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Originally Posted by jscott991

I kind of think this was the best chance to get the Keeper too. Is he really going to be part of a mass wave?

Exactly, he definitely won't now.

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Originally Posted by Comedian

First problem?..Patrick blew the surprise of the Rancor. Now I?m not knocking him?.I have know idea how these guys keep everything straight?and I?d mess up immediately. That said it did take the wind out of the sails.

Second problem?.rumors had this coming in at $300. They got greedy.

Third issue?..to many Haslabs at once. Ghostbusters, GI Joe and this. There?s lots of crossover collectors and we are feeling drained. Add on the fact Galactus just ended, massive convention exclusives the fact many were unhappy with the knee issue on the sentinel haslab and super7 threw their hat in the ring with the TMNT classics van. Lots of collectors blew the Covid relief money on items early in the year. No more checks.

Forth ?..the ridiculous stretch goals. They over estimate the fondness of vintage cards with black series collectors. Vintage scale collectors eat it up. Black series collectors are more of a younger crowd?.most diehards I know grew up during the clone wars cartoons.

If the Rancor Keeper had been goal 3 the haslab would have jumped several thousand today. If Oola was revealed for a forth we would be talking about how fast this funded today. Instead it is dropping by 100 and growing?..as in people are cancelling big time.

I honestly feel bad for the Star Wars team. I?m sure they have a budget and bosses wanting more profit. I don?t wish ill on anyone. But the team does not have the pulse of collectors this time.

I have spoken.

Pretty much agree 100%. I cannot stand managers sitting there counting pennies on these things instead of giving what the projects need and deserve. Salacious Crumb makes exactly zero sense for this. This would've jumped HUGE if both Oola and Malakili were announced.

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Originally Posted by Bo Ttef

oola is way too big of a cash cow to skip (no matter what the "Disney won't do sexy" crowd believes. She'll show up sooner or later- My money is on a HasCon or SDCC set.

Cash cow? I really think you're overestimating that.