EX or no EX. Who is doing what with it.
Disclaimer: I live in CA so I will be paying roughly $350 with tax and shipping. So the question is if the Vader head is worth the extra $?
In Cali myself with the same problem. I settle on a dealer and then I think "sheesh for just another lousy $40 I could get the Vader head"... which I'm certain will be highly sought after years from now.
I mean, they're never gonna do a Luke face inside Vader's helmet again. It's already up on eBay for $75-$115.
How much without it?
That's the question. If I could find this for $240 shipped without the head, then I'd do it. But I doubt this will go down that low very often except for the off-chance ebay sale about six months from now.
I'm guessing this being STAR WARS and HT's first SW figure and it being LUKE, that prices will hold fairly well and float around $265-$300 during this saturation period.