Just found a pretty sweet deal on Shop Disney if anyone has been on the fence about ordering their new Galaxy's Edge Black Series Box Sets.  All 3 sets are currently available on the Shop Disney site (First Order, Droid Factory, Galactic Creatures).  The figure sets are $75 each and the Creatures set is $35, so it comes to a little over $200 with shipping. 

However, if you don't have a Disney credit card, you can sign up for one on the site and get $100 statement credit.  You can use the card immediately (links to your Disney account), then apply these codes at checkout:

SHIPMAGIC gets you free shipping
DRVCMEMBER gets you another 10% off

I just ordered all three sets for $166, so with the statement credit that's just $66 for 15 figures.   

Already sold out, I guess.  Says "Currently Unavailable"

It was up for almost 2 minutes.  You didn't get one? 

Quote from: CorranHorn on February 16, 2022, 12:25 AM

Jeff - there should be a small notch in the main ramp with a tab slightly protruding up in the extension. Pulling down and away on that tab should extend the ramp.

I have pulled, I have pried, I have tried to stick a mini flat-head screwdriver in there to coax the bottom ramp out of the large ramp but no dice.  I'm wondering if some stray epoxy got in there or something because that little bastard will not budge from his snug nest inside the main ramp.   

Have you tried heating it up with a hair dryer to loosen the plastic, then pulling or prying?  The heat tends to make the plastic a little more forgiving without hurting the sculpt or the paint.  I haven't opened mine yet, but starting to get nervous about all the panel issues.

They look great!  I look forward to hearing celebrations from the 2-3 people that got them prior to preorders selling out. 

Why would they create a comic version that most people don't care about when they could just as easily create a TBOBF version that everyone can relate to?  The cynical side of me thinks this is just to double dip where they come out with the comic version today and then tweak it to be TBOBF version in 18 months. 

Maybe its negativity on my part, but I'm at a loss as to why they would go this route.

It is absolutely this.  Maybe sprinkle in a little "It will take 1-2 years to design and produce a better one" and you have it right there Dave.  Why would they ever create the ultimate deluxe version on the first try when they can get some easy repaint sales now and still get the same people to buy a better TBOBF version later on?  I don't think that's conspiracy, I think its just their business model.  But I've always been a sucker for variations and different versions of figures, so I'll still end up buying both. 

Thing is, with the retail environment the way it is and stuff preordered so far in advance, they kind of have collectors at their mercy.  Sometimes a figure gets an upgrade, a rerelease, or an archive pack, but sometimes you never see that figure again.  You mix the scared collectors with the impatient collectors and voila - sales!

I don't think it's a big deal that they originally started as a possible Haslab and they decided to go the pre-order route with this. 

I didn't think it was a big deal either, though when a spokesperson doesn't tell the truth about it then I think it becomes a bigger deal.  They could have just said "it was planned for this, then we moved it to that," but instead we get outright denial that it was ever Haslab, and then when evidence pops up it makes you wonder if you can trust anything that's ever said.  You combine this with things like the accidental Rancor announcement that was immediately backtracked on and it just fosters negativity with your consumer base. 

I know I'm biased, but I blame Hasbro for treating their business like its some high security government agency or a Summer blockbuster where knowing something might ruin the plot and somehow reduce sales.  Just be honest and transparent with this stuff.  They've always tried to be ultra secretive and punitive towards anyone who tries to share information before they've had a chance to announce it and that's never sat well with me. 

Once they tried to deliver it and no one answered the door, I was able to have them drop it off at a local pick up site.

Okay, thanks for clarifying.  On my shipment it says "Signature Required," so I've been wondering if they would just leave it without a signature or not.  I have read about other people coming home to find it at their doorstep, so not sure if that's strictly enforced or if there is a way to bypass it...

I don’t get it though.  I ordered a pair and didn’t put down any deposit.  So there’s nothing to refund and it’s not crowdfunded.

So, the most likely scenario is that it was intended to be a Haslab project despite comments to the contrary and that information did not get removed from their communications.  Wouldn't surprise me at all if they accelerated this when the Rancor didn't move forward, since that likely left them with excess production capacity and a profit/sales gap to make up for.  And no surprise that they just went ahead and launched it versus going through Haslab again, which could have given it a chance to fail.  It would be nice if companies were just up front about this kind of stuff, but they're probably more concerned about saving face after the Rancor fiasco.