They're really cool figures but I still don't know how much that translates to 10 dollars cool for the average shopper. I haven't spotted them anywhere since the first time I found them.
The problem with Kmart is they're such a terrible barometer for figure sales. DoctorPadawan summed up their problems well over in the cantina scene thread. I've watched my Kmart like a freakin' hawk the past two weeks after nabbing the VOTC there, and they've had absolutley nothing since. So between JediMAC and myself, that particular store has been selling extremely well, but only to two people. Who knows if they'll ever bother to restock.
I see that they're still in-stock at Amazon.com/TRU. They usually tear through new figures and they're still there. That's a bit strange. If they had Luke I'd order 2 just so I can stop going into that filthy Kmart for a while.
I think its too early to call one way or the other, but my fear is this - the price point completely F's up distribution in a whole new way:
Say Kmart underorders, being conservative, and takes the equivelant of about 1 case per store. They blow through their inventory, think these are hot new toys, and reorder in droves, recieving a heap of Wave 2 - which sell a good, but not extraordinary amount due to the pricepoint, and Landos and Yodas sit on the shelf. Wave 3 never arrives (or wave 2.5 with 3P0).
Now say that at the same time Toys R Us orders a ton of VOTC right up front, in typical fashion, as they did with Saga. Their stores are glutted with Saga toys in the aisles, so those bulks of Wave 1 take a long while to both distribute to stores and make their way to the shelf. As it seams to be by their online inventory, they have plenty of Ben, Leia, and Han to go around. Wave 2 gets passed over while stock slowly depletes, hopefully. Then Wave 3 either arrives en-masse or never at all. Too early to tell, but I forecast doom and gloom regardless.
And I haven't even begun worrying about what will go on with Walmart or Target. I just have a bad feeling the pricepoint is going to cause tons of problems for the line to make it all the way to Wave 3 without some problems.
All I know is that by the time Wave 3 hits, there's no way there will be a Stormtrooper or a Fett sitting on the shelf for everyone that wants one. Sorry for the wordy post.