March 1, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

30% OFF INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE! Get a full 30% off all of our older inventory! Only items listed as 'New' and 'Preorder / Backorder' are excluded from this sale. This sale will end Thursday March 2nd at 12:00 Noon Central Time.

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NEW PREORDERS:
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DC DIRECT - BATMAN: The next figure in the popular 13" Deluxe series from DC will be Batman (as well as Superman Returns) Batman is up for preorder $10 under the MSRP at $59.99. Also up for preorder is the new Batman Dark Victory set of 5, with cool new versions of Batman, Robin, Scarecrow, Penquin and More!

TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON PRIMUS: Hasbro has confirmed how the new Primus figure with bonus 3" Unicron Head will be released, and we've updated our preorders to reflect that news. You can now preorder your Primus with or without the 3" Unicron Head. Primus will be exactly the same, but packaging should be slightly different and only the early shipments will include the 3" Unicron Head bonus. We have a picture posted of the Unicron Head - which is very cool for a freebie item! If you preordered Primus from our initial listings a while back, please doublecheck your account to make sure the correct version you want is on order.

DC DIRECT - SUPERMAN RETURNS: A slew of new Busts, Statues, Figures, and Prop Replicas for this upcoming summer blockbuster. Highlights include the 13" Deluxe Superman figure, Kryptonite Prop Replica, and a variety of statues & busts.

ROBOCOP FIGURES: Kotobukiya brings us six new action figure model kits that require very minor assembly. There are several versions of Robocop and various other robots, each priced at $8.99

TRANSFORMERS MATRIX STATUE: Official pricing has just been announced on this item and we've lowered or price from $234.99 to $159.99 to reflect the news! Get your preorders in now on this very cool statue, at a much more affordable price!

MOVIE ICON FIGURES: Dark Horse has just announced a line of figures based on classic film stars. Up for preorder now are Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, and Steve McQueen.

LOONEY TOONS SERIES 3: The next round of figures from DC includes several versions of Bugs, Yosemite Sam and More! Preorder now at $57.99

SUPERMAN 1/4 SCALE MUSEUM STATUE: This oversized statue from Diamond is priced $25 under the MSRP at $274.99 - a classicly posed Superman item that Diamond proclaims as 'Museum Quality'

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE HUNTER STATUE: Attakus gets in on the action with their first Buffy item, this 16" statue features buffy about to kick someone in the head while holding her Scythe - priced at $329.99

STAR WARS REVENGE OF THE SITH 3D MOVIE POSTER STYLE A: This was formerly a big box store exclusive, another nice group shot 3D poster with Vader looming in the background - preorder now at $69.99

REAL ACTION HEROES: GAMERA & JACK SPARROW - Medicom brings us these two new highly detailed 12" figures. Gamera does not look to be too articulated, but the detail level will make up for that. Jack Sparrow is from the upcoming Dead Man's Chest movie and has the full pirate wardrobe with hat, saber, and beaded hair.

PLAN B TOYS - DARK CRYSTAL & LABYRINTH: The Aughra Bust will be arriving in around a week and the Hanging Goblin and Sitting Goblin statues from Labyrinth will be here in a few months - all nicely detailed and under the MSRP.

ZORRO ON TORNADO STATUE: Weta will be releasing a fairly limited edition statue of Zorro on a rearing Tornado. We have the statue at $75 under MSRP - a nice looking item for Zorro fans.

MARVEL BUSTS & STATUES: New Diamond Select releases up for preorder include: Classic Iron Man Statue, Dark Phoenix Saga: Cyclops Medium Statue, Pirate Nightcrawler Bust, and X-23 Bust.

BOUKENGER RANGERS: The Go Go Gattai 05 Jet has just been listed at $42.99, no picture yet, but with the higher price point it should be a bit more complex than the other figures.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: The second series of figures from NECA has just arrived and is available now for $45.99. Series 2 includes one each of Jack Sparrow, Ragetti, Will Turner, and Pinta. Jack is also available
separately for $13.99. Be sure to check out the Real Action Hero preorder of Jack as well.

ANIME & MANGA ITEMS:

-- CUTIE HONEY: Two attractive new figures, Hurricane Honey and Sister Jill from Cutie Honey are now in stock at $27.99 each (MSRP is $35)

-- MONKEY PUNCH: A set of 5 smaller figures (with even smaller outfits) is now available for $23.99

-- PLEASE TWINS!: Karen Onodera & Miina Miyafuji are each now in stock for $29.99. Yamato USA has sold out of these on the wholesale level so the supply should not last long

-- COWBOY BEBOP - SPIKE SPIEGEL 8" FIGURE: In stock now for $32.99, this version of Spike comes with trenchcoat draped over his shoulder and comes packaged in a window box.

SCOPEDOG: The 1/12 Equipment set #2 'Round Mover' set has just arrived and is now available for $49.99, we also have a few various other Votoms items up for preorder.

GI JOE - ARAH WAVE 3: Another shipment of this very popular wave has just arrived and we finally have a decent number of them in stock - sets of 6 are available for $34.99 and singles of the Cobra Trooper and S.A.W. Viper are also available.

STAR WARS: A few of the Titanium 3" vehicles and Galactic Heroes are back in stock after a small shipment from Hasbro. Preorders are open for many of these items as well.

Thanks for your interest in www.bigbadtoystore.com and be sure to check out some of the new items!

The 30% Off Sale will only be running until 12:00 Noon Central on Thursday, so be sure to take advantage of it right away!