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[Durge]

PLAYSKOOL eBay AUCTION GIVES FANS THE CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THE FIRST STAR WARS JEDI FORCE FIGURES AND THE SPECIAL EDITION X-WING FIGHTER


--eBay Auctions to Begin August 20, 2004--

PAWTUCKET, RI (August 20, 2004) – Hasbro's PLAYSKOOL division announces an exciting opportunity for Star Wars fans and collectors to own both initial production preschool toys from the new STAR WARS JEDI FORCE line and the exclusive STAR WARS JEDI FORCE X-WING FIGHTER through eBay. The first fifty of each STAR WARS JEDI FORCE figures from the initial production run will be available through eBay auctions, with the first auction beginning August 20, 2004 at 8:00 PM EST, and the special edition X-WING FIGHTER will follow through the eBay Exclusives program on November 15, 2004.

"We are excited to be working with eBay to offer Playskool's new STAR WARS JEDI FORCE line to consumers, fans and collectors," said Maureen Smith, vice president of marketing, PLAYSKOOL. "We expect the PLAYSKOOL Star Wars figures to be a big hit with preschoolers this holiday."

About the STAR WARS JEDI FORCE Auction

The line of chunky preschool toys reprises five of the main characters from the original trilogy for a whole new generation. They include such favorites as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Chewbacca and C-3PO with R2-D2. These figures feature all-new sculpts, are fully poseable and have chunky, oversized hands and feet to allow for easy use by preschoolers. Beginning August 20, 2004 at 8:00 PM EST, fans can bid at http://stores.ebay.com/playskooltoys on the Luke Skywalker JEDI FORCE figure. The auctions for other figures in the line will follow separately.

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[BigDumbWookiee]

This may sound stupid; is the XWing an eBay online sales exclusive, or just this first run? The story keeps calling it an exclusive, almost like you can only get it on eBay...

[efranks]

Well, it seems to me to be pretty clear by their language that the X-Wing is an eBay exclusive:
"To celebrate the addition of the JEDI FORCE line to the Star Wars toys universe, PLAYSKOOL has created the X-WING FIGHTER for sale exclusively on eBay this holiday season. "


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[BigDumbWookiee]

Well, it seems to me to be pretty clear by their language that the X-Wing is an eBay exclusive:
"To celebrate the addition of the JEDI FORCE line to the Star Wars toys universe, PLAYSKOOL has created the X-WING FIGHTER for sale exclusively on eBay this holiday season. "


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I only read the post and didn't notice the link, reading just the post it isn't as clear.

[BigDumbWookiee]

Test auctions with product photos are now posted, very nice looking packaging!

I'd be a lot more interested in these if it wasn't for the weird made up accessories.

[Dan_K]

Hope the X-Wing isn't exclusive to ebay at only 5000 units. I hate bidding wars for new product that should be found at local retailers.

[Dustin]

Hope the X-Wing isn't exclusive to ebay at only 5000 units. I hate bidding wars for new product that should be found at local retailers.

<font color="red"> To celebrate this brand new addition to the Star Wars toys universe, PLAYSKOOL is creating an exclusive product that will be available only on eBay this holiday season. Re-enact the final Star Wars battle scene with the¿

Limited Edition LUKE'S X-WING including LUKE SKYWALKER with his light-up lightsaber and R2-D2. Available for purchase from November 15th, 2004 at the fixed price of $30.00.

Only 5000 pieces will be made and each package will be specially labeled to denote the eBay exclusivity making it a must-have collectors item.
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It says it will be a fixed price, so I am guessing it will be like a buy it now feature . . . .

[Ook]

Those are interesting... I don't care for the oversized limbs and stuff, but Chewie's head sculpt is adorable!

[Dustin]

I think these are all really cool and I can't wait to get them all! The R2-D2 looks really neat, his arms fold out! It seems all teh figures have some sort of cool feature, or something that lights up at least ;-)

[Cthulhu522]

I am going to try to get one of the Vaders... I think it was an interesting idea to make an eBay exclusive special edition.