I'm confused.

So does this mean that JTA's concerns are unfounded if someone scanned the other item that IS allowed for sale?

Yep. I know it seems out of character for them to post some alarming claptrap, but...oh wait.   

Target is definitely a different animal. Their DPCI for all the 6" figures is 087-06-3953. The only one that had a different # was Jango, who somehow got into their system under the old 1951 DPCI.

I saw those new individual DPCI numbers for R1 figures, but I can't help but feel a little skeptical about that because if you search on those numbers on Brickseek or Brickpicker nothings comes up. Also that would be a major change from how they have always handled the line before.

I guess we'll know soon enough!

What is the backstory on these guys? Are they OT, PT, Clone Wars, etc?

Doubtful. Who even knows if the AT-ACT will hit at this point as no boxed shots or shelf reports have turned up for it yet.

Didn't CHEWIE see one at a TRU last week or something?

I'm actually fine to wait. The more $$$ I can save this week, the better.

FWIW, I asked my friend who works at Walmart about that Pete and he swore up and down that this was not true. He said they track inventory by the generic item #, not individual UPC, so whether they sold 6 Zuvios or 6 different R1 figures the inventory is updated accordingly. They don't differentiate between TFA and R1. At least that is my understanding.

Perhaps not all Walmarts handle their business the same way, but I'm not buying this "if you get R1 figures early, that store will definitely never re-stock" stuff. It's just JTA and that one crankypants over at RS that keep perpetuating that myth. Typical Chicken Little clickbait.

I finally got to see this up close today at a Walmart that had already put out both it and the TIE Striker. No sign of the A-Wing though. The pack-in figures looked better than a lot of the pictures I have seen online, must be hit or miss.

So, I was very thankfully able to purchase this wave earlier today and just got finished opening K-2SO and the Death Trooper. A+ figures. The droid is tall, second only to Chewbacca in this line so far. He is really well sculpted and the upper torso articulation allows for a wide range of movement and positions. Seems like it would be a bitch to make him stand but so far so good. The wide feet help. The DT is simple and elegant, sculpt seems a bit slender but the shiny plastic works better with the black motif so it has a nice pop. The rubbery slipnoose gun holster is not my favorite but not a big deal at all if you have him holding both guns. I definitely foresee picking up another couple of these guys in the near future.

I never opened my CE unmasked Kylo so he was mildly interesting, but not for long. But then, it's literally the 5th slightly different one I've bought, so fatigue is bound to set in I suppose. At least they packed in the right saber this time. Jyn and Cassian have slightly wonky paint apps so keeping them in box in hopes of upgrading those two.

Nice wave overall. I feel like the human sculpts have shown visible improvement recently.

I ordered two cases of the online only wave, the second case solely to get a second Royal Guard. I ended up selling the extra Ahsoka to McMetal, popped it in a bubble mailer and it apparently got crushed in transit to him. Always felt bad about that one so I'm glad he has a chance to get a MOC one (or for me to make that one up to him).

Wow, I had almost forgot about that! No worries, I got another one today. 

I've seen a few pictures of boxes online that seem to indicate this is shipping in a box all by itself. That means it should be one of the few items you can actually search successfully on Brickseek. (49802129 is the UPC I believe)

But it still shows all of the store around here at 0. Disappointing.