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Title: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Scott on February 12, 2011, 03:18 PM
Shown:

Luke Jedi
Slave Leia
B-Wing Pilot
TIE Pilot

And 8 more...slides say this is an on shelf deal...but I've heard SDCC set as well...waiting for clarification

Pic at Yakface (http://www.yakfaceforums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=24&pid=1630#top_display_media)
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scockery on February 12, 2011, 03:32 PM
What a money grab!
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scott on February 12, 2011, 03:34 PM
Yeah I'm not going to bite on this unless...they do something dumb and include something like Lumat or an Imperial Dignitary (and I could see them doing something that devious
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: darth broem 2 on February 12, 2011, 03:37 PM
 I think they are including a carded Salascious Crumb and Mouse Droid with the Death Star set at the Comic Con?  I don't know if I will have the funds at the time to get this stuff but it at least interests me.  I like the idea of putting Revenge of the Jedi cards out there myself.  I'm sure as hell not to be able to afford the real proof cards.  I like the idea myself.  Of course it's a money grab.  That's the name of the game!
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scott on February 12, 2011, 04:25 PM
Looks like the set will be:


Luke Skywalker (Jedi)
Princess Leia (Slave)
Artoo-Deeto (Sail Barge)
Darth Vader
B-Wing Pilot
Stormtrooper
Han Solo (Endor)
Admiral Ackbar
Wicket
TIE Fighter Pilot
Boba Fett
Endor Rebel Trooper

Whew...all repacks

(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m625/Halomite/181631_10150148586809050_711684049_8299170_2409579_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: CHEWIE on February 12, 2011, 04:51 PM
Yeah this is a very easy pass for me. 
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scockery on February 12, 2011, 05:00 PM
That's a mock-up. Obviously wrong figures on some cards there, can't make out the logos on them, either.

Wonder which B-Winger will they use? (WIll they do something crazy like use "Nien Nunb"...)

I'd be down for a Leia since I missed her. But it's gonna be a chase figure? Or is it just the revenge packaging chase?  Or  are the Revenge cards just for SDCC?
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 12, 2011, 05:05 PM
I believe the Revenge cards will be available at retail, but not in the big DS Boxed set.

That's the impression I've gotten.  They're not chases either I guess, just mixed in, but sort of making the repacks more appealing to some degree I would wager.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 12, 2011, 05:23 PM
So the only way to get Salacious Crumb and the Mouse Droid carded will be to get the Death Star Set.

That kinda sucks. The packaging is HUGE. Good luck getting them to put this item online so that people who can't travel to San Diego have a shot at it.

Did they give any indication on what it will cost? 12 Figures plus the bonus two little guys means the set has to be at least $120. (I would think)

To be honest, they've gone overboard this year with the SDCC exclusive.

I also don't understand the point, is it because in 1982 we were all told that EPVI was going to be called "Revenge of the Jedi"? I believe that's when the Star Wars fan club issued the red/black patches and the Bantha Tracks with the first look at Luke's outfit.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: evenflow on February 12, 2011, 05:30 PM
I so want this set! Basically for Salacious Crumb!!!!!
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Brian on February 12, 2011, 05:33 PM
It is kind of a neat display and idea, but if it is the SDCC exclusive, you're right, that thing can't be cheap to ship (or maybe put online at all).  May be a bit big for an exclusive, I can't imagine lugging too many of those around even if you could go to the show.

I've sort of been trying to keep up a carded collection of TVC (only the OT figures) and would like it just from the standpoint of having something like Slave Leia, TIE Pilot, or B-Wing Pilot on a vintage card.  I sort of wish they would use figures like those (as well as Luke/Han Stormtrooper and others we've mentioned before) when they need a repack to fill out a wave or keep the costs down.  I think many of those would sell pretty well like that, and it is something I'd like to see.  I won't be going to SDCC, and I can't imagine the price of this anyways, so I'll likely be passing, but it is a neat idea.  A smaller box-set style of something like 5 or 6 figures may have been more practical though if they wanted to go with something with multiple figures.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jeff on February 12, 2011, 05:56 PM
that thing can't be cheap to ship (or maybe put online at all).  

I would not hold my breath hoping for the mega-box set to get to HTS.  The mega-box will be strictly limited to the actual show and will even be limited in number (they were still working out the edition size).  Also, klike someone else said, the Salacious Crumb and Mouse Droid mini-carded figures will only be available in the mega-box death star set.

The "Revenge" card figures themselves will be pretty much the same as the usual UGH idea, like the foil cards last year.  The single cards will be mixed into the waves 2-3 at a time - hard to find, but not impossible to find.

So, if you want the cards, you can buy them singly in the Fall.  If you want the mega-deathstar-package-box-set, make sure you get to SDCC early.

I also don't understand the point

The point is foil is played out. :P  They heard the "foil is lame" complaints and decided this was a better alternative to continue the UGH/chase card idea, but to abandon the lame foil/sticker ideas.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Brian on February 12, 2011, 05:59 PM
Ah, I see.  Thanks for the clarification Jeff.  I'm sure the Salacious and Mouse Droid things would be kind of neat, but it is a pass for me as well - even if it somehow did get to HTS.  I kind of like the idea of them being the "UGH" of 2011, if they want to have some sort of chase component.  I'd rather have these than the foil cardbacks I think, and it looks like they picked some nice figures to repack for the most part.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jeff on February 12, 2011, 06:07 PM
Yeah, a lot of the figures are nice - either cool additions to the vintage (Slave Leia) os a nice way to tick off more Kenner cards (TIE Pilot, Evo B-Wing Pilot).

The mock-up in the showroom didn't ahve all the figures set yet though (just what they had on hand), so don't be surprised if it looks weird when you see the close-ups....
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 12, 2011, 06:28 PM
I would not hold my breath hoping for the mega-box set to get to HTS.  The mega-box will be strictly limited to the actual show and will even be limited in number (they were still working out the edition size).  Also, klike someone else said, the Salacious Crumb and Mouse Droid mini-carded figures will only be available in the mega-box death star set.

The point is foil is played out. :P  They heard the "foil is lame" complaints and decided this was a better alternative to continue the UGH/chase card idea, but to abandon the lame foil/sticker ideas.

Thanks for the clarifications Jeff - not that I doubt you - but did they specifically say it will NOT be available online like previous SDCC exclusives have been or are you just speculating?

It seems rather ridiculous for this thing to be something that you pick up at the show, lug around and then figure out how to get home with you. It's almost as though they are forcing the issue for you to buy the item, bring with you packing supplies, package up the item and then ship it home yourself. Nevermind the fact that the ONLY way you'll ever get a TVC carded Salacious Crumb or Mouse Droid is in this pack, so if it's not online, they are essentially giving completist packaging collectors a huge F**K YOU for sticking with the line for the past 16 years.

Also if the foil idea is played out, here's an idea - how about just not having a UGH this coming fall? I think that's more welcome. The problem with this idea now is that while all of the figures are repacks, they'll be the only way you can get certain figures in the TVC packaging style - so figures like the B-Wing Pilot, TIE Pilot and Slave Leia will all be much more sought after than say Admiral Ackbar, Endor Capture Luke, or Endor Rebel Commando.

Here's hoping that SOMEHOW they figure out how to make this available online. Otherwise, I can already see myself paying double on ePay.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: evenflow on February 12, 2011, 06:41 PM
Well HTS did have Galactus after the show so i am hoping a few make it on there. Or else ebay it is.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jeff on February 12, 2011, 06:50 PM
did they specifically say it will NOT be available online like previous SDCC exclusives have been or are you just speculating?

They pretty much said, currently the plan is that this thing will be limited in number and they are not expecting to have any to sell after the show.  Of course, things could change before SDCC.  Maybe they'll see the reaction on-line and adjust the plan a bit.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 12, 2011, 07:28 PM
I'm assuming like all repacks they're not really going to be limited once out at retail...  The others aren't tough buys.  It's the big single pack with the mini-guys that suck if you want them then...  The regular Revenge figures that are repacks may not (or may?) wind up being rare.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Diddly on February 12, 2011, 07:38 PM
Umm... this sucks. Sorry. Easy pass.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: McMetal on February 12, 2011, 07:41 PM
This thing is absurd...do they think everyone drives to SDCC? Good luck fitting the f-ing thing in the overhead compartment on your flight home!

Why not just release it in a 75 lb solid steel collectible garbage can?  ::)

That is just crazy. Worst...packaging...ever!
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 12, 2011, 07:42 PM
Maybe this is the Death Star playset?  :-X
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: EpicGon on February 12, 2011, 07:48 PM
It would be a chance to buy separately the tie fighter pilot from Endor pilots pack.

Perhaps a corrected Leia slave would be the one from sandstrorm scene. Tlc version has got some v shape torso.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Darby on February 12, 2011, 08:11 PM
I'll be pretty disappointed if this doesn't end up on HTS.  But to be honest, the only thing I really want is Slave Leia, who I'm sure will be the challenge to find at retail.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: shmashwitdaclub on February 12, 2011, 08:15 PM
easy pass for me.  there, I just freed up one for you guys.   ;D
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 12, 2011, 11:43 PM
Yup, I've looked it over and unless the individual figure prices are right, I doubt I buy any Revenge carded figures at all.  Extra TIE Pilots would rock, but I'd rather order from other sources than pay $8.99 a piece for them here.

I'll live without Salacious and Mousedroid.  Cool, cute, and if individually sold I'd buy them.  As it stands now, I'm out.  Not even considering trying the SDCC set.  No way I'd pay what they'll inevitably want.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 13, 2011, 01:08 AM
It looks like the Endor Rebel Commando that's coming on the "Revenge of the Jedi" cardback will be a head-swap from the recent release.

If they were going to use this as an opportunity to make little tweaks, why not also give us the second Darth Vader and Boba Fett Kenner card-back images? Why keep using the first release images, especially when for both of them, it was during the ROTJ line that the pictures were changed.

I really hope that releases of the B-Wing Pilot, TIE Pilot and Slave Leia with the "Revenge of the Jedi" logo aren't the only way we're ever going to get those figures released in the Vintage Collection.

Everytime I think about this pack, I just hate it more and more.

I hope they decide to also make a mini-version of the 4-LOM/Zuckass name-switch pack from last summer and put in it the vintage carded Salacious Crumb and Mouse Droid, this way, if you really just want those two characters on vintage-style cardbacks, you can make the smaller purchase. I know that takes away the exclusivity of the DS2 set in terms of content, but if they thing that oversized DS2 packaging is so great, why not let the packaging sell the set. The 12 other figures are already going to be released individually in cases shipped in the fall, so the only draw really should be that you get all 14 at once.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Dressel Rebel on February 13, 2011, 06:24 AM
Well, I don't have any problem with it being available.  I'm not personally going to go for it.  Collectors have shown that you can fill the death star carrying case with jelly beans, make it an overpriced exclusive, and you'll still have a mob of people willing to kill the person in front of them and behind them in line for the opportunity to pay $100 for it.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Darth_Anton on February 13, 2011, 08:27 AM
Hey, get out of the way!

I'm a sucker for stuff like this. Cool idea.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scockery on February 13, 2011, 01:10 PM
Figures, I recently got the dark-skinned Rebel Endor Soldier from Saga. Hopefully it's not the same head.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 13, 2011, 03:24 PM
The heads don't swap (I tried), so I wouldn't worry that they're just slipping that one into there.  Could be the bespin guard, it would fit.  I didn't look at the image everyone's talking about because this item isn't huge to me (I'm more interested in the individual figures so I can pick and choose).

I'm kind of surprised after the 3-packs fiasco at Target that they're considering this at all for anyone.  But hey, more power.  I'm kind of happy it's an exclusive.  I'm going to be disappointed if the Mousedroid is A) New, B) Small, and C) Only ever available in this thing.  Not that a scale one doesn't exist, it's just not been made in the regular line ever and it's the kind of thing I'd dig having.  I'm guessing it'll be the POTF2 thing.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 13, 2011, 05:04 PM
Well, according to a report over on Galactic Hunter, this thing is limited to 1500 sets.

So in otherwords, if you're not going to SDCC, good luck and even if you are going to SDCC and you want one, you better camp out for like forever in order ensure you get one.

Pretty sh*tty move if you ask me.

Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jeff on February 13, 2011, 05:44 PM
I'm going to be disappointed if the Mousedroid is A) New, B) Small, and C) Only ever available in this thing.  Not that a scale one doesn't exist, it's just not been made in the regular line ever and it's the kind of thing I'd dig having.  I'm guessing it'll be the POTF2 thing.

Maybe I forgot to mention it the other day, but yeah - Hasbro said both will be simple repacks, not new Mouse Droid or Crumb figures.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jabba the Slug on February 13, 2011, 07:05 PM
COOOOL!!

I never attend SDCC (just can't), so I'll definitely be looking out for these in retail. I've always been wondering what Slave Leia on a Vintage card would be like, so this is close enough.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: evenflow on February 13, 2011, 07:34 PM
Well, according to a report over on Galactic Hunter, this thing is limited to 1500 sets.

So in otherwords, if you're not going to SDCC, good luck and even if you are going to SDCC and you want one, you better camp out for like forever in order ensure you get one.

Pretty sh*tty move if you ask me.



That would be ridiculous. No chance i am getting one then.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 13, 2011, 09:34 PM
I'm going to be disappointed if the Mousedroid is A) New, B) Small, and C) Only ever available in this thing.  Not that a scale one doesn't exist, it's just not been made in the regular line ever and it's the kind of thing I'd dig having.  I'm guessing it'll be the POTF2 thing.

Maybe I forgot to mention it the other day, but yeah - Hasbro said both will be simple repacks, not new Mouse Droid or Crumb figures.

I likely missed it with all the confusion.

As far as the details on this...  It could be worse.  It could be something all new EVERYONE wanted instead of a pretty small minority I'm guessing.   :-\
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scott on February 14, 2011, 12:00 AM
(http://www.jedidefender.com/gallery/files/gallery/Conventions/Toy_Fair_2011/Hasbro_Star_Wars/TF2011_StarWars_0115.jpg)

Seriously how do they think they are going to sell these other than to locals?  My God, it is the most rediculous thing I have ever seen
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Scott on February 14, 2011, 12:16 AM
(http://www.jedidefender.com/gallery/files/gallery/Conventions/Toy_Fair_2011/Hasbro_Star_Wars/TF2011_StarWars_0024.jpg)

(http://www.jedidefender.com/gallery/files/gallery/Conventions/Toy_Fair_2011/Hasbro_Star_Wars/TF2011_StarWars_0025.jpg)
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on February 14, 2011, 02:45 AM
That's some carry-on to take home with you I suppose. :)  That or the San Diego Postal System better prepare now.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Darth_Anton on February 14, 2011, 09:24 AM
Alright, I will admit that the variant Rebel Commando is a pretty low blow.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: darth broem 2 on February 14, 2011, 09:26 AM
I'm not going to lie.  I like it myself.  Now that does not mean I'm going to SDCC and buy it and bring it home.  My wife would probably smack me upside the head a few hundred times if I did.  However, I like the Revenge cards myself.  That's much better than those crappy silver/foil cards IMO.  The mini cards tempt me as well.  It sounds like you can get all of the Revenge cards in the wild except the minis.  Obviously if you want all those chase cards this thing seems to be easier than trying to find them all at retail.  Here you can get them all in one shot.  Eh, it's got some temptation for me.  Plus it would be a crazy unique item to have.  

Yeah, it sucks if you want it and can't make it to the show itself. After reading the comments it seems like a lot people think the whole idea blows anyway.  That's probably another reason they are not going to bother and sell it online.  It's certainly not for everyone.  They know it.  So, they say what the hell we'll just offer up a few 1500 at the show.  I kind of think it will be online at some point myself.  I highly doubt they are going to sell 1500 of these at SDCC.  
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: ruiner on February 14, 2011, 09:53 AM
I like this set too.  Would I buy it?  Maybe if the price was right but shipping alone would kill me.

It's ridiculous to offer something like this at a show only when 98% of the attendees have to fly home. 

Cool packaging though.  Very unique.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Brian on February 14, 2011, 10:41 AM
Yeah, I can't see a whole lot of people picking this up if they have to travel far.  Sure, there are the people who want to "have it all" that will have to figure it out, but they (Hasbro) is really cutting out a large portion of the collecting audience by offering something so large that it 1) can't be sold online or 2) can't reasonably be shipped.

That being said, I'm ok with it from the standpoint that I can just pass on it and not stress about it.  Is this going to be the only SDCC exclusive for SW this year?  I know there is the Indy set (yay!) and of course stuff for Hasbro's other lines, but I was curious if the big DS mamma jamma is the only one they are offering this time around.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: JACKOFTRADZE on February 14, 2011, 10:44 AM
I really would like to buy this but I doubt any will hit HTS. If this is the only place to get Crumb and the Mouse Droid this will be a scalpers dream! Those two are the main reason why I would buy this, 1,500 sets seems pretty low for this. I will definitely try and get this I like the DS package a lot.

Good point on the size/flight issue because someone is going to have to have a large suitcase that they will have to check and pay a fee for. Going to SDCC is not practical at all. What you spend on the flight, room, food you are better off buying what you want after the show, even at a premium price. You will still save money.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Matt_Fury on February 14, 2011, 08:20 PM
The UPS store will have a booth at SDCC.   :D
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: JACKOFTRADZE on February 14, 2011, 10:26 PM
The UPS store will have a booth at SDCC.   :D

If you can get me on I will pay a $50 premium on top of the price plus shipping. If there are any bounty hunters interested LMK otherwise it's eBay unless I can pull some connection favors.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: speedermike on February 14, 2011, 11:02 PM
Guys...I don't get this whole thing about lugging it home.  Buy it, open the figures, and chuck the package.  You can bring the figures home in your pockets.  Jeesh...I just don't get some of you...

=)
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Nicklab on February 14, 2011, 11:15 PM
An actual mouse droid figure on a card by itself?  That's probably the single coolest thing about this set to me.
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: JediJman on February 17, 2011, 02:24 PM
I like the Revenge cards - not as big a fan of the big wheel display.  Nice to know there's nothing really "new" in there...
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: 501ST on March 3, 2011, 11:32 PM
Good to see the Revenge of the Jedi wording on something and the new stuff is to come. ;)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on July 6, 2011, 04:44 PM
And, a new giant picture of the 14-piece SDCC Mega Box Set (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/07-11/sdcc_box.JPG).

Note:  the Endor Rebel is still black...  sure looks like they were able to keep that variant in the mix despite the "its not final yet, it might change" talk at Toy Fair.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 6, 2011, 09:03 PM
Guess I'll be hunting down the Endor Rebel, and B-Winger (I want the card...  Keyan Farlander is, was, and always will be the EU character I remember from my return to Star Wars back in the early 90's).
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 6, 2011, 10:24 PM
Guess I'll be hunting down the Endor Rebel, and B-Winger (I want the card...  Keyan Farlander is, was, and always will be the EU character I remember from my return to Star Wars back in the early 90's).

Yeah, the minifigs were cool already, but two "exclusive" figures makes it a sale for me.  My only question is whether these variant figs will be available single carded later on.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 6, 2011, 11:33 PM
I think they've confirmed that the Revenge carded figures are coming out, nothing changing from the boxed set other than the tiny mini-figures not being made widely available, and the box of course.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Darth_Anton on July 7, 2011, 08:47 AM
Cool set. If I can manage one at SDCC I will.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: EpicGon on July 7, 2011, 03:22 PM
Hope detailers and online shops will sell the figures separately, cause I don´t like to repeat them.

Looking for Farlander B wing pilot, Tie fighter pilot, Black Rebel Commando.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Diddly on July 7, 2011, 04:03 PM
Guess I'm gonna be "that guy" who thinks this is a lame set, but I'm one less guy t fight over it with, so good luck to everyone trying to get one.

If we do get these Revenge figures in stores as is rumored, I'll snag a few TIE Pilots and the black Endor soldier.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Scockery on July 7, 2011, 05:51 PM
I don't care about it much myself. The mini carded mouse droid and Salacious Crumb are amusing, but that's all. I'll get the rebel if he appears in stores.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: shmashwitdaclub on July 7, 2011, 05:59 PM
I don't care about it much myself. The mini carded mouse droid and Salacious Crumb are amusing, but that's all. I'll get the rebel if he appears in stores.

I agree with all of the above.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: speedermike on July 14, 2011, 11:55 AM
Seems it's 129.99.  Actually that's not bad.  Slightly over 10.00 a figure, less if you add in Crumb and the mouse droid.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 14, 2011, 12:03 PM
Seems it's 129.99.  Actually that's not bad.  Slightly over 10.00 a figure, less if you add in Crumb and the mouse droid.

Not to get all mathy on you, but its closer to $11 per figure at $130/12.  Probably closer to $13 when you get tax and shipping in there.  But if you count the two mini figures, you’re down to $11 per figure/card and get them all at once shipped to your door in a handy little display case (assuming they go up on HTS).  I buy at least one of each carded fig, so that’s not a bad deal at all versus retail, especially for an exclusive.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: darth broem 2 on July 15, 2011, 01:10 AM
 I decided there is other stuff out there that I'll spend $130 on.  I like the set myself.  Maybe if I was close to a complete vintage card set I would go for it, but distribution killed any thought of that.  I'll just go for the Indy figures at SDCC instead.  Then pick off these Revenge cardbacks one by one.  Of course I'll likely never have the Crumb and Mouse droid but it's not a big loss anyway. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Adam_Pawlus on July 15, 2011, 04:37 PM
This may be the first year I actually have no interest in waiting in a line to get Hasbro stuff at SDCC.  $130 as a minimum buy seems high... granted, if they did just Crumb and the Mouse for $20/set I wouldn't want that either.  I'll just go buy my Outer Space Men instead.

...a boxed set of vintage ethnic/hair variant Endor Commando figures would've been sweet. Revenge, Return, POTF, trilogo cardbacks with whatever goatees they feel like and differing skin colors, I'd sign up for that.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 15, 2011, 05:31 PM
Seconded on that idea, but I'd take it a step further and demand at least some vests, or the hooded camo coat ala POTF2/Vintage figure.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 21, 2011, 01:17 PM
According to a report from Rebelscum - sales of this set are now lottery based, so regardless of how long you wait in line or whatnot, in order to purchase one, you have to win the lottery.

Here's hoping that they realize that they grossly under-estimated the production and they decide to produce a second run for sale over on HTS.

If I was actually at SDCC, I'd be pretty pissed.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 21, 2011, 01:21 PM
I mentioned this on the Indy case, but they capped the HTS line last night at around 6 p.m.  :-X
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 21, 2011, 01:51 PM
Hmmm.  A highly sought after convention exclusive, and limited availability?  Sounds like someone might be trying to stir up interest in the line again.

Gentle Giant did this in the past.  They had convention exclusives that were tough to come by.  Limited production runs, etc, etc.  And it was all done in the name of "creating buzz".
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 21, 2011, 02:04 PM
Seems it's true...  curious to see if it expands to other exclusives is all.  :'(

(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/011Hasbro_SDCCTicketDistributionHasbro01_Full.jpg)
Title: Re: Revenge of the Jedi Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 21, 2011, 02:32 PM
that thing can't be cheap to ship (or maybe put online at all). 

I would not hold my breath hoping for the mega-box set to get to HTS.  The mega-box will be strictly limited to the actual show and will even be limited in number (they were still working out the edition size).  Also, klike someone else said, the Salacious Crumb and Mouse Droid mini-carded figures will only be available in the mega-box death star set.

The "Revenge" card figures themselves will be pretty much the same as the usual UGH idea, like the foil cards last year.  The single cards will be mixed into the waves 2-3 at a time - hard to find, but not impossible to find.

So, if you want the cards, you can buy them singly in the Fall.  If you want the mega-deathstar-package-box-set, make sure you get to SDCC early.

Seems like someone used the force to call this one a mile out.  Guess there shouldn't be quite so much shock and surprise.

I just got word from the floor that this is pretty much limited to the SW exclusives right now, for the curious/paniced.

Also Hasbro's giving away Revenge Card proofs this year, for the curious.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on July 21, 2011, 03:07 PM
That dude working the Hasbro booth looks awfully nonchalant, he ought to be keeping one eye open for flying debris heading his way right about now.

"Pissed" is an understatement, I would be irate to get all the way out there and have them pull some weak crap like this.

Whether unintentional and the result of horrible planning, or intential and just plain manipulative and heartless, this stinks terribly. I really feel for the fans who are going to lose out on this.

They are really banking some love in advance of that Q&A period, should be entertaining.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 21, 2011, 03:34 PM
They are really banking some love in advance of that Q&A period, should be entertaining.

No offense to anyone who runs this site and I'm not implying that it still happens or that the sites are gonna get any of the exclusives, but...

The sites who participate in Q&A are never gonna ask pointed questions of Hasbro. They're never going to ask questions that accurately demonstrate the frustration level of the community. None of the site owners are gonna want to risk pissing off Hasbro and being cut off from Q&A and (if they still do it) getting free samples from Hasbro's PR agency.

Otherwise, there'd be a lot of people looking to video DeRetard taking a kick to crotch and putting it on YouTube right now.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on July 21, 2011, 03:57 PM
Well, there is really no point to asking about stuff like case assortments or distribution issues in the e-mail Q&As.  A few sites have tried it already this year and ended up with "We appreciate the continued interest in Vintage and new product will continue to ship throughout the year."   No surprise.

The "live" Q&As like the SDCC though, those are harder for them to squirm out since everyone is in the same spot.  I would not be surprised if the Hasbro panel "accidentally" goes the whole 60minutes and does not leave any time for questions this year...  :-X
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 21, 2011, 04:00 PM
Hasbro showed EXACTLY what would happen to sites that got belligerent in the Q&A process:  they got cut off, or they got snarky, non-answer responses.  Treat Hasbro like garbage and they will do the same to your website.  And I can think of one site that tried that kind of hard-nosed approach and got nothing for it.  Other sites adjusted and were able to make something of the Q&A relationship.  And like any relationship there is a lot of give & take. 


-The fan sites need news from Hasbro in order to drive traffic to their sites
-Hasbro uses the fan sites as a free PR outlet
-Hasbro uses the fan sites (forums, in particular) to conduct market research within the collector community and get a general sense of what collectors are interested in
-The fan sites that are part of the Q&A process get credentials for events like Toy Fair, etc

Biting the hand that feeds you may serve your own conscience well in the short term, but in the long term it can be far more damaging.  Long story short, some sites handle the process better than others.  Some avoid the blatantly obvious questions that will be asked by 6 other sites.  Some provide historical context in order to elicit a better response.  And some simply know to avoid certain topics because they're simply non-starters.

And say what you will about Derryl DePriest, but he took the line from the dregs of the 2004 Saga line and built up something VERY GOOD over the past 7 years.  The previous Star Wars brand manager barely had a clue about Star Wars.  Has there been a decline in the brand in recent years?  Absolutely.  People who have been with the modern Star Wars line knew very well that once REVENGE OF THE SITH had it's run that sales of the movie lines were going to decline.  Combine that with how the past couple of years have been rocky due to the economic downturn, and I think those are the overriding factors.  You want to look at distribution issues?  Look more at the way the retailers are ordering.  They're the ones with the highest level of uncertainty right now in the entire chain.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Morgbug on July 21, 2011, 04:10 PM
Colman was annoying in a wonderful way at the CIII panel.  You guys should bring him back.   :P
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 21, 2011, 04:16 PM
Colman was annoying in a wonderful way at the CIII panel.  You guys should bring him back.   :P

I was surprised to find that I could actually cringe AND laugh at the same time thanks to the aforementioned Mr. Colman at that session.  ;D
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 21, 2011, 04:28 PM
I think getting snarky with Hasbro in the Q&A isn't going to get you cut off...  I don't know of any site that asked pretty beligerent questions to Hasbro that got a pink slip from the Q&A, not off the top of my head anyway, but sites did get non-answers back or short replies that didn't ultimately address what they asked.

They're still getting free stuff to promote, they're still part of the Q&A...

Jeff put it best.  You can bitch at Hasbro about anything you want, but what you get in reply can either be taken for what it is, or you can assume you're getting a non-answer to what you asked, or whatever.  We ask what we think we'll get responses on, generally.  I could bitch to them about playsets, to-scale vehicles, more articulation, lower prices, better distribution, etc., and like Jeff said, you can pretty much write the answer to your own question you just asked and you've gotten nowhere and gained nothing.

It is what it is.  I too won't be shocked if there's no Q&A time at the end of this session either.  They don't really want to hear it and they're not going to say, "Yes, you're all right, we are screw-ups and should let collectors run the line", which is unfortunately what I think a lot of people are looking for at this point.  No fingers pointed anywhere here with that, but I think it's sometimes the truth.

I've been privy to some info recently that puts a lot of the line's items and decisions into perspective...  It answers a lot of the, "Why don't they just make _____" type of questions, from an insider's perspective, and it's not a simple black and white issue unfortunately, on most any subject that's being brought up these days (from specific toys getting the shaft to distribution).  The Q&A's aren't where the answers will come from, as to the things that really anger the collecting community, ultimately.  Most of the sites are pretty frustrated too, and even coordinated the Q&A's to get the most of out the sessions, and it still didn't produce much in terms of the results that collectors were wanting to see in the answers given back.

I think the line at large is in a state of flux too.  I think that's going to hurt the Q&A till it's back to stable.  Just some speculation there, but I think it's possibly true.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jayson on July 21, 2011, 06:08 PM
According to a report from Rebelscum - sales of this set are now lottery based, so regardless of how long you wait in line or whatnot, in order to purchase one, you have to win the lottery.

Star Wars Action News posted on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SWActionNews/posts/10150253825237153) that there is no lottery/raffle system for the DS Set:

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Despite what you may have read (and we believed at first too) straight from D DePriest THERE IS NO RAFFLE for Death Star sets. standard ticket system Hasbro always has
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 21, 2011, 06:31 PM
Well that's good news, thanks Jayson...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 21, 2011, 08:45 PM
Yeah I've been out, but the ticket system just made sure you got your DS set, but that's good for the people in line.  The raffle was a rumor spreading fast on the show floor and the "Hasbro Ticket" line was leading some to believe it.  Good thing for the people there.  Seems like there won't be many (any?) left after the show still though.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: evenflow on July 21, 2011, 10:16 PM
 am holding out hoping to get one from HTS before i hit ebay, actually doing this for all of the Hasbro exlcusives.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Rob on July 21, 2011, 10:33 PM
Same here. 

I haven't been paying attention... other than the Death Star boxed set thing, is there a Comic Con exclusive for Star Wars?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 21, 2011, 11:08 PM
Republic Commandoes at TRU/EE, but that's it I believe.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 24, 2011, 09:55 PM
Any word on whether there were some of these left after the show?    :-\
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jayson on July 24, 2011, 10:21 PM
Any word on whether there were some of these left after the show?    :-\

They sold out at SDCC, but they are going on sale sometime on Tues. at HasbroToyShop.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 24, 2011, 10:38 PM
Any word on whether there were some of these left after the show?    :-\

They sold out at SDCC, but they are going on sale sometime on Tues. at HasbroToyShop.

Thanks Jay.  Do you know if there is a limit to the number that you can purchase?  Wondering if a Minnesota group purchase is in order...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on July 25, 2011, 10:11 AM
They sold out at SDCC, but they are going on sale sometime on Tues. at HasbroToyShop.

Do you know if there is a limit to the number that you can purchase? 

I noticed this on GalacticHunter (http://www.galactichunter.com/gh/story/comic-con-revenge-death-star-set-sold-out-hts-will-sell-tuesday) last night:

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Hasbro did allocate a small portion, probably "less than 1000 pieces", for sale at HasbroToyShop.com this Tuesday morning.

So, if you want this better start clicking on HTS bright and early to make sure you don't miss them...  (in fact, you might want to maybe even start trying today just to be safe?)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 25, 2011, 11:23 AM
Believe me, I've been checking in regularly.  I just know its going to hit on the off hour or two that I can't get in to check.  I have a nice block of occupied time this afternoon, so anyone else who wants them should be checking in then.  ::)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on July 25, 2011, 05:08 PM
So how much will this waste of money be?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on July 25, 2011, 05:17 PM
Assuming they don't hike the price, it should be $130 plus tax plus shipping.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: EpicGon on July 25, 2011, 05:50 PM
130 $ is an average 10.83 $ per figure

But Hasbro lists single figures at 8.99 on its online shop,
so it woul cost 108 $ in total

The key of the thing is how desirable results the death star lids at 22 dollars
for collectors. Hardly the lids could become a playset, their primary function is to display.

I think the folding Death Star has come to anticipate a new rerelease of the C3PO or Vader collector cases, even this is the first Death Star case (nice), then a spherical one will challenge sculptors´job.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 25, 2011, 05:50 PM
So how much will this waste of money be?

Its actually not a bad deal IMO.  I would get all those figures single carded if I could.  My math skills are rusty, but if you figure about $140 for 14 figures (12 vintage and 2 mini exclusives), then you're only shelling out $10 a figure.  That's about what you'd pay for a case through an online retailer.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 25, 2011, 05:52 PM
130 $ is an average 10.83 $ per figure

But Hasbro lists single figures at 8.99 on its online shop,
so it woul cost 108 $ in total

The key of the thing is how desirable results the death star lids at 22 dollars
for collectors. Hardly the lids could become a playset, their primary function is to display.

I think the folding Death Star has come to anticipate a new rerelease of the C3PO or Vader collector cases, even this is the first Death Star case (nice), then a spherical one will challenge sculptors´job.

I don't really understand anything you wrote, but I did have a good time reading it.  Thanks.   ;)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: EpicGon on July 25, 2011, 08:37 PM
Thanks Jedi Iman

I tried to focus on the case concept
to deliberate if some guys would want
to buy this death star folding lids, when the figures are
re released.

I pass this offer, with all respect to people who buy it.

I think the case is curious, innovative, but perhaps not
a practical case like c3po vintage collector one.


As I wrote on another post... I will look for black endor commando, tie pilot and maybe Farlander.

Greetings.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: evenflow on July 25, 2011, 09:13 PM
I dont have much hope if getting this set of the Marvel exclusives from HTS tomorrow but i will be trying.  :-\
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 25, 2011, 09:42 PM
I think I may just pass on the Death Star pack.  The mouse droid and salacious crumb on the mini cards look cool.  But I made a point of ending the whole MIMP collecting scheme.  That is all this pack seems geared towards.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Darth_Anton on July 26, 2011, 09:07 AM
The line was ridiculous. I got in early Wednesday night and it still took an hour and a half. My buddy said it took 6 hours on Thursday. I had considered going back for a second DS set, but I didn't think that type of wait was worth it.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Mister Skeezler on July 26, 2011, 09:34 AM
It seems kind of ridiculous to spend all that money to go to San Diego, and then spend most of it waiting in line. I guess 1.5 hrs isn't so bad, but six hours? No thanks.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on July 26, 2011, 09:43 AM
So I take it that HTS hasn't posted this thing yet? I didn't see it there.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 09:52 AM
So I take it that HTS hasn't posted this thing yet? I didn't see it there.

No, not yet.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 10:04 AM
So I take it that HTS hasn't posted this thing yet? I didn't see it there.

Been checking since 4am.  No sign of any exclusives yet.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on July 26, 2011, 10:13 AM
Best place to refresh - front page or "New to HTS" page?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on July 26, 2011, 10:19 AM
I've been hanging out here...

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/exclusives
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 10:28 AM
Thanks Mike - I'm trying that and individual searches for items too.  I'm just enjoying additional posts to this thread because everytime I see a new one I think it must be someone saying the exclusives are up.   :)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on July 26, 2011, 10:35 AM
The site is starting to crash, getting a lot of 404 errors now on the refresh...

Uh-Oh!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: P-Siddy on July 26, 2011, 10:44 AM
Still nothing when I checked.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 11:02 AM
10:00 - still nothing
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: darth punkinhed on July 26, 2011, 11:33 AM
It's up!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Mikey D on July 26, 2011, 11:39 AM
I'm in the process of checking out with this set and the Starscream set and they'll both be available if anyone wants them.  First come, first serve.  I'll post again if I'm successful.

I don't see Zaranna (the only one I want) or the Indy wave, but I'll keep checking.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediMoses on July 26, 2011, 11:43 AM
live
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 11:44 AM
FFS.  In my cart but I Cant get it to check out
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: ruiner on July 26, 2011, 11:45 AM
I can't even get through this mess of a website.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 11:45 AM
I'm in the process of checking out with this set and the Starscream set and they'll both be available if anyone wants them.  First come, first serve.  I'll post again if I'm successful.

I don't see Zaranna (the only one I want) or the Indy wave, but I'll keep checking.

I'll take your DS set if you have a spare...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: ruiner on July 26, 2011, 11:52 AM
I'm sure everytime I hit refresh, I'm ordering a set!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: evenflow on July 26, 2011, 11:56 AM
Have it in my cart but can't get passed that. Where are the indy and marvel exclusives...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: P-Siddy on July 26, 2011, 11:57 AM
Indy's up.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 12:02 PM
I can't get the site to respond at all - I have a DS set in my cart, but I can't get any farther either.  >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: ruiner on July 26, 2011, 12:03 PM
It's bull**** really.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on July 26, 2011, 12:04 PM
Yup...I've got a bad feeling the stuff I want will be sold out by the time their stupid site lets me in.   ::)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: EdSolo on July 26, 2011, 12:07 PM
The Star Wars set and a few others went live about 11:30 AM EST.  I have been watching the site all morning.  About 10:30 AM, I got an error on a refresh and figured they were about to go up.  Sometime between then and 11:00 AM they added the "Exclusives" option to the navigation window, but it only had a book until 11:30.  It took me 20 minutes and six different browser windows to get from my shopping cart to the actual checkout page.  Whole site is running extremely slow.

Looks like everything is up now.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 12:07 PM
Well - I got my Death Star set, unfortunately, when I started the process, the Indy set wasn't up yet, so now I'm going back in to try and get my two of those...  >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 12:13 PM
Can't get anything to load now.  I'm on two different pcs and I've got nothing.   >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 12:13 PM
Can't get anything to load now.  I'm on two different pcs and I've got nothing.   >:(

Me neither - I have a shopping cart with 2 Indy sets in it and I can't get any further.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: P-Siddy on July 26, 2011, 12:15 PM
Save 10% on the Death Star (or any HTS order) with coupon code COMIC2011
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: ruiner on July 26, 2011, 12:23 PM
DS set is gone.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on July 26, 2011, 12:24 PM
Argh!    "This item is temporarily out of stock. Please remove it from your cart."

What a clusterf...  >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 12:28 PM
Out of stock now.  ******* unreal
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 26, 2011, 12:36 PM
I'm hoping they may make more Indy sets...  I think the Death Star set is a done deal.  Indy I think could get a 2nd run later because of the ordeal people are going through.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 26, 2011, 12:46 PM
The Death Star set is now showing as OUT OF STOCK
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on July 26, 2011, 12:50 PM
Its been out of stock for what seems like an eternity now...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 12:53 PM
I'm hoping they may make more Indy sets...  I think the Death Star set is a done deal.  Indy I think could get a 2nd run later because of the ordeal people are going through.

How is the Indy ordeal any worse than the Death Star ordeal?  I sat online for over an hour with a DS set in my cart on two different computers and wound up with nothing.  Cannot even begin to express my frustration with Hasbro right now.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: evenflow on July 26, 2011, 12:55 PM
Still cant get my order through.  ::)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 12:56 PM
I can order Indy sets apparently with no problem.  Anyone need one?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Mikey D on July 26, 2011, 12:56 PM
Lost both the Starscream and DS sets.  Now trying like hell to get Zaranna and the Indy set.

I'm about to give up because I'm ******* hungry and want to go to lunch.

I only really want Zaranna so if anyone manages to grab an extra please keep me in mind.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 12:58 PM
Pink or Silver?  Silver looks sold out now.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 26, 2011, 12:59 PM
Indy's aren't going through for me...  Death Star's supposed to be more limited, so it's probably done and nothing more.  Indy they didn't really specifically say that one would be as hard to get.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Mikey D on July 26, 2011, 01:01 PM
Pink or Silver?  Silver looks sold out now.

Pink, no interest in the Cold Slither version.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 01:02 PM
Indy's aren't going through for me...  Death Star's supposed to be more limited, so it's probably done and nothing more.  Indy they didn't really specifically say that one would be as hard to get.

I am sincerely hoping that to be the case...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 01:03 PM
Indy's aren't going through for me...  Death Star's supposed to be more limited, so it's probably done and nothing more.  Indy they didn't really specifically say that one would be as hard to get.

Seems like all the Exclusives are in the same boat.  I'm almost happy I didn't get a DS set - don't really feel like giving Hasbro a red cent right now after this experience.  Two PCs running with the item in my cart on both computers, and after an hour of refreshing I walk away with nothing.  Screw you Hasbro.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 01:03 PM
I have a Pink Zarana and an Indy set in my cart.  Up for grabs if I can actually get it to go through...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on July 26, 2011, 01:04 PM
Two PCs running with the item in my cart on both computers, and after an hour of refreshing I walk away with nothing.  Screw you Hasbro.

Ditto... still trying for Indy but wanting the set less and less with each passing minute.   >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 26, 2011, 01:06 PM
Just giving me an "Internet explorer cannot open this page blah blah blah" every time I try logging in.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: DoctorPadawan on July 26, 2011, 01:16 PM
After sitting on the Payment Information screen for at least 25 minutes, it finally kicked me to the "This page cannot be opened" message.  All I wanted was the Indy set, and I couldn't even get that.  At this point, I don't even care anymore.  Thanks a lot, Hasbro!  >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Diddly on July 26, 2011, 01:18 PM
Doc, the Indy set is still up... I finally got through just now and was able to order one.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on July 26, 2011, 01:18 PM
Dang, they went up literally 5 minutes after I went to lunch. All I really wanted was the DS set, and that's gone already.

I did get the Indy set into my cart, but after thinking about I'm not sure if I even want to pull the trigger.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 01:21 PM
Dang, they went up literally 5 minutes after I went to lunch. All I really wanted was the DS set, and that's gone already.

I did get the Indy set into my cart, but after thinking about I'm not sure if I even want to pull the trigger.

A lot of us have had it in the cart forever, so don't take that as a sign that you would get one anyway.  Sorry guys, I was hoping to nab this and a Zarana for the group, but I'm ready to give up Hasbro and go cool off for a while.  Good luck.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on July 26, 2011, 01:26 PM
I've been going on every 5 mins or so to try and at least get a measly Zarana, but I can't even get on their site anymore.

Thanks Hasbro!   >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on July 26, 2011, 01:27 PM

A lot of us have had it in the cart forever, so don't take that as a sign that you would get one anyway.  Sorry guys, Good luck.

Yep, I found this out the hard way. Once I hit Proceed to Checkout it was all downhill from there. "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage."

Meh, I'm over it now. Not worth the aggravation.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 01:29 PM
This experience has made me realize I don't need any Revenge carded stuff.  I'll stick to the ROTJ basics and Hasbro can go back to blaming me and other collectors for not spending enough money to support their business. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Mikey D on July 26, 2011, 01:37 PM
Apparently I was able to get a set of Indy figs and a Zaranna as I just got a confirmation email.  Wouldn't know it as all I was getting was error messages and ****.

The order was placed about 20 minutes ago according to the email, so with my luck all the refreshing I did since then will be an another order.  Fantastic.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 01:46 PM
Apparently I was able to get a set of Indy figs and a Zaranna as I just got a confirmation email.  Wouldn't know it as all I was getting was error messages and ****.

The order was placed about 20 minutes ago according to the email, so with my luck all the refreshing I did since then will be an another order.  Fantastic.

I wouldn't really complain about a double order given the number of people that can't get a single order through.  Easy enough to offer up to others if you have extra or simply refuse the second package.  ;)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jayson on July 26, 2011, 02:45 PM
I don't remember, was it determined if the black Rebel Commando would be out at retail in either the Return or Revenge packaging?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 26, 2011, 02:48 PM
I thought it was said that he'd be only in the set as well, not on a basic card.

I didn't really care as much about him since the black Rebel Commando was wearing a totally different uniform.  I'd like to have him, but wasn't going to stretch to get it.

I'm kind of hoping they make the Revenge released figure the black guy though for some diversity at least.  I'd buy it for sure, I just wasn't sure I cared I guess.  I do seem to recall Hasbro saying he wasn't going to be out of the boxed set though...  which adds a whole new layer of "WTF?" to that set and those cardbacks.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 02:53 PM
The Black Endor Trooper will be available, but only by HTS.com direct order.  There will be just 12 of them and they will be available sometime between now and midnight.  Good luck everyone!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 26, 2011, 02:57 PM
Now and midnight?  Pretty narrow gap don't you think?  Sometime between now and midnight this time next year, and you just need to keep hitting refresh till they surrface, that I believe. :)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 03:01 PM
The whole individually released "Return"/"Revenge" cardback thing has me confused and their lack of clarity was rather frustrating.

My understanding is that in the case assortments you'll be able to score Slave Leia on either a "Return" card or a "Revenge" card, with the "Revenge" version being more "rare". The same goes for Endor Han, the B-Wing pilot and the TIE pilot.

For the Rebel Commando, my understanding was that the "black" version was exclusive to the set, and in the case assortments, it was going to be the "white" version that was packed in there on either a "Return" or "Revenge" cardback.

But here's what makes NO SENSE (to me at least) - we already got the "white" Rebel Commando on "Return" cardbacks.

So why not have this release be exclusively the "black" Rebel Commando on "Return" cardbacks with a few appearing on "Revenge" cardbacks?

The more and more I think about this, the whole "Revenge" thing pisses me off more.

Limit the "Revenge" card backs to the SDCC set and in the case assortments just throw in the Endor Han, Slave Leia, B-Wing Pilot, TIE Pilot and "black" Rebel Commando all on "Return" cardbacks and be done with it.

The chase bullsh*t just smacks to me of desperation to get the Hot Wheels guys interested in snatching up the line to sell on ePay to create some "buzz" about the Vintage line again.

How about just focusing on fixing distribution and getting the product out to the shelves? Being able to find something other than a yellowing helmet white ROTS clonetrooper should create all of the "buzz" the line needs.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 26, 2011, 03:40 PM
I feel genuinely bad for some who missed out on the Death Star exclusives.  Reiterating some comments I made elsewhere:

I suspect a great deal of the collector animosity is because this years exclusives are being offered in more limited quantities than they had been in recent years. Over the past couple of years there had been an expectation that if a collector could not make it to a summer convention that there would be PLENTY more to go around at HTS afterward. Hasbro seems to have responded to what they may have regarded as an overstock of past summer convention exclusives by limiting their production numbers this year.  In the case of last year's SDCC & C5 exclusives, those were readily available for months following the summer convention season.

Here's where I'm going to get in trouble.  With some of you guys, and not anyone else:  This kind of thing in the long run is GOOD FOR THE LINE.  Lots of people get upset, yes.  Lots of people wind up disappointed, yes.  But this kind of "buzz" serves to stir up interest in Hasbro's Star Wars line. This limited number of exclusives may be an effort do just that.  So in effect this may be something of a marketing ploy on Hasbro's part to make the line hot again in the eyes of collectors.  Will the ammount of interest it stirs up outweigh the damage it can do?  That is very much a calculated risk.

Now, on the matter of the mechanics of the HTS site?  I have seen legitimate concerns and complaints about that site here, at JD.  And I applaud a number of you for your restraint, patience and level-headedness on the subject.  It's frustrating.  But elsewhere, I see histrionics and hysteria that are so over the top that you would think that Hasbro was asking these people for a pound of flesh and a pint of blood.  I understand that a lot of people have invested a lot of their time, effort and money into their collections.  But each one of us has a choice about just how much we are willing to give of ourselves and our hard earned dollars to Hasbro.  And in this case with the Death Star?  I passed and I am not disappointed.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 04:29 PM
I suspect a great deal of the collector animosity is because this years exclusives are being offered in more limited quantities than they had been in recent years. Over the past couple of years there had been an expectation that if a collector could not make it to a summer convention that there would be PLENTY more to go around at HTS afterward. Hasbro seems to have responded to what they may have regarded as an overstock of past summer convention exclusives by limiting their production numbers this year.  In the case of last year's SDCC & C5 exclusives, those were readily available for months following the summer convention season.

Here's where I'm going to get in trouble.  With some of you guys, and not anyone else:  This kind of thing in the long run is GOOD FOR THE LINE.  Lots of people get upset, yes.  Lots of people wind up disappointed, yes.  But this kind of "buzz" serves to stir up interest in Hasbro's Star Wars line. This limited number of exclusives may be an effort do just that.  So in effect this may be something of a marketing ploy on Hasbro's part to make the line hot again in the eyes of collectors.  Will the ammount of interest it stirs up outweigh the damage it can do?  That is very much a calculated risk.

I couldn't disagree more. 

#1 - if you have set an expectation with your consumers that they can get a product via some avenue, then outside of not being able to sell enough product, you should continue to support those avenues.  Most businesses would love to sell another unit of whatever they make - the more you sell, the more you can offset your fixed costs, but Hasbro seems to thrive on making product people want, then not making it readily available.  I don't see that as very smart or sustainable - selling then than you could have while continuously alienating a shrinking consumer base. 

#2 - what is the point of the exclusive?  To create hype?  They've got a lot of attention right now, unfortunately none of it is good.  Do they want to use this to bring people to the show?  Maybe, but isn't the show already pretty much sold out a year in advance?  Doesn't seem like you're getting incremental attendance from this.  And if so, why make it available via HTS at all?  I think more people would be accepting if they just said you know what?  This is only available at the show.  But instead you waste peoples time with 1-2 hours of refreshing an error screen and not getting what they wanted.  Not a great way to build loyalty or interest in your brand.

#3 - I don't see how this buzz creates any renewed interest in buying Star Wars or Hasbro in general.  Consumers have a short memory for things that work well, but a long memory for being wronged.  I'm in line with others on here who have said any goodwill they had for Hasbro has dried up.  The next time I'm on the fence about buying something from them, you can bet I'll be on the side of saving my money.  I am one of the few carded and loose collectors still around based on what I know from others in the MN collector group and others on the site.  And I've been buying up at least 2x of all the vintage figures, with plans to scoop up incremental Revenge figures as well.  Based on the antics today, I'm planning to avoid Revenge stuff like the plague.  I hope they can find 10 other suckers to make up for the product they could have sold to me if they hadn't made this such a complete cluster.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Morgbug on July 26, 2011, 04:41 PM
I'm inclined to disagree with the notion of "buzz" as well.  It didn't work out well in the long run for McFarlane's sportspicks.  Certainly initially it did, but then created animosity amongst the general collecting community, driving a lot of people out of not only going after chase figures but regular stuff as well.  McFarlane did manage to invigorate it a bit with the numbered, different level figures with some quite rare (limited to 50 or 100) but some of those guys are the old school fanatics/completeists that don't really care about cost. 

Now does Hasbro care?  Probably not.  I'm sure the loss of what I spent on Hasbro product in a year from when I was a completeist to now doesn't even register in the remotest of ways.  I used to spend thousands in a year on Hasbro product.  Now, maybe a couple of hundred (maybe ten SW figs, 10-15 MU figs and of course my Indy figs today).  But if you start driving enough of the community away, doesn't that impact?  It has to. 

And yes, I fully acknowledge there are a ton of guys that money doesn't have much meaning too and they'll spend what it takes.  Bless them for they populate Ebay, but that's not necessarily money going into Hasbro's pocket. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 26, 2011, 04:47 PM
Actually, I think Hasbro does notice when collectors stop spending as much.  Maybe not individual collectors, but you are not alone in cutting back.  All those purchases (or lack thereof) do add up.  The problem is that some jerk at Hasbro will blame the collecting community or inflation or some other ridiculous excuse for the decline in sales, when in fact they have people clamoring to buy more of just about everything they produce.   Just like anything, when you bite the hand that feeds you, you stop getting fed.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Scockery on July 26, 2011, 07:45 PM
This Death  Star blew up...in fandom's faces.

Hasbro, the more you tighten your exclusives grip, the more collectors will slip through your fingers.

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 26, 2011, 08:42 PM
I'm definitely in the camp of folks (with all due respect to Nick) who fail to see how having situations like this do anything to the line except frustrate the ever dwindling community of collectors you have.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: ruiner on July 26, 2011, 08:44 PM
You all have valid points.  I WANT to collect the vintage line but it's just too damn difficult.  Retail has nothing and I don't want to buy them by the case online because I don't want to be stuck with a bunch of leftovers.

I am content with the MOTU Classics line - each figure is shipped automatically to my door each month and is lighter on my wallet.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on July 26, 2011, 08:53 PM
Hey guys, I have one of these sets to give away here on the site.  Don't pay ebay prices until you get a chance to get one FREE.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on July 26, 2011, 09:18 PM
Since I am an opening I wouldn't have boughten the set anyway. That's $130 that I can put towards a new figure cabinet.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on July 26, 2011, 09:47 PM
Hey guys, I have one of these sets to give away here on the site.  Don't pay ebay prices until you get a chance to get one FREE.

I'm In!  ;D
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on July 26, 2011, 09:54 PM
Since I am an opening I wouldn't have boughten the set anyway. That's $130 that I can put towards a new figure cabinet.

For my personal collection, I ordered this same set from EE.com and got Walrus Man, Hoth Trooper and random useless prequel/eu fanwank female.

I figured somebody here would want those two missing figures in Jabba's Monkey guy and the Remote Control Car droid.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on July 26, 2011, 11:39 PM
Hey guys, I have one of these sets to give away here on the site.  Don't pay ebay prices until you get a chance to get one FREE.

How will that work? Definitely interested being that I was broiling on skatepark blacktop teaching kids when these came and went.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 26, 2011, 11:45 PM
Details will emerge in the coming days.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 27, 2011, 12:04 AM
Hey guys, I have one of these sets to give away here on the site.  Don't pay ebay prices until you get a chance to get one FREE.

Wow, so there is hope!  I looked at Ebay after these sold out and they're going for crazy prices.   :P
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 27, 2011, 12:47 AM
I'm definitely in the camp of folks (with all due respect to Nick) who fail to see how having situations like this do anything to the line except frustrate the ever dwindling community of collectors you have.

I understand YOUR stance, Pete.  Those of us who are in this are the ones who bear the brunt in this particular situation. 

What I'm getting at is this:  there has been a steady loss of the collector base from the Hasbro Star Wars line since 2006.  Some of us have stuck with it, obviously.  But there are others who have moved on for a variety of reasons.  And there are some in the general realm of sci-fi/comic/movie fandom that haven't gotten into Star Wars to the point of collecting Star Wars Hasbro product on a regular basis.  And truth be told, San Diego Comic Con is the single biggest gathering of that potential fanbase IN THE WORLD.  Not everyone at SDCC is a Star Wars fan or collector, but they are part of that population that might get drawn into the fold.  The news of a hot new Star Wars exclusive is meant to draw THEM in too!  And yes, Hasbro runs the risk of alienating some of the existing collector base.  But what if this kind of offering draws in at least an equal number of past collectors, or some of that other segment of the sci-fi/comic/movie fanbase that attends Comic Con?  That potential growth in the customer base that a hot exclusive can generate might be worth testing the loyalty of some of the existing fanbase.  And when you consider that there are some 200,000 people in attendance at SDCC, that potential audience that you might get some traction with is very tempting.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Diddly on July 27, 2011, 01:30 AM
Does anybody have that old "Hasbrooooooo!" picture some people used to post around here... it had smilin' Mark Hamill and I think a dude from Hogan's Heroes. I feel it would fit in well in this discussion.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on July 27, 2011, 08:52 AM
Nick - I think we can both agree that what Hasbro has done is a calculated risk.

I tend to look at it pessimistically while you choose the more optimistic view.

Optimistically, sure, there is definitely a chance that they may have piqued the interest of more folks than the number of collectors who have now soured on the line. Back in 2005, I would have told you that was impossible and that surely the number of folks who had soured would far out-pace the number of folks who were not Star Wars collectors and interested in buying a $130 exclusive. But in 2011, you may indeed be correct. For every collector they pissed off, there is someone who may have grabbed the set who might think about getting into the Vintage Collection, which is something that really isn't hard to do at this point, since we're only talking about 50 additional figures beyond what's in the set they just bought.

Like Jman pointed out, the SW collector who buys 2 of everything, one to keep MIB/MOC and one to open is a dying breed, and as I myself sit in my home office looking at SEVEN display cabinets crammed full of opened figures, vehicles, playsets, etc... from the 3.75" SW line, I have to wonder, when will enough be enough and when will I finally succumb to the extinction of my collecting species?

The pessimist in me says that sure there may have been a one-for-one trade off between someone new and a pissed off collector, but the "someone new" is not someone who is going to jump into collecting the line. They are the "Hot Wheels guy", eBay scalper or employee of Brians Toys who is going to turn around and sell the set for $260+ because gosh darnit - they DESERVE to make 100% profit overnight on this item. And since I believe (and from the number of eBay auctions can see) that to be the case, I have to wonder, what satisfaction/sense of accomplishment Darry DePriest gets from this situation. He got eBay scalpers excited about this one-time item and now it's going for double the price on eBay - big deal! It's not like Hasbro gets a cut of that. The only thing he accomplished is that for a week or two following the show, HTS didn't have to deal with having them in stock. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. If you doubled or even tripled the quantity that HTS had to sell yesterday, I can guarantee that it would still have been sold out before the end of the week. And let's say instead of 1000 sets, it was 3000 sets, 2000 more sets that sell means $260,000 more in sales. To me, to walk away from a sales opportunity like that is just insanity.

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 27, 2011, 09:38 AM
Yeah, I see where you are trying to go with this Nick, but the numbers just don't support it.  I heard SDCC ws more like 130,000, not 200,000.  They sold out the stock they had there, so hopefully they did bring in some new SW collectors.  More likely, they had enough for the SW collectors and a few Ebay sellers picked up whatever was left. 

If you look at the thread on just this site, it seems to me that at best 25% of the people were able to nab one of these, and many of the ones that did would have bought more than one.  So let's say overall, they sold 20% of what they could have.  That means they could have sold more like 5,000 sets yesterday.  An additional 4,000 sets is half a million and revenue AND good PR with their fans. 

I really can't see how possibly drawing in a few additional people at SDCC can equate to this.  And personally, I would rather satisfy a 15-year collector who is buying across my line than bring in someone new who might not ever buy another SW product.  If this was their plan, then it was ill conceived.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 27, 2011, 11:28 AM
Official response from Hasbro on yesterday's fiasco:

Thank you for your e-mail and for your interest in HasbroToyShop.com.  We do apologize for your troubles in ordering this year’s exclusive San Diego Comic Con items from HasbroToyShop.com.  Due to high volumes of activity on the website today, both the HasbroToyShop.com website and our internal system were moving very slowly and in some cases not loading at all.  Due to the website being consistently non-responsive for several hours, many people were unable to secure the exclusive item(s) that they were trying to order. 

Unfortunately, when an item is placed in a customer’s cart, the item is not reserved for that customer until the order has been completely placed and the customer receives the order number.  Therefore, if a customer added an item to their cart and by the time the customer was able to check out with their order the item was no longer available, this means the item was unfortunately sold out in the meantime.
  HERE'S AN IDEA FOR YOU - CHANGE THIS SO THAT ONCE IT IS IN YOUR CART, IT IS RESERVED FOR YOU TO CHECKOUT!!!

Unfortunately, there is no reserved stock of the exclusive Comic Con items and once they are sold out on HasbroToyShop.com, there will be no more available as these items were made in limited quantities and will not be restocked at any time.

We would like to apologize for the long hold time that customers experienced during the afternoon on July 26th as there was an inundation of phone calls of customers with questions and concerns in regards to the Comic Con exclusives.  Customer satisfaction is very important to us and we always strive to answer phone calls from every customer as soon as we are able.

Again, we apologize that many customers were unable to place orders for the exclusive items they wanted to purchase.  These items are made in limited quantities as they are exclusive to the Comic Con convention and a small amount are reserved to be sold from HasbroToyShop.com after the convention for customers who were unable to attend.

We are working with our corporate offices and technical support teams to be better prepared for the release of the Comic Con exclusive items on HasbroToyShop.com after next year’s convention.  We apologize again for any inconveniences the website issues and long hold times caused on July 26th.  If there is anything else we can assist you with, please let us know.

We greatly appreciate your business.  If you have additional questions, please visit our website, www.HasbroToyShop.com, or contact our Customer Service Center via e-mail at CustomerService@HasbroToyShop.com or phone at 1-800-408-0052. 

Thank You,

HasbroToyShop.com Customer Service


Confirmation that they will not be making more, though I guess it is possible to see the cards in a different format.  Great to hear that they will be working on this over the next year to handle it better in 2012.  Hopefully you still have some interested consumers left by then.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on July 27, 2011, 11:39 AM
Wow...They actually acknowledged they f'up ?  I honestly don't have high hopes the situation will be any better next year.  Perhaps they should just keep these truly con exclusives only...I know that sounds bad, but it's utterly painful to have items in your cart for a couple hours only to see them slip through your fingers.

Ya where is that HASBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! pic?  Haven't seen that in awhile.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 27, 2011, 11:53 AM
Wow...They actually acknowledged they f'up ?  I honestly don't have high hopes the situation will be any better next year.  Perhaps they should just keep these truly con exclusives only...I know that sounds bad, but it's utterly painful to have items in your cart for a couple hours only to see them slip through your fingers.

Ya where is that HASBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! pic?  Haven't seen that in awhile.

Or, they could simply fix it so that once it is in your cart, you can click through and buy it.  I would have been more understanding if I just didn't get to the site in time to get it in my cart, but I got the set in my cart on two different PCs, was already logged in and just couldn't get past the checkout screen.  Or here's an idea, stop making exclusives that require people to fly out to California to purchase.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 27, 2011, 01:26 PM
Is that from Hasbro, or Hasbro Toy Shop?

If it's Hasbro Toy Shop, I'd say they're not really aware one way or the other whether new product will get made and sent as they're pretty separate of like the main Star Wars team or whatnot.  They're the ones who will make the call if more are going to happen, so don't lose hope yet.

I don't honestly think THIS set will get anything more though.  I'm thinking more along the lines of the other items.  This one I think is a done deal unless they really cave under the pressure of the overall fiasco.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jayson on July 27, 2011, 01:32 PM
If HasbroToyShop isn't going to get anymore of these why is the page still up on their site (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/exclusives-star-wars-the-vintage-collection-revenge-of-the-jedi-death-star-figure-pack?CD=96&BR=495&ST=SO&PG=1)?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on July 27, 2011, 01:44 PM
If HasbroToyShop isn't going to get anymore of these why is the page still up on their site (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/exclusives-star-wars-the-vintage-collection-revenge-of-the-jedi-death-star-figure-pack?CD=96&BR=495&ST=SO&PG=1)?

Sargeant Slaughter sold out in minutes last year, but his page was still up several weeks after the fact.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 27, 2011, 02:04 PM
Like I said, I think a CSR at Hasbro Toy Shop has little to no clue on whether they're getting anything more in or not.  They just are there to put out there fire, and as far as he/she is aware there's an out-of-stock notice and none on order.

Doesn't mean Hasbro WON'T make more and send them, just means it's not showing anything to the CSR so they tell you "no more, sorry!", and move on then to the next letter.

The only real answer would come from asking Hasbro directly either through the Q&A or some other channel.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on July 27, 2011, 02:18 PM
Pete & Jman - Having been to SDCC a couple of times, I can offer this:  people can become generally interested in exclusive more easily than you think.  I've stood on those lines for Hasbro, Gentle Giant and others.  People will literally come up to you while you're on line and ask what you're on line for.  It can happen several times while you're making your way through that line.  And once I let them know what I'm on line for they may wind up on that line, too.  I've seen that happen.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Scott on July 27, 2011, 02:23 PM
There will undoubtabally be returns/cancellations/credit card declines at some point and they still need a way to sell them no?

To me...exclusives are exclusives and while it is nice they offer up some of all of the exclusives online at no point in time are they obligated to do so and so I'm glad I got an Indy set of figures at cost.  I probably would have been OK with paying more for them on eBay but I would have been ticked if 6 months from now they made more or rereleased them.  It is called collecting, not buying, it is supposed to be work, there are going to be rare things...my two cents
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 27, 2011, 02:37 PM
It's hard to argue with that...

I look at the SDCC Death Star set as something that had a lot of forewarning (since February) that it wasn't even likely to be around after the show...  So I can't see a ton of anger over it.  It's kind of like the 2005 Anakin/Vader figure from Toy Fair that had fancy packaging.

Some people were mad about that not being widely available, but at the end of the day it was just packaging, which I kind of look at this SDCC2011 set as just that...  those kind of exclusives are ok, to me.  It sort of minimizes the damage, at least in theory, since it pretty much just ammounts to packaging being exclusive.

I can't say the same on the IJ figures...  Something new, something nobody has and nobody had access to...  that kind of stuff irks me more, but that's just me.  To me, that kind of stuff should be made widely available, or at least more widely available than it was anyway, after the show.  I get the inflated price on it too, and can deal with that, but limiting something new always hurts.  Be it Sgt. Slaughter, Zarana, or IJ figures, or a random SW figure they decide to make exclusive.

Imagine the outrage had the McQuarrie figure set from 2007 been like this.   :o

I also take into consideration the source though...

In this case, Hasbro, who mass produce toys.  I find the extreme limiting of exclusives then, all the more annoying.

I'm more accepting of it from Sideshow though, or Gentle Giant...  I can see their stuff being a lot more difficult to get because they're catering to a wholely separate crowd with what they make.  It's more costly in general, shorter runs, etc.

If it's new, I think Hasbro has a little more obligation to get a more satisfying ammount out to public...  If it's a packaging variation (ultimately), it's not as big a deal and impacts a smaller segment I'd assume, so it just makes a little more sense to me to go that route.  But that's just me...  It probably varies by each person I'm sure.  I hate looking at collecting as a "chore" though.

Stuff like that seemed to kill the Playmates hold on Star Trek, and I just would hate to see that creep into a mass toy line like Star Wars now too.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 27, 2011, 03:34 PM
It is called collecting, not buying, it is supposed to be work, there are going to be rare things...my two cents

I disagree.  My interpretation of collecting is gathering up things that you enjoy.  If someone views it as work, then maybe this is not the right hobby for you.  I have frustrations over availability of the items I want, but having something "rare" really make me feel better about my collection.  Inevitably, other collections will be different from yours due to the timing of when people started, what they decided to collect, how much they can afford, etc.  I have yet to hear a really valid excuse for exclusives - they sure seem to work against manufacturers and retailers as much or more than they could ever work for them.  To be honest, having something rare doesn't make me feel better...it makes me feel worse that something cool isn't/wasn't more readily available to all the people that wanted it.

Some people were mad about that not being widely available, but at the end of the day it was just packaging, which I kind of look at this SDCC2011 set as just that...  those kind of exclusives are ok, to me.  It sort of minimizes the damage, at least in theory, since it pretty much just ammounts to packaging being exclusive....  To me, that kind of stuff should be made widely available, or at least more widely available than it was anyway, after the show.  I get the inflated price on it too, and can deal with that, but limiting something new always hurts.  Be it Sgt. Slaughter, Zarana, or IJ figures, or a random SW figure they decide to make exclusive.

I can see the point you're trying to make here, but the Death Star set was not just packaging.  I fully intended to take the cards out and toss the mega packaging.  You have at least two mini-figures on cards unavailable elsewhere, along with a Rebel commando that might not be part of a general release.  I hope those items are offered up in some form later on, but we don't know that for certain. 

As for the early warning about limitations of the set, I don't think that's really what people were frustrated about.  Its not what upset me anyway.  If they want to make an exclusive and limit it to the show to get people to go to the show, then fine.  But they offered it up to people outside the show, giving non-SDCC people some hope of getting one.  Then they let you put it in your cart on the website, so it at that point I Think a lot of people felt like it was a done deal. 

In my case, I was checking the site all morning, had two PCs ready and waiting, and was already logged into the site with my CC info set.  When it went online, I managed to get a set in my cart (on each PC) right when they came up at 10:30.  At that point, I've done everything humanly possible to get one of these outside of Ebay or the show.  But instead I spent two hours refreshing and got nothing.  That's what I'm pissed about.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on July 27, 2011, 03:56 PM
Yeah the whole HTS debacle is separate to me.  They screwed the pooch by not having their site ready.  Part of me really wonders if Star Wars Shop hadn't **** the bed right before the show, woudl things have been different?  Would they have ordered an allotment of Indy stuff that ultimately never happened then?  Or the Death Star set perhaps would've gotten a bigger run and been at two outlets?

On the issue of the Crumb and Mousedroid, I'd disagree that they're not available anywhere else.  I have both of them, just not on those cards.  Again, a packaging thing...  But I get the frustration of carded collectors too, so I'm not dismissing it at all.  I just look at it as the packaging being the draw there, and to me that's just a necessary evil of packaging collecting over the actual toy.

The Endor Rebel, well he's a stickier situation, but ultimately (and I love my Endor Rebels, so I'm speaking with some experience here), I'll be ok without him.  Mostly because the black guy was wearing a vest ala the Saga Endor Rebel, not the trench coat, so I'm not as into it I guess.  I'd like it sure, but if i don't get it I'm not as upset had it been say Nik Sant with the vest packaged in there or something ya know? 

I agree wholeheartedly on collecting being work though, and that not being much fun.  It's something I've hated about collecting since Day 1, and GENERALLY Hasbro has been good about making sure it isn't work.  I think when the hobby becomes work, it's a nail in the coffin on the line's future.  I've never really looked at it as work other than the traveling to find toys.  Something that's become increasingly difficult because of gas prices, and a year of distribution woes (be it Hasbro picking bad figures to carry forward, or be it retail simply refusing to order anything and clearance what needs clearanced).

I look at the Death Star set as absolutely nothing I don't have already, except maybe the black Endor Trooper, but a packaging that's really nice.  And so for that, I'm generally ok with those things being a little tougher to track down, or maybe as a little more of a "Thanks for coming to SDCC".

As far as exclusives go, I dunno...

Store ones make sense in the idea that it drives foot traffic to make an extra sale on groceries or whatever, which is important.  Or for TRU who are hoping you'll just buy it all there instead of trudging over to the competition (even though they have something exclusive you want too, which doesn't make a lot of sense, haha).  Exclusives at shows seem like fan wanks half the time though, nothing more, and so highly limiting them maybe hurts all the more.

I'm a big detractor on exclusive pack-ins though too...  I want an animated Bossk, pretty bad really, but I'm not willing to buy 2 ships I don't want, and a bunch of other figures I don't want, for over $100, just to get him.  Stuff like that sucks to me just about as much as this whole SDCC fiasco has been sucking for others.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on July 28, 2011, 07:32 AM
Just wanted an opportunity to purchase this, no more no less. Hasbro didn't even allow for that.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jayson on July 28, 2011, 08:35 AM
Just wanted an opportunity to purchase this, no more no less. Hasbro didn't even allow for that.

The opportunity was there, the quantity available was the issue.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on July 28, 2011, 08:57 AM
Just wanted an opportunity to purchase this, no more no less. Hasbro didn't even allow for that.

The opportunity was there, the quantity available was the issue.

I blame the ordering system over the quantity.  I was right there at 10:30 when lots of quantity was available.   >:(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 2, 2011, 04:40 PM
Well - Big Bad Toy Store has this up for pre-order for the low-low price of $280.

According to the thread on this set over on RebelScum, BBTS has 46 of them to sell.

Interesting...
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on August 2, 2011, 04:50 PM
I only see 4 left for preorder.  Good luck kids!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 2, 2011, 06:08 PM
Considering that they cancelled any duplicate orders for the same shipping address (regardless of different name/e-mail/account/credit card) - I find it EXTREMELY odd that BBTS was able to acquire this many. I don't care if it was via the SDCC booth or via the HTS website.

So two collectors who are roommates would have been denied. But Big Bad Toy Store is able to acquire enough sets to have almost 50 for sale at double the price?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 2, 2011, 06:25 PM
I only see 4 left for preorder.  Good luck kids!
I am not sure I would buy one for $130 at this point.  No thanks.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Morgbug on August 2, 2011, 06:26 PM
... I would have been ticked if 6 months from now they made more or rereleased them. 

I don't disagree with anything you said in the rest of the post but I won't even be remotely surprised to see these things pop up and become as common as dirt within six months.  I don't think Hasbro will necessarily be selling them, but look at all the ToD wave stuff floating on Ebay and selling cheap right now - with accessories.   
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on August 2, 2011, 07:01 PM
Thing is, the TOD wave showed up before it came out overseas...  These, you never know.  I think anything is possible, at this point.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 2, 2011, 08:13 PM
My entire HTS order was cancelled.  So the rumors of our JD.com giveaway have been greatly exaggerated.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 2, 2011, 09:27 PM
My entire HTS order was cancelled.  So the rumors of our JD.com giveaway have been greatly exaggerated.

Wow, that stinks.  Did you have personal stuff in that order as well?  Hope not.  Did they say why they cancelled?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 2, 2011, 10:00 PM
Yeah I had my stuff in there as well.

No big, just pissed i didn't score the extras for the giveaway.

There is some hope.  My credit card got tagged, although my email says cancelled.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on August 2, 2011, 11:07 PM
Hasbro rapes again!

This is definitely a bummer but it's the thought that counts.  :'(
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: evenflow on August 3, 2011, 12:28 AM
Ir seem alike they canceled anything i had ordered 2 of and just shipped 1. I didn't get thecstar wars sad sadly though.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 3, 2011, 01:10 AM
Ok - I can shed some more light on this, and it is something I am extremely pissed about AND I am actively fighting with Hasbro Toy Shop...

In the morning, before the items went up on the site, I called HTS customer service and inquired about the Death Star Set.

I had hoped to score two of them - one to keep "as is" and a second one to open up and remove the figures from the outer packaging so I could integrate the individually carded figures into my individually carded collection, thus alleviating any need to track down the Revenge variants from this set when the Wave 8 cases hit.

So I asked if there was going to be a limit. I was told yes BUT that it was 1-per person.

Now to me, there is a HUGE difference between 1-per-person and 1-per-household. There just is. This is why I made the comment in my earlier post, that if two collectors were roomates and both wanted to order this set, they were SCREWED.

So, because I was told 1-per-person, I set up a second account with HTS for my wife, using her e-mail address and her credit card.

I was able FIGHT the damn slow site and order my set and at the same time, my wife logged into her account and ordered a set using her credit card.

I thought all was good.

I was wrong.

Two days later, my wife received an e-mail  telling her that her order was cancelled. First I had her call up, and speak with customer service, they explained to her that her mailing address was also the mailing address of another order, they cancelled hers.

I then proceeded to call, and was treated rather rudely by HTS customer support. Which didn't sit well with me, so I asked to speak to that woman's supervisor.

I told the supervisor what happened - I calmly explained to the supervisor, that if I had just been told it was 1-per-household (which again, is NOT what it STILL SAYS to this day on their website), then I would have just called my sister, got her credit card number, Paypal'd her the cash, had the set mailed to her and picked it up the next time I visit.

She listened politely, but basically explained there was nothing she could do. Turns out the delay on the shipping these has been that they cross referenced the shipping and billing addresses of all of the orders and for any address that had more than one order, the extra orders were cancelled, regardless of whether or not it was a different name/credit card/e-mail address/etc... In the end though, she did tell me that she wrote to the Hasbro Corporate office about my situation and would see what she could do about getting my wife's order reinstated.

So needless to say, when I caught wind of the fact that Big Bad Toy Store had 46 to sell, well - that really pissed me off. I just KNEW that this was going to happen - whether it was BBTS or Brian's Toys or someone else - I just knew that an online retailer was going to have been able to get a hold of a large quantity of them.

What to do?

Call Hasbro Toy Shop Customer Service, and rat out BBTS of course!  >:D

I spoke to the same supervisor, and got her direct e-mail so I could send her links to the RebelScum boards, to the item listing on BBTS, etc... - anything and everything to show that cancelling my lousy second order was ridiculous compared to this situation.

Needless to say, I got an interesting response back from her...

Quote
Peter, thank you for your email. I will forward to Hasbro corporate for review.  Hasbro does their best to try and stop Big Bad Toy Store from purchasing  the exclusive  items.

Well, if this wasn't an EPIC FAIL on Hasbro trying "their best", I don't know what else it was...

Personally, I would love it if for any of those 40+ that BBTS was taking pre-orders for HASN'T shipped yet, someone at Hasbro gives a damn, figures out the connection and then cancels the orders, leaving BBTS with no other choice but to cancel some of the pre-orders.

I'm sorry - but if the average collector wasn't going to be allowed a fair shot (and since I followed their instructions and fought to get an order through on their p.o.s. website only to have it cancelled, I don't feel that I was) at getting this item in the quantities that he/she wants/needs for their own collection, then BBTS should not have been able to get mass quantities that they could sell from their website for a 100% mark-up.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Dressel Rebel on August 3, 2011, 05:57 AM
Pete_Fett, you are totally in the right.  How the HELL did BBTS get 46 of these?  Did they really have them sent to 46 different addresses or maybe they got some directly at SDCC.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on August 3, 2011, 07:14 AM
I was galled when I saw this yesterday, absolutely galled. Hasbro should question any set going to BBTS zip code if not the county and more. If I can't get one, BBTS should only be allowed one. It can then sell it for whatever it likes. Forty-six is disgusting.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Darth_Anton on August 3, 2011, 09:01 AM
When I was in line to buy this, they were kicking all the exhibitors out of line and they literally had to go to each person in line to check  their badges. Every single exhibitor, without exception, refused to cooperate and had to be taken out of line by security. That was a lot of exhibitors. Then, I had every other person and their mother ask me to buy stuff for them. How BBTS pulled off getting 46 is very disappointing to say the least.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on August 3, 2011, 09:22 AM
Yep, this whole thing sounds infuriating, most of all the BBTS aspect. They should be ashamed of themselves. Profiteers of human misery...just no way to spin that any other way.

This is why I can never take SW sites seriously that rail about "scalping" and have ridiculous "Collector Pledges" or whatever when the very sponsors that they pimp so hard are the WORST offenders. (Not talking about JD here)

It's just pouring salt on the wounds at this point, I hope Hasbro actually does something about it but I have no illusions that they actually will.

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on August 3, 2011, 11:08 AM
Something that I've seen numerous times at conventions is dealers getting in line for exclusives along with attendees.  Brians Toys expressly comes to mind here.  Some conventions and companies have explicit conditions about whether or not they allow people with exhibitor badges to purchase exclusives.  In the case of SDCC and Hasbro, they may not have any such conditions.

In the case of BBTS, I get the feeling that they had people buying a number of exclusives for their store at the show.  Is it fair?  Far from it.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greedo The Green Menace on August 3, 2011, 12:34 PM
Looking at BBTS's listing it says that it included Crumb and the Mouse droid, they were show only exclusives weren't they? As crumby as it is to scalp in this way, i really can't hold it against them. At the end of the day, the only reason scalpers even exist is because of those idiots out there who are willing to pay them these ridiculous amounts in the first place. I also find that forums in general don't help either. Forums are great, don't get me wrong, but all those threads about "X item is so cool but man is it gonna be hard to get" are just giving any scalper lurkers an idea of what to snatch up. Our kind is our own worst enemy unfortunately.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 3, 2011, 01:19 PM
I think it stinks that they have so many of these, especially given my own frustrations trying to nab one.  That said, it really depends on how they got them.  If they sent several people to the show or to order, or if they bought them off others at the show, then good for them.  There are a bunch of these for sale on ebay and rebelscum for stupid prices...there's no difference between these guys and bbts in my mind.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greg on August 3, 2011, 02:06 PM
I think it stinks that they have so many of these, especially given my own frustrations trying to nab one.  That said, it really depends on how they got them.  If they sent several people to the show or to order, or if they bought them off others at the show, then good for them.  There are a bunch of these for sale on ebay and rebelscum for stupid prices...there's no difference between these guys and bbts in my mind.

It blows that people are reselling these for insane prices. An individual putting a single item up on eBay is one thing, but a business buying nearly fifty of an item to resell at over twice the price is disgusting. If you can't make it by reselling the toys you get at wholesale from the manufacturer or a dealer, then close your doors. Don't scalp exclusives, especially those that are only available at conventions.

Pete, I want to feel bad that you couldn't get your second order, but at least you were able to get one set. Despite the fact that you had your wife order the set, you were still trying to circumvent the order limits since both sets would have ultimately been for you. I don't intend any offense with this, but you were depriving another average collector of a fair shot just like BBTS. (though not nearly on the same scale)

You do raise an excellent point about the roommate situation. Hasbro seemed to have had the best intentions with the limits, but I do wonder if the hypothetical roommates would have been screwed. I suppose the different last names and payment info might work in the roommates' favor, but sharing the same address would still be an issue. The unfortunate thing is that it would be nearly impossible to know for sure... even Hasbro contacting the people could have ended with Hasbro being told lies. I wonder if cancellations would have occurred if two people in the same apartment building ordered, or two folks on the same street.

I do realize that the items were meant as convention exclusives, but I feel that Hasbro could have avoided this whole ****-storm by making more than 75 (I know they made more, but the sets do seem this limited, right?) of some exclusives. A quantity in between the Sgt. Slaughter insta-sellout and the Senate Security Clone SDCC 2008 exclusive-but-still-available-in-2011 might be perfect. I get sick of people bitching and moaning about how $400 for the DS is reasonable since folks paid for airfare, tickets, and lodging to attend the con... if people are paying hundreds or thousands of $$$ to go to SDCC to buy a handful of toys, they need to get their priorities straight. I drove down to Atlanta back in June to see a concert. I sure as hell didn't go for the band's exclusive poster or t-shirt... I went to ENJOY THE SHOW!!!

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 3, 2011, 03:10 PM
Pete, I want to feel bad that you couldn't get your second order, but at least you were able to get one set. Despite the fact that you had your wife order the set, you were still trying to circumvent the order limits since both sets would have ultimately been for you. I don't intend any offense with this, but you were depriving another average collector of a fair shot just like BBTS. (though not nearly on the same scale)

No offense taken. You're right, I was trying to circumvent the system, I fully admit that. My contention though was more that I had followed the recommendations of the customer service folks at Hasbro Toy Shop. Like I said, I would have just used my sister's name, credit card and address to place the order if I had been told, 1-per-household.

At this point for me, it's more of a matter of principal than anything else. 1-per-household is not the same as 1-per-person.

You do raise an excellent point about the roommate situation. Hasbro seemed to have had the best intentions with the limits, but I do wonder if the hypothetical roommates would have been screwed. I suppose the different last names and payment info might work in the roommates' favor, but sharing the same address would still be an issue. The unfortunate thing is that it would be nearly impossible to know for sure... even Hasbro contacting the people could have ended with Hasbro being told lies. I wonder if cancellations would have occurred if two people in the same apartment building ordered, or two folks on the same street.

I asked the customer service supervisor re: the roomate example, and she told me point blank it was based entirely on mailing address, so for roommates, yes, one of the two roommates' order would have been cancelled. The reason I went down that path was because I first told the woman that I would have just had my step-son place the order since his last name is different than mine (and I pay his credit card bill anyway, so he wouldn't have minded) and she told me that since his mailing/billing address was the same as mine, his order would have been cancelled.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 3, 2011, 04:05 PM
How is a business scalping 46 of these worse than 46 people selling a set each on ebay?  At least the business is employing people.  Maybe they could get by without these, but pretty much every company is in the business of making money.  They saw an opportunity to make some dough.  Don't hate the player, hate the game.  I blame Hasbro for limiting the number of these and their crummy practice selling the extras.  Sorry to break it to you, but a lot of the crap you buy at Target or Walmart goes thru a middle man as well.  Should those stores close up shop by your definition? 

Don't get me wrong, i'm not happy about any business having these available for sale, but I don't see them as any less ethical than someone else who bought one just to sell it. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greg on August 3, 2011, 04:42 PM
How is a business scalping 46 of these worse than 46 people selling a set each on ebay?  At least the business is employing people.  Maybe they could get by without these, but pretty much every company is in the business of making money.  They saw an opportunity to make some dough.  Don't hate the player, hate the game.  I blame Hasbro for limiting the number of these and their crummy practice selling the extras.  Sorry to break it to you, but a lot of the crap you buy at Target or Walmart goes thru a middle man as well.  Should those stores close up shop by your definition? 

Don't get me wrong, i'm not happy about any business having these available for sale, but I don't see them as any less ethical than someone else who bought one just to sell it.

The difference in my eyes between the business and the individual is that the individual didn't single-handedly remove 46 sets from the market. Plus there is a good chance that an individual "played by the rules" to get the set. When I originally posted, I wasn't thinking of someone buying purely for profit but rather just someone who got an extra or rethought their purchase. As someone who tries to help people out with HTF stuff at cost, I would ideally love to see everyone else doing the same... however, I can't hold it against someone when they decide to resell an item at a higher price when it turns out to be more valuable.

I do realize that I pay a markup at Wal-Mart or Target on the stuff I buy, but I do not see Target employees buying out Wal-Mart's stock to resell at an inflated price. In my eyes there is an acceptable mark-up when it comes to business, but what BBTS did is just pure greed. Sites like Entertainment Earth and Toy Maniacs prove that you can get by selling toys without having to blatantly scalp items.

I do agree with you 100% that more of these pieces should have been produced. Having enough DS sets (as well as Zaranas, Starscreams, and whatever else was limited to 1) would have allowed many more people to get what they wanted without circumventing the limits, and it might have created a fair shot for more people. I actually commend Hasbro for enforcing their limits by canceling orders, but their execution was piss-poor. Hopefully we will see increased quantities for items, more comprehensive cancellation criteria, and a website that can actually handle the increased traffic in July 2012.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greg on August 3, 2011, 04:57 PM
No offense taken. You're right, I was trying to circumvent the system, I fully admit that. My contention though was more that I had followed the recommendations of the customer service folks at Hasbro Toy Shop. Like I said, I would have just used my sister's name, credit card and address to place the order if I had been told, 1-per-household.

At this point for me, it's more of a matter of principal than anything else. 1-per-household is not the same as 1-per-person.

I asked the customer service supervisor re: the roomate example, and she told me point blank it was based entirely on mailing address, so for roommates, yes, one of the two roommates' order would have been cancelled. The reason I went down that path was because I first told the woman that I would have just had my step-son place the order since his last name is different than mine (and I pay his credit card bill anyway, so he wouldn't have minded) and she told me that since his mailing/billing address was the same as mine, his order would have been cancelled.

First off I want to thank you for keeping things civil, and I apologize if I came off as a dick in my post. I do that sometimes. As I have said before, I think increased quantities for the items would have made things A LOT better. As much as I appreciate Hasbro's efforts to  enforce their product limits, short of putting GPS units in each toy there is no sure way to verify who would actually get it. Basing cancellations on addresses, credit cards, IP addresses, account info, or order history (those are the only things I can think of) all seem to leave a great deal of room for different people legitimately each trying to get an item to have their order cancelled.

I guess the best one can hope for is a re-release of the SDCC exclusives for the NYCC this fall.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on August 3, 2011, 09:48 PM
The thing is, with all these canceled orders, shouldn't that have freed up more sets to be available for order on the website?

I wonder if they just didn't oversell this thing and are scrambling to find ways to reduce the number of orders they need to fill.

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on August 3, 2011, 09:50 PM
Unless some orders got moved to a backorder/pre-order type status.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greg on August 3, 2011, 09:58 PM
I wonder if they just didn't oversell this thing and are scrambling to find ways to reduce the number of orders they need to fill.

I've been keeping up with the discussions on Hisstank about the Zarana and Starscream exclusives, and supposedly a few HTS reps have stated over the phone that some items were oversold.

I wouldn't be surprised if orders are still being looked over by HTS employees, and I'm guessing if they have any stock to release that it will happen all at once rather than trickling onto the website. It is very important to note that I base this on absolutely nothing.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 3, 2011, 10:32 PM
The difference in my eyes between the business and the individual is that the individual didn't single-handedly remove 46 sets from the market. Plus there is a good chance that an individual "played by the rules" to get the set. When I originally posted, I wasn't thinking of someone buying purely for profit but rather just someone who got an extra or rethought their purchase. As someone who tries to help people out with HTF stuff at cost, I would ideally love to see everyone else doing the same... however, I can't hold it against someone when they decide to resell an item at a higher price when it turns out to be more valuable.

I do realize that I pay a markup at Wal-Mart or Target on the stuff I buy, but I do not see Target employees buying out Wal-Mart's stock to resell at an inflated price. In my eyes there is an acceptable mark-up when it comes to business, but what BBTS did is just pure greed. Sites like Entertainment Earth and Toy Maniacs prove that you can get by selling toys without having to blatantly scalp items.

So the issue you have with BBTS is quantity?  I am willing to bet that the sum of individuals buying a SDCC death star set for the sole purpose of reselling it at a markup is greater than 46.  Given your logic, these people are the real problem as they took far more product off the primary market than BBTS was able to.  Sorry, but thinking people just changed their minds after the show is a little naive.

And Pete, I can't really side with you on anything other than your attmpt to screw big bad.  That was well done.  But you were one of the few people here able to order a set and you're mainly just upset that you didn't get two.  Per your own admission, you would have ordered two using another address if you had known Hasbro was going to check, which is just as dishonest as any
other method of conning the ordering system. In all honesty, I have two accounts and was trying to order multiples for friends at cost.  But if I had two orders go thru and one was cancelled, I would not be complaining given how many others got nothing.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 3, 2011, 11:10 PM
And Pete, I can't really side with you on anything other than your attempt to screw big bad.  That was well done.  But you were one of the few people here able to order a set and you're mainly just upset that you didn't get two.  Per your own admission, you would have ordered two using another address if you had known Hasbro was going to check, which is just as dishonest as any other method of conning the ordering system. In all honesty, I have two accounts and was trying to order multiples for friends at cost.  But if I had two orders go thru and one was cancelled, I would not be complaining given how many others got nothing.

OK - fine - never really asked you to "side with [me] on anything" so, I'm not really sure what coming down on me gets you.

I didn't have a magical web browser that breezed right through the ordering process. The same headache that everyone went through because HTS couldn't handle the load, is the same headache I went through.

Since my intention was never to resell the second set, I'm not sure why you're even bringing up the "friends at cost" thing.

When my wife and I placed our orders it was in between 11:15am, when the set was posted, and noon. At that time, the only thing we knew was that the site was jammed with traffic. We had no idea that the set was going to be as "limited" as it was. (The skeptic in me just thought that the warning of limited quantities was just a marketing ploy to bolster the desirability of the set and getting one or two was going to be like getting the Maul/Owen Comic pack from last year - in other words, no big deal. I don't care what anyone says, it's entirely possible that the same quantity they had on the floor at SDCC was the same quantity they had available from HTS.)

Having not looked at this set with my own eyes yet, I can't say whether or not at this point, knowing now what went down and how many people got denied, whether or not I would have followed through with my original plan had I gotten two. I probably would have offered it to someone here for cost just because so many people got denied.

I am not some jerk collector out to screw everyone else - I fully believe in the whole "toy karma" thing so if you wanna just label me as someone who was "conning" the system go right ahead. I don't know how many times I have to type it, but my gripe isn't that I didn't get the second set, it's that:

(a) I took the time to call HTS, get the info in advance - the customer service rep willingly told me the item number for the revenge set, so all I had to do was keep searching on that item number until it came up

(b) during the call, I admitted to the customer service rep that I would like to order two and was told about the limit of 1-per-person.

(c) specifically asked that if my wife placed a separate order with a separate email address and credit card would that be okay, and was told YES.

I don't understand how that is a "con" by any stretch of the imagination. I made a customer service rep at HTS fully aware of my "grand, conniving plan".

There is NOTHING in any of those steps that any other person couldn't have done and I'm sure someone else out there did the same thing.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 3, 2011, 11:24 PM
I am not coming down on you Pete and was even admitting I had the same intention of trying to order more than one set, albeit for a different reason.  You did say though that if the rep had said NO it is one per household then you would have had your second sent to a different address. The policy of one per person or per household is meant to get as many items as possible to different people.  Using a second address would be conning the system.  I just don't have a lot of sympathy for your second order given that there was supposed to be a limit of one and many here including myself got none.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 3, 2011, 11:27 PM
You understand that 1-per-person and 1-per-household are two totally separate things right?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 3, 2011, 11:41 PM
You understand that 1-per-person and 1-per-household are two totally separate things right?

I do, though I'm not sure you understand that since you were looking to score both of these for yourself not someone else in your household.  And you get that one per household means they don't want you just ordering multiple items for yourself thru multiple addresses right?

There is a big difference between what you can get away with versus what is ethically right.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on August 4, 2011, 12:23 AM
Feel the need to chime in here.
I work at a summer camp and can get nowhere need the Internet between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Pete and I help each other out a lot. He had told me he was going to do everything he could to grab one for me. He could not.
There is NO con here. Pete wanted to grab me one. I sign a contract to be at camp for 39 days. I can't break that. He did everything he could to help me.
Pete and BBTS shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence. He was not going to profit, other than the karma we regularly exchange by helping each other out. Sorry, but a business buying a bunch and, I don't know, upping the price by 150 percent is ludicrous. You know Brian's Toys has its hands on some too. It's greed, pure and simple. Had I not wanted the other set Pete might have been able to get, he would've kept it for his loose/carded collection-- check his posts, he does that -- or more likely offered it to another collector at cost given its scarce nature.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 4, 2011, 09:35 AM
I had hoped to score two of them - one to keep "as is" and a second one to open up and remove the figures from the outer packaging so I could integrate the individually carded figures into my individually carded collection, thus alleviating any need to track down the Revenge variants from this set...

So, because I was told 1-per-person, I set up a second account with HTS...
 then I would have just called my sister, got her credit card number, Paypal'd her the cash, had the set mailed to her and picked it up the next time I visit.


Does no one read previous posts?  Pete was clearly picking up the second set for himself.  I know first hand how you two like to buddy up and protect each other, but let's refrain from making things up okay Cap?  Besides, I have no issue with someone wanting two of these.  Maybe he wanted 3 or 4 for his collection...that his right to collect what he wants.  My issue is that he knew the rules were one per person and tried to circumvent that and by the post above he would have used another address to get a second one, which is conning the system.  They don't place a limit on there to supplement the post offfice...they are trying to get sets to more people by letting you only get one.

If you're going to try to scam the system to get a second set, then don't complain about some retailer getting more than their fair share.  And don't expect sympathy from people on here who didn't get a single set.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 4, 2011, 10:37 AM
Actually Jman, you aren't reading my posts either... I clearly said:

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I probably would have offered it to someone here for cost just because so many people got denied.

Just because my original intentions were to have two for my collection, which you say is okay, then you have to acknowledge that I'm also saying that had I gotten two, I would have shared it with someone here because so many people were denied.

I still fail to see how this was a "con" because my wife ordered a set. Are you assuming that my wife doesn't consider our joint Star Wars/Star Trek/Sci-Fi collection not equally as much hers as it is mine? Are you assuming that my wife also didn't want to buy one to essentially "give" to "me" and add it to our larger Star Wars collection? There are other people who bought sets with the intention of giving it to someone else - did they also "con" HTS?

I did not drag my wife kicking and screaming to her laptop to log into her HTS account (and fight their website just like everyone else did), pressuring her to selfishly place an order for me. We have in our collection TWO of every event exclusive - including the infamous "Toy Fair Vader" mint-in-package/mint-on-card in our collection. She has a grandson and a son (my step-grandson and step-son) who are both nuts for Star Wars - we intend to one day split the Star Wars collection up between them and part of splitting that collection is that they will each get one of every store/convention/event exclusive that has ever been released. Our collecting patterns/preferences really have NOTHING to do with this discussion, yet I feel that I have to defend myself since you are repeatedly slandering me by calling me a "con man".

And still taking all of that into account, I know in my heart that I would have shared the second set, had it come, with another collector - and yeah, Piet is my friend, so most likely it would have been him.

Electronically what we did was no different then the two of us standing in line and buying two sets. The end result would still be the same.

And one last time - I don't know too many "con"s where the person who is attempting the "con" outright tells the person who is the "victim" of the alleged con what their plan is. Why do you keep ignoring this point?

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 4, 2011, 03:20 PM
Pete, you don't have to prove anything to me. You can collect 2 or 200, that's not the issue.  The point is that when a business places a limit on items like one per person or one per household they are OBVIOUSLY trying to spread the wealth.  You clearly indicated you wanted two for YOUR collection and were willing to order through someone else's address to get a second set.  You can say it is for your wife or your buddy, its still circumventing the system which is set up to get that second set to someone who is not you.  Im not even against you doing that really...I just think it's poor taste to come whine about your second set when most people didn't get a single one.  You obviously went to a lot of work to investigate that second set instead of just being happy that you got one.

Oh and way to go on getting that toy fair Vader.  Seriously well done.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: McMetal on August 4, 2011, 04:15 PM
Without dipping into the fray, I just want to sey that is one of the coolest things I have ever heard Pete, your whole legacy for the kids, 2 of everything plan. That's awesome, quite an impressive inheritance!

I'll be lucky if my wife doesn't throw everything in the trash when I kick it. My preference is to have her list it all on eBay so people that are really into the stuff can enjoy it, and she can use the money for the kids or her new husband or whatever. (LOL)

I don't think anyone would complain if they trawled out a few more DS sets at NYCC. It would be a nice show of good will on Hasbro's part.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Dressel Rebel on August 4, 2011, 05:16 PM

If you're going to try to scam the system to get a second set, then don't complain about some retailer getting more than their fair share.  And don't expect sympathy from people on here who didn't get a single set.

I feel like if the rule was "1 per person" and Pete placed an order, and his wife placed an order, they were obligated to fill it.  They're not psychic, and they didn't know both were for him, and the rule was not "1 per household."  Pete's wife can do whatever she likes with her set, up to and including giving it to Pete.  That's not Hasbro's business.

Pete is in the right and the order should have been filled.  Let's not compare what Pete did to BBTS getting 46 sets then selling them for double the price.  That is scalping.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 4, 2011, 08:09 PM
Okay, but you just said you're okay with Pete's wife selling hers for profit, so I guess we're back to an issue of quantity, which is a silly differentiation.  If BBTS had only ten for sale, would they get your approval?  If they have 46 employees then I guess no one should be upset with their allotment.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Dressel Rebel on August 5, 2011, 09:39 AM
Okay, but you just said you're okay with Pete's wife selling hers for profit

Profit?  Where?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 5, 2011, 12:35 PM
Let's just end this conversation, please?

Jman and I are never going to see eye-to-eye on this, so the back and forth is just pointless. I will forever be a con-man, out to screw Hasbro Toy Shop and my desire to acquire two for my family's collection puts me in the same Axis of Evil as BBTS who used the exact same (or similar) con to garner themselves a quick $6000 of profit.

I appreciate everyone who has supported me in the discussion.

Let's just all agree that:

And let's all keep our fingers crossed that Hasbro is having second batches run of the Revenge set, the "Lost" Indy wave, Zarana and Skystriker Starscream so they can have something cool to sell at NYCC. I know some may not want that since it would de-value some of these sets, but I'd rather see more collectors get the exclusives they want rather than add something to the collection that doubled in value overnight.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on August 5, 2011, 12:51 PM
That's probably a good suggestion, especially since the argument is largely moot anyway.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 6, 2011, 12:41 AM
No worries, I said my peace.  Now I have to go post about a ridiculous profit scheme by the boy scouts of America.  They are actually selling cans of soda for a ridiculous markup of $1 per can, when I know they are just buying them at Target in cheap 12 packs and reselling them for profit.  Shady no good bastards.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 6, 2011, 08:15 AM
Guys all good points.  Well mostly just Jesse's.

We love having you here to talk toys and stuff, but take the slap fight and nipple twist contest and any aftermath back to the otheR site. 

Heck I'd rather you go back to whining about how HTS sucks and they are trying to kill the line by making an exclusive....exclusive.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 6, 2011, 08:56 AM
Guys all good points.  Well mostly just Jesse's.

 ;D  Okay, that was funny.

So, did anyone ever see these back online after the initial sale?  I've checked HTS now and then, but haven't seen any sign that they went back on sale. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 6, 2011, 12:52 PM
I have not, but heard from another local guy that his "cancelled" order was "Un-cancelled", but the only way he knew that was he got a shipping notice.

We have a wager that he is going to either get an empty box or some Littlest Pet Shops. 

So the drama continues.  Mine still show cancelled and the "pending" charges on the card are now gone.

But my Indiana Jones set is on "Back Order".
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 10, 2011, 02:16 PM
Local guy got his today.

Mine is still DOA.  So I think I have missed the boat.

Oh and I lost the bet, he did indeed get the set.  In the Boxed Set Shipping box even.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on August 11, 2011, 09:36 AM
I had a dream that the mouse droid and crumb cards were being sold at Sears but on two different versions of the card. (one Return and one Revenge). They only had one Crumb card and the bubble was smashed!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on August 12, 2011, 07:21 AM
Local guy got his today.

Mine is still DOA.  So I think I have missed the boat.

Oh and I lost the bet, he did indeed get the set.  In the Boxed Set Shipping box even.

So no Indy set, Paul? Also, wasn't there going to be a contest here for a Death Star?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 12, 2011, 07:57 AM
Per Paul's earlier posts...no DS for the giveaway.   :-\

Yeah I had my stuff in there as well.

No big, just pissed i didn't score the extras for the giveaway.

So the drama continues.  Mine still show cancelled and the "pending" charges on the card are now gone.

But my Indiana Jones set is on "Back Order".
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on August 12, 2011, 09:48 AM
Local guy got his today.

Mine is still DOA.  So I think I have missed the boat.

Oh and I lost the bet, he did indeed get the set.  In the Boxed Set Shipping box even.


This really sucks, Paul.  Sorry to hear about it.  You have very good collecting karma, and it really irks me that you weren't able to get the one Death Star set for a giveaway, and dealers were able to get dozens of them.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on August 12, 2011, 03:08 PM
I hear Wise is lining his Star Wars room with them.   ;)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 16, 2011, 04:29 PM
Local guy got his today.

Mine is still DOA.  So I think I have missed the boat.

Oh and I lost the bet, he did indeed get the set.  In the Boxed Set Shipping box even.

So no Indy set, Paul? Also, wasn't there going to be a contest here for a Death Star?

The mailman just dropped off a box with the Indy Set.  So it looks like we will be having a partial giveaway....
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 16, 2011, 07:09 PM
Local guy got his today.

Mine is still DOA.  So I think I have missed the boat.

Oh and I lost the bet, he did indeed get the set.  In the Boxed Set Shipping box even.

So no Indy set, Paul? Also, wasn't there going to be a contest here for a Death Star?

The mailman just dropped off a box with the Indy Set.  So it looks like we will be having a partial giveaway....

Woohoo!  Very cool.  Did you get the rest of your personal stuff as well or just this?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on August 17, 2011, 01:28 PM
Looks like BBTS was able to secure 18 more sets....at the great low price of $279!!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on August 17, 2011, 01:29 PM
Looks like BBTS was able to secure 18 more sets....at the great low price of $279!!

Every single day I get happier that I didn't buy this turd and instead gave my money to Japan. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on August 17, 2011, 01:40 PM

Woohoo!  Very cool.  Did you get the rest of your personal stuff as well or just this?

No but the set I gave my son has been abandoned for Smurfs so I am going to just "share" with him.

As far as the Star Wars set goes, I ordered the Case from EE.com that has the Revenge figs plus Walrus Man and Hoth Rebel, so I am not worried.

Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jayson on August 19, 2011, 01:13 PM
This has now been removed from the HTS site.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on September 2, 2011, 06:50 AM
Check the Front page. I was able to snag one So get your entries in.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: JediJman on September 2, 2011, 08:41 AM
Wow.  Pretty nice giveaways guys!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jesse James on September 2, 2011, 01:20 PM
Hats off to Paul on it.  He's made an effort to get these for the site himself.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: User897 on September 2, 2011, 02:23 PM
Wow, this is the best contest prize I've seen in a long time, JD!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on September 2, 2011, 03:17 PM
Definately! Great prizes there! It's good to have some giveaways again.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on September 2, 2011, 07:17 PM
Yes, this sure is awesome! Thanks for even offering us the opportunity, Paul!
With that said, hope I win. ;)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on September 2, 2011, 07:40 PM
Definately! Great prizes there! It's good to have some giveaways again.

Tell me about it.  Spreading the addiction fun is the part of the hobby I enjoy most nowadays.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Diddly on September 7, 2011, 07:56 PM
I personally won't be entering the Death Star contest (no interest in the set) but I agree with the love for the giveaways. So much better than the Chris Berry era where JediMAC sent you a box of freebie crap he had left over from Celebration III. :-*
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on September 16, 2011, 05:07 PM
I hesitate to post out of fear of jinxing myself, but any word on who won the contest that ended Mon., Sept. 12?
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Jeff on September 16, 2011, 05:15 PM
There were a LOT of entries to sort through and unfortunately a lot fraudulent/duplicate entries, so it's taking a bit longer to go through them all - hopefully this weekend we can announce a winner!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: CHEWIE on September 16, 2011, 05:45 PM
Cheers to you guys for one of the best giveaways I've ever seen in the community... not a set that I need or want, but I know there are certainly a lot of people who really wanted this set. 
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: P-Siddy on September 16, 2011, 07:05 PM
Too bad you don't 'out' the cheaters.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Nicklab on September 17, 2011, 12:18 AM
Major league good karma to Paul for putting the Death Star boxed set up for grabs.  It's an amazing way of giving back to the collecting community.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: shmashwitdaclub on September 17, 2011, 12:38 PM
w00t for jedidefender.com!    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Captain Piet on September 22, 2011, 06:26 AM
Well, congrats to the winner, Greg!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: shmashwitdaclub on September 22, 2011, 07:06 AM
congrats Greg!!!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Dressel Rebel on September 22, 2011, 07:14 AM
Too bad you don't 'out' the cheaters.

Jeff can correct me if I'm wrong, but I seriously doubt it was any of the regulars who post here.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on September 22, 2011, 10:24 AM
Congratulations Greg!
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: P-Siddy on September 22, 2011, 10:27 AM
Congrats, Greg! Awesome win there!

Too bad you don't 'out' the cheaters.

Jeff can correct me if I'm wrong, but I seriously doubt it was any of the regulars who post here.

DR, you are probably right that the jedi offenders aren't regulars. It'd probably do no good to out them anyway, since they'd do the same under different aliases the next time.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greg on September 22, 2011, 10:33 AM
Thanks everybody! I must say, I'm totally excited about getting this. This will be the first item I keep in the package, and it will most certainly be one of the highlights of my collection. And I can't thank JD.com enough for the awesome contest and prize.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: iFett on September 22, 2011, 10:39 AM
Nice win Greg!  Hope you enjoy   :)
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Phrubruh on September 22, 2011, 05:17 PM
Who won the Indiana Jones figures?  Never mind. Found it.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Paul on September 22, 2011, 05:46 PM
Thanks everybody! I must say, I'm totally excited about getting this. This will be the first item I keep in the package, and it will most certainly be one of the highlights of my collection. And I can't thank JD.com enough for the awesome contest and prize.

Did it get there yet?

You are leaving it in the package?  That is really cool.  I was tempted to open it up and look inside while it was here at the office, but thought the eventual winner might want a good box.

Notice they sent it to me in a shipping box too. 

Congrats GREG!  I am thrilled it went to a good home.  Worth all the effort to get one hearing that.
Title: Re: SDCC "Revenge of the Jedi" Death Star Mega-Box Set
Post by: Greg on September 22, 2011, 06:06 PM
Thanks everybody! I must say, I'm totally excited about getting this. This will be the first item I keep in the package, and it will most certainly be one of the highlights of my collection. And I can't thank JD.com enough for the awesome contest and prize.

Did it get there yet?

You are leaving it in the package?  That is really cool.  I was tempted to open it up and look inside while it was here at the office, but thought the eventual winner might want a good box.

Notice they sent it to me in a shipping box too. 

Congrats GREG!  I am thrilled it went to a good home.  Worth all the effort to get one hearing that.

I'm at school now, but my dad called be today to let me know a huge box showed up at the house. I'm guessing it's the Death Star. I would feel totally awful if I cracked the figures open, especially since the set is so rare. Plus based on internet pics the package looks epic.

Thanks for the awesome contest and prize Paul! I can't wait to get home this weekend to appreciate the Death Star.