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Collectibles => The Vintage Collection => Topic started by: Jeff on July 21, 2021, 10:59 AM
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https://www.starwars.com/news/clone-wars-2d-micro-series-figures
- Aayla
- Luminara
- Bariss
- Fordo (Red re-issue)
- Fordo (Blue repaint)
- Battle Droid
Looks like mainly re-issues/repaints with some new/updated soft goods on the Jedi.
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Nice! I'm not in need of another battle droid, but I'll bite on the rest!
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Sure would be nice if they’d sprinkle at least a few new things in there. Apparently these days putting old stuff on TVC cards is all it takes to make money.
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I see your point, Rob, especially for other completionists. I missed out on some of these figures, so it's nice to get a second shot at them. Also, looks like the Arc Troopers have removable helmets.
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I love the style in Genndy Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars and the original 3.75" figures are some of my favorites. I've had the Yoda on my desk for 15 years.
Its kinda fun that they're bringing these new styles out in the 6" line, but very weird that they're just reissuing non-stylized standard 3.75" figures with new card backs.
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Do we know if pre-orders are happening tomorrow during Walmart's "Collector Con"?
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Also, looks like the Arc Troopers have removable helmets.
The ARC Troopers are re-issue/repaint of VC54 figure (https://rebelscum.com/TVC54ARCFordo.asp), minus the 2nd Helmet/Pauldron. Kind of a cheap move to drop those extra parts.
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The photo real deco on these particular Jedi could either be great or a disaster - especially for Luminara and Barriss Offee. I guess we'll have to wait and see?
I'm also wondering when the new, heavier cardstock is going to roll out? What wave is it going to be the first that doesn't have ridiculously bendy cards?
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Also, looks like the Arc Troopers have removable helmets.
The ARC Troopers are re-issue/repaint of VC54 figure (https://rebelscum.com/TVC54ARCFordo.asp), minus the 2nd Helmet/Pauldron. Kind of a cheap move to drop those extra parts.
Thanks Jeff. I just looked at the pics from the original article you posted and didn't even try to look at the original release.
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Sure would be nice if they’d sprinkle at least a few new things in there. Apparently these days putting old stuff on TVC cards is all it takes to make money.
The issue is that the Sequels brought in a ton of new fans/collectors, many of which haven't been around for as long as we have been. So they never had a shot at the original figures, and they're happy to not have to pay $60+ on eBay for any of them.
Love that Fordo figure, and the blue repaint looks amazing. It's a shame they're all Walmart exclusives.
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That 2nd Fordo helmet is not registering with me. Another hole in my collection that I didn't know about? ...And looks like it'll still be there since the accessories Jeff mentioned are MIA in the re-issue? >:(
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Lazy, kind of a dubious homage seeing as how the figures don’t look even remotely like the characters pictured on the card though. I mean, I get it, they were never going to make all new animated sculpts, but going halfway just feels like a tease.
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Also, looks like the Arc Troopers have removable helmets.
The ARC Troopers are re-issue/repaint of VC54 figure (https://rebelscum.com/TVC54ARCFordo.asp), minus the 2nd Helmet/Pauldron. Kind of a cheap move to drop those extra parts.
Truth.
They’re doing a lot of this ****** little stuff lately. The scout pistol from the gaming greats figures... kinda shocked the RFT in the Tantive set had all his stuff to be honest.
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Apparently these just went live. I can't find them on the Walmart site but the Yakface IG has them in their link tree. The clones and Aayla were already sold out by the time I got there. I can't wait for them to all be back in stock at different times so I have to pay shipping on each one...
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Apparently these just went live. I can't find them on the Walmart site but the Yakface IG has them in their link tree. The clones and Aayla were already sold out by the time I got there. I can't wait for them to all be back in stock at different times so I have to pay shipping on each one...
Yeah, I was busy at the time they dropped. Nice that they don't have more "in stock" for preorders, you know to judge demand. Whatever. ::)
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Yeah, I was busy at the time they dropped.
Ditto. Missed the only one I really cared about (Blue ARC).
Nice that they don't have more "in stock" for preorders, you know to judge demand.
It's Walmart - even if they did that, they'd still find a way to screw it up, leading to tons of cancelled pre-orders... only to see the same figure back up for pre-order later (#incineratortrooper)
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Nice that they don't have more "in stock" for preorders, you know to judge demand.
It's Walmart - even if they did that, they'd still find a way to screw it up, leading to tons of cancelled pre-orders... only to see the same figure back up for pre-order later (#incineratortrooper)
Maybe WM.com is getting smart. Maybe they are cancelling large orders since figures are starting to pop up as in stock again with max order of 1.
Edit: I've only seen the Jedi and Battle Droid pop up though and they go out of stock and then back in. It's a headache and a crap shoot. Pretty much 1 thing goes out of stock before you can check out. They add again, and something else is OOS. I just got 4 figures in 3 orders... still haven't seen the ARC Troopers pop back up.
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Links for what I've found:
Aalya Secura (http://3.75-Inch Star Wars: Clone Wars Figure)
Bariss Offee (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Barriss-Offee-3-75-Inch-Star-Wars-Clone-Wars-Figure/197685424)
Luminara Unduli (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Luminara-Unduli-3-75-Inch-Star-Wars-Clone-Wars-Figure/131177863)
Battle Droid (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Battle-Droid-3-75-Inch-Clone-Wars-Action-Figure/638888267)
Arc Trooper Captain (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-ARC-Trooper-Captain-3-75-Inch-Figure-for-Kids/278339965)
Arc Trooper (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-ARC-Trooper-3-75-Inch-Figure-for-Kids/929397571)
Feel free to update with affiliate links.
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I ordered 2x Aayla, and one each of Luminara and Barriss. I already have the red Arc trooper.
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Is the Red ARC Trooper the exact same as a previous release?
Jeff did say Reissues and Repaints. I suppose this is the part where I ask if we know what's new and updated, and what's a straight up re-release that I can skip...
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Jeff did say Reissues and Repaints. I suppose this is the part where I ask if we know what's new and updated, and what's a straight up re-release that I can skip...
Aayla - repaint of TVC figure
Barriss - repaint of 2014 orange/black card figure
Luminara - repaint of TVC figure
Red ARC Captain - re-issue (minus some accessories)
Blue ARC Trooper - repaint of TVC ARC Captain sculpt
Battle Droid - repaint of TVC sculpt
Red ARC Captain seems like just a re-issue, but it's hard to say until he's in-hand how different his deco and soft goods will be from the original TVC release. Plus we haven't see pics without the helmet, so there could be something going on there too (like the helmet being glued in place and not removable or something).
All of them will probably fit into that "just different enough" category with new deco or soft-goods updates.
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ARC Troopers back in stock!
EDIT: Everything is back in stock, so I placed one big order and am cancelling my small orders.
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Thanks Jeff! Based on what you’re saying, and that they’re back in stock, I just went ahead and ordered one of each.
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Thanks for the heads up, Steve!
I grabbed the 2x Blue ARC Troopers I wanted and then 1x each on the Jedi. Not sure I really want/need the Jedi repaints but best to pre-order them now while I can and cancel later if I decide I don't really want them.
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Is it weird that the Blue ARC Trooper is $13.99 and the rest are all $13.47? Like, why bother?
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They're all still available for pre-order. I just ordered two of each!
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They're all still available for pre-order. I just ordered two of each!
Both ARC Troopers are sold out. :-[
I finally got around to ordering the other four though.
So many incomplete victories today! ;D
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They're all still available for pre-order. I just ordered two of each!
Both ARC Troopers are sold out. :-[
I finally got around to ordering the other four though.
So many incomplete victories today! ;D
Wow. Did I get the last two? :D
I'm sure they'll pop up again. Of course according to my order, these are scheduled to be released in March. Plenty of time for Walmart to screw this up!
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I’ve been traveling today. I managed to order the Battle Droid and the three Jedi. No luck with the ARC Troopers.
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I wound up with like 9 arc troopers by end of day ordered because I wasn’t sure who needed what. Also 3 captains. The captain seemed to be hardest to get but I just happened to have stepped out at work to get a drink and was in my car when a buddy texted me they were in stock again (was gonna count it as a loss and move on) and so got him too. Only one I skipped was battledroid.
Walmart sucks, but I did get what I wanted... it was more good timing than diligence though.
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The ARC Trooper Captain is up for order again
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/278339965?listRegistryId=dd113c22-cbc8-4242-bf53-eab185fb2d1b&listRegistryType=WL
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Got him - thanks for the heads up!
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Are these ever going to ship?!
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I've heard rumblings about a March shipping date. Well, it's March. I placed my order for most of the rest of this wave in July. And my ARC Commander order from this morning said that I could expect delivery this week. I'm not holding my breath.
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That was quick, already back down.
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From reports I saw Aayla Secura went back up and so did the Battle Droid.
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Did just the red one come back in stock or both? I still don't have the blue one ordered. At least I think I don't as I rifle through my novel of preorder notes...
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I checked my order status and I'm supposed to be getting these on the 3rd/4th (2 orders, 2 different dates). We'll see.
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I double checked my preorders and they still say 4 March. Probably won't arrive on that day unless I hear from them today, but it should be pretty soon.
The real question is what condition they will show up in.
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I double checked my preorders and they still say 4 March. Probably won't arrive on that day unless I hear from them today, but it should be pretty soon.
The real question is what condition they will show up in.
I just checked my account again since I saw the Stormtrooper and EWeb pop up again and now the Clone Wars figures status has changed to "Preparing". So, figures crossed.
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I wound up placing separate orders for the Jedi and Battle Droids. My order for the ARC Trooper Captain went in today. All of them state that the orders are being prepared, but I will take that with a grain of salt until I see some tracking numbers.
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Sign of the times I guess that I cannot recall if I preordered all of these already or not. ???
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Both ARC Troopers are sold out. :-[
I finally got around to ordering the other four though.
I guess all but the ARC Troopers?
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Sign of the times I guess that I cannot recall if I preordered all of these already or not. ???
Time to start a spreadsheet!
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Got shipping notice emails from Walmart this morning. FOUR separate tracking numbers for 5 figures. ::)
Aayla expected arrival Friday 3/4; Luminara, Bariss, Blue ARC x2 expected arrival Saturday 3/5.
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I found a couple of tracking numbers in my FedEx app, but no updates to my orders on the Walmart app, and no associated tracking numbers there.
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Same.
It will be nice to delete some entries from the pre-order database.
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Same Jeff. I ordered to of each figure (Arc Troopers, Barris Offee, Aylla Secura and Luminare Unduli) and received 5 tracking number.
This should be fun.
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I got a tracking number yesterday for OnTrac and FedEx while the remaining figs, also thru FedEx, have yet to ship out. All packages are coming from Southern California. The red ARC Trooper that I ordered only yesterday -- thanks to Jeff for the back-in-stock post -- is already in my region and out for delivery with OnTrac.
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Got shipping notice emails from Walmart this morning. FOUR separate tracking numbers for 5 figures. ::)
Aayla expected arrival Friday 3/4; Luminara, Bariss, Blue ARC x2 expected arrival Saturday 3/5.
Any chance you're looking to trade your blue for a red or something else? I was able to score two red but no blue...
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I finally have tracking information for my orders. And, OMFG, I can’t begin to understand Walmart’s thought process with order fulfillment.
3 figures of the ARC Captain in one shipment, but those were ordered this week. I ordered 2 each of the 3 Jedi in a single order back in July - that’s split into 3 shipments of 2 Luminaras, 2 Barriss and 2 Aayla. And I ordered 5 x Battle Droids in another July order - those are split into 2 shipments of 4 figures and another of just 1 figure.
WTAF? Where is the efficiency in the online order fulfillment process???? Oh - and they all shipped from the same fulfillment center in Pennsylvania
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Any chance you're looking to trade your blue for a red or something else? I was able to score two red but no blue...
Sorry, no. I skipped the Red ARC since he's basically just VC54 with less gear. :(
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My orders just say “preparing to ship”…Walmart sucks.
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In the last day all mine changed to say shipped but the Battle Droid.
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If anyone can spare an ARC Trooper please let me know. It was the one figure in the wave that I have not been able to order.
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If anyone can spare an ARC Trooper please let me know. It was the one figure in the wave that I have not been able to order.
Red or Blue? I ordered an extra Red, but missed the blue as well.
All the figures I ordered from this wave shipped in the last 24 hours. I have 6 different figures coming and Walmart is sending them in 5 different packages. So ridiculous and wasteful.
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I'm looking for the blue one. I got shut out on both the blue ARC Trooper and the ARC Trooper Captain (red) when they originally went up in July. I ordered an extra Captain in the hopes of trading for the blue ARC Trooper.
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I just got these in the mail: 1 in a decent-sized box, 1 in the barely fits in the box, 4 in bubble mailers. I don't foresee having very many minty cards. :'(
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WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!
Big box: ARC Trooper Captain (minty)
Small box: ARC Trooper (creased top)
Bubble mailer #1: Battle Droid (creased top)
Bubble mailer #2: Aayla Secura (minty)
Bubble mailer #3: Luminara Unduli (creased top, apparently they folded the card when they folded the mailer)
Bubble mailer #4: Barris Offee (minty)
I guess it ended up 50%. Not good
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5 of my 6 shipments just arrived. There are 2 boxes, 1 large bubble mailer envelope and 2 medium bubble mailer envelopes. I'm not feeling optimistic about this.
EDIT - Evaluating everything
Medium envelope 1: 2 x Barriss Offee - 1 mint card, 1 slightly crushed bubble (opener)
Medium envelope 2: 2 x Luminara Unduli - 1 mint-ish card, 1 slightly crushed bubble
Large envelope: 4 x Battle Droids - 1 creased card, 1 very warped card & 2 slightly warped cards that might be salvageable with a star case
Box 1: 3 x ARC Trooper Captains - 1 creased card (opener), 2 pretty mint cards
Box 2: 2 x Aayla Secura - 1 creased card that looks like it was nearly bent in half, 1 pretty mint card
I'm still waiting on one more Battle Droid, and I haven't been able to get the blue ARC Trooper. But I feel like I got enough cardbacks in decent condition for my TVC carded collection.
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Apparently I got a shipping notice overnight and this morning had four plastic bags on my front steps. I actually fared ok, Barriss and Aayla looked decent, and the Battle Droid had a bent card but the bubble was intact. Luminara was pretty well trashed, but not sure if I will ever have a chance to upgrade her at this point.
Still looking for either ARC Trooper if anyone has an extra to unload…thx!
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Aayla expected arrival Friday 3/4; Luminara, Bariss, Blue ARC x2 expected arrival Saturday 3/5.
All four of the packages showed up early today. Nice surprise!
1 in a decent-sized box, 1 in the barely fits in the box, 4 in bubble mailers.
There are 2 boxes, 1 large bubble mailer envelope and 2 medium bubble mailer envelopes.
I got 3 small boxes and one large padded mailer. Everything arrived with some level of non-minty-ness.
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Big box: ARC Trooper Captain (minty)
Small box: ARC Trooper (creased top)
Bubble mailer #1: Battle Droid (creased top)
Bubble mailer #2: Aayla Secura (minty)
Bubble mailer #3: Luminara Unduli (creased top, apparently they folded the card when they folded the mailer)
Bubble mailer #4: Barris Offee (minty)
I guess it ended up 50%. Not good
You did better than me.
Small Box: Aayla Secura (Big bend and crease on top right, 2 inch crease down the back)
Bubble Mailer #1: Red Battle Droid (2 inch crease along the bottom corner)
Bubble Mailer #2: Luminara Unduli (Small bends and dings on each of the four corners somehow)
Bubble Mailer #3: 2x ARC Trooper Captain (One with horizonta crease along the middle and creases on both sides of the peg hole; the second one is minty-ish)
So disappointing. And to rub it in, I got two BS Jedha Stormtroopers from Amazon with no packing in the box, but they're both minty case fresh. Or will be for about 10 minutes until I open them.
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I accidentally ordered an extra Aayla Secura that I didn't need, when I meant to order an extra Barris. Anyone want to trade?
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My luck seems to have run out with Walmart and their shipping. I ordered 10 figures which were shipped in six different shipments...two of which were envelopes. That being said, most of them did ok shipping wise and weren't too mangled.
One thing that happened was instead of two of each figure (red and blue Arc Troopers, Aayla Secura, Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee), I received three Luminara Unduli figures and only one Barriss Offee. I'm going to contact Walmart to see if they can fix that, but if not, I might try trading the extra Luminara or eventually give it away on my YouTube channel.
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That’s the real rub with these exclusives. They mess up and / or damage orders and don’t have any supplies to fix it. So they screw up, and you get your $14 back to go spend more on eBay.
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My luck seems to have run out with Walmart and their shipping. I ordered 10 figures which were shipped in six different shipments...two of which were envelopes. That being said, most of them did ok shipping wise and weren't too mangled.
One thing that happened was instead of two of each figure (red and blue Arc Troopers, Aayla Secura, Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee), I received three Luminara Unduli figures and only one Barriss Offee. I'm going to contact Walmart to see if they can fix that, but if not, I might try trading the extra Luminara or eventually give it away on my YouTube channel.
I think Darth Anton was looking for a Luminara, as none if his were delivered.
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Just got back from being out of town for 5 days... all six arrived. No duplicates or mistakes.
Six packages, 3 boxes and 3 envelopes. All of them were damaged, glad to be opening them.
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Woke up at 4:30 this morning to find that these were back in stock - Thanks Jayson!!! I was able to order the blue ARC Trooper.
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Me too!! (But 1am-ish on the west coast.)
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Why does Blue guy sell out instantly and Red guy still in stock?? I need BOTH.
Aggravating.
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Why does Blue guy sell out instantly and Red guy still in stock?? I need BOTH.
Aggravating.
Aaand Blue Guy is now back. Got both! ;D
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I ordered replacements of the Battle Droid and 3 Jedi from this wave and all four arrived in one package today! All mangled and bent cards, but all in one package! I swear, Walmart shipping must be run by Lucy from the Peanuts.
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I'm interested here.
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I don’t know if this is widespread or not but I found 4 red ARC’s and 3 blue ARC’s marked down to $9 each at a Walmart in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin. FYI… they’re still out there.
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It's been kind of an odyssey with this wave. I checked back through the thread and saw that these originally went up for preorder in July 2021. I think they finally shipped in March of this year. And they've been popping up periodically at stores.
I get the sense that Walmart might be having some issues managing their inventory, or perhaps with Star Wars as a whole. Especially with the way they handled the most recent Original 96 wave as well as the deluxe figures - both of which have gone to Fan Channel outlets. And it turns out that the former Walmart exclusive Death Star Droid has turned up at Toys R Us.