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TVC March Madness 2K23: Elite Eight

TVC March Madness moves onto the Elite Eight! Characters have come from all corners of the Star Wars galaxy, with fan favorites competing from the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, Legends, The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian.

Which character do you want to see added to The Vintage Collection as an all-new figure first?

•Hera Syndulla vs. Asajj Ventress
•Sabine Wren vs. Tonnika Sister
•Luke Skywalker (Tatooine) vs. Darth Revan
•Count Dooku vs. Cobb Vanth

Voting for these matchups closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The next round of voting will resume 48 hours later and run all day Monday.

SUBMIT YOUR VOTE HERE and be sure to follow @SWTVC on Instagram for more info and updates.

Stan Solo Creations: Ubrikkian 9000 Speeder

Stan Solo’s Ubrikkian 9000 Speeder fits in with both vintage and modern 3.75″ figures.

If you’re active in the customizing community, chances are you have seen photos of the Ubrikkian 9000 Speeder offered by Stan Solo Creations. I recently acquired one, and was not disappointed at all as the quality is through the roof – check out the gallery of pics to help decide if this is something you’d like to add to your collection.

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TVC Cassian & Vel In-Hand Pics

The above figures were acquired via Time Warp Toys in St. Louis.

Just in time for the new year, we were able to acquire some of the newest TVC wave, and these figures are outstanding to say the least.

We have a few quick pics to share of Cassian and Vel – check them out, and as an added bonus for loose collectors, the Cassian head can easily be swapped out with his Rogue One figure with ease.

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Hasbro + Retail Partner Exclusives: A Recipe for Disaster

Hasbro’s U.S. retailer partnerships with Walmart, Target and Amazon for exclusives are synonymous in the collecting community for being an absolute joke in terms of execution, reliability, ridiculously short preorder windows, and unknown delivery dates.

Sadly, nothing of which I’ve listed above is new to long-time collectors, especially within the past few years, and personally, I feel only so much can be blamed on the lingering effects of the pandemic. More and more collectors are throwing up their arms with the “work” that goes into their hobby, skipping preorders completely, and rolling the dice to see if they can find it at retail later — if at all.

Also, why does Hasbro issue press releases with definitive preorder dates/times only to have retailer do their own thing and launch them (fully or in part) 5-7 hours early? Is the communication between retailers and Hasbro that “off”? Why do new orders (not just Walmart) ship often before preorders that were placed months prior? Why does there have to be technological hoops for customers to jump through in order for us to give those partners our money? We won’t even get into the shipping issues as we all know the greatest offender in that regard.

These days with such long lead-times from preorder to release date (if known), some have forgotten products are even coming or that they were even announced at all. Plus, with rising prices on everything (not just toys), many have succumbed to the fact that Star Wars collecting at its most basic level is more hassle than it is worth and is rarely a “positive preorder experience”.

Episode 9 TVC “Wave 2” Orders Arriving from Amazon

If you pre-ordered the latest TVC offerings via Amazon, you might be receiving them this week, so keep an eye on your inboxes for shipping notices.

Personal Note:  Hopefully it won’t be long before these begin showing up at retail too!  The more of a visual presence Star Wars action figures of all scales have in stores and in front of consumers, the better.  Kids aren’t going to ask their parents for toys that they don’t ever see… the hobby always does better when it appeals to a broader audience than just adult collectors who have to resort to ordering online.