Haslab Khetanna
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As would I. I want one of these, but Hasbro are demonstrating their utter contempt for Star Wars fans living outside of America. Why is this only shipping to the US? How would it hurt them to ship it to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and other safe destination countries as well? They'd get more people (like me) signing up to crowdfund it, but I'm forgetting... Star Wars is only for Americans :roll:
Chico
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Jedi Temple Archives are trying to get Hasbro's attention regarding opening up Haslab to collectors outside the US. Who knows if it will work but if you are interested in a Sail Barge and future Haslab products its worth adding your name to this:
http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2018-02-18-please-read-want-sail-barge-youre-international-collector/
http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2018-02-18-please-read-want-sail-barge-youre-international-collector/
Thanks for the heads up!Chico said:
Dantooine
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... It's kind of nuts that they're doing this preorder considering it's Hasbro, but then again how long have we waited for one of these. So it's about £400, and depending on how many they make, it would likely go up in value.
If this all happens and the preorder works we might finally get a proper a Star Destroyer.
Still, I don't collect modern, so I wonder how good it would look with vintage figures inside.
If this all happens and the preorder works we might finally get a proper a Star Destroyer.
Still, I don't collect modern, so I wonder how good it would look with vintage figures inside.
Retro Blasting echo many of the above opinions worth a watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koRTU-nZlJU
I do agree that many of the latest offerings from Hasbro are truly appalling, Hans new Falcon does not look good, but maybe kids will like toys like the new falcon, but with sales down 20 0dd % maybe not. ???
Every now and then they come out with a little gem which I would get but they are very few and far over the modern range and would not be a customer at that price, ow wait US market only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koRTU-nZlJU
I do agree that many of the latest offerings from Hasbro are truly appalling, Hans new Falcon does not look good, but maybe kids will like toys like the new falcon, but with sales down 20 0dd % maybe not. ???
Every now and then they come out with a little gem which I would get but they are very few and far over the modern range and would not be a customer at that price, ow wait US market only
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Looks amazing and would look great on display. A bit beyond my means at the moment though.
Dark Side Toys have announced a way for European collectors to get a Khetanna! It's not cheap, but for £599.99 to residents of most countries including the UK (and a little more for some others), one can now be yours:
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/pages/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna-in-uk-europe
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/collections/the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna
Since the Hasbro purchase price is £365 and a whopping £236.99 is for shipping and customs fees, Dark Side Toys do at least allow a 2-part payment plan where if you'd rather not pay the whole £599.99 in one go, you can instead pay the £365 now, and then the £236.99 in February 2019 when it ships.
Single payment:
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/collections/the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna/products/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna-full-payment
Payment Plan:
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/collections/the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna/products/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetannapart-payment
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/pages/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna-in-uk-europe
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/collections/the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna
Since the Hasbro purchase price is £365 and a whopping £236.99 is for shipping and customs fees, Dark Side Toys do at least allow a 2-part payment plan where if you'd rather not pay the whole £599.99 in one go, you can instead pay the £365 now, and then the £236.99 in February 2019 when it ships.
Single payment:
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/collections/the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna/products/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna-full-payment
Payment Plan:
https://www.darksidetoys.co.uk/collections/the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetanna/products/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-jabbas-sail-barge-the-khetannapart-payment
Richard_H
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Just to clarify:
Darkside Toys are not affiliated with Hasbro. The company was registered about 6 weeks ago. They have no business addresses and are registered to a residential house. They have an ebay store.
Good luck!
Darkside Toys are not affiliated with Hasbro. The company was registered about 6 weeks ago. They have no business addresses and are registered to a residential house. They have an ebay store.
Good luck!
mr_palitoy
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Richard_H said:
Sounds legit.
Hasbro should be offering Europe/Worldwide shipping themselves if they want a hope in hell's chance of hitting 5000 preorders...
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Richard_H
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mr_palitoy said:
That's what I said. I won't back it unless Hasbro take UK and Europe seriously.
OK, fair enough. Thank you for the information. In fairness to me however, firstly I was effectively reposting in a more user-friendly format (i.e. with direct links to the relevant pages) information posted on Yakface, a reputable website, here:Richard_H said:
http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2018/03/16/sail-barge-ordering-option-for-europe/
The payments to Dark Side Toys are made through PayPal, so there should be some protection there, surely? I've not shopped with them before and I'm certainly not affiliated with them in any way. As should be very clear from my earlier posts in this thread, I was (and still am) keen for the Khetanna to be made available to collectors outside of the USA (and Canada, since Hasbro have at least extended their orders to that country). However, I greatly dislike the Hasbro asking price of $500, let alone DST's £600, but if you want a Khetanna and live in Europe, your choices are rather limited!
Personally, much as I definitely would like to own a Khetanna, I am not thrilled about paying £600, so I am currently on the fence about buying one. If I do, it will certainly be via the 2-part payment method, but I won't make my final decision until 3 or 4 days before the Hasbro time limit is up. If it looks like it will hit the 5000 pre-orders, then I may well sign up. If it doesn't, I probably won't bother.
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Snaketibe said:
You could always have a pop at this one :wink:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Khettana-Jabba-s-Sail-Barge-4-ft-Star-Wars-1-18-scale-ROTJ-AMAZING/162953308594?_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D5aa82136375f9908432d6f72%26rpp_icid%3D5aa9b82cc0e1fb083c659b20&rmvSB=true
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Thanks, yes I saw that!Palifan said:
It looks amazing, doesn't it? It's certainly far better than Hasbro's, so goodness knows what the winning bid will end up being!... Well out of my league, I should think, and that's before the shipping and tax costs to the UK.... but I can dream! :-D
They're crafty buggers, aren't they?! Yak Face will also be released in the upcoming Vintage Collection revival, but the Kenner Canada POTF packaging with coin version will be exclusive to the Khetanna... which makes it a bloody expensive way to get that variant! :lol:Stubbs said:
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I dread to think of the price of the exclusive yak on the aftermarket,If anybody sells.
Especially if there are only 5000 or so sold!!
I think he looks great though...
And I couldn't agree more that Hasbro has kicked international collector's in the balls by not including us.Haslab has so much potential as well imo.
Especially if there are only 5000 or so sold!!
I think he looks great though...
And I couldn't agree more that Hasbro has kicked international collector's in the balls by not including us.Haslab has so much potential as well imo.
TheJabbaWookie
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It truly is a lovely piece but at nearly 4ft long where the **** are you going to put the damn thing. It's as big as my daughter's bed :?
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Hi reading the article linked below, Hasbro has said that if the Project is backed then a small Quantity will be produced for collectors outside North America. So there could be a chance to get one with out having to pay an arm and a leg. Maybe?
http://www.venganzamedia.com/Gazette/2018/03/22/hasbro-qa-haslab-sail-barge-and-yakface-update/
http://www.venganzamedia.com/Gazette/2018/03/22/hasbro-qa-haslab-sail-barge-and-yakface-update/
Richard_H
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So Dark Side Toys them of the Barge bedroom sales have had their eBay account suspended for fraud and PayPal account locked.
Many thanks for the heads up!Richard_H said:
That's very grim news for anyone that ordered a Khetanna through them. I've just taken a look at their website and all of their Khetanna offers are now showing as 'Sold out', so at least hopefully nobody else will fall foul of any shenanigans. And of course, I would urge anyone who has already placed a Khetanna order through them to immediately contact PayPal and ask for your money back.
Let's hope Hasbro's promise to make some extra Khetannas for the non-US market (if their target of 5,000 backers is reached of course; something I have my doubts about) comes to fruition and those of us on this side of the pond get a fair crack at owning one.
I think everyone needs to calm down and realise whats gone on here. Darkside have been fantastic in doing everyone a favour, taking the **** and making it possible for the uk market to receive a sail barge. The problem lies with paypal. Surely weve ALL had issues with paypal? They are an absolute nightmare and decide to hold your money or suspend your account at the drop of a hat. All Darkside have done is innocently tried to help us all out and paypal have seen this vast amount of money going into their account and thought ell lets close this down something must be going on here!!! Think some people need to think about this before they suddenly label a company who weve all bought stuff from with no problems as frauds! :evil:
Richard_H
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Haslab have created a product which is amazing for US and now Canadian markets. They've washed their hands with the rest of us. This has drawn a lot of anger.
I've personally never bought from this Darkside Toys and they've by all accounts only been around since Feb so not to sure how much others have used them. They've taken a $500 item and changed it into a $850 item. I have no idea what their profit margin is but did hear 30% was bandied around.
I am warning my fellow collectors to be wary, as have many others. There are a lot of what ifs in both versions of the story. You don't get ebay accounts banned lightly and fraud investigation was the response. Nobody here has accused them of fraud. Most people here and elsewhere have said be careful and use credit cards etc. I'm not sure myself how long insurance covers credit card purchases.
I've personally never bought from this Darkside Toys and they've by all accounts only been around since Feb so not to sure how much others have used them. They've taken a $500 item and changed it into a $850 item. I have no idea what their profit margin is but did hear 30% was bandied around.
I am warning my fellow collectors to be wary, as have many others. There are a lot of what ifs in both versions of the story. You don't get ebay accounts banned lightly and fraud investigation was the response. Nobody here has accused them of fraud. Most people here and elsewhere have said be careful and use credit cards etc. I'm not sure myself how long insurance covers credit card purchases.
