December 24, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from BBTS!
Here is a quick holiday update about some new arrivals and new preorders. Please note that our warehouse will be closed Friday 12/23 through Monday 12/26 and shipping will resume on 12/27. Email replies will also resume on 12/27.

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NEW PREORDERS:
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BEAST WARS 10TH ANNIVERSARY - WAVE 2: Hasbro has just announced the 2nd wave of improved Beast Wars figures. Wave 2 includes Transmetal Rattrap, Tarantulus, and a nice looking Dinobot. Each comes with an episode of Beast Wars on DVD and the set of 3 figures is priced $46.99 - we have uploaded pictured with packaging.

GI JOE VIPER LOCKDOWN: The third 6-pack from Hasbro's internet only GI Joe line has been listed at $21.99. The Viper Lockdown features a variety of vipers and two Joes for them to try to contain.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED: We've received a new wave of the basic sized JL Unlimited figures as well as a restock of the previously sold out 3-packs. The single figures include: Superman, Supergirl, Aztek, Steel, and The Flash. Each single figure is priced at just $4.99 and $8.99 for 3-packs.

TAKARA TRANSFORMERS: A variety of sold out figures have just been restocked, some in small quantities. Items include: Robotmasters RM-01 Anime Convoy, RM-12 Starscream, #14 Hound #17 Blitzwing, #18 Sound Blaster, C-307X Nucleon Quest Prime, Hasbro Jazz & Thundercracker, BT-08 White, Micromaster Sixbuilder and Takara keychain sets.

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: The vintage department has just published a few large groups of items including 1982 to 1992 GI Joe, Vintage Star Wars, Beast Wars, G1 Transformers, Various recent Transformers, and a variety of recent arrivals that we opened for photographs.

GI JOE BOOKENDS: A cool new set of bookends from Diamond Select Toys - this set features Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow battling each other with your favorite books or DVD's as their only barrier. The set is priced at $239.99 and is nicely sculpted.

SIDESHOW - ELEKTRA & JASON: The 1/4 Scale Electra Premium format figure is now in stock for $279.99.

12" Jason goes to Hell has also just arrived and is priced at $42.99

KONG: More new toys from Peter Jackson's Kong have just arrived, we now have the cool Skull Island playset at $44.99 and three larger boxed figures in stock. The boxed figures include Roaring Kong and Roaring Bull V-Rex at $19.99 each, and the even larger Supreme Kong at $32.99 each. We also have a variety of Deluxe sized figures plus many Kong Statues, Busts, Skulls & Bookends by Weta.

DECEPTICON WALL PLAQUE: This cool plaque is now in stock for $39.99, its a nice piece to complement the Autobot Plaque released earlier this year. This is a fairly hefty item and its nicely sized for the price.

ANGEL PUPPET: We now have the Angel Puppet and Battle Damaged Angel Puppet in stock for $49.99 each. This item was originally very hard to find and sold for much more in the past.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN: We've received a small restock of a variety of sold out Chogokin items. Figures back in stock include: GX-01R, GX-08MA, GX-10, GX-13R, GX-25, and also the Space Battleship Yamato.

ALTERNATORS ARRIVE TUESDAY: The freight company accidentally sent our enormous Alternators shipment to Ohio, so they will be arriving to us on Tuesday instead of today as planned. Skids and Sunstreaker are nearing 75% sold-out, but we still have a few pallets worth unspoken for, so get your orders in now for these awesome new figures.

Thanks for your interest in www.bigbadtoystore.com and best wishes from BBTS during this holiday season. We truly appreciate all the business you've done with us this last year! Have a great holiday break and thank you again for your patronage, we sincerely appreciate it.