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sabacc wrote:

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There are still a dozen or so low-priced pieces; I just won Ben Kenobi and Royal Guard auctions for less than $30 shipped each. Still I'm glad to see these bouncing back. There was a lull before Episode III as well, when I picked up my Padme mini-bust for $17 online.

I'm looking for a deal on the Garindan and the AT-AT Driver, but neither is a priority. I have about six busts pre-ordered right now, including 4-LOM since that's an edition of only 900.

JGordon24 wrote:

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I've currently got 18 Mini-Busts on pre-order.

I understand that, and have pre-orders myself, but I think it's important to note that that represents well over $1000 (before shipping) earmarked for mimi-busts in the coming year.

Sorry, I should have worded that different. The days of finding "new" Mini-Busts for half of their retail price are over, not the older ones. Therein lies the problem though. The fact that these can be found for pennies is great for collectors trying to catch up, but it literally kills the value sometimes before pieces are even released. With these low edition sizes, GG is guaranteeing that people will pre-order and they will sell out of their stock which is what they should be doing to begin with.

Yes, it's a lot of money tied up in Pre-orders, but there's just no way they'll all ship at once. I do see several hitting at once towards the end of the year or early into next year though. We've only seen a handful of pieces released for the entire 2009 year, so they are certainly due.

Heh, I just got a Lando Calrissian Skiff Guard and Jango Fett ('07) Mini-Bust myself.