Tag Archives: The Black Series [Star Wars 40]

It’s astounding to me how poorly the Legacy Pack sold across all retail levels. It feels like it sold as badly as the 6″ Special Force TIE Fighter. And now as Toy R Us gets ready to close its doors forever, MORE cases from the warehouse are arriving at 60-%-80% off. It’s the only way to get the 40th anniversary Darth Vader (in the vintage Kenner line look). How did this not sell better than it did? I have never seen something so collector-friendly pile up at retail as this release did. And I have been collecting the modern line since 1995. Again, nothing has piled up like this set in my experience. Hasbro isn’t grabbing the right group of collectors with this stuff.

What a coincidence! This store report is in perfect timing with today’s RDR! JTA moderator Sjefke found a bunch of The Black Series 40th Anniversary 6″ Jawas at his closing Toys R Us store. This should show Hasbro once again how even a beautiful assortment of figures like the vintage Kenner inspired 40th anniversary line can suffer when figures aren’t spread evenly over the case ratios. One new figure per case. No repeat. No carry-forwards. Figures that sell out before others should then be converted to a solid case assortment to kill scalping. it’s not rocket science. And it will work.

We all know that Toys R Us in the USA is liquidating their inventory, but JTA reader Jason A. sends us a disconcerting image. His local store received a literal palet of Legacy Packs from The Black Series [Star Wars 40] line. How many of these bleeping things did they make? Can we expect more stuff like this to show up? Will the solid cases of Darth Revan finally arrive? Right now these sets are marked down to $23.99, but many other retailers have already cleared these out for $10 or less per pack. Is this a testament to how small our community is, or is it more of a testament to how lousy distribution is?

The Hasbro Black Series is fast approaching its fifth anniversary. The line was launched in 2013 and the latest wave of figures for the Solo movie is in stores at the moment. I thought this was a good time now to look at the Black Series as a whole. This comprehensive overview will give you all the details you ever wanted to know. How many figures? How many heroes and villains? Click through for a detailed look at the Black Series!

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This is unbelievable. The 40th Anniversary Princess Leia Organa 6″ figure is only $5.87 on Walmart.com! Hurry! Free 2-Day Shipping with $35 minimum order! Thanks to Mark for the alert!

If you need another to open, or just another to save, it’s hard to beat $9.99. Best Buy has the 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack on clearance for $9.99 on their website. Thanks to JTA reader Craig for the alert!

JTA sponsor Empire Toy Shop has received their stock of Rey (Island Journey). They also have The Black Series 40th anniversary Jawas and Sand People in stock too! Click HERE to order yours.

Check out the super-rare variation of Hasbro’s The Black Series [Star Wars 40] Sand People figures JTA sponsor Empire Toy Shop received . Do you notice anything missing? Creepy!

As of right now, 4 of the 6 figures are in stock on the Toys R Us web site. Direct links: Stormtrooper, Chewbacca, Sand People, C-3PO, Death Squad Commander, And Jawa! 

The Black Series 40th Anniversary wave 2 figures are now in stock at Amazon! Stormtrooper, Chewbacca, Sand People, C-3PO, Death Squad Commander, And Jawa! If they go out of stock, keep checking back. 

UPDATE: And gone. That was quick…but again, keep checking because they tend to pop in and out.

The Black Series 40th Anniversary wave 2 figures are now in stock at Amazon! Stormtrooper, Chewbacca, Sand People, C-3PO, Death Squad Commander, And Jawa! If they go out of stock, keep checking back. 

That second smaller production run of 40th anniversary wave 2 figures have finally arrived and are selling through like hotcakes. JTA sponsor Empire Toy Shop has only a dozen cases remaining before they’re gone forever!

BigBadToyStore.com has begun shipping their Black Series 40th Anniversary Wave 2 cases! YES! They’re ACTUALLY shipping! If you need these, they still have some in stock. Who knows how long they’ll be around this time!

BigBadToyStore.com has received their shipment of The Black Series 40th Anniversary Wave 2 today according to an email sent out earlier today. Later in the day, the began processing orders and charging credit cards. If you need these, I would jump on it because you never know who will or won’t receive their shipments! They’re still listed as “in stock” on their website.

That second smaller production run of 40th anniversary wave 2 figures are finally en route to dealers. You can still pre-order a case from JTA sponsor Empire Toy Shop! Hurry before they’re gone forever!

I have seen some strange eBay auctions in my past, but this one stands out. Is anybody in the mood for empty boxes of already unboxed Hasbro The Black Series 6″ figures? Special thanks to Paul B. for the alert. (By the way as an aside, doesn’t the word “unboxing” just make you want to hurt someone?)

Yahoo! has republished their popular article on the vintage Kenner Star Wars Early Bird Kit (which originally ran December 2015). Because this December marks the official 40th Christmas anniversary of Kenner’s groundbreaking Early Bird Kit “empty box” promotion, Yahoo! has wisely decided to rerun the article and update it to include The Black Series 6″ Legacy Pack which was inspired off of this original collectible as well as other “insider” updates. We should also note, although not mentioned in the article, that Hasbro paid homage to this concept back in 2005 for 3.75″ scaled action figures for The Saga Collection. You can check out both the Early Bird Certificate Package and the Early Bird Figures sets in our Research Droids Reviews. In the meantime, check out the revised article from Yahoo! News.

Another Walmart price drop! This time you can grab the Legacy Pack for $15 online! 

Update: You can pick this up on Amazon for the same price, with free Prime shipping. Thanks to Steve for letting us know in our comments!

JTA Reader Alexander F. sends us in this report of his latest purchase from Gamestop.com. He originally ordered two Artoo-Detoo 40th Anniversary Black Series figures, but when they showed up, he got a big surprise. He opened the large box to find two Supreme Leader Snoke (throne) instead of the Artoo’s. The receipt even says Artoo 40th Anniversary. This seems to happen more than it should. Have any of you had a similar mistake happen? Let us know in the comments below!

Good golly! R5-D4 is IN STOCK at GameStop. If you missed this figure, now is your chance! Special thanks to JTA reader Ben S. for the alert!

You can order the Black Series 40th Anniversary R2-D2 from Gamestop.com for $22.99, you can also get free shipping on orders over $35. Thanks to JTA Reader Kevin for the heads up!

The Black Series [Star Wars 40] Han Solo is currently $24.95 on Amazon right now if you still need him.

Look how much lower The Black Series [Star Wars 40] Han Solo and Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2) 6″ figures have dropped on Amazon!

Entertainment Earth is now processing pre-orders for the 40th Anniversary Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2) and Han Solo figures. Finally! Special thanks to JTA reader Will K. for the update!

If you live in Canada, you should probably check out ToysRUs.ca because they’ve placed all of their The Black Series 6″ figures on sale, including the pre-orders for new items. Special thanks to JTA reader Andrew D. for the alert!