October 18, 2004 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

30% OFF ALL VINTAGE ITEMS: We've bumped up the discount to 30% off all vintage items for our huge vintage sale. This is a great chance to pick up a nice variety of vintage and recent single quantity items listed throughout our vintage menus. Please see the full sale rules and info listed on this link: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/vintage/ Vintage orders are up about 5 times the normal level after the bump to 30% off, so don't wait too long to pick up any items you have your eye on!

BBTS NEEDS VINTAGE TOY INFO! If you have a large number of packaged vintage G1 & G2 Transformers, GI Joe & Star Wars figures and vehicles - we need your help! Our new website uses Barcode/UPC codes for a variety of features, so we need the barcode numbers (UPC's) from the back of the box or card of ALL vintage TF's, SW's, GI Joe (for use with loose figure listings on future vintage dept. offerings). If you have a large collection of figures WITH THE PACKAGING and would be willing to email us a list of 12 digit UPC codes and associated product names, please email me at [email protected] and we can discuss the codes we currently need along with the amount of store credit we could offer you for your services. Please do not send any UPC info until we discuss terms and thanks for any help you can provide!

BANDAI JAPAN

- SOUL OF CHOGOKIN: GX-08A Mazinger Angels Aphrodai A has just arrived. This is the first figure in the Mazinger Angel repaint series and it is priced at $49.99. Also in stock is the GX-13R repainted Dancouga and GX-24 Tetsujin 28 along with a variety of other chogokin items.

- NEO AMDRIVER: These are the first figures from the Amdriver line by Konmai that BBTS has offered. They are listed on the newly named 'Chogokin & Robots' menu. We have the #09, #10, and #11 figures in stock for $21.99 each.

- GUNDAM MODELS: The new Master Grade Seed 1/100 Rouge Strike Gundam and 1/1700 Seed Arch Angel ship model kits have arrived. Both kits are priced at $49.99 and a variety of other kits are in stock as well.

- MACHINE ROBO MUGENBINE: The #11 Kuwagata Dozer figure from the Mugenbine line has just arrived - $17.99. Most of the other MRMugenbine figures are also in stock.

INCOMING HASBRO TRANSFORMERS: Hasbro has just given us allocation for the next Energon Mega Wave including Grimlock/Swoop, Wingsaber, and Beachcomber - they should be here in about 10 - 14 days! Alternator Tracks, Meister, and a variety of great Deluxe figures will be here in about a week.

NEW PRE-ORDERS:

- 16" Signature Series Alien Statue - from Palisades - limited to 1500
- X-Files Minifigures - Set of 8 Palz figures from Palisades
- Yamato 1/48 Macross VF-1S Roy Fokker - $154.99

OTHER NEW ARRIVALS:

- SIDESHOW/WETA: Eomer Bust
- MCFARLANE: Spawn 26 Boxed Set - limited stock
- SIDESHOW HISTORICAL: General Ulysses S. Grant 12" Figure