[Joe Moore]

Star Wars Black Series 3.75-Inch Are Now Walmart Exclusives

[Joe Moore]

WALMART IS ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW EXCLUSIVE U.S. HOME OF HASBRO’S STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3 3/4-INCH FIGURES

The Collector-Favorite Line Will Feature Figures From the Saga Films and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Beginning on September 4

BENTONVILLE, AR, Sep. 4, 2015 – Walmart and Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced today that the retail giant will be the exclusive home of the fan-favorite STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3 3/4-inch toy line in the U.S.

Starting on “Force Friday,” September 4, Walmart.com will begin selling the first wave and taking pre-orders on the second wave of the highly collectible toy line. Customers will find the product in stores beginning in October, making Walmart the only destination in the U.S. for fans looking for highly detailed, highly articulated 3 3/4-inch figures based on the upcoming film STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.

First launched in 2013, STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3 3/4-inch line quickly became a fan-favorite line, in the tradition of earlier Hasbro toy lines like the STAR WARS VINTAGE collection. As the new exclusive US home to the STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3 3/4-inch line, Walmart is proud to become the go-to destination for STAR WARS fans looking for the finest Hasbro toys available.

“Walmart is very excited to be the exclusive home of the Star Wars Black Series 3 ¾ inch figures,” said Anne Marie Kehoe, vice president of toys at Walmart. “This is just the beginning - fans, customers and collectors can expect Walmart and Walmart.com to be the place to find the newest characters and figures as they are released.”

“We’re thrilled that Walmart will be the new home for fans’ beloved STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3 3/4-inch toy line,” said Maureen Smith, senior vice president of brand marketing for Hasbro. “With the support of a world-class retailer like Walmart, we can ensure that collectors continue to get new, highly detailed and articulated 3 3/4-inch STAR WARS action figures for years to come.”

The first wave of the new STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3 3/4-inch line is currently available for purchase on Walmart.com and features EPISODE VI DARTH VADER, EPISODE VI LUKE SKYWALKER, and EPISODE IV CHEWBACCA. The second wave, featuring a brand new EPISODE IV PRINCESS LEIA figure and the first two figures based on STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (FIRST ORDER STORMTROOPER and KYLO REN), are available to pre-order now on Walmart.com. Both waves will be available in stores in the next few months. Additional 3 ¾-inch figures will be coming later in 2015.

[deathofthelines]

Which means I have to do trades on here since the stores in my area are spoty as hell with keeping product in stock.

[Harbinger]

ARE YOU F%#KING KIDDING ME? Why the hell is this happening. So the figs will get price jacked up even more be impossible to find because od wak marysxwonderful distribution and stocking and become a f%#king gotdamn scalpers wet dream? What mental midget thought making the black line of 4 inch figs was a good idea? Hasbro really just hate that line.

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Originally Posted by deathofthelines

Which means I have to do trades on here since the stores in my area are spoty as hell with keeping product in stock.

If you can find anyone who would do that. Anymore its just sell sell sell.

[estylez23]

Just another thing to keep an eye out for.

[Rattrap Primal]

oh, good, I work for Walmart, so I'll know when they come in (when they're on the pegs in the morning, or even if I talk to the Toy's Associates)

[Steevy Maximus]

Shoot, might as well have cancelled the line for all the difficulty it is going to be trying to get these damn things, especially if your Walmart is like mine and doesn't carry Black 3.75 to begin with!

[OGTrilogy]

I think Hasbro is intentionally trying to kill the collector market for articulated 3.75 SW figures. Their offerings have been really weak for the last couple of years with long gaps in between small, hard-to-find waves of figures. The 5 POA figures wouldn't bother me as much if they were decent quality, but the paint always looks terrible and the figures just feel like cheap knock-offs. Then they raised the price to $14!?! I defended $10 super articulated Vintage Collection figures because they were easily twice as good as the POTF2 figures we used to pay $5 for, but it is really getting out of hand now. I think they are trying to trick people into thinking "hey, I can get a 6 inch figure for only 6 more bucks. I guess I'll start my whole collection over again in a different scale for more than double what I used to pay."

[trekking95]

I was at Walmart at midnight for the unveiling, and the 6 inch figures were only $18.95!!! Who would pay $14 for a 4 inch figure??? I've always been a big fan of that scale and have everything from Indiana Jones to Star Wars to Tron, but I think it's time to give up collecting that scale. Thanks Hasbro!