JTA reader Shawn P. alerts us to a store we haven't heard about before until now. The retail store Mardens in Maine is a surplus and salvage store and in Shawn's local store is a huge supply of brand new The Black Series [Phase III] 6" figures for under $13 each. (Did Hasbro forecast a little bit too high for Rogue One?) Anyway, it's no secret that you can find most of the latest TBS6 figures for significantly less than retail, but we had no idea that Hasbro (or accounts that have bought this product and are sitting on it) is/are already shipping their stock to discount chains. What's more disconcerting is that the Walmart exclusive TBS line as well as the Rogue One products have been found here as well with significant discounts. This is strange because many of us have yet to see anything from some of these lines at our local stores (especially the Walmart 3.75" SA line). It's maddening. Click through for Shawn's report.

There is a chain of stores here in Maine called "Mardens". They are a surplus/salvage store. They got a massive amount of Star Wars stuff in....including Wal-Mart black series! Just giving Maine collectors a heads up. But curiously, the black series figures are priced differently...some are more and the peg warmers are less. Seems Mardens knows the collector market.