JoeCanuck

I just noticed the name they gave Crystal Ball.
Richard "Crystal Ball" King, clearly a reference to Richard Bachman/Stephen King.  Just the name alone give me nostalgia for the retro file cards.

Amazon is screwing with my pre-order again.  this time it is for the retro cobra viper.  It starts with me pre-ordering an item, then 3 months later, I get a "your item is delayed" email, then about 2 weeks after it is sold out everywhere, Amazon will say "sorry we are canceling your order"

I agree with everything you said about Zandar and SAW Viper, really enjoying those figures, Leatherneck didn't really stand out in anyway for me. Possibly becuase I never had him in the 3.75 when I was a kid.  Nothing wrong with the figure at all, he just didn't POP for me.  I am still waiting on Dialtone,  I had my order with Amazon cancelled, and I am still waiting on Walmart to give me a shipping date.

Amazon sucks for pre-ordering - Dial Tone was the 4th figure that I pre ordered, and that they canceled after the shipping date.

Retro Viper is available for pre order on walmart.ca

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/G-I-Joe-Classified-Series-Retro-Cardback-Cobra-Viper/6000208725290?from=/search

I also get the impression that Hasbro Canada will become a thing of the past.

I have been hearing rumblings through the grape vine that Hasbro isn't in a good place financially.  They have changed they way suppliers can place orders, basically cash up front of pre-orders.  I have heard from two reliable sources that if you are placing pre-orders on any upcoming waves go with a place like amazon, that doesn't ask for cash up front as the waves might not be fulfilled.

This totally sucks, but based on the recent public news from Hasbro about financial losses, mixed earning reports, and layoffs it isn't really shocking to hear.
Also why are they licensing all of their product to other companies?  Short term gain and quick revenue?