International Intrigue Or Are We Heading Towards A Grim Future?
Date: January 19, 2013 at 09:44 PM ET
Topic: Hasbro


JTA reader Mats J. from Sweden gives us a very interesting report from Toys R Us (in Sweden). You may be asking why we are posting this info when JTA is an American-based fan site. Well, the following report kind of reveals something internationally about the overall attitude towards the modern Star Wars line. It seems that locations in the world that are fortunate enough to get rare items like the Naboo Starfighter even have lost the fire towards the Star Wars brand. The missteps of 2012 may have brung us to a point of no return. Perhaps it's too soon to panic. But as a typically "half glass full" person, I have never felt more fear for the line's future than I do today. Click through for more information....

(SWEDEN)



Hi Paul,

With reports coming in from around the States of Star Wars figures hitting clearence I thought I would share the current state in Sweden with my fellow collectors. TRU Sweden has put a lot of stuff on sale and sometimes it makes sence but if all this should sell through and nothing new is coming until this fall then the stores are going to be empty.

Following is on sale:

Movie Heroes 2-pack - 40% off
Class II ships - 40 % off (oh yes this includes the Naboo Starfighter that has been restocked for I think the sixth time now and atleast one time in stores)
Deluxe Geonosian Speeder & Rebel Transport Speeder - 64% off
Movie Heroes Dewback & Vulture droid - 49% off
Mos Espa Battlepack MH - 56% off (been on sale for atleast 6 months)
Podracer Pilots MH - 44% off (been on sale for atleast 6 months)
Vintage Snowspeeer & TIE Fighter - 55 % off
Vintage Lanspeeder & Tauntaun - 64% off
Clone Wars Assassindroid & Clones Battlepack - 63% off
Clone Wars Battlepacks 2011 - 66% off (none in stock online, but still some left at retail)
Basic Figures Legacy both 2008 and 2009 - 56% off (figures I have seen at retail are just Ugnaught and Breha Organa both from 2008)
Vintage 2-pack Ewoks & AT-ST Crew - 40% off

Things still at full retail price includes:

Vintage Basic Figures 2010-2012
Clone Wars Basic Figures 2010-2012
Movie Heroes Basic Figures - only waves 1 & 2 has hit retail as far as I know
MTT
Movie Heroes Battle Packs 2012 Wave 1 only, don´t think wave 2 made it over here
Clone Wars 2-packs 2011
Deluxe 2012 (includes dropship)

Now to the funny parts. They put the DTF figures on sale long before Legacy figures and they are much older, Vintage Basic Figures from 2010 up to 2012 has seen a price hick of 10 SEK and now cost as much as the 2012 figures.

Wave 16 and the Naboo Starfighter has been seen at retail by my sister and she sent me pics as proof. I will soon make some trips to retail and see what they have. Maybe some Royal Guards or with luck some Malgus figures LOL

So should everything on sale sell out then there won´t bee much Star Wars on our pegs anymore until Hasbro comes with new stuff (Toyfair will tell us that I hope)

Regards

Mats







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