2022 TVC Deluxe TBOBF Boba Fett (Tatooine)

[Nicklab]

In an effort to provide a little context on these bigger offerings, here's some context:

VC-162A - SITH TROOPER (ARMORY PACK)
RELEASED - 2019
AMAZON EXCLUSIVE
17 POA
6 x ACCESSORIES
MSRP - $17.99

VC-177 DIN DJARIN (THE MANDALORIAN) WITH THE CHILD
RELEASED - 2020
WALMART EXCLUSIVE
17 POA
9 x ACCESSORIES
MSRP - $17.99


Even now we're seeing basic figures with a substantial number of accessories in basic figures.
The Emperor - 5 accessories
Offworld Jawa (Arvala 7) - 6 accessories
Teebo - 9 accessories
ARC Trooper Fives - 6 accessories
ARC Trooper Echo - 6 accessories


Looking at the new releases?

AHSOKA TANO & GROGU
RELEASE DATE - 2022
WALMART EXCLUSIVE
9 x ACCESSORIES
MSRP - $20.97

INCINERATOR TROOPER & GROGU
RELEASE DATE - 2022
WALMART EXCLUSIVE
7 x ACCESSORIES
MSRP - $20.97


BOBA FETT (TATOOINE)
RELEASE DATE - 2022
GENERAL RELEASE
9 x ACCESSORIES
MSRP - $26.49


I will personally give the Stormtrooper with E-WEB a pass because of the size of the accessory.  The power generator alone is a very sizable accessory that would never fit on a basic figure card. The same goes for the size of the Maldo Kreis set with Din Djarin, Grogu and all of the spiders, along with the size of the card and blister.  Is the new $20.97 pricing on Deluxe figures based on the size of the package?

I think that the Carbonized figures were a marketing exercise:
-Give a retailer an exclusive
-Use existing tooling to minimize costs
-Raise the price to see what the market will bear

Collectors took the bait!  They paid $17.99 for what would otherwise be a TVC basic figure, but with a shiny finish and thicker cardboard.  Call it FOMO, call it collecting addiction.  Hasbro and retailers took note, and here we are now.  But it seems like collectors might have had their fill of this kind of blatant repainting, because I've seen wave 2 of the Carbonized TVC line sitting, and it is still readily available online.

But the bigger issue seems to be Boba Fett.  Are we looking at a Boba Fett tax because of the popularity of the character?  I still remember the 300th Boba Fett back in the POTJ era.  From a sculpting standpoint it was a big step forward.  But in terms of articulation it was on par with other figures of the time.  And it cost almost twice as much as a POTJ basic figure.  Is this new Tatooine Boba Fett the modern equivalent of the 300th Boba Fett?

So where does the line get drawn on price?  I saw so many vocal reactions to the price on Boba Fett yesterday.  I was one of them.  But then FOMO comes into play and I know that people are going to buy it.  I don't think that I'm any different.  But crap like the Carbonized collection?  Keep it, Hasbro.

[Muftak]

After being disappointed with the value proposition of the Deluxe offerings from last week (excepting the Cannon set, which I found to be acceptable) this Boba Fett figure is the straw that broke the camel's back.

I love the look of the figure, the GI Joe joint structure fits this design perfectly (as compared to Lobot, for example, who looks horrible to me with all the joint cuts.)

I also applaud them for making a Boba Fett figure that will ship in its own solid cases as opposed to being the chase figure in an assortment.

But I'm not gonna pay double what was already a high buy-in to get this one. I'm not even interested in purchasing this Boba Fett at this point, and it might just have cured me from wanting to chase these modern figures at all.

Again I ask--if we've got a $27 TVC pricepoint how come we can't get a TVC Bluurg out at long last???

[Dave]

Again I ask--if we've got a $27 TVC pricepoint how come we can't get a TVC Bluurg out at long last???

Heck, if people pay $27 for a deluxe Boba Fett, how about a $20 all new TVC figure of a secondary character?  I just want something really new, and a lot of it.  Quarren mechanic, Frog Lady, Trapper Wolf, etc.

[Nicklab]

Again I ask--if we've got a $27 TVC pricepoint how come we can't get a TVC Bluurg out at long last???

Heck, if people pay $27 for a deluxe Boba Fett, how about a $20 all new TVC figure of a secondary character?  I just want something really new, and a lot of it.  Quarren mechanic, Frog Lady, Trapper Wolf, etc.

I like Dave Filoni a lot, and appreciate what he has done for Star Wars.  But a TVC Trapper Wolf isn't worth $20!!!

[Dave]

New figures are up on Amazon.

[Matt_Fury]

Not available until July 2022?  Wow.

Fennec is not available until October!

[GrandMoffNick]

GS says March for both

[Nicklab]

I ordered Boba Fett through clenched teeth from Amazon. The listing said July. 

[Rob]

I ordered Boba Fett through clenched teeth from Amazon. The listing said July.

Same, with a backup order on Pulse that I'll cancel when Amazon gets their shipments in 2 months earlier than Pulse.

[Jeff]

A little late to the party thanks to a stupid work zoom meeting. 

Boba Fett Amazon Link - https://amzn.to/320plnA  #ad #referrallink

I grabbed Fett via Amazon and burned up some reward points in the purchase.  So big thanks to my wife for doing a lot of our holiday shopping on Amazon and earning me a free TVC Boba Fett. 

[Nicklab]

I ordered Boba Fett through clenched teeth from Amazon. The listing said July.

Same, with a backup order on Pulse that I'll cancel when Amazon gets their shipments in 2 months earlier than Pulse.

LOL!  I did the same thing.  At some point retailers are going to pick up on customers doing this and change the terms of presales.

[Jesse James]

I just ordered on Pulse cuz I couldn’t find him on Amazon and said f it.  He’s sold out there now.

[Ryan]

Had a solid afternoon of meetings and seem to have missed Fett. I guess that's the world's way of telling me I don't need to drop $24 for a single new 3 3/4" figure.

[GrandMoffNick]

Glad to have one pre ordered. I'll live that it's a bit over priced. I'll be ready to get outraged if the deluxe line becomes a regular line full of over priced new figs. Not yet

[Rob]

This price would have been good if the accessory had been that throne he’s sitting on in the trailer.