[Air-tight]

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Originally Posted by BEAM

How much were the Wolvie figures. My fear is $9.99 when they should be $5.99 at the most.

I totally agree, I think they should be like $5 maximum so I price-checked one to see what the damage was.

$10.99.

Dedham TRU is usually a buck higher than others, but it's not going to cost less than $9.99 at other TRUs. We get less and they want more. Just think about that for a minute. In February 2011, I paid $7.99 for a POC Lowlight, and now in June 2013, the same store wants $10.99 for that piece of crap, and it's made by the exact same company. It's a sobering reminder of how screwed up things are with the toy industry and a frightening warning of potential things to come.

[netkid]

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Originally Posted by GIMark

Really? How so? I figure when the new wave of Joes hits it's going to be bonkers out there

That's if it makes it to retail. Compared to the rest of the country, we were goddamn fortunate to have of all places, Benny's stock something like POC wave 4 and the last ROC vehicles. Retaliation Wave 2 seems to be hitting more now...in mid June. That awesome August wave we're so eagerly looking forward to might get lost in the pre-Christmas shuffle. Show up at stores a week or two before Christmas, and then never again. There is still plenty of wave 1 stuff hanging around, at least around me there is.

I said "other than Joe and maaaaaybe Star Wars." They are shifting the majority of those lines over to 5 poa or less. Rather than waste extra money on figures they think won't sell well by giving every figure a decent/expected amount of articulation, they are doing the bare minimum because even if those don't sell well, they will at least have spent less money to make them articulated.

Adding to that, we're getting a larger scaled Star Wars figure line aimed at collectors. Though this will allow them to give us more detailed sculpts and paint jobs, with the articulation we're used to (and some more), it also enables them to charge us a higher price because of what they are.

So rather than pay $10 for a nicely articulated collector-aimed 3&3/4 ESB Darth Vader, you may very well now pay $20+ for a 6" collector-aimed ESB Darth Vader.....if you choose to do so.

[GIMark]

I am positive Hasbro won't be going 5 POA for Joes, in fact I wuold guess that future vehicles drivers will be w/o the 5 POA. I have some faith that the next couple waves will drop w/no issues, am no where close to thinking these lines will die anytime soon...at least I hope so

[Tragic Habits]

I wish I could be as positive as you Mark, but I have a bad feeling that there's going to be a long wait for new stuff after the last batch of movie toys are out. Hasbro as a company has no passion for the very things that made them a powerhouse in the first place. Their lack of care for their brand is disgusting and frightening. Once they make back design and tooling costs, Joe is money in the bank for them. They are extremely foolish to be going away from that. I remember when Hasbro got the right to star wars until 2018. Seemed like a really long time away back 2005 or whatever. Thats only 5 more years before that license get's taken away, and I don't believe for a minute that disney isn't going to consolidate it's licensees. In a few years we'll be getting mattel star wars and marvel figures. should be great!

[netkid]

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Originally Posted by GIMark

I am positive Hasbro won't be going 5 POA for Joes, in fact I wuold guess that future vehicles drivers will be w/o the 5 POA. I have some faith that the next couple waves will drop w/no issues, am no where close to thinking these lines will die anytime soon...at least I hope so

I agree with you on Joe. They got a ripping from the community on those vehicle drivers, and although we may be getting less vehicles now, we're at least getting figures with the right articulation again. I gotta wonder if Joe's main customer base is made of older kids and adults. The fans made enough of a stink that Hasbro took attention and corrected the matter.

As for Star Wars, I think they will try to get away with both. They know die hard fans will still want 3&3/4" figures like they're used to so the simpler stuff will be throwaway toys for little kids that don't care for articulation and break/lose their toys easily.

As for wave drops, if ROC-now are any indication, it wouldn't surprise me if a wave or two are very hard to find at retail, if they even get ordered and stocked. Though I too would appreciate a Joe line where we can finally find all of it in stores.

[netkid]

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Originally Posted by Tragic Habits

I wish I could be as positive as you Mark, but I have a bad feeling that there's going to be a long wait for new stuff after the last batch of movie toys are out. Hasbro as a company has no passion for the very things that made them a powerhouse in the first place. Their lack of care for their brand is disgusting and frightening. Once they make back design and tooling costs, Joe is money in the bank for them. They are extremely foolish to be going away from that. I remember when Hasbro got the right to star wars until 2018. Seemed like a really long time away back 2005 or whatever. Thats only 5 more years before that license get's taken away, and I don't believe for a minute that disney isn't going to consolidate it's licensees. In a few years we'll be getting mattel star wars and marvel figures. should be great!

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if Disney wretches Star Wars from Hasbro and does their own thing with it.

[dgnr82]

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Originally Posted by mike000

Found my list. I'm in need of
Blowtorch
Gung Ho dress blues
Astro Viper
Tan Grunt
Cobra Glider Pilot
'83 Snake Eyes.

There are a couple others I might need. Got to look through the bag my brother gave me to be sure.
Let me know if you have these.
Thanks

I have a complete blowtorch and a gung ho dress blues, no sword. I have an 83 snake eyes, but he needs a new o-ring. Complete though. I think I have viper pilot as well.

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Originally Posted by GIMark

What is the deal on the Raven?

I'd like to get $75. Other than the black gun cover, it's complete and in perfect shape.

[Destro's Son]

Why is it that the assholes who get a good price on an eBay auction with free shipping, always want tons of extra shipping shit for free. They know better, they read the description, but for some reason they get pissed that you won't drop $32 shipping on a $8 figure auction.

[netkid]

What are they nuts!?!? What kind of action figures are you selling that makes people want $32 worth of shipping!?!?

[Destro's Son]

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Originally Posted by netkid

What are they nuts!?!? What kind of action figures are you selling that makes people want $32 worth of shipping!?!?

Get ready to laugh... King Loki from friggin 5Below! Ass says he's a completist who only collects moc and lives in the getto where his post office workers try to crush his packages to spite him.