tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post1711411056477083046..comments2024-03-14T15:03:31.377-07:00Comments on Galactic Hunter's Star Wars Figure of the Day with Adam Pawlus: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 1,691: Savage OpressAdam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-40053126555508985072011-12-08T10:28:41.419-08:002011-12-08T10:28:41.419-08:00Armored Opress is going to show up more. It's...Armored Opress is going to show up more. It's like Anakin. He sells-- Hasbro may be stubborn, but they aren't stupid.<br /><br />This situation DOES show Hasbro knowing what they're doing. We're seeing a sculpting equivalent of the "prepaint"-- that is, selling the lesser version first, creating more demand for the genuine article (armored) which they'll probably make a whole lot more of and ship for months if not years to come.<br /><br />I wrote this fully expecting Savage Opress in both styles to ship through next year and possibly beyond-- we know Hasbro is planning on at least Shirtless Savage to be in Wave 1 2012, unless the picture was in error and it's really the armored one.<br /><br />While I do feel that some of the clones, Even Piell, and a few others may end up being hard to get until they get dumped at TJ Maxx or something, Savage seems to have been elevated to Tier 1 Character. He'll be back, and he might even have more new figures.<br /><br />As to the kid issue? Well, I wish it were better. This happened in the 1990s with wrestling a lot. This happened in 2007 with the first Transformers Movie Bumblebee (and that's why we get 2-3 of him per case now.) It happened in 1993 with Star Trek: Next Generation Lore. History tells us that there will always be figures that may be out of reach if luck does not favor you that week. I just had a similar situation myself-- the G.I. Joe Shadow Tracker figure was released last January, and I've never seen one. I refuse to buy on eBay unless the price is right.<br /><br />Anyway, I just found it in November-- it's clearly old stock, but I don't know if it came from Hasbro, a return, or the back room. I remember being a kid and NOW NOW NOW but I also remember with old Star Wars, it took months if not a couple of years to find some figures. I guess the lesson is this: by not releasing figures in big enough numbers, you create cranky old toy collectors who write thousands of pages of free marketing for your products.Adam16bithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-20753658666235023692011-12-08T09:44:15.743-08:002011-12-08T09:44:15.743-08:00"Hasbro knew what they were doing..."
T..."Hasbro knew what they were doing..."<br /><br />Turning ever collector in a potential scalper? Given the after market prices on some recent Star Wars figures, even fans think about resale value when they see a figure they know is scarce.<br /><br />And if it's a figure kids want? Sorry, kids, your mom and/or dad isn't gonna order a case of figures from an online store, which is the only way you'll get _________.<br /><br />I hope armored Opress shows up more, but I wouldn't expect it to.Bravohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178819827126323590noreply@blogger.com