2023 TVC Wave 5 (New TVC Wave 31)

[Jeff]

Swamped at work so I cant get press pics up right now but confirmed by Hasbro today:

STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION BOBA FETT (TUSKEN)
(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $16.99 / Available: Summer 2023)
Fans can celebrate the legacy of STAR WARS, the action-and-adventure-packed space saga from a galaxy far, far away, with this premium 3.75-inch scale STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION BOBA FETT (TUSKEN) figure. This Boba Fett action figure is inspired by the character’s appearance in STAR WARS: THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT live-action series on Disney+. Robbed of his armor after a narrow escape from the Sarlacc pit, bounty hunter Boba Fett earns the respect of his Tusken captors and learns about their customs along the way.

This is the repack of the figure that came with the most recent Slave I Boba Fett's Starship repack.  Pre-order tomorrow, 1pm ET.

[Jeff]

Boba Fett (Tusken)

Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3opAxVN

EE -> https://ee.toys/OVB78N

[Ryan]

No Boba Tax this time. That's nice at least. I'm glad they put this guy on a single card. I really didn't want to pay $200 for another Slave I.

[Matt_Fury]

No Boba Tax this time. That's nice at least. I'm glad they put this guy on a single card. I really didn't want to pay $200 for another Slave I.

I keep watching Amazon....the price is hovering around $185 right now.  It drops to $150 or lower and I will grab one!

[Rob]

Mine is for sale!  It’s loose and you'd have to buy a Fett but I was going to ask $125 and shipping for it if anyone is interested at that price or something close to it.

[77Skywalker]

Interested in both those figures.

[Rob]

I just got an email from Amazon saying my Cad Bane is arriving before the end of the day.  I didn't have any idea that one was arriving soon.

[P-Siddy]

I just got an email from Amazon saying my Cad Bane is arriving before the end of the day.  I didn't have any idea that one was arriving soon.

Congratulations on your 25,000th post!

[McMetal]

Saw this wave on the pegs at Target last week.

[Dave]

I just got a bunch of emails from Amazon that this wave will be delivered (mostly) on Wednesday this week.

[Rob]

Congratulations on your 25,000th post!

Holy hell.



Update, the Amazon package had Nien Nunb and Moff JerJerrod in it too.  So that's fun.

Also explain this to me... Amazon charged me $17.43 for JerJerrod... $18.75 for Cad Bane... and $18.35 for Nien Nunb. 

Can we just pick a price for God's sake?!

Lastly here's the comparison on Nien Nunb.  The left is the new one, right is the first version.  The main differences are the face, and the wash on the boots (particularly the back of the boots).

[Nicklab]

Do those prices include tax?

I ordered both Nien Nunb and Moff Jerjerrod from Amazon as well.  The pricing in my order has them as $16.99 for Nien Nunb and $16.14 for Moff Jerjerrod.  The $16.99 price makes complete sense.  The $16.14 price makes me think that Amazon adjusted the price down because of their preorder price guarantee.  Definitely looking forward to these arriving this week, as well as Boba Fett and Cad Bane.

EDIT - I just got an email from Amazon with the update on the price of Jerjerrod, and it was because of the preorder price guarantee.

[Rob]

Yep, that included tax, and I got the same $16.14 email this morning.

[Jeff]

Yeah, that escalated quickly.  Friday, my pre-order estimated dates were updated to delivery 8.29, then they shipped yesterday and were in my hands today.

I'm glad the "amazon pre-order guarantee" protects against all those pricing algorithm shifts.  Nice to save about a $1 a figure on Tusken Fett and Jerjerrod. 

[Ryan]

Just got mine today as well. I had ordered two of each and just about all of the cards came in super bent and creased. I am debating on how many of them I am going to return. I am almost considering returning all eight to double my chances of getting a decent carded version of each figure.