Question #1: from August 19, 2019:

Do you think Hasbro will release the Sail Barge at some point allowing others who didn't back it originally to get one? Could they not open it up to another round of pre-orders and then fulfill them?
--SQLJedi

My answer from 2019 With commentary from 2025:

I very much doubt it.

Hasbro did what fans have asked for - mostly - by saying "here's the item, pay us and we guarantee you'll get it." Sure, they got a loan of a few million bucks with no interest from us as a result, but they did deliver on the toy. According to most estimates they made 10,000, some of which were sold via eBay overseas and I believe I was told Hasbro sold a few at Star Wars Celebration - but I was not there.

There are probably more than a few out there in the hands of speculators and it's possible the price could go down at some point - even briefly - if a bunch hit the market during a bum economy or another HasLab announcement as someone makes room and raises funds. Given the size of the item and what Hasbro considers to be a worthwhile minimum to run an item like this again, I very much doubt you will ever see Hasbro reproducing a HasLab item. I personally would not mind it - but they did promise the fans that this was the one time, the only way to get it - and a lot of collectors do seem to enjoy others not getting things for some reason.

Thanks to the ever-delightful looming threat of possible toy tax tariff nonsense, big items are likely to get more expensive and more risky. Hasbro now has to be concerned that for the next 17-65 months, we have a government that could arbitrarily slap a mark-up on any item coming in from any other country. It might not happen - it might happen - but it could happen. On top of that, the wages in China have been rising steadily along with the quality of living and the availability of opportunity. In 2008, the big Millennium Falcon had a retail of $170. By 2015, it was $250. It would probably be $300 or more today. We saw the same thing happen with the Hasbro Interactive R2-D2 from 2002 over the years - it started around $80ish, and was about $200 the last time it was made in 2008 or 2009.

If you ever see another vehicle, big playset, or classic character as an action figure for the first time, I would advise you do what you need to do to get the cash. Some figures get produced long enough to bring down the price, like the 6-inch Darth Revan. But some items wind up being the definitive edition of a vehicle, and then the economy changes. And then the labor costs change. And then the stores that could have sold that item all went out of business. It's a safe bet action figures will be around for a while with a place to sell them, but if HasLab ever puts out another giant Star Wars toy I'd suggest consider dumping some stuff on eBay now for a rainy day fund.

I don't think I ever got confirmation on sales at a Star Wars Celebration but international eBay sales through Hasbro were reportedly lightning-fast. The price has been more or less steady north of $2,000 with a few outliers going for less. But what really surprised me about my answer from 2019, which I completely forgot, was that we were worried about possible looming tariffs way back then. Given we are now actively dealing with those, we dodged a bullet during the previous administrations.

But here we are again, talking tariffs, and concerns over a crowdfunded HasLab item which has some anxiety about if it'll fund or not. So far Hasbro has never brought out another run of Sail Barge, Razor Crest, or The Ghost. None of the big-ticket figure-adjacent items ever got a second run, but some items similar to the board games and one of the props have made a return. And those kinds of products make a lot of sense - Proton Packs and HeroQuest are likely to have more regular new customers. A dirt boat doll house from a 1983 movie aimed at people in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s is less likely to have enough people to justify modifying the run, or opening it up again.

Since HasLab debuted as a concept in 2018, it's kind of funny to look back on it as generally successful. The Reva FX Lightsaber and Rancor Monster 6-inch scale figure didn't make it out, but Hasbro has successfully delivered three very large vehicles and the Cantina is either here or will be here any day now. We also got a Jabba's Palace outside of crowdfunding. The only thing I would've expected that we hadn't yet got would be a Death Star or Star Destroyer... and I still don't really grasp why they decided trying a Republic Gunship.

I still kind of hope Hasbro finds a way to stamp out a new Sail Barge toy, but that's the key word - toy. Unless Hasbro goes hog wild for Retro Kenner in 2027, I'm guessing the chances for any Kenner-style ships for kids/dad/gramps are about to evaporate. Also, it would probably be good for fans that still want a barge to kick off another petition and maybe Hasbro will find a way to make something happen, but I don't think the market is there for another run of this specific item.  If I were in the position of a would-be buyer, I would do what I can to scrape together money and pounce on it if eBay prices dipped enough where I would say "looks like a good deal to me."   $1,000 or $1,500 for an old, big ship probably wouldn't be too bad of a deal given what I assume it would cost to rerun in 2026/2027 or later.

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