| Cartoon Network Figures: Yoda Clone Trooper Count Dooku Durge Obi-Wan Kenobi Anakin Skywalker Mace Windu Asajj Ventress Saga Ultra Deluxe Figures: Jabba the Hutt Court Denizens | In-Stock 12" Figures: Garindan Jawas Obi-Wan Kenobi Luke Skywalker Unleashed Figures: Clone Trooper Chewbacca Non-Star Wars: Yu-Gi-Oh Pharaonic Guardian Sealed Trading Card Box |
 Dateline: Episode III Anakin Photos “It isn't often, if at all, that TPU gets spoiler images, but hey we got some now! I have posted images of some E3 Anakin pics I have been sent. I was sent two images of Anakin (Image 1, Image 2), by Anonymous TPU'er No. 1138, as he will probably be seen near the end of Episode III, and he has certainly lost the looks that Padme fell for! For the spoiler avoiders, I won't show these images on the front page, you will have to take the links for them. Don't delay take a look today... before the Lucasfilm lawyers make me take them down.”The Private Universe |
| For the week of Feb. 29 - Mar. 6. Saga Exclusive A-Wing C-7/8 $39.99 Code 3 Millenium Falcon with Case $349.99 Master Replicas Han Solo Blaster $999.99 Silver Clone Trooper AFA Graded U-85 $69.99 Silver Clone Trooper AFA Graded U-90 $139.99 Power of the Jedi Captain Tarpals and Kaadu C-8/9 $29.99 POTJ 12" Luke & Speederbike C-8/9 $69.99 Episode I Pit Droid 2-Packs Darth Sidioius Holographic and Pit Droid AFA85 $159.99 Naboo Royal Guard and Pit Droid AFA85 $159.99 Power of the Force 2 POTF2 Green Card Boba Fett $14.99 POTF2 Green Card R2-D2 C9 $7.99 POTF2 Jabba's Dancers Multi-Figure Pack C-9 $8.99 POTF2 Jabba's Skiff Guards Multi-Figure Pack $11.99 Just in this week: Full collection of every vintage figure Carded! Here are just some of the great items we have in stock, be sure to check our site soon, these will be gone fast! 12-Back Death Squad Commander C-8.5 $299.99 20/21 Back Leia C-8.5/9 $449.99 20/21 Back Luke X-Wing C-9 $429.99 20/21 Back R2-D2 C-8 $249.99 20/21 Back Snaggletooth C-9 (Canadian) $399.99 20/21 Back Stormtrooper C-8.5 (nice card, yellowed bubble) $249.99 20/21 Back Tusken Raider C-9 $299.99 ESB 4-LOM C-8.5/9 $399.99 ESB R2-D2 (Sensorscope) C-8.5/9 $169.99 ESB Yoda (orange snake) C-7 $164.99 ESB Zuckuss C-9 $169.99 POTF EV-9D9 C-9+/9.5 (unpunched, no price sticker, almost clear bubble) $349.99 Masters of the Universe Toyfare Exclusive Snake Teela MISB C-9 $79.99 Snakemen are in stock and shipping now New Series Roboto MOC C-8/9 in stock $39.99 www.brianstoys.com | With Hasbro's introduction of the new Original Trilogy Collection, Brian's Toys has begun taking pre-orders for some of the first items to be released. Check out our pre-orders page to see what is available. LOTR Trilogy Collection Now in stock! Including 12 figures from The Fellowship of the Ring, 13 figures from The Two Towers and 4 figures from The Return of the King. New 12" Gimli, Witch King and Treebeard also in. LOTR Armies of Middle Earth Osgiliath Ruins with Fell Beast $44.99 G.I.Joe Valor vs. Venom NEW! 12" Cobra Commander $19.99 NEW! 12" Wild Bill $14.99 12" Agent Faces $24.99 12" Cobra B.A.T. II V3.2 $17.99 12" Dreadnok Ripper $11.99 12" Hi-Tech $11.99 12" Roadblock $11.99 12" Sand Scorpion $14.99 A.P.C. Transport with 3 Cobra B.A.T. Figures $39.99 New Batman 6" Batman (Zip Line) $15.99 6" Arctic Shield Batman $6.99 6" Battle Spike Batman $6.99 6" Hydro Suit Batman $6.99 6" Mr. Freeze $49.99 Deluxe Drill Cannon Batman $11.99 Deluxe Sky Strike Batman $11.99 Batmoblie $39.99 6 New Justice League Mission Vision Figures Now in: Batman, Batman (dark), The Flash, Green Lantern, Superman & Superman (dark). Justice League 10" Now Back in Stock including Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern & Superman. Simpsons Playsets back in stock! Living Room with Marge and Maggie Playset $110 Nuclear Power Plant with Radioactive Homer Playset $100 |
 Check out this awesome auction for a Custom Jabba's Sail Barge. With the new Jabba's Sail Barge figures what a great way to display your collection. Some great work out of Chile. There are some great pictures of the entire Sail Barge. Another example of some of the good of ebay |
 Dateline: “Transform, and Roll Out” “Hey all, this is not related to Star Wars but is very interestng. I found the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime last week at Wal-Mart. They have it for $63.99 as opposed to how TRU has it for $75.99. This is a really cool figure. If you're into Transformers, this one you should pick up. Take care.”c-ryan@mchsi.com |
 Dateline: Fair and Square in Times Square “Hi Troopers, Lisette from NYC reporting. The TRU in Times Square still does not have anything new. The same goes for the TRU in Union Square. On a bright note, I want to say thank you to Troopers Dominic and Allen. I was able to get a set of the second wave of animated figures from Dominic, and my husband was able to get me a second set from Allen. So, of course, I will put one set away and open the other. Thank you guys!”jhernandez13@bww.com |
![[Click Soundwave to Enter]](http://www.sandtroopers.com/bbtsad/20040227.jpg) Star Wars: Our shipment is on the way for Unleashed 7. 3 great new figures in the set for $49.99 include: Luke X-Wing, Chewbacca, and Clone Trooper. We were lucky to receive our full order of these figures but we do not expect them to last long. Pre-Order now and we'll ship them out to you in roughly 7 - 10 days. Ultra action figures wave 2 including Jabba and B'omarr Monk.20% Off All Vintage Menu Items: We've built up more vintage inventory and decided to have another sale! Every item on the extensive Vintage Menu will be discounted by 20% for orders placed by Monday at 12:00 Noon Central Time. We have many recent 'single quantity' items on the menu as well as vintage items. Including: McFarlane Sports Picks Variants & recent releases, He-Man re-issues and vintage, G.I.Joe 3 ?-inch vehicles and figures, Japanese G1 boxed Transformers, Japanese Animation Cels, Sideshow Monsters, The Simpsons, Gundam Figures, Comic book based figures, Macross, Mazinger and a huge variety of other items! 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime: We have shipments in transit to us now for both the Takara 20th Prime and the Hasbro 20th Prime. If you order now we'll be shipping to you in roughly a week, so the wait is not long. Palisades: New Pre-orders for 6" Arcee & 6" Soundwave Statues - both statues are very well done and priced attractively at $59.99. The Muppets Series 8 has been listed - $39.99 for the set of 4 figures, Muppets Series 7 and Mega Gonzo are also on the list. G.I.Joe Serpentor Bust and Destro 6" Statue have been listed. Hard Hero: 9" Rhinox Statue from Beast Wars - the first offering from the Beast Wars show - very well done! |
 Dateline: “Dog Will Hunt” - Primus “Leif in Va Beach here. Well, the X-Wing Luke, Clonetrooper, and Chewbacca Unleashed wave has been seen at local Wal-Marts (Green Brier & Lyhnnhaven), I swear Wal-Marts are the blackholes sucking the life out of trailerparks everywhere. Anyway, I also found a single case of the Holo Luke, J'Quille, Rappertunie, and Lando Skiff wave at Norfolk Toys R Us. I took a set and left the other complete set and extras hanging. I have to say, Holo Luke has to be the ugliest of painted figures ever. Sure he is just a rehash of Return of the Jedi Luke without the cloak, but maybe they should of left him regular Holo Blue. Even my three-and-a-half year old son commented: ' Daddie, why Luke look all nasty?' .” |
 Well Troops, I have no doubt in my mind why I think Timothy Zahn is hands down the best thing to happen to the Star Wars EU. I loved his original Thrawn Trilogy, the Duology was just about as good. Now Survivor's Quest is blowing me away. I can't wait for the original story to come out. I have to admit I was skeptical when I heard there was going to be a new book out that takes place between the Duology and NJO, even when I heard it was Zahn. I thought this era had been done to death and if this happened before NJO, how come we never heard anything about these events in the NJO. While my latter concern is still legitimate, my former concern was shattered. These characters have not be run to death. So far this story is great! I have another 100 pages to go. I'll be on a plane all day Saturday. When I get back, I'll be ready to post my review! If you haven't bought Survivor's Quest yet, go out and do it! |
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 Dateline: Hunt 'em Down “Central Texas Report: It will be a short one. Not much has been happening here. No one seems to restock with anything lately. My Target is getting remodeled, so they are not keen on putting out new toys. Then both my Wal-Marts seem to get nothing new either. At least not for a while. My TRU is full of figures ... just all the old ones (Anyone need a POTJ Bespin Guard or Flippin' Dooku?). Just checkin' in. Hope everyone is doing better than here. Hunt 'em down.” |
![[Click to Enter Action-HQ]](http://www.sandtroopers.com/sponsors/ahq/20040226.gif) Hey Troops, Action-HQ has Star Wars Kubricks on sale at 30% off: Han Solo, Sandtrooper & Cantina Band Member Kubricks starting at $6.95 each or the set of 3 for $14.95. On sale too are MicroMachine Jar Jar Binks Naboo and Trade Federation Control Ship at 50% OFF for $4.95 each. Takara Transformers T/F Collection Inferno and Smokescreen are both on sale for $27.95 each. More sale items include Mazinger Z model kit, Speed Dragon micro RC vehicles, Ching & Co items from Designer Toys, and VARSX Remote Control Robot Wars for 65% OFF! See why many are getting it FIRST! |
| Dateline: Where Did These Come From? “Hi Troopers, Lisette from NYC reporting. I visited the TRU in Times Square and again was disappointed. The pegs may have had figures hanging from them, but nothing of interest. There was plenty of Yoda and Chian Padawan, Ashla and Jempa, and others from this wave, plus 2 brown coat Hoth Han Solo. They also had plenty of the green carded Bo Shek, Eeth Koth, Teebo, and R4-M9 - where did these come from? Is anyone else being revisited by these guys? They also had the 12-inch Obi-Wan, Jawas and Garindan if anyone in NYC is looking for these guys. That's all for now.” jhernandez13@bww.com |
 Dateline: The Things You Find in Unexpected Places “Greetings this time from a cold and rainy SoCal! Well, had to stop by a Sav-On Drugs store last night to pick up some cold medicine for the wife and had to drop in on the toy aisle and what did I see you ask? Well had to pick up the R1-G4 and a Jabba Palace Luke. Only 1 of the droids and about 4-5 of the Lukes were on the pegs along with 1 Hoth Trooper. The things you find in unexpected places! I had all but given up on SW figs in these drug stores, but my faith has been renewed. That's it for today and remember to keep dry and fight the good fight fellow Troopers!!! Peace, out!!”swdude@earthlink.net |
 “ Went on a toy run in soggy So Cal, only to come up all wet behind the ears, and a little PO'd . I just have a few comments and concerns. First, what is the problem at Target? When will they get in anything new? Granted, they did get Animated wave 2 sets in last month, but I have not seen a new Saga figure since 2 weeks before Christmas. Their shelves are always empty, seemingly to the point where the toy dept manager has neglected to take into consideration that their shelves are empty. One would think that based on these simple, elementary observations, that maybe these shelves are empty because these are one of very few collectibles in the entire department that sell. “So what is the problem? Are they preparing for a once in 5 year inventory, and they are withholding all the merchandise? Are they just that delayed in getting their shipments? Are they planning to disband the section altogether? Or do I have 3 Target stores in my area that have hired incompetent, non-attentive managers to run these departments? Well, based on the reports of items that many people have found around the country, the only one that appears to hold water was the last question asked. “As it has turned out, we here in the wet, gloomy, $2.20 a gallon-for-gas payin' Inland Empire are sentenced to an undisclosed period of empty shelves and empty-handedness. We have not seen the deluxe Jabba wave, the Yavin wave, or the Jabba's Palace wave. I know it may be a bit premature, since these have just been released in the past 3 or 4 weeks, but hey, we have barely even seen the Tatooine wave in full numbers. As a matter of fact, it was a fellow trooper who helped me with that wave. “Midwest: I ask your help for these waves. East coast: I ask your help for these waves. Hell, any west-coasters, can you throw me a bone!? I am willing to pay additional for your troubles. As a matter of fact, if anyone has all 9 new figs, plus the 2 deluxe figures, all C-9+ or better, I will pay your cost, plus $20 to ship, keep the change as a thank you.” |
 Dateline: Hitting Scalpers From Every Angle “Hey man, this is Lin Que and I just wanted to do my part for S.C.A.L.P. There is this auction on ebaywashingtonss@cox.net |
 Dateline: Scalpers' Dilemma: Cheetos vs. J'Quille “New stuff showing up in MN! The froze lakes are thawing and we're finally seeing a small amount of new SW:Wal-Mart: “Found a severely picked over asst. of Jabba wave, found 1 Rappertunie and a couple R2 Drink2. I just know some 300 lb Cheeto snarfing jerk waddled off with the J'Quille's to ebay TRU: “A fresh case of Yoda, Fett, Han Unleashed at the Blaine TRU, got my Yoda (on sale? rang up at $14.99). No new figures (they have a whole 3 peg hooks to fill!!! Is it so damn hard to keep 3 peg hooks filled?!? AHHHHHGGG! Sorry. Happy thoughts, happy thoughts ... mmmm kittens). Target: “(sigh) Target makes me sad, I ask the woman in toys whether they have any new Star Wars figures, she points me to the SPIDERMAN FIGRES!! I said, "No. Star Wars figures." She points me to Lord of the Rings. This woman is so stupid, she should have choked on a Lincoln Log when she was 6, she's breathing air I could be breathing. “At the end of my rainbow, I found an empty pot surrounded by leprechauns passed out in pools of whisky vomit. Good Luck all!” TheDevilsEwok666@usfamily.net * Legal: The following views may be hurtful to scalpers and are solely those of “Satan's Teddybear”, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sandtroopers.com's readers, partners, or advertisers. Cheetos is a registered trademark of PepsiCo, Inc. |
 | It's Dark Horse & Gentle Giant Studios Grand Moff Tarkin Minibust. Here's your chance to get Gentle Giant Studios Grand Moff Tarkin Mini Bust for only $33.99. This will only last this weekend so get it while you can at Toyfellas.com. Also available, no one knows his real name, Firefly Mini Bust from Palisades Toys - Nearly Sold Out! Also a special discount for readers of Sandtroopers.com, use the coupon code: sandtroop to receive a discount of 7% off all orders. Once you add item(s) to the cart, scroll to the bottom where it says coupon code and enter: sandtroop. Good through Wednesday 2-25. www.toyfellas.com East of the Rockies dial 1-888-273-5663, West of the Rockies dial 1-888-273-5663 |
| For the week of Feb 22 - 28 Saga - New Low Prices Anakin Skywalker Secret Ceremony 2nd Card $8.99 Han Hoth brown coat 2nd Card $14.99 Snowtrooper $9.99 Boba Fett Pit of Carkoon 2nd Card $14.99 Darth Vader Throne Room Duel $14.99 Luke Jedi Throne Room Duel C-9 (2nd Release, Glove on Right Hand) $14.99 Attakus back in stock and new releases now shipping! Clonetrooper C 7/8 $409.99 Han Solo Classic $399.99 Jango Fett $399.99 Jawa $249.99 Obi-Wan Kenobi $399.99 Padme Amidala $349.99 Salacious Crumb $249.99 Salacious Crumb with Jabba's Hookah Pipe $399.99 Code 3 Limited Signature Edition X-Wing (limited to 5000 pieces, display case not included) $499.99 Master Replicas Han Solo Blaster (includes shipping carton, product has been opened) $999.99 Saga Mexican Convention Exclusives Silver Anniversary Obi-Wan Kenobi & Darth Vader $199.99 Silver Anniversary Han Solo and Chewbacca $199.99 Clone Wars Multi-figure Packs C-9 Durge with Speeder Bike $19.99 Clone Trooper with Speeder Bike $11.99 Destroyer Droids with Launcher $7.99 Droid Army $14.99 Jedi Knight Army $24.99 Episode I Battle Droids back in stock! Plain color $4.99 Rust color $4.99 Slash on chest $4.99 Star on chest $4.99 Fambaa with Gungan C-8/9 $119.99 Selected Asian Exclusive Episode I Exclusive 2" Figures now back in stock Battle Droid $19.99 Darth Maul C9 $29.99 Jar Jar Binks $19.99 Obi-Wan Kenobi $19.99 Qui-Gon Jinn $19.99 Power of the Force 2 Green Card with Slide Darth Vader C9 $4.99 Mail-In Cantina Band Member $13.99 Jabba's Dancers Pack C-9 $8.99 Jabba's Skiff Guards Pack $11.99 Limited Edition Darth Vader Cinemacast MIB (original shipping carton does have wear, contents are new but numbers on contents do not match) $399.99 Transformers Heroes of Cybertron Series 4 still available MOC C-8/9 Bumblebee with Spike $6.99 Dirge $7.99 Jazz $6.99 Perceptor $6.99 Powermaster Gigatron $4.99 Wheeljack $6.99 | These and hundreds more vintage loose figures are now back in stock! Vintage Loose ESB Hoth Stormtrooper C-9 $15 multiple conditions available ESB Yoda Orange Snake C-9 $25 POTF Warok C-9 $75 POTF Yak Face C-9 $225.00 - multiple conditions available Vintage Loose Rare Tri-Logo Boba Fett no paint below knee C-8 $135 Vintage Loose Rare Tri-Logo Boba Fett with paint below knee C-8 $135 Action Stands for new and vintage loose figures are back in stock, available in single, multiple and wholesale quantities. Vintage AFA Graded SW Boba Fett 21 Back-B AFA 80 $2,699.99 POTF Anakin AFA 85Y 92 Back $4,999.99 All Dreams & Visions Action Figures in stock now! Limited Edition Sgt. Rock & The Men of Easy Company 2002 Sgt.Rock $49.99 2002 Wildman $49.99 2002 Jackie Johnson $49.99 2002 Bulldozer $49.99 2002 Little Sure Shot $49.99 2002 Set of 5 $249.99 Limited Edition 2003 Breakout at Normandy Accessory Set (Sgt. Rock Accessory Set) $24.99 2002 The Blackhawk Deluxe Gift Set $199.99 2002 Mademoiselle Marie Gift Set (Limited to 3500 units) $119.99 2003 Enemy Ace Deluxe Gift Set $179.99 2003 Miss FEAR Swords of the Dragon Set (available with hair up or hair down, limited to 3500 units) $99.99 New to Brian's Toys: MICRONAUTS! Baron Karza and Andromeda (black) MISB C-9 $11.99 Baron Karza and Andromeda (clear) MISB C-9 $7.99 Baron Karza and Andromeda (red) MISB C-9 $19.99 Set of 16 Series 1 $59.99 - Includes 4 of each figure in 4 color variations: Acroyear, Membros, Time Traveler & Space Glider Micronauts Exclusive Set of 4 Series 1.5 $39.99 - Includes 1 of each: Acroyear, Membros, Time Traveler Medic & Space Glider MotU New Series MISB Vehicles & Playsets MISB C-9: Attack Squid $24.99 Bashin' Beatle $29.99 Battle Hawk $29.99 Battle Raptor (Samurai) $29.99 War Whale $29.99 Castle Grayskull MISB C-8/9 $39.99 MotU Vintage American Carded Figures back in stock! King Hiss C-8.5 $125.00 Mer-Man C-8 $100.00 Tung-Lashor C-7 $55.00 Tri-Klops C-8.5 $100.00 Simpsons Figures Series 15 carded set of 6 $50 www.brianstoys.com |
 “Hey all, Ham Yoyo here. Just to let everyone know, I'll be out of commission until next weekend. My list should be done then and I'll stick it up here for you guys. I am super proud of the site for really helping everyone out still and bustin' some scalper bootie!!! Way to go! Anyway, keep it up and anyone who has e-mailed me about anything, if I find it, you get first dibs. Take care, MTFBWY.” - Britthamyoyo1@aol.com |
| Which Clone pack was hardest to find? | |
| Green | |
| Yellow | |
| Red | |
| White | |
| Blue | |
| Anything but white | |
| Found them all with no problem | |
| Both Green and Yellow | |
| Scalpers got them all | |
 As long as you weren't part of the twenty-two percent of readers who weren't fast enough to beat the scalpers to the punch, it looks like the flash-in-the-pan green pack version really was the hardest to find. Yellow too left both scalpers and collectors confused at the end of the production run. With the initial all-white pack, already in most Troops' collections, making a reappearance in a case assortment with Durge and Clone Trooper on speeder cases, it ended the day as the most readily available variation. Now that the Clone Wars multi-pack subline has wrapped up, let's hope Hasbro assembles a "Clone Trooper Army Builder" set using the Super Articulated Trooper as the mold and having Lieutenant, Commander and Sergeant colors. If they could keep a straight face giving us a four-pack of glazed-eyed Endor Troopers, then they should consider cashing in again on the evergreen Clone Trooper. Okay, now that you've built your amry, let's look at the coming onslaught of Original Trilogy Collection 3 ? inch product. Hasbro "goes Solo" yet again. Vote in Extensive Poll No. 10 at the top of the page. |
![[Click to Enter Action-HQ]](http://www.action-hq.com/action-hq/images/newsletter/graphic/1902_new_1.gif) Hey Troopers, Action-HQ has Unleashed Wave 8 in stock and ready to ship. Also Zoids Liger Vinyl Figure, Spawn Series 7 Sam & Twitch, Justice League Subway Exclusive and Transformers Energon Deluxe Hotshot and Inferno. Pre-orders are being accepted for the following: Star Wars Yavin Assortment along with Dengar, Bossk and Admiral Ozzel, Gundam 12-inch Vinyl Figure and Batman Japanese Yamato Exclusives set of 4. See why many are getting it FIRST! |
 Dateline: S.C.A.L.P. All Day ... Every Day. “First off, let me shout out a big ' Welcome Back!! ' to Ham Yoyo aka Britt. It's been a long while! I believe the last time we traded was way back pre-Episode II. Great to see you around again. Hope all continues to go well with your rehab situation. The site has changed some, but I think it has changed for the better over the last year or so. As far as store reports, about the same here in Indy, land of perpetual overcast skies. Target has been the place to be until now. Now it seems that nowhere is the place to be! I agree with Trooper The Devil's Ewok, who a few days ago said 'Does TRU even carry toys anymore?' Not much to be found. Anyway, MTFBWY and S.C.A.L.P. all day ... every day!” |
 Dateline: Leaving Scalpers Confused “Lin Que from Omaha with a overdue Omaha report. Things have been pretty good around my way. Thursday I saw the Yavin wave at Wal-Mart. My goal was to pick up two of each to offer up here but another guy came and I offered them up to him as he was a pretty ' kool ' guy. Friday I saw the Batman exclusives at Wal-Mart and picked up Killer Croc and Mr Freeze. Saturday on a scavenger hunt for the new Deluxe packs I came across Gandalf the Whiter at the same Wal-Mart I had grabbed the Yavin wave at 20 minutes later. At TRU I found Elrond, Gimli, and Arwen. The really odd thing was they were sitting right out front so the fact they were still there had my head spinning all day. I then ran into a restock of Marvel Legends V and grabbed a long sought after Blade. When I went back the next day the were ALL gone so they're moving VERY quickly (note to self: check ebay |
| Dateline: Hunt with Skill “Central Texas report, well it's not much here. Over the past week or two there has not been much to speak of. My Wal-Marts are now doing OK by stocking something new about every week. They have had the Ultra Wave 2 and still have the 12-inch Garindan, Jawa, and Ben wave. Yesterday one put out the Boba, Han, and Yoda Unleashed wave. My local TRU is worthless. They have a lot of inventory but it's all old, unless you want repacks (Jedi 4 pack). The newest figs they have are CW wave 1. My local Target was the place to be before the new year. But since we rolled into 2004, they have not had much to speak of. They restocked last week with some 2003 Vadera and Luke Duel wave?? Weird since those were on clearance for $1.18, and now they are $4.99, but nothing more than that since the first weeks of January. Well that is all for this lame report. Hope some things improve. But the break is nice on my wallet. Also, Hasbro has some pretty cool stuff planned for the rest of 2004 if Toy Fair is any hint. Not real thrilled with the amount that was shown, but the ideas are good. Hope this new stuff is available to all. Hunt with Skill.” |
| Dateline: Run Troops, Run “Well, the 2nd Wave of the Clone Wars Animated figures have finally hit local Targets in the Va Beach, VA area. Run Troops, run. Other than that, not much other than the 12-inch Ben Kenobi waves at most Wallie-Marts. No sign of the Holo-Luke wave anywhere. Later.” dereknealey@cox.net |
 The X-Wing maintenance hangar inside the rebel base on the icy planet of Hoth hums with activity as technicians perform repairs and maintenance checks. Just above the hangar bay, rebel pilots on duty get necessary downtime prior to their flight assignments.” - ACPinCheck it out at ACPin SW |
 Okay Troops, get ready to do battle yet again with the Shady Soldiers who are the sworn enemies of S.C.A.L.P. and all Sandtroopers. Don't underestimate their power, for they train for combat against collectors many hours a day as most of them don't have a real job. Get ready, it's about to get heavy ...Operation Code Name: Back Door Forced Entry. This first seller is the reason Troops like Jedimaster-C and Force Hunter are missing the seemingly "hard-to-find" Target exclusives. Scalpers like this guy are making it "exclusive" for these to even make it to the point of purchase for honest people to present their cash and make the transaction at arm's length. He points out in his description that these "ran out quickly." Wonder why? 3175615335: “NO RESERVE!! These babies came straight off the delivery truck at Target and never hit the salesfloor or even the stockroom!!! As you can tell from the photo, you are bidding on 1 case each of the following: 12-inch Luke with Speeder Bike, 12-inch Imperial Biker Scout with Speeder Bike. These were Target Exclusives and ran out quickly. There are (2) 12-inch figures in each case so there are (4) in total. All are MISB. The speeder bikes in the photo did not come out of the case, they are from my personal collection. These cases are still sealed!! These items retailed for $49.99 each. Use Buy-it-Now and Shipping is FREE!! A huge savings!! Good luck!!.” What a downright decent guy to offer you free shipping! Upon request he may very well drive the Target truck to your home. Now, I know two wrongs don't make a right, but they sure make me feel a whole lot better! The night wouldn't be complete without that hard-to-find variant. And I have to admit, the last guy who tried to take your hard-earned money became so irate with us that he suggested we passionately pursue calling fouls on those that are in the loop of collectors instead of those like him who don't care about Star Wars or any of the memorabilia. We couldn't agree more Mr. Warner, and we found one that you would approve of - this next seller has got it all over on you, but guess what? You too will still be in the crosshairs of El Generale's heavily modified MG-34 rifle. |
| “Well, STILL not much new out here in the Inland Empire of California. Got the Animated wave 2 in numerous quantities, e-mail me if you needs these, preferably for trade. I also have a set of the 12-inch Garindan, Ben and Jawas for trade, which will go back on store shelves Friday if nobody's interested. Everything I have is C-9+. I am looking for the Yavin wave, Jabba's Palace wave and the deluxe Jabba wave. Does anyone have all 9 of the new 3 � inch figures as a whole, to ship in one shot? If someone has an extra set of all 9 C-9+ figs, which include Tanus Spijek, Lando in Skiff disguise, Rappertunie, J'Quille, Holographic Luke, Captain Antilles, General Dodonna, TIE Pilot, and Dutch Vander, I will pay cost plus shipping, and an additional $1 per figure as an added bonus. If anyone has either wave, I would like to work something out as well. How about the 2 newest deluxe figs? I have things to trade, hoping for help!” |
 Dateline: Will Work for New Figures “I got tired of seeing all those 2002 figs at my local Wal-Mart here in Sumter, SC. I saw they put a small portion of them in the clearance aisle. Well, that's when I decided to help out my local Wal-Mart for free. I took it upon myself to move about 3 pegs worth of Anakin (Outland Peasant Disguise) figs over to the clearance aisle myself, leaving 3 empty pegs in the new aisle. Checked back 3 days later and we have new figs on the pegs!!! Found the newest holo Luke, Lando Skiff, J'Quille, and the green dude all in multiple quantities. Sometimes you just have to work a little to get some new figs on the shelf. Checked Kmart the next day and they had the same new figs, and all the 2002 figs where moved to a clearance aisle (though they didn't appear to be marked down).” |
 Dateline: Any Day You Can Smack a Scalper Hard Enough to Cause His Shoe Laces to Come Untied, is a Good Day “Hey Troops! Trooper Larry reporting from the Mentor, Ohio area. Wal-Mart, Kmart, TRU, and KB are empty. A few Hoth troopers and some of the bar wave still hangin' around, but that’s about it. Target in Willoughby was empty: had a lone cartoon Mace, and a few Geo fighters. I traveled a little further down the road to Wal-Mart in Eastlake, and finally hit the jackpot. Was able to get Holo Luke, Rappertunie, Lando skiff, TIE Pilot, Dodonna, and Dutch Vander. Although the wallet is a little lighter, it was well worth it. Any day I can smack a scalper hard enough to cause his shoe laces to come untied, is a good day. Kick @$% and take names troops.” |
 Isn't it just so nice to get a professional response to a query on a description and pic? Real winner that one was. We'll keep an eye on what other "perfect" items this creep finds in a box under his bed, who knows, maybe he can be “ Freak of the Week”, again real soon! This cat claims he managed a theater and got these on "reopening day of the Trilogy, January 31, 1997 (sic)." Some Sandtroopers were born at night, but not last night. The next time one of our detachments make it out to the Great Salt Flats, we'll pay this joker a visit. |
| In-stock 2004 Figures: Captain Antilles # 15 Rappertunie Jabba's Palace # 08 J'Quille Jabba's Sail Barge # 09 Lando Jabba’s Sail Barge # 07 Holographic Luke Skywalker # 11 R2-D2 Jabba's Sail Barge # 05 Hoth Trooper Hoth Evacuation # 01 R-3PO Hoth Evacuation # 02 Luke Skywalker Hoth Attack # 03 Non-mint 2004 Figures: TIE fighter Pilot # 14 Gold Leader Dutch # 13 General Jan Dodonna # 12 Tanus Spijek # 10 Luke Skywalker Jabba's Palace # 04 Unleashed Figures: Clone Trooper Luke Skywalker Chewbacca Saga Ultra Deluxe Figure: Jabba the Hutt Court Denizens | In-Stock 12" Figures: Garindan Jawas Obi-Wan Kenobi Luke Skywalker Ewok Clone Wars Figures: Obi-Wan Kenobi Anakin Skywalker Mace Windu Asajj Ventress Pre-Order (Feb 28 deadline): Clone Wars Trading Card Box Anakin Skywalker Kotobukiya Figure Darth Maul Kotobukiya Figure Non-Star Wars: Yu-Gi-Oh Pharaonic Guardian Sealed Trading Card Box Clearance prices on Power of the Force, Power of the Jedi, and Episode I merchandise. |
 “I know you don't do G.I.Joe, but could you keep an eye out of the G.I.Joe Valor vs. Venom Cobra Infantry Forces (SKU 170669)? I called TRU and they even told me that they did not even get them in on the truck. The person I talked to said that she unloaded the truck herself and did not see any. I was even told a week ago that they did not even leave the warehouse. I looked at the screen myself. I just wanted some help from sandtroopers.com members to help me find some extra packs, I appreciate your support. The only real good sightings I have had are Echo base trooper and the Snowtrooper at a local Target in Jacksonville, Florida. The Troops have helped me with the Target B-Wing a few years back, so I thought I would try again, they are good at helping find stuff. Thanks guys. Good luck and Good Hunting.”patriotspride2003@yahoo.com Attention Jacksonville S.C.A.L.P. forces! Help out Legacy Trooper Force Hunter and don't let that damn scalper, toylet@fair.net (formerly known on ebay |
 Better check under the bed tonight kiddies, you may find a psycho under there waiting to pop your ankles ... or it might be a scalper trying to steal one of your elusive Star Wars figures! This could be an omen or a Blair Witch bamboozlement to rid Sandtroopers of my services! We're sure the eternal villains like Card Bender and the rest of the immortal enemies will be back on the next 13th (in two months from now no less!), or sooner. I've prepared a night's supply of Coffee and Darth Crypt and I will stay up all night in a sleep-deprivation experiment to enforce S.C.A.L.P. policy until this time anomoly clears up. |