History should NOT repeat itself as often as it does in the Hasbro line. As the concern for proper case assortments continues to grow, we have provided evidence of what brought the first run of The Vintage Collection to a screeching halt. Within the collecting community, it was hailed the TPM 3D Debacle of 2012; you know a significant period in history like the War of 1812. (Who knew 200 years later collectors would be fighting for the salvaging of The Vintage Collection?) This article is two-fold. Firstly, we want to show what horrid case assortments will do to a thriving line. And secondly, we want to show what figures make great carry-forward options and which ones do not. (more….)
Please study The Vintage Collection case assortments over carefully. Wave 10 represents the first wave of 2012. It was technically an inaugural wave line launch because 2012 was all about The Phantom Menace 3D. In short, wave 10 shipped in RIDICULOUS numbers. You could find all of the figures from wave 10 EVERWHERE and in large numbers. It was a solid case assortment of 12 figures based on The Phantom Menace. If you continue to study Wave 11, Wave 12, and Wave 13, you can easily see how many of the same figures were carried over from Wave 10.
This terrible planning brought the line to a standstill. The Vintage Collection bottlenecked so severely that Five Below had to take the high volume of case assortments off of Hasbro’s hands.
It didn’t end there. The backup was SO BAD that most stores never saw Wave 14 and Wave 15. And if they did, they were in very tiny numbers. Wave 16 was planned for cancellation unless it could be sold through another medium. Thankfully it was because it was one of the most significant waves of the entire line and became an online exclusive.
You’ll also notice that there are a handful of carried-forward figures in italics. These are mostly Original Trilogy and Expanded Universe figures. Except for Barriss Offee and Bom Vimdin, all other repacked figures sold though…. briskly. Luke Skywalker (Hoth Outfit) peg-warmed depending on the area you lived. Original Trilogy and EU figures are crucial to the return of The Vintage Collection’s success. We cannot have this type of planning or anything similar influence the 2018 line of The Vintage Collection. It will spell certain doom for line. And we’re already off to a very bad start.
Wave 10
1x Qui-Gon Jinn (Phantom Menace)
1x Obi-Wan Kenobi (Phantom Menace)
1x Ratts Tyerell and Pit Droid (Phantom Menace)
1x Battle Droid (Phantom Menace)
1x Darth Sidious (Phantom Menace)
1x Anakin Skywalker (Phantom Menace)
1x Ben Quadianros (Phantom Menace)
1x Daultay Dofine (Phantom Menace)
1x Naboo Royal Guard (Phantom Menace)
1x Queen Amidala (Phantom Menace)
1x Quinlan Vos (Phantom Menace)
1x Darth Maul (Phantom Menace)
Wave 11
1x Qui-Gon Jinn (Phantom Menace)
1x Battle Droid (Phantom Menace)
1x Darth Sidious (Phantom Menace)
1x Anakin Skywalker (Phantom Menace)
1x Naboo Royal Guard (Phantom Menace)
1x Quinlan Vos (Phantom Menace)
1x Darth Maul (Phantom Menace)
1x VC87 Luke Skywalker (Return of the Jedi, Jedi Origin)
1x VC88 Princess Leia (Return of the Jedi, Sandstorm)
1x VC89 Lando Calrissian (Return of the Jedi, Skiff Guard/Sandstorm)
1x VC90 Colonel Cracken (Millennium Falcon Crew, Return of the Jedi)
1x VC91 Rebel Pilot (Mon Calamari, Return of the Jedi)
Wave 12
1x Qui-Gon Jinn (Phantom Menace)
1x Obi-Wan Kenobi (Phantom Menace)
1x Battle Droid (Phantom Menace)
1x Darth Sidious (Phantom Menace)
1x Anakin Skywalker (Phantom Menace)
1x Naboo Royal Guard (Phantom Menace)
1x Darth Maul (Phantom Menace)
1x VC92 Anakin Skywalker (Clone Wars)
1x VC93 Darth Vader (Star Wars)
1x VC94 Imperial Navy Commander (Star Wars)
1x VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth, Empire Strikes Back)
1x VC96 Darth Malgus (The Old Republic, Expanded Universe)
Wave 13
1x Darth Maul (Phantom Menace)
1x VC58 Aayla Secura (Revenge of the Sith)
1x VC59 Nom Anor (Expanded Universe)
1x VC56 Kithaba (Return of the Jedi)
1x VC57 Dr. Evazan (Cantina, Star Wars)
1x VC51 Barriss Offee (Attack of the Clones) PT REPACK
1x VC50 Han Solo (Bespin Outfit, Empire Strikes Back) OT REPACK
1x VC53 Bom Vimdin (Cantina, Star Wars) OT REPACK
1x VC54 ARC Trooper Commander (Expanded Universe) EU REPACK
1x VC55 Logray (Return of the Jedi) OT REPACK
1x VC52 Rebel Fleet Trooper (Star Wars) OT REPACK
1x VC21 Gamorrean Guard (Return of the Jedi) OT REPACK
Wave 14
1x Odd Ball (Clone Pilot, Revenge of the Sith)
1x Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars)
1x Nikto (Return of the Jedi)
1x Starkiller (Vader’s Apprentice)
1x Shae Vizla (The Old Republic, Expanded Universe)
1x VC93 Darth Vader (Star Wars) OT REPACK
1x VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth, Empire Strikes Back) OT REPACK
1x VC96 Darth Malgus (The Old Republic, Expanded Universe) EU REPACK
1x VC87 Luke Skywalker (Return of the Jedi, Jedi Origin) OT REPACK
1x VC51 Barriss Offee (Attack of the Clones) PT REPACK
1x VC53 Bom Vimdin (Cantina, Star Wars) OT REPACK
1x VC28 Wedge Antilles (Return of the Jedi) OT REPACK
Wave 15
1x Princess Leia Organa (Bespin, Empire Strikes Back)
1x Princess Leia Organa (Bespin, Empire Strikes Back, Variant)
1x Jar Jar Binks (Phantom Menace)
1x Jar Jar Binks (Phantom Menace, Variant)
1x Clone Trooper Lieutenant (Attack of the Clones)
1x Clone Trooper Lieutenant (Attack of the Clones, Variant)
1x Shock Trooper (Revenge of the Sith)
1x Shock Trooper (Revenge of the Sith, Variant)
1x Sandtrooper (Star Wars)
1x Sandtrooper (Star Wars, Variant)
1x Darth Vader (Return of the Jedi)
1x Darth Vader (Return of the Jedi, Variant)
Wave 16
1x Ahsoka Tano (Clone Wars)
1x Obi-Wan Kenobi (Clone Wars)
1x Lumat (Return of the Jedi)
1x Emperor’s Royal Guard (Return of the Jedi)
1x Nien Nunb (Return of the Jedi)
1x Weequay (Return of the Jedi)
1x Republic Trooper (Expanded Universe)
1x Orrimarrko / Prune Face (Return of the Jedi)
1x Naboo Pilot (The Phantom Menace)
1x Mawhonic (The Phantom Menace)
1x Aurra Sing (The Phantom Menace)
1x Gungan Warrior (The Phantom Menace)
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