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Originally Posted by NSP

Ya thats the thing. IF Mattel ever re-releases Gentleman Ghost.....it'll only come with the stand....and NOT the Giganta piece we all need. Heck...you can buy the GG figure for like $8 loose on ebay. Its the piece thats costly.

Hmmm, $8 you say....

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And I dont think stores order certain waves....they just get whatever wave the distributor sends them.

NSP

Retailers order by the case, which will usually contain one full wave plus extras to fill out the case. Rarely will a single wave be enough to fill the box up, unless it's a larger-scale figure (and thus a much smaller wave size).

But retailers are also aware of what waves are in a given case - it's the extra figures that vary from assortment to assortment. The assortment ratio is really what the retailers generally don't control (especially with large chain stores such as WM).