Nice! Thanks for the info Ambasah.

Oh man we never get the good conventions in Winnipeg  . If anyone's going to FanExpo and willing to try to help out on a Luke 3 Pack and rainbow Vader, PM me. I'll cash or trade to make it worth your while.

They're at $149,655 USD now so the $150,000 stretch goal will be unlocked today or tomorrow.  Ultimate Book Backer II at $200 USD before shipping still has 172 left out of 250, that gets you:

• The Vintage Collection Archive Edition Book
• Signed Book Nameplate
• Compendium Poster by Kim Simmons
• Star Wars Vinyl Case Slipcover

Stretch Goal Unlocks & Locks:
$60,000 - UNLOCKED
A chapter with comprehensive entries for Hasbro's Vintage Original Trilogy Collection (VOTC) and Vintage The Saga Collection (VTSC) action figures.

$70,000 - UNLOCKED
A visual quick-reference, chronological timeline of The Vintage Collection action figures organized by release date / wave.

$80,000 - UNLOCKED
Special three-panel, fold-out entries for the Millennium Falcon and Jabba's Sail Barge vehicles.

$90,000 - UNLOCKED
Appendix with a card back matrix of all variants of U.S. The Vintage Collection action figure packaging such as foil logos, offer stickers, reverse-side artwork, etc.

$100,000 - UNLOCKED
Guide to all Hasbro The Vintage Collection promotional materials and giveaways including inserts, card backs,

$110,000  - UNLOCKED
A chapter covering concepts, unrealized ideas and unproduced items that were discussed or considered to continue the TVC line beyond its hiatus in 2012.

$125,000 - UNLOCKED
A folio containing all of the full spread-width chapter break photographs individually printed on premium 8 x10-inch paper, free of the chapter titles and overlay text. There are currently a minimum of eight ( chapter break photo spreads earmarked for the book.

$150,000 - LOCKED (but not for long)
Former Kenner photographer Kim Simmons will recreate his reverse-side masterpiece from the 1984 Star Wars is Forever mail-away poster using The Vintage Collection action figures and vehicles. The 18x22-inch poster comes folded in a mailer envelope, like the original.

$175,000 - LOCKED
A three (3) coin set featuring the Slave I, Jabba the Hutt, and Jabba's Sail Barge. Not only do these coins tell the story of Han Solo's journey from The Empire Strikes Back to Return of the Jedi, but the Slave I, Jabba, and Jabba's Barge have never had their own coins in either Kenner's Power of the Force or Hasbro's 30th Anniversary lines. They'll fit in perfectly with your existing coin collection.

$200,000 -  LOCKED
All book backers will receive a digital version of Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Archive Edition as a companion to their print edition.

I saw that the retro figures were briefly available on the tru website today, or I thought they were, add to cart was a clickable button but they would not actually get into the cart. Minutes later they were unavailable again. Did anyone have any luck?

Then I just went to the store to buy the Retro figures to calm myself down.

 

That's the spirit!

I don't believe these will be available from Walmart in Canada or from online dealers in Canada. As DarthCujo said, Hasbro USA indicated they will be available in store later this year, they said they underestimated the popularity of the set and were surprised by the rapid preorders they received.
If you missed the preorder or they messed up your preorder, probably best to wait and not accept scalpers' prices.

I picked up:
1. A few sets at Lego store, got the poster and the free battle of hoth set. Also did the blockade runner mini build with my son, they let parents do it too so we both got one!
2. Disney store May the 4th boba fett pin and free Ep1 litho.
3. Hallmark Medal of Yavin ornament.

Had no problem getting any of them so that was cool.