May 13, 2004 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

10% OFF SALE! We are offering 10% off every item in-stock on our site! (Sale does not include pre-order items) Here is a chance to pick up any item we have on our normal menus and our vintage menus for 10% off. Please read the sale details for more info - Sale ends Thursday Night.

NEW TRANSFORMER PRE-ORDERS: We have listed a pre-order for the new Desert Hound Exclusive - a very cool tan repaint of the upcoming #14 Hound Re-Issue. Available on the pre-order menu for $49.99. Also now available is the Smallest Transformers 'Convenience Store Wave' This wave features a new Black Hot Rod figure and a variety of existing figures from Wave 1 and Wave 2. Boxes of 12 and Cases of 48 available for pre-order.

HASBRO TRANSFORMERS: More of the Hasbro 20th Primes have arrived for $69.99. We've received Energon Megatron and Optimus prime. Energon Deluxe figures: Inferno, Prowl, Hot Shot, Snow Cat, Starscream and Rodimus are all in stock for $10.99

GI JOE: More new 40th Anniversary figures have arrived - the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th figures in the series are each available for $35.99 each. Figures include: African American Action Soldier - Command Post, Action Sailor Shore Patrol and Action Sailor with 4 accessory packs, and Action Marine Beachhead. 12" Venom vs. Valor Spirit and Coil Crusher are also in stock.

VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: The Vintage department has recently listed a nice variety of mint complete later G1 transformers, and a variety of Japanese G1 boxed and carded transformers. Also some Japanese beast wars and more recent Japanese transformer releases.

ITEMS ARRIVING SOON: Star Wars Unleashed wave 8 and 9 are in transit to us along with Transformers Alternators Silverstreak. A variety of other cool items from Hasbro are also on the way and we'll update you on those when they arrive.