PSA: Don’t Wait To Stock Up On Vintage Collection Stormtroopers

Posted by Chris on 02/04 at 02:05 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection, Entertainment Earth

Do you think you’ve got enough guys? Well you’re wrong. You’re going to need more guys.

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Target Feature End Cap Is All Sizzle No Steak

Posted by Chris on 02/03 at 11:05 AM Comments Category: Target, Vintage Collection

I was pinning my hopes of a Vintage Collection revival on the increasing footprint at brick and mortar, particularly the two TVC pegs on the latest Target feature end cap. I was a fool.

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Call Me Crazy But The Vintage Collection Is HOT

Posted by Chris on 01/23 at 03:23 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection, Entertainment Earth

I sense a lot of doom and gloom about our beloved 3.75” line lately. Maybe we’ll find out that mood is justified in about a month from now, but if that’s the case, I won’t blame collectors.

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Walmart Post-Holiday Star Wars Reset Complete

Posted by Chris on 01/14 at 07:46 PM Comments Category: Walmart, Vintage Collection

We are very far removed from the glory days, but this is our new normal. I’m relieved that a Star Wars section still exists at all.

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SPONSOR NEWS: Vintage Collection Yak Face Wave IN STOCK At Entertainment Earth

Posted by Chris on 01/11 at 06:20 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection, Entertainment Earth

Well, it definitely seems like Hasbro is trying to make up for those case assortments that never reached brick and mortar. Site sponsor Entertainment Earth has the Yak Face wave in stock and "hot off the truck."

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Site Sponsor Entertainment Earth Has Some Harder To Find Vintage Collection Items In Stock

Posted by Chris on 01/10 at 06:48 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection, Entertainment Earth

Well, this is interesting. This is potentially good news if you’ve missed one of the recent Vintage Collection waves that never hit brick and mortar retail.

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Newest Target Endcap Gives A Bigger Footprint To Star Wars

Posted by Chris on 01/09 at 07:47 PM Comments Category: Target, Vintage Collection

TARGET: Episode IV: A New Hope

My local Target finished their post-holiday reset, and I was greeted with a nice surprise.

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STORE REPORT: Darth Dre Walks In To The Same Target The Next Day And…

Posted by Chris on 01/03 at 11:54 AM Comments Category: Target, Vintage Collection

You know what they say about people who do the same thing and expect different results. They’re pretty smart.

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Your Mileage May Vary Walmart Vintage Collection Clearances Abound

Posted by Chris on 01/03 at 07:05 AM Comments Category: Walmart, Vintage Collection

On a store by store basis, Vintage Collection and other Hasbro Star Wars product are showing up on clearance at Walmart. Step on inside for the findings.

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Lamenting The Binary State Of Retail For TVC As 2019 Closes

Posted by Chris on 12/31 at 12:48 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection

I’ve been planning to write this article since Triple Force Friday, so I figured I’d better hop to on the last day of the year. It seems the two remaining brick and mortar Vintage Collection retailers have settled into two diametrically opposed states, and neither is good.

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Petition For Hasbro To Make General Merrick And His X-Wing In The Vintage Collection

Posted by Chris on 12/17 at 07:06 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection

Our friends at Star Wars Figuren have created a petition for Hasbro to make General Merrick (Blue Leader) and his X-Wing in The Vintage Collection. Bantha Skull fully supports this notion. The third act of Rogue One is some of the best on-screen Star Wars ever, and Blue Leader's grinning take down of an AT-ACT is a massive part of it. Let's Git-r-done, Hasbro!

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FOUND: Klatooinian Raider’s Blaster

Posted by Bret on 11/05 at 12:45 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection

It’s true. The gun. The figure. All of it. It’s all true.

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More TVC Repacks And NEW TBS Figures Revealed At Lucca Comics & Games Italy

Posted by Chris on 11/01 at 10:43 AM Comments Category: Vintage Collection

Thank you to Facebook follower, Thornton W., for this alert.

It appears more repacks have been revealed at the Lucca Comics & Games convention in Italy. What’s more, it appears TBS is getting BIG love. Click through for the details.

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