ANIMATED SERIES JOIN THE ACTION FIGURE LINE CELEBRATING LUCASFILM'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
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Jayson is saying these are the mysterious TBS 6" Target exclusives he's been tracking for a while now. Pop over to Yakface for the DPCIs -
https://yakfaceforums.com/main/2021/04/20/new-6-black-series-clone-wars-figures-revealed/
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Pretty sweet, although I wish they would have selected a different figure than Obi-Wan. We've already got him in clone armor (although different) and could have used something else. Lots of good things to choose from that they haven't already created like any version of Padme - Snow Bunny is my favorite from that era.
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Thanks, Jeff. I thought that might be the case. It sure would have been nice for that particular detail to make its way into the article.
I think that Echo looks amazing! And Hawk is a cool addition to the Clone ranks. When I had seen the leak from Jayson I suspected that the Obi-Wan Kenobi he was mentioning might be a Clone Wars version like this one. Mostly because it seems like Hasbro had covered every other rendition of him up to this point in time... at least until the Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series comes out.
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Ugh, Target exclusive. Guess it's eBay for me with these.
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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.
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Do we know if these will be available online, and available for pre-orders ahead of the May 4th in store release date?
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I found 4 Hawks on the pegs at the store nearest me today, no sign of any other figures. Nothing at any of the other stores I checked either. Well, at least I got one of them. :-\
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Early morning toy run!
Thanks to a tip from a fellow collector I was able to stop off this morning and get 2 more of the figures. (Anakin and Echo) I had to have someone from Toys pull them from the back but they were super nice about it. This store did not have any Kenobis yet but said they were on the way.
Interesting that they are getting solid case packs, I think maybe six to a case of each figure.
Three down, one to go. Happy hunting!
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Yakface posted the bar codes for each figure, so I scanned them at two different Targets today. Both said all 4 figures were unavailable to purchase, no stock in the back.
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Was at my local Target last night (Tuesday night) and was able to score an Anakin.
The employee who helped me told me that Echo and Hawk would be arriving today (Wednesday) and recommended that I stop by at lunch time since the truck would not be emptied until mid-day.
I get to my store, their hand-held scanners indicated that they did indeed get the cases, apparently posts were made to a SubReddit (not sure what the name is) saying that they had them at my store and now the store shows as having 0 on hand.
So either someone at the employee level has taken them and hidden them; or between 8AM and 1PM, they sold three 12 each of Hawk and Echo.
I loathe Target exclusives...
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I had the same experience yesterday. :'(
In this case I kinda wish they would register block them until Sunday when they're supposed to be put out and then we can all have a shot at them if we're willing to get to Target at 7AM.
Hopefully this is like a standard Target exclusive and there will be enough to go around eventually. Although I hope this isn't like the past few retro releases they've done for Father's Day where they've had super limited quantities that I've never seen in store.
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I checked a couple of stores today. Nothing to be found in either the action figure aisle or in the collectibles section that's next to electronics. Although I did find TVC figures in that section. It's worth checking there in your area stores. As for the bar codes? I scanned them all and all I got as an "N/A" stock status.
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I picked up Obi-Wan this morning to complete the set. Major sigh of relief. I was legit worried about being able to find these at all. They all look marvelous on the Clone Wars cards...hope we get some more like this.
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I picked these all up as well (2 Mon. and 2 Tues). Glad it was a relatively easy process. Hope they are plentiful on Sunday for the others that want them.
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Thanks to Jayson / Yakface for posting these links in the wee hours this morning. I was able to place an online order for all.
ARC Trooper Echo (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-81892826?fbclid=IwAR2LQIaHqOKrH32kXt6VlaI5x_PNGik8xyrFyskv6a-aEm62aK5j6aNCd0o)
Clone Pilot Hawk (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-81892823?fbclid=IwAR1zEzhZAcmWQRxE3nJF0gKQ4Fc_SSqa0lf_k4y8uQkXEGhip9_kc0HEqGA)
Clone Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-81892818?fbclid=IwAR1w4diDY_SV6tRoRtFlvtp31G6JXgfCfJol4Vs_vz5UlOCfStdxPtiMJxw)
Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker (https://www.target.com/p/-/A-81892815?fbclid=IwAR1FtXPvwRJWQftJHeSgjX3TbHC_DjJVKLER3fDS9_7v1_hpV9wqvAPCmyU)
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These were all sold out online by the time I could get to them, and in a totally shocking shock, none of the 5 Targets I checked had put any of these out. Pegs were untouched, no special end cap, nothing in the Father’s Day area. Fun fun fun.
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Was able to secure Anakin and Pilot Hawk online this morning, so hopefully Target doesn’t cancel those orders. Still on the hunt for Echo and Kenobi. Kenobi will be especially difficult since it isn’t showing up online or in the Target app for me.
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My online orders have been gradually making their way to me. First I got Clone Pilot Hawk. And I have to say that the packaging looks really good! Yesterday Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived, and the improvement in the facial likeness is pretty remarkable. Anakin and Echo arrive over the weekend.
From what I've been able to tell from the tracking data from Target, it looks like they're shipping these from stores. I noticed this on some orders for other items I placed with Target, because the data indicated what appeared to be a store number in a city where you wouldn't expect there to be an online fulfillment center. Thankfully Target is doing a bit better on packing items than another chain that's doing the same thing (looking at you Best Buy). Maybe they're doing this in order to move stock from stores where product isn't moving as quickly? It seems preferable to do that than to put so much product on clearance.
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From what I've been able to tell from the tracking data from Target, it looks like they're shipping these from stores. I noticed this on some orders for other items I placed with Target, because the data indicated what appeared to be a store number in a city where you wouldn't expect there to be an online fulfillment center. Thankfully Target is doing a bit better on packing items than another chain that's doing the same thing (looking at you Best Buy). Maybe they're doing this in order to move stock from stores where product isn't moving as quickly? It seems preferable to do that than to put so much product on clearance.
This is exactly what Target is doing and they articulate it in the corporate strategy. Its allowed them to lower shipping costs by having the items ideally sent from stores near you, plus it reduces the need to have dedicated e-commerce distribution centers and staff. Their earnings have been off the charts over the past year and this is part of the reason.
I do wonder though if it makes it harder to actually find things on the pegs because the stock that would be on pegs is getting shipped.
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Still have yet to have any luck scoring an Echo >:(
Hopefully, there will be more coming....
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From what I've been able to tell from the tracking data from Target, it looks like they're shipping these from stores. I noticed this on some orders for other items I placed with Target, because the data indicated what appeared to be a store number in a city where you wouldn't expect there to be an online fulfillment center. Thankfully Target is doing a bit better on packing items than another chain that's doing the same thing (looking at you Best Buy). Maybe they're doing this in order to move stock from stores where product isn't moving as quickly? It seems preferable to do that than to put so much product on clearance.
This is exactly what Target is doing and they articulate it in the corporate strategy. Its allowed them to lower shipping costs by having the items ideally sent from stores near you, plus it reduces the need to have dedicated e-commerce distribution centers and staff. Their earnings have been off the charts over the past year and this is part of the reason.
I do wonder though if it makes it harder to actually find things on the pegs because the stock that would be on pegs is getting shipped.
It's definitely food for thought. On one item I ordered (not a Star Wars item) I was able to discern that it came from a store that's 10 miles from my house, but it had to go through a whole chain of UPS handling it. That seems to be where this isn't completely efficient. But on the flipside I saw an IG post from Yakface of around 50 6" Echo's on a shelf. This way of fulfilling online orders definitely has to have a positive impact on that kind of situation.
As far as the packing goes? Target has done a good job on these items for me so far. Now if only Best Buy can fulfill their orders in a similar fashion!
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I was somehow able to secure Echo today using the Store Pickup in the Target App; I guess a local store got some in and I was early enough for them to actually go to the aisle and grab the figure for me. So now I only need the Kenobi.
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And got Kenobi this afternoon from a store across town. Sucked to drive all that way but even the gas I burned would be far cheaper than succumbing to the secondary market!
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I managed to drop into the local toy show this weekend shortly before they closed and counted at least six tables that had some combination of these 4 for sale. Some were priced as low as $25-30, others were $50-60. I get that there will always be some presence of scalpers/flippers in the collecting community, but I take some small satisfaction knowing that many of the scum that buy this stuff just to turn a profit on other collectors are not getting the silly inflated prices they had hoped.
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Glad Target seemed to make enough to go around with these.