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Originally Posted by miketime

Sorry to burst your bubble but the GI Joe Collector Club figures are only available from the collector club mostly during the convention. They may have some product available when they get back and go threw inventory. It will be put up on there site and you have to be a member to be able to do so. I don't even think they have there credit card system set up yet. Which is why there figure subscription service has not started yet.

Hasbro SDCC items will be available on HTS.com the week after the show. It used to be the following Mon but recently they have been taking a little more time to do inventory and list items. CA Convention/sales law says that they have to keep a small amount to sell online. Which is great for people who can not attend. My bet would be Wed for HTS to post SDCC exclusives although I will be checking starting the Mon after SDCC.

Thanks for that info, Miketime. I'm a member of the club so I'll see what they offer. Just looking at all of the pictures has me kicking myself for not going. There were SO many exclusives! I just thought it was going to be the Oktober Guard and Grenadiers.

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Originally Posted by jetsandheels

I am glad I got the Retaliation figures that I wanted, because my local walmart has not gotten anymore in since they first came out. I have seen some at various Targets and TRU's, but really the only ones from wave 1 that I would buy more of would be Red Ninjas (already have 3) and the Cobra Trooper (mostly for the awesome parachute).

It was frustrating to see all those pics from Joe con of the figures we will never get. That zombie Cobra Commander was all kinds of cool.

I'm wondering how many Joe collectors out there did not get the Retaliation figures they were looking for. Wave 1 was a bit disappointing to me but the other waves look really cool. And that Cobra Night Mission Boat with Eel and gear - I can't wait!

I agree that seeing some of those prototypes was frustrating. I wonder how many of those we'll see in stores or through the club. Again, the reason why Hasbro sits on those figures completely eludes me. It just seems like a lot of Joe fans want those figures. They look better than the Retaliation line, the Renegades line, and the ROC line. (Shaking my head as I type)