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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« Last post by Nicklab on Today at 07:46 AM »Oh! It looks like TVC Huyang has one of the training lightsabers, albeit just the hilt.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Last post by Nicklab on Today at 05:54 AM »It’s not an insignificant thing for a major retailer to pause a segment of the Hasbro Star Wars line. Especially when that chain has around 2000 store locations in the U.S. That lack of presence leads to perception issues. And it makes TVC that much more of a niche line. I don’t think it’s crazy to think that Hasbro should be looking to grow the line, not contract it.
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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« Last post by Rob on April 15, 2024, 09:41 PM »Absolutely no rush on my end. I'm not actively looking for one and am in no hurry at all.
And I hear you on the burden thing. I had a health scare in February where I found out I have a genetic heart condition… my case is apparently pretty minor and I have a great chance of it never affecting me in any serious way, but it carries a small chance of sudden cardiac arrest and it does kill about 1 o 1.5% of people who have it.
I previously figured I’d enjoy this stuff until sometime my 60’s then sell most of it, and just keep the vintage stuff. But, before I got to the specialist who said my case isn’t severe and he’s not that worried about me, all I could think about was dying suddenly and leaving my wife with 5000 action figures, 250 statues, and a ton of Lego to deal with…
I’m collecting, I’m enjoying it… but at some point it will have to go. Hopefully not for a long time yet.
And I hear you on the burden thing. I had a health scare in February where I found out I have a genetic heart condition… my case is apparently pretty minor and I have a great chance of it never affecting me in any serious way, but it carries a small chance of sudden cardiac arrest and it does kill about 1 o 1.5% of people who have it.
I previously figured I’d enjoy this stuff until sometime my 60’s then sell most of it, and just keep the vintage stuff. But, before I got to the specialist who said my case isn’t severe and he’s not that worried about me, all I could think about was dying suddenly and leaving my wife with 5000 action figures, 250 statues, and a ton of Lego to deal with…
I’m collecting, I’m enjoying it… but at some point it will have to go. Hopefully not for a long time yet.
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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« Last post by McMetal on April 15, 2024, 08:33 PM »Thank you, Jeff.
Rob, I will let you know about the DSII, it will probably be one of the last things I deal with since it is the largest out of the 70 sets I have to offload.
Ed - thanks for the tip on FB, I think I will test the waters and see how that goes maybe.
Gotta say, going through this has made me realize what a burden this kind of stuff can potentially become for the people who are left behind to deal with everything. Definitely makes me want to have a smaller footprint and also start meticulously cataloging everything “just in case”.
Rob, I will let you know about the DSII, it will probably be one of the last things I deal with since it is the largest out of the 70 sets I have to offload.
Ed - thanks for the tip on FB, I think I will test the waters and see how that goes maybe.
Gotta say, going through this has made me realize what a burden this kind of stuff can potentially become for the people who are left behind to deal with everything. Definitely makes me want to have a smaller footprint and also start meticulously cataloging everything “just in case”.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« Last post by Rob on April 15, 2024, 06:43 PM »Just got mine. I suppose it's an upgrade over the Disney one, it's a lot larger.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Last post by Rob on April 15, 2024, 05:11 PM »That’s fair. And I know it’s better if Target sells this stuff. But also 95% of my TVC buying is Amazon and Pulse… so it wouldn’t be a huge loss if it didn’t affect the overall line.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Last post by Jeff on April 15, 2024, 05:02 PM »Yakface has a post up from Steve saying TVC hasn’t been canceled or paused.
It's nice of Steve to make that comment... but he totally dodged the question about whether Target is planning to cancel or pause their support of TVC or not.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Last post by Rob on April 15, 2024, 04:38 PM »Yakface has a post up from Steve saying TVC hasn’t been canceled or paused.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« Last post by Jeff on April 15, 2024, 03:49 PM »Got a shipping notice for Huyang from Amazon... should be here later today. Guess that means I need to decide pretty quick here whether I'm keeping my Amazon pre-orders for Mando, Grogu, and Axe or cancelling them.
Grogu and Axe have nice upgrades, but I'm irritated over spending $34 for two new accessories (Grogu's pram and Axe's helmet head). Mando being a repack from the N-1 also makes me wonder why I pre-ordered him in the first place...
Grogu and Axe have nice upgrades, but I'm irritated over spending $34 for two new accessories (Grogu's pram and Axe's helmet head). Mando being a repack from the N-1 also makes me wonder why I pre-ordered him in the first place...
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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Last post by Matt_Fury on April 15, 2024, 02:45 PM »I remember the days when I would get up and hit the local stores looking for new toys. I can't even remember the last time I went on a dedicated toy run. Now, anything I want is on pre-order. The last item I had to really hunt for was Blue Leader's X-wing with Anton Merrick figure.
Honestly not sure how I feel about that.
Honestly not sure how I feel about that.