JohnMiko
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The Unbearable Weight of Carded Collecting
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This article addresses the last 7 years of collecting and how frustrating it’s been for carded collectors and why TVC 1.0 2010-2013 was the golden age of carded collecting. Most carded collectors treat each TVC figure acquisition as if they are buying an Honus Wagner baseball card (the rarest and most highly coveted collectible in…
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A Discussion About the Future of the Deluxe Vintage Collection Line
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Please check out my newest guest article over at banthaskull.com: https://www.banthaskull.com/story/news-a-discussion-about-the-future-of-the-deluxe-vintage-collection-line I discuss my thoughts of the newest deluxe expression and what I’d like the future of it to include. Thank you Chris and Bret for allowing me to share my thoughts on my favorite collector site. Huge huge shoutout to Ivo Domozetov for his…
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San Diego Comic Con ’24 Reveals
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It’s that time of year again. All sorts of great collectible releases are upon us including media too. My face still hurts from all the laughing I did last night at Deadpool & Wolverine. Anyways, I’m digressing. A decent amount of reveals and pipelines were made that span all sorts of Disney+ content including The…
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Cantina HasLab Concludes By Unlocking 2 of 3 Tiers
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The Mos Eisley Cantina HasLab concludes with 14,737 backers unlocking two tiers and falling short of the final tier. Backers will receive the standard or deluxe cantina plus Wuher, Brea Tonnika, Senni Tonnika, Greedo (Tier 1 Unlock), and Nabrun Leids (Tier Unlock 2). Sadly Arliel Schous (Tier 3) was not unlocked since the campaign did…
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Cantina HasLab Last Call Livestream Tonight!
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We are streaming tonight from 9pm to 1230ish am EST! We have a stellar group of guests coming in and out of the livestream. Our guests include Victoria from Victoria’s Cantina, Bret and Chris from BanthaSkull.com, Tyler & John from @SWTVC, Brett from Brett on Fett, Jayson from Yakface.com, and Jason from Middle Aged Kiwi…
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What’s Holding Back TVC?
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Let’s just get it out of the way. MSRP of The Vintage Collection (TVC) is holding it back. It’s a hard pill to swallow; a hard truth to accept. In the U.S. the current MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) is $16.99 and how dare I say that’s not high enough. Let’s do some critical thinking…
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Return to Tatooine Pipelines & @ShootingTheGalaxy Cantina Shots
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During the HasLab reveal Hasbro didn’t stop at the cantina. They pipelined 3 #MakeTheMains and Chewbacca!!! Part of their Return to Tatooine theme/campaign, Hasbro pipelined all new versions of A New Hope Luke, Ben, and Han and an updated head-sculpt and new legs Chewbacca. They didn’t stop their Hasbro Photographer, Matt Cohen (@ShootingThe Galaxy), provided…
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Wonder Con Reveals
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Kanan Jarrus (Season 1 Rebels), Ezra Bridger – Hero of Lothal (Ahsoka Season 1 Hologram), and Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios (Season 1 Rebels) figures were finally revealed. How are these figures different than their Ghost HasLab counterparts? HasLab Kanan Jarrus is his later rebel seasons look when he loses his eyesight and then cuts his hair.…
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A Closer Look at the Ghost HasLab
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Hasbro posted some updated glam shots of the Rebels Crew and Ghost with this description: Take a closer look at The Vintage Collection HasLab: The Ghost, inspired the Star Wars: Rebels Series. These diorama shots, featured on last week’s Fanstream, pose out the galactic adventures the Ghost and it’s crew are known for. Creating scenes…
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Let’s Talk Toys with Mr. Stevie
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Brian and Monica of Red 5 Toys & Collectibles hosted an event – “Let’s Talk Toys” with Steve Evans, Hasbro Director of Product Design for Star Wars & Marvel. It was great meeting up with fellow collectors that I’ve met through Star Wars The Vintage Collection Facebook group, Banthaskull.com, and Patrons of the Let’Em Breath…