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Collectibles => The Black Series 6" Figures => Topic started by: Jeff on June 13, 2014, 02:52 PM
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So, Andrewz Toys posted this: 6" Cantina Showdown 2-Pack (http://andrewstoyz.com/products/HASA9545.jpg)
Yeah... a 2-pack of figures that everyone already probably owns. Huh. ???
No word on if this set is some kind of store exclusive (could be the rumored TRU Cantina set?) or if its the first of potentially many "battle pack" ideas for the 6" figure line.
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"They must really be desperate"
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That's uh... interesting? It certainly looks like a cool package for MIB collectors, but I can't see this as appealing to other collectors or parents/kids/gift givers.
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It looks kind of neat, but yeah, most everyone already has those. If the Cantina stuff was sculpted plastic it might be more tempting, that being said depending on price/availability I would maybe pick one up to leave boxed since its Han and one of my favorite scenes.
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Yeah, I can't justify the expense for a cruddy cardboard table. If they had bothered to put an ounce of effort into this set and given us plastic chairs and table, etc I would have bitten. This is really a weak effort.
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Yeah, I can't justify the expense for a cruddy cardboard table. If they had bothered to put an ounce of effort into this set and given us plastic chairs and table, etc I would have bitten. This is really a weak effort.
I'm glad Hasbro didn't add in extra accessories. I hate seeing some new pieces added to straight repack figures, especially when the figures are relatively high priced to begin with.
Going forward this would be a cool format for repainted and retooled figures. A pair of Clone Officers or Mynock Hunt Han and Chewie would be pretty nice.
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Funny how this (and the Endor set) has a nice backdrop/environment scene, but Jabba and the speeder bike are floating in a black void.
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No word on if this set is some kind of store exclusive (could be the rumored TRU Cantina set?) or if its the first of potentially many "battle pack" ideas for the 6" figure line.
The rumored titles certainly line up
http://www.rebelscum.com/story/front/Hasbro_Three_New_Toys_R_Us_Exclusive_MultiPacks_Planned_158228.asp
But the pricepoint seems off...could be the Euro pricing though vs actual US MSRP. Although this is TRU so it could be $67 for two figures we already have and cardboard.
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Would people be willing to drop $60-$70, even if they didn't own the figs already, just because they had a plastic table and chairs?
Bear in mind this same group the question is being asked is the same group that hates anything $30 or more seemingly regardless of what it is due to that being the weird threshold financially that people hit.
4" stuff like that's unrealistic so 6" seems even more so. It's a nice way to display it to sell it but they should've launched both figures like this or tried at least a variation of Greedo with a blast wound somehow.
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I wonder if when Hasbro planned this they were thinking 'these early Black Series figures will be scarce when fall 2014 comes around.' Ah, no. If it's anything other than that, I have no idea what the idea is here.
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Would people be willing to drop $60-$70, even if they didn't own the figs already, just because they had a plastic table and chairs?
Based on the several pages of comments I just read over at the RS thread, it seems like the general consensus is that something new would have been better than nothing, and I tend to agree, but my collecting habits are not generally driven by the financial aspect. I just want more cool stuff. :)
I can certainly understand the counter argument though that this would be even more off-putting to many collectors, having actual sculpted accessories mixed in with a bunch of crappy repacks.
Heck, I'd just prefer a set of only accessories anyway, why even bother with the figures?
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Ugh. Really? Greedo has been the worst pegwarmer of the TBS 6" figure line. And now you can find the 6" Han Solo relatively easily in a number of stores. This multipack would have been much better received if the two basic figures hadn't already been offered.
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I wonder if when Hasbro planned this they were thinking 'these early Black Series figures will be scarce when fall 2014 comes around.' Ah, no. If it's anything other than that, I have no idea what the idea is here.
Right? Greedo, while pretty awesome, is now in the encyclopedia as 6-Inch's entry under "pegwarmer" next to Malakili.
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A no-brainer two pack would have been two Stormies.
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A no-brainer two pack would have been two Stormies.
How about a 3-pack of identical Boba Fett figures. Now we're talking. Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
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Exclusive to SDCC/Ent Earth/ToysRus (http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11433485&sr=1&origkw=SDCC)
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No Jabba / Salacious Crumb?
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The Jabba set is offered thru Hasbrotoyshop, so black series collectors attending SDCC have been blessed with two separate lines to wait on.
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I hope they plan on making a hell of a lot more of these than they did of the Fett w/ Carbonite.
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I hope they plan on making a hell of a lot more of these than they did of the Fett w/ Carbonite.
Speaking of that, it's in stock at BBTS right now (http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23142&mode=retail).
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I hope they plan on making a hell of a lot more of these than they did of the Fett w/ Carbonite.
Wait, isn't this the same set everyone was just saying was pointless and uninspired? Making it hard to get is its only selling point, don't take that away!
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To me this is the ideal SDCC exclusive... "attractive packaging" should be all exclusives to that show ever are, at this point.
Now though, I almost wish it HAD come with a plastic table and chairs, just to see the implosion of discussion forums housing the handful of guys left who collect Star Wars toys in a die-hard manner. *shrugs* That's just my sadistic side.
I like when the SDCC exclusive used to be something you were stoked about and you knew you'd probably get at a premium price... Of course, back then everyone just bitched about the price, not the availability also. :-\ Thems were the days.
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I'm usually a sucker for stuff like this but I just can't get excited about this cruddy offering. I have those 2 figures already and don't need to start army building those guys. I have a feeling this is not going to be flying off the shelves like the Boba Fett set. Would not surprise me at all to see these hit their website eventually as other lame exclusives have in the past.
It also doesn't help that there are so many other awesome exclusives out there this year. This is going to be my most expensive SDCC yet, between exclusives for Walking Dead, Pacific Rim, Alien Reaction, etc.
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Wait, isn't this the same set everyone was just saying was pointless and uninspired? Making it hard to get is its only selling point, don't take that away!
I was talking about the Jabba / Salacious Crumb.
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Since this set is a TRU exclusive it should be available at stores as well. That's how they have handled most SDCC exclusives in the past. Now that I remember that I'm bummed HTS didn't get this Cantina pack, with the Jabba going to TRU. Ah well.
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Great news everyone, it's up for order at TRU.com (http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=34695586) now!
Looking forward to picking one of these up when they blow them out for $10 in a few years.
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Great news everyone, it's up for order at TRU.com (http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=34695586) now!
Looking forward to picking one of these up when they blow them out for $10 in a few years.
This would have been a cool set to pick up instead of the individually carded ones, but at this point, WTF? I like that you can actually buy the same two figures individually for $18 each on TRU.com (even less on Amazon), for a total of $36 compared to the $40 they're charging for the two pack.
I don't think I would even pay $10 for this on clearance. A couple of cardboard chairs and a cardboard table doesn't really do it for me.
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They are literally going to sell tens of these.
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They are literally going to sell tens of these.
ROFL, well said.
These same figures were actually on sale this week for $13.50 each on the website, so you could have had them both for $27, but no swanky cardboard chairs. ;)
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I saw the Showdown 2-pack for the first time in a store the other day. It looks cool. But then you look right above that pack and hanging on the pegs are the individual versions of Han and Greedo. And that just comes across as ridiculous.
What I'd like to know? Does this 2-pack come with all of Han's accessories that are packed with the 6" basic figure? Because if it does, I may just trade off my individual Han Solo and buy the 2-pack. I still haven't bought Greedo, and I'm in no hurry to do so.
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I saw the Showdown 2-pack for the first time in a store the other day. It looks cool. But then you look right above that pack and hanging on the pegs are the individual versions of Han and Greedo. And that just comes across as ridiculous.
What I'd like to know? Does this 2-pack come with all of Han's accessories that are packed with the 6" basic figure? Because if it does, I may just trade off my individual Han Solo and buy the 2-pack. I still haven't bought Greedo, and I'm in no hurry to do so.
Han doesn't include the stormtrooper belt or E-11 blaster so it's even less of a value than buying the singles.
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I saw the Showdown 2-pack for the first time in a store the other day. It looks cool. But then you look right above that pack and hanging on the pegs are the individual versions of Han and Greedo. And that just comes across as ridiculous.
What I'd like to know? Does this 2-pack come with all of Han's accessories that are packed with the 6" basic figure? Because if it does, I may just trade off my individual Han Solo and buy the 2-pack. I still haven't bought Greedo, and I'm in no hurry to do so.
Han doesn't include the stormtrooper belt or E-11 blaster so it's even less of a value than buying the singles.
Really? Thanks for the info, Jay! With that in mind I think I'll be skipping the 2-pack then.
The next question? Where to get a Greedo? Amazon and eBay have low enough prices. Although with the packaging change coming soon, there's no doubt going to be a Target clearance coming as well. How low does anyone think the Black Series 6" figures might go there?
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That depends on if the DCPI is going to change for the 6" figures...
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That depends on if the DCPI is going to change for the 6" figures...
It's not.
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I saw the Showdown 2-pack for the first time in a store the other day. It looks cool. But then you look right above that pack and hanging on the pegs are the individual versions of Han and Greedo. And that just comes across as ridiculous.
What I'd like to know? Does this 2-pack come with all of Han's accessories that are packed with the 6" basic figure? Because if it does, I may just trade off my individual Han Solo and buy the 2-pack. I still haven't bought Greedo, and I'm in no hurry to do so.
Han doesn't include the stormtrooper belt or E-11 blaster so it's even less of a value than buying the singles.
Really? Thanks for the info, Jay! With that in mind I think I'll be skipping the 2-pack then.
The next question? Where to get a Greedo? Amazon and eBay have low enough prices. Although with the packaging change coming soon, there's no doubt going to be a Target clearance coming as well. How low does anyone think the Black Series 6" figures might go there?
Despite the revised packaging, the Target DPCI isn't changing. I can get you a Greedo cheaper than Amazon. PM me for details.
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Looks like I have to revise my previous statement. Han DOES include all of the same accessories as the standard 6" releases.