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The line art Jabba the Hutt boxes (corrugated cardboard with green and black writing) have been listed in guides for awhile as catalog mailers. I'm skeptical of this and wondered if anyone could confirm actually getting a Jabba set in the line art box in the 83-84 era.
Based on what I've observed and heard, I suspect the line art Jabba boxes are not actually 1983-84 catalog boxes. I have yet to hear of anyone who had one as a kid or can confirm getting one with inserts that they were sure were original. Based on everything I know, all the boxed sets sold through Toy Shop in the early 90s were assembled from a warehouse find of old stock. They didn't even put in inserts. My guess is that the line art boxes were made as a less expensive way to package overstock at the end of the original Kenner line, but few if any ever actually saw retail. Anyone else have insights on this?
Todd
Based on what I've observed and heard, I suspect the line art Jabba boxes are not actually 1983-84 catalog boxes. I have yet to hear of anyone who had one as a kid or can confirm getting one with inserts that they were sure were original. Based on everything I know, all the boxed sets sold through Toy Shop in the early 90s were assembled from a warehouse find of old stock. They didn't even put in inserts. My guess is that the line art boxes were made as a less expensive way to package overstock at the end of the original Kenner line, but few if any ever actually saw retail. Anyone else have insights on this?
Todd