Star Wars Q&A - Round 7 2011 Answers

Q. We very much appreciate you sending your representatives to purge pegwarmers from retailers. Unfortunately, it appears only the sales floors were impacted, while backrooms and the distribution pipeline were still full of Sandtroopers & ROTS Clones and Wave 5. We have personally witnessed one high volume Target store which was replenished with a single case of Wave 5 on 10/6 and, as of the time of this submission (10/21), only the Grievous has sold. Wave 5 (which appears to not be particularly popular) has been in constant rotation since January. Is there any chance we can get the reps to do a second pull to clear some of more of this product? We fear that while the problem was addressed, it was not solved.

A. The figure pull occurred at both retail and in our warehouses.  We are continuing to evaluate inventory at retail and if additional action is required in store we always have the option to take further steps to weed out the peg warmers.

Editor’s note:  The store mentioned in the question was replenished with two cases of Wave 5 today.

Q. We don’t hate Jar Jar. Sure, we’ve had our differences, but I think we’ve come to an understanding over the last 12 years. So why aren’t we getting the chance to bury the hatchet and add a Jar Jar to our collection that meets the current sculpting and scale standards? The Movie Hero version isn’t going to cut it for a main character. Will a Vintage-quality Jar Jar be released in the Vintage line next year? My collection will not be complete without his ridiculous grin staring at me from a vintage card where he belongs. We look forward to pushing him off the deck of your upcoming Sail Barge into the Pit of Carkoon.

A. Yes, Jar Jar is planned to be a single carded figure in the 2012 Vintage Collection toward the end of the year.