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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => Original Trilogy Collection => Topic started by: SilverZ on September 14, 2004, 04:40 PM
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Up on EE's site for preorder:
Holiday Edition 2004 Jawas (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/aff-home.asp?id=JE-405087801&number=HS34528)
Don't look too hot, though. :(
JD needs some lovin'
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Thanks for the tip!
Got my pre-order in, not terribly thrilled but it will probably look OK with Yoda and R2/3PO sets.
Jeff
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Pass, thanks for the news though Jared ;)
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Oh...my...God. You have to be kidding me? LOL! They are kind of cute though.
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That is the worst "exclusive" I've seen so far. I could make something better than that with a Luke figure and some tin foil. And $17.99?? Is that for real?
The other thing that bothers me, and this is more EE's fault than anyone else, is the shipping notice. Estimated arrival December 2004. EE isn't known for keeping their shipping on time. I've ordered things that were supposed to arrive in, say July, and not gotten them until September. What good will getting the Holiday Jawa Exclusive pack in May do for me? Last year I ordered several of the Yoda's and actually used them as Christmas gifts. But I sure as hell ain't gonna chance that one this year. Not to mention how awful that looks.
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Yeah, it's pretty quick and dirty. I wasn't expecting much more than that out of Hasbro of late. It looks like the hands are new on the taller Jawa. Yay. Its not a big deal either way since its not a misfire on something we actually really needed. I'll just put it in a box with all the other Holiday Edition and look at them for 30 seconds every couple of years.
From what I'd heard this was a last-minute rescue of the exclusive from SWS.com/Fan Club. Can you imagine depending on SWS to ship for Xmas with a December arrival?
What I do think is neat about this is the turn to online shops for delivering exclusive merchandise. This type of thing may finally open the door to higher-end exclusives or a home for something like the Cloud Car.
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To this set, I give a giant
MEH
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A big pass for me too, and I'm a huge Jawa fan. They could put SOME effort into it. ::)
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$18 for that rehashed crap? ::) That's terrible. They didn't even alter the figures this time around. Just rehashed garbage, holding a present. That's great. Then to add insult to injury, EE charges $5 more than what the previous two holiday sets cost? Completely and totally weak. Just show a tiny bit of effort on these things, that's all I ask. Something. Anything?
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Something interesting I noticed today. These Jawas appear in the newest EE catalog that I got today - at a price of $14.99. So why are they $3 more if you order them online?
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Finally got an answer on why the Jawas are cheaper in the catalog...
"PLEASE NOTE: Some copies of our 2004 Halloween catalog have an incorrect price listed for this item. As stated throughout our catalog, prices are subject to change. In this particular case, this was a typographical error. This item has only been offered at $17.99. No units have been offered at any other retail price."
I guess it was just an "oops"
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A friend of mine named Bill from the Pitt collecting group said he'd sell me his extra 3PO/R2, so I jumped on the Yoda when it resurfaced at SSW.com... Then I went in on an order with Bill and another chap from the area, so I've started a complete carded set of these figures. I almost wanna open them and display them at X-Mas time on the table or something. I'll debate that when I have a full carded set to observe.
They're nice for what they are, but for what it took to tool moldings, distribute these, etc... I'd rather have seen a SA army builder put into the basic line or something.
In business (and life) the term Opportunity Cost comes up a lot, and every time I see any of these side lines, especially when they take new efforts to make them, I always wonder what the alternative foregone was to make these.
I'd skipped the Holiday figs, but since Bill's offered me his extra R2/3PO (which I never saw) I'm on them now. I figure I can't argue with that.
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I kind of wanted to have a "complete set" of these holiday figs as well, and just put them out during the Christmas season. I never did find the R2/3PO one at retail though, and it seems to be quite pricey online. I have the Yoda, and hope to pick up the Jawa set as well. Just something "fun" to have out during the holidays I think. I kind of hope they keep doing them for awhile.
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I've got R2/3PO and Yoda, so I ordered the Jawa set as well.
Every year in my SW Room, I set up a little mini-tree (2-ft) with a string of blinky lights and my SW Ornaments (I collect the SW Vehicle ornaments only) and then I place the Holiday Figures around the tree. The more I look at them, the more I think they'll fit in OK.
My wife is happy because it keeps the SW "crap" off of her "elegant" looking tree, and I am happy because I get to have the multi-colored blinky lights I like and SW Christmas tree for my own.
:)
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Guess I'll get a set to go with my R2/C-3PO & Yoda sets. Nice to have them set up for X-Mas.
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I forgot to mention a couple weeks ago that I saw this set over at Entertainment Earth, when I stopped into their warehouse to pick up my Bust-ups and ROTJ VOTC case orders. Same display design as the Yoda set, just in OTC packaging. Looked alright. Not so much at their price point though, which I still think is a couple bucks too high. Unfortunately, they said that was just their one in-store display piece, and that they don't have them in stock yet though...
I say if they're willing to keep messing with the EU concept art for the Holidays, keep going, and get back into some of McQuarrie's regular movie concept art and make some more figures out of those, like the Stormtrooper!
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Holiday Edition 2004 Jawas (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/aff-home.asp?id=JE-405087801&number=HS34528)
The first batch is In-Stock!
Just noticed that my order was moved from back-ordered to Processing...
Should be here next week sometime. ;)
Jeff
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And out of stock already. Listed as arriving November 2004. Damn, that was quick.
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Just the first of the batches is in I guess...
Enough to fill some pre-orders, but not enough for everyone yet I guess.
Jeff
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Mine apparently were ready to pick up today. Was too lazy to go get them.
BTW, is anyone else having problems logging into their site to check orders? I can't access my account.
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Jawas (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HS34528) are showing up as "In Stock" again... get 'em while they last :)
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I got my shipping confirmation the other day.
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My Jawas arrived today!
Check out some photos that I took for the front page...
Jeff's Jawa Update (http://www.jedidefender.com/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1101948600,91128,)
One thing I noticed was that the outer box the Jawas are shipped in says "Fan Club". I guess that proves that this set was originally going to be a Fan Club exclusive like the rumors first said. I guess it was changed to EE at the last minute, maybe because of all the troubles at SWShop.com? :-X
The Jawas turned out much nicer than I was expecting when I first heard about them. Now to open them up and set them up with the Sandcrawler and Christmas stuff... ;)
Jeff
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I am just happy to finally get a Jedi Training remote, close enough anyway.