General Marvel Legends

Just prepaid my airBnB for Saturday through Wednesday and then my hotel for Wednesday through Sunday for SDCC, so I'm eager to learn what exclusive I'll be lining up for in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning.
 
Reno said:
The theme will be figures you want but can't buy:

Secret Wars Volcana

Jack of Hearts

(or Jim Hammond Human Torch)

(or Valkyrie with Aragorn)

limited to a total produced quantity of 500 each and available only via lottery to SDCC in-person attendees. Total quantity of 10 each available via Hasbro Pulse after the convention at random unannounced dates and times (mostly in the middle of the night).

...or something similarly enraging like that. Can you tell that I'm still mad about not being able to purchase Shanna?
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Same. That whole farce really steamed my clams. That set - particularly Shanna and to an extent Sauron - is my holy grail.
 
Ultra Seven said:
HERE!

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DRACULA CONFIRMED!!!!!!!

You won’t stop him this time, Abraham you son of a bitch!!!
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Beamish said:
Any guesses for what the SDCC exclusive is gonna be?
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Well, I think @Chooch555 is right. One will be a role play item. That's cool. It saves me money and a lot of aggravation.

I'm going to guess (And it's just a guess) that the second item will be figures, a two pack or maybe even a three pack, and it'll be MCU related. Brand New Day comes out the weekend right after comic con, and Doomsday comes out in December.

And again, that's perfectly fine. It saves me money, time and aggravation. And I'll be happy for the MCU collectors. I hope the figs are easy to get.
 
SDCC exclusives with a similar theme - insects

-The first exclusive will be something Spider-Man: Brand New Day

-The second exclusive will be this monstrosity because they love The Crossing:
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Thor-El said:
Effing hate, Hate, HATE exclusives of ANY kind. >:(
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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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