I agree Slimer and Stay Puft for NYCC in October seems likely unless Hasbro is having a Pulse Con event in September.
For Louis and the Glow Copter, maybe Toy Fair in February or Wonder Con.
I think Ecto-Glow is good for Hasbro and fans. I’m happy that Hasbro is extending their Kenner Classics line to include new variant items (Ecto-Glow Slimer, Stay Puft, Ecto-1) and never-made items (Glow Copter) from the original Kenner line. We’ve been chirping about that for what feels like forever for them to move past re-issues. For a bit it seemed like Hasbro’s Kenner Classics was dead in the water or put into cryogenic hibernation but Ecto-Glow is showing some new life. But on the flip side, the timing of them getting things going for Kenner Classics again right when Mondo is also putting out their RGB line makes me ultra-conservative about what I choose to get from Hasbro. Do I need glowing variants for figures and car I already have in standard? - is the question each person has to grapple with. For me, I’m not so beholden to the Kenner line so I can easily pass on them. But when it’s a brand new item like the Glow Copter - that’s when I start pondering. So I think on-hand, for collectors it’s good because they’re taking Kenner Classics into well collector territory but for non-collectors who pick-n-choose, it could be off putting and when it’s something they want they have to compete online with collectors and scalpers to get it. So far, Glow Ecto doesn’t seem super limited stock so it’s pretty available. The figures, we’ll see.
I ordered the Ecto because I thought the glow-in-the-dark feature was fun and different enough from the original release to make it stand out. As for the convention exclusives, I don’t remember being aware of the originals, and these being made available is nice. I will pick them up if I can get them for retail. I am not interested in paying scalper prices for these. I think they are cool and I’d like to have them, but not that much.
As for the classics line as a whole, I’m very happy it’s continuing, and I’d like to see it continue. That being said, I would really like to see more of the ghosts re-released or take it further and put out some RGB ghosts that never were made. The Ghostbusters need some ghosts to catch!!! Wishful thinking, I’m sure.
Good luck to those going for a set. You’d think given these figures are the basis for the continuing line they’d produce a decent amount to onboard people.
im actually going to skip out on the Ecto glow figures cause with my luck their is no way i’ll ever get a single set, let alone 2 (one to keep carded/boxed one to have on the shelf) plus…I never liked the idea of the Ghostbusters themselves glowing. The ghost make perfect sense to me, but the ghostbusters themselves…i think even as a kid i would have passed on the set. They just look weird to me.
But i did pre order the Glowing ECTO-1 and hope to get glowing Slimer and Stay Puff…thats what in october? Im down for them. Plus, this isnt a complete recreation no? dont the original’s come with masks but these new ones dont?
They come with the masks and their ghosts. My biggest gripe is that premium users get a full hour to scalp the crap out of these before cheap dorks like myself, not wanting to cough up an extra $50, might miss out.
I also didn’t think of the tariff crap. They’re $79.99 and we’ll probably get slapped with a $30 fee or something (I haven’t been following the percentage lately) before shipping.
Actually, let me take that back. I am looking at the Ecto-Glow Ecto-1 pre-order and there was nothing about a tariff fee ($49.99 + $6.99 s/h + $4.37 tax = $61.35).
I must be blind, because I do not see them on the site. Then again, I am using the app, so maybe that could be it? I do see other sdcc exclusives though.
Finally found the thread where you guys are talking about these… doesn’t it deserve its own thread???
I will be spending the next 4 hours debating with myself over whether I need to buy premium or not. It will maybe probably come in handy on the rest of this line over the next year, no? And it gives you free shipping so it’s effectively slightly less than $50…would be even better if that could retroactively apply to preorders since I already ordered the Ecto-1 (and the new pack)…and if I get 2 of these sets (…I don’t see anything about a limit anywhere, one would hope there’s a limit of 2…) that helps with the math…
But, would I hate myself for playing their games? :sigh:
I did decide to buy a Premium. And it did let me cancel my Ecto-1 and reorder with free shipping. I will do the same with the pack, but not until after the sale because I’m afraid my CC company might start flagging if I do too much and get in the way of the ecto glows!
UPDATE: Woah – wait a minute…it actually DID magically retro-apply free shipping to my existing (6/8) pack order. Now that’s incredible! Probably would have done that to the Ecto 1 too if I had waited long enough to notice it!
I do find it odd that there is no listing showing up for them. Smells like a disaster waiting to happen.
Thanks! I don’t have Instagram, so I missed that announcement.
If memory serves, you won’t get charged until it ships. So for the Ecto, it won’t charge until late Jan/early Feb. For the pack, early March. Please somebody correct me if I am wrong.
Also, the pack should of had free shipping since it was over $75.
I secured some, except, the final stage of checkout was acting wonky - crashing with a strange page and some buttons on it including refresh. So I started over, but in the end, both went through, so now I have 2 orders for 2. And the “Order History” page is refusing to load right now due to the traffic which means I can’t cancel the extra order yet!
Hopefully everyone who wants a set (I only ordered 1 set for myself) will be able to purchase one. I didn’t see a limit per purchase, but maybe I somehow missed that.
I do know from a friend of mine who attended SDCC, has said that there was a “lottery system” at the Hasbro booth to purchase them there, and the lines were insanely long.
But the listed price on Hasbro Pulse is the same as the price at SDCC. (plus state sales tax)
