{"id":3866,"date":"2014-09-01T07:30:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobafettfanclub.com\/news\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2023-04-28T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:14:25","slug":"black-series-prototype-fett-showing-up-way-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobafettfanclub.com\/news\/collectibles\/black-series-prototype-fett-showing-up-way-ahead-of-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the Black Series \"Prototype\" Fett is Showing Up Way Ahead of Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[UPDATE 10\/23\/2014: Several collectible fan sites are reporting that the online pre-orders are starting to ship. Also this month, a Walgreens employee tweeted that full cases of this figure were due to ship to stores starting in November, whereas currently stores only receive one figure within a separate box of Black Series figures, making this one much harder to find.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

[UPDATE 9\/12\/2014: You can now use the Walgreens web page for this product<\/a> to search by zip code to see which stores nearby may or may not have the figure in stock. This is a big improvement from the method we first outlined below. Online sales are not available, so this is for in-store pick up only, and limited to the United States. Helmet nod to The Collectors Cantina<\/a> and Yakface.com for the tip.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the Walgreens exclusive was first announced in July, their online pre-sale sold out faster than you could turn on your jet pack. The lack of international sales, plus some U.S. state exclusions, didn’t go over well with a lot of fans, too.<\/p>\n

Buried in the fine print, and unbeknownst to many fans who bought the pending merch from eBay scalpers, the brick-and-mortar Walgreens stores are also carrying the figure — but officially not until November 1. (An earlier update on their website said October.)<\/p>\n

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Photo by Julian (slade0 \/ Instagram).<\/p><\/div>\n

Regardless of their release date, in the last week, we’ve seen pictures from fans who have in hand this new figure — a full two months ahead of schedule. (Helmet nod to Jedi Temple Archives<\/a> for the first sighting that caught our eye.) The figure seems to be alongside Black Series Wave 5 figures like Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and another Sandtrooper.<\/p>\n

We consulted some collectible experts, like the fine folks at Yakface.com. To them, this is no anomaly: action figures make it on shelves before official release dates all the time.<\/p>\n

Where Has Fett Been Spotted<\/h3>\n

Where might you find some of these Walgreens with early shipments, opened ahead of schedule? Here’s our exclusive list with attribution from people who shared where they bought theirs.<\/p>\n