Lot of store reports coming in for collectors finding the Target exclusive Black Series Ben Kenobi (Tibidon Station) figure. Maybe check those toy aisle when picking up your last minute Thanksgiving supplies.
DPCI: 087-16-2207
TCIN: 84794266
image via J04 in California
We’re starting to receive reports of the Target exclusive Black Series Imperial Officer (Ferrix) from Andor is hitting stores.
DPCI: 087-16-5072 / TCIN: 84832661
Thanks to Jeff B. from Washington D.C. for the image.
Hasbro’s U.S. Star Wars product release messaging and transparency continue to be as confusing as ever when it comes to preorders and release dates. At SDCC, they stated during their panel that the Halloween Black Series figures wouldn’t be available for preorder and would be “on-shelf” for Halloween season. Preorders did in-fact happen as the Walmart Wookiee went live today, but the kick in the pants of it is it’s expected to arrive a month and a half AFTER Halloween (est. Dec. 10, 2022) and the Target exclusive Clone Trooper is now live (unannounced) for preorder but the release date is open ended. Sure, release dates are continually up in the air still because of Hasbro’s distribution problems (which were prevalent well before the complications of COVID) so orders may arrive sooner (or later) than that, but holiday dates are still a fixed point on the calendar. Fix your production and distribution schedules so retailers can sell your merch in stores and have them for your customers BEFORE the holidays. Last year’s Christmas figures are being recycled for this year because the delivery window was missed and instead of blowing them all out at clearance and discount chains, they pushed them to the 2022 season. Smart, if not ultimately clumsy because they didn’t even acknowledge those holiday figures when they started to surface last year. High prices and piecemeal preorders are tough to navigate as it is, please don’t continue to muddy the waters with unnecessary online release/in-store date confusion.
As we recently reported, Target’s exclusive TBS Mandalorian and Grogu is showing up in stores, and is currently listed as in stock here.
Personal Note: For a variety of reasons, I personally walked away from Hasbro’s TBS line over the summer, and pricing was definitely one of the factors. I decided that moving forward, I’d only purchase items from this line if there was something that I could repurpose for the 3.75″ lineup.
Even though this is an exclusive deluxe set, when I saw this in-store, I had forgotten just how expensive this set would be, which made me hesitate to make the purchase. So, I basically just dropped $40 for a white plastic spider.
For those that are collecting this line, what are your intentions? Fully support this one, or wait to see if you luck out on clearance?
Instagram follower Blue Harvest Collector sends word over the weekend that the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Axe Woves from The Mandalorian has also been found in stores.
We received several reports on collectors finding the Deluxe Black Series Dark Trooper at both Target and Walmart stores across the U.S.
Instagram follower aztoyhuntersguild reports finding a handful of the long delayed exclusive Black Series Boba Fett (Droids) figure at Target in Goodyear, AZ. Look for this figure in your area around Oct. 2 and use codes DPCI: 087-16-3003 and/or TCIN: 83690285 to aid in acquiring your bounty.
We’ve received various reports around the U.S. of the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Boba Fett (Morak) figures hitting stores. The figure is not street dated so if you happen across one, you should be able to get out no problem — if you can look past the “Boba Tax” that is.
Instagram follower sandman804 send us his find of the new wave of Obi-Wan Kenobi Retro Collection figures at Target in Richmond, VA.
The wait is finally over. 10 months have passed since the announcement, but reports are now showing that the Walgreens exclusive Black Series 212th Clone Trooper has finally surfaced in stores. Instagram follower rebeltimmy reports finding his in Michigan as well as twitter follower DarthArmo in Ohio