Where are you having the best luck finding collectibles in the Greenville area?

Target has a lot of SW stuff on clearance - regular ROTS figures and Clone Wars Animated for around $5 and Unleashed figures for around $10.

Also, a lot of the ROTS promotional food items have hit the grocery stores. You can get posters or cookie jars with the right number of UPC's from a large number of Kellogg's products. Scope out the cereal and snack aisles. That's where a lot of it is.

 

Greenville's Walmart is getting one of the 48 Hours of Force tent events. That'll be pretty cool. I'll already be in Raleigh on Saturday, but I may drop by the Greenville one when I get back in town.

 

Doh! Wrong Greenville. One day I will remember that everyone just assumes Greenville, SC when you talk to them. Smithfield and Cary will have the tents. Smithfield might actually be the better choice because that one is in the middle of nowhere. That one must do really well with all the surrounding small little towns, since there really isn't much else in that area.

 

My plan for me and my family on Saturday is this:

Saturday AM, be at the Cary WalMart to check out the tent.

Saturday MidDay, go to the RenFair at the Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Saturday evening, troop as Darth Vader for the 7:00pm ROTS book signing by Mathew Stover at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh.

(Also to let ya'll know, Mathew Stover with be signing books at the Briar Creek WalMart in Raleigh at 2pm on Saturday)

JMK

 

What time do you think you'll be at the Cary Walmart? Christian and I are gonna hit Target and then we'll have time to kill. Maybe we could meet up in Cary and you can get a chance to meet Christian. We're all gonna be sharing a hotel room in Indy, we might as well meet beforehand.

 

Holographic Yodas should hit TRU on Sunday. Free with a $25 purchase. Spoke with someone on Friday and they still claimed they didn't know when they were coming in. It could turn into one of those deals where you get rainchecks until they come in.

 

has anyone stopped to check out the new hasbro lightsabers? theyre going all out this time, little yoda's with force training, anakin's with color change blade, but the one i bought was Obi-Wan's regular "light and sound" action, they also added a force feedback vibration system, dag, this thing has one hell of a motor in it! i dont know if its supposed to be a lightsaber or a vibrator! my only beef with it is that its not as responsive as the old ones, this one takes about 3 or 4 seconds between each "battle strike" still, not a bad buy.

 

Star Wars Makes Me Sick!

 

Went by the theater Monday afternoon and asked if they had any leftover Father's Day "Who's Your Daddy?" posters and the manager hooked me up. If interested, you might try going by and asking. I don't know how many he still had as he had them in his office and I had to wait out in the lobby for him to bring it out. I think I read that participating theaters got a stack of a thousand.

 

If anybody happens to be collecting the Burger King toys, I've been doing some trading over in the traders' forum to try and complete the set. Figured I'd throw this up in here just in case anyone local is trying to collect them. Not interested in buying or selling until the promotion is over.


Want/Needs

Podracer
Landspeeder
Jedi Starfighter
Super Battle Droid
Wampa
Darth Maul

Extras to Trade - All sealed unless otherwise noted.

Jabba the Hutt
Watto
Darth Vader's Tie Fighter
Mace Windu
Tarfull
Luke Skywalker (x2)
Millenium Falcon (x2) (1 loose, 1 sealed)
Princess Leia (loose)

 

So did you get your ROTS DVD today? And if so, where and what exclusive? Since my birthday is in a couple of weeks, I'm on the "can't buy anything" moratorium from now through the end of the holidays because my wife hates when she gets me something and then realizes I already bought it. I did leave instructions to get ROTS at Walmart since I wanted the bonus DVD.

Also, I think the next series of Burger King SW toys starts up next week if anyone is interested.

 

Since I pretty much managed to finish Series 1, I guess I'll take a shot at Series 2. Prefer 1-for-1 trades and will trade 2-for-1 to get the Vader.

Want/Needs

Mace Windu
Kit Fisto
Emperor Palpatine
R2-D2
Bail Organa
ARC Clone Fighter
Rebel Snowspeeder
Darth Vader

Extras to Trade - All sealed unless otherwise noted.

Queen Amidala
Vulture Droid
Yoda (x2)
Anakin Skywalker
Naboo Starfighter
Obi-Wan Kenobi (x4)
Chewbacca

I also have a few of the Series 1 toys left, mostly loose, but ask if you're looking for something specific since I'll probably have to dig through a box to find them.

Also KV, I still have an extra Naboo Starfighter pulled aside for Darth if he still needs it.

 

Well I attended an auction in Ayden today where there was supposed to be Star Wars "collectibles," but really it was more like Star Wars junk than collectibles. It was all TPM stuff and I probably spent more on gas getting there than I would've spent to actually bid on any of the items. My main beef is it was early on a Saturday morning and I love my late mornings in bed on weekends.

 

Target - Demise of Grievous Target exclusive action figure on clearance for $3.24, originally $12.99.
Target - 500th figure Darth Vader in meditation chamber on clearance for $10.48, originally $14.99.
TRU - Jedi Force Playskool Figures on clearance for $2.48, originally $8.99.
TRU - Jedi Force Playskool Deluxe Luke on Spiderbike on clearance $3.48, originally $14.99.
There's a few other things at both stores on clearance. I picked up a Demise of Grievous since it was an exclusive.

 

darn, stuff like this always when i have no money.

 

On Monday, September 4th ? Labor Day ? Master Replicas will team up with the Home Shopping Network to bring a number of Star Wars Replicas to television, as a part of HSN?s launch of the theatrical-release version of the original Star Wars Trilogy on DVD. Star Wars enthusiasts all over the United States will be able to call in to order FX Lightsabers, Scaled Replicas, Studio Scale Replicas, and more!

The segments ? slated to air 2-3 am and 8-10 pm on Monday ? will feature numerous Star Wars Collectibles, with a focus on Master Replicas? authentically detailed prop replicas. Die-hard enthusiasts and casual Star Wars fans alike will be sure to find something that they like ? to add to their collection, or to start a brand-new one!

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I like some of the Master Replicas stuff, but it's a bit much for my budget. Still, I may check in to see if anything really catches my eye.

 

Target Exclusive General Grievous Unleashed figures have been marked down from $20 to $10. They look pretty sweet in that large "tube" packaging like most of the other Unleashed exclusives.

 

The Best Buy exclusive Code 3 Collectibles Limited-Edition, Serial-Numbered Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Poster Sculpture is on sale for only $19.99 at Bestbuy.com! They are limited to only 5,000 pieces and still available at the CODE 3 website for $59.99, so the Bestbuy.com price is a sweet deal!, plus there's free shipping.

 

The Hallmark beside Barnes and Noble has the Luke/Yoda Christmas ornament on clearance for $3! There's also some Harry Potter and Narnia ones in there too if anyone is into that stuff.