Geonosis wave - issues
Well, I think there are several problems with the Geonosis wave:
1. Crappy case pack-out. Only putting in one clone, one Scorch, and 1 Jedi seems silly. Especially for the clones - Hasbro clearly knows by now that there is a crazy demand for clones. Even having two assortments for this wave, one that was very clone heavy would have helped.
2. High demand. I'll admit, even I have been surprised at the demand for these. Even the Geonosians seem to be flying off the pegs.
3. Army builders. Let's face it, a lot of us like to have more than one clone. Between the regular MOC buyes who want one of each, and the army builders who want as many as they can find, there is a huge demand for 1 per case figures.
4. Scalpers. There - I said it. It's not just an Austin problem - I am pretty sure the Hot Wheels mafia are out looking for these guys. A ton of the auctions on eBay are from die-cast collectors. My wife stopped by the Lakeline TRU yesterday not 2 hours after the report was posted that the figures were they and they were all gone. I have seen that happen more than a few times with this wave. I don't know for sure that there is a problem, but I have my suspicions.
I really hope that we are all able to keep helping each other out. there are a lot of solid collectors on this board like Infallible, Levtox, and others. I have been helped and helped others out before. but this wave is really frustrating me. I was only planning to get 8-10 SW figures this year, but if they are all going to be this difficult, I may have to re-think that plan.
BTW, nothing new at the Lakeline Target or WM this AM.