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Read on for the Questions and Answers...
This time around all our questions (by pure coincidence) have an Exclusive related theme. ..
1. We collectors are a funny bunch and sometimes we’re very hard to please. This is related to some of the exclusives that came out last year.
We don’t know if you’re aware but in the UK the McQuarrie Luke from Celebration Europe is currently being given away at TRU stores with a Star Wars spend over £25 and the Celebration Europe McQuarrie R2 and 3P0 are available now from Play.com for just £1.99.
Finally, the Comic Con Shadow Trooper Bike/Scout is available from StarWarsShop.com for just $10. With all this is mind, we’ve had several readers e-mailing us and being rather upset at this turn of events based on the fact that these McQuarrie figures were originally £15 at Celebration Europe and whilst the Comic Con exclusive was never available in the UK the costs of buying it on the secondary market was very expensive – especially shipping.
They’ve asked why you think this has happened, was it due to the fact that these items were over-produced and therefore there’s a glut of them left in the market or is there another reason?
The simple reason is that while we were able to better forecast demand for the U.S. Celebration exclusives, due to a lot of experience with the U.S. fan base, getting a feel for the size of the European market was more of a challenge. As such, since it was the first Celebration there, we did not want to disappoint fans and there was excess which found its way to market. If there are future Celebration Europes (or any other European show for that matter), these learnings will help us dial in more acutely on the right quantities to bring.
2. Captain Rex – this figure looks amazing and we’re really pleased you’ve gone back to revisit the ideas of dioramas that were first seen with the Expanded Universe line. Unfortunately, the promotion that’s running in the US to get this figure is not coming over to Europe. Will you or can you find another way of getting this released over here (could it be released as an exclusive or directly via Hasbro UK)? Otherwise we’re going to have to resort to eBay and it’s not going to be cheap!
While we do not have concrete information, our team is still looking for ways to make use of the Captain Rex figure in the European market. Jedi News - this is great news, we'll keep you all informed...
3. In the last round of Q&A answers you said that the Comic Con Exclusive Vader and Emperor may debut a week earlier at Celebration Japan. Will the folk in Europe and especially us here in the UK get a chance to buy this figure set? Also, is there any chance of a photo... please?
Attached is a photo, James. Right now it is planned as a Comic Con exclusive (with a Japanese splash) and we are looking for ways to also bring it to Europe although the specific retailer has not been lined up as of yet.
