Raving Toy Maniac

January 26, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Reformatted - Feral Rex - R-03 Bovis - Supply Specialist - $15 Early Bird Discount - Ends Feb 10th
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BBTS Shared Exclusive - Platinum Series - Year of the Snake - Fall of Cybertron Omega Supreme - IN STOCK NOW!
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Marvel Legends - 2013 Wave 01 - In Stock Now
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Hasbro Announces Preliminary Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- January 25, 2013 -- Hasbro, Inc. today announced preliminary full-year 2012 results.

"In 2012, we met many of the objectives we set for Hasbro," said Brian Goldner, Hasbro's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Based on preliminary results, we returned the U.S. and Canada segment to historical operating profit levels; we grew revenues in the Games category against our 2012 objective of stabilizing revenues; and we grew revenues in our Girls category. We also experienced double digit growth in our emerging markets business and achieved profitability in most major emerging markets a year ahead of our plan."

VH1 Classic Finds Out "For What It's Worth" In New Pop Culture Memorabilia Series

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2013 -- Blow the dust off your old vinyl because VH1 Classic is digging through pop culture collectibles with hosts Gary Dell'Abate and Jon Hein, to find out what they're really worth in the new series, "For What It's Worth." Premiering Thursday, February 21st at 10 PM on VH1 Classic, "For What It's Worth" will explore the intricate world of music and pop culture memorabilia, and the mind of "The Collector."

January 25, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Sci-Fi Revoltech #043 - Batmobile Tumbler
Sci-Fi Revoltech #043X - Limited Edition Camo Batmobile Tumbler *** Our orders are due at end of day today - Preorder now to ensure delivery **
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MP-13 Soundwave - In Stock Today! Our shipment arrived faster than expected - Very limited stock remains - $184.99
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3 New Takara Masterpiece Cars - MP-12T, MP-17, MP-18
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Walking Dead - Comic Series 02
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Japanese Exclusive Wonderfest Items
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Scratch Building Parts & Supplies

Bif Bang Pow! to Produce Star Trek™ Bobble Heads

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 25, 2013) - Star Trek fans should get their transporter rooms ready to beam into a new universe of Star Trek television series and classic movie collectibles. Bif Bang Pow!, under a license from CBS Consumer Products, will produce Star Trek bobble heads.

Star Trek TV and film buffs around the world can start to collect a full armada of standard scale and miniature sized Monitor Mate™ bobble heads beginning Summer 2013. Kicking off the line will be an introductory sneak-preview limited edition collectible, a Toy Fair Exclusive Borg Cube Monitor Mate™, exclusively available for buyers who make an appointment to meet with our representative group, EE Distribution, at the Bif Bang Pow! booth #4950, New York Toy Fair, February 10-13, 2013. (Limit one per company per appointment, while supplies last. Additional rules apply.) Current EE Distribution clients should contact their representative to schedule an appointment. Others should call EE Distribution at 1-818-255-0090 x147 or email [email protected] to make an appointment.

January 23, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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MP-17 MASTERPIECE PROWL
This new Masterpiece Transformer has just been listed at $79.99. Please Note: The pricing on this item is subject to change while we verify final costs with suppliers.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11668&mode=re...

MP-18 MASTERPIECE SMOKESCREEN
This new Masterpiece Transformer has just been listed at $79.99. Please Note: The pricing on this item is subject to change while we verify final costs with suppliers.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11669&mode=re...

NEW TAKARA TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS, EG FIGURES

On Sale This Week: The Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey!

January 23, 2013 - It's finally here! The Klingon Bird of Prey is shipping to comic shops, and Star Trek fans are already calling it one of the greatest starships Diamond Select Toys has ever made!

Based on the iconic alien ship's appearance in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, General Chang's unnamed, experimental Bird of Prey features adjustable wings, light-up weapons and engine, and plenty of dialogue from General Chang himself, as voiced by Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer. The Bird of Prey measures over a foot long and over 18 inches wide with its wings level!

Pick one up at your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer, and if they're sold out, tell them you want to order one!

Also shipping: New editions of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D and the "All Good Things" Enterprise-D!

Find your local comic shop at http://www.comicshoplocator.com

January 23, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

MP-12T Masterpiece Tigertrack Exclusive - $99.99
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Hasbro Bot Shots - Stunticons Five-Pack & Autobot Arctic Force Five-Pack
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Beast Hunters Voyager Wave 02 - Beast Shockwave - $27.99
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Beast Hunters Voyager Wave 02 - Set with Prime, Predaking, Beast Shockwave
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Beast Hunters Voyager Wave 02 - Case with 2x Beast Shockwave
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Star Wars Celebration Europe Coming to GERMANY in 2013

Tickets now available

January 2013 - Star Wars Celebration Europe, the official Lucasfilm event for all things Star Wars, is coming to Messe Essen, Germany July 26-28, 2013. Tickets are now available at http://www.starwarscelebration.eu

The event, which is expected to draw between 25,000 and 30,000 Star Wars enthusiasts to Essen, marks only the second time Lucasfilm has presented an official Celebration in Europe, the first time being in 2007 in London.

"Essen is a perfect location for Celebration Europe," says Mary Franklin, Sr. Events Lead at Lucasfilm. "The passion and enthusiasm for Star Wars and The Clone Wars is tremendous in Germany. Messe Essen offers an ideal meeting place for the fan community from all over Europe and a good setting for all the special Star Wars programming we are planning."

Poppin' Mad: JOLLY TIME® Pop Corn Petitions Hasbro To Consider Popcorn MONOPOLY™ Game Piece

In a salty letter to Hasbro president, JOLLY TIME CEO cites tradition of popcorn and family game night, pleads company to join forces for a better future.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 18, 2013 -- Since 1935, families around the world have been getting buttery fingerprint stains on MONOPOLY dollars, and popcorn bowls have been flipped over hotels placed on Boardwalk. That's why today, JOLLY TIME Pop Corn – a 100-year-old, fifth-generation family-owned company – has publicly released a salty letter petitioning Hasbro to offer the option of a popcorn game piece.