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Community => Other Toy Lines => Well of the Souls => Topic started by: Matt on January 10, 2008, 01:54 PM
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Courtesy Curto and those fine, fine folks over at CTR (http://cooltoyreview.com/story/front/Indiana_Jones_Tickets_To_Adventure_111430.asp):
(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/974/ijtickettoadventuretnph2.jpg)
Posted by Curto on January 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM CST:
Coming soon to toy shelves near you....Indiana Jones toys are sure to take over the shelves at stores everywhere! We've unearthed a "Ticket to Adventure" program that will require collectors to gather together several artifacts they will need to seek out lost treasures and add them to their own private museum. Stay tuned for more as the mystery is revealed.
I'm assuming this is some mail-in offer along the same lines as the retro-vintage mail-aways in the last couple of years.
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Interesting, call me crazy but i wish the mailaway, if it is one, is a Nazi figure. Seems like it would be the only way to get a figure of one which is too bad since they are essential parts of the story.
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A German figure's been pictured already. Unless you mean someone specific like Toht?
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A mailaway for Dr. Jones Sr. would be neat :)
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I can only assume Hasbro will continue it's appreciation of countries other than the US and show that by screwing us out. Again. Sorry, but I'll find help most easily, but many don't have that option and it's frankly silly that they can't set it up so we can mail into the US addy as well and they ship out to us. Make the costs higher if need be, but still do something to accomodate people. :P
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Cool Toys Review has some new info regarding mail in offers for each of the indy lines. A Crystal skull figure with throne for the 3 3/4 line indy and horse in the adventure line and Ark for the 12" line
(http://www.cooltoyreview.com/toys2008/IndySkeleton.jpg)
(http://www.cooltoyreview.com/toys2008/IndyHorse.jpg)
(http://www.cooltoyreview.com/toys2008/IndyArk.jpg)
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Wow, three different offers? Cool beans...
it's frankly silly that they can't set it up so we can mail into the US addy as well and they ship out to us. Make the costs higher if need be, but still do something to accomodate people. :P
Ask and ye shall recieve, I guess. :o
It's hard to make out the details, but if you look close you can clearly see "($xx.xx CAD for shipping address in Canada due to higher shipping cost to Canada)" or something to that effect... :)
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Wow, they're going all out with IJ. Where was all this with STar Wars in 2005? >:(
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it's frankly silly that they can't set it up so we can mail into the US addy as well and they ship out to us. Make the costs higher if need be, but still do something to accomodate people. :P
Ask and ye shall recieve, I guess. :o
It's hard to make out the details, but if you look close you can clearly see "($xx.xx CAD for shipping address in Canada due to higher shipping cost to Canada)" or something to that effect... :)
Well I'll be...thanks Jeff. Sigh, another pointless rant diffused. It's $12.99 btw, time to up the font size on your monitor.
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Wow, three mailaways. Looks like alot of steps to redeem, can anyone make out what it says, i can't.
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From what I can tell, it sounds a lot like the recent SW vintage give-aways - each figure line will have tabs. You collect the tabs, add a check and mail it in.
Looks like you need 6 tabs for the 3.75" and AH offers and only 4 for the 12" scale Ark. Also looks like the tabs need to be from the thing in the offer, meaning to get the 12" scale Ark, you need to use tabs from 12" figs (and not tabs from 3.75" line or AH line).
Also looks like the 3.75" offer is $5.99 ($7.99 CAD), the AH offer is $4.99 ($6.99CAD), and the 12" scale ARK is $9.99 ($12.99CAD).
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Smart move to have them line specific because I'd actually like to have the 12" scale Ark but I'm not planning on buying any of the 12" figures. Ah well, it is fair.
If anyone is collecting extra tabs of the Adventure Heroes, I wouldn't mind getting the Indy on horse, but don't plan on collecting the AH figures in general. I've unloaded most of my Galactic Heroes except for some core characters and sliding Indy on his horse into that display would be nice to do.
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Smart move to have them line specific because I'd actually like to have the 12" scale Ark but I'm not planning on buying any of the 12" figures. Ah well, it is fair.
If anyone is collecting extra tabs of the Adventure Heroes, I wouldn't mind getting the Indy on horse, but don't plan on collecting the AH figures in general. I've unloaded most of my Galactic Heroes except for some core characters and sliding Indy on his horse into that display would be nice to do.
I guess its a smart move on their part but i would have liked to have gotten the ark anyway. Dont plan on buying the 12 inch though.
I may bite the bullet just the the adventure heroes mailaway and pick up a few sets.
As for the basic line i will def. be mailing away for that.
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Yeah, I meant from Hasbro's perspective, definitely not from ours. That big-ass Ark would have been a neat piece to have. In certain respects it is kinda nasty from their perspective to the actual 12" figure collectors though. Surely it could have been a pack in with one of the Indy figures or in a deluxe package, like the 100th Luke Skywalker figure was. Ultimate Indiana Jones 12" set or something to that effect.
BTW, is Sideshow doing a 12" line of figures for Indy? If so, I wonder how quickly the Hasbro side would die out? Collectors seem willing to part with $50 from a direct release but I doubt if Hasbro prices these close to that margin in stores that many will move. Certainly parents are unlikely to get them for the kiddies (though I don't really believe the kiddies are going to be huge into an Indy ROTLA figure anyway) at a $40-50 price point when a 3.75" can be had for $5-6 or so. So I guess the question is whether Hasbro will even succeed with this line? I think the Adventure Heroes will be a hit with younger children and collectors alike. I think the 3.75" line is destined for success with the adult collectors and maybe a flush of sales from the movie release when the toys inundate Walmart and kin, but the 12" line? Meh.
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I wonder how quickly the Hasbro side would die out? Collectors seem willing to part with $50 from a direct release but I doubt if Hasbro prices these close to that margin in stores that many will move. Certainly parents are unlikely to get them for the kiddies (though I don't really believe the kiddies are going to be huge into an Indy ROTLA figure anyway) at a $40-50 price point when a 3.75" can be had for $5-6 or so. So I guess the question is whether Hasbro will even succeed with this line? I think the Adventure Heroes will be a hit with younger children and collectors alike. I think the 3.75" line is destined for success with the adult collectors and maybe a flush of sales from the movie release when the toys inundate Walmart and kin, but the 12" line? Meh.
Frankly, I'm really surprised that there's even going to be four different SKUs in Hasbro's 12" line to begin with. I figured just the one, kinda like the vintage line. As far as waves go, it's gotta be a one-and-done thing. (Or maybe two-and-done, although that doesn't rhyme, and, as such, doesn't sound as good.)
If I had to guess, I'd say we'll be getting either one or two Indys (depending on if the Indy we saw in San Diego comes with a jacket or not), Mutt (Shia's character) and either Spalko (Cate Blanchett's character) or Marion (they wouldn't do two different female characters, would they?) I'd bet on Spalko before Marion.
Anyway, very cool news on these mailaways. Even without seeing them, they already sound a lot better than the lame ones we got in the VOTC promos. For me, the Adventure Heroes is a given, the 3 3/4" is a probably, and the 12" is a wait-and-see. I'd imagine we'll see a lot of these type of posts, soon after launch day: FS: Four 2008 Indiana Jones 12" figs (http://thisisafakewebaddress.com), from people who don't care about Hasbro's 12" line but just want a 12" Ark, for whatever reason. But that's all kind of dependent on what Sideshow does.
(And I guess, with Arks confirmed for the AH and 12" lines, I guess it's all but guaranteed that we'll be getting one in the 3 3/4" line too, huh? The only question is how they'll deliver it--maybe in the Deluxe line or maybe even packed in with the Desert Convoy Truck or something.)
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Frankly, I'm really surprised that there's even going to be four different SKUs in Hasbro's 12" line to begin with. I figured just the one, kinda like the vintage line. As far as waves go, it's gotta be a one-and-done thing. (Or maybe two-and-done, although that doesn't rhyme, and, as such, doesn't sound as good.)
Proven wrong, literally just minutes after I posted this. Sweet. (http://images.dvdtalk.com/images/smilies/lol.gif)
INDIANA JONES 12” ASSORTED
Wave 1 - April 2008
Wave 2 - April 2008
Wave 3 - July 2008
Wave 4 - September 2008
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That many 12"? The shelves will be clogged.
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Proven wrong, literally just minutes after I posted this. Sweet. (http://images.dvdtalk.com/images/smilies/lol.gif)
INDIANA JONES 12” ASSORTED
Wave 1 - April 2008
Wave 2 - April 2008
Wave 3 - July 2008
Wave 4 - September 2008
Man, if they've priced these over $25, they're done before wave 3 ever gets there.
As for the ark in the 3.75" line, I'll gamble on it being in a playset of sorts, probably (logically) a rehash of the well of souls. I just can't see them NOT releasing it some way.
Speaking of playsets, I'm wondering how many, if any they'll release. Well of Souls, Streets of Cairo, Map Room Adventure and one from the Crystal Skull would be logical choices. Wonder about any more? Wrong thread mind you.
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Here's some pics (http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=Hasbro%2FIndiana_Jones%2FTicket_To_Adventure) of the "Tickets to Adventure" for each of the lines, for anyone interested.
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Does anyone have any extra Indiana Jones stickers for the Crystal Skellton offer? I have lots of UPCs for the Rex offer.
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I always send these mailaway things with delivery confirmation because i am paranoid. I checked the status and they said it was "misrouted". So they basically lost it. They mentioned it was found and trying to have it sent to it's location as soon as possible. ::)
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So when are we going to see that Crystal Skeleton figure? Does it sit on a throne of bones like Michael Eisner use to?
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We saw it during Toy Fair... that is, we saw it right up until Hasbro asked everyone to take the pics down at the request of LFL. :-X
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It does sit on a throne. The photo is still on line if you know where to look...
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You mean it looks like this...
(http://www.theprivateuniverse.co.uk/images/news/indianajonesmailaway.jpg)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind skeleton alien on an Aztec throne.
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If anyone has any extra stickers for the throne that they dont plan on using let me know. Thanks in advance! ;D
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Got my first figs yesterday with the TRU sale. Does anybody know do they have to all be different stickers, or can more then one/all be the same sticker. Got 2 ahnks, wasn't sure if I should stick the extra on the pamphlet.
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Got my first figs yesterday with the TRU sale. Does anybody know do they have to all be different stickers, or can more then one/all be the same sticker. Got 2 ahnks, wasn't sure if I should stick the extra on the pamphlet.
I was reading my form last night for the basic figures.
It says that you can use any combination of 6 stickers as long as they are all from the basic figures. so you can't use 12" stickers or Adventure hero stickers to get the Crystal King figure.
It appears that Hasbro has figured that some people out there are going to but a lot of the soldiers and such to army build and don't want to limit their ability to get the mail in figure.
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There's a new higher res photo of the mail-away now.
Link rather than posting a spoiler (http://www.imperialholocron.com/photos/hasbro/indianajones/redemption_crystalskeleton.jpg)
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Thanks for the link/pic...
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After seeing the movie, I wouldn't mind having several of these - but it might be a little difficult. Cool mailaway figure though.
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I agree, Brian. As soon as I saw it in the film I started calculating in my head how much that would cost to do a dio! Too much. If that's anything like some of the older mail-aways from the Star Wars line, though, we may be able to score some for $5 or $6 on eBay in a year or so.
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Don't we need 12 of them for a full dio? That's 72 stickers!
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That was my logic for asking for extra stickers. I wouldnt mind getting 13 of them (i think it was 13 not 12) I dont think it is realistic to get all of them but i am going to try and get a few
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You know what's funny? I was thinking the exactly the same thing as the rest of you: "how the heck am I going to swing getting 13 of those?!?"
I've got enough stickers and forms to send away for four and my fifth certificate is short two stickers.
My current army builder counts are:
German Soldier x4
Russian Soldier x4
Ugha Warrior x4
Cemetary Warrior x2
If I upped my Cemetary Warrior count to 3 which is the number in the movie, upped the other three to six of each and I was already planning on picking up a second Dovchenko to put at the controls of the Jungle Cutter vehicle - those additional eight figures would bring my certificate tally up to six complete certificates.
I know that relics and stickers will be coming with the Last Crusade and Temple of Doom Waves and both of those have six figures each so that would bring my count up to 8. I think I'm going to buy extra Thugee Soldiers from the ToD wave, but even if I picked up only six of those, that would leave my ninth certificate short one sticker.
So even if I grabbed an extra Indy or something, I would still be short four Crystal Skeletons to complete the dio.
I have to say, before seeing the movie, I thought Hasbro had kinda blown it with the mail-away figure. How wrong was I?!?!
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:o Damn you Hasbro!!!! >:(
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Hey everybody. I have a dilemma of sorts. I want the Crystal Skeleton Alien figure, but I don't want to open my neat little cardboard boxes. If anyone has extra stickers that they don't want and are willing to spend $0.41 to mail, I'd be glad to take them. If it helps, I have Star Wars Capt. Rex POPs to trade. Please PM me with any offers/donations. Thanks in advance.
*Mods, please move if this is the wrong place*
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This may sound wacky, but in order to get more stickers you could always buy duplicates, keep the stickers and resell the loose figures as a set. Odds are if you have a full series you'll get maybe 75-80% of your money back, maybe more, which really makes getting a bunch of stickers relatively inexpensive. If all went relatively well I don't doubt that you could complete a diorama of 13 Crystal Skeletons for less than $150. I could be wrong, but that's just my opinion based on all the buying and selling I've done in order to populate our Toy Database. Usually I get around 80% or so back on the Hasbro stuff.
John
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Geez John, I collect only loose, so if you're selling loose stuff at 75-80% of retail price, look no further. ;)
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My stupid Skull Indy didn't come with one, erg I hate people who do that. >:(
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I completely lucked out the other night on RebelScum. A guy posted looking for a trade of 6 Skeleton coupons for 4 Ark coupons. Made the trade and today got the 4 stickers and the form for the Ark. So I didn't have to buy all those 12" figures.
I already have one set of 6 for my own Skeleton and will have enough for at least one more when the wave 3 figures hit so I'm pretty happy with the deal.
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I upped the number of army builders I have from 4 to 6 for the German Soldier, Russian Soldier and Ugha Warrior - in two of these recent purchases, I guess the stickers had stuck together when the worker was putting them into the cardboard "crate" so instead of gaining six stickers, I actually scored eight stickers.
I'm up to seven complete certificates now.
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Got any spare relics Pete?
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i have 2 certificates done. i think with the upcoming waves i should end up with 2 more easy. 4-5 skeletons should be good enough to make a cool one side of the diorama :)
I've actually picked up more Indy figures than i thought i would when I found out some of the cool relics that were packed in like the grail tablet.
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Got any spare relics Pete?
What ones do you still need?
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I'm about 1.5 certificates complete, but I plan on getting a few more figures. I got a $50 Target gift card for my birthday so I'll probably end up using that to get more versions of Indy. Only reason I'm getting the Cairo Indy is because of the Grail Tablet, and I'll probably end up getting the basic Marion for the Staff of Rah... sigh.
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Wasnt sure where else to put this, but i got the little mailaway flashlight from the cereal boxes.
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I was balancing my checkbook tonight and I noticed that my check for the Adventure Heroes Indy & Horse set was cashed last week... the Crystal Skelton checks were still uncashed though.
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I had to check my account after hearing that, my check for the Adventure hero set and the Ark were cashed. Nothing on the skeleton for me either.
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Same here, my Adventure Heroes check was cashed - but not the Skeleton one yet.
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My skeleton check was cashed. ;D
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Just checked, nothing yet.
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Just a heads up that I've been finding the Last Cursade wave lately and NONE of the figures come with Ticket to Adventure order forms (the relics still had the stickers, however). So if you're saving up for 12 skeletons, save the order forms from the Raiders and Kingdom figures.
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My Checks for Rex have posted, but my check for the skelleton hasn't. Still need one more sticker for another skelleton.
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I sent away for two Skeletons and the checks have been cashed. It was maybe a week ago that they cleared.
And my Rex checks cleared around a week before that.
John
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Finally sent away for my first Crystal Skeleton.
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My checks were cashed ;D
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Same here, checks cashed.
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my check for the Adventure Heroes Indy & Horse set was cashed last week...
Well, that didn't take long! :D
(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/tn_indyhorse_01.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/indyhorse_01.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/tn_indyhorse_02.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/indyhorse_02.jpg)(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/tn_indyhorse_03.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/indyhorse_03.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/tn_indyhorse_04.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/7-08/indyhorse_04.jpg)
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That's cool.
I didn't realize the horse was a separate 'figure.'
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What's even cooler is the box. Nice idea Hasbro.
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That does look cool, thanks for sharing the pics Jeff. Hopefully they'll be hitting the rest of us soon as well. The packaging is really nifty. Even though we pretty much end up paying as much (or more) for these mail-aways, there is just something about it that is still fun - at least from the nostalgia point of view.
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That rocks! I skipped the Adventure Heroes but that's a cool toy.
Hopefully the Ark and Skeleton won't be far behind.
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That's a really big gun! :o
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Very cool. Nice to see them shipping.
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My Checks for Rex have posted, but my check for the skelleton hasn't. Still need one more sticker for another skelleton.
My Indy check was cashed the next day....figures.
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Got my Indy and Horse set ;D in the mail today.
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I got my Indy w/Horse set in the mail yesterday as well. Neato box, like Jeff posted earlier. There's just something about getting a "free" figure in the mail.
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I've read a couple reports of the Ark showing up. So if you were early on that promo you might be seeing it soon.
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I forgot to mention I got my mailaway ark last week.
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Anyone get their Crystal Skeletons yet?
I mailed away for 2 and nothing yet, as soon as I get my wave 3 this week from HTS I will mail away for a third one.
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No skeleton yet. Maybe it will show up when the dvd arrives?
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I've seen reports of people getting the Skeleton but mine hasn't come yet. No Ark yet either, sent for both at the same time and my checks have been cashed.
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Good to know they are creeping in, I just mailed a form for a Third one.
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Are you doing all 13?
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I came home this morning to find my Crystal Skeleton figure waiting in my mailbox. It's significantly larger than I expected it to be, standing almost double the height of the other Indy figures, and has really good articulation (I was honestly thinking it would be in a permanent sitting position), with SW-style ball shoulders, elbows, and head, 25th Joe-style double jointed knees, ball-jointed hips, and swivel waist and head. The box is HUGE compared to other mail-away figures; the figure and throne are held inside by a plastic tray and easily removable rubber bands. My box was a little dinged up, but the figure and throne were in perfect condition.
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I came home this morning to find my Crystal Skeleton figure waiting in my mailbox. It's significantly larger than I expected it to be, standing almost double the height of the other Indy figures, and has really good articulation (I was honestly thinking it would be in a permanent sitting position), with SW-style ball shoulders, elbows, and head, 25th Joe-style double jointed knees, ball-jointed hips, and swivel waist and head. The box is HUGE compared to other mail-away figures; the figure and throne are held inside by a plastic tray and easily removable rubber bands. My box was a little dinged up, but the figure and throne were in perfect condition.
does it come carded, or whit box with plastic baggie? Do you have pictures for the rest of us to see?
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My Skeleton came today! It's a really nice piece.
It's not carded, there's a plastic tray in the box and the throne and skeleton are packed separately in it. You can take them both out and put them back in without damaging the tray, which is a nice bonus.
I should be sending off for another one here in a day or so. Still haven't received my Ark yet.
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Got my skeletons today. ;D
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I got my first of 3 Skeletons. I did not expect this figure to be this big, a very cool figure indeed.
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I received the skeleton figure yesterday as well. As others have said, its not carded, just in a plastic tray inside one of the "crate-styled" mailer boxes. My box arrived smashed beyond comprehension, with one end basically entirely open - but the figure/throne were just fine, so no big deal. It is a pretty nice figure overall though, and there's more to it than I expected. I don't feel "ripped off" with the shipping/handling on this one, as it really couldn't have fit in the basic Indy line.
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sucks that the figure isn't carded, but then that means I have 4 of them and I may buy Jeff's extra one he has.
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I got my skeleton today. Very nice piece. Huge box. I can't get the head off though.
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My Crystal Skeleton arrived today. Nice surprise, as I wasn't expecting it.
Overall it's a very cool figure, nice to see a relatively skinny figure get a lot of articulation.
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I've still yet to mail in for mine. Just been lazy and now I'm away at college. I'll send it in next time I go home.
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My Ark came last night. It's a pretty impressive piece. I knew it was going to big but it seems a little too big for the 1:6 scale figures. Might match up with the Sideshow Indy a little better.
It surprised me because, being free, I figured Hasbro would skimp on it rather than make it too big. Still, very cool item and I'm glad I was able to pick it up.
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2 of my 4 that I have sent away for have come in. I have a 5th form filled out, pluss the one that I got from Jeff puts me up to 6 Aliens. I am not sure if I am going to get 7 more or not. Depends on how quickly I can finish form 5 and if DOOM wave comes out before cut off time on the order. If I can be within 4 of the total then I might.
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Got my third skeleton in the mail yesterday. I think that will be my last one as much as i would like 13.
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2 of my 4 that I have sent away for have come in. I have a 5th form filled out, pluss the one that I got from Jeff puts me up to 6 Aliens. I am not sure if I am going to get 7 more or not. Depends on how quickly I can finish form 5 and if DOOM wave comes out before cut off time on the order. If I can be within 4 of the total then I might.
3rd one came in the mail last night. just waiting on my Elsa and Vogle to arrive and then I will have my 5th form filled out and ready to go.
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Got my first Crystal Skeleton today. It's great. :)
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Got my first Crystal Skeleton today. It's great. :)
My 5th one came in the mail. I still have to open my TOD figures and mail those stickers away. Between the 5 I have, the 1 I have mailed away for and the one I still need to send away for I am going to have nearly the 13 needed for the final scene. I think I might get rid of all but 2. I really don't need 7 of them.
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This may not be the place to ask but does anyone have any of the Ark stickers to come off of? I'd love to have the ark but I'm not all that interested in the 12" figures themselves. Check my up for trade list for star wars trade items. I've got crystal skeleton stickers but I'm not sure how many of those I have to trade.
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Only one week left to send off for these things!
All the details @ Hasbro.com (http://www.hasbro.com/indianajones/default.cfm?page=Redemption)
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Only one week left to send off for these things!
All the details @ Hasbro.com (http://www.hasbro.com/indianajones/default.cfm?page=Redemption)
Thanks for the reminder. At the risk of having egg on my face, I didn't note whether you can send a single check to cover multiple items or if you have to send multiple payments in different envelopes?
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Dunno. I just sent off for three skeletons and two Indy/Horses a couple weeks ago, and I did five separate money orders and envelopes. Didn't even think about combining them.
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Thanks. Probably safest to play it that way. Not sure why I'm getting multiple skeletons, other than I have the stickers for them. One for sure, two is ok but more than that isn't much point to me.
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Sent my final Crystal Skeleton form yesterday (eighth overall) and my only Indy w/ Horse form this morning.
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With the extension of the Capt. Rex offer, think we'll see an announcement on this with so many figures still widely available?
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I hope so. I just picked up a handful of $3 figures.
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Since they already extended it once (original date was Oct 31st), it's not outside the realm of possibilty that they would extend it again if they are sitting on piles of left-over mail-away figures...
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I'm hoping so. I passed on it, well, more properly dawdled/dragged my butt and didn't mail in the forms. I really would like one or two of the skeletons and would love to get the large Ark and the Indy/horse too. But I haven't bought any of the Adventure heroes or large figures, so the latter two are unlikely.
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I have an extra Indy/Horse on the way that you'd be welcome to if you weren't Canadian.
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If you want Stickers Brent, let me know. I've got a pile here for maybe 3 Skeletons? If they offer them I could mail in for a few and mail you one if you want or whatever. I'd probably take some more simply because I have the stickers for them, if they extend the offer.
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I'm hoping so. I passed on it, well, more properly dawdled/dragged my butt and didn't mail in the forms. I really would like one or two of the skeletons and would love to get the large Ark and the Indy/horse too. But I haven't bought any of the Adventure heroes or large figures, so the latter two are unlikely.
I would like to get an Indy/Horse too.
I have an extra Indy/Horse on the way that you'd be welcome to if you weren't Canadian.
If Brent passes I would be interested.
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Anybody receive a postcard re: the Crystal Skeletons? Supposedly they won't ship until February because they had to order more. I did not receive a postcard though. Several people have posted on Rebelscum.
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On Monday, I entered a question to Hasbro Consumer Affairs through their website re: the Crystal Skeleton offer.
I sent away for a total of twelve of them and had yet to receive a postcard letting me know that I might (or might not) actually get them at some point.
Anyway, after a couple of days, I got a response from Hasbro to my question which essentially said two things:
1) they confirmed that I had 12 skeletons on order
2) that they had sent me a post card notifying me of the delay
Ok - so the first part was welcome to hear - that my 12 certificates and payments had made it to the order processing center and that 12 skeletons would eventually be coming to me.
The second part was a bit confusing, since, like I said before, I never received a post card. Turns out that they probably meant that they sent me a postcard about the delay THAT DAY, 'cause guess what arrived in the mail today (Saturday) - a postcard!
For anyone who hasn't gotten one of these yet, here's what it says:
We have received your redemption request for the Indiana Jones Crystal Skeleton collectible figure. We received more requests for this figure than was originally forecast, so we had to place an additional manufacturing order. Due to this situation, we will be unable to ship the figure(s) to you until June 10, 2009. If you don't want to wait until then, you may cancel your order and receive a prompt refund by calling our toll-free customer service number, (800) 327-8264. Customer service hours are M-TH 8:30am-5:00pm; Fr 8:30am-12:30pm. If we do not hear from you by May 15th, 2009 we will assume that you have agreed to this shipment delay. Please DO NOT call the toll-free number unless you want to cancel your order. We thank you for your patience and apologize for the delay.
If this is redudant and everyone already knew this I apologize. I had not see anywhere the shipping date for the "additional manufacturing order" of these, so I thought posting the card's message might be some welcome news to anyone still waiting on these.
Considering that these things go for anywhere from $10 - $20 on eBay right now, for me to have sent away for 12 only to ask for a refund now would just be foolish since so far I'm only out $72 + the costs of the money orders I used. To get 12 on eBay right now would run me anywhere from $120 - $240 BEFORE shipping. No thanks, I'll wait two more months for my Crystal Skeletons.
Thank goodness the call-to-action statement on the postcard is only to CANCEL your order and not the reverse, asking you to call to confirm you still want the figures you ordered. Hopefully there are quite a few figures coming in this batch and scoring a 13th one to complete my Akator throne room will be cheap.
I wonder if they have that "new" factory that was making the Indy figures making anything else before they shut down Indy line operations? It's wishful thinking I know, but I wonder if they're cranking out those Wave 5 RotLA figures for an upcoming exclusive offering? ;D
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I'd heard of others getting the post card before but I hadn't seen one till yesterday. I got the card also. I'm waiting on 6 or 7, I think. I'm definitely letting my order stand because while I don't think I'll ever end up with 13, having at least six would still make a decent half display for the figures at some point.
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I got a postcard over the weekend too. I just think its interesting that Hasbro had a lackluster response to this offer initially (i submitted my request by the first due date) so they extended the offer, only to run out of figures. :P I figured that would have at least processed the initial receipts before extending the offer, but apparently that's not how Hasbro rolls. Still, waiting another month or five is fine with me.
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So if they're getting more, are they taking more orders? I still have some finished forms lying around here.
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I think they made enough, or close to enough, to fill all the orders by the original date. But after that date they probably hadn't gotten as many responses as they thought so they exetended. Then the line died and a bunch of the figures went to deep clearance at multiple stores and suddenly there were a lot more stickers on the market.
I wouldn't have sent for as many skeletons as I did if I hadn't bought a bunch of figures for $3 or less. I think I even have enough left over coupons that I could have sent for one more but I didn't get the last two till after the second deadline.
I doubt they're still accepting orders but worst that would happen if you sent one in is that it would come back. I actually should have mailed in more Captain Rex orders after that got extended but didn't. Forgot to do it by 3/31. I wonder if that's too late now as well?
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Yeah, I love how these "new" factories crop up.
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For those of you who got the cards (I did too) have your checks been cashed? I never noticed mine being cashed, but that doesn't mean it wasn't cashed months ago. They offered refunds on the post card, which makes me think that they already have my money, I'm just trying to figure out if by some chance I haven't been charged yet and am about to be. I think my check was for 8 of these things...
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I'm pretty certain that the checks have been cashed. I seem to recall noticing that mine had been and thinking that I'd see my skeletons soon. Then the delays happened.
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So it's been another month and a half and not a peep. I can't remember what the post-card said. Did it have an expected ship time?
I sent off for these about 7 months ago!
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Postcard said they'd ship sometime around June 15.
I believe.
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Good to know. If they actually follow through on that they could show up sometime in the next few weeks.
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Looked at the postcard again yesterday and the shipping date was actually June 10. The date to refuse the skeletons was May 15.
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I never got mine either, Rob.
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Yeah - it just occurred to me that the date was June 10th and it's now 20 days later.
So now what gives? I think I might go to Hasbro's website and update my original question from two months ago and ask what's going on...
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...25 days and counting.
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I called. They haven't shipped yet.
Their customer service number is 800.255.5516 if anyone else is interested in checking.
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I got an answer from Hasbro Customer Service As Well...
In response to this update of my previous question:
Hello again - I received a post card that indicated the Crystal Skeletons would be mailed on June 10th.
It is now July 4th and I have yet to receive any of them.
Can someone please let me know an updated status on these?
Thanks!
To which they replied:
Thank you for your email.
Please be assured you are still on the list to receive the twelve figures. Unfortunately, the fulfillment house has not received inventory yet.
As soon as the figures are available to send, they will be sent.
We are very sorry for the delay and appreciate your understanding.
So I guess the reason for the delay is that the fulfillment house still hasn't received them...
Oh well, I guess we wait...
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Well, what the hell do you know... after changing the address on my order to the new one in Chicago, the mail-away figures showed up here in Dallas today... with 3 days to spare.
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Just got a text from my Wife that my Mail away figure arrived today. :) Happy that it came.
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Excellent news that these are starting to show up. I didn't get mine yet but hopefully in a few days.
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I got all 12 of the Crystal Skeletons I've been waiting for today!!! ;D
I'm very happy to finally have this figure!!
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Add my name to the list of folks who got a Skeleton in the mail this week... just took 7 months, but it did get here. :P
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Four boxes of skeletons were on the steps when I got home. I think that's all I ordered but there may be one more still to float in. I'll have to look back in my checkbook registry to see how many checks I wrote. If I still have the register FROM LAST YEAR! :o
Oh, well, still happy to finally have them. Also got my Stormtrooper Commander from SSW.com. It's been a busy week in SW world!
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I received one of these on Monday... should have received five. Hope they all get here soon... this thing is actually very cool.
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I got one yesterday as well, out of the blue. I'd forgotten about it, and just how many others I'd mailed for. I'm guessing maybe one more, but that's it.
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Yep, had another box today. I was thinking I'd sent for five so that should probably finish me off.
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Three more showed up at my door yesterday.