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Category Archives: Collecting News
Dark Horse Announces Crimson Empire III
At C2E2, Dark Horse announced the return of the celebrated Crimson Empire series – scheduled for release this October. Head to StarWars.com for an interview with the publisher and editor and learn what to expect from this highly-anticipated storyline!
New Clone Wars Wave 7 Images at JTA
Sideshow Teases Commander Bly!
Vintage Distribution Nightmare Continues
For many collectors, it’s becoming more and more frustrating to find the new figures in The Vintage Collection at retail.
Instead, what we find are an increased dedication to Clone Wars and Legends, and stores even adding promotional space for those lines, like the image above provided by forumite Tsophika.
So, why is it that stores keep getting in more of those figures while ignoring Vintage? Why does TRU seem to have a sale every month promoting those lines, and ignoring Vintage? Why are we having to rely on online retailers now to get the new Vintage figures, but are being forced to purchase carry forward figures in those case assortments?
We invite all of our readers to sound off on your thoughts on these issues and how this is affecting your interest in the hobby in the forums.
Hasbro Toy Shop Orders Sent in Bubble Mailers
If you have placed any orders with HasbroToyShop lately, you could be in for a bit of a surprise when you receive your order.
Some orders are being split into separate packages, and when this happens, it appears the “second” part of the order is being sent via bubble mailers to save them on shipping costs.
The result? Damaged cardbacks. If you’re going to open these anyway, you should be fine. But if you were planning on them all being on minty cards, you might want to check out the photos provided by Yakface forum member AaylaSecurasMan by clicking here.
CV Boba Fett State Clubs Patch Set Charity Auction
Yoda’s News has put together a Charity Auction for a set of the Celebration V Boba Fett State Clubs Patches with proceeds going to the Red Cross in response to the the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. For more info on how you can bid or donate award this cause, visit YodasNews.com
Got a Case of Yellow Fever? There’s a Cure
For several months now, there have been many justified complaints regarding the discoloration “yellowing” of clone trooper helmets in the Vintage Collection. Our friends at JediDefender have posted in their forums a couple relatively simple fixes if yours have started to turn or if you’ve skipped buying figures because of the discoloration already present on MOC figures.
TVC Wave 6 Facebook Preview
Head to our Facebook page to see a preview of wave 6 from the Vintage Collection and keep an eye on that album as additional preview images are added over the next few days before the full blown Toyguide Updates!
Clone Wars Aqua Droid Loose Images
Reports are coming in that the latest wave of Clone Wars figures are hitting at Wal-Mart, and today these were found in St. Louis. For a closer look at the Aqua Droid, click here.
Note – these were not found in the regular Star Wars section, but in display shippers in a different part of the toy department. Hopefully Hasbro has a similar shipper setup coming soon for The Vintage Collection, because right now it seems like we’re seeing the same trend from the past couple years playing out with retailers constantly getting a lot more of the Clone Wars and Legends figures to the pegs than the collector-oriented line.