well, balls.
I really, really, REALLY wanted to buy one of these this week, but apparently, they're all gone. Every stinkin' one of them. For those of you not in the know, this is Sgt. Slaughter, a fine new release in the modern GI Joe line from Hasbro. Of course, I've had trouble getting all the San Diego Comic Con GI Joe exclusives, so the fact that I didn't get this one isn't all that surprising. As always, it pays to wait, especially since this dude will set me back $50 on ebay, and that's just for this version. If I wanted the other to go with it (which I kinda do) it'd cost me $100 for the set. That's too much money, obviously. I'll probably just content myself with buying a vintage Slaughter for my shelf, and waiting for the price on these to come down a little bit. I think it's pretty unlikely Hasbro will make any more of these, and they're never going to tell you either way, so I'll just have to grin and bear it. Oh yeah, and content myself w