January 30, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

25% OFF SALE: We are nearing the end of our inventory clearance plans and wanted to cap things off with a huge 25% off sale!! All items not listed as 'new' or 'preorder/backorder' are on sale for 25% off the normal prices! Items from our previous sales have temporarily been listed as 'new' so the previous sale prices will stay the same and not be further reduced. Just browse any menu and take advantage of the savings. This sale is scheduled to end Monday January 30th at 7:00 PM.

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ARRIVING SOON: ASTROMECH DROIDS!
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Our huge shipment of exclusive Astromech Droids will be arriving on Tuesday January 31st! Preorder them now below the suggested price at $69.99 per set of 10 figures. Case preorders are also available.

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NEW PREORDERS:
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RETAILER EXCLUSIVE LUKE SABER LE: Master Replicas has just announced a new exclusive for authorized retailers. The Episode 4 Luke LE Lightsaber is up for preorder in very limited quantities at $389.99

SIDESHOW 1:1 VENOM BUST: An amazing new bust from Sideshow - the dental work alone on this piece is worth the price of admission. Our preorder is listed at $30 under the MSRP

TAKARA REISSUES: One of our suppliers was able to secure more #18 Sound Blaster and more #11 Blitzwing - preorders have been reopened!

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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SPORTS PICKS - TEAM CANADA: A special series by McFarlane features Canada's greatest players from a variety of past Olympic Games. We have them each priced at just $9.99 each and figures include: Gretzky, Iginla, Lemeiux, Messier, Brodeur and More!

TOYNAMI VOLTRON: We were able to pick up a very small number of additional Masterpiece Voltrons from another store - get yours now at $149.99 before they are all gone, we are down to our last few percent of the overall shipment.

STIKFAS RESTOCK: We've restocked over 20 Stikfas figures including Superhero, Supervillain, Rock Star, Pop Star, Beta Female & Dragon, Motorcycle, Dune Buggy, Ninjas, Hockey, Legionnaire & More!

BLUE BOX HAHO SPECIAL OPS SEAL: This exclusive item is limited to just 2005 pieces - we have some in stock now at $94.99. I've never seen a BBI figure with so many accessories before, this double-sized box set has at least 40 trays of accessories displayed in the window.

MARVEL STATUES & BUSTS: Four new arrivals from Diamond Select this week - new busts include Thor, and Bearded Thor at $44.99 and $54.99 respectively. Also just in is the She-Hulk Statue and Phoenix Saga Colossus.

DEAD OR ALIVE KASUMI: A fetching PVC statue figure of Kasumi as she's gearing up for battle - in stock now at $52.99

STAR WARS ATTACKTIX WAVE 3: The latest wave of popular table-top battlers is now in stock for $7.99 per booster box of 3 random figures.