October 6, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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FINAL FANTASY XII FIGURES: We've just received early images from Japan for a new round of figures from FF-XII. Up for preorder now are Ashe, Balthier, Judge, and Vaan - each figure is priced at $24.99 and in the same scale as previous releases.

NECA'S PLAYER SELECT VIDEO GAME FIGURES: Video game characters always cross over well into the toy world, and NECA has just announced three very cool figures: Kain from Legacy of Kain, Hitman from Hitman: Blood Money, and the beautiful Lara Croft from Tomb Raider Legend. Each figure is available for $12.99 or you can save a few bucks and buy the entire set for $36.99.

SIDESHOW 12" STAR WARS: The first of three Endor Rebels has just been listed. The Endor Rebel Infantry figure is $57.99 and we'll be listing preorders for the other two figures - Endor Commando Sergeant, and Endor Commando Pathfinder - Nik Sant later this month when Sideshow gives us the okay to list them.

LIFE SIZED SAW PUPPET: 48" of creepiness can be yours for just $399.99. This puppet is the same size as what was used in Saw and Saw 2, it speaks several phrases from the movie and is imported from Japan, made by Medicom.

GWEN STEFANI: Final images and details have now been listed for the new Gwen Stefani & Harajuku girls set of 8 figures. This is going to be a hard set of figures to find as the holidays approach, be sure to reserve a set early at $149.99 - $50 under the MSRP.

THE CROW - 13" MODEL KIT: NECA will produce only 5000 pieces of this large scale model kit that snaps together in just a few easy steps. The kit is fully painted and similar to the Kotobukiya Star Wars model kits. A very nice price point of $39.99 - check it out.

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MASTERPIECE MP-03 & MP-04: The new Starscream and Convoy with Trailer figures have been wildly popular and are flying out of the warehouse. We'll try to maintain stock through the holidays, but can't guarantee the supplies will last that long. Check out these two beauties.

KERMIT THE FROG 24" REPLICA: Master Replicas brings us life sized replica of the Kermit puppet used in photo shoots. This giant puppet features authentic materials and is based on actual Kermit design patterns. In stock now for $189.99 - the ultimate way to pay homage to your little green buddy.

TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON: A huge shipment of new Scout, Voyager, and Ultra figures has just arrived. In stock now are Galaxy Force Vector Prime, Cryo Scourge, Menasor, Brakedown GTS, Giant Planet Mini-con Team, Nemesis Breaker, Ransack, Scrapmetal, Primus, Wingsaber and many more.

HALO 2 - SPECIAL EDITION SET: This limited edition set of figures contains one each of: Jackal Major, Prophet of Mercy, Red Spartan (white stripes), Red Spartan (yellow stripes) - the set is priced at $54.99 and the figures are also available separately.

DELUXE COLLECTOR 13" BATMAN: DC Direct's line of high end 1/6 figures continues with a very popular version of Batman. Batman comes with a variety of batweapons, very nice batsuit, and a cool collector's batbox.

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: The vintage department has been hard at work listing a bunch of boxed & loose G1 Transformers, Vintage Star Wars, Japanese & Reissue Transformers and a variety of other items. Check out their latest listings.

TRANSFORMERS TITANIUM: The 6" Optimus Prime and Megatron are now in stock and we've also received more 3" figures including: Grimlock, Predaking, Scorponok, Bumblebee, G1 Prime, and Smokescreen.

MICROMAN 2006: Actually - Microlady 2006 - four brand new miniature beauties have just arrived and are priced at $15.99 each. Figures include Acro Lady Garula and Spira, and Micro Lady Marl and Eriss, check them out.

CLASH OF THE TITANS: Gentle Giant's new set of 3 larger scale figures based on the work of Ray Harryhausen is now in stock in limited quantities for $89.99. The three figures in the set are Kraken, Medusa, and Calibos.

SPORTS PICKS NFL 13: Now in stock at $10.99 are: Carson Palmer, Randy Moss, Eli Manning, Drew Bledsoe, Tedy Bruschi, and Cadillac Williams. We have a few of the Eli Manning Red Jersey variants left at $29.99

TRANSFORMERS ACCESSORIES: Unicron.com has restocked us with more Unicron (or Primus) Stands, Energy Cubes, and more of the Golden Disk sets will be arriving next week. Check out all these custom fan-made items.

DISNEY 22" STATUES: Master Replicas has just released the Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse super-sized statues, they are priced at only $199.99 and are huge and heavy! This is a fantastic price point for such a huge statue, check them out.

BANDAI BOUKENGER RANGERS: The Go Go Gattai #06 and #07 sets have arrived and we also now have the Daikenjin Zubaan transforming sword figure.

ROCKY WAVE 1: Jakks Pacific has just released a very cool set of 11 figures from the first Rocky movie. There are several versions of Rocky and Apollo, as well as supporting cast members like Adrian, Mick, Spider Rico, Paulie, and even a side of beef to toughen Rocky up.

STAR WARS TITANIUM: Several new waves have just arrived and we have a variety of figures available including: B-Wing, Droid Tri-Fighter, Executor, Speeder Bikes, Sandcrawler, Swamp Speeder, TIE Fighter and more. Some of the 3.75" Titanium figures have also been restocked.

STAR WARS PROP REPLICAS: The Comic-Con Chrome Scaled Han Solo Blaster is now in stock for $42.99, and we also have the Qui-Gon Jinn LE Lightsaber at $359.99.