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I feel your pain OGTrilogy.... we (my 10 year old son and I) are new to the Star Wars game. We are ok with the new 5 poa style. However, we are hugely invested into Marvel 3.75" figures with just under 350 in total.

The quality has fallen dramatically in that line. Articulation down, plastic quality down, accessories are zero (well like one in six has ANY accessories) and the distribution has been less than sketchy across the board.

Point being, Hasbro is definitely pushing all collectors toward 6" and away from 3.75". Everywhere I see and read the 6" sits in abundance while 3.75" sell out quickly. That is the only reason they carry on with this scale. I'm not here to Hasbro-Bash as I genuinely love them.... but come on.

Also, that Leia looks like she got beat up and put make up on to cover it up. That said....with 2 days left she is currently bidding at $166.00!!! She could turn out to never be released and become a valuable one off figure...Doubt it though. Toy reviews are big business now days. So anything under $500 for her is financially acceptable if she can garner 30,000 views in a couple of weeks for said reviewer. Brave new world.

All that said, the astro-mech is a cool colour scheme. Especially if you live in the Pittsburgh area. Glad to see NEW stuff for Black Series 3.75" trickle out. There is a lot of demand for them it is just up to Hasbro to see how life they pump into it.