A buddy of mine told me today that he went to both Wal-Mart AND Target and asked if there were figures in stock. BOTH places told him yes and they were not putting them out for sale until a soon-to-be-realized price hike is instituted. BOTH stores told him this. Then I saw a supporting article claiming that Target is upping the price to 7.64 for a basic figure. In fact (according to this article) some newly-opened Targets have already begun and there were photos of the shelf tags to go with it.
Kinda reminds me of the gasoline prices lately.
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Rumor about basic figure price hikes
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$6.99 for a basic figure is the limit for me. If they up it to over $7.00, then I will be cutting back my SW purchases significantly.
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well it's a wait and see. perhaps the price will be for an all new line of deluxe figures. here's hoping.
Looking for CW 2010 Sidious and TX-20...if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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I am hoping the photograph was a fake...but it clearly showed the price to be for basic figures.
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If you saw an article, get it posted please or link to it. Thank you.
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The article is over at GH.
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That's hilarious, hopefully they'll increase the size of the empty blister to justify the cost hike.
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haha u r funy seezer! Originally Posted by Caesar
That's hilarious, hopefully they'll increase the size of the empty blister to justify the cost hike.Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
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If the price goes over $7 I will be even more selective than before. Probably just clones and Imperial troopers.
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Wow. $8 is too much for a SW figure, when I can get a Marvel Legend, Transformer Classic, DC "S3" Superhero, or some GIJoe Sigma Six figures for $1-2 more.
So wait until interest starts to wane to jack the prices up like that? Not a good idea. Why not keep the price the same and, oh, I don't know, TAKE OUT THE STUPID "FREEBIES" THAT NO ONE ****ING WANTS!!!Tommy, close your eyes.
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