LVJR - Store exclusive, meet print exclusive

For the seventh installment of my "Latest Vintage Jakks Receivings" posts, I have finally come around to buying two figures on my most wanted list, and for a great price!

I bought these two exclusive BCA figures from an eBay seller for $8 shipped, or $4 each (even I realize that elaboration was unnecessary).

Yokozuna was a KB Toys exclusive in 1997 and was limited to only 18,000 pieces (not each limb...oh, you know what I mean) and was later repainted and released on a yellow card in his black and white mawashi attire.

Sable was exclusive to White's Guide Magazine in 1999 and was limited to just 5,000 figures in S.T.O.M.P. Series 3-esque silver futuristic/cyborg gear (which, obviously, she never wore in real life...that I know of). Despite it being another Sable repaint, the exclusive includes an array of accessories from a silver whip and dagger to removable body armor.

Come to think of it, I believe Jakks' ratio for conservative exclusives was something like 35,476 to 1. Give or take a few.

As far as I'm concerned, the Yokozuna is an early gem of the BCA line and is often overlooked for reasons unbeknownst to me. The ENTIRE figure consists of parts made exclusively for Yoko and they were never used again, excluding the white repaint and the red re-release in the original Triple Threat boxed set with Ahmed and Marc Mero.

Sable, on the other hand, was one of many similar figures released around the same time to capitalize on her immense popularity during the late 90s.

My take: I do not have official ratings done up yet, but I will suggest looking into buying these two exclusives - one for the sake of being "technically" rare (see: Sable) and one for being an all-around excellent representation of one of the best big men in WWF/E history (see: Sable, err, I mean Yokozuna).

Go for both if they can be had for under $10 MOC each, as I was fortunate to come across, but never overspend for either since there isn't much of a demand for them anymore.

Fun fact: All of (meaning, all three of) Yokozuna's BCA figures were exclusive to KB Toys stores.

Sadly, both have left us.

At least their brief union brought us something special while it lasted.

Until next time, thanks for looking and have a nice day!