I have been customizing Star Wars figures sense when they returned to shelves back in '95, and there have been many ways to get little bits here and there that have come and gone. Nearly all the sources have dried up after the '08 recession and haven't recovered and don't see them to make a comeback with the cost of thing. Before that, there were many excess figures to be had and customized which in turn made all the accessories more abundant. I can't really speak for the facebook groups, but the forums that are still around and if you want to wait for someone to respond are my go to. Though to be honest, that can take years to get someone willing to part with something you need and it isn't always cheap either.
Other problems I have faced are there isn't many sites like Yojoe.com or 3Djoes.com for Star Wars and none that have tools to help with a search. That could be due to all the repacks/repaints that Hasbro sees fit to release. Though some of the better sites that have archives would be Jeditemplearchives.com, Rebelscum.com, and Yakface.com. Jeditemplearchives is by far the best though. If you are looking for vintage pre '95 than 12back.com is about the best, but haven't been updated in years and isn't complete. Those might help you narrow down your search and knowing which figure the accessories come from can help big time and you maybe able to score some great deals on auction sites for complete/carded items, if the thing you are looking for has many repacks/repaints or not very popular. Every once in a while, I can find things that only cost be a buck or 2 and I get a figure with what I was looking for.
Though I would be very interested in finding a shop that offers Star Wars bits also.
momaw nadon
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