September 14, 2007 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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20% OFF SALE:
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From now until Saturday September 15th, save 20% on everything on the BBTS website except items marked 'new' or 'preorder/backorder'! Thousands of items are included in this sale including vintage department items. Just choose your favorite menu and look for items with the 'Sale' icon.

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NEW PREORDERS:
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METAL GEAR SOLID - FIGURES & KUBRICKS: Medicom will be releasing a
variety of very nicely done 7" action figures as well as an assortment of Kubricks. This is all done in honor of the 20th anniversary of Snake's first appearance on the NES console oh so long ago. The set of five 7" figures is priced $15 under MSRP at $84.99, with singles available at $17.99, and boxes of 24 Kubricks are $139.99 or $6.49 for a single random blind-box figure.

MACROSS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK VALKYRIES: Yamato recently unveiled images of the new 25th Anniv. 1/60 YF-19 and 1/48 VF-1S. Both of these cool new items feature an all-black color scheme and they are priced at $199.99 and $164.99 respectively.

STAR WARS KOTO - YODA VS PALPATINE: The latest kit from the ArtFX statue line has just been listed at $40 below MSRP. Check out this new beauty from Koto.

GI JOE - SIGMA 6 COMMANDO WAVE 10: This wave has been under the radar for quite a while, but Hasbro was just able to get images over to us. The set of 6 is priced at reasonbly at $94.99 and should be arriving this month! View Crime Boss Destro and more.

2008 STAR WARS: Hasbro has just released images of the new 2008 items! The two new vehicles look fantastic, the Mighty Muggs are a fun new addition, Evolutions are back, and there are more new Galactic Heroes.

NEW ANIME ITEMS: Another round of beautiful anime ladies

-- XENOSAGA - T-ELOS 1/8: Long white hair and an intricate set of swim-suit style armor - $62.99

-- CREATOR'S LABO - SHUNYA YAMASHITA - ARISA: Another superior sculpt on the attractive Arisa - Interchangeable outfit & guitar included.

-- AIR GEAR - SIMCA: Another release from the Yamato Creator's Labo Line. This cool statue is up for preorder at $64.99

-- COVER GIRL: The new Cover Girl Feane figure features prominent sculpting in all the appropriate places - up for preorder at $72.99

-- IKKI TOUSEN: Ryomou Shimei Nurse Cosplay in both Pink and White $54.99

-- EVEN MORE ANIME: Check out these figures as well by doing a quick search on the site: Kino no Tabi - Kino 1/8 figure, Toradora - Aisaka Taiga 1/8 Figure, Sei Narukana - Ikaruga Satsuki 1/7 Figure, Persona - Persona 3 Hero 1/10 Statue, Shining Tears - Xecty 1/8, To Heart - Silfa 1/8 Statue, Zero No Tsukaima - Louise Negligee, Utawarerumono - Kamyu 1/8, and Moetan - Moetan One Coin Grande figures, Ghost in the Shell - Motoko Kusanagi Diver Down, Votoms Fyana Space & Woodo Version.

THE GN-U TRANSFORMING GROIZER X: This cool mech is made of die-cast as well as plastic and stands around 7" tall. Three miniature G-Machines are also included in this cool set.

STAR WARS PALPATINE & SIDIOUS - 12" SIDESHOW: More cool 12" figures from Sideshow to bolster the ranks on your shelf. This 2-pack features a bit of before and after with Palpatine as Chancellor and also later as Sidious the Sith Lord - up for preorder at $114.99

300 PROP REPLICAS: Museum Replicas is producing a high quality, high end line of metal prop replicas including the Leonidas Helmet, Spartan Shield, and Spartan Infantry Helmet. These are priced between $335 and $400.

MEGAZONE 23 - NEW GARLANDS: Yamato brings us two new versions of the transformable Garland. The Proto Garland and Factory Color Garland are each listed at just $149.99.

FORBIDDEN PLANET - ROBBY THE ROBOT: Three new Robby items have just been listed including the Metallic Grey version, Black & White version, and Robby with Transporter set.

ALIENS DIE-CAST POWER LOADER: This cool import from Aoshima is priced at $109.99 and is set in the 1/12 scale.

TERMINATOR HUNTER-KILLER MINI STATUE: This cool mini statue is priced at $39.99 and features the deadly bot found in T2 - Judgement Day.

25 NEW DISNEY STATUES: A big variety of new Disney items has just been listed including items from the Walt Disney Collection, Disney Traditions, Pooh And Friends, and Snow Babies series. Check them all out here - there are over 100 listings now.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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NECA CONVENTION EXCLUSIVES: The 300 Battle Leonidas Figure, NBX Vampire Jack, and Harry Potter with Hedwig are all now in stock at $19.99 each.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN GX-23 ZAMBOT: In stock now for just $159.99, get your die-cast metal & plastic - high quality Zambot here.

KINGDOM HEARTS - SORA MASTER FORM: This limited edition yellow repaint of Sora is now in stock for $21.99 - this version comes with two new keyblade accessories - "Circle Of Life" and "Guardian Soul"

ALEX ROSS - JUSTICE LEAGUE 6: Another cool new set from DC Direct, this one features Armored Batman, Armored Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Scarecrow - in stock now for $49.99

WWE WRESTLING: Classic Superstars 15 and Deluxe Aggression 10 are now in stock. We are offering them as sets as well as single figure listings for those that came packed more than 1 per case.

SERENITY FIGURE PVC SET: Just in from Dark Horse comics, this new PVC set is priced at only $16.99 and features Mal, River and Jayne.

DOCTOR WHO: A variety of new Doctor who items have just arrived including 12" RC Dalek Thay, Dalek Voice Changer, and the Dalek 10 figure Giftset. We also have a ton of various other Doctor Who items in stock.

MEZCO'S FAMILY GUY 8: This fun set features Diane Simmons, Quagmire in robe (blue & orange versions available), Exercise Chris, and Secret Agent Millionaire Peter. Sets of 4 are priced at $49.99 for the Orange robe set and $54.99 for the variant blue robe version.

NECA'S 300 CAPE REPLICA: Complete your Spartan outfit with this life sized red cape. It may be a bit itchy on a bare back, but not nearly as painful as all the situps needed to get your 300 style 6-pack abs.

MCFARLANE'S 3" SPAWN SERIES 2: McF has done a nice job miniaturizing the figures previously released as 6" versions. This case of 18 will contain 8 various different figures and you'll get at least one full set for $69.99 plus a variety of extras.

STAR WARS HOLOCHESS SET: This cool expansion set features the 8 miniature critters visible on the Holochess game played aboard the Millenium Falcon. We have them in stock now at $47.99

DC MINIMATES WAVE 5: Another cool new set of 8 minimates for just $29.99. We've also restocked waves 2 through 4 and waves 1, 6, and 7 are available to preorder. Check them all out.

EVANGELION RED EVA: The 'Launch Tube' packaged Red Eva is now back in stock for just $14.99

MCFARLANE SPORTS PICKS BOXED SETS: The special Peyton Manning, Brian Urlacher, and David Ortiz Boxed sets have all just arrived - here are links to all the Sportspicks menus.

SIDESHOW VENOM STATUE: Sideshow is completely sold out of this awesome statue and we have just a few pieces remaining - get your 16" venom statue for $199.99

SDCC EXCLUSIVE ITEMS: We've just restocked or received a variety of SDCC items including: She-Hulk, Marvel Legends Stan Lee, Battlestar Galactica Titanium 3-pack, Utapau Clone Trooper Koto Kit, Bender Coin Bank, Underdog, Abe Sapien, Justice League Hawkgirl 3-pack, Luna Lovegood Bust. Just do a quick search on the site to view these items.