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Justanoldfan
12-26-2007, 09:24 AM
Can anyone explain to me why the new Cobra Air Trooper has become so rare so quickly?! Every online store I have checked already wants between $11 and $15 per carded figure.

Shogi
12-26-2007, 09:30 AM
Can you say army builders?

All online stores sell all trooper types from all lines, not just GI Joe, for a higher price because they know people want multiples of said figures for their armies

xFlintx
12-26-2007, 10:32 AM
Imagine if HAsbro shipped some cases with just the various troops. They would fly off the shelf...

Shogi
12-26-2007, 10:46 AM
Tell me about it! Special bonus 2008 wave 3! Case includes 8 figures:

Cobra Trooper X2
Cobra Officer X2
Red Ninja X2
Crimson Guard X2

I think we'd see some Officers and maybe Ninjas as peg warmers, but I bet every case would get mostly snagged up by anyone who came into the store and saw that

(The above case assortment is fictional, please do not explode into joy only to later explode into anger when you find out this wave will never exsist :D )

C.I.A.D.
12-26-2007, 11:54 AM
What do you mean it doesn't exist?!?!?! I just placed my pre-order for 47 cases at Shogi.com! :( lol :D

Hicks_Royel
12-26-2007, 03:23 PM
Fictional Case Wave 3 revision 2:

1x Officer
1x Air Trooper
2x Trooper (red)
1x Crimson Guard
2x Viper -- To be Replaced by Lime Green Snake-eyes
1x B.A.T. -- To be Replaced by Legions Cobra Commander

Justanoldfan
12-26-2007, 04:53 PM
I was just looking to get one to add to my 25th Anniversary collection...Shucks, I was looking forward to the Fictional Case Wave 3 revision 2 witht he Lime Green Snake-Eyes and Legions Cobra Commander...

heatviper
12-26-2007, 05:05 PM
Those air troops are hard to get, I got lucky and found 1 and then bought 1 from my buddy C.I.A.D and I had 1 from the legions pack

Deathx360
12-26-2007, 06:03 PM
I have only seen a few wave 4 figures and none of them are the Air Trooper, or Destro, Duke, Roadblock, and Gung Ho for that matter. With the prices online I got a great deal when I bought 4 more Legion sets from Amazon, which I got Monday. Right now I have 5 Air Troopers so I'm set.

If you are willing to pay that price just wait for Amazon to drop the price again. You would get an extra Cobra Trooper, Stinger Driver, and music box with the Air Trooper for the same price as other online stores sell the singles. Just sell or trade the extra Cobra Commander's and Storm Shadow's.

Also here's two waves for you.
Fictional 2008 wave 8:
2x Cobra Trooper (red logo)
2x B.A.T.
2x Viper
1x Techno-Viper
1x Alley-Viper (v1)

Fictional 2008 wave 8 revision 1:

1x Cobra Trooper (red logo)
1x B.A.T.
1x Viper
1x Crimson Guard
2x Iron Grenadier
2x Night-Viper

These wave listings come from a reliable fictional source I totally made up.

Hicks_Royel
12-26-2007, 07:09 PM
Whoo... Alley and Night Vipers.

Or... you can buy a legions pack at Target if you want an Air Trooper and give me the other four figures.

ranoobu
12-26-2007, 07:15 PM
(The above case assortment is fictional, please do not explode into joy only to later explode into anger when you find out this wave will never exsist :D )

Lies! That's a real case! You're going to hoard across the states!

JK :)

Justanoldfan
12-26-2007, 09:55 PM
Thanks for the ideas and the offers guys...I might just have to give in to an online toystore after I explain to my wife why I need this character...Some one posted that C.I.A.D has an online store or on ebay, did I read that correctly?

Dark 5cythe
12-26-2007, 10:04 PM
Its simple really. Its because you want one.

Justanoldfan
12-26-2007, 10:11 PM
but sometimes it's just not that easy...


Its simple really. Its because you want one.

tkprime
12-26-2007, 10:30 PM
I had to go back and read the post from the first post, and here I thought we were getting new cases of troops (dangit) Oh, well, but I did have a great custom in mind because I was bored. I tood my son's Star Wars comic pacs of Hobbie and tie pilot (dude I don't know his name, but his mug looks like Airtight without the helmet, then I took my son's comic pack luke/mara helmet and put it on the guy and if I get him pained I'll have a sweet airtight figure.

Hicks_Royel
12-26-2007, 11:48 PM
Dude, I thought the exact same thing when I saw that Baron Fel 2-pack. Course I figured that head was a little too big.

Biggs Darklighter might make a decent Dial tone too.

Shin-Gouki
12-27-2007, 08:03 PM
Based on what is available now I would say a good revision would be

Cobra Officer X1
Cobra Trooper (Red Logo) X2
Crimson Guard X3
Cobra Air Trooper X2

Army in a case :D

Hicks_Royel
12-27-2007, 08:19 PM
See that's the idea I was playing with a case revision based on existing and confirmed figures.