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whats up with the POTJ situation?

Discussion in 'Collecting' started by willywampa, Apr 23, 2003.

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  1. willywampa

    willywampa Jedi Youngling

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    i just bustyed open a box of the potj figs at my wal mart they were on top of the aisle, i knocked em down with a saber and they had some sand troopers and taining obi's i bought them, same price though!
     
  2. B'omarr

    B'omarr Jedi Master star 6

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    Apr 7, 2000
    That is just craziness. Pure craziness.
     
  3. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    I would love if that happened to me. :D (didn't get that sandtrooper :( )
     
  4. PhantomMenace

    PhantomMenace Jedi Knight star 5

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    I would have liked that, too. I never did get a chance to purchase Sandtrooper, who in my opinion is the best figure of its kind to date.
     
  5. Mr.Neck or Yarael Poof

    Mr.Neck or Yarael Poof Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    My local TRU recently put out a bunch of POTJ figures as well... [face_plain]
     
  6. darthspino

    darthspino Tucson FF Founding Member star 4

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    Aug 18, 2001
    Whats wrong with POTJ figures Mr. Neck? I personally love them and have not been able to find them anywhere except at a comic book shop near me.
     
  7. yodashizzzle

    yodashizzzle Jedi Padawan star 4

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    i've gotta agree. i actually like it when sometimes a store will belatedly put out some old stock. the POTJ line is pretty darn good and it can afford you the opportunity to army build or pick up on previously missed figures when stores come across old stock.
     
  8. Master-Fett

    Master-Fett Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Sep 25, 2002
    i saw some PotJ fig too...
    it was a guy with a bionic leg, it was EU so i didnt know hoo.
     
  9. Darth_Stove

    Darth_Stove Jedi Youngling star 3

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    Does anyone know why hasbro discontinued the line? Not many stores here in Oregon sell the POTJ figures anymore :( I didnt start collecting them until a few months ago as I was concentrating on the Saga line and filling in gaps from prior collections.
     
  10. Exar_Xan

    Exar_Xan Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Dec 29, 2001
    Master Fett, if you mean Ketwol: You can see him in the cantina scene of ANH. So he is no EU fig.
     
  11. Amidala Starkiller

    Amidala Starkiller Jedi Master star 6

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    Dec 11, 1999
    Ketwol was all that was left in my Wal-Mart ... lots and lots of Ketwols. [face_plain]
     
  12. OBIX1

    OBIX1 Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    I think if they're going to put POTJ figs out now they hould have them for half price :)


    EDIT:darth_stove:I think they discontinued them because they came out with the saga line :)
     
  13. Ret

    Ret Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Dec 17, 1999
    They have a bunch at a TRU by me. Bespin officer mostly.
     
  14. Mr.Neck or Yarael Poof

    Mr.Neck or Yarael Poof Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    "Whats wrong with POTJ figures Mr. Neck?"

    Nothing is wrong with them, I really liked the POTJ line in fact, but considering it's been almost 5 months and I've yet to see one 2003 figure seeing Hasbro go back in time release wise is a bit frustrating... :p

    Seriously, I have absolutely no problem with Hasbro releasing a few older figures, but would it kill them to mix in a few new figures for those of us who got these POTJ figures 2 years ago when the first came out?
     
  15. Ret

    Ret Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    I think it's mostly due to stores finding old product in their storage I think.
     
  16. Padawan716

    Padawan716 Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    I have only seen TONS AND TONS of the ugly little cantina guy in a red suit.

    How I loathe him, taking up all that space, both at KB, TRU, AND K-Mart!

    That guy is the true definition of shelf warmer... the shelves he's on must be burning hot by now...
     
  17. Forcebewitya

    Forcebewitya Jedi Padawan star 4

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    "Nothing is wrong with them, I really liked the POTJ line in fact, but considering it's been almost 5 months and I've yet to see one 2003 figure seeing Hasbro go back in time release wise is a bit frustrating... "

    Yes, same here I will definitly agree. These days I mostly see the Bespin officer aswell.

    Forcebewitya!
     
  18. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Jul 6, 1999
    I still see tons of those stupid pantsless aliens from TPM... I don't get who would ever buy that guy.
     
  19. Darth_Stove

    Darth_Stove Jedi Youngling star 3

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    I bought the pantsless guy (Ketwol) but only because it was on clearance for cheap and im a completist (try to be anyways)
     
  20. LittleGreenMaster

    LittleGreenMaster Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Aug 19, 2002
    Ketwol=ANH SE= My Cantina scene ;) :D
     
  21. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Jul 6, 1999
    I can imagine the teasing Ketwol would go through were he a Jedi...

    "Lost his pants, Master Ketwol has. How embarrassing, how embarrassing!"


    Poor guy! :(
     
  22. CrazyMike

    CrazyMike Former Mod & RSA star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I think that it is time to start a Ketwol army :)
     
  23. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Hey, if it gets those figures off the shelves around here, I'm all for it. :p

    (wait to start that army until when you arrive here, Mike, that way you can get rid of all the figures here, eh? :p )
     
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