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<DIV>Just got back onto my computer tonight to followup on something I
noticed. On a lark, Janet and I looked up SD Comic Con stuff on ebay and
we were positively agog to see how much the "freebes" are going for right now on
ebay.</DIV>
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<DIV>I personally don't see how anyone could pay several dollars for a free
SciFi Channel pin, but I'm sure if you wrote to the SciFi Channel, they'd be
happy to supply you with one.</DIV>
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<DIV>But I'm writing this on a personal note to Star Wars fans because I am one
myself. The Con "Exclusive" silver Stormtrooper action figures are going
for $50.00 on ebay right now. FYI: you could buy them at the Comic Con for
$11.00 each. Further FYI: they are available TODAY at the Star Wars shop
for $10.00!</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, they were giving away Republic Commando patches for FREE at the
Con. Today, they are selling them for $3.00 on ebay. I have not
found them at the Star Wars shop but I thought anyone interested in bidding on
them would like to know the markup.</DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, the Episode III Revenge of the Sith t-shirts were going for $16.95
at the con and can still be had at the SW Shop for that price. Although,
if you really want to bid $25.00+ for them, be my guest.</DIV>
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<DIV>Folks, please feel free to pass this information on to any of your friends
who are SW fans like myself. This stuff, like Sergio Aragones sketches,
are given out or sold purely for the enjoyment of fans. I don't know
anything about the legality of stuff like this (I'm sure it is legal), but it's
really disheartening to see people do this. When the SD Comic Con was
founded 30+ years ago, I don't think this is what they had in mind.
Remember the alternate comic book cover craze 10 years ago? This is the
same thing. I'm very disappointed people would go to the comic con under
the guise of "fan" so they could grab as much as they could so they can sell it
the moment they got home.</DIV>
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<DIV>And just for the record, because I attended the Star Wars fan club
breakfast, Lucasfilm gave me FOUR of those damn silver sandtrooper action
figures, a 1977 LP, a 45 of the Imperial March, 2 Star Wars T-shirts (see Eric
Chun's photo), a film cell, and several other pieces of memorabilia. And
before you ask, the answer is "no!" Like my Sergio Aragones sketch, I'm
neither giving away, nor selling any of it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Elie</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>