Also remember that Toyfare cited the figure as available via Hastings website.. it just hasn't shown up yet. I guess they're waiting til it's in stock.
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...So, if a major chain retailer took a liking to these, we could conceivably see the whole line re-issued in mass production?
I'm hoping the answer is yes! As I've mentioned elsewhere, Toys R Us in Canada started carrying a lot of Diamonds toy lines, and with the notable exceptions of the Deep Space 9 and Battlestar Galactica figures, they have been selling like gangbusters. The Wrath of Khan stuff went very fast, as did StarGate: Atlantis. Picard in chair sold well, and the Phasers just hit the shelves last week, and I've noticed they are already gone at two locations. It seems to me that TRU will want to continue this experiment, maybe even expanding it to the US and beyond. Furthermore, I would expect the EMCE figures to be a natural for the next installment (I have already started bugging my contacts at TRU Canada to consider this very thing!). Once the EMCE line hits TRU in appreciable numbers, this line will really get a chance to grow (not thats its exceeding everyones espectations for growth already) and Paul and his crew might even start making a dollar or two on it.
Vive la EMCE!!!Leave a comment:
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The more pro-active we are about Khan, the better it will turn out.
No retailer wants to commit a lot of money unless they see a lot of interest.
The purpose of making these figures is to sell them to the greatest number
of people. These are not limited editions.Leave a comment:
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NewForce has secured an allotment of Khans from Planet X.. this is from NewForce's Trek newsletter:
Pre-order is up here:We got word from Planet X in Canada, that they will commit to wholesaling us a small quantity of their Exclusive Retro cloth Khan figure, as seen in Space Seed (mego'esque figure). Now, we have conditions....First, initially a maximum of 2 pieces per
customer may be ordered (if we can secure more later, we will lift this),
and even then, allocations might occur. Second, because these will
ship from Hong Kong to the exclusive retailer in Canada to us in the
US, we cannot guarantee packaging condition, nor will we even try (we are
happy just to be getting some!)...we will ship first in, first out,
without regard to packaging condition (the plastic cards, as most know, are
designed to be opened any way), and our shipping costs will be slightly
higher than normal ($9.95 vs normal $7.95), to help absorb/offset the
cost of getting the figures from CAN to us.
http://newforcecomics.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=retro
If you order two instead of one, shipping will probably be an extra $1, if anything. That's how Rick usually does it.
View this as just an alternative to going through Planet X directly. I've been a NewForce customer for many years, and they have all my ship information etc, so for me this makes sense.Leave a comment:
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I sent an e-mail reserving and got a response that I was added to the list. I am not confident in this process. Why do I get the feeling I will be buying my Khan via e-bay for a 200% markup? I hate exclusives......Leave a comment:
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Thanks palitoy...I think there's a lot of us who will take you up onthe offer.
Very cool of you.Leave a comment:
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Like I said, I'm happy to pick these up at Planet X. I already have a bunch put aside. People have been really cool to me about US exclusives in the past few years. I will be going there to pick up my own on the release date so it's no bother, they're 20 minutes from my house.
I will only charge my cost plus shipping and ship same day. If need be, I will also head over there before Megomeet and get a few more for the show.Leave a comment:
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Maybe that explains why they haven't responded to my inquiries. I still hope I can get spare some Hastings stock shipped to the store about 90 miles away from here. Luckily my brother lives in that town. But I would have to say the chances of preordering from anyone else seem pretty slim.Leave a comment:
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I spoke to the owner of Planet X today and he told me the best thing for us to do
at this point is to go to his website and pre-order Khan.
I explained to him about the problem we had with the Greatest American
Hero FX figure and wanted to make sure that Khan would not hit the
stores in June, sell out of his store, then be on ebay for $100 in July.
He understood and is interested in long-term sales, not a fast buck.
Hastings has many stores so the Khan figure will be spread out among
them and when they are gone, that's it.
You can also order from Planet X by phone at (416) 285-4421.Leave a comment:
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Got it Mike. I'm gonna try and get pick these up the day they arrive.Leave a comment:
If so...I'll take one!!
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