General Marvel Legends

Stoopid_Sandwich said:
I don’t know what y’all are smoking but more daredevil focused characters is always a step in the right direction in my book. Half of my generalized wishlists are fully stocked with Daredevil characters I want to see.
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Please know I meant crazy in the best possible sense. I would LOVE that propsed set. Three great villains in one fell swoop would be awesome.

But really, the items being rolled out at the Con are a role play Serpent Crown and a 5-pack of Battle Damaged Captain America, Diamondback, Sidewinder, Death Adder and Asp
 
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Stoopid_Sandwich said:
I don’t know what y’all are smoking but more daredevil focused characters is always a step in the right direction in my book. Half of my generalized wishlists are fully stocked with Daredevil characters I want to see.
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I would like more DD characters. Just in a format that's easy and semi-affordable to acquire.
 
SDcomics said:
Brother, so do I. If I were made Lord High Emperor of the Action Figure Collecting Universe, the word "exclusive" would be stricken from the English Language.

MAKE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS ONE OR DON'T MAKE ONE AT ALL.

Simple as that.

And just in case there's anyone out there who thinks that those lucky enough to attend SDCC have it made and getting their hands on an exclusive is a piece of cake, let me dissuade you of that notion right now.

NO. IT'S FUCKING NOT.

Every year I pray to the toy gods that the Legends SDCC exclusive is something I'm not interested in. And post covid, that's pretty much been the case. Last year, however, was different. I wanted that Savage Land set. I cursed Beshaba, Goddess of bad luck, for my cruel fate. Now, I could do what my buddy @PantherCult does and get up at zero dark thirty the first day of the show, go stand in a line that ends somewhere in Los Angeles, and get the exclusive right away. That's perfectly valid. You get it on day one, you stick it in your hotel room for safe keeping, and then you don't have to worry about it for the rest of the convention. It's a pain, but it makes sense. I get it.

But I have a little bit of a different system. I usually wait until about an hour before the exhibit hall closes on the second or third day of the show. By that time, the Star Wars stuff is usually sold out. Yes, the Star Wars merch always sells out before the Legends stuff. Always. Once the Star Wars crowd goes back to their galaxy far, far away, the line is a lot less manic and it's manageable. Last year I waited until Day Two at about 6PM, walked up to the Hasbro Toy Shop, bought the Savage Land set, and I was on my way. Now when you do it that way you take the chance that it will sell out. It's a possibility. But I risk it. Getting up before the sun does and having to use a helicopter to see where the line ends doesn't sound fun.

So I roll the dice and wait a day or two. But if you luck out and do get one, it's still not easy lugging those damn things around. They're unwieldy, cumbersome and awkward to say the least. The worst part is, because there's no place to park anywhere west of the Mississippi River during SDCC, I have to take the trolley back home. Which means I'm packed like a damn sardine with hundreds of people cosplaying Imperial Stormtroopers, Harley Quinns, Deadpools, Jokers, Leias and Wolverines (And damn, those claws are fuckin' sharp) in a space roughly the size of an RV. Do I NEED to be hugging my SDCC exclusive Savage Land Set so close it nearly became part of my anatomy? No, I do not. But that's what collectors have to deal with.

Don't get me wrong. I love Comic Con. You guys know I do. But what I don't love is how out of control these damn exclusives have become. What I don't love is how all these toy manufacturers play on peoples greed and FOMO by labeling these things "exclusives" when they could put them up for sale to everyone who wants one on their websites. What I don't love is how goddamn greedy people have become. And I sure as hell don't love the stress and anxiety associated with these things. They're TOYS. Toys are supposed to be FUN. When they give you an ulcer, then something is dreadfully wrong.

One last thing and then I'm going to (try and) let it go. Hasbro never sold out of the Legends exclusive at the show last year. I was told by someone I trust that they had a ton left over and they had to haul them back with them when the convention ended. That's why I figured they would be relatively easy for you guys to get.

So what happened to them all? I don't know. That is a great question.

I just hope the exclusive is MCU related. If it is the original Human Torch, I'm going to start taking drugs. 💊🌿🚬❄🍄
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Okay, so it looks like I may have found a solution for the logistical nightmare that are SDCC exclusives (This is assuming that the exclusive will be something cool that I'll want, like a Two-Gun Kid and his horse Thunder two pack or an Invaders set):

I was talking to the owner of my local comic shop. He's going to have a booth at the con this year. As it turns out, it's a pretty good sized booth and it's going to be in a prime spot on the exhibit hall floor. Here's the plan: During the show he's going to send one of his minions to the Hasbro booth to buy exclusives for me, himself and a couple other of his valued customers. After it's purchased, the merch will be stored in his booth and then at the end of the day taken back to his shop. On the day after the con I'll stop by the store and grab mine. That's fine, I never have time to open them during the show anyway, it's always the day after.

That should work. I get my exclusive (And one for @Xavion2025. I owe him big time) and there's no standing in line or lugging the things around. And don't feel bad for the minion. He's being paid to stand in line. Plus he's getting some loot, too.

And that will take care of that. (I hope) 🙏
 
Question: What if the SDCC exclusive is a Millie The Model and Chili Storm two-pack?

Ya still gonna want it?

I will. I want everyone that was at Reed and Sue's wedding:

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John, Paul, George and Ringo were there. So was Jerry Lewis. And Norman Osborn, it looks like.

I wonder how much it cost to cater that thing? Probably a lot, huh?

And we won't get into the obscene amount of property damage.
 
Ultra Seven said:
Figure set will be Howard and Doctor Bong, and the other item ... well, uh, y'see ... Hasbro's been looking to juice up those profits by expanding into new market segments ...
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That would be the first Marvel Legends SDCC exclusive to sell out on the first day.

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If Hasbro did that as an exclusive, we'd have to pay some big bucks for it on the secondary market.
 
SDcomics said:
Question: What if the SDCC exclusive is a Millie The Model and Chili Storm two-pack?

Ya still gonna want it?
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I feel like I've been pretty vocal about wanting romance comics back. That goes for figures, too.

And I'd be remiss if I didn't want two of the stars of Marvel's most whimsically titled comic.
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Also, Millie's pure rugged. She learned to hold her breath underwater by reading a book about it underwater?! She should've gotten into the hero game with Patsy Walker.
 
Beamish said:
Since Dan said the two exclusives have similar themes, and when they have two exclusives one is usually cinematic and the other is comic:
What if they are, in the "similar" vein:
-Boxset with Melvin Potter Gladiator, Mister Fear, classic Typhoid Mary and Ikari.
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Hello FBI, NSA, CIA? I'd like to report a the whereabouts of a terrorist.
 
Clearly the SDCC set is the long awaited Micronauts boxset and a role play set of Space Glider wings and helmet...
 
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