March 7, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PREORDERS:
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PIRATES II: DEAD MAN'S CHEST: Master Replicas has announced 6 cool new prop replicas in honor of Jack Sparrow's further adventures this summer. Up for preorder and below MSRP are: Jack Sparrow Compass LE, Jack Sparrow Flintlock LE, Jack Sparrow Sword LE, Davy Jones Key, Elizabeth Swann Necklace, and the surprisingly affordable Jack Sparrow Ring. Take a look at these detailed and accurate movie prop replicas, great for the office or planning ahead for Halloween.

SOTA TOYS: CHESS SETS, NOW PLAYING & MORE: The latest Sota sales info has just been released and we've added a variety of new preorders to the site. The Now Playing line of movie items continues with some great new licenses, Wave 4 will include a Tremors Boxed Set, and the figures (each available separately) include: Leprechaun, Jigsaw from Saw, and The Captain from The Fog. A Mega Scale Pumpkinhead figure has been listed at $69.99 and Wave 5 is also up for order, but no names have been released yet. The rest of the Now Playing mini busts including Spider Head, Darkness and American Werewolf have also been added. Sota will also be releasing 5 chess sets this year, no pictures yet, but they are all high quality painted pewter and sure to be cool. Preorders include: X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man, Alien, and Fantastic 4. A few other items include Darkstalkers Wave 1 set of 4, Micronauts Wave 1 set of 3, and we've listed the Cthulhu figure singly as well.

NIRVANA'S KURT COBAIN: Its hard to say if Kurt would have wanted an action figure, but NECA has answered that question with their new release coming out this spring. Get your very own Kurt Cobain action figure for just $13.99 - wearing the familiar green striped shirt and jeans.

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MCFARLANE DRAGONS SERIES 3: The next round of this in-house brand from the sculpting masters at McFarlane will fit right in with the other dozen dragons previously released. All new versions of the different Clans are available as a set of 5 for $51.99, and we also have single figures listed for 4 of the 5 figures at $10.99 each.

NBA SPORTS PICKS SERIES 10: Only $9.99 per non-variant figure on NBA 10, you can choose from Steve Nash, Vince Carter, LeBron James, Rashard Lewis, Manu Ginobili, and Tracy McGrady. Several variant versions are also in stock.

VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: The vintage department just listed about 600 'retail' items (all sealed in the package and new) that were previously sold out or have not been available on BBTS before! Take a quick look through the older Transformer and Star Wars menus, there are a ton of items back in stock.

NECA'S SORCERESS STATUE: Another superior sculpt from the Four Horsemen, this statue stands about 15" tall and is quite limited. We have it priced well under the MSRP at $179.99

MARVEL SELECT - THE WATCHER: We forgot to list a preorder for this item, so be sure to keep your Marvel Select collection complete by pickup up the latest figure at just $15.99. This figure has a huge head!

BANDAI'S MACHINE ROBO RESCUE - MUGENBINE: Back by popular demand, we've had quite a few requests to carry this year's MRR lineup and we now have around 9 figures in stock - most $19.99 each. The larger Juuki Gattai Mugen Hercules is available for $44.99

KINGDOM HEARTS: Disney's Kingdom Hearts figures are always quite popular, get Sora, Donald Duck and Jack Skellington for just $10.99 each.

1/48 MACROSS: We've restocked the 1/48 Super Parts Set, VF-1S Roy, Hikaru and more! Don't miss out on the upcoming new Stealth and Low Visibility version 2 preorders.

STIKFAS: We've just restocked about 20 various kits that had previously been sold out or were about to run out. Back in stock are: Dune Buggy, Diver, Female & Dragon, Nurse, Hockey, K-9, Mobster, Superhero, Supervillain, Phantom, Pirate, Spaceman, Fairy, Dinosaurs, Delta Boy & more!

PREDATOR 2 WALL STATUE: Diamond Select brings us a great looking Predator statue that will hang nicely on your wall, saving valuable shelf space! This statue is available now for $64.99 and worth a look if you enjoy Predator.

SUPERMAN DELUXE STATUE: A larger release from DC Direct, we have this statue in stock now for $189.99, which is $35 under the MSRP. The Daily Planet base rotates and Superman is posed in flight above it.

MARVEL MINIMATES - DARKTIDE SET: This new set of X-Men Minimates includes a free DVD and is priced at just $13.99

DARK CRYSTAL: Plan B's latest release has just arrived, the Aughra Bust is in stock now at $33.99.

STAR WARS - MASTER REPLICAS: The Mini Saber Trio Display stand is back in stock for $18.99 and more of the Green Luke FX sabers have arrived at $99.99

ELVIS PRESLEY - JAILHOUSE ROCK: McFarlane's fifth Elvis figure is in stock now for $11.99. All our other Elvis items have sold out so be sure not to miss out on this one or the upcoming Aloha Elvis.

MAZINGER - Aoshima's Ankoku Dai-Shogun Black Version has just arrived and we have limited stock available at $139.99 each.

OTHER BACKORDERS: We've opened backorders for a variety of items scheduled to be restocked in the next month or so including: Palisades Transformer Statues: Grimlock, Starscream, Prime, Wheeljack & More. A variety of Binaltech and Soul of Chogokin backorders have also been opened.

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ARRIVING SOON:
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GENTLE GIANT - Darth Maul, Luke on Tauntaun, Lando Bust, Harry Potter Busts & More will be delivered to us soon.

HASBRO VADER STATUE: The Cinemascape 17" Vader Statue should be here in around 2 weeks, get your orders in now on this cool piece at $99.99

Thanks for your interest in www.bigbadtoystore.com and be sure to check out some of the new arrivals and new preorders! We'll be listing ~100 more new preorders this week so stay tuned for more cool new items from Toy Biz, Toynami, Diamond, Stikfas & More!