November 16, 2007 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

THANKSGIVING SALE: With only a week to go until Thanksgiving, we decided to break out the deals a bit early! We've just reduced prices on 140 various overstock or older items. There is a fairly wide selection of items, the bulk of the items are overstock items from Hasbro and Mattel - many items are below wholesale cost. Take a look at the Turkey Sale items using the link below - this sale will run for about 10 days:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/default.aspx

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ARRIVING SOON: These items are in transit to us and will arrive soon!
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STAR WARS 30TH - WAVES 7 & 8: The rest of our Wave 7 figures and nearly all of our Wave 8 figures are in transit - preorders are still available for sets, cases and a variety of singles. We expect these just before, or just after Thanksgiving.

LEGENDARY HEROES WAVE 2: Toy Biz has rebranded themselves as Marvel Toys and their second wave of independent comic figures is just about here. Sets, cases, and single figures for waves 1 and 2 are available

DISNEY'S DIE-CAST CARS: We have a huge shipment of Assortment B arriving soon - this is probably the best initial assortment they are releasing with only a few duplicates - $69.99 for the case. The first wave of 2008 Movie Moments figures is also on the way

MUPPETS ANIMAL PROP REPLICA: One of the most popular muppets has just shipped to us - this cool replica stands almost 1 meter tall and is fully articulated. Limited to 1500 pieces, we have a few pieces left at $349.99

HOT TOYS ALIENS POWER LOADER & RIPLEY: This mammoth set from Hot Toys has just shipped and should be here soon. Hot Toys was gracious enough to include the 12" Ripley figure at no additional cost over their original offer for only the Power Loader at $239.99. Ripley goes for around $100+ normally and the Power Loader is 21" tall so its a nice value

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GI JOE 25TH - WAVE 6: Hasbro just sent us info & images for this cool set yesterday - Wave 6 includes Torpedo, Rock n Roll, Black Version Snake Eyes, and Armored Cobra Commander. We have sets of 4 listed at $31.99, and also cases of 8 that include an extra Cobra Commander and a few figures from earlier waves at $47.99

LITTLEST PET SHOP: This line keeps expanding and is becoming more and more popular with our client base. We've just listed nearly 40 new preorders, from the Teeniest Tiniest pets at $6.99 to the Biggest Littlest Pet Shop Playset at $49.99. Other preorders include Nook Pets, Extreme Pets, Playful Playsets, Digital Pets, Pet Pairs, Portable Pets, and more. Check out the full selection.

VOLTRON - TRENDMASTERS 1997: We've come across a supply of 10 year old overstock for the Trendmasters full sized die-cast Voltron Giftset. These are up for order at $139.99 - if we get a huge response from everyone, we may be able to buy in bulk quantities and lower our price for everyone. So get your orders in now and help us meet the volume requirements to get a better deal so we can pass it on to you.

MACROSS 1/60 SV-51 ALPHA MASS PRODUCTION: Yamato repaints one of their cooler new molds for the Alpha Mass Production model. Preorders have been listed at $229.99

TRANSFORMERS GALVATRON BUST: Diamond Select brings us another entry into their mini-head-bust lineup with the new Galvatron head bust. This one is priced $10 below MSRP at $39.99 and it looks quite nice

NEW ANIME PREORDERS: Another batch of scantily clad figures are now available:

-- PIA CARROT: RUMI KINOSHITA: Interchangeable maid outfit - $64.99

-- MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA: Yuki Nagato Swimsuit Version - $52.99

-- BIG BANG AGE: Sena Kyodo and Shion - each listed at $72.99

-- BEAT ANGEL ESCALAYER: Escalayer 1/6 Figure - $78.99

-- DISGAEA: Pleinair de Ikou 1/7 Figure - $70.99 - made by Enterbrain

-- TO HEART 2: Tamaki Kousaka with Basketball - $72.99

DOCTOR WHO - MICRO MOVIE TALKING DALEKS: We've just listed a single chrome Dalek at $21.99, and there is also a set of 4 Daleks listed at $49.99

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STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT: This cool Previews Exclusive set is now in stock well under the MSRP at only $59.99 for all 13 figures. The set includes two collector boxes full of Clones and Droids

MARVEL LEGENDS 3 - VARIANT CASE: Hasbro has just delivered the Marvel Legends 3 case that contains all the different variant figure produced for wave 3. Hasbro has also just sold out of the regular wave 3 cases, so pick these up while you can - $89.99 per case

BEOWULF FIGURES & COLLECTIBLES: It's fairly rare that items show up exactly in synch with the movie release, but McFarlane and Diamond Select were able to pull it off this year - delivering a wide variety of Beowulf goods just days before the movie premieres.

SIDESHOW'S PREMIUM FORMAT ASH: Another awesome Army of Darkness item has just arrived, this figure stands 20" tall and is in stock now at $239.99

24 - JACK BAUER BOXED SET #2: This cool new set features Jack kicking down a door and is priced at $15.99 - don't let the writer's strike get you down, grab the new set

PUMPKINHEAD 18" FIGURE - $29.99: Get this great large-scale figure for $40 off MSRP! Sota did a great job on this figure and this is a nice opportunity to pick one up at a 12" figure price

MASTER REPLICAS PINOCCHIO REPLICA: This fully articulated marionette comes with strings and an airplane shaped handle - a limited edition that is in stock now for $279.99

TRANSFORMERS MOVIE DELUXE: Hasbro is starting to deliver much more TF Movie inventory to us now and we are glad to report that we now have open stock for the Deluxe Class: Dreadwing, Payload, Dropkick, Longarm, Recon Barricade, Final Battle Jazz and more

LAS VEGAS ELVIS PRESLEY: McFarlane continues its ever-popular line of Elvis figures with a boxed version of the Elvis in Vegas figure. This one is priced at only $12.99 and features both Elvis and a Vegas style sign.

DC DIRECT: A variety of new DC Direct items have just landed:

-- BLACK CANARY BUST: Part of the popular Women of the DC Universe line - in stock now at $39.99

-- JUSTICE BOXED SET: Get all the heavy hitters of the Justice League in one boxed set for just $35.99 - check it out

-- ALEX ROSS DARK CRUSADER STATUE: This cool new statue is priced $35 off MSRP and is in stock now for $159.99 - it stands 12" tall

-- LAST SON OF SUPERMAN: Another cool set from DC - this one features Superman, Bizarro, Ursa, & Zod for $51.99

SPORTS PICKS - NFL 16: The latest round of football figures from McFarlane had just arrived and the standard figures are available for $10.99 each

SUPERHERO SQUAD - WAVE 5: Cases, Sets, and Single figures have just arrived for Hasbro's latest wave of cute super-hero based mini figures - check them all out

ART OF SHUNYA YAMASHITA: The new Shoko-san and black version Shoko-san figures have just arrived - they are available at $54.99 and $49.99 respectively