Facebook reader Tom R. tips us off to another large in-store sale at Toys”R”Us starting this Sunday, October 5. All Star Wars figures, vehicles, role-play will be Buy One, Get One 50% Off*. Plus, next Saturday, October 11 they are holding a LEGO event where kids can build a mini LEGO Ghost from Star Wars Rebels!
*BOGO sale not valid on LEGO or Halloween costumes.
Yakface forum member Trooper31 was able to score the new Rebels Series Stormtrooper, which looks to have a pretty nice paint job, but appears to be suffering from inconsistent plastic coloring.
For those of you planning to collect this line, how will a possible army of half white/half yellow-armored Stormtroopers affect your army-building approach? Head to the forums for a closer look and to share your thoughts.
ToysRUs this week is offering their popular Buy 1, get 1 40% sale* valid on all Star Wars action figures, role play and kids furniture items. Might be the perfect opportunity to build a nice squad of 6″ Speeder Bikes and Biker Scouts.
*Excludes LEGO and Halloween costumes
With the new Toys”R”us reset, obviously most of us are hoping this means better things for the collector lineup’s distribution. Today I came across some Wave 4 figures for the first time at a Toys”R”us; which was a sight for sore eyes.
Now is the time to start getting back to the hunt, but as always these days, your chances of success on toy runs are not what they used to be… but perhaps things may be back on the upswing?
Forum member Grimace has shared several pics of Hasbro’s new Inquisitor’s TIE Advanced Prototype in the forums. It looks to me like Hasbro has hit another home run here, meaning all three of the new Rebels mid-size vehicles surpass most of Hasbro’s other recent efforts. Head on over to the forums for a closer look, and to share your thoughts.
It’s been quite some time since collectors have had much to get excited about when it comes to Hasbro’s vehicle offerings. But that may change with the new assortment just now starting to hit from the Rebels line. I really don’t think my pics do these things justice, but I do believe these vehicles are worth every penny! For a better look, head on over to the forums!
Found this new Star Wars lego poly bag @yak_face #StarWars #Lego pic.twitter.com/LhQLOPl1oq
— Cybertron Prime (@cybertronprime) August 26, 2014
Twitter follower @CybertronPrime tweeted us this LEGO ARC-170 polybag find from his Toys”R”Us today.
We’ve been receiving (and witnessing first hand) reports that Target is instituting a new series of price hikes for the Saga Legends and Black Series 3-3/4″ lines – approaching $8 and $12 respectively (depending on market) to coincide with their new aisle resets. Personally, I think the price hike on the Saga Legends is a much harder pill to swallow than the increase on the TBS figures. Granted, haters of the SL figures weren’t going to be swayed with a price drop on this line either, but it sure hurts the enthusiasm I have had for the line.
What do you think? Discuss the matter in our forums.
There have been reports that Target stores are getting in “single figures” from The Black Series for a little while now rather than full cases. Understandably, some collectors have thought this information was incorrect. But this is certainly happening, as illustrated by the above evidence provided by Darth Chuck.
I have seen evidence of this on one occasion so far. Who else is seeing this? Is this an eye-opener for Hasbro? Head on over to the forums and let us know what you’re seeing at your local Target and share your thoughts on this interesting development after the jump!
Pretty much anywhere you go these days that has put out Hasbro’s latest Star Wars merchandise, you see the same thing. Pegs of Command Series not selling, Hero Series X-Wings begging to be purchased, etc. Very little of anything targeted at the kids is actually moving; which most collectors predicted as soon as we saw what Hasbro had planned for this Fall. The only thing really moving out of the “new” stuff is the 6″ scale Jabba and Biker Scout.
I spoke with a Toys”R”us employee today who echoed the exact same sentiments that we are all saying here – the items Hasbro is making simply are not what the Star Wars market wants to spend money on and he sees it first-hand every day. The customers are looking, but are walking away empty-handed. Head on over to the forums to see what he had to say.