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If they weren't blind-boxed I might get a few of them, but there are some that I really don't like much. Still, I think they're part of TRU's buy 2 get 1 free promotion, so I might end up with three packs.

Kyle, you mention not getting the gimmick. I can understand that because I felt the same way about the recent Marbs or Marbles with stands or whatever. Then again, part of it for me is that they remind me of Weeble Wobbles from my childhood. There were some other new Star Wars WW-like toys at Celebration V, but I really didn't like the art on them. It was from the same vendor that was selling the Death Star rubber balls.

jedichase wrote:

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I would rather spend my money on a vintage style figure then some random pill-shaped star wars characters.

That's about what my wife said. And at what breaks down to $1.50 per Bean, if you aren't that impressed, there's no real call to start on them. Strangely, I was at TRU yesterday and actually was planning on buying the vintage Echo Base Han and opted for the Beanz. The decision was driven by the fact that they charge a ridiculous $10 per vintage style figure and the MB's were B2G1. I had a $10 gift card so I dropped it and under $3 for three 4-packs.

jedichase wrote:

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I'm on a tight budget so I look at what I'm getting for the price.

I'm surprised that they would want 10 bucks for a vintage figure.

I totally agree about blind-packaging. It has a way of making me dislike a product before I even truly consider it as a product. When I manufacturer effectively tells me that they want me to buy doubles in the hope that I'll get some of their selections that I wanted it puts me in a bad mood. I think it was a real disservice for Gentle Giant to sell their Bust-Ups this way as well. I think it was part of the demise of the line.

Having these Mighty Beanz I feel the same as before. No way am I going to work to complete a set. This is an oddity and often in my collection I like to represent the oddities that come out through the years. If nothing else it reminds me of the strange breadth of the Star Wars license.

As for TRU's vintage price, some have said that it was an initial misunderstanding by TRU. Maybe somewhere in the pipeline they were pricing them higher because previous vintage offerings came with a clamshell and thus a premium price.  

  

I have similar interests. Though I collect some large items, it's nice to be able to store or display a bunch of collectibles in a small amount of space. This is part of the reason I like pins, Disney Racers, coins, etc.