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Q.
The Saga Legends figures have been storming the pegs, almost to the point of over-running
the new TAC figures. With the huge amount of Saga Legends figures on tap, will this
affect how and when we see future waves of the TAC figures? Some stores won't refill
their pegs unless they are empty, and if they are filled with Legends figures I can
see this affecting how the newer TAC figures are stocked.
A. They are managed separately, just as the TSC and Greatest Hits lines were
managed separately last year. Replenisment is automated, which means that
as one sells down, it will be reordered and shipped out for restock. The
two SKUs (87500 and 85770) were created expressly for the purpose of
separate inventory management.
Q. We were
wondering how you came up with the case assortments for the UGH figures. Right
now, you will start off with a wave 4 case assortment that contains all 7 of the
wave 4 figures plus a few more favorites. Then there are 4 UGH case assortments
that contain 3 UGH figures per case and is then rounded out by wave
4 figures (and a few others). It seems that this is going to create a backlog
of CZ-3s and his pals since there will be 4 or 5 of each of the wave 4 figures for
only 1 of each of the UGH figures. On the surface it looks like it will be
harder to find these than last years UGH figures (and as you know, there were a lot
of collectors left wanting!) Can you tell us why these case assortments were chosen
instead of spreading them out over a few waves and if the UGH will be found in any
other waves?
A. You do not know the quantities we are releasing of any one figure, which
is the other part of the equation. Once CZ-3 ships, for example, he may
be "done" and never be packed in another case pack for the rest of the
year while the other figures, seeing subsequent volume to bring them up to
their full potential, may be. In figuring out how much is too little/too
much of any figure, we take all aspects into account.
Q. Due to the problem with
the coins we have seen very little of waves 1-3...and the McQuarrie figures (Stormtrooper,
Boba Fett & Chewbacca) have been the first to dissapear. Many people
are still looking for these three figures and would love to add them to their collection. Will
these three waves start shipping again with the better coins (and the McQuarrie figures)?
A. Many of the figures will be released again in subsequent waves throughout
the year, so hang in there.
Check back in a few weeks and we'll post
the next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.
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