update and bump

Quote from: jokabofe on January 21, 2006, 09:11 AM

I bought about 12 of the Stomtrooper 3-packs and didn't find a single Blackhole Stormtrooper... maybe that's just a rumor too. And I bought 6 of the Clone 4-packs and don't have a Gree. I hope that's just a rumor too.

I was just adding my own experience to the evidence that it doesn't exist. No harm, no foul.

Snags

And I was just pointing out the fact that just because you didn't end up with a Fire Vader out of the two sets you purchased, doesn't rule out the reality of it. I didn't mean to be rude, but I can see that it kind of came out that way. I think that as more people get these sets, and more people (hopefully) don't find one, then we can rule it out. Of course, GG has shown a few Bust-ups that have not surfaced yet as far as I know (Boba Fett with the same pose as the mini bust, multiple different colored Episode 2 Clone Troopers... maybe another one or two that I'm missing). So it might not be real.

This might be a stupid question, but exactly how does this differ from the Mace Windu mini saber I've already purchased from MR? Matte finish?? Gimme a break. At least they could have done the smoked chrome, or the silver finish, or something... Matte?? It looks exactly like the other version.

Lame.

I think it's already been proven, time and again, that playsets just don't sell. Even the modular idea has already been proven to a certain extent. Just look at TRU and see how many of the Jedi Council sets they have sitting on the shelves. Hell, at my TRU they marked them down to $6.98 each, and they still can't sell. This is pretty much a modular playset, if you get right down to it. You buy all 6 of them and connect them to form the Jedi Council Chamber. And before you start saying, "Yeah, but it's not complete/accurate/perfect/good/etc." - that's about the best you're going to get from Hasbro.

Which is why they don't make playsets.

Now, on to the questions. I'll try and make a list, and put the most asked questions at the top. Unfortunately, last year there really wasn't a lot of time to ask questions to the rep I spoke with, and the questions I did ask were ansewered from the point of view of someone who just shows toys, if you know what I mean. It's too bad they don't have some kind of panel set up like they did at C3, that was actually pretty informative.

Last year, Hasbro held their exhibit outside of the regular TF spot, and on a different day. Hopefully, they won't do that this year because I have to work on the day before TF opens (which is the day that Hasbro held their showing last year) and if they do that again, I'm screwed.

My biggest question for the Hasbro rep I speak with is going to "What's your presskit look like this year  "

This has got to be the worst idea that I have ever seen for Star Wars items. It is ridiculous that these things sell out in minutes, and that it is so hard to get them even from the site. The exclusives are selling for $150+ on ebay, and there is no ******* way in hell that I am shelling out that much money for a ******* doll.

This just pisses me off to no end.

I was trying to figure out how many combos you could make, but it's way too many.

**** that.

Anybody have any clue where I might be able to find these larger bottle toppers? I've been looking all over for them, and I found a few on ebay that I missed out on, but only saw them once on ebay. Any help??

Also the Large Can Toppers are out too.